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Mutant MMP-9 and HGF gene transfer enhance resolution of CCL4-induced liver fibrosis in rats: Role of ASH1 and EZH2 methyltransferases repression

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Atta H.; El-Rehany M.; Hammam O.; Abdel-Ghany H.; Ramzy M.; Roderfeld M.; Roeb E.; Al-Hendy A.; Raheim S.A.; Allam H.; Marey H. Journal: PLoS ONE Publisher: Public Library of Science Publication Date: 7 November 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 9 / Issue 11 Article No.: e112384 ISSN: 19326203 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112384 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 25380300 Document Type: Article Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Authors and Affiliations Atta H., Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt; El-Rehany M., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt; Hammam O., Department of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Abdel-Ghany H., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt; Ramzy M., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt;...
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Phytochemicals, nutritionals and antioxidant properties of two prickly pear cactus cultivars (Opuntia ficus indica Mill.) growing in Taif, KSA

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Abdel-Hameed E.-S.S.; Nagaty M.A.; Salman M.S.; Bazaid S.A. Journal: Food Chemistry Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Publication Date: October 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 160 Pages: 31–38 ISSN: 3088146 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.03.060 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 24799205 Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Abdel-Hameed E.-S.S., Natural Products Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia, Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Nagaty M.A., Plant Production Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Suez Canal University, El Arish, Egypt; Salman M.S., Natural Products Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia; Bazaid S.A., Natural Products Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia Abstract The antioxidant properties, some phytochemicals and nutritionals were characterized ...
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the oblique supine lithotomy position and prone position: A comparative study

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Al-Dessoukey A.A.; Moussa A.S.; Abdelbary A.M.; Zayed A.; Abdallah R.; Elderwy A.A.; Massoud A.M.; Aly A.H. Journal: Journal of Endourology Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publication Date: 1 September 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 28 / Issue 9 Pages: 1058–1063 ISSN: 8927790 DOI: 10.1089/end.2014.0078 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 24856575 Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Al-Dessoukey A.A., Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt; Moussa A.S., Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt; Abdelbary A.M., Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt; Zayed A., Department of Urology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Abdallah R., Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt; Elderwy A.A., Department of Urology, Assuit ...
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Impact of anthropometric measures and serum leptin on severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Abdelkader N.A.; Montasser I.F.; Bioumy E.E.; Saad W.E. Journal: Diseases of the Esophagus Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc. Publication Date: 29 August 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 28 / Issue 7 Pages: 691–698 ISSN: 11208694 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12271 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 25168182 Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Abdelkader N.A., Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Montasser I.F., Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Bioumy E.E., Department of Tropical Medicine, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Saad W.E., Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Abstract The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the impact of obesity, determined by different anthropometric measures, on clinical and endoscopic severity of GERD and the rela...
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Hsa-miR-195 targets PCMT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma that increases tumor life span

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Amer M.; Elhefnawi M.; El-Ahwany E.; Awad A.F.; Gawad N.A.; Zada S.; Tawab F.M.A. Journal: Tumor Biology Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Publication Date: 14 August 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 35 / Issue 11 Pages: 11301–11309 ISSN: 10104283 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2445-4 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 25119594 Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Amer M., Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt, Biology Department, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt; Elhefnawi M., Biomedical Informatics and Chemoinformatics Research Group, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt; El-Ahwany E., Immunology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt, Biology Department, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt; Awad A.F., Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University, Cairo...
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Description of two new cercariae (an echinostome cercaria and a xiphidiocercaria) procured from Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss) from Nigeria

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Yousif F.; Ayoub M.; Tadros M.; El Bardicy S.; Abolarinwa S. Journal: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Publication Date: August 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 44 / Issue 2 Pages: 373–380 ISSN: 11100583 DOI: 10.12816/0006475 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 25597151 Document Type: Article Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access Authors and Affiliations Yousif F., Department of Environmental Research and Medical Malacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Ayoub M., Department of Environmental Research and Medical Malacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Tadros M., Department of Environmental Research and Medical Malacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; El Bardicy S., Department of Environmental Research and Medical Malacology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Abolarinwa S., Department of Environmental Research and Medical Malacology, Theodor B...
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Comparison between the effects of intraoperative human albumin and normal saline on early graft function in renal transplantation

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Abdallah E.; El-Shishtawy S.; Mosbah O.; Zeidan M. Journal: International Urology and Nephrology Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Publication Date: 24 July 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 46 / Issue 11 Pages: 2221–2226 ISSN: 3011623 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-014-0785-z Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 25056504 Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Abdallah E., Department of Nephrology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, El-Nile St. Waraq El-Hadar, P.O. Box 30, Imbaba Giza, 12411, Egypt; El-Shishtawy S., Department of Nephrology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Mosbah O., Department of Nephrology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Zeidan M., Department of Anesthesiology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt Abstract Purpose: The aim of the current study was to compare the effects of intraoperative infusion of 20 % human albu...
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Localization of tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactivity in the nervous systems of Biomphalaria glabrata and Biomphalaria alexandrina, intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Vallejo D.; Habib M.R.; Delgado N.; Vaasjo L.O.; Croll R.P.; Miller M.W. Journal: Journal of Comparative Neurology Publisher: Wiley-Liss Inc. Publication Date: 4 April 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 522 / Issue 11 Pages: 2532–2552 ISSN: 219967 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23548 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 24477836 Document Type: Article Access: All Open Access; Green Open Access Authors and Affiliations Vallejo D., Institute of Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901, Medical Sciences Campus, United States; Habib M.R., Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada, Medical Malacology Laboratory, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Delgado N., Institute of Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901, Medical Sciences Campus, United States; Vaasjo...
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Anti-C1q antibodies in lupus nephritis: Detection and relationship with disease activity

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Bibliographic Information Authors: Raafat M.; Nabil M.; AbouZeid S.; Hassanein A.S. Journal: Life Science Journal Publisher: Zhengzhou University Publication Date: 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 11 / Issue 12 Pages: 940–946 ISSN: 10978135 DOI: 10.7537/marslsj111214.163 Scopus: View on Scopus Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Raafat M., Nephrology Departments, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Nabil M., Nephrology Departments, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; AbouZeid S., Nephrology Departments, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Hassanein A.S., Hematology Departments, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt, AL-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Sciences for Girls, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Abstract Background: Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder with a broad spectrum of clinical presentations. Glomerulonephritis is one of the commonest and most se...
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