Browsing College of Medicine by Author "Zibara, Kazem"
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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 ... -
Combination of Angiotensin (1-7) Agonists and Convalescent Plasma as a New Strategy to Overcome Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Inhibition for the Treatment of COVID-19
Issa, Hawraa; Eid, Ali H.; Berry, Bassam; Takhviji, Vahideh; Khosravi, Abbas; Mantash, Sarah; Nehme, Rawan; Hallal, Rawan; Karaki, Hussein; Dhayni, Kawthar; Faour, Wissam H.; Kobeissy, Firas; Nehme, Ali; Zibara, Kazem... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently the most concerning health problem worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 infects cells by binding to ... -
The effect of clopidogrel and aspirin on the severity of traumatic brain injury in a rat model
Firas, Kobeissy; Mallah, Khalil; Zibara, Kazem; Dakroub, Fatima; Dalloul, Zeinab; Nasser, Mohammad; Nasrallah, Leila; Mallah, Zahraa; El-Achkar, Ghewa A.; Ramadan, Naify; Mohamed, Wael; Mondello, Stefania; Darwish, Hala; Hamade, Eva; Habib, Aida... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Aspirin (ASA) and clopidogrel (CLOP) are antiplatelet agents that inhibit platelet aggregation. They are implicated in worsening ... -
Hormones in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) animal models
Ghareghani, Majid; Ghanbari, Amir; Eid, Ali; Shaito, Abdullah; Mohamed, Wael; Mondello, Stefania; Zibara, Kazem... more authors ... less authors ( De Gruyter , 2021 , Article)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in which activated immune cells attack the CNS and cause inflammation and demyelination. While the etiology of MS is still ... -
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 ... -
Neurotrauma investigation through spatial omics guided by mass spectrometry imaging: Target identification and clinical applications
Mallah, Khalil; Zibara, Kazem; Kerbaj, Coline; Eid, Ali; Khoshman, Nour; Ousseily, Zahraa; Kobeissy, Abir; Cardon, Tristan; Cizkova, Dasa; Kobeissy, Firas; Fournier, Isabelle; Salzet, Michel... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2023 , Article Review)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents one of the major public health concerns worldwide due to the increase in TBI incidence as a result of injuries from daily life accidents such as sports and motor vehicle transportation ... -
Phytochemicals as Micronutrients: What Is their Therapeutic Promise in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Reslan, Mohammad Amine; Issa, Hawraa; Al-Haj, Nadine; Ibeh, Stanley; Yehya, Yara; Hassan, Houssein Hajj; Kobeissy, Firas; Eid, Ali H.; Zibara, Kazem; Shaito, Abdullah; Mohamed, Wael; Yamashita, Toshihide... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Singapore , 2022 , Book chapter)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease with devastating outcomes to patients and exhaustive burdens to healthcare systems. Alzheimer’s disease has always been the focus of extensive research ... -
Phytochemicals as Micronutrients: What Is their Therapeutic Promise in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury?
Al-Haj, Nadine; Issa, Hawraa; El Zein, Ola; Ibeh, Stanley; Reslan, Mohammad Amine; Yehya, Yara; Kobeissy, Firas; Zibara, Kazem; Eid, Ali H.; Shaito, Abdullah; Mohamed, Wael; Yamashita, Toshihide... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Singapore , 2022 , Book chapter)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the key causes of deaths and disabilities worldwide. TBI progresses in two phases. The primary phase of injury is the direct result of the physical damage caused by the external force ... -
Transforming growth factor-β1 inhibits interleukin-1β-induced expression of inflammatory genes and Cathepsin S activity in human vascular smooth muscle cells
Dhaouadi, Nedra; Nehme, Ali; Faour, Wissam H.; Feugier, Patrick; Cerutti, Catherine; Kacem, Kamel; Eid, Ali H.; Li, Jacques-Yuan; Zibara, Kazem... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Objective and design This study investigated the opposite mechanisms by which IL-1β and TGF-β1 modulated the inflammatory and migratory phenotypes in cultured human intimal vascular smooth muscle cells vSMCs. Materials ...