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Last published 2026
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Asya Ozkızılcık

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: Hacettepe University (2012–2019)

Postdoc Researcher

17 h-index 52 pubs 511 cited

  • Animals
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Nanowires
  • Amino Acids
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Rats
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Titanium
  • Brain
  • Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Brain Concussion
  • Brain Injuries, Traumatic

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Asya Ozkızılcık's research focuses on neurological disorders and therapeutic interventions, with a particular emphasis on neuroprotection and drug delivery systems. Her work investigates the potential of engineered nanoparticles, such as metal nanowires, to deliver therapeutic agents like antibodies and cerebrolysin to target sites within the brain. Studies have explored the efficacy of these approaches in mitigating brain pathology associated with conditions such as traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Ozkızılcık has also examined the role of local renin-angiotensin system signaling in cardiovascular function, specifically within the context of aortic valve cells and the development of valve-on-chip technologies. Her publication record includes work on antioxidant and anti-ischemic neuroprotective effects of cerebrolysin in stroke models. Ozkızılcık has an h-index of 17 and has co-authored publications with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ishita Tandon, Kartik Balachandran, and Z. Ryan Tian.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 52
  • Citations: 511

Selected Publications

  • Retraction Note: Sleep Deprivation Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown and Brain Pathology. Neuroprotective Effects of TiO2-Nanowired Delivery of Cerebrolysin and Ondansetron (2026)
  • Retraction Note to: TiO2-Nanowired Delivery of DL-3-n-butylphthalide (DL-NBP) Attenuates Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption, Brain Edema Formation, and Neuronal Damages Following Concussive Head Injury (2026)
    Molecular Neurobiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Retraction Note to: Cold Environment Exacerbates Brain Pathology and Oxidative Stress Following Traumatic Brain Injuries: Potential Therapeutic Effects of Nanowired Antioxidant Compound H-290/51 (2026)
    Molecular Neurobiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Retraction Note to: Timed Release of Cerebrolysin Using Drug-Loaded Titanate Nanospheres Reduces Brain Pathology and Improves Behavioral Functions in Parkinson’s Disease (2026)
    Molecular Neurobiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Retraction Note to: Co-Administration of TiO2 Nanowired Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Cerebrolysin Potentiates Neprilysin Level and Reduces Brain Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease (2024)
    Molecular Neurobiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Nanowired delivery of antibodies to tau and neuronal nitric oxide synthase together with cerebrolysin attenuates traumatic brain injury induced exacerbation of brain pathology in Parkinson’s disease (2023)
    International review of neurobiology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Aortic valve cell microenvironment: Considerations for developing a valve-on-chip (2021)
    Biophysics Reviews 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • REMOVED: Superior antioxidant and anti-ischemic neuroprotective effects of cerebrolysin in heat stroke following intoxication of engineered metal Ag and Cu nanoparticles: A comparative biochemical and physiological study with other stroke therapies (2021)
    Progress in brain research 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Local Renin-Angiotensin System Signaling Mediates Cellular Function of Aortic Valves (2021)
    Annals of Biomedical Engineering 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 16123: <i>In Vitro</i> Valve-on-chip Platform to Assess the Effects of Hemodynamic and Mechanical Stimuli on Early Calcific Disease Progression (2020)
    Circulation 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Label-free optical biomarkers detect early calcific aortic valve disease in a wild-type mouse model (2020)
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Anisotropic Fiber-Reinforced Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogels for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering (2020)
    Tissue Engineering Part A 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bisphosphonate-conjugated Graphene Oxide for Alternative Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Material (2020)
    Structural Heart DOI OpenAlex
  • REMOVED: Nanowired delivery of DL-3-n-butylphthalide induces superior neuroprotection in concussive head injury (2019)
    Progress in brain research 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • REMOVED: Nanodelivery of cerebrolysin reduces pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (2019)
    Progress in brain research 29 citations DOI OpenAlex

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