Faculty of Medicine

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Nedret Altıok

Nedret Altıok,  Prof.

Farmakoloji ve Klinik Farmakoloji

Professor Nedret Altiok MD, PhD, earned her M.D. degree at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1985. Then she received her Ph.D. in Medical Pharmacology in 1993 at the Karolinska Institute School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology in Stockholm, Sweden. Later she did postdoc at Pasteur Institute, Department of Biotechnology, in Paris, France, between 1993-1997, where she worked in the field of molecular neurobiology. Then she joined Harvard Medical School as an instructor and research associate in Boston, USA, between 1997-1999, where she carried out molecular neuroscience and cancer research projects. Since 2000, she has taken up academic and administrative positions, and continued her research activities in the Medical schools of non-profit private universities in Istanbul. She has been a reviewer for several scientific journals, and expert for the European Union Sixth Framework, and Horizon 2020 Programs.

Research Areas: Molecular analysis of cell signaling networks in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases aiming to develop molecular approaches for diagnosis and treatment.

Main Areas: Tıbbi Farmakoloji, 

2011 - Estradiol induces JNK-dependent apoptosis in glioblastoma cells.
ALTIOK NEDRET. Epub,
2007 - A plant oxylipin, 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, inhibits proliferation of human breast cancer cells by targeting cyclin D1.
ALTIOK NEDRET. Epub,
2006 - Simvastatin induces apoptosis in human breast cancer cells: p53 and estrogen receptor independent pathway requiring signalling through JNK.
ALTIOK NEDRET. PMID,
2006 - JNK pathway regulates estradiol-induced apoptosis in hormone-dependent human breast cancer cells.
ALTIOK NEDRET. Epub,
2006 - Ginkgo biloba extract regulates differentially the cell death induced by hydrogen peroxide and simvastatin.
ALTIOK NEDRET. j.neuro.,
2004 - Hydrogen peroxide induces apoptosis of glioma cells via JNK activation
ALTIOK NEDRET. JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY,
2004 - Simvastatin induces proliferation inhibition and apoptosis in C6 glioma cells via c-jun N-terminal kinase.
ALTIOK NEDRET. j.neulet,
2001 - Electrical activity regulates AChR gene expression via JNK, PKCzeta and Sp1 in skeletal chick muscle.
ALTIOK NEDRET. PMID,
1999 - Intracellular redox state determines whether nitric oxide is toxic or protective to rat oligodendrocytes in culture.
ALTIOK NEDRET. PMID,
1999 - Heregulin induces phosphorylation of BRCA1 through phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT in breast cancer cells.
ALTIOK NEDRET. PMID,
1997 - Heregulin-stimulated acetylcholine receptor gene expression in muscle: requirement for MAP kinase and evidence for a parallel inhibitory pathway independent of electrical activity
ALTIOK NEDRET. EMBO JOURNAL, 16(4), 717-725.
1995 - ErbB3 and ErbB2/neu mediate the effect of heregulin on acetylcholine receptor gene expression in muscle: differential expression at the endplate.
ALTIOK NEDRET. EMBO JOURNAL,
1994 - Adenosine A2B receptor signalling is altered by stimulation of bradykinin or interleukin receptors in astroglioma cells
ALTIOK NEDRET. Neurochem International,
1993 - Bradykinin inhibits cyclic AMP accumulation in D384-human astrocytoma cells via a calcium-dependent inhibition of adenylyl cyclase.
ALTIOK NEDRET. Cellular Signalling,
1992 - Mechanisms of nerve growth factor mRNA regulation by interleukin-1 beta in hippocampal cultures: role of second messengers.
ALTIOK NEDRET. J Neurosci Res,
1992 - Identification of a B2-bradykinin receptor linked to phospholipase C and inhibition of dopamine stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation in the human astrocytoma cell line D384.
ALTIOK NEDRET. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol,
1992 - Bradykinin inhibition of cyclic AMP accumulation in D384 astrocytoma cells. Evidence against a role of cyclic GMP.
ALTIOK NEDRET. NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL,
1992 - Adenosine receptor-induced cAMP changes in D384 astrocytoma cells and the effect of bradykinin thereon.
ALTIOK NEDRET. PMID,
1991 - REGULATION OF ADENOSINE RECEPTOR INDUCED CAMP CHANGES IN D384 ASTROCYTOMA-CELLS BY BRADYKININ
ALTIOK NEDRET. ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA,
1991 - Limited distribution of pertussis toxin in rat brain after injection into the lateral cerebral ventricles
ALTIOK NEDRET. neuroscience,
1991 - Role of a pertussis toxin sensitive G-protein in mediating the effects of phorbol esters on receptor activated cyclic AMP accumulation in Jurkat cells.
ALTIOK NEDRET. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol,
1990 - The involvement of a pertussis toxin sensitive G-protein in the activation of adenylate cyclase in jurkat cells
ALTIOK NEDRET. European Journal of Pharmacology,
(2017), "Meme kanserinde HER2 reseptörüne karşı DNA aptamer geliştirilmesi", "Ulusal", "Sağlık Bilimleri Temel Alanı->Farmakoloji",