Dr. Nuran Ercal
FCR Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
Department of Chemsitry
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America
Biography
"1990 PhD, Physiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Dissertation: Comparison of the Effects of Somatostatin and VIP on Human Platelet Aggregation and ATP Release: Possible Mechanism of Action of VIP. 1988 MS, Physiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Completed all the coursework required for PhD Thesis: VIP Receptors in Human Platelet Membrane: Characterization of Binding and Functional Activity Advisors: Professors Dr. Thomas O’Dorisio and Sue O’Dorisio 1981 MD, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey"
Research Interest
Analytical biochemistry, metal-toxicity, free radicals in biological systems.
Publications
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Tian F, Habel NC, Yin R, Hirn S, Banerjee A, Ercal N, Takenaka S, Estrada G, Kostarelos K, Kreyling W, Stoeger T, “Pulmonary DWCNT Exposure Causes Sustained Local and Low-Level Systemic Inflammatory Changes in Mice,†Eur J Pharm Biopharm,doi:pii: S0939-6411(13)00096-9. 10.1016/j.ejpb.2013.03.008. Epub ahead of print 2013.
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Shah GN, Price TO, Banks WA, Morofuji Y, Kovac A, Ercal N, “Pharmacological Inhibition of Mitochondrial Carbonic Anhydrases Protects Mouse Cerebral Pericytes from High Glucose-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis,†J PharmacolExpTher, 344(3):637-45, doi: 10.1124/jpet.112.201400. Epub 2012 Dec 17, 2013.
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Farr SA, Price TO, Banks WA, Ercal N, Morley JE, “Effect of Alpha-Lipoic Acid on Memory, Oxidation, and Lifespan in SAMP8 Mice,†J Alzheimers Dis, 32(2):447-55, doi: 10.3233/JAD-2012-12013,2013.
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Tobwala S, Weili M, Stoeger T, Ercal N, “N-Acetylcysteine amide (NACA), a Thiol Antioxidant, Prevents Bleomycin-Induced Toxicity in Human Alveolar Basal Epithelial Cells (A549),†Accepted for Free Radical Research, 47 (9), 740-749, 2013.
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Tobwala S, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Wang HJ, Banks WA, Ercal N, “Disruption of the Integrity and Function of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells in Culture by Exposure to Diesel Engine Exhaust Particles,†ToxicolLett, 220: 1-7, 2013.
