Turkish Journal of Biology
Volume 50, Number 5 (2026)
Cover and Contents
Research Articles
Pifithrin-α enhances ex vivo hematopoietic stem cell expansion
NESLİHAN MERİÇ, PINAR ÇOLAKOĞLU ERKAN, and FATİH KOCABAŞ
Pages 327-338
Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of polycation-coated PLGA nanoparticles loaded with juglone–silver complex
TURAL SAFAROV, EMRAH ŞEFİK ABAMOR, SERAP ACAR, MURAT TOPUZOĞULLARI, BÜKRE KIRAN ÜNER, KÜBRA KARADAŞ, SEÇİL KAYA, and ZİŞAN TOPRAK
Pages 339-354
Comparison of TNFα, IFNγ, and DSS in modeling inflammatory bowel disease in murine enteroids and assessment of the role of zonulin inhibitor larazotide acetate
SEMA NUR GÜR, BURCU PERVİN, MEHMET EMİN ŞEKER, and FATİMA AERTS KAYA
Pages 355-363
Understanding antimicrobial peptide activation in mesenchymal stem cells through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway and inflammatory signals
CANSU ÖZDEMİR SAKA, BEYZA TURGUT, CEREN TUNCAY, CEMİL CAN EYLEM, and EMİRHAN NEMUTLU
Pages 364-376
Design and synthesis of a novel benzoxazine-based fluorophore with potential for lipid droplet targeting in cancer cells
EDA AÇIKGÖZ, BURAK KUZU, and MUSTAFA ÇAKIR
Pages 377-388
MSX2 is an ERα-associated transcription factor that sustains proliferative capacity and is associated with favorable prognosis in luminal breast cancer
GAMZE TURAN, ELİF KANSIZ, GÖZDE KORKMAZ, and HANDE ÖZKAN
Pages 389-403
Targeting Mitochondrial and Inflammatory Pathways in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Discovery of Sigma-1 and PPAR-γ Agonists through Plasma MicroRNA Profiling
DEFNE ÇIĞ KABAKCIOĞLU, İREM PEKER EYÜBOĞLU, MEDİ KORİ, FATMA BETÜL ÇELİK, SEMRA MELİS SOYER, MUSTAFA ÇALIŞKAN, CAN ERZİK, KAZIM YALÇIN ARGA, and CEYDA KASAVİ
Pages 404-416
Resveratrol modulates oxidative stress-associated responses and restores keratinocyte migration following LPS-induced inflammatory injury
ŞEYMA DÜMÜR, BURCU BİLTEKİN, and HAFİZE UZUN
Pages 417-425
Astaxanthin elicits a shared transcriptional core and divergent cell-type-specific esponses in MCF-7 breast and OVCAR-3 ovarian carcinoma cells
DUYGU AYGÜNEŞ JAFARI
Pages 426-436
PGCC-derived daughter cells are associated with aggressive phenotypes in gastric cancer
ÖZLEM TÜRKSOY TERZİOĞLU
Pages 437-451
Short Communication
The collagen-derived tripeptide Gly-Pro-Hyp suppresses FGF-5 expression and promotes anagen induction in C3H/HeJ mice
YUN-HO KIM, JIN SEOK KIM, WOONG YONG KIM, HYUN JUNG JO, ZHE PIAO, and YEO CHO YOON
Pages 321-326
Retraction