Browsing by Author "Rizk, Nasser Moustafa"
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Antioxidant Activity Mediates Pirfenidone Antifibrotic Effects in Human Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Sera of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients.
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2018 , Article)Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by an exacerbated fibrotic response. Although molecular and cellular determinants involved in the onset and progression of this devastating disease ... -
The Expression of Retinal miRNA Evoked by Hyperglycemia and After Adiponectin Treatment in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells
(2018 , Master Thesis)Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease resulting in microvascular complications including diabetic retinopathy (DR). Adiponectin (ApN) is an adipokine hormone, and recent studies demonstrated that ApN ... -
PROFILE OF OXIDATIVE STRESS GENES IN RESPONSE TO OBESITY TREATMENT
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: Oxidative stress (OS) is an imbalance between free radical production and the antioxidants defense in the body. Previous studies demonstrated the correlation of OS to the increased risk of developing metabolic ... -
THE IMPACT OF HSA-MIR-146A-5P ON HUMAN RETINAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IN DIABETIC CONDITIONS
(2021 , Master Thesis)Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes that leads to visual impairment in the adult population with effective available therapy. Micro-Ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are small (?22 ...
