Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nursel Dikmen

Specialization in pulmonology

Istinye University Gaziosmanpasa Hospital – Pulmonology specialist

Assessment of chest diseases

Diagnosis and follow-up of respiratory diseases

Ameliorative Effects of Oleuropein on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury Model in Rats. Dikmen N, Cellat M, Etyemez M, İşler CT, Uyar A, Aydın T, Güvenç M. Inflammation. 2021 Dec;44(6):2246-2259. doi: 10.1007/s10753-021-01496-x. Epub 2021 Sep 13. PMID: 34515957

Tyrosol improves ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma in rat model through prevention of airway inflammation. Cellat M, Kuzu M, İşler CT, Etyemez M, Dikmen N, Uyar A, Gökçek İ, Türk E, Güvenç M. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2021 Oct;394(10):2061-2075. doi: 10.1007/s00210-021-02117-y. Epub 2021 Jul 21. PMID: 34287677

The effect of positive airway pressure therapy on intraocular pressure and retina in severe obstructive apnea syndrome. Dikmen N, Cakmak AI, Urfalioglu S. Sleep Biol Rhythms. 2022 Jan 20;20(2):267-273. doi: 10.1007/s41105-021-00366-1. eCollection 2022 Apr. PMID: 38469251

Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase Activity as a Potential Novel Cardiovascular Biomarker in COPD. Bozkus F, Dikmen N, Sahin H, Samur A. Respir Care. 2016 Nov;61(11):1465-1471. doi: 10.4187/respcare.04800. Epub 2016 Sep 6. PMID: 27601721

Evaluation of retinal microvasculature according to stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity and the correlation of pulmonary parameters with optical coherence tomography angiography findings. Kurtul BE, Cakmak AI, Kasapoglu Dilek E, Dikmen N. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 May;70(5):1669-1677. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2338_21. PMID: 35502048

The effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and hypothyroidism to intima-media thickness of carotid artery. Bozkus F, Dikmen N, Güngör G, Samur A. Sleep Breath. 2017 Mar;21(1):31-36. doi: 10.1007/s11325-016-1384-2. Epub 2016 Jul 20. PMID: 27438724

Polisomographic Investigation of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia and Evaluation of the Effect on the Prognosis. Dikmen N, Okuyucu EE, Güntel M, Uçar E, İlhan G, Babayiğit C, Karadağ M. Turk Thorac J. 2022 May;23(3):218-224. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2022.21199. PMID: 35579228

Serum periostin levels in COVID-19: Is it useful as a new biomarker? Cabalak M, Doğan S, Bal T, Dikmen N. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Nov;75(11):e14728. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14728. Epub 2021 Aug 21. PMID: 34396648

The effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on inflammatory parameters and periostin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Tosun F, Babayiğit C, Dikmen N, Doğan S, Dirican E. Sleep Breath. 2023 Mar;27(1):275-282. doi: 10.1007/s11325-022-02616-z. Epub 2022 Apr 27. PMID: 35478293

Gamma-glutamyl transferase activity as a predictive marker for severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and concomitant hypertension. Bozkus F, Dikmen N, Demir LS. Clin Respir J. 2018 May;12(5):1964-1973. doi: 10.1111/crj.12765. Epub 2018 Feb 12. PMID: 29330970

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased QT corrected interval dispersion: the effects of continuous positive airway pressure. Bilal N, Dikmen N, Bozkus F, Sungur A, Sarica S, Orhan I, Samur A. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 May-Jun;84(3):298-304. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Mar 31. PMID: 28455120

Does the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio have any importance between subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with obesity and without obesity? Bozkuş F, Dikmen N, Samur A, Bilal N, Atilla N, Arpağ H. Tuberk Toraks. 2018 Mar;66(1):8-15. doi: 10.5578/tt.66535. PMID: 30020036

Genotyping, drug resistance and virulence factors of Candida species isolated from patients using long-term inhaled steroids. Dikmen N, Duran N, Ay E, Cimen F, Tek E. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Nov;75(11):e14820. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14820. Epub 2021 Sep 20. PMID: 34487398

Lack of association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and specular microscopic features of the corneal endothelium. Cakmak AI, Dikmen N, Eren E, Atalay E. Sleep Breath. 2021 Jun;25(2):843-848. doi: 10.1007/s11325-020-02222-x. Epub 2020 Oct 23. PMID: 33095416

Evaluation of Kallistatin Levels in COPD Exacerbations. Akgün KB, Doğan S, Dikmen N. Can Respir J. 2025 Jun 12;2025:4440479. doi: 10.1155/carj/4440479. eCollection 2025. PMID: 40539208

Microalbuminuria in Subjects With COPD: Relationship to the New Version of Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Staging. Bozkus F, Dikmen N, Samur A. Respir Care. 2017 Mar;62(3):307-314. doi: 10.4187/respcare.05168. Epub 2016 Dec 13. PMID: 27965420

Günkan Y, Babayiğit C, Dikmen N. Pulmoner emboli şüpheli hastalarda CRP, D-dimer, D-dimer/CRP’nin klinik olasılıkla ilişkisi ve tanısal değeri. İzmir Göğüs Hastanesi Dergisi. 2021;35(2):91–97. doi:10.5222/IGH.2021.74745.

Correction to: Tyrosol improves ovalbumin (OVA)‑induced asthma in rat model through prevention of airway inflammation. Cellat M, Kuzu M, İşler CT, Etyemez M, Dikmen N, Uyar A, Gökçek İ, Türk E, Güvenç M. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2021 Nov;394(11):2351. doi: 10.1007/s00210-021-02157-4. PMID: 34568978