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Article Influence of Soil Characteristics on the Phytochemistry of Evergreen Ivy (Hedera Helix L.) Leaves in Deciduous Forests(Wiley-v C H verlag Gmbh, 2025) Yildirim, Elif Begum; Özdemir, Durmuş; Ozer, Gulcin; Sen, Nisa Beril; Ozdemir, Emrah; Makineci, Ender; Ozdemir, Durmus; Guzelmeric, Etil; 04.01. Department of Chemistry; 04. Faculty of Science; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyThe evergreen ivy (Hedera helix L.), traditionally used to treat respiratory conditions, contains triterpene saponins, primarily hederacoside C, and various phenolic compounds. This study investigated the relationships between the chemical composition of ivy leaves and their natural growing conditions (moisture, temperature, pH, and electrical conductivity of soil). Ivy leaves were collected monthly over 1 year from oak and beech forests. Hederacoside C, rutin, chlorogenic acid (ChA), neoChA, 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (DCQA), and 3,5-DCQA were analyzed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Soil parameter data, along with the quantitative HPLC results of ivy leaves, were first subjected to bivariate analysis, which revealed significant correlations, particularly between soil moisture, soil temperature, and the chemical composition of ivy leaves. In addition, ivy samples were classified and clustered based on seasons by principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), regardless of their collection sites. Digitized HPTLC chromatograms were evaluated by PCA and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) analyses; PCA enabled the grouping of ivy leaves based on their collection sites, and PLS-DA categorized the samples by seasons. The evaluation of the relationships between the phytochemistry of ivy leaves and their natural growing conditions has been reported for the first time.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 3Magnetic Levitational Assembly of Differentiated Sh-Sy5y Cells for Aβ-Induced 3d Alzheimer's Disease Modeling and Curcumin Screening(Wiley-v C H verlag Gmbh, 2025) Bilginer-Kartal, Rumeysa; Arslan Yıldız, Ahu; Arslan-Yildiz, Ahu; 03.01. Department of Bioengineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyAlzheimer's disease is one of the prevalent neurodegenerative diseases and is characterized by amyloid beta aggregate (A beta) accumulation. This study reports an A beta 1-42 induced 3D Alzheimer's disease modeling utilizing differentiated SH-SY5Y spheroids, which is carried out by Magnetic levitation approach, and the neuroprotective effect of Curcumin is further investigated on this model. For this purpose, SH-SY5Y spheroids are differentiated using Retinoic acid-Brain-derived neurotrophic factor sequentially during 3D cell culture. Differentiated spheroids maintained high viability and exhibited significant neuronal characteristics, as evidenced by increasing beta-III tubulin and NeuN expressions. 3D Alzheimer's disease model formation and neurotoxicity of A beta 1-42 aggregates are investigated on un-/differentiated spheroids, resulting in 65% and 51% cell viability, respectively. Characterization of the 3D Alzheimer's disease model is done by immunostaining of Choline acetyltransferase to investigate cholinergic neuron activity loss, showing a 2.2 decrease in fluorescence intensity. Further, Curcumin treatment on the 3D Alzheimer's disease model resulted in augmenting cell viability, confirming neuroprotective effect of Curcumin on A beta 1-42 induced Alzheimer's disease model. This study highlighted the magnetic levitation-based fabrication of A beta 1-42-induced 3D Alzheimer's disease model successfully, offering a promising experimental platform for other neurodegenerative disease research and potential clinical applications.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 3Development of Mg-Alginate Based Self Disassociative Bio-Ink for Magnetic Bio-Patterning of 3d Tumor Models(Wiley-v C H verlag Gmbh, 2024) Şahin, Hasan; Arslan Yıldız, Ahu; Sahin, Hasan; Arslan-Yildiz, Ahu; 04.04. Department of Photonics; 03.01. Department of Bioengineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 04. Faculty of Science; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyAlginate forms a hydrogel via physical cross-linking with divalent cations. In literature, Ca2+ is mostly utilized due to strong interactions but additional procedures are required to disassociate Ca-alginate hydrogels. On the other hand, Mg-alginate hydrogels disassociate spontaneously, which might benefit certain applications. This study introduces Mg-alginate as the main component of a bio-ink for the first time to obtain 3D tumor models by magnetic bio-patterning technique. The bio-ink contains magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) for magnetic manipulation, Mg-alginate hydrogel as a sacrificial material, and cells. The applicability of the methodology is tested for the formation of 3D tumor models using HeLa, SaOS-2, and SH-SY5Y cells. Long-term cultures are examined by Live/dead and MTT analysis and revealed high cell viability. Subsequently, Collagen and F-actin expressions are observed successfully in 3D tumor models. Finally, the anti-cancer drug Doxorubicin (DOX) effect is investigated on 3D tumor models, and IC50 values is calculated to assess the drug response. As a result, significantly higher drug resistance is observed for bio-patterned 3D tumor models up to tenfold compared to 2D control. Overall, Mg-alginate hydrogel is successfully used to form bio-patterned 3D tumor models, and the applicability of the model is shown effectively, especially as a drug screening platform.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3The Effect of Co-Delivery of Oxygen and Anticancer Drugs on the Viability of Healthy and Cancer Cells Under Normoxic and Hypoxic Conditions(Wiley-v C H verlag Gmbh, 2024) Kehr, Nermin Seda; Kehr, Nermin Seda; 04.01. Department of Chemistry; 04. Faculty of Science; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyHypoxia, cancer, tissue damage, and acidic pH conditions are interrelated, as chronic hypoxic conditions enhance the malignant phenotype of cancer cells, causing more aggressive tissue destruction, and hypoxic cells rely on anaerobic glycolysis, leading to the accumulation of lactic acid. Therefore, the administration of oxygen is necessary to support the functions of healthy cells until the formation of new blood vessels and to increase the oxygen supply to cancerous tissues to improve the efficacy of antitumor drugs on tumor cells. In addition to O2 supply, pH-dependent delivery of anticancer drugs is desired to target cancer cells and reduce drug side effects on healthy cells. However, the simultaneous delivery of O2 and pH-dependent anticancer drugs via nanomaterials and their effects on the viability of normal and cancer cells under hypoxic conditions have not been studied in sufficient numbers. This study describes the synthesis of a pH-responsive nanomaterial containing oxygen and anticancer drugs that exhibits sustained O2 release over a 14 d period under hypoxic conditions and pH-dependent sustained release of anticancer drugs over 30 d. The simultaneous administration of O2 and anticancer drugs results in higher cell survival of normal cells than that of cancer cells under hypoxic and normoxic conditions. The synthesis of pH-sensitive perfluorocarbon-based nanomaterials containing oxygen and anticancer drugs is reported. These nanomaterials provide oxygen release within 14 d and pH-dependent sustained release of anticancer drugs over 30 d. Co-delivery of oxygen and anticancer drugs by pH-sensitive nanomaterials promotes the viability of healthy cells compared to malignant cells under hypoxic conditions. image
