Research

Research Project
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2021
  • 2022

Use of radionuclide-based molecular methods for detection of imported drug-resistant malaria in Oman

Code: OMA2014003 Dates: 2014–2016 Value: USD 300,000 Funder: International Atomic Energy Agency

Investigator: Dr. Hamza Babiker, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

 

Theileria in Oman: Molecular epidemiology and disease

Code: RC/MED/BIOC/13/01 Dates: 2013–2016 Value: OMR 193,200 Funder: The Research Council Oman

Investigator: Dr. Hamza Babiker, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

 

Identification of new blood biomarkers of prolactin hepatic actions

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/15/01 Dates: 2015–2016 Value: OMR 17,200 Funder: SQU

Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al-Zadjali, Dr. Nafila Al-Riyami, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Identification of Putative Genes Involved in Early Steps of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Pathogenesis

Code: Dates: 2014–2017 Value: OMR 76,000 Funder: His Majesty’s Trust Fund

Investigator: Dr. Yahya Tamim, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

 

The Clinical Significance of the Free Light Chain and Hevy Light Assays in The Diagnostic Classification, Staging, Monitoring and Prognostic Evaluation of Patients with Monoclonal Gammophaties Presenting at SQUH

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/16/02 Dates: 2015–2016 Value: OMR 5,640 Funder: SQU

Investigator: Dr. Nafila Al-Riyami, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Comparison Between 3 Methods for Detection of Family Hypercholesterolemia from two Tertiary Hospitals in Oman

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/16/01 Dates: 2015–2016 Value: OMR 20,000 Funder: SQU

Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

  1. Sexual stage specific protein genes of Theileria lestoquardi: putative target for transmission blocking intervention and marker for transmission dynamics

    Code:              Dates: 2017–2020 Value: USD 150,000 Funder: Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Investigator: Prof. Hamza Babiker , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

     

    Use of radionuclide-based molecular methods for detection of drug resistant malaria in Oman Technical Cooperation programme

    Code:             Dates: 2016–2017 Value: USD 200,000 Funder: International Atomic Energy Agency   

    Investigator: Prof. Hamza Babiker, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

     

    A Novel molecular approach to investigating Brucellosis 

    Code:            Dates: 2014–2017 Value: USD              Funder: His Majesty’s grant

    Investigator: Prof. Hamza Babiker, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

     

    Identification of Putative Genes Involved in Early Steps of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Pathogenesis

    Code:          Dates: 2014–2017 Value: USD      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman

    Investigator: Dr. Yahya Tamimi, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

     

    Oman Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index (Oryx) Registry

    Code: SR/MED/BIOC/18/01 Dates: 2017–2018 Value: RO 90,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman

    Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi and Dr. Khalid Al Waili , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

Sexual stage specific protein genes of Theileria lestoquardi: putative target for transmission blocking intervention and marker for transmission dynamics

Code: CL/GCC-SQU/17/01 Dates: 2017–2020 Value: USD 150,000 Funder: Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Investigator: Prof. Hamza Babiker , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

 

Abdominal body fat distribution as a determinant of serum cardiovascular risk  markers in Omani women: Exploring the link to fat storage hormone levels

Code: (RC/MED/BIOC/15/01) Dates: 2016–2018 Value: OR 66,000  Funder: TRC Investigator: Prof. Jumana Saleh, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

 

Oman Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index (Oryx) Registry

Code: SR/MED/BIOC/18/01 Dates: 2017–2018 Value: RO 90,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman

Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi and Dr. Khalid Al Waili , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Utility Prolactin receptors to Deliver Anti-Cancer Drugs

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/19/01 Dates: 2017–2018 Value: RO 90,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman

Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi and Dr. Khalid Al Waili , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Research Title: High grade epithelial ovarian cancer: Overcoming chemotherapy resistance with Omani marine compounds in bold

Code: SR/MED/MEDE/17/01     Dates: 2017–2020 Value: RO 75,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Trust Fund Grant

Investigator: Dr. Yahya Tamimi , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

Sexual stage specific protein genes of Theileria lestoquardi: putative target for transmission blocking intervention and marker for transmission dynamics

Code: CL/GCC-SQU/17/01 Dates: 2017–2020 Value: USD 150,000 Funder: Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Investigator: Prof. Hamza Babiker , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU.

 

Oman Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index (Oryx) Registry

Code: SR/MED/BIOC/18/01 Dates: 2017–2019 Value: RO 90,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman

Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi and Dr. Khalid Al Waili , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Research Title: High grade epithelial ovarian cancer: Overcoming chemotherapy resistance with Omani marine compounds in bold

Code: SR/MED/MEDE/17/01     Dates: 2017–2020 Value: RO 75,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Trust Fund Grant

Investigator: Dr. Yahya Tamimi , Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

Oman Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index (Oryx) Registry

Code: SR/MED/BIOC/18/01 Dates: 2017–2022 Value: RO 90,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi, Dr. Khalid Al Waili, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

In Vitro Replication Studies Phase 2

Code: EG/MED/BIOC/21/01 Dates: 2021–2022 Value: RO 18,000 Funder: ECLAT Foundation Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Dysbiosis in obesity-related focal segmental glumerulosclerosis

Code: CL/SQU-Qatar/MED/BIOC/20/01 Dates: 2020–2023 Value: RO 30,000 Funder: SQU-Qatar University Collaborative Grants Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Molecular investigation of SOCS2-EPOR interaction

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/20/02 Dates: 2020–2022 Value: RO 7,700 Funder: SQU Internal Grants Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

Oman Cascade Screening in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index (Oryx) Registry

Code: SR/MED/BIOC/18/01 Dates: 2017–2022 Value: RO 90,000      Funder: His Majesty’s Strategic Research Fund, Oman

Investigator: Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi, Dr. Khalid Al Waili, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

 

In Vitro Replication Studies Phase 2

Code: EG/MED/BIOC/21/01 Dates: 2021–2022 Value: RO 18,000 Funder: ECLAT Foundation

Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Dysbiosis in obesity-related focal segmental glumerulosclerosis

Code: CL/SQU-Qatar/MED/BIOC/20/01 Dates: 2020–2023 Value: RO 30,000 Funder: SQU-Qatar University Collaborative Grants

Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

Molecular investigation of SOCS2-EPOR interaction

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/20/02 Dates: 2020–2022 Value: RO 7,700 Funder: SQU Internal Grants

Investigator: Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

The role of AC243964.2 long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in ovarian cancer progression and its potential use as a molecular biomarker for early diagnosis.

Code: IG/MED/BIOC/22/01 Dates: 2022 Value: RO 7,000 Funder: Internal Grants

Investigator: Dr. Yahya Tamimi, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

 

The association of bile acids with myocardial infarction among Omanis

Code: RC/RG-MED/BIOC/21/01 Dates: 2022-2024 Value: RO 14,600 Funder: Research Grant (RG) by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Investigator: Dr. Amani Al Khaifi, Dept. Biochemistry, SQU

Website Publication
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  1. Al Rasadi K, Almahmeed W, AlHabib KF, Abifadel M, Farhan HA, AlSifri S, Jambart S, Zubaid M, Awan Z, Al-Waili K, Barter P. Dyslipidaemia in the Middle East: Current status and a call for action. Atherosclerosis. 2016 Sep;252:182-187.
  2. Al-Zakwani I, Al Mahmeed W, Shehab A, Arafah M, Al-Hinai AT, Al Tamimi O, Al Awadhi M, Al Herz S, Al Anazi F, Al Nemer K, Metwally O, Alkhadra A, Fakhry M, Elghetany H, Medani AR, Yusufali AH, Al Jassim O, Al Hallaq O, Baslaib FO, Amin H, Al-Waili K, Al-Hashmi K, Santos RD, Al-Rasadi K. Impact of metabolic syndrome on lipid target achievements in the Arabian Gulf: findings from the CEPHEUS study. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2016 Jul 26; 8:49.
  3. Santos RD, Gidding SS, Hegele RA, Cuchel MA, Barter PJ, Watts GF, Baum SJ, Catapano AL, Chapman MJ, Defesche JC, Folco E, Freiberger T, Genest J, Hovingh GK, Harada-Shiba M, Humphries SE, Jackson AS, Mata P, Moriarty PM, Raal FJ, Al-Rasadi K, Ray KK, Reiner Z, Sijbrands EJ, Yamashita S; International Atherosclerosis Society Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia Panel. Defining severe familial hypercholesterolaemia and the implications for clinical management: a consensus statement from the International Atherosclerosis Society Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia Panel. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Oct;4(10):850-61. Erratum in: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2016 Aug;4(8):e8. PMID: 27246162. 
  4. Al-Hashmi K, Al-Zakwani I, Al Mahmeed W, Arafah M, Al-Hinai AT, Shehab A, Al Tamimi O, Al Awadhi M, Al Herz S, Al Anazi F, Al Nemer K, Metwally O, Alkhadra A, Fakhry M, Elghetany H, Medani AR, Yusufali AH, Al Jassim O, Al Hallaq O, Baslaib FO, Amin H, Santos RD, Al-Waili K, Al-Rasadi K. Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol target achievement in patients on lipid-lowering drugs and stratified by triglyceride levels in the Arabian Gulf. J Clin Lipidol. 2016 Mar-Apr;10(2):368-77.
  5. Al-Dughaishi T, Nikolic D, Zadjali F, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Waili K, Rizzo M, Al-Rasadi K. Nutraceuticals as Lipid-Lowering Treatment in Pregnancy and Their Effects on the Metabolic Syndrome. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2016;17(7):614-23
  6. Banerjee Y, Santos RD, Al-Rasadi K, Rizzo M. Targeting PCSK9 for therapeutic gains: Have we addressed all the concerns? Atherosclerosis. 2016 May;248:62-75.
  7. Giglio RV, Patti AM, Nikolic D, Li Volti G, Al-Rasadi K, Katsiki N, Mikhailidis DP, Montalto G, Ivanova E, Orekhov AN, Rizzo M. The effect of bergamot on dyslipidemia. Phytomedicine. 2016 Oct 15;23(11):1175-81.

 

  1. Nikolic D, Al-Rasadi K, Al Busaidi N, Al-Waili K, Banerjee Y, Al-Hashmi K, Montalto G, Rizvi AA, Rizzo M, Al-Dughaishi T. Incretins, Pregnancy, and Gestational Diabetes. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2016;17(7):597-602.
  2. Al-Zakwani I, Al-Mahmeed W, Arafah M, Al-Hinai AT, Shehab A, Al-Tamimi O, Al-Awadhi M, Al-Herz S, Al-Anazi F, Al-Nemer K, Metwally O, Al-Khadra A, Fakhry M, Elghetany H, Medani AR, Yusufali AH, Al-Jassim O, Al-Hallaq O, Baslaib FO, Amin H, Santos RD, Al-Waili K, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Rasadi K. Control of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease among Multinational Patient Population in the Arabian Gulf. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2016;14(4):374-81.
  3. Alkharusi A, Mirecki-Garrido M, Ma Z, Zadjali F, Flores-Morales A, Nyström T, Castrillo A, Bjorklund A, Norstedt G, Fernandez-Pérez L. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 (SOCS2) deletion protects against multiple low dose streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes in adult male mice. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 2016 Apr 1;26(1):67-76.
  4. Said EA, Al-Yafei F, Zadjali F, Al-Balushi MS, Hasson SS, Al-Mahroqi SH, Koh CY, Al-Naamani K, Al-Busaidi JZ, Idris MA, Balkhair A, Al-Jabri AA. Frequency of TLR4 (1063A/G and 1363C/T) polymorphisms in healthy and HIV-infected Omani individuals and their relationship to viral load and T cell count. Genet Mol Res. 2016 Apr 4;15(2).
  5. El-Beeli M, Al-Mahrooqi SH, Youssef RM, Zadjali F, Balkhair A, Al-Balushi MS, Said EA, Hasson SS, Al-Jabri AA. HLA-A68 and HLA-B15 alleles correlate with poor immune response among AIDS patients on combined antiretroviral therapy. Hum Immunol. 2016 Jun;77(6):490-7
  6. Gadalla AA, Schneider P, Churcher TS, Nassir E, Abdel-Muhsin AA, Ranford-Cartwright LC, Reece SE, Babiker HA (2016) Associations between Season and Gametocyte Dynamics in Chronic Plasmodium falciparum Infections. PLoS One. 2016 Nov 21;11(11):e0166699.
  7. Al-Hamidhi S, Weir W, Kinnaird J, Tageledin M, Beja-Pereira A, Morrison I, Thompson J, Tait A, Shiels B, Babiker HA. Theileria lestoquardi displays reduced genetic diversity relative to sympatric Theileria annulata in Oman. Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Sep;43:297-306
  8. Al-Wardy N, Al Kindi M, Al-Khabouri M, Tamimi Y, and van Camp G. (2016). A novel missense mutation in the C2C domain of otoferlin causes profound hearing impairment in an Omani family with auditory neuropathy. Saudi Med J Vol. 37 (10): 1068-1075 (doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.10.14967)
  9. Al Wardy N., Burney I., Al Saadoon M., and Rizvi S. (2016). Evaluation of a newly introduced integrated final MD examination. Ottawa Conference Abstracts. Perth, Australia17. Saleh J. Are Men from Mars and Women from Venus? Bridging the gender  learning gap in medical education. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2016 Aug;16 (3):e267-9. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2016.16.03.001. Epub 2016 Aug 19. Invited editorial.
  10. Bashair Al Riyami, Simon Langley-Evans, Andrew Salter, Saleh J. Progesterone and estrogen regulation of gene expression related to acylation stimulating protein production and function in ex vivo adipose tissue explant culture Endocrine Abstracts (2016) 44 P198.
  11.  Edeas M, Salah G, Richard P, Saleh J (corresponding). New insights on metabolic markers linked to oxidative stress and the metabolic syndrome "Antioxidants World Congress." Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in Health & Nutrition(JISANH)Vol. 3.1(2016).

 

Research Publications & Books

Journal Publications

  1. Al-Wardy N, Palombo F, Ruscone G, Oppo M, Al Kindi M, Angius A, Al Lamki K, Girotto G, Giangregorio T, Benelli M, Magi A, Seri M, Gasparini P, Cucca F, Sazzini M,Al Khabori M, Pippucci T, Romeo G. A novel founder MYO15A frameshift duplication is the major cause of genetic hearing loss in Oman. Journal of human genetics, 2017; 62 (2): 259–264. doi: 10.1038/jhg.2016.120.

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, Al Waili K, Al Kindi M, Bélanger AM, Sayegh K, Senouci S, Aljenedil S, Sivakumaran L, Ruel I, Awan Z, Valenti D, Genest J. Can J Cardiol.  Aortic Calcification Progression in Heterozygote Familial Hypercholesterolemia. 2017 May; 33(5):658-665.

 

  1. Rasadi KA, Češka R, Paragh G, Reiner Ž, Banach M, Tokgözoğlu L, Susekov AV, Rašlová K, Freiberger T, Vohnout B, Rynkiewicz A, Goudev A, Dan GA, Gaiţă D, Pojskić B, Pećin I, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Mitchenko O, Ezhov MV, Latkovskis G, Petrulionienė Ž, Fras Z, Tasić N, Mirrakhimov EM, Murataliev T, Shek AB, Tuka V, Tselepis AD, Moubarak EM,. Vnitr Lek. ScreenPro FH - Screening Project for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe: Rationale and Design.Winter 2017; 63(1):43-48.

 

 

  1. Al-Rasadi K, Katsiki N, Mikhailidis DP.  Lipoprotein (a) and Cardiovascular Risk: The Show Must go on.Curr Med Chem. 2017;24(10):989-1006

 

  1. Al Waili K, Al Rasadi K, Al-Zakwani I, Shehab A, Al-Hinai AT, Al Mahmeed W, Arafah M, Al Tamimi O, Al Awadhi M, Al Anazi F, Amin H, Al Nemer K, Al Herz S, Metwally O, Alkhadra A, Fakhry M, Elghetany H, Medani AR, Yusufali AH, Al Jassim O, Al Hallaq O, Omar F, Baslaib AS, , Al Hashmi K, Athyros VG. Gender Disparity in Lipid Target Achievements in High and Very High Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Patients in the Arabian Gulf. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2017; 15(1):51-58.

 

  1. Al Saidi SS, Al Riyami NB, Al Marhoon MS, et al. Validity of Prostate Health Index and Percentage of [-2] Pro-Prostate-Specific Antigen as Novel Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: Omani Tertiary Hospitals Experience. Oman Med J. 2017;32(4):275–283. doi:10.5001/omj.2017.55

 

  1. Al-Mukhaini, Nawal & Ba-Omar,Taher , Eltayeb,Elsadig , Alshehi, Aisha , Al-Riyami N, Belushi, Jamila & Al-Adawi, Kawthar. (2017). Liver and Kidney Toxicity Induced by Afzal Smokeless Tobacco Product in Oman. Tissue and Cell. 49. 10.1016/j.tice.20101.008

Conference & Seminar Presentations

Conference Presentations

International

 

 

  1. Saleh J, Regional fat distribution in women: The relation to metabolic hormones, risk markers and total anti-oxidant status: The 19th International conference on Oxidative Stress Reduction, Redox Homeostasis and Antioxidants " Paris Redox 2017" Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris , 26-27 June 2017

 

  1. Saleh J, Systemic markers of oxidative stress in hyperlipidemia: what is the clinical relevence? 18th ISANH Middle East Antioxidants World Congress, Beirut, Lebanon, 3-4 May 2017.

 

  1. Babiker H, UK Research  Councils GCRF Animal and Plant Health Workshop, Heathrow, London, 6-7 July 2017

 

  1. Babiker H, Salama Al-Hamidhi1, Mohammed. H. Tageldin2, Jane Kinnaird3, Brian Shiels3, Andy Tait3, William Weir3, Analysis of allelic diversity of two immunodominant antigen genes of T. annulata and T. lestoquardi in Oman. 4th International meeting on apicomplexa in farms animals, Madrid, Spain.11-14 Oct 2017.

 

  1. Al Zadjali F, Middles Eastern Sleep Pattern and Oxidative Stress. 18th ISANH World Congress on Antioxidants. Beirut, Lebanon, 3-4 May 2017.

 

  1. Al Zadjali F, Genetics of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Sever FH workshop. Dubai, September 2017.

 

  1. Al Zadjali F, Variations of metabolic syndrome traits between PNPLA3 genotypes in a community based sample. 72nd Brazilian Congress of Cardiology, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil, 3-5 November 2017.

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, The Best of AAC C Middle East PROGRAM BOOK. Abu Dhabi, 23-24 March 2017.

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, 72nd Annual Brazilian Congress of Cardiology (72nd BCC), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil, 3-5 November 2017.
  2. Al Rasadi K, Identifying and Treating Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Dubai, UAE, 14-15 October 2017.

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, The First Joint GHA/ESC Meeting, Kuwait, KSA, 6-7 October 2017.

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, ACC Middle East Conference, Dubai, 19-21 October 2017.

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress 2017, Barcelona, Spain, 26-30 August 2017

 

  1. Al Rasadi K, The American College of Cardiology 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo 2017, Washington, DC, United States, 17-19 March 2017.

 

  1. Al Waili K, The American College of Cardiology 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo 2017, Washington, DC, United States, 17-19 March 2017.

 

  1. Al Riyami N, American society of Clinical Pathology, Validity of PHI and -2pro PSA in the diagnosis of prostate cancer in Omani patients, (as a prototype for the MENA region). Dubai, Dec, 2017

 

 

National

  1. Saleh J, Al Rassadi K, Abdominal body fat distribution as a determinant of serum cardiovascular risk markers in Omani women: Exploring the link to fat storage hormone levels. National Research Forum- 10th of December 2017, Grand Hayat hotel. Muscat
  2. Al Wardy N. Workshop on Standard Setting. National, College of Nursing, SQU, October 2017,
  3. Al Wardy N. CHPE. National, College of Medicine & Health sciences, SQU, October 2017
  4. Al Wardy N. Student Assessment Workshop. National, College of Medicine & Health sciences, SQU, October 2017
  5. Al Rasadi K, 13th Gulf Heart Association Conference, Muscat, Oman, 8-11 February 2017.
  6. Al Waili K, SQUH Leadership Course for Physicians, 2017

 

 

Poster Presentations

International

  1. Al-Riyami H, Al-Saleh M and Saleh J. Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein (oxLDL) levels are predicted by increased apoB levels in serum 18th ISANH Middle East Antioxidants World Congress, Beirut, Lebanon, 3-4 May 2017.

 

  1. Al-Riyami N. Mutational analysis of mucolipidosis IV and determination of mutation age in Omani Population Pathology symposium, Tallaght hospital, Dublin, Ireland, March 2017

 

Conference Abstracts

 

  1. Saleh J. Regional fat distribution in woman: the relation to lipogenic hormones, metabolic syndrome markers and oxidative risk, The 19th International conference on Oxidative Stress Reduction, Redox Homeostasis and Antioxidants, ISANH journal June 26, 2017 https://www.isanh.net/images/2017/pdf/Program/Paris_Redox_World_Congress_2017_-_Agenda_2206.PDF

 

  1. Saleh J. Systemic markers of oxidative stress in hyperlipidemia: what is the clinical relevence? 18th ISANH Middle East Antioxidants World Congress journal May 3-4, 2017. https://isanh-me.com/images/2017/compte-rendu/Isanh-middle-east-2017-abstracts-book3d.jpg

 

 

Seminar Presentations

National

  1. Al-Rasadi K, Al Waili K. Lipid management in special populations. Lipid Metabolism & Cardiovascular Risk IAS-OSLA Course, Muscat, Oman, 24-27 Feb. 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Research Publications & Books

Journal Publications

    1. J Saleh, Al-Maqbali M, Abdel-Hadi D. Role of adipocyte-released complement factors in energy regulation and metabolism. Accepted in Comprehensive Physiology Accepted for publication.  Invited Review.

 

    1. J Saleh, Anti-Oxidant Supplements and Oxidative Stress: The Debate Extends to the Middle East. Submitted to Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ. Invited Editorial.

 

    1. Sulaiman MA, Al-Farsi YM, Al-Khaduri MM, J Saleh, Waly MI. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is linked to increased oxidative stress in Omani women. International Journal of Women's Health. 2018; 10:763-771. doi:10.2147/IJWH.S166461.

 

    1. Maha Sulaiman, YM Al-Farsi, MM Al-Khaduri, J Saleh, MI Waly. Association of Oxidative Stress with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Oman: A Case-Control Study. FASEB JOURNAL 32 (1). 20 Apr 2018; Volume 32.

 

    1. Al-Rasadi K, Al-Zakwani I, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Almahmeed W, Rashed W, Ridha M, Santos RD, Zubaid M. Prevalence, management, and outcomes of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndromes in the Arabian Gulf. 2018 May - Jun;12(3):685-692.e2.

 

    1. Al-Rasadi K, Alhabib KF, Al-Allaf F, Al-Waili K, Al-Zakwani I, AlSarraf A, Almahmeed W, AlSayed N, Alghamdi M, Batais MA, Almigbal TH, Alnouri F, Kinsara A, Hammouda A, Awan Z, Kary H, Elamin OA, Zadjali F, Al-Jarallah M, Shehab A, Sabbour H, Amin H, Altaradi H. The Gulf Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry (Gulf FH): Design, Rationale and Preliminary Results. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2018 Oct 5. 

 

    1. Sahebkar A, Simental-Mendía LE, Pirro M, Banach M, Watts GF, Sirotri C, Al-Rasadi K, Atkin SL. Impact of ezetimibe on plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations as monotherapy or in combination with statins: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Rep. 2018 Dec 14;8(1):17887.

 

    1. Shehab A, Bhagavathula AS, Al-Rasadi K, Alshamsi F, Al Kaab J, Thani KB, Mustafa R. Diabetes and Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Findings from the Gulf COAST registry. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2018 Oct 23.  doi: 10.2174/1570161116666181024094337. 

 

    1. EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration, Vallejo-Vaz AJ, De Marco M, Stevens CAT, Akram A, Freiberger T, Hovingh GK, Kastelein JJP, Mata P, Raal FJ, Santos RD, Soran H, Watts GF, Abifadel M, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Al-Khnifsawi M, AlKindi FA, Alnouri F, Alonso R, Al-Rasadi K, Al-Sarraf A, Ashavaid TF, Binder CJ, Bogsrud MP, Bourbon M, Bruckert E, Chlebus K, Corral P, Descamps O, Durst R, Ezhov M, Fras Z, Genest J, Groselj U, Harada-Shiba M, Kayikcioglu M, Lalic K, Lam CSP, Latkovskis G, Laufs U, Liberopoulos E, Lin J, Maher V, Majano N, Marais AD, März W, Mirrakhimov E, Miserez AR, Mitchenko O, Nawawi HM, Nordestgaard BG, Paragh G, Petrulioniene Z, Pojskic B, Postadzhiyan A, Reda A, Reiner Ž, Sadoh WE, Sahebkar A, Shehab A, Shek AB, Stoll M, Su TC, Subramaniam T, Susekov AV, Symeonides P, Tilney M, Tomlinson B, Truong TH, Tselepis AD, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Vázquez-Cárdenas A, Viigimaa M, Vohnout B, Widén E, Yamashita S, Banach M, Gaita D, Jiang L, Nilsson L, Santos LE, Schunkert H, Tokgözoğlu L, Car J, Catapano AL, Ray KK; EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC) Investigators. Overview of the current status of familial hypercholesterolaemia care in over 60 countries - The EAS Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration (FHSC). Atherosclerosis. 2018 Oct;277:234-255. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.08.051.

 

    1. Al-Rasadi K, Al-Zakwani I. Use of cardiovascular risk scores in acute coronary syndrome patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. J Clin Lipidol. 2018 Sep - Oct;12(5):1329. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2018.07.001. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

 

    1. Danchin N, Almahmeed W, Al-Rasadi K, Azuri J, Berrah A, Cuneo CA, Karpov Y, Kaul U, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Mitchenko O, Ruiz AJ, Aguilar Salinas CA, Santos RD, Mercier F, Blom D; ICLPS Investigators. Achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in 18 countries outside Western Europe: The International ChoLesterol management Practice Study (ICLPS). Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Jul;25(10):1087-1094. doi: 10.1177/2047487318777079. Epub 2018 May 17.

 

    1. Patti AM, Al-Rasadi K, Giglio RV, Nikolic D, Mannina C, Castellino G, Chianetta R, Banach M, Cicero AFG, Lippi G, Montalto G, Rizzo M, Toth PP. Natural approaches in metabolic syndrome management. Arch Med Sci. 2018 Mar;14(2):422-441. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2017.68717. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

 

    1. Al-Zakwani I, Al-Mahruqi F, Al-Rasadi K, Shehab A, Al Mahmeed W, Arafah M, Al-Hinai AT, Al Tamimi O, Al Awadhi M, Santos RD. Sex disparity in the management and outcomes of dyslipidemia of diabetic patients in the Arabian Gulf: findings from the CEPHEUS study. Lipids Health Dis. 2018 Feb 5;17(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0667-y.

 

    1. Katsiki N, Reiner Ž, Tedeschi Reiner E, Al-Rasadi K, Pirro M, Mikhailidis DP, Sahebkar A. Improvement of endothelial function by pitavastatin: a meta-analysis. 2018 Feb;19(3):279-286. doi: 10.1080/14656566.2018.1428560. Epub 2018 Jan 18. Review.

 

    1. Bakhiet AMA, Abdelraheem MH, Kheir A, Omer S, Gismelseed L, Abdel-Muhsin AA, Naiem A, Al Hosni A, Al Dhuhli A, Al Rubkhi M, Al-Hamidhi S, Gadalla A, Mukhtar M, Sultan AA, Babiker HA (2019) Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance genes following artemisinin combination therapy in Sudan. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. Aug 1. pii: trz059. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz059.

 

    1. Awad H, Al-Hamidhi S, El Hussein AM, Yousif YMZ, Taha KM, Salih DA, Weir W, Babiker HA (2018)  Theileria lestoquardi in Sudan is highly diverse and genetically distinct from that in Oman. Infect Genet Evol. 62:46-52.

 

    1. Abdelraheem MH, Bansal D, Idris MA, Mukhtar MM, Hamid MMA, Imam ZS, Getachew S, Sehgal R, Kaur H, Gadalla AH, Al-Hamidhi S, Al-Hashami Z, Al-Jabri A, Sultan AA,Babiker H Genetic diversity and transmissibility of imported Plasmodium vivax in Qatar and three countries of origin. Sci Rep. 11;8(1):8870

 

    1. Kong L, Norstedt G, Schalling M, Gissler M, Lavebratt C.The Risk of Offspring Psychiatric Disorders in the Setting of Maternal Obesity and Diabetes.Pediatrics. 2018 Sep;142(3).

 

    1. Jingjing C, Jing L, Qianying G, Boshi W, Norstedt G, Sederholm M, Peng L Macronutrient Effect Preload on Glycaemic Control and Pregnancy Outcome in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 9, 584-589

 

    1. Howarth FC, Norstedt G, Boldyriev OI, Qureshi MA, Ozaz M, Parekh K, Shmygol A, Al Kury LT. Effects of Prolactin on Ventricular Myocyte Shortening and Calcium Transport in the   Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rat. Submitted MS , 2018

 

    1. Ishita Gupta, Allal Ouhtit, Adil Al-Ajmi, Syed Gauhar A Rizvi, Hamad Al Riyami, Marwa Al-Riyami, Tamimi Y. BRIP1 overexpression is correlated with clinical features and survival outcome of luminal breast cancer subtypes. Endocr Connect. 2018; 7(1): 65–77.

 

    1. Tamimi Y, M Al Hinai, I Gupta, R Lakhtakia, M Al Kalbani, I Burney. Epigenetic silencing of FBXW7 through promotor hypermethylation in ovarian cancer. European Journal of Human Genetics (ABSTRACT) 26, 742-742. 2018.

 

 

Conference & Seminar Presentations

Conference Presentations

International

 

 

  1.  Saleh J. The clinical relevance of systemic markers of oxidative stress in metabolic syndrome disorders. Archives of International Society of Antioxidants Abstracts book of the 3rd ISANH Middle East World Congress, May 2-3, 2018, Amman, Jordan.

 

  1. Al Waili K. The American College of Cardiology (ACC)’s 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo, 10-12 March 2018, Orlando, Florida.

 

  1. Norstedt G, Middle East Europe Forum. Personalized Medicine, 19-21 October 2018, Tehran, Iran.

 

                                                                                                        

National

  1. Saleh J.New insights on metabolic markers linked to oxidative stress and the metabolic syndrome. 1st International Royal Hospital Conference at the Oman Convention and Exhibition center, 3-5 February, 2018. Muscat, Oman 

 

  1. Saleh J.The 8th Annual Meeting of the Middle Eastern Association for Cancer Research Cancer Science From Bench To Clinic. 8-9 Dec. 2018 Muscat, Oman.

 

  1. Saleh J.New insights on metabolic markers linked to oxidative stress and the metabolic syndrome. 1st International Royal Hospital Conference at the Oman Convention and Exhibition center, 3-5 February 2018. Muscat, Oman

 

  1. Al-Rasadi K, Al Waili K. and Al Zadjali F 5th IAS-OSLA Lipid Course, 16-19 February 2018. Muscat, Oman

 

  1. Tamimi Y. Identification of potential candidate genes involved in the early stages of epithelial ovarian cancer pathogenesis. The 8th Annual Meeting of the Middle-Eastern Association for Cancer Research (MEACR) Congress, Muscat, 8-9 December 2018.

 

  1. Al-Rasadi K, Al Waili K. 2nd Severe FH Course “RECOGNIZE, DIAGNOSE, AND TREAT SEVERE FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA” , 2-3 December  2018. Muscat, Oman

 

 

 

Poster Presentations

International

  1. Saleh J: Experimental Biology meeting, April 21 - 25, 2018 San Diego, California, USA.

 

  1. Babiker H.Genetic diversity and transmissibility of imported Plasmodium falciparum to the malaria-free state of Qatar. 7th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, 19-23 April 2018, Senegal.
  2. Babiker H.Genetic diversity and transmissibility of imported Plasmodium vivax in Qatar and three countries of origin. 7th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, Senegal,Africa. 19-23 April 2018.

National

  1. Saleh J, The Research Council (TRC) Annual Research forum 2018 Muscat, Oman.

 

Conference Abstracts

 

  1. Maha Sulaiman, YM Al-Farsi, MM Al-Khaduri,  Saleh J, MI Waly. Association of Oxidative Stress with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Oman: A Case-Control Study. FASEB JOURNAL 32 (1). 20 Apr 2018; Volume 32. Abstract Number:787.11 of the Experimental Biology meeting, April 21 - 25, 2018 San Diego, California, USA. Poster presentation

 

  1. Tamimi Y. Epigenetic silencing of FBXW7 through promotor hypermethylation in ovarian cancer The Pan-Arabian Research Society of Gynecological Oncology, Marrakech, 5-7 April 2018. 

Research Publications & Books

Journal Publications

 

  1. Bani Araba A, Ur Rehman N, Al-Araimi A, Al-Hashmi S, Al-Shidhani S, Csuk R, Hussain H, Al-Harrasi A, Zadjali F*. New derivatives of 11-keto-β-boswellic acid (KBA) induce apoptosis in breast and prostate cancers cells. Nat Prod Res. 2019 Apr 1.
  2. Bissler JJ, Zadjali F, Bridges D, et al. Tuberous sclerosis complex exhibits a new renal cystogenic mechanism. Physiological reports, January 23rd 2019.

 

  1. Boudaka A, Al-Suleimani M, Al-Lawati I, Baomar H, Al-Siyabi S, Zadjali F. Downregulation of endothelial transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 channel underlines impaired endothelial nitric oxide-mediated relaxation in the mesenteric arteries of hypertensive rats. Physiol Res. 2019 Jan 10

 

  1. Mszar R, Grandhi GR, Valero-Elizondo J, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha M, Mata P, Miname MH, Al Rasadi K, Krumholz HM, Santos RD, Nasir K. Absence of Coronary Artery Calcification in Middle Aged Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Without Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Nov 11. pii: S1936-878X(19)30962-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.11.001.

 

  1. Reiner Ž, Simental-Mendía LE, Ruscica M, Katsiki N, Banach M, Al Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A. Pulse wave velocity as a measure of arterial stiffness in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Med Sci. 2019 Oct;15(6):1365-1374. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2019.89450. Epub 2019 Nov 3. Review.

 

  1. Gorabi AM, Hajighasemi S, Kiaie N, Rosano GMC, Sathyapalan T, Al-Rasadi K, Sahebkar A. Anti-fibrotic effects of curcumin and some of its analogues in the heart. Heart Fail Rev. 2019 Sep 11. doi: 10.1007/s10741-019-09854-6. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

 

  1. Blom DJ, Almahmeed W, Al-Rasadi K, Azuri J, Daclin V, Kayikcioglu M, Mercier F, Ruiz AJ, Santos RD; ICLPS study group. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal achievement in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia in countries outside Western Europe: The International ChoLesterol management Practice Study. J Clin Lipidol. 2019 Jul - Aug;13(4):594-600. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2019.05.004. Epub 2019 May 14.

 

  1. Fruchart JC, Santos RD, Aguilar-Salinas C, Aikawa M, Al Rasadi K, Amarenco P, Barter PJ, Ceska R, Corsini A, Després JP, Duriez P, Eckel RH, Ezhov MV, Farnier M, Ginsberg HN, Hermans MP, Ishibashi S, Karpe F, Kodama T, Koenig W, Krempf M, Lim S, Lorenzatti AJ, McPherson R, Nuñez-Cortes JM, Nordestgaard BG, Ogawa H, Packard CJ, Plutzky J, Ponte-Negretti CI, Pradhan A, Ray KK, Reiner Ž, Ridker PM, Ruscica M, Sadikot S, Shimano H, Sritara P, Stock JK, Su TC, Susekov AV, Tartar A, Taskinen MR, Tenenbaum A, Tokgözoğlu LS, Tomlinson B, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Valensi P, Vrablík M, Wahli W, Watts GF, Yamashita S, Yokote K, Zambon A, Libby P. The selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha modulator (SPPARMα) paradigm: conceptual framework and therapeutic potential : A consensus statement from the International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) and the Residual Risk Reduction Initiative (R3i) Foundation. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2019 Jun 4;18(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12933-019-0864-7. Review.

 

  1. Shehab A, Bhagavathula AS, Elnour AA, Al-Rasadi K, Al-Shamsi S. The incidence of adverse drug reactions in patients treated with statins in the Emirates: a retrospective cohort study. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2019 Apr 8. doi: 10.2174/1570161117666190408164908.

 

  1. Momtazi-Borojeni AA, Katsiki N, Pirro M, Banach M, Rasadi KA, Sahebkar A. Dietary natural products as emerging lipoprotein(a)-lowering agents. J Cell Physiol. 2019 Aug;234(8):12581-12594. doi: 10.1002/jcp.28134. Epub 2019 Jan 13. Review.

 

  1. Al Riyami M. Clonal copy-number mosaicism in autoreactive T lymphocytes in diabetic NOD mice. Journal: Genome Research, 2019

 

  1. Yu S, Alkharusi A, Norstedt G, Gräslund T.An in vivo half-life extended prolactin receptor antagonist can prevent STAT5 phosphorylation.PLoS One. 2019 May 7;14(5):e0215831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215831. eCollection 2019.

 

  1. Paulson M, Norstedt G, Sahlin L, Hirschberg AL.Association between prolactin receptor expression and proliferation in the endometrium of obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.Gynecol Endocrinol. 2019 Aug 7:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1650343.

 

  1. Saleh J, Al-Maqbali M, Abdel-Hadi D. Role of adipocyte-released complement factors in energy regulation and metabolism. Comprehensive Physiology, Invited Review, Volume 9 Issue 4, October 2019.

 

  1. Saleh J, Anti-Oxidant Supplements and Oxidative Stress: The Debate Extends to the Middle East. Submitted to Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ), Invited Editorial. 2019 Aug;19(3):e177-e180. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2019.19.03.001. Epub 2019 Nov 5.

 

  1. Al-Dughaishi,  Ribkhi K,  Boudaka A,  Boulassel, Saleh J, Shalabi A. The Value of Programmed death ligand (PD-L1) expression in cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ) In Press, 2019.

 

 

 

Conference & Seminar Presentations

Conference Presentations

 

  1. Al Riyami M.Somatic mutations in clonally expanded memory T- lymphocytes in Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac disease. American society of Human Genetics Annual meeting, Houston, 2019

 

  1. Muna Al-Maqbali and  Jumana Saleh. The association of  Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity with metabolic risk markers in Omani healthy adults. Archives of International Society of Antioxidants Abstracts book  of the  4th ISANH Middle East Redox 2019 World Congress, March 4-5, 2019, page 45, Muscat, Oman. Poster presentation

 

  1. Areej Al-Rawas, Muna AlMuqbali and Jumana Saleh. Association of oxidative stress and antioxidant parameters with metabolic risk markers in pre and post-menopausal healthy Omani women. Archives of International Society of Antioxidants Abstracts book  of the 4th ISANH Middle East Redox 2019 World Congress, March 4-5, 2019, page 46. Muscat, Oman. Award winning Poster presentation

 

  1. Maha Sulaiman, Yahya Al-farsi, Maha Al-Khaduri, Jumana Saleh, Mostafa Waly.   Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) negatively correlates with estradiol levels and decreases in polycystic ovary syndrome. Archives of International Society of Antioxidants Abstracts book of the 4th ISANH Middle East Redox 2019 World Congress, March 4-5, 2019, page 56, Muscat, Oman. Poster presentation
  1. Marvin Edeas, Jumana Saleh, Carole Peyssonnaux, Iron: Innocent bystander or vicious culprit in COVID-19 pathogenesis?  International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 97, 2020, Pages 303-305. (impact factor: 3.538, citations 27)
  2. Jumana Saleh, Carole Peyssonnaux, Keshav K Singh, Marvin Edeas, Mitochondria and microbiota dysfunction in COVID-19 pathogenesis, Mitochondrion, Volume 54, 2020, Pages 1-7, ISSN 1567-7249.(impact factor: 3.99, citations 37).
  3. Bourgonje, A.R.; et al. ; Saleh, J. Corresponding author . Systemic Oxidative Stress Is Increased in Postmenopausal Women and Independently Associates with Homocysteine Levels. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21, 314. (impact factor: 4.556, citations:3
  4. Awad H, Gadalla A, Postigo M, Al-Hamidhi S, Sultan A, Johnson E, Shiels B, Pain A, Thompson J, Babiker HA (2020) Dynamics and within-host competition of Theileria lestoquardi and T. ovis among naive sheep in Oman. Scientific Reports 10:19802 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76844-2|
  5. Al-Rumhi A, Al-Hashami Z, Al-Hamidhi S, Gadalla A, Naeem R,  Ranford-Cartwright L, Pain A, Sultan A. A,  Babiker HA (2020).  Influx of diverse and drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum into a malaria-free setting, Qatar. BMC Infectious Diseases 20:413 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05111-6
  6. Shika Hanif Malgundkar, Ikram Burney, Mansour Al Moundhri, Moza Al Kalbani, Ritu Lakhtakia, Aikou Okamoto, Yahya Tamimi.FAT4 silencing promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and invasion via regulation of YAP and β-catenin activity in ovarian cancer.  BMC cancer, 2020; 20:1-11.
  7. Y Tamimi, A Al-Abri, A-Kindi, F., M Al-Riyami, M Al-Moundhri. ARID1A and FAT4 genes are frequently mutated and deleted ina cohort of Omani patients with gastric adenocarcinoma
  8. M Al-Khaduri, FA Al Kindi, Y Tamimi, AH Nomani, YM Al-Farsi.IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL MUTATIONS IN CANDIDATE GENES ASSOCIATED WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) IN WOMEN WITH ARAB ETHNICITY. Fertility and Sterility, 2020; 114 (3), e542-e54. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 2020; 28 (SUPPL 1), 515-515
  9. Al-Rasadi K, Alhabib KF, Al-Allaf F, Al-Waili K, Al-Zakwani I, AlSarraf A, Almahmeed W, AlSayed N, Alghamdi M, Batais MA, Almigbal TH, Alnouri F, Kinsara A, Hammouda A, Awan Z, Kary H, Elamin OA, Zadjali F, Al-Jarallah M, Shehab A, Sabbour H, Amin H, Altaradi H.The Gulf Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry (Gulf FH): Design, Rationale and Preliminary Results. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2020;18(1):57-64. doi:10.2174/1570161116666181005125459.PMID: 30289081 
  10. Al-Waili K, Al-Rasadi K, Zadjali F, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Mukhaini S, Al-Kindi M, Al-Sabti H, Al-Hinai AT, Farhan H, Al-Zakwani I Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Familial Hypercholesterolemia at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Oman Med J. 2020 Jun 30;35(3):e141. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.59. eCollection 2020 May.PMID: 32704389
  11. Zahedipour F, Hosseini SA, Sathyapalan T, Majeed M, Jamialahmadi T, Al-Rasadi K, Banach M, Sahebkar A.Potential effects of curcumin in the treatment of COVID-19 infection.Phytother Res. 2020 Nov;34(11):2911-2920. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6738. Epub 2020 Jun 23.PMID: 32430996
  12. Reiner Ž, Hatamipour M, Banach M, Pirro M, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Radenkovic D, Montecucco F, Sahebkar A.Statins and the COVID-19 main protease: in silico evidence on direct interaction.Arch Med Sci. 2020 Apr 25;16(3):490-496. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2020.94655. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32399094
  13. KA, Patel J, Aguilar-Salinas C, Ahmed CD, Alkhnifsawi M, Almahmeed W, Alonso R, Al-Rasadi K, Badimon L, Bernal LM, Bogsrud MP, Braun LT, Brunham L, Catapano AL, Cillíková K, Corral P, Cuevas R, Defesche JC, Descamps OS, de Ferranti S, Eiselé JL, Elikir G, Folco E, Freiberger T, Fuggetta F, Gaspar IM, Gesztes ÁG, Grošelj U, Hamilton-Craig I, Hanauer-Mader G, Harada-Shiba M, Hastings G, Hovingh GK, Izar MC, Jamison A, Karlsson GN, Kayikçioglu M, Koob S, Koseki M, Lane S, Lima-Martinez MM, López G, Martinez TL, Marais D, Marion L, Mata P, Maurina I, Maxwell D, Mehta R, Mensah GA, Miserez AR, Neely D, Nicholls SJ, Nohara A, Nordestgaard BG, Ose L, Pallidis A, Pang J, Payne J, Peterson AL, Popescu MP, Puri R, Ray KK, Reda A, Sampietro T, Santos RD, Schalkers I, Schreier L, Shapiro MD, Sijbrands E, Soffer D, Stefanutti C, Stoll M, Sy RG, Tamayo ML, Tilney MK, Tokgözoglu L, Tomlinson B, Vallejo-Vaz AJ, Vazquez-Cárdenas A, de Luca PV, Wald DS, Watts GF, Wenger NK, Wolf M, Wood D, Zegerius A, Gaziano TA, Gidding SS.Representatives of the Global Familial Hypercholesterolemia Community, Wilemon.Reducing the Clinical and Public Health Burden of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Global Call to Action.JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Feb 1;5(2):217-229. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.5173.PMID: 31895433
  14. Koushki K, Shahbaz SK, Mashayekhi K, Sadeghi M, Zayeri ZD, Taba MY, Banach M, Al-Rasadi K, Johnston TP, Sahebkar A.Anti-inflammatory Action of Statins in Cardiovascular Disease: the Role of Inflammasome and Toll-Like Receptor Pathways.Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2020 May 6. doi: 10.1007/s12016-020-08791-9. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32378144 Review.
  15. Dehnavi S, Sohrabi N, Sadeghi M, Lansberg P, Banach M, Al-Rasadi K, Johnston TP, Sahebkar A.Statins and autoimmunity: State-of-the-art. Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Oct;214:107614. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107614. Epub 2020 Jun 24.PMID: 32592715 Review.
  16. Gorabi AM, Kiaie N, Bianconi V, Jamialahmadi T, Al-Rasadi K, Johnston TP, Pirro M, Sahebkar A.Antiviral effects of statins.Prog Lipid Res. 2020 Jul;79:101054. doi: 10.1016/j.plipres.2020.101054. Epub 2020 Aug 8.PMID: 32777243 Review.
  17. Sahranavard T, Carbone F, Montecucco F, Xu S, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A The role of potassium in atherosclerosis. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Mar;51(3):e13454. doi: 10.1111/eci.13454. Epub 2020 Nov 27.PMID: 33216974 Review.
  18. Mohammadzadeh N, Montecucco F, Carbone F, Xu S, Al-Rasadi K, Sahebkar A.Statins: Epidrugs with effects on endothelial health? Eur J Clin Invest. 2020 Dec;50(12):e13388. doi: 10.1111/eci.13388. Epub 2020 Sep 13.PMID: 32854143 Review.
  19. Gorabi AM, Hajighasemi S, Kiaie N, Rosano GMC, Sathyapalan T, Al-Rasadi K, Sahebkar A.Anti-fibrotic effects of curcumin and some of its analogues in the heart.Heart Fail Rev. 2020 Sep;25(5):731-743. doi: 10.1007/s10741-019-09854-6.PMID: 31512150 Review.
  20. Gorabi AM, Kiaie N, Sathyapalan T, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.The Role of MicroRNAs in Regulating Cytokines and Growth Factors in Coronary Artery Disease: The Ins and Outs.J Immunol Res. 2020 Jul 25;2020:5193036. doi: 10.1155/2020/5193036. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32775466  
  21. Momtazi-Borojeni AA, Banach M, Reiner Ž, Pirro M, Bianconi V, Al-Rasadi K, Sahebkar A.Interaction Between Coronavirus S-Protein and Human ACE2: Hints for Exploring Efficient Therapeutic Targets to Treat COVID-19. Angiology. 2021 Feb;72(2):122-130. doi: 10.1177/0003319720952284. Epub 2020 Aug 30.PMID: 32864982 Review.
  22. Mszar R, Grandhi GR, Valero-Elizondo J, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha M, Mata P, Miname MH, Al Rasadi K, Krumholz HM, Santos RD, Nasir K.Absence of Coronary Artery Calcification in Middle-Aged Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Without Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr;13(4):1090-1092. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.11.001. Epub 2019 Nov 11.PMID: 31843585 No abstract available.
  23. Shehab A, Bhagavathula AS, Al-Rasadi K, Alshamsi F, Al Kaab J, Thani KB, Mustafa R.Diabetes and Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Findings from the Gulf COAST Registry.Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2020;18(1):68-76. doi: 10.2174/1570161116666181024094337.PMID: 30360744
  24. Al-Rasadi K, Alhabib KF, Al-Allaf F, Al-Waili K, Al-Zakwani I, AlSarraf A, Almahmeed W, AlSayed N, Alghamdi M, Batais MA, Almigbal TH, Alnouri F, Kinsara A, Hammouda A, Awan Z, Kary H, Elamin OA, Zadjali F, Al-Jarallah M, Shehab A, Sabbour H, Amin H, Altaradi HThe Gulf Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry (Gulf FH): Design, Rationale and Preliminary Results.Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2020;18(1):57-64. doi: 10.2174/1570161116666181005125459.PMID: 30289081 
  25. Shehab A, Elnour AA, Bhagavathula AS, Kurian JP, Hassan G, AlZaabi S, Gilbert H, Al-Rasadi K.A Multicenter Prospective Hospital-based Cohort Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin.Curr Diabetes Rev. 2020 Dec 28. doi: 10.2174/1573399817666201228164243. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33371852
  26. Al-Waili K, Al-Rasadi K, Zadjali F, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Mukhaini S, Al-Kindi M, Al-Sabti H, Al-Hinai AT, Farhan H, Al-Zakwani I.Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Familial Hypercholesterolemia at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Oman Med J. 2020 Jun 30;35(3):e141. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.59. eCollection 2020 May.PMID: 32704389 
  27. Shehab A, Bhagavathula AS, Elnour AA, Al-Rasadi K, Al-Shamsi S.The Incidence of Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients Treated with Statins in the Emirates: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2020;18(2):193-199. doi: 10.2174/1570161117666190408164908.PMID: 30963975
  28. Annemans L, Azuri J, Al-Rasadi K, Al-Zakwani I, Daclin V, Mercier F, Danchin N Healthcare resource utilization in patients on lipid-lowering therapies outside Western Europe and North America: findings of the cross-sectional observational International ChoLesterol management Practice Study (ICLPS). Lipids Health Dis. 2020 Apr 7;19(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12944-020-01235-5.PMID: 32264883 
  29. Sahebkar A, Simental-Mendía LE, Pirro M, Banach M, Watts GF, Sirtori C, Al-Rasadi K, Atkin SL.Author Correction: Impact of ezetimibe on plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations as monotherapy or in combination with statins: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 14;10(1):2999. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59903-6.PMID: 32060362 
  30. Kindi MN, Al-Khabouri MJ, Al-Lamki KA, Palombo F, Pippucci T, Romeo G, and Al-Wardy NM*. (2020). In silico analysis of a novel causative mutation in Cadherin23 gene identified in an Omani family with hearing loss. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 18 (1): 1-12. (https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-020-0021-4
  31. Boulassel M., Burney I., Al Wardy N., Habbal O. and Al Rawas O. (2020) Students Perceived Benefits of Integrating a BSc in Health Sciences within a Medical Degree at Sultan Qaboos University. SQUMJ 20 (2) e187
  32. Flavia Palombo, Claudio Graziano, Nadia Al Wardy, Nayereh Nouri, Caterina Marconi, Pamela Magini, Giulia Severi, Chiara La Morgia, Gaetano Cantalupo, Duccio Maria Cordelli, Simone Gangarossa, Mohammed Nasser Al Kindi, Mazin Al Khabouri, Mansoor Salehi, Elisa Giorgio, Alfredo Brusco, Francesco Pisani, Giovanni Romeo, Valerio Carelli, Tommaso Pippucci, Marco Seri. (2020). Autozygosity‑driven genetic diagnosis in consanguineous families from Italy and the Greater Middle East. Human Genetics Al Wardy N. (2020). Faculty development initiatives at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University. SQUMJ 20 (3): e271-278(https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-020-02187-7
  33. Maha Al-Riyami, Luc Marchand, Constantin Polychronakos, 1635-P: Recurrent Mosaicism in Memory T-Cells from Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type 1 Diabetes, June 2020 Diabetes 69(Supplement 1):1635-P
  34. Al-Araimi A, Al Kharusi A, Bani Oraba A, Al-Maney MM, Al Sinawi S, Al-Haddabi I, Zadjali F*. Deletion of SOCS2 Reduces Post-Colitis Fibrosis via Alteration of the TGFβ Pathway.  Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Apr 27;21(9):3073.
  35. Al-Abri MA, Al Lawati I, Zadjali F, Ganguly S. Sleep Patterns and Quality in Omani Adults. Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Apr 14;12:231-237.
  36. Zadjali F*, Kumar P, Yao Y, Johnson D, Astrinidis A, Vogel P, Gross KW, Bissler JJ.. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Axis Controls Renal Extracellular Vesicle Production and Protein Content. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Mar 3;21(5):1729.
  37. Al-Araimi A, Al Kharusi A, Bani Oraba A, Al-Maney MM, Al Sinawi S, Al-Haddabi I, Zadjali F*. Deletion of SOCS2 Reduces Post-Colitis Fibrosis via Alteration of the TGFβ Pathway. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Apr 27;21(9):3073.
  38. Zadjali F, Kumar P, Yao Y, Johnson D, Astrinidis A, Vogel P, Gross KW, Bissler JJ. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Axis Controls Renal Extracellular Vesicle Production and Protein Content. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Axis Controls Renal Extracellular Vesicle Production and Protein Content. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Mar 3;21(5):1729.
  39. Al-Abri MA, Al Lawati I, Zadjali F, Ganguly S. Sleep Patterns and Quality in Omani Adults. Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Apr 14;12:231-237.
  40. Al-Waili K, Al-Rasadi K, Zadjali F, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Mukhaini S, Al-Kindi M, Al-Sabti H, Al-Hinai AT, Farhan H, Al-Zakwani I. Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Familial Hypercholesterolemia at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Oman Med J. 2020 Jun 30;35(3):e141

 

Conference & Seminar Presentations

Conference Presentations

  1. Maha Al-Riyami, Luc Marchand, Constantin Polychronakos, Recurrent Mosaicism in Memory T-Cells from Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type 1 Diabetes, (Poster) American Diabetes Association, 80th Scientific Session, Virtual meeting, June 12-16, 2020.

Research Publications & Books

Journal Publications

 

  1. Malgundkar SH, Burney I, Al Moundhri M, Al Kalbani M, Lakhtakia R, Okamoto A, Tamimi Y. E2F5 Promotes the Malignancy of Ovarian Cancer Via the Regulation of Hippo and Wnt Pathways Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2021 Mar;25(3):179-186. doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2020.0166.PMID: 33734894

 

  1. Nasser Al-Nazwani, Najam Siddiqi, Yahya Tamimi, and Zoya Sheikh. Biochemical Analysis of the Differential Tissue Expression of Heat Shock Protein70 Following Exposure to Electromagnetic Waves

 

  1. Shaima Al Hasani, Zahir Humaid Al-Attabi , Mostafa Waly, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Yahya Tamimi. Antioxidant and Antitumor Properties of Wild Blueberry (Sideroxylon mascatense): Effects of Drying Methods

 

  1. Sadri Abdullah Said, Yahya Tamimi, AfafMohd Weli, MdSohail Akhtar1 A pimarane diterpene from Juniper servaschanica inhibits growth of Ovarian and Breast Cancer Cells

 

  1. Abdullah N, Al Balushi N, Hasan SI, Al Bahlani S, Dobretsov S, Tamimi Y, Burney IA.. Hymenialdisine is Cytotoxic Against Cisplatin-Sensitive but Not Against Cisplatin-Resistant Cell Lines Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 Nov;21(4):632-634. doi: 10.18295/squmj.4.2021.049. Epub 2021 Nov 25.PMID: 34888085

 

  1. Abdullah N, Tamimi Y, Dobretsov S, Balushi NA, Alshekaili J, Al Balushi H, Al Kindi M, Hassan SI, Bahlani SA, Tsang BK, Burney IA. Malformin-A1 (MA1) Sensitizes Chemoresistant Ovarian Cancer Cells to Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis.Molecules. 2021 Jun 13;26(12):3624. doi: 10.3390/molecules26123624.PMID: 34199287 

 

  1. Maha Alriyami and Constantin Polychronakos Somatic Mutations and Autoimmunity. Published online 2021 Aug 11. doi: 10.3390/cells10082056

 

  1.  Gadalla AAH, Siciliano G, Farid R, Alano P, Ranford-Cartwright L, McCarthy JS, Thompson J, Babiker HA (2021) Real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of early P. falciparum gametocyte stages. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 27;11(1):19118. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97456-4. PMID: 34580326; PMCID: PMC8476600. 

 

  1. Al-Hamidhi S, Elshafie EI, Yaghfoori S, Morrison WI, Johnson EH, Babiker HA (2021) A comparative study of single Theileria lestoquardi and mixed infections with Theileria ovis. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Jul 20;14(1):370. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04864-6. PMID: 34284816; PMCID: PMC8290529.

 

  1. Khalid F Alhabib , Khalid Al-Rasadi , Turky H Almigbal , Mohammed A Batais , Ibrahim Al-Zakwani 6 7, Faisal A Al-Allaf , Khalid Al-Waili 9, Fahad Zadjali 3, Mohammad Alghamdi 10, Fahad Alnouri 11, Zuhier Awan 12, Abdulhalim J Kinsara 13, Ahmed AlQudaimi 14, Wael Almahmeed 15, Hani Sabbour 15, Mahmoud Traina 15, Bassam Atallah 16 17, Mohammed Al-Jarallah 18, Ahmad AlSarraf 18, Nasreen AlSayed 19, Haitham Amin 20, Hani Altaradi Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the Arabian Gulf Region: Clinical results of the Gulf FH Registry PLoS One. 2021 Jun 4;16(6):e0251560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251560. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34086694 

 

  1. Alsayed N, Almahmeed W, Alnouri F, Al-Waili K, Sabbour H, Sulaiman K, Zubaid M, Ray KK, Al-Rasadi K. Consensus clinical recommendations for the management of plasma lipid disorders in the Middle East: 2021 updateAtherosclerosis. 2022 Feb;343:28-50. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.11.022. Epub 2021 Dec 10.PMID: 35091265 Review.

 

  1. Cicero AFG, Fogacci F, Stoian AP, Vrablik M, Al Rasadi K, Banach M, Toth PP, Rizzo M.Nutraceuticals in the Management of Dyslipidemia: Which, When, and for Whom? Could Nutraceuticals Help Low-Risk Individuals with Non-optimal Lipid Levels? Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2021 Aug 4;23(10):57. doi: 10.1007/s11883-021-00955-y.PMID: 34345932 

 

  1. Sahranavard T, Carbone F, Montecucco F, Xu S, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.Eur J Clin The role of potassium in atherosclerosis. Invest. 2021 Mar;51(3):e13454. doi: 10.1111/eci.13454. Epub 2020 Nov 27.PMID: 33216974

 

  1. Alidadi M, Montecucco F, Jamialahmadi T, Al-Rasadi K, Johnston TP, Sahebkar A.Beneficial Effect of Statin Therapy on Arterial Stiffness. Biomed Res Int. 2021 Mar 30;2021:5548310. doi: 10.1155/2021/5548310. eCollection 2021.PMID: 33860033

 

  1. Giglio RV, Pantea Stoian A, Al-Rasadi K, Banach M, Patti AM, Ciaccio M, Rizvi AA, Rizzo M.Novel Therapeutical Approaches to Managing Atherosclerotic Risk.Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Apr 28;22(9):4633. doi:10.3390/ijms22094633.PMID: 33924893

 

  1. Hosseini A, Penson PE, Cicero AFG, Golledge J, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.Potential Benefits of Phytochemicals for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.Curr Med Chem. 2021;28(41):8595-8607. doi: 10.2174/0929867328666210614113116.PMID: 34126879

 

  1. Alidadi M, Liberale L, Montecucco F, Majeed M, Al-Rasadi K, Banach M, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.Protective Effects of Curcumin on Endothelium: An Updated Review.Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1291:103-119. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-56153-6_6.PMID: 34331686

 

  1. Gorabi AM, Kiaie N, Khosrojerdi A, Jamialahmadi T, Al-Rasadi K, Johnston TP, Sahebkar A.Implications for the role of lipopolysaccharide in the development of atherosclerosis.Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Sep 5:S1050-1738(21)00099-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.08.015. Online ahead of print.PMID: 3449229

 

  1. Al-Khnifsawi M, Al-Rasadi K, Santos RD, Foy KA.From the President of the International Atherosclerosis Society: The Iraqi Lipid Clinics Network.J Clin Lipidol. 2021 Jul-Aug;15(4):538-539. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2021.04.012. Epub 2021 May 7.PMID: 34215562 
  2. Chamani S, Liberale L, Mobasheri L, Montecucco F, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.The role of statins in the differentiation and function of bone cells. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Jul;51(7):e13534. doi: 10.1111/eci.13534. Epub 2021 Mar 11.PMID: 33656763 

 

  1. Vahedian-Azimi A, Mohammadi SM, Banach M, Beni FH, Guest PC, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.Improved COVID-19 Outcomes following Statin Therapy: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Biomed Res Int. 2021 Sep 23;2021:1901772. doi: 10.1155/2021/1901772. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34568488 

 

  1. Koushki K, Shahbaz SK, Mashayekhi K, Sadeghi M, Zayeri ZD, Taba MY, Banach M, Al-Rasadi K, Johnston TP, Sahebkar A.Anti-inflammatory Action of Statins in Cardiovascular Disease: the Role of Inflammasome and Toll-Like Receptor Pathways.Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2021 Apr;60(2):175-199. doi: 10.1007/s12016-020-08791-9.PMID: 32378144 

 

  1. Momtazi-Borojeni AA, Banach M, Reiner Ž, Pirro M, Bianconi V, Al-Rasadi K, Sahebkar A.Interaction Between Coronavirus S-Protein and Human ACE2: Hints for Exploring Efficient Therapeutic Targets to Treat COVID-19. Angiology. 2021 Feb;72(2):122-130. doi: 10.1177/0003319720952284. Epub 2020 Aug 30.PMID: 32864982

 

  1. Shehab A, Elnour AA, Bhagavathula AS, Kurian JP, Hassan G, AlZaabi S, Gilbert H, Al-Rasadi K. A Multicenter Prospective Hospital-based Cohort Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin. Curr Diabetes Rev.2021;17(7):e122820189541. doi: 10.2174/1573399817666201228164243.PMID: 33371852

 

  1. Al Mahmeed W, Al-Rasadi K, Banerjee Y, Ceriello A, Cosentino F, Galia M, Goh SY, Kempler P, Lessan N, Papanas N, Rizvi AA, Santos RD, Stoian AP, Toth PP, Rizzo M;Promoting a Syndemic Approach for Cardiometabolic Disease Management During COVID-19: The CAPISCO International Expert Panel. CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO).Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Dec 15;8:787761. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.787761. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34977193

 

  1. Mahadevan S, Chan MF, Moghadas M, Shetty M, Burke DT, Al-Rasadi K, Al-Adawi S.Post-Stroke Psychiatric and Cognitive Symptoms in West Asia, South Asia and Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 18;10(16):3655. doi: 10.3390/jcm10163655.PMID: 34441951 

 

  1. Alhabib KF, Al-Rasadi K, Almigbal TH, Batais MA, Al-Zakwani I, Al-Allaf FA, Al-Waili K, Zadjali F, Alghamdi M, Alnouri F, Awan Z, Kinsara AJ, AlQudaimi A, Almahmeed W, Sabbour H, Traina M, Atallah B, Al-Jarallah M, AlSarraf A, AlSayed N, Amin H, Altaradi H.Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the Arabian Gulf Region: Clinical results of the Gulf FH Registry. PLoS One. 2021 Jun 4;16(6):e0251560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251560. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34086694

 

 

  1. Rezaei S, Tabrizi R, Nowrouzi-Sohrabi P, Jalali M, Atkin SL, Al-Rasadi K, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A.GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Effects on Lipid and Liver Profiles in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Nov 12;2021:8936865. doi: 10.1155/2021/8936865. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34805029 

 

  1. Jamialahmadi T, Reiner Ž, Alidadi M, Kroh M, Cardenia V, Xu S, Al-Rasadi K, Santos RD, Sahebkar A.The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Circulating Levels of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins Is Apparently Independent of Changes in Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2021 Dec 6;2021:4136071. doi: 10.1155/2021/4136071. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34912496

 

  1. Alsayed N, Almahmeed W, Alnouri F, Al-Waili K, Sabbour H, Sulaiman K, Zubaid M, Ray KK, Al-Rasadi K.Consensus clinical recommendations for the management of plasma lipid disorders in the Middle East: 2021 update. Atherosclerosis. 2022 Feb;343:28-50. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.11.022. Epub 2021 Dec 10.PMID: 35091265

 

  1. Alkharusi A, AlMuslahi A, AlBalushi N, AlAjmi R, AlRawahi S, AlFarqani A, Norstedt G, Zadjali F.Connections between prolactin and ovarian cancer.PLoS One. 2021 Aug 6;16(8):e0255701. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255701. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34358244 

 

  1. Kumar P, Zadjali F, Yao Y, Bissler JJ.Renal cystic disease in tuberous sclerosis complex. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021 Oct;246(19):2111-2117. doi: 10.1177/15353702211038378. Epub 2021 Sep 6.PMID: 34488473

 

  1. Al-Asmakh M, Zadjali F.Use of Germ-Free Animal Models in Microbiota-Related Research.J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Oct;25(10):1583-8. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1501.01039.PMID: 26032361

 

  1. Al-Asmakh M, Anuar F, Zadjali F, Rafter J, Pettersson S.Gut microbial communities modulating brain development and function. Gut Microbes. 2012 Jul-Aug;3(4):366-73. doi: 10.4161/gmic.21287. Epub 2012 Jun 29.PMID: 22743758 

 

  1. Al-Kasbi G, Al-Saegh A, Al-Qassabi A, Al-Jabry T, Zadjali F, Al-Yahyaee S, Al-Maawali A.Biallelic PTRHD1 Frameshift Variants Associated with Intellectual Disability, Spasticity, and Parkinsonism. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021 Sep 20;8(8):1253-1257. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13342. eCollection 2021 Nov.PMID: 34765690

 

  1. Al-Abri MA, Al Lawati I, Zadjali F, Ganguly S Sleep Patterns and Quality in Omani Adults.Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Apr 14;12:231-237. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S233912. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32341667

 

 

  1. Kumar P, Zadjali F, Yao Y, Siroky B, Astrinidis A, Gross KW, Bissler JJ.Tsc Gene Locus Disruption and Differences in Renal Epithelial Extracellular Vesicles. Front Physiol. 2021 Jun 28;12:630933. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.630933. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34262466 
  2. Al Lawati I, Zadjali F, Al-Abri MA.Agreement analysis of sleep patterns between self-reported questionnaires and actigraphy in adults. Sleep Breath. 2021 Dec;25(4):1885-1891. doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02296-1. Epub 2021 Jan 23.PMID: 33484386

 

  1. Bini Araba A, Ur Rehman N, Al-Araimi A, Al-Hashmi S, Al-Shidhani S, Csuk R, Hussain H, Al-Harrasi A, Zadjali F.New derivatives of 11-keto-β-boswellic acid (KBA) induce apoptosis in breast and prostate cancers cells. Nat Prod Res. 2021 Mar;35(5):707-716. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1593165. Epub 2019 Apr 1.PMID: 30931626

 

  1. Gao Y, Liu R, He C, Basile J, Vesterlund M, Wahren-Herlenius M, Espinoza A, Hokka-Zakrisson C, Zadjali F, Yoshimura A, Karlsson M, Carow B, Rottenberg ME.SOCS3 Expression by Thymic Stromal Cells Is Required for Normal T Cell Development.Front Immunol. 2021 Mar 18;12:642173. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.642173. eCollection 2021.PMID: 33815395 

 

  1. Alhabib KF, Al-Rasadi K, Almigbal TH, Batais MA, Al-Zakwani I, Al-Allaf FA, Al-Waili K, Zadjali F, Alghamdi M, Alnouri F, Awan Z, Kinsara AJ, AlQudaimi A, Almahmeed W, Sabbour H, Traina M, Atallah B, Al-Jarallah M, AlSarraf A, AlSayed N, Amin H, Altaradi H.Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the Arabian Gulf Region: Clinical results of the Gulf FH Registry.PLoS One. 2021 Jun 4;16(6):e0251560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251560. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34086694 

 

  1.  Vakilian S, Alam K, Al-Kindi J, Jamshidi-Adegani F, Rehman NU, Tavakoli R, Al-Riyami K, Hasan A, Zadjali F, Csuk R, Al-Harrasi A, Al-Hashmi S.An engineered microfluidic blood-brain barrier model to evaluate the anti-metastatic activity of β-boswellic acid. Biotechnol J. 2021 Oct;16(10):e2100044. doi: 10.1002/biot.202100044. Epub 2021 Aug 13.PMID: 34313388

 

  1. Caruso M, Emma R, Distefano A, Rust S, Poulas K, Zadjali F, Giordano A, Volarevic V, Mesiakaris K, Al Tobi M, Boffo S, Arsenijevic A, Zuccarello P, Giallongo C, Ferrante M, Polosa R, Li Volti G;Electronic nicotine delivery systems exhibit reduced bronchial epithelial cells toxicity compared to cigarette: the Replica Project.Replica Project Group.Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 17;11(1):24182. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03310-y.PMID: 34921164 

 

  1. Al-Araimi A, Al Kindi IA, Bani Oraba A, AlKharusi A, Ali BH, Zadjali R, Al Sinawi S, Al-Haddabi I, Zadjali F.Gum Arabic Supplementation Suppresses Colonic Fibrosis After Acute Colitis by Reducing Transforming Growth Factor β1 Expression.J Med Food. 2021 Dec;24(12):1255-1263. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2021.0007. Epub 2021 Oct 26.PMID: 34704833

 

  1. Abdesselam A, Zidoum H, Zadjali

 F, Hedjam R, Al-Ansari A, Bayoumi R, Al-Yahyaee S, Hassan M, Albarwani S.Estimate of the HOMA-IR Cut-off Value for Identifying Subjects at Risk of Insulin Resistance Using a Machine Learning Approach. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 Nov;21(4):604-612. doi: 10.18295/squmj.4.2021.030. Epub 2021 Nov 25.PMID: 34888081 

  1. Kumar P, Zadjali F, Yao Y, Johnson D, Siroky B, Astrinidis A, Vogel P, Gross KW, Bissler JJ.Tsc2 mutation induces renal tubular cell nonautonomous disease. Genes Dis. 2021 Apr 27;9(1):187-200. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.03.010. eCollection 2022 Jan.PMID: 35005118 

 

Books

  1. Madjid Delghandi, Marit Pedersen Delghandi, and Stephen Goddard The Significance of PCR Primer Design in Genetic Diversity Studies: Exemplified by Recent Research into the Genetic Structure of Marine Species, Chhandak Basu (ed.), PCR Primer Design, Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2392, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1799-1_1, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022
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