LC-MS and GC-MS Analyses on Green Algae Penicillus Capitatus: Cytotoxic, Antimicrobial and Anticholinesterase Activity Screening Enhanced by Molecular Docking & Dynamics and ADME Studies.

In this comprehensive screening study, the chemical composition, and cytotoxic, antimicrobial, and anticholinergic activities of the green algae Penicillus capitatus, collected from Antalya-Türkiye, were determined as in vitro and in silico. GC-MS analysis of the hexane extract revealed a high content of fatty acids, with hexadecanoic acid constituting half of the total fatty acid content. LC-HRMS analysis of the DCM:MeOH extract identified ascorbic acid as the most abundant compound, followed by (-)-epigallocatechin and salicylic acid.

The effects of prophylactic tadalafil use on VEGF expression in the rabbit model of steroid-induced femoral head avascular necrosis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of prophylactic tadalafil use on a steroid-induced femoral head avascular necrosis model in terms of microscopic, imaging, and molecular biological changes.

Methods: Twenty-four New Zealand rabbits were divided into 3 equal groups. Eight rabbits were designated as the control group and did not receive treatment.

Emodin and aloe-emodin, two potential molecules in regulating cell migration of skin cells through the MAP kinase pathway and affecting Caenorhabditis elegans thermotolerance.

Background: Emodin and aloe-emodin are two anthraquinones having positive effects in wound healing. However, their mechanism of action of wound healing is not fully understood. The MAP kinase family, which plays an active role in wound healing, is a well-characterized large family of serine/threonine kinases and regulates processes such as proliferation, oncogenesis, differentiation, and inflammation in the cell.

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of Nucleosidic CD99 inhibitors that selectively reduce Ewing sarcoma viability.

Ewing Sarcoma (ES) is a cancer of bone and soft tissues affecting mostly children and young adults. Aggressive progression and poor prognosis of this malignancy call for novel and targeted treatments. CD99 is a transmembrane protein that is abundantly expressed on ES cells and is a diagnostic marker for the disease.

Sulforaphane, a Chemopreventive Compound Induces Necrotic Behavior and Inhibits S-phase of Cell Cycle in Human Kidney Cells .

Sulforaphane (SFN) is an organosulfur product of found isothiocyanates in vegetables. The chemopreventive effects of SFN have revealed that there is a link between excessive consumption of SFN-rich vegetables and cancer formation without possible toxicological consequences. We aimed to evaluate the cellular outcome of SFN from a toxicological perspective, particularly for renal cells including clear cell adenocarcinoma (769-P) and human embryonic renal epithelial (293T) cells.

Can the arterial clamp method be used safely where a tourniquet cannot be used?

Background: Clamp application is safe and widely used in the visceral organs. This raises the question: why not use clamping in orthopaedic, oncological, fracture and revision surgeries of areas where tourniquets are not suitable. This experimental animal study aimed to compare tourniquet and arterial clamp applications with regard to their histological effects and inflammatory responses on a molecular level, on the artery, vein, nerve and muscle tissue.

Evaluation of cytotoxic and antioxidant potential of Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter used in traditional medicine.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter ("Sarı ot, Yapışkan andız otu" in Turkish) is a medicinal plant that has been traditionally used in the Mediterranean area. This plant is used by the local population for the treatment of cancer.

Phthalocyanine-Conjugated Glyconanoparticles for Chemo-photodynamic Combination Therapy.

Combination cancer therapy based on multifunctional nanomaterials has attracted great attention. The present work focuses on the preparation of the glycopolymeric nanoparticle, which contains a photosensitizer (zinc(II)phthalocyanine, ZnPc) and an anticancer drug (Doxorubicin, Dox). First, a novel mono azide-functional ZnPc-N with seven hydrophilic ethylene oxide chains was synthesized.

Investigating differential miRNA expression profiling using serum and urine specimens for detecting potential biomarkers for early prostate cancer diagnosis.

Background/aim: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known up-to-date candidate biomarkers for several diseases. In addition, obtaining miRNA from different body fluids such as serum, plasma, saliva, and urine is relatively easy to handle. Herein we aimed to detect miRNAs as biomarkers for early stage prostate cancer (PC).

Folic Acid-Conjugated pH and Redox-Sensitive Ellipsoidal Hybrid Magnetic Nanoparticles for Dual-Triggered Drug Release.

Stimuli-sensitive and multifunctional nanoparticles are highly desirable biomedical materials for triggered and targeted drug delivery applications. Here, we have designed pH- and redox-triggered magnetic lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (MHNPs) with a core-shell structure. This design is composed of a silica-/mesoporous silica-coated ellipsoidal magnetic nanoparticle with multifunctionality: carrying the anticancer drug (doxorubicin, DOX), the cancer cell targeting ligand (folic acid-conjugated poly(ethylene glycol), FA-PEG) polymer, and being coated with a biocompatible pH-/redox-responsive (poly-l-histidine-poly(ethylene glycol)-lipoic acid; PLH-PEG-LA) polymer.

Glycopolymer decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes for dual targeted breast cancer therapy.

Carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) have attracted great attention in biomedical applications such as cancer imaging and therapy. CNMs, which are currently used in a wide range of applications, suffer from drawbacks of toxicity and low biocompatibility. Either noncovalent or covalent functionalization of CNMs with hydrophilic and biocompatible polymers which help to block hydrophobic interactivity between CNMs and cells can greatly increase their biocompatibility by eliminating their probable toxicity towards living organisms.

Glyconanoparticles for Targeted Tumor Therapy of Platinum Anticancer Drug.

An important requirement to decrease the side effects of chemotherapy drugs is to develop nanocarriers with precise biological functions. In this work, a set of glyconanoparticles was prepared via self-assembly of amphiphilic glycoblock copolymers for the targeted delivery of a hydrophobic chemotherapy drug. Well-defined glycoblock copolymers that consist of 1,1-di--butyl 3-(2-(metyloyloxy)ethyl)-butane-1,1,3-tricarboxylate (MAETC) together with three different protected-sugar moieties (β-d-glucopyranoside, β-d-mannopyranoside, and β-l-fucopyranoside) were synthesized by using reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization.

Analysis of Chromosome 3, 7 and 8 Centromeric Regions in Bronchial Lavage Specimens by FISH.

Objectives: Multiple genetic changes are observed in malignant tumors but are rare or absent in benign conditions. Aneuploidy is the most common feature of solid tumors including lung cancer and diagnosis of malignant tumors is possible through detection of aneuploidy. The aim of this study was to investigate chromosomal abnormalities in cells from non-small cell lung cancer patients obtained bronchoscopically and to evaluate the suitability of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).