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Salah RS, Ahmed HH, Abd-Allah SH, Hassan RE, Khalil WK, Abd-Rabou AA, Sabry GM. The anti-epileptic efficiency of mesenchymal stem cells against pilocarpine model of acute epilepsy. RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 14:1255-1266. [DOI: 10.5958/0974-360x.2021.00223.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Selim RE, Ahmed HH, Abd-Allah SH, Sabry GM, Hassan RE, Khalil WKB, Abouhashem NS. Mesenchymal Stem Cells: a Promising Therapeutic Tool for Acute Kidney Injury. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2019; 189:284-304. [PMID: 30976980 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-019-02995-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a rapid loss of renal function. It has high mortality rates. Still, renal replacement therapy is considered the best solution for recovering AKI. This opens a line of thought to develop an alternative therapy for it without complications. Mesenchymal stem cells are considered a new therapy for treating kidney diseases. The aim of this work was to address the anti-apoptotic, antioxidative, and pro-angiogenic effects of adipose tissue-derived MSCs (AD-MSCs) and bone marrow-MSCs (BM-MSCs) for treating AKI. Adult male Wistar rats were assigned into nine groups (n = 10): (1) the control group; (2) the AKI group, receiving cisplatin; (3) the AKI group treated with AD-MSCs (1 × 106); (4) the AKI group treated with AD-MSCs (2 × 106); (5) the AKI group treated with AD-MSCs (4 × 106); (6) the AKI group treated with losartan; (7) the AKI group treated with BM-MSCs (1 × 106); (8) the AKI group treated with BM-MSCs (2 × 106); and (9) the AKI group treated with BM-MSCs (4 × 106). The results showed a significant rise in creatinine, urea, and cystatin C (cys C) levels and upregulation of p38 mRNA, whereas a significant decline in NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO-1) protein and downregulation of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) mRNA and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA were recorded in AKI. MSCs could improve renal functions manifested by decreased urea, creatinine, and cys C levels; downregulation of p38; and upregulation of Bcl-2 and VEGF. Moreover, MSC therapy could induce NQO-1 in the treated rats relative to the untreated rats. So, cell-based therapy can reduce AKI through the antioxidative, anti-apoptotic, and pro-angiogenic properties of MSCs. Therefore, the findings received in this attempt create a fertile base for the setup of cell therapy in patients with AKI.
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- Rehab E Selim
- Hormones Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt. .,Stem Cell Lab., Centre of Excellence for Advanced Science, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
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- Hormones Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.,Stem Cell Lab., Centre of Excellence for Advanced Science, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Hegab MH, Abd-Allah SH, Badawey MS, Saleh AA, Metwally AS, Fathy GM, Nada SM, Abdel-Rahman SA, Saleh AA, Fawzy A, El-Magd MA. Therapeutic potential effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on chronic liver disease in murine Schistosomiasis Mansoni. J Parasit Dis 2018; 42:277-286. [PMID: 29844633 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-018-0997-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Some reports have shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) therapy could ameliorate chemically-induced hepatic fibrosis. This research assesses the therapeutic action of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) on chronic diseased liver in Schistosoma mansoni infected mice. All infected female mice divided into three groups, one group (15 mice) treated with oral praziquantel (PZQ), second group (15 mice) received intravenous injection of BM-MSCs and third group (15 mice) treated with both MSCs + PZQ. Two control groups (15 mice each) subdivided into one infected and second healthy one. BM-MSCs were obtained from bones of both femur and tibia of male mice (30 mice), then cultured and characterized morphologically by detection of CD105 by flow cytometer. Liver tissues for all groups were examined histopathologically. Measuring of the collagen 1 gene expression was done by real-time PCR and immunohistochemical study to detect stem cells differentiation for detection of MSCs engraftments in liver tissue. MSCs treatment caused marked improvement and regression of fibrosis, and prevents deposition of collagen and reduced the expression of collagen 1 gene in infected mice on their liver tissues, especially when used with PZQ in mice treatment. It can be concluded that, MSCs is a good therapeutic method for liver fibrosis caused by S. mansoni infection.
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- Mohamed H Hegab
- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 3Department of Animal Wealth Development, Genetics & Genetic Engineering, of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- 4Department of Anatomy & Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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A Soliman N, Abd-Allah SH, Hussein S, Alaa Eldeen M. Factors enhancing the migration and the homing of mesenchymal stem cells in experimentally induced cardiotoxicity in rats. IUBMB Life 2017; 69:162-169. [PMID: 28083978 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Doxorubicin is an effective anti-neoplastic drug but its use is limited by its cardiotoxicity. Administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for the management of cardiotoxicity was with poor myocardial homing capacity. With the aim of developing novel techniques to improve the migration of MSCs, we tested whether valproate and electric fields (EFs) direct the migration of MSCs towards the damaged myocardium. The study included five groups of female albino rats. The first group included 10 healthy rats as normal control group. The remaining 40 female rats received doxorubicin for induction of acute cardiotoxicity. Four rats were sacrificed for histopathological confirmation of cardiotoxicity. The remaining rats were equally divided into subsequent four groups. The second group included nine rats that did not receive further treatment (positive control group). The third group included nine rats which received intravenous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) after cardiotoxicity induction. The fourth group included nine rats which received BM-MSCs plus sodium valporate after cardiotoxicity induction. The fifth group included nine rats which received BM-MSCs plus sodium valporate after cardiotoxicity induction and were exposed to an electrical stimulation (ES). Blood samples were taken from all groups at the end of the study to estimate creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), aspartate transaminase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Heart tissues from all rats were used for RNA extraction for assessment of sry gene expression. Homing was tested by PKH26 fluorescence in myocardial tissue sections and by sry gene expression. The best biochemical and histopathological improvement in cardiotoxicity was demonstrated in group 5 (rats that received ES and valporate with MSCs). We concluded that EFs and sodium valproate enhance homing ability of MSCs towards the damaged myocardium in doxorubicin induced carditoxicity model. © 2017 IUBMB Life, 69(3):162-169, 2017.
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- Nabil A Soliman
- Zoology Department, Physiology Section, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Physiology Section, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt
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Abd-Allah SH, El-Shal AS, Shalaby SM, Pasha HF, Abou El-Saoud AM, Abdel Galil SM, Mahmoud TA. Influence of Matrix metalloproteinase 1 and 3 genetic variations on susceptibility and severity of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. IUBMB Life 2015; 67:934-42. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.1446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Somia H. Abd-Allah
- Medical Biochemistry Department; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine; Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department; Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine; Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department; Zagazig University; Zagazig Egypt
- Medicine Department; Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University; Makkah Saudi Arabia
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Abd-Allah SH, El-Shal AS, Shalaby SM, Abd-Elbary E, Mazen NF, Abdel Kader RR. The role of placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells in healing of induced full-thickness skin wound in a mouse model. IUBMB Life 2015; 67:701-9. [PMID: 26315141 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We examined the effect of placenta-derived MSCs (PDMSCs) injection intraregionally and intraperitoneally on healing of induced full thickness mice skin wounds; moreover, the mechanisms by which MSCs exert their effects were also studied. Sixty female mice were divided into three groups after induction of full thickness skin wound; untreated group, wounded mice were injected with MSCs derived from human placenta intraperitoneally or intraregionally. Skin biopsies were obtained 7 and 12 days after wound incision for histological examinations, detection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) by ELISA, and estimation of expression of mouse ICAM-1, Integrin β1, Integrin β3 genes and human albumin and GAPDH genes by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Human placenta derived-MSCs treated groups showed accelerated wound healing than non-treated group. VEGF, Integrin β1, and Integrin β3 levels were significantly increased in the intraregionally and intraperitoneally treated mice as compared to non-treated group at day 7 after wound induction. ICAM-1 showed significant decrease in its expression in treated groups compared with non-treated group. Interestingly, the intraperitoneal MSCs injections showed better results than intraregional one. PDMSCs accelerate full thickness skin wound healing and the intraperitoneal MSCs injections are more effective than intraregional one. MSCs promote wound healing through release of proangiogenic factors as VEGF, increase healing promoting factors as integrin β1 and β3, and decrease proinflammatory cytokines as ICAM-1.
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- Somia H Abd-Allah
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Abd-Allah SH, Shalaby SM, Abd-Elbary E, Saleh AA, El-Magd MA. Human peripheral blood CD34+ cells attenuate oleic acid-induced acute lung injury in rats. Cytotherapy 2014; 17:443-53. [PMID: 25536864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Adult stem cell-based therapy is a promising novel approach for treatment of acute lung injury (ALI). In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of isolated human peripheral blood CD34+ progenitor cells in an ALI rat model, induced by oleic acid (OA) injection. METHODS Seventy-five adult female rats were used in this study. Group A, control without treatment, and group B, control injected with phosphate-buffered saline, comprised 15 rats each; the remaining 45 rats were injected with OA to induce ALI and were further subdivided into 3 groups: group C (ALI group, 15 rats), group D (ALI and fibroblast group, 15 rats) and group E (ALI and CD34+ cell group, 15 rats). RESULTS CD34+ cells transplantation in rats with OA-induced lung injury improves the arterial PaO(2) and wet/dry ratio, reduces infiltration of inflammatory cells and decreases lung vascular permeability as determined by reduced intra-alveolar and interstitial patchy congestion and hemorrhage as well as decreased interstitial edema. Additionally, lung inflammation determined by expression of the pro-inflammatory mediators intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and tumor necrosis factor-α was attenuated in CD34+ cell-treated rats at 6, 24 and 48 h post-OA challenge compared with non-treated rats. Moreover, the expression of anti-inflammatory molecule interleukin-10 was up-regulated in the lung of OA-induced ALI rats after administration of CD34+ cells. The important finding was that human TNF-α-induced protein 6 (TSG-6) gene expression was significantly up-regulated in rats treated with CD34+ cells. CONCLUSIONS The freshly isolated human peripheral blood-derived CD34+ cells may be used as an important source of stem cells that improve ALI. The anti-inflammatory properties of CD34+ cells in the lung are explained, at least in part, by activation of CD34+ cells to express TSG-6.
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- Somia H Abd-Allah
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Wealth Development, Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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Abd-Allah SH, Shalaby SM, El-Shal AS, Elkader EA, Hussein S, Emam E, Mazen NF, El Kateb M, Atfy M. Effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells on hepatoma. Cytotherapy 2014; 16:1197-206. [PMID: 24985939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2014.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) on tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo and to elucidate the apoptotic and anti-proliferative mechanisms of MSCs on a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) murine model. METHODS The growth-inhibitory effect of MSCs on the Hepa 1-6 cell line was tested by means of methyl thiazolyl diphenyl-tetrazolium assay. Eighty female mice were randomized into four groups: group 1 consisted of 20 mice that received MSCs only by intrahepatic injection; group 2 consisted of 20 HCC mice induced by inoculation of Hepa 1-6 cells into livers without MSC treatment; group 3 consisted of 20 mice that received MSCs after induction of liver cancer; group 4 consisted of 20 mice that received MSCs after induction of liver cancer on top of induced biliary cirrhosis. RESULTS MSCs exhibited a growth-inhibitory effect on Hepa 1-6 murine cell line in vitro. Concerning in vivo study, decreases of serum alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase and albumin levels after MSC transplantation in groups 2 and 3 were found. Gene expression of α-fetoprotein was significantly downregulated after MSC injection in the HCC groups. We found that gene expression of caspase 3, P21 and P53 was significantly upregulated, whereas gene expression of Bcl-2 and survivin was downregulated in the HCC groups after MSC injection. Liver specimens of the HCC groups confirmed the presence of dysplasia. The histopathological picture was improved after administration of MSCs to groups 2 and 3. CONCLUSIONS MSCs upregulated genes that help apoptosis and downregulated genes that reduce apoptosis. Therefore, MSCs could inhibit cell division of HCC and potentiate their death.
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- Somia H Abd-Allah
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Shalaby SM, El-Shal AS, Abd-Allah SH, Selim AO, Selim SA, Gouda ZA, Abd El Motteleb DM, Zanfaly HE, El-Assar HM, Abdelazim S. Mesenchymal stromal cell injection protects against oxidative stress in Escherichia coli-induced acute lung injury in mice. Cytotherapy 2014; 16:764-75. [PMID: 24525173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2013.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Revised: 12/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Stem cells may be a promising therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies suggested that the mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have anti-oxidative stress properties. We hypothesized that intravenous injection of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) could attenuate Escherichia coli-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice by controlling the oxidative stress status. METHODS Eighty mice were randomly divided into four groups: group 1 (control group) received 25 μL of saline as a vehicle; group 2 contained E coli-induced ALI mice; group 3 included mice that received MSCs before induction of ALI; group 4 included mice that received MSCs after induction of ALI. Lung samples were isolated and assayed for oxidative stress variables and histopathologic analysis. Total anti-oxidant capacity was measured in broncho-alveolar lavage. RESULTS Pre- and post-injury MSC injection increased survival, reduced pulmonary edema and attenuated lung injuries in ALI mice. Histologically, MSCs exhibited a considerable degree of preservation of the pulmonary alveolar architecture. An increase of anti-oxidant enzyme activities and a decrease of myeloperoxidase activity and malondialdehyde levels in the MSC recipient groups versus the ALI group were found. Furthermore, the total anti-oxidant capacity and reduced glutathione levels were significantly increased in MSCs recipient groups versus the ALI group. Weak +ve inducible nitric oxide synthase immuno-expression in groups that received MSCs was detected. Pre-injury MSC injection showed better effects than did post-injury MSC injection. CONCLUSIONS Systemic bone marrow-derived MSC injection was effective in modulating the oxidative stress status in E coli-induced acute lung injury in mice.
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- Sally M Shalaby
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Abd-Allah SH, Pasha HF, Hagrass HA, Alghobashy AA. Vitamin D status and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in Egyptian children. Gene 2013; 536:430-4. [PMID: 24370753 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is recognized as a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease. Vitamin D compounds are known to suppress T-cell activation by binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR); and thus, VDR gene polymorphisms may be related to T-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between vitamin D status and VDR gene polymorphisms and T1DM. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty patients with T1DM and one hundred and twenty controls were enrolled in the study. VDR gene BsmI, FokI, ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms were determined using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was determined using ELISA. RESULT Serum 25(OH)D levels revealed a vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in 75% of the patients. The mean levels of vitamin D were significantly lower in patients as compared to their controls (P=<0.001). VDR BsmI Bb and bb genotypes and VDR FokI Ff and ff genotypes were associated with increased risk of T1DM (OR=2.3, 95% CI=1.3-4.2, P=0.005; OR=2.2, 95% CI=1.1-4.7, P=0.04; OR=1.8, 95% CI=1.03-3.04, P=0.04; OR=4.03, 95% CI=1.2-13.1, P=0.01 respectively), while the VDR ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms were not. CONCLUSION Our study indicated that vitamin D deficiency and VDR BsmI and FokI polymorphisms were associated with T1DM in Egyptian children.
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- Somia H Abd-Allah
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Abd-Allah SH, Shalaby SM, Pasha HF, El-Shal AS, Raafat N, Shabrawy SM, Awad HA, Amer MG, Gharib MA, El Gendy EA, Raslan AA, El-Kelawy HM. Mechanistic action of mesenchymal stem cell injection in the treatment of chemically induced ovarian failure in rabbits. Cytotherapy 2013; 15:64-75. [PMID: 23260087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2012.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND No curative treatment is known for primary ovarian failure; however, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), through self-renewal and regeneration, push the trial to evaluate their role in the treatment of ovarian failure. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of MSCs on cyclophosphamide (CTX)-induced ovarian failure in rabbits and to clarify the mechanism(s) by which MSCs exert their action. METHODS Thirty-five adult female rabbits were injected with CTX to induce ovarian failure. Five rabbits were euthanized after the last injection of CTX for histological examination. The others (30 rabbits) were further subdivided into two groups: group 1 (ovarian failure group, 15 rabbits) received no treatment; group 2 (ovarian failure and MSC recipient group, 15 rabbits) received MSCs isolated from extracted bone marrow of male rabbits. RESULTS A decrease of follicle-stimulating hormone and an increase of estrogen and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in the MSC recipient group versus the ovarian failure group were found. Weak caspase-3 expression and +ve proliferating cell nuclear antigen staining after MSC injection were detected. Cytological and histological examinations showed increased follicle numbers with apparent normal structure of ovarian follicles in the MSC recipient group. Moreover, Y chromosome-containing cells from male donors were present within the ovarian tissues in group 2. CONCLUSIONS The current study suggests that intravenous injection of MSCs into rabbits with chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage improved ovarian function. MSCs accomplish this function by direct differentiation into specific cellular phenotypes and by secretion of VEGF, which influence the regeneration of the ovary.
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- Somia H Abd-Allah
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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Abd-Allah SH, El-Shal AS, Shalaby SM, Pasha HF, El-Saoud AMA, El-Najjar AR, El-Shahawy EE. PADI4 polymorphisms and related haplotype in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Joint Bone Spine 2012; 79:124-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Abd-Allah SH, Shalaby SM, Pasha HF, El-Shal AS, Abou El-Saoud AM. Variation of matrix metalloproteinase 1 and 3 haplotypes and their serum levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2011; 16:15-20. [PMID: 21770773 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 3 (MMP1 and MMP3) are thought to be important in destructive joint changes seen in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze whether functional polymorphisms in the promoter region of the MMP1 and MMP3 genes were associated with RA and OA. The MMP1 (-1607 1G/2G) and MMP3 (-1171 5A/6A) polymorphisms were screened by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism in 100 patients with (RA), 100 patients with (OA), and 100 controls. Serum MMP1 and MMP3 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results reported a significant difference between patients with OA and controls regarding allele distributions of MMP1 polymorphism, but not between patients with RA and controls. For MMP3 polymorphism, the 6A/6A genotype was significantly more frequent in patients with RA and OA than in controls. The haplotype 2G-6A, which carries the abnormal alleles, showed higher frequencies in the patients with RA and OA than in controls (28%, 30% and 8%, respectively). There were no significant differences in serum MMP1 and MMP3 levels between all studied groups. In conclusion, the MMP1 and MMP3 haplotypes may represent genetic determinants for RA and OA in the Egyptian population. The results suggest that MMP polymorphism genotypes may be more useful in predicting joint damage than measurement of serum concentrations of MMP1 and MMP3. Moreover, MMP1 and MMP3 polymorphisms may predict the activity and severity of these diseases.
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- Somia H Abd-Allah
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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Elbehery MM, Nouh AA, Mohamed ML, Alanwar AA, Abd-Allah SH, Shalaby SM. Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 and glycodelin levels in uterine flushing before and after hysteroscopic polypectomy. Clin Lab 2011; 57:953-957. [PMID: 22239027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endometrial polyps are one of the most common endometrial abnormalities and it may be associated with infertility and early pregnancy loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 binding protein (IGFBP-1) and glycodelin levels in uterine flushings before and after hysteroscopic polypectomy. METHODS Two-hundred fifty non pregnant women participated in this prospective interventional study. One-hundred women with a complaint of infertility had endometrial polyps diagnosed by two-dimensional ultrasound scan and confirmed by transvaginal sonohysterography were prepared for hysteroscopic polypectomy, and 150 women with a history of menorrhagia not responding to medical treatment were prepared for hysteroscopic endometrial biopsy. Paired samples of uterine flushings were taken from all patients prior to and post hysteroscopic intervenetion at the midluteal phase. Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 was analyzed using an immunoradiometric assay. Enzyme-linked immunoassays were performed to analyze glycodelin. Glycodelin and IGFBP-1 levels were compared in both groups prior to and post hysteroscopic intervention. RESULTS The glycodelin and IGFBP-1 levels are significantly lower in patients with uterine polyps than in patients having menorrhagia preoperatively (p < 0.001 for each). In patients with uterine polyps, both glycodelin and IGFBP-1 were significantly increased postoperatively (p < 0.001 for each), while no significant changes in their values were noted postoperatively in patients with menorrhagia undergoing endometrial biopsy. CONCLUSIONS Decreased levels of mid-secretory IGFBP-1 and glycodelin were associated with the presence of endometrial polyps and both were reversed following hysteroscopic polypectomy. This could explain the pathophysiological mechanisms by which endometrial receptivity is impaired in the presence of endometrial polyps.
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- Manal M Elbehery
- Obestetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Agina AA, Abd-Allah SH. Plasma levels of nitric oxide in association with severe Plasmodium falciparum in Yemen. J Egypt Soc Parasitol 2003; 29:215-22. [PMID: 12561901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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One hundred and five patients with Plasmodium falciparum were included, forty-three with cerebral malaria and sixty-two without cerebral manifestations. The main clinical presentations in cerebral malaria patients were fever (76.4%), pallor (72%), splenomegaly (60.5%), deep coma (39.5%), jaundice (18.6%), pulmonary oedema (13.9%), subconjunctival haemorrhage (13.9%), severe anemia (Hb<5mg/l) (53.5%), hypoglycemia (glucose<40mg/dl) (67.4%) and haemoglobinuria (6.9%) while in non cerebral malaria patients the clinical presentations were fever (83.8%), pallor (67.7%), splenomegaly (66%), jaundice (9.7%), severe anemia (Hb<5gm/dl) (51.6%) and hypoglycemia (glucose<40mg/dl) (3.2%). Nine patients from cerebral malaria group died after admission. Serum level of nitric oxide (nitrite plus nitrate) were assayed for all patients, serum level of nitric oxide were highly significant in patients with cerebral malaria than those without (34.6 +/- 2.3n. mol/ml VS 12.9 +/- 1.3n. mol/ml; P<0.01). In cerebral malaria, nitric oxide levels were highly elevated in patients with deeper coma than those with lighter coma (48.2 +/- 3.1n. mol/ml VS 24.4 +/- 1.3n. mol/ml; P<0.001) and also higher among patients with longer duration of coma (>72 hours) than among patients with shorter duration of coma (<72 hours) (54.5 +/- 2.8 n. mol/ml V.S. 23.6 +/- 3.1n. mol/ml; P<0.001). Also, nitric oxide levels were correlated with clinical outcome, fatal cases (9 patients) having significantly higher nitric oxide levels than survivors (56.2 +/- 3.1 n. mol/ml VS 32.5 +/- 1.3 n. mol/ml; P<0.001). Thus, higher levels of nitric oxide are associated with indices of disease severity and may predict outcome in-patients with cerebral malaria. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that nitric oxide is involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria.
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- A A Agina
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Al Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
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