Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Altered Lymphocyte E-NTPDase Are Implicated in Acute Dyslipidemia in Rats: Protective Role of Arbutin

Autor: Reem S. Alruhaimi, Omnia E. Hussein, Sulaiman M. Alnasser, Mousa O. Germoush, Meshal Alotaibi, Emad H. M. Hassanein, Mohamed El Mohtadi, Ayman M. Mahmoud

Publikováno v: Pharmaceuticals, Vol 17, Iss 10, p 1343 (2024)

Background/Objectives: Dyslipidemia is frequently linked to various disorders, and its clinical relevance is now recognized. The role of inflammation and oxidative stress (OS) in dyslipidemia has been acknowledged. This study assessed the potential o

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Graphene derivatives potentiate the activity of antibiotics against Enterococcus faecium, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli

Autor: Jonathan A. Butler, Lauren Osborne, Mohamed El Mohtadi, Kathryn A. Whitehead

Publikováno v: AIMS Bioengineering, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 106-113 (2020)

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is developing at a faster rate than new antibiotics can be discovered. This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of several carbon-based derivative compounds alone and in combination with clinically relevant

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The Effect of C-Reactive Protein Isoforms on Nitric Oxide Production by U937 Monocytes/Macrophages

Autor: Nicola R. Sproston, Mohamed El Mohtadi, Mark Slevin, William Gilmore, Jason J. Ashworth

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 9 (2018)

Inflammation is regulated by many endogenous factors including estrogen, a steroid hormone that declines with increasing age, leading to excessive inflammation in the elderly. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase inflammatory protein that exist

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Metal ions and graphene-based compounds as alternative treatment options for burn wounds infected by antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Autor: Mohamed El Mohtadi, Craig E. Banks, Andrew Kirby, Kathryn A. Whitehead, Andrew J. McBain, Nathalie Karaky, Jonathan A. Butler

Publikováno v: Karaky, N, Kirby, A, Mcbain, A J, Butler, J A, El Mohtadi, M, Banks, C E & Whitehead, K A 2020, ' Metal ions and graphene-based compounds as alternative treatment options for burn wounds infected by antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa ', Archives of Microbiology . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-019-01803-z
Archives of Microbiology

Burn infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa pose a major complication in wound healing. This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial effect of metal ions, graphene (Gr), and graphene oxide (GO), individually and in combination, against the pl

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-019-01803-z

Principal Component Analysis to Determine the Surface Properties That Influence the Self-Cleaning Action of Hydrophobic Plant Leaves

Autor: Jake McClements, Filipe Mergulhão, Lisa I. Pilkington, Christopher M. Liauw, Luciana C. Gomes, Marloes Peeters, Kathryn A. Whitehead, Mohamed El Mohtadi, Fabien Saubade

It is well established that many leaf surfaces display self-cleaning properties. However, an understanding of how the surface properties interact is still confounding. Consequently, twelve different leaf types were selected for analysis due to their

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https://hdl.handle.net/10216/141022