Proanthocyanidin/β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex in Electrospun Polylactic Acid Nanofibers: Preparation, Characterization, and Effects on Dental Pulp Stem Cells. Elif Ballikaya, Sena Babadag, Imre Tüzün, Nalan Oya San Keskin, and Betül Çelebi-Saltik 2024 ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 10.1021/acsapm.3c03112.

Osteogenic Differentiation Capacity of Dental Pulp Stem Cells on 3D Printed Polyurethane/Boric Acid Scaffold. Çelebi-Saltik, B., Babadag, S., Ballikaya, E. et al. 2024 Biol Trace Elem Res. 10.1007/s12011-023-03781-2.

Co- and triaxial electrospinning for stem cell-based bone regeneration. Altundag Ö, Öteyaka MÖ, Çelebi-Saltik B. 2023 Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 10.2174/1574888X18666230818094216.

Multiparametric Analysis of Etoposide Exposed Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Fanconi Anemia Cells: Implications in Development of Secondary Myeloid Malignancy. Özdemir C., Özel B.N., Muratoğlu B., Tonyalı G., Alpdündar-Bulut E., Ünal Ş., and Uçkan-Çetinkaya D. 2023 Human Cell. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 10.1007/s10238-023-01087-0.

Pro-fibrogenic and Adipogenic Aspects of Chronic Muscle Degeneration are Contributed by Distinct Stromal Cell Subpopulations. Özdemir Cansu, Akçay Duygu, Yöyen-Ermiş Diğdem, Taşkıran Ekim Z., Soylu Rana, Esendağlı Güneş, Kocaefe Çetin. 2023 PlosOne 0.1371/journal.pone.0288800.

The Role of Rab GTPases in the development of genetic and malignant diseases. Özgür Doğuş Erol, Şimal Şenocak, Fatima Aerts-Kaya. Online 15-04-23. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2023. 

Approaches to vital pulp therapies, Elif Ballikaya, Betül Çelebi-Saltik. Review Aust Endod J. 2023 Dec;49(3):735-749. doi: 10.1111/aej.12772.

A cellular regulator of the niche: telocyte. Sena Babadag, Betül Çelebi-Saltik. Review Tissue Barriers. 2023 Oct 2;11(4):2131955. doi: 10.1080/21688370.2022.2131955.

Alterations in Hematopoietic and Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Components of the Osteopetrotic Bone Marrow Niche. İnci Cevher Zeytin, Berna Alkan, Cansu Ozdemir, Duygu Uckan Cetinkaya, Fatma Visal Okur. 2022. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 10.1093/stcltm/szab019

Comparison of immune modulatory properties of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells derived from bone marrow and placenta. Sarıkaya A, Aydın G, Özyüncü Ö, Şahin E, Uçkan-Çetinkaya D, Aerts-Kaya F. Biotech Histochem. 2022. 10.1080/10520295.2021.1885739.

Methionine affects the expression of pluripotency genes and protein levels associated with methionine metabolism in adult, fetal, and cancer stem cells. Altundag Ö, Canpinar H, Çelebi-Saltik B. 2022 J Cell Biochem. 10.1002/jcb.3018

Global miRNA expression of bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells derived from Fanconi anemia patients. Cagnan I, Keles M, Keskus AG, Tombaz M, Sahan OB, Aerts-Kaya F, Uckan-Cetinkaya D, Konu O, Gunel-Ozcan A. 2022. Hum Cell. 10.1007/s13577-021-00626-9.

Development, characterization, and hematopoietic differentiation of Griscelli syndrome type 2 induced pluripotent stem cells. Güney-Esken, G., Erol, Ö.D., Pervin, B. et al. 2021. Stem Cell Res Ther. 10.1186/s13287-021-02364-z

G-CSF treatment of healthy pediatric donors affects their hematopoietic microenvironment through changes in bone marrow plasma cytokines and stromal cells.  Aerts-Kaya F, Kilic E, Köse S,Aydin G, Cagnan I, Kuşkonmaz B, Uckan-Cetinkaya D. Cytokine 2021.

Zebrafish brain RNA sequencing reveals that cell adhesion molecules are critical in brain aging. Erbaba B, Burhan ÖP, Şerifoğlu N, Muratoğlu B, Kahveci F, Adams MM, Arslan-Ergül A Neurobiol Aging. 2020 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.04.017.

Transcriptome and proteome profiles of human umbilical cord vein CD146+ stem cells. Gökçinar-Yagci B, Karaosmanoglu B, Taskiran EZ, Çelebi-Saltik B. Mol Biol Rep. 2020 May;47(5):3833-3856. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05474-8

SUL-109 Protects Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Apoptosis Induced by Short-Term Hypothermic Preservation and Maintains Their Engraftment Potential. Aerts-Kaya FSF, Visser TP, Pervin B, Mammadova A, Özyüncü Ö, Wagemaker G, Uçkan-Çetinkaya FD.Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2020 Apr;26(4):634-642. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.12.770. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Articular Cartilage Regeneration Utilizing Decellularized Human Placental Scaffold, Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Platelet Rich Plasma.Özdemir E, Emet A, Hashemihesar R, Yürüker ACS, Kılıç E, Uçkan Çetinkaya D, Turhan E.Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2020 Dec;17(6):901-908. doi: 10.1007/s13770-020-00298-w. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

Neuropeptide Y is involved in the regulation of quiescence of hematopoietic stem cells.Ulum B, Mammadova A, Özyüncü Ö, Uçkan-Çetinkaya D, Yanık T, Aerts-Kaya F.Neuropeptides. 2020 Apr;80:102029. doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2020.102029. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

Microbial stresses on human umbilical cord stem cells. Kart D, Çelebi-Saltik B. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020 Mar 9. doi:10.2174/1574888X15666200309144334.

Evaluation of the biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on human umbilical cord CD146+ stem cells and stem cell-based decellularized matrix. Çankirili NK, Kart D, Çelebi-Saltik B.  Cell Tissue Bank. 2020Jun;21(2):215-231. doi: 10.1007/s10561-020-09815-6.

Skin Stem Cells, Their Niche and Tissue Engineering Approach for Skin Regeneration. Çankirili NK, Altundag O, Çelebi-Saltik B. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020;1212:107-126. doi: 10.1007/5584_2019_380.

Expression Levels of SMAD Specific E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 2 (Smurf2) and its Interacting Partners Show Region-specific Alterations During Brain Aging. Sasik MUT, Eravsar ETK, Kinali M, Ergul AA, Adams MM. Neuroscience. 2020 Jun 1;436:46-73. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.04.003. Epub 2020 Apr 8. PMID: 32278060.

Neurological Regulation of the Bone Marrow Niche.Aerts-Kaya F, Ulum B, Mammadova A, Köse S, Aydin G, Korkusuz P, Uçkan-Çetinkaya D.Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020;1212:127-153. doi: 10.1007/5584_2019_398.

Stem cells combined 3D electrospun nanofibrous and macrochannelled matrices: a preliminary approach in repair of rat cranial bones.İşoğlu İA, Bölgen N, Korkusuz P, Vargel İ, Çelik HH, Kılıç E, Güzel E, Çavuşoğlu T, Uçkan D, Pişkin E.Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. 2019 Dec;47(1):1094-1100.

Osteopetrotic induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with different disease-associated mutations by nonintegrating reprogramming methods. Okur FV, Cevher I , Özdemir C, Kocaefe C and Uçkan Çetinkaya D. Stem Cell Research & Therapy (2019) 10:211. doi.org/10.1186/s13287-019-1316-8

Stem cell-based small-diameter vascular grafts in dynamic culture. Çelebi-Saltik B, Öteyaka MÖ, Gökçinar-Yagci B. Connect Tissue Res. 2019 Aug 13:1-13. doi: 10.1080/03008207.2019.1651848. 

PKNOX2 expression and regulation in the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of Fanconi anemia patients and healthy donors. Cagnan I, Cosgun E, Konu O, Uckan D, Gunel-Ozcan A . Mol Biol Rep. 2019 Feb;46(1):669-678. doi: 10.1007/s11033-018-4522-z

Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells in mucolipidosis type II (I-cell disease).Köse S, Aerts Kaya F, Kuşkonmaz B, Uçkan Çetinkaya D.Turk J Biol. 2019 Jun 13;43(3):171-178. doi: 10.3906/biy-1902-20. eCollection 2019. 

Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells secrete endocannabinoids that stimulate in vitro hematopoietic stem cell migration effectively comparable to beta-adrenergic stimulation.  Kose, S., Aerts-Kaya, F. S. F. , Kopru, C. Z. , Nemutlu, E., Koskonmaz, B., Karaosmanoğlu, B., Taskıran, E. Z. (2018). Experimental Hematology , vol.57, 30-41. 

The Fibrogenic Activation Kinetics of Stromal Stem Cells in Three Different Skeletal Muscle Degeneration Models.  Cansu Özdemir Saka, Duygu Akçay,Diğdem Yöyen Ermiş,Zihni Ekim Taşkiran,Güneş Esendağli,Yusuf Çetin Kocaefe. FEBS Open Bio , 2018

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells carrying fancd2 mutation differ from the other fanconi anemia complementation groups in terms of TGF-β1 Production.I Cagnan, A Gunel-Ozcan, F Aerts-Kaya et al.  Stem Cell Reviews Reports, 2018 

Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate inflammatory response in an in vitro model of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis . Sevim H, Kocaefe YÇ, Onur MA, Uçkan-Çetinkaya D, Gürpınar ÖA. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018 Jul 18;9(1):198. doi: 10.1186/s13287-018-0941-y.

Automated washing of long-term cryopreserved peripheral blood stem cells promotes cell viability and preserves CD34+ cell numbers.Aerts-Kaya F, Koca G, Sharafi P, Sayla FÇ, Uçkan-Çetinkaya D, Özdemir E. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2018 Sep;53(9):1225-1227. doi: 10.1038/s41409-018-0192-7. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell donors with a high body mass index display elevated endoplasmic reticulum stress and are functionally impaired.Ulum B, Teker HT, Sarikaya A, Balta G, Kuskonmaz B, Uckan-Cetinkaya D, Aerts-Kaya F.J Cell Physiol. 2018 Nov;233(11):8429-8436. doi: 10.1002/jcp.26804. Epub 2018 May 24.

Dual Effect of Glucocorticoid-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Receptor Ligand Carrying Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Preliminary in vitro Study. Kopru CZ, Cagnan I, Akar I, Esendagli G, Korkusuz P, Gunel-Ozcan ACytotherapy. 2018 Jul;20(7):930-940. doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2018.05.002

Pericytes in Tissue Engineering. Çelebi-Saltik B. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018;1109:125-137. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-02601-1_10.

The Effects of Hypericum perforatum L. on the Proliferation, Osteogenic Differentiation, and Inflammatory Response of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Different Niches.Mendi A, Gökçınar Yağcı B, Saraç N, Kızıloğlu M, Uğur A, Uçkan D, Yılmaz D.Cells Tissues Organs. 2018;205(4):208-216. doi: 10.1159/000491633. Epub 2018 Aug 17.PMID: 30121675

Generation of human umbilical cord vein CD146+ perivascular cell origined three-dimensional vascular construct. Gökçinar-Yagci B, Yersal N, Korkusuz P, Çelebi-Saltik B. Microvasc Res. 2018 Jul;118:101-112. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.03.005.ü

Stem Cell and Advanced Nano Bioceramic Interactions.Kose, S., Kankilic, B., Gizer, M., Dede, E. C. , Bayramli, E., Korkusuz, P.,  ... Korkusuz, F.(2018).  Novel Biomaterıals For Regenerative Medicine , Vol.1077, 317-342.   

DICER1 gene and miRNA dysregulation in mesenchymal stem cells of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloblastic leukemia.Ozdogan H, Gur Dedeoglu B, Oztemur Islakoglu Y, Aydos A, Kose S, Atalay A, Yegin ZA, Avcu F, Uckan Cetinkaya D, Ilhan O.Leuk Res. 2017 Dec;63:62-71. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2017.10.006. Epub 2017 Oct 31.

PKNOX2 regulated by TGFbeta is a new candidate to explain bone marrow failure in fanconi anemia. Cagnan I., Ö Konu, D Uckan-Cetinkaya, A Gunel-Ozcan . Experimental Hematology. 2017

A New Chapter for Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Decellularized Extracellular Matrices.Anasiz Y, Ozgul RK, Uckan-Cetinkaya D.Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2017 Oct;13(5):587-597. doi: 10.1007/s12015-017-9757-x.

Endocannabinoids modulate apoptosis in endometriosis and adenomyosis. Bilgic E, Guzel E, Kose S, Aydin MC, Karaismailoglu E, Akar I, Usubutun A, Korkusuz P.  Acta Histochem. 2017 Jun;119(5):523-532. doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2017.05.005. Epub 2017 May 23. PMID: 28549792.

Effects of Syzygium aromaticum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Salvia triloba extracts on proliferation and differentiation of dental pulp stem cells. Mendi A, Yağci BG, Kiziloğlu M, Saraç N, Yilmaz D, Uğur A, Uçkan D.  J Appl Oral Sci. 2017 Sep-Oct;25(5):515-522. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2016-0522. PMID: 29069149;PMCID: PMC5804388.

Additive effect of mesenchymal stem cells and defibrotide in an arterial rat thrombosis model .Dilli D, Kılıç E, Yumuşak N, Beken S, Uçkan Çetinkaya D, Karabulut R, Zenciroğlu AL.Arch Argent Pediatr. 2017 Jun 1;115(3):249-256. doi: 10.5546/aap.2017.eng.249.

Comparison of different culture conditions for smooth muscle cell differentiation of human umbilical cord vein CD146+ perivascular cells. Gökçinar-Yagci B, Çelebi-Saltik B. Cell Tissue Bank. 2017 Dec;18(4):501-511. doi: 10.1007/s10561-017-9656-z.

Isolation, characterisation and comparative analysis of human umbilical cord vein perivascular cells and cord blood mesenchymal stem cells. Gökçinar-Yagci B, Özyüncü Ö, Çelebi-Saltik B. Cell Tissue Bank. 2016 Jun;17(2):345-52. doi: 10.1007/s10561-015-9542-5

Lactobacillus rhamnosus could inhibit Porphyromonas gingivalis derived CXCL8 attenuation. Mendi A, Köse S, Uçkan D, Akca G, Yilmaz D, Aral L, Gültekin SE, Eroğlu T, Kiliç E, Uçkan S. J Appl Oral Sci. 2016 Jan-Feb;24(1):67-75. doi: 10.1590/1678-775720150145.

Angiopoietins in the bone marrow microenvironment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Karakurt N, Aksu T, Koksal Y, Yarali N, Tunc B, Uckan-Cetinkaya D, Ozguner M.Hematology. 2016 Jul;21(6):325-31. doi: 10.1080/10245332.2015.1125078. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

The Effect of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor on Immune-Modulatory Cytokines in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment and Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Healthy Donors.Ok Bozkaya I, Azik F, Tavil B, Koksal Y, Ozguner M, Tunc B, Uckan Cetinkaya D.Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Nov;21(11):1888-94. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.08.007. Epub 2015 Aug 8.

Pericytes: Properties, Functions and Applications in Tissue Engineering. Gökçinar-Yagci B, Uçkan-Çetinkaya D, Çelebi-Saltik B. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2015 Aug;11(4):549-59. doi: 10.1007/s12015-015-9590-z.

Mesenchymal stem cell application in children with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Kuşkonmaz B, Uçkan D, Yalnizoğlu D, Günel M, Karli Oğuz K, Konuşkan B, Anlar B Dev Med Child Neurol. 2015 Sep;57(9):880-3. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12747. Epub 2015 Apr 6.