Browsing by Author "Ozbilgin, K."

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Citation - WoS: 15
Citation - Scopus: 15
Assessment of Mtor Pathway Molecules During Implantation in Rats
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2017) Ekizceli, G.; İnan, Sevinç; Oktem, G.; Onur, E.; Ozbilgin, K.
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a member of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway that participates in cell growth, proliferation, protein synthesis, transcription, angiogenesis, apoptosis and autophagy. We investigated the role of mTOR and other signaling molecules in the rat uterus during implantation. Female pregnant rats were divided into three groups: embryonic days (ED) 4.5, 5.5 and 6.5 according to vaginal smears. Immunohistochemical staining of mTORC1, mTORC2, IGF1, PI3K, pAkt1/2/3, ERK1 and pERK1/2 was performed on formalin fixed, paraffin embedded uterine tissue samples. pAkt1/2/3 and ERK1 also were analyzed using western blotting. We found that PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ERK/pERK were increased during the implantation period. Different amounts of mTORC1, mTORC2, IGF1, PI3K, pAKT1/2/3, ERK1 and pERK1/2 were expressed in luminal epithelium, decidual cells, embryoblast and trophoblast cells during implantation. We suggest that mTOR and associated signaling molecules may participate in implantation.
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Biocompatibility of Vertically Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Scaffolds for Human Breast Cancer Cell Line Mda-Mb
(Springer Heidelberg, 2017) Akinoglu, E. M.; Ozbilgin, K.; Sonmez, P. Kilicaslan; Ozkut, M. M.; Giersig, M.; İnan, Sevinç; Gumustepe, E.
The aim of the current study was to determine whether the MWCNT-based scaffold has a suitable structure for cell growth and provides a biocompatible environment for human MDA-MB-231 cell lines. MWCNT-based nanostructured scaffolds were produced by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technique. MDA-MB-231 cells were seeded on MWCNTs-textured silicon scaffolds and on pristine silicon surfaces. After 1 week of culturing, the scaffolds were prepared for SEM analysis and immunocytochemical staining was performed for the two groups (MWCNT scaffold and pristine silicon surface), using MMP-2, MMP-9, PI3K, AKT and NF-kappa B primary antibodies. SEM analyses showed that the MDA-MB-231 cells better adhered to the MWCNT-based nanostructured scaffold than the pristine silicon surface. Immunohistochemical activity of the MDA-MB-231 cells on both materials has similar staining with anti-AKT MMP-2, MMP-9 and NF-kappa B primary antibodies. Therefore, the results of the present study suggest that the MWCNT-based scaffolds enhanced cell adhesion to the scaffold and exhibited more biomimetic properties and physiological adaptation with the potential to be used for in vitro metastasis studies of BrCa cell lines.
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A Comparison of the Molecular Distribution of Proangiogenic Factors in Endometrium of Missed Abortions and of Voluntary First Trimester Termination Cases
(7847050 Canada Inc, 2015) Ozcakir, T.; Turan, M. A.; Simsek, F.; Atay, C.; Vatansevers, S.; Ozbilgin, K.
Objective: The authors aimed to evaluate the angiogenic changes that occur in the cases with missed abortions compared with the voluntary termination of pregnancy as control group, with this controlled clinical study. Materials and Methods: The study included fifteen healthy volunteer women with unwanted pregnancy less than 10th gestational week in an academic research environment. The patients were 19 women between 6th and 11th gestational weeks diagnosed with missed abortion as the patient group. Immunohistochemistry was utilized to examine temporal and spatial expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and their two receptors: VEGF-Rl (Flt-1) and VEGF-R2 (Flk-1/KDR), and Trombospondin-1, eNOS, iNOS, and HIF-1 alpha in the both deciduas and placenta of the both groups. Results: This study discovered the significant difference (p < 0.005) between the groups of controlled and missed abortion in the decidual and placental cell components, and has put forward that thrombospondin and iNOS have an impact on abortion through antiangiogenic effect in cases of missed abortions. Conclusions: The potential role of molecules affecting angiogenesis in the etiology of missed abortion has been evaluated and the authors aimed for this to be a guide for studies on further treatments and on the prevention of the development of missed abortions.
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The Expression of Forkhead Transcription Factors in Decidua and Placenta in Patients With Missed Abortion
(I R O G Canada, Inc, 2015) Ozbilgin, K.; Kahraman, B.; Turan, A.; Atay, C.; Vatansever, S.; Inan, S.; Ozcakir, T.
Background: Forkhead transcription factors 3a (FOXO3a) has pleiotropic biological functions in the female reproductive tract. FOXO3a has a function in decidualization, in placental development, and also in inhibition of apoptosis. This study aims to investigate a possible role of FOXO3a in missed abortion. Materials and Methods: Decidual and placental tissue samples were obtained from the women with unwanted pregnancy as the control group and with missed abortion as the patient group. Immunohistochemistry technique was utilized to compare FOXO3a expression of the decidual cells in uterine decidual stroma and cytotrophoblast-syncytiotrophoblast cells in placental villous stroma. Immunohistochemistry was evaluated semi-quantitatively utilizing the H-score technique. Results: It was demonstrated that H-Scores of FOXO3a expression in both uterine decidual stroma were increased in the missed abortion group (255.83 +/- 12.41) than in the normal pregnancy group (133.33 +/- 17.43). It was also shown that there was no difference between non-decidual area of the endometrium of the normal pregnancy and the missed abortion group (30.33 +/- 4.32; 39.66 +/- 14.30, respectively) and placental villous stroma (13.00 +/- 1.89; 13.00 +/- 1.67, respectively). However, the immunoreactivity of cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast cells significantly increased in the missed abortion group (18.83 +/- 1.47; 322.00 +/- 6.06, respectively) than in the normal pregnancy group (11.00 +/- 1.26; 254.00 +/- 8.17, respectively) (p < 0.05). Conclusion: These data support the hypothesis that increased FOXO3a expression in missed abortion may prevent the discharge of dead fetus to maintain decidualization, prevention of oxidative stress, immunomodulation, and inhibition of apoptosis.
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Investigation of the Biocompatibility of a Novel Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube Based Scaffold in Human Breast Cancer Cell Line Mda-Mb
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016) Sonmez, P. Kilicaslan; Kurtman, C.; Ozkut, M. M.; Akinoglu, E. M.; Giersig, M.; İnan, Sevinç; Ozbilgin, K.
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