Publications by authors named "Evren Atlihan-Gundogdu"

Inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis are major health problems. Although different techniques and drugs are clinically available for the diagnosis and therapy of the disease, novel approaches regarding radiolabeled drug delivery systems are researched. Hence, in the present study, it was aimed to design, prepare, and characterize Tc-radiolabeled and tofacitinib citrate-encapsulated microsphere loaded poloxamer in situ gel formulations for the intra-articular treatment.

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Cancer is still a global health problem. Among cancer types, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed one, and it causes a high mortality rate if not diagnosed in the early stages. In our study, imatinib encapsulated, nanosized, neutral/cationic liposome formulations were prepared as theranostic agents for breast cancer.

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Infectious diseases are still the major issue not only due to antibiotic resistance but also causing deaths if not diagnosed at early-stages. Different approaches including nanosized drug delivery systems and theranostics are researched to overcome antibiotic resistance, decrease the side effects of antibiotics, improve the treatment response, and early diagnose. Therefore, in the present study, nanosized, radiolabeled with Tc, colistin encapsulated, neutral and cationic liposome formulations were prepared as the theranostic agent for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.

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Background: Currently, there is ongoing research in the pharmaceutical technology field to develop innovative drug delivery systems with improved therapeutic efficacy.

Objectives: Although there is a high need for new drug molecules, most scientists focus on the advancement of novel pharmaceutical formulations since the present excipients lack important properties such as low release rate leading to repeated dosing. Aside from this, pharmaceutical technologists aim to develop drug formulations that can target specific organs and tissues, lowering the possibility of adverse effects.

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It is well documented that cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. During the pandemic, cancer screening was suspended, and only symptomatic patients were referred for screening. It is believed that deaths related to various cancer types have increased by around 10%, and the screening suspension was assumed as the main reason.

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The goal of this study was to develop and examine the nanogel-based topical delivery system of mupirocin. Nanogels were prepared with chitosan and bovine serum albumin by ionic gelation and Carbopol 940 was added to improve the gelling/adhesive properties. Detailed characterization studies were performed and the cellular binding capacity of radiolabeled nanogels was investigated on CCD-1070Sk cell lines.

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In the last decade, the use of nanotheranostics as emerging diagnostic and therapeutic tools for various diseases, especially cancer, is held great attention. Up to date, several approaches have been employed in order to develop smart nanotheranostics, which combine bioactive targeting on specific tissues as well as diagnostic properties. The nanotheranostics can deliver therapeutic agents by concomitantly monitor the therapy response in real-time.

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Nowadays, the incidence of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) is increasing. The increased bioavailability and reduced drug resistance of antibiotics are crucial to obtain a more effective treatment response in these infections. These favorable properties could be achieved by different drug delivery systems such as liposomes.

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The aim of current study is to develop new nanostructured lipid carrier systems (NLCSs) containing imatinib mesylate (IMT) and evaluate their targeting efficiency on NIH-3T3 as fibroblast cells and CRL-1739 as gastric adenocarcinoma cells with radiolabeled formulations. Three formulations (F1-IMT, F2-IMT and F3-IMT) were prepared and radiolabeled with 1 mCi/0.1 mL of [Tc]Tc.

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The clinical impact and accessibility of Tc tracers for cancer diagnosis would be greatly enhanced by the availability of a new, simple, and easy labeling process and radiopharmaceuticals. 5-Fluorouracil is an antitumor drug, which has played an important role for the treatment of breast carcinoma. In the present study, a new derivative of 5-Fluorouracil was synthesized as (1-[{1'-(1''-deoxy-2'',3'':4'',5''-di-O-isopropylidene-β-D-fructopyranose-1''-yl)-1'H-1',2', 3'-triazol-4'-yl}methyl]-5-fluorouracil) (E) and radiolabeled with Tc.

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