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Two prolonged viremic SARS-CoV-2 infections with conserved viral genome for two months
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
We document two cases of viremic and prolonged active infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) where the viral genome was conserved for two months, but infection was with little or ...
Formulation and antioxidant properties of curcumin gum Arabic nanoparticles for delivery to cancer cells
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IOP Publishing
, 2020 , Article)
Curcumin nanoparticles (Cur/GANPs) were formulated based on gum arabic (GA) as a stabilizer coatings for nanoparticles through efficient synthesis approach. The current study investigated the antioxidant properties and ...
The spectrum of beta-thalassemia mutations in the 22 Arab countries: a systematic review
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Expert Reviews (formerly Future Drugs) / Taylor and Francis
, 2020 , Article)
To investigate the mutational spectrum in gene in Arab patients with Beta-Thalassemia (β-thal). Authors searched five databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) from the time of inception ...
Zebrafish as a Model for Anticancer Nanomedicine Studies.
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
Nanomedicine is a new approach to fight against cancer by the development of anticancer nanoparticles (NPs) that are of high sensitivity, specificity, and targeting ability to detect cancer cells, such as the ability of ...
Resveratrol Inhibits Oxidative Stress and Prevents Mitochondrial Damage Induced by Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Despite their wide industrial use, Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit a high
toxic potential while concerns of their health-related risks are still present, urging additional in vivo
clarification studies. ...
Organ-specific toxicity evaluation of stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDMA) surfactant using zebrafish embryos
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Surfactants are widely used in the industry of detergents, household products, and cosmetics. SAPDMA is a cationic surfactant that is used mostly in cosmetics, conditioning agents and has recently gained attention as a ...
The Microbiota and Gut-Related Disorders: Insights from Animal Models
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Over the past decade, the scientific committee has called for broadening our horizons in understanding host–microbe interactions and infectious disease progression. Owing to the fact that the human gut harbors trillions ...
Risk Management Assessments and Recommendations Among Students, Staffs, and Health Care Workers in Educational Biomedical Laboratories.
(2021 , Article)
Safety in laboratories is one of the most crucial topics for all educational institutes. All-hazards need to be identified, evaluated, and controlled whenever possible, following the risk management (RM) process. This study ...
Aberrant DNA methylation of PTPRG as one possible mechanism of its under-expression in CML patients in the State of Qatar
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Wiley Open Access
, 2020 , Article)
Several studies showed that aberrant DNA methylation is involved in leukemia and cancer pathogenesis. Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor gamma (PTPRG) expression is a natural inhibitory mechanism that is downregulated ...
Drosophila as a Model Organism in Host–Pathogen Interaction Studies
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article Review)
Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and ...