Cytokinins: Wide-spread signaling hormones from plants to humans with high medical potential

M Fathy, SM Saad Eldin, M Naseem, T Dandekar… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nature is a rich source of biologically active novel compounds. Sixty years ago, the plant
hormones cytokinins were first discovered. These play a major role in cell division and cell …

D-Pinitol—active natural product from carob with notable insulin regulation

A Azab - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carob is one of the major food trees for peoples of the Mediterranean basin, but it has also
been traditionally used for medicinal purposes. Carob contains many nutrients and active …

Inhibition of NF-kB/IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells by azilsartan

R Alaaeldin, FEM Ali, AA Bekhit, QL Zhao, M Fathy - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metastatic breast cancer is an incurable form of breast cancer that exhibits high levels of
epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. Angiotensin II has been linked to various …

Nephroprotective effect of AT-MSCs against cisplatin-induced EMT is improved by azilsartan via attenuating oxidative stress and TGF-β/Smad signaling

MA Fawzy, ON Beshay, AA Bekhit… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The nephrotoxicity of cisplatin (CIS) is a significant complication that challenges its clinical
applicability. The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) may be included in the …

Vincamine Ameliorates epithelial-mesenchymal transition in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats; targeting TGF-β/MAPK/Snai1 pathway

R Alaaeldin, RH Mohyeldin, AA Bekhit, W Gomaa… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive, irreversible lung disease that leads to
respiratory failure and death. Vincamine is an indole alkaloid obtained from the leaves of …

Vincamine modulates the effect of pantoprazole in renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by attenuating MAPK and apoptosis signaling pathways

MA Fawzy, SA Maher, MA El-Rehany, NN Welson… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pantoprazole has an antioxidant function against reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Vincamine, a herbal candidate, is an indole alkaloid of clinical use against brain sclerosis …

Hepatoprotective potential of gabapentin in cecal ligation and puncture-induced sepsis; targeting oxidative stress, apoptosis, and NF-kB/MAPK signaling pathways

M Abdelnaser, R Alaaeldin, ME Attya, M Fathy - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Sepsis is a severe inflammatory response to infection with an incidence rate exceeding
48 million cases and 11 million sepsis-related deaths yearly. Furthermore, sepsis remains …

Azilsartan modulates HMGB1/NF-κB/p38/ERK1/2/JNK and apoptosis pathways during renal ischemia reperfusion injury

R Alaaeldin, SM Bakkar, RH Mohyeldin, FEM Ali… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Renal ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury is characterized by an unexpected impairment of
blood flow to the kidney. Azilsartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker that is approved for …

A New EGFR Inhibitor from Ficus benghalensis Exerted Potential Anti-Inflammatory Activity via Akt/PI3K Pathway Inhibition

R Alaaeldin, HA Hassan, IM Abdel-Rahman… - Current Issues in …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a critical defensive mechanism mainly arising due to the production of
prostaglandins via cyclooxygenase enzymes. This study aimed to examine the anti …

[HTML][HTML] Glycogen synthase kinase-3: A potential immunotherapeutic target in tumor microenvironment

J Liang, M Yu, Y Li, L Zhao, Q Wei - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is a protein kinase that can phosphorylate
over a hundred substrates and regulate cell differentiation, proliferation, and death …