Berrin Tunca

Prof. Berrin Tunca


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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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16 January 2013 in Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
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BTBerrin Tunca
Berrin Tunca
Gulcin TezcanGulcin Tezcan
Gulcin Tezcan
GCGulsah Cecener
Gulsah Cecener
ÜEÜnal Egeli
Ünal Egeli
AZAbdullah Zorluoglu
Abdullah Zorluoglu
TETurkkan Evrensel
Turkkan Evrensel

22 June 2012 in Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
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BTBerrin Tunca
Berrin Tunca
Gulcin TezcanGulcin Tezcan
Gulcin Tezcan
GCGulsah Cecener
Gulsah Cecener
ÜEÜnal Egeli
Ünal Egeli
SASecil Ak
Secil Ak
ABAyhan Bilir
Ayhan Bilir

2 April 2014 in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
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Gulcin TezcanGulcin Tezcan
Gulcin Tezcan
BTBerrin Tunca
Berrin Tunca
ABAhmet Bekar
Ahmet Bekar
MPMatthias Preusser
Matthias Preusser
ABAnna S. Berghoff
Anna S. Berghoff
STSahsine Tolunay
Sahsine Tolunay

1 September 2014 in Journal of Surgical Research
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SASecil Ak
Secil Ak
BTBerrin Tunca
Berrin Tunca
Gulcin TezcanGulcin Tezcan
Gulcin Tezcan
GCGulsah Cecener
Gulsah Cecener
ÜEÜnal Egeli
Ünal Egeli
OYOmer Yerci
Omer Yerci

8 February 2023 in Life
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MEMelis Ercelik
Melis Ercelik
CTCagla Tekin
Cagla Tekin
Gulcin TezcanGulcin Tezcan
Gulcin Tezcan
SASecil AK-AKSOY
Secil AK-AKSOY
ABAhmet Bekar
Ahmet Bekar
BTBerrin Tunca
Berrin Tunca
The effects of Olea europaea leaf extract (OLE) phenolics, including oleuropein (OL), hydroxytyrosol (HT), tyrosol (TYR), and rutin against glioblastoma (GB), independently and in combination with temozolomide (TMZ), were investigated in T98G and A172 cells. Cell growth was assessed by WST-1, real-time cell analysis, colony formation, and cell cycle distribution assays. A dual acridine orange propidium iodide (AO/PI) staining and annexin V assay determined cell viability. A sphere-forming assay, an intracellular oxidative stress assay, and the RNA expression of CD133 and OCT4 investigated the GB stem-like cell (GSC) phenotype. A scratch wound-healing assay evaluated migration capacity. OL was as effective as OLE in terms of apoptosis promotion (p < 0.001) and GSC inhibition (p < 0.001). HT inhibited cell viability, GSC phenotype, and migration rate (p < 0.001), but its anti-GB effect was less than the total effect of OLE alone. Rutin decreased reactive oxygen species production and inhibited colony formation and cell migration (p < 0.001). TYR demonstrated the least effect. The additive effects of OL, HT, TYR and rutin with TMZ were significant (p < 0.001). Our data suggest that OL may represent a novel therapeutic approach against GB cells, while HT and rutin show promise in increasing the efficacy of TMZ therapy.

12 September 2014 in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
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Gulcin TezcanGulcin Tezcan
Gulcin Tezcan
BTBerrin Tunca
Berrin Tunca
ABAhmet Bekar
Ahmet Bekar
MYMurat Yalcin
Murat Yalcin
SSSaliha Sahin
Saliha Sahin
ABAyhan Bilir
Ayhan Bilir