Browsing Biomedical Sciences by Author "Ouhtit, Allal"
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Accredited genetic testing in the Arab Gulf region: reinventing the wheel.
Zayed, Hatem; Ouhtit, Allal ( Nature Publishing Group , 2016 , Article)Accredited genetic testing in the Arab Gulf region: reinventing the wheel. -
Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) and the role of complement system in disease pathogenesis
Thomas, Swapna; Smatti, Maria K.; Ouhtit, Allal; Cyprian, Farhan S.; Almaslamani, Muna A.; Al Thani, Asmaa; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) has been associated with severe disease outcomes in several viral infections, including respiratory infections. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that antibody-response to SARS-CoV ... -
Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of SARS-CoV-2 in patients exposed to MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 antigens
Thomas, Swapna; Smatti, Maria K.; Alsulaiti, Haya; Zedan, Hadeel T.; Eid, Ali H.; Hssain, Ali A.; Abu Raddad, Laith J.; Gentilcore, Giusy; Ouhtit, Allal; Althani, Asmaa A.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Grivel, Jean Charles; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2024 , Article)This study evaluated the potential for antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) in serum samples from patients exposed to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Furthermore, we evaluated the effect of severe ... -
Burden and disease pathogenesis of influenza and other respiratory viruses in diabetic patients
Swapna, Thomas; Ouhtit, Allal; Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Eid, Ali H.; Mathew, Shilu; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Emara, Mohamed M.; Al Maslamani, Muna A.; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been receiving increasing attention among autoimmune diseases. The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes has increased rapidly and has become one of the leading ... -
CD146, a novel target of CD44-signaling, suppresses breast tumor cell invasion.
Ouhtit, Allal; Abdraboh, Mohammed E; Hollenbach, Andrew D; Raj, Madhwa H G (2017 , Article)We have previously validated three novel CD44-downstream positively regulated transcriptional targets, including Cortactin, Survivin and TGF-β2, and further characterized the players underlying their separate signaling ... -
CD44 mediates stem cell mobilization to damaged lung via its novel transcriptional targets, Cortactin and Survivin
Ouhtit, Allal; Thouta, Rajesh; Zayed, Hatem; Gaur, Rajiv L; Fernando, Augusta; Rahman, Mizanur; Welsh, David A... more authors ... less authors ( Ivyspring International Publisher , 2020 , Article)Beyond their role in bone and lung homeostasis, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are becoming popular in cell therapy. Various insults may disrupt the repair mechanisms involving MSCs. One such insult is smoking, which is a ... -
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors in Hypertension.
Eid, Ali H; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F; Zouein, Fouad; Arredouani, Abdelilah; Ouhtit, Allal; Rahman, Md M; Zayed, Hatem; Pintus, Gianfranco; Abou-Saleh, Haissam... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2018 , Article Review)Chronic hypertension remains a major cause of global mortality and morbidity. It is a complex disease that is the clinical manifestation of multiple genetic, environmental, nutritional, hormonal, and aging-related disorders. ... -
Novel CD44-downstream signaling pathways mediating breast tumor invasion
Ouhtit, Allal; Rizeq, Balsam; Abou Saleh, Haissam; Rahman, MD Mizanur; Zayed, Hatem ( Ivyspring International Publisher , 2018 , Article Review)CD44, also known as homing cell adhesion molecule is a multi-structural cell molecule involved in cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix communications. CD44 regulates a number of central signaling pathways, including ... -
Novel role of BRCA1 interacting C-terminal helicase 1 (BRIP1) in breast tumour cell invasion
Rizeq, Balsam; Sif, Saïd; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Ouhtit, Allal ( Wiley Open Access , 2020 , Article)Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy and the leading cause of death in women worldwide. Only 5%-10% of mutations in BRCA genes are associated with familial breast tumours in Eastern countries, suggesting the ... -
Nox2 activity is required in obesity-mediated alteration of bone remodeling
Rahman, Md Mizanur; El Jamali, Amina; Halade, Ganesh V.; Ouhtit, Allal; Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Pintus, Gianfranco... more authors ... less authors ( Hindawi Limited , 2018 , Article)Despite increasing evidence suggesting a role for NADPH oxidases (Nox) in bone pathophysiology, whether Nox enzymes contribute to obesity-mediated bone remodeling remains to be clearly elucidated. Nox2 is one of the ... -
Severe neurological manifestations in an Egyptian patient with a novel frameshift mutation in the Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase gene
Moseilhy, Ahmed; Hassan, Magdy M.; El Abd, Heba S. A.; Mohammad, Shaimaa A.; El Bekay, Rajaa; Abdel-Motal, Ussama M.; Ouhtit, Allal; Zaki, Osama K.; Zayed, Hatem... more authors ... less authors ( Springer US , 2016 , Article)Abstract To characterize an Egyptian patient with glutaric acidemia type I (GA I) and to identify the causative mutation( s) that may be responsible for the disease phenotype. MRI was performed on the patient using the ...