Browsing by Author "Eid, Assaad A."
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C-peptide in diabetes: A player in a dual hormone disorder?
Dakroub, Ali; Dbouk, Ali; Asfour, Aref; Nasser, Suzanne A.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.; Sahebkar, Amirhossein; Eid, Assaad A.; Iratni, Rabah; Eid, Ali H.... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2024 , Article)C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin synthesis believed to be biologically inert, is emerging as a multifunctional molecule. C-peptide serves an anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic role in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) ... -
Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Risk in Diabetes: Metformin, an Actor behind the Scene
Anwar, M. Akhtar; Kheir, Wassim Abou; Eid, Stephanie; Fares, Joanna; Liu, Xiaoqi; Eid, Ali H.; Eid, Assaad A.... more authors ... less authors ( Ivyspring International Publisher , 2014 , Article)Both diabetes and cancer are prevalent diseases whose incidence rates are increasing worldwide, especially in countries that are undergoing rapid industrialization changes. Apparently, lifestyle risk factors including diet, ... -
Corrigendum to “Peri-renal adipose inflammation contributes to renal dysfunction in a non-obese prediabetic rat model: Role of anti-diabetic drugs” [Biochem. Pharmacol. 186 (2021) 114491]
Hammoud, Safaa H.; AlZaim, Ibrahim; Mougharbil, Nahed; Koubar, Sahar; Eid, Ali H.; Eid, Assaad A.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)We regret to report that a mistake occurred in preparation of Fig. 4. The modified figure is included below. We apologize for any confusion this might have created. -
MicroRNAs as Potential Pharmaco-targets in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Compounded by Diabetes.
Dehaini, Hassan; Awada, Hussein; El-Yazbi, Ahmed; Zouein, Fouad A; Issa, Khodr; Eid, Assaad A; Ibrahim, Maryam; Badran, Adnan; Baydoun, Elias; Pintus, Gianfranco; Eid, Ali H... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Ischemia-Reperfusion (I/R) injury is the tissue damage that results from re-oxygenation of ischemic tissues. There are many players that contribute to I/R injury. One of these factors is the family of microRNAs (miRNAs), ... -
Peri-renal adipose inflammation contributes to renal dysfunction in a non-obese prediabetic rat model: Role of anti-diabetic drugs
Hammoud, Safaa H.; AlZaim, Ibrahim; Mougharbil, Nahed; Koubar, Sahar; Eid, Ali H.; Eid, Assaad A.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Diabetic nephropathy is a major health challenge with considerable economic burden and significant impact on patients’ quality of life. Despite recent advances in diabetic patient care, current clinical practice guidelines ... -
Sestrin2 as a Novel Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Various Diseases
Pasha, Mazhar; Eid, Ali H.; Eid, Assaad A.; Gorin, Yves; Munusamy, Shankar ( Hindawi , 2017 , Article)Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible metabolic protein, is known to repress reactive oxygen species (ROS) and provide cytoprotection against various noxious stimuli including genotoxic and oxidative stress, ... -
The mitochondria: A target of polyphenols in the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy
Bhagani, Humna; Nasser, Suzanne A.; Dakroub, Ali; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.; Eid, Assaad A.; Kobeissy, Firas; Pintus, Gianfranco; Eid, Ali H.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a constellation of symptoms consisting of ventricular dysfunction and cardiomyocyte disarray in the presence of diabetes. The exact cause of this type of cardiomyopathy is still unknown; ... -
The protective role of Sestrin2 in high fat diet-induced nephropathy
Agouni, Abdelali; Lee, Duck Y; Eid, Assaad A; Gorin, Yves; Sharma, Kumar ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Introduction: Obesity is a major risk factor for type-2 diabetes predisposing patients to diabetic nephropathy (DN), the leading cause of end-stage renal failure. Glomerular injury is a prominent pathological feature of ... -
Visfatin: A Possible Role in Cardiovasculo-Metabolic Disorders
Dakroub, Ali; A Nasser, Suzanne; Younis, Nour; Bhagani, Humna; Al-Dhaheri, Yusra; Pintus, Gianfranco; Eid, Assaad A.; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.; Eid, Ali H.... more authors ... less authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)Visfatin/NAMPT (nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase) is an adipocytokine with several intriguing properties. It was first identified as pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor but turned out to possess enzymatic functions ...