Browsing Medicine Research by Author "Zeidan, Asad"
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Activation of K7 channels with the anticonvulsant retigabine alleviates neuropathic pain behaviour in the streptozotocin rat model of diabetic neuropathy.
Djouhri, Laiche; Malki, MohammedImad; Zeidan, Asad; Nagi, Karim; Smith, Trevor ( Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , 2019 , Article)Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most incapacitating complication of diabetes mellitus. Up to 50% of patients with DPN develop peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP). The underlying ionic and molecular mechanisms of ... -
Acute exposure to cigarette smoking followed by myocardial infarction aggravates renal damage in an in vivo mouse model
Kobeissy, Firas; Shaito, Abdullah; Kaplan, Abdullah; Baki, Lama; Hayek, Hassan; Dagher-Hamalian, Carole; Nehme, Ali; Ghali, Rana; Abidi, Emna; Husari, Ahmad; Zeidan, Asad; Zouein, Fouad A.; Zibara, Kazem... more authors ... less authors ( Hindawi Limited , 2017 , Article)Cigarette smoking (S) is a risk factor for progressive chronic kidney disease, renal dysfunction, and renal failure. In this study, the effect of smoking on kidney function was investigated in a mouse model of myocardial ... -
Advances in Cardiovascular Biomarker Discovery.
Ghantous, Crystal M; Kamareddine, Layla; Farhat, Rima; Zouein, Fouad A; Mondello, Stefania; Kobeissy, Firas; Zeidan, Asad... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Among them, hypertension and its pathological complications pose a major risk for the development of other cardiovascular diseases, including heart ... -
Changes in expression of Kv7.5 and Kv7.2 channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons in the streptozotocin rat model of painful diabetic neuropathy
Laiche, Djouhri; Zeidan, Asad; Abd El-Aleem, Seham A. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), the most debilitating complication of diabetes mellitus, is resistant to current therapy. The pathogenesis of DPNP is still elusive, but several mechanisms have been proposed ... -
Cutaneous Aβ-Non-nociceptive, but Not C-Nociceptive, Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Exhibit Spontaneous Activity in the Streptozotocin Rat Model of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy .
Djouhri, Laiche; Zeidan, Asad; Abd El-Aleem, Seham A; Smith, Trevor ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) is the most devastating complication of diabetes mellitus. Unfortunately, successful therapy for DPNP remains a challenge because its pathogenesis is still elusive. However, DPNP ... -
Disturbed hemodynamics and oxidative stress interaction in endothelial dysfunction and AAA progression: Focus on Nrf2 pathway
Maram, Hasan; Al-Thani, Hassan; El-Menyar, Ayman; Zeidan, Asad; Al-Thani, Asmaa; Yalcin, Huseyin C.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Hemodynamic shear stress is one of the major factors that are involved in the pathogenesis of many cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), through its modulatory effect on the ... -
EGFR Inhibitor Gefitinib Induces Cardiotoxicity through the Modulation of Cardiac PTEN/Akt/FoxO3a Pathway and Reactive Metabolites Formation: and Rat Studies.
Alhoshani, Ali; Alanazi, Fawaz E; Alotaibi, Moureq R; Attwa, Mohamed W; Kadi, Adnan A; Aldhfyan, Abdullah; Akhtar, Sabah; Hourani, Shireen; Agouni, Abdelali; Zeidan, Asad; Korashy, Hesham M... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Gefitinib (GEF) is a selective inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) used to treat non-small cell lung cancer. Yet, few cases of cardiotoxicity have been reported. However, the role of the PTEN/Akt/FoxO3a ... -
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Critical Molecular Driver of Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disturbances Associated with Diabetes.
Maamoun, Hatem; Abdelsalam, Shahenda S; Zeidan, Asad; Korashy, Hesham M; Agouni, Abdelali ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyle contribute to the widespread epidemic of obesity among both adults and children leading to rising cases of diabetes. Cardiovascular disease complications associated with obesity ... -
Enteric pathogens modulate metabolic homeostasis in the Drosophila melanogaster host
Hoda, Najjar; Al-Ashmar, Sarah; Qush, Abeer; Al-Asmar, Jawaher; Rashwan, Sara; Elgamal, Abdelrahman; Zeidan, Asad; Kamareddine, Layla... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)On quotidian basis, living beings work out an armistice with their microbial flora and a scuffle with invading pathogens to maintain a normal state of health. Although producing virulence factors and escaping the host's ... -
Involvement of caveolae in hyperglycemia-induced changes in adiponectin and leptin expressions in vascular smooth muscle cells
Ola, El Atab; Ghantous, Crystal M.; El-Zein, Nabil; Farhat, Rima; Agouni, Abdelali; Korashy, Hesham M.; Djouhri, Laiche; Kamareddine, Layla; Zibara, Kazem; Zeidan, Asad... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Hyperglycemia exerts various harmful effects on the vasculature. Studies have shown an association between the levels of the adipokines leptin and adiponectin (APN) and vascular complications in diabetes mellitus. The aim ... -
L5 Spinal Nerve Axotomy Induces Distinct Electrophysiological Changes in Axotomized L5- and Adjacent L4-Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons in Rats .
Djouhri, Laiche; Zeidan, Asad; Alzoghaibi, Mohammad; Al Otaibi, Mohammad F; Abd El-Aleem, Seham A ( Mary Ann Liebert , 2020 , Article)Peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP) is a major health problem for which effective drug treatment is lacking. Its underlying neuronal mechanisms are still illusive, but pre-clinical studies using animal models of PNP including ... -
Molecular Mechanisms of Adiponectin-Induced Attenuation of Mechanical Stretch-Mediated Vascular Remodeling
Ghantous, Crystal M.; Farhat, Rima; Djouhri, Laiche; Alashmar, Sarah; Anlar, Gulsen; Korashy, Hesham M.; Agouni, Abdelali; Zeidan, Asad... more authors ... less authors ( hindawi , 2020 , Article)Hypertension induces vascular hypertrophy, which changes blood vessels structurally and functionally, leading to reduced tissue perfusion and further hypertension. It is also associated with dysregulated levels of the ... -
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibition improves endoplasmic reticulum stress-impaired endothelial cell angiogenic response: A critical role for cell survival
ABDELSALAM, SHAHENDA S.; PASHA, MAZHAR; EL-GAMAL, HEBA; HASAN, MARAM; ELRAYESS, MOHAMED A.; ZEIDAN, ASAD; KORASHY, HESHAM M.; AGOUNI, ABDELALI... more authors ... less authors ( Spandidos publications , 2021 , Article)Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress contributes to endothelial dysfunction, which is the initial step in atherogenesis. Blockade of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)1B, a negative regulator of insulin receptors that is ... -
Sestrin2 suppression aggravates oxidative stress and apoptosis in endothelial cells subjected to pharmacologically induced endoplasmic reticulum stress
Fatima, Munazza T; Hasan, Maram; Abdelsalam, Shahenda S; Sivaraman, Siveen K; El-Gamal, Heba; Zahid, Muhammad A; Elrayess, Mohamed A; Korashy, Hesham M; Zeidan, Asad; Parray, Aijaz S; Agouni, Abdelali... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is an inflammatory response that contributes to endothelial dysfunction, a hallmark of cardiovascular diseases, in close interplay with oxidative stress. Recently, Sestrin2 (SESN2) emerged ... -
The role of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)-1B in cardiovascular disease and its interplay with insulin resistance
Abdelsalam, Shahenda S.; Korashy, Hesham M.; Zeidan, Asad; Agouni, Abdelali ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article Review)Endothelial dysfunction is a key feature of cardiovascular disorders associated with obesity and diabetes. Several studies identified protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)-1B, a member of the PTP superfamily, as a major ... -
Water-pipe smoking promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of human breast cancer cells via ERK1/ERK2 pathways.
Sadek, Khaled W; Haik, Mahmoud Y; Ashour, Anas A; Baloch, Tahira; Aboulkassim, Tahar; Yasmeen, Amber; Vranic, Semir; Zeidan, Asad; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin... more authors ... less authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article)With the increasing popularity of water-pipe smoking (WPS), it is critical to comprehend how WPS may affect women's health. The main goal of this study is to identify the potential outcome of WPS on human breast cancer ...