Browsing by Author "Faour, Wissam H."
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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 ... -
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 ...