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Department of Biochemistry
Kretzschmar HA, McLean PJ,
Trenkwalder C, Sarracino DA,
Vonsattel JP, Locascio JJ,El-Agnaf
OMA, Schlossmacher MG. (2008).
Direct quantification of CSF alphasynuclein
by ELISA and first crosssectional
study in patients with
neurodegeneration. Experimental
Neurology 213; 315-25.
Raza H, John A, Brown EM,
Benedict S, Kambal A. (2008).
Alterations in mitochondrial
respiratory functions, redox
metabolism and apoptosis by
oxidant 4-hydroxynonenal and
antioxidants curcumin and
melatonin in PC12 cells.
Toxicology and Applied
Pharmacology 226; 161-168.
Raza H, John A. (2008). In vitro
effects of tea polyphenols on
redox metabolism, oxidative stress
and apoptosis in PC12 cells.
Annals of the New York Academy
of Sciences 1138; 358-365.
Rizk DE, Hassan HA, Al-Marzouqi
AH, Ramadan GA, Al-Kedrah SS,
Daoud SA, Fahim MA. (2008).
Combined estrogen and ghrelin
administration restores number
of blood vessels and collagen type
I/III ratio in the urethral and anal
canal submucosa of old
ovariectomized rats. International
Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic
Floor Dysfunction 19, 547-552.
Rizk DE, Hassan HA, Al-Marzouqi
AH, Shafiullah M, Fahim MA.
(2008). Combined estrogen and
ghrelin administration decreases
expression of p27(kip1) and
proportion of isomyosin type I in
the striated urethral and anal
sphincters and levator ani of old
ovariectomized rats. International
Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic
Floor Dysfunction 19; 1363-1369.
Siddig A, Mohamed AO, Awad S,
Hassan A, Zilahi E, Al-Haj M,
Bernsen R, Adem A. (2008).
Estrogen Receptor · Gene
Polymorphism and Breast cancer.
Annals of the New York Academy
of Sciences 1138; 95-107.
Singh MN, Stringfellow HF,Taylor
SE, Ashton KM, Ahmad M, Abdo
KR, El-Agnaf OMA, Martin-Hirsch
PL, Martin FL. (2008). Elevated
expression of CYP1A1 and
gamma-synuclein in human
ectopic (ovarian) endometriosis
compared to eutopic
endometrium. Molecular Human
Reproduction 14; 655-663.
Subasinghage AP, Conlon JM,
Hewage CM. (2008).
Conformational analysis of the
broad-spectrum antibacterial
peptide, ranatuerin-2CSa:
Identification of a full length helixturn-helix
motif. Biochimica
Biophysica Acta 1784; 924-929.
Thayyullathil F, Chathoth S, Hago
A, Wernery U, Patel M, Galadari S.
(2008). Investigation of heat stress
response in the camel fibroblast
cell line dubca. Annals of the New
York Academy of Sciences 1138;
376-384.
Thayyullathil F, Chathoth S, Hago
A, Patel M, Galadari S. (2008).
Rapid reactive oxygen species
(ROS) generation induced by
curcumin leads to caspasedependent
and -independent
apoptosis in L929 cells. Free
Radical Biology and Medicine 45;
1403-1412.
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Proceedings,
Conferences,
Invited lectures,
Web Sites and
Others
Attoub S, Al-Salam S, John A,
Manjush S, Al Sultan M, Al Safi
MM, John A, Raza H, Adem A.
(2008). Thymoquinone induces
human cancer cell death and
tumor growth inhibition.
American Association for Cancer
research (AACR) sponsored
International Conference on
“Advances in Cancer Research:
from the Laboratory to the
Clinic”. Dead Sea, Jordan.
Awad S, Al-Marzouqi A, Rizvi
TA, Hassan AH. (2008).
Mechanisms of the anti-cancer
activity of the clove extract. 9th
UAEU conference, Al-Ain, UAE.
Conlon JM. (2008). Dermal
peptides and the system of
innate immunity in amphibians.
State-of-the-Art Lecture, 22nd
Conference of European
Comparative Endocrinologists,
Genoa, Italy.
El-Hasasna, H, Fernandez-
Cabezudo MJ, Al-Salam S, Bashir
G, Attoub S, Chouaib S, al-
Ramadi BK. (2008). The antitumor
activity of systemicallyadministered
IL2-expressing
Salmonella correlates with
decreased angiogenesis and
enhanced tumor apoptosis. The
3rd Al-Ain International
Immunology Meeting, Al-Ain,
UAE.
El-Hasasna H, Fernandez-
Cabezudo MJ, El-Wasila M, Al-
Salam S, Bashir G, Chouaib S,
al-Ramadi BK. (2008). Oral
administration of TNF·-
expressing Salmonella inhibits
melanoma cell growth and
prolongs host survival
independent of intra-tumoral
bacterial accumulation. The 3rd
Al-Ain International Immunology
Meeting, Al-Ain, UAE.
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ, Ullah
A, Nurulain SM, al-Ramadi BK,
Petroianu GA. (2008).
Assessment of immunologic
parameters following exposure
to organophosphate-containing
pesticides. The 3rd Al-Ain
Immunology Meeting, Al-Ain,
UAE.
Hassan AH, Awad S., Prochasson
P., and Owen-Hughes T. (2008).
Fun 30 is a novel chromatin
remodeling protein with dimer
exchange activity that interacts
with ubiquitinated histones.
Gordon Conference on
Chromatin Structure & Function
in Lucca (Barga), Italy.
Mechkarska M, al-Ramadi BK,
Fernandez-Cabezudo MJ. (2008).
Invasion-Independent
Modulation of Macrophage
Activation by Bacteria-Expressed
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