Browsing by Author "Erkisa Genel, Merve"
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Cancer stem cells : root of the evil
Erkisa Genel, Merve; Karakas Zeybek, Didem; Ulukaya, Engin (Begell House Inc., 2019)Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been one of the most attractive research areas over the last two decades due to their important roles in aggressive tumor behaviors. Although CSCs are usually a small subpopulation of tumors ... -
Combination of histone deacetylase inhibitor with Cu(II) 5,5- diethylbarbiturate complex induces apoptosis in breast cancer stem cells: a promising novel approach
Background: Cancer stem cells (CSC) are subpopulation within the tumor that acts a part in the initiation, progression, recurrence, resistance to drugs and metastasis of cancer. It is well known that epigenetic changes ... -
Development of near-infrared region luminescent N-acetyl-L-cysteine-coated Ag2S quantum dots with differential therapeutic effect
Buz, Pelin Turhan; Duman, Fatma Demir; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Demirci, Gozde; Ari, Ferda; Ulukaya, Engin; Acar, Havva Yagci (Future Medicine Ltd, 2019)Aim: N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is a free radical scavenger. We developed NAC-coated Ag2S (NAC-Ag2S) quantum dot (QD) as an optical imaging and therapeutic agent. Materials & methods: QDs were synthesized in water. Their ... -
Effective and new potent drug combination: histone deacetylase and Wnt/beta-catenin pathway inhibitors in lung carcinoma cells
Akgun, Oguzhan; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Ari, Ferda (Wiley, 2019)Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide with a high mortality rate. In this study, the therapeutic effect of combination valproic acid and niclosamide was investigated on human lung cancer cell line. ... -
Etoposide loaded SPION-PNIPAM nanoparticles improve the in vitro therapeutic outcome on metastatic prostate cancer cells via enhanced apoptosis
Erkisa Genel, Merve; Ari, Ferda; Ulku, Irem; Khodadust, Rouhollah; Yar, Yasemin; Acar, Havva Yagci; Ulukaya, Engin (2020)Prostate cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide because its metastatic form is a deadly disease. Therefore, the development of new chemotherapeutics is of immense importance. Nanoparticle technology seems ... -
Highly promising antitumor agent of a novel Platinum(II) complex bearing a tetradentate chelating ligand
Yilmaz, Ismail; Akar, Remzi Okan; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Selvi, Selin; Şengül, Abdurrahman; Ulukaya, Engin (Amer Chemical Soc, 2020)A new mononuclear cationic platinum(II) coordination compound with 6,6'-bis(NH-benzimidazol-2-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine (L) ligand having N-4-tetradentate binding pocket [Pt(L)]-Cl-2.2H(2)O (Complex 1) was synthesized and ... -
The improved killing of both androgen-dependent and independent prostate cancer cells by etoposide loaded SPIONs coupled with NIR irradiation
Onbasli, K.; Demirci, G.; Muti, A.; Sennaroglu, A.; Yagci Acar, H.; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Ulukaya, Engin (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022)Etoposide (Eto) is a toxic drug that shows promise in treating prostate cancer (PCa) but confers significant side effects, and has poor solubility and bioavailability. Nanoparticles are quite successful in overcoming such ... -
Kalsitriol ve doksorubisin kombinasyonunun MCF7 üzerine olası anti kanser etkilerinin araştırılması
Bildiren, Ozge; Cevatemre, Buse; Ay, Ebru Nur; Ozen, Gunes; Hepokur, Ceylan; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Ulukaya, Engin (DergiPark, 2018)Amaç: Bu çalışmada amacımız, belirli bir dozun üzerinde kardiyak yan etkileri oldukça fazla olan ve meme kanseri tedavisinde kullanılan kemoterapötiklerden doksorubisinin, tedavide kullanım miktarlarını azaltmayı ve ... -
Lichens exerts an anti-proliferative effect on human breast and lung cancer cells through induction of apoptosis
Ozturk, Sule; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Oran, Oran; Ulukaya, Engin; Celikler, Serap; Ari, Ferda (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2021)Successful cancer treatment still requires new complexes or compounds from natural sources. Therefore, we investigated anti-growth/apoptotic effects of methanol extracts of the lichen species (Xanthoparmelia somloensis ... -
Mixed ligand complexes of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) with quercetin and diimine ligands: synthesis, characterization, anti-cancer and anti-oxidant activity
Genckal, Hasene; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Alper, Pinar; Sahin, Saliha; Ulukaya, Engin; Ari, Ferda (Springer, 2020)In this work, mixed ligand complexes of Co(II) Ni(II) and Cu(II) were synthesized using quercetin and diimine (1,10-phenanthroline or 2,2 '-bipyiridine) ligands. The obtained Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes are new and the ... -
Natural products as a promising therapeutic strategy to target cancer stem cells
Erkisa, Merve; Sariman, Melda; Gonul Geyik, Oyku; Geyik, Caner; Stanojkovic, Tatjana; Ulukaya, Engin (2021)Cancer is still a deadly disease, and its treatment desperately needs to be managed in a very sophisticated way through fast-developing novel strategies. Most of the cancer cases eventually develop into recurrencies, for ... -
Palladium (II) complex enhances ROS-dependent apoptotic effects via autophagy inhibition and disruption of multiple signaling pathways in colorectal cancer cells
Background: Inhibition of autophagy is reported to be a therapeutically effective strategy in overcoming the resistance that is a deadly outcome in cancer. One of the most common reasons for chemo-resistance to treatment ... -
Pd(II) and Pt(II) saccharinate complexes of bis(diphenylphosphino) propane/butane: synthesis, structure, antiproliferative activity and mechanism of action
Yilmaz, Veysel T.; Icsel, Ceyda; Aygun, Muhittin; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Ulukaya, Engin (Elsevier France-Editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier, 2018)[M(sac)(2)(dppp)] (1 and 2), [M(dppp)(2)](sac)(2) (3 and 4) and [M(sac)(2)(dppb)] (5 and 6) complexes, where M = Pd-II (1, 3 and 5) and Pt-II (2, 4 and 6), sac = saccharinate, dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane and ... -
Preparation and characterization of palladium derivate-loaded micelle formulation in vitro as an innovative therapy option against non-small cell lung cancer cells
Erkisa, Merve; Ari, Ferda; Buyukkoroglu, Gulay; Senel, Bedriye; Yilmaz, Veysel Turan; Ulukaya, Engin (WILEY, 2021)Nanoparticles have been used in cancer treatments to target tumor and reduce side effects. In this study, we aimed to increase the effectiveness of palladium(II) complex [PdCl(terpy)](sac)·2H2O, which previously showed ... -
A promising natural product, pristimerin, results in cytotoxicity against breast cancer stem cells in vitro and xenografts in vivo through apoptosis and an incomplete autopaghy in breast cancer
Cevatemre, Buse; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Aztopal, Nazlihan; Karakas Zeybek, Didem; Alper, Pinar; Tsimplouli, Chrisiida; Sereti, Evangelia; Dimas, Konstantinos; Armutak, Elif I. Ikitimur; Gurevin, Ebru Gurel; Uvez, Ayca; Mori, Mattia; Berardozzi, Simone; Ingallina, Cinzia; D'Acquarica, Ilaria; Botta, Bruno; Ozpolat, Bulent; Ulukaya, Engin (Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018)Several natural products have been suggested as effective agents for the treatment of cancer. Given the important role of CSCs (Cancer Stem Cells) in cancer, which is a trendy hypothesis, it is worth investigating the ... -
A promising therapeutic combination for metastatic prostate cancer: Chloroquine as autophagy inhibitor and palladium(II) barbiturate complex
Erkisa Genel, Merve; Aydinlik S.; Cevatemre B.; Aztopal, Nazlihan; Akar, Remzi Okan; Celikler S.; Yilmaz, V.T; Ari, F.; Ulukaya, Engin (Elsevier B.V., 2020)Autophagy is a catabolic process for cells that can provide energy sources and allows cancer cells to evade cell death. Therefore, studies on the combination of autophagy inhibitors with drugs are increasing as a new ... -
Structural studies and cytotoxic activity of a new dinuclear coordination compound of palladium(II)-2,2:6,2-terpyridine with rigid dianionic 1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonate linker
Buyukeksi, Sebile Isik; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Şengül, Abdurrahman; Ulukaya, Engin; Oral, Arzu Yilmaztepe (Wiley, 2018)A new dinuclear coordination compound of palladium(II), [Pd-2(terpy)(2)(-tas-N-1,N-4)]SO(4)11H(2)O (1), was synthesized by tethering a doubly deprotonated 1,2,4-triazole-3-sulfonate (tas) linker generated in situ via ... -
Synergistic interactions between resveratrol and doxorubicin inhibit angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo
Uvez, A.; Aydinlik, S.; Esener, O. B. B.; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Karakus, D.; Armutak, E. (POLSKA AKAD NAUK, 2020)Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound which is found in many nutrients including grapes, peanuts, raspberries, and apples. Anti-proliferative, anti-angiogenic and apoptotic effects of resveratrol have been shown on various ... -
Synthesis, characterization, anticancer and antioxidant activity of new nickel(II) and copper(II) flavonoid complexes
Alper, Pinar; Erkisa Genel, Merve; Genckal, Hasene Mutlu; Sahin, Saliha; Ulukaya, Engin; Ari, Ferda (Elsevier, 2019)Flavonoids are natural products which are known to have biological activity for human health. In this study, new mixed ligand complexes of Ni(II) and Cu(II) were synthesized by using flavonoid (quercetin or naringenin) and ...
