Browsing by Author "Al-Asmakh, Maha"
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Quantifying Gut Microbiome in Rats with Adenine-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease and the Effect of Treatment with Gum Arabic
Al-Baniali, Asmaa; Shoair, Banan; Al-Asmakh, Maha; Aljamal, Ola; Sohail, Mohammad ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects ~10% of Qatar's population. Recently, dysbiosis in the gut microbiome has been associated with CKD. It is not understood whether CKD affects the gut microbiome or the dysbiotic gut ... -
“Safe” Chitosan Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite Has Minimal Organ-Specific Toxicity on Early Stages of Zebrafish Development
Younes, Nadin; Pintus, Gianfranco; Al-Asmakh, Maha; Rasool, Kashif; Younes, Salma; Calzolari, Simone; Mahmoud, Khaled; Nasrallah, Gheyath... more authors ... less authors ( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Marine biofouling is considered one of the most challenging issues affecting maritime industries worldwide. In this regard, traditional biocides, being used to combat biofouling, have high toxicity toward the aquatic system. ... -
SARS-CoV-2 and immune-microbiome interactions: Lessons from respiratory viral infections
Farhan, Cyprian; Sohail, Muhammad Umar; Abdelhafez, Ibrahim; Salman, Salma; Attique, Zakria; Kamareddine, Layla; Al-Asmakh, Maha... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)By the beginning of 2020, infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had rapidly evolved into an emergent worldwide pandemic, an outbreak whose unprecedented consequences highlighted ... -
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Smoking: What is the association? A brief review
Ishita, Gupta; Sohail, Muhammad Umar; Elzawawi, Khaled E.; Amarah, Ahmed H.; Vranic, Semir; Al-Asmakh, Maha; Moustafa, Ala-Eddin Al... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Susceptibility to severe illness from COVID-19 is anticipated to be associated with cigarette smoking as it aggravates the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory illness, including infections. This is particularly important ... -
The gut microbiota and developmental programming of the testis in mice
Al-Asmakh, Maha; Stukenborg, Jan-Bernd; Reda, Ahmed; Anuar, Farhana; Strand, Mona-Lisa; Hedin, Lars; Pettersson, Sven; Soder, Olle... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2014 , Article)Nutrients and environmental chemicals, including endocrine disruptors, have been incriminated in the current increase in male reproductive dysfunction, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The gastrointestinal ... -
Toxicity evaluation of selected ionic liquid compounds on embryonic development of Zebrafish.
Younes, Nadin; Salem, Rola; Al-Asmakh, Maha; Altamash, Tausif; Pintus, Gianfranco; Khraisheh, Majeda; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Hydrate formation in seafloor pipelines is considered an economic and flow assurance issue for the oil and gas industries. Ionic liquids (ILs) have been recently used as potential hydrate inhibitors. Although branded as ... -
Use of Germ-Free Animal Models in Microbiota-Related Research
Al-Asmakh, Maha; Zadjali, Fahad ( The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology , 2015 , Article)The large intestine is a home for trillions of microbiota, which confer many benefits on the host, including production of vitamins, absorption of nutrients, pathogen displacement, and development of the immune system. For ...