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5-Aza-cytidine is a potent inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase 3a and induces apoptosis in HCT-116 colon cancer cells via Gadd45- and p53-dependent mechanisms

Schneider-Stock R.; Diab-Assef M.; Rohrbeck A.; Foltzer-Jourdainne C.; Boltze C.; Hartig R.; Schonfeld P.; Roessner A.; Gali-Muhtasib H. (BETHESDA9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MD 20814-3995 USA, 2005)

Methyltransferase inhibitors commonly used in clinical trials promote tumor cell death, but their detailed cytotoxic action is not yet fully understood. A deeper knowledge about their apotosis-inducing mechanisms and their ...
A journey under the sea: The quest for marine anti-cancer alkaloids

Tohme R.; Darwiche N.; Gali-Muhtasib H. (BASELPOSTFACH, CH-4005 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2011)

The alarming increase in the global cancer death toll has fueled the quest for new effective anti-tumor drugs thorough biological screening of both terrestrial and marine organisms. Several plant-derived alkaloids are ...
A lag of 25 years: Evidence from an old capture of Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 from Lebanon (Mediterranean Sea)

Bariche M.; Kazanjian G.; Azzurro E. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd; HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2014)

[No abstract available]
A review of nutritional biology and dietary requirements of redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens 1868)

Saoud I.P.; Garza De Yta A.; Ghanawi J. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2012)

Redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus, von Martens 1868) is a freshwater decapod crustacean with a number of biological and commercial attributes that make it an excellent aquaculture species. The redclaw aquaculture ...
A Review of the Culture and Diseases of Redclaw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Von Martens 1868)

Saoud I.P.; Ghanawi J.; Thompson K.R.; Webster C.D. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

The redclaw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, is a freshwater decapod crustacean displaying a number of physical, biological, and commercial attributes that make it suitable for commercial aquaculture. Interest in redclaw ...
A Serine Protease Homolog Negatively Regulates TEP1 Consumption in Systemic Infections of the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

Yassine H.; Kamareddine L.; Chamat S.; Christophides G.K.; Osta M.A. (BASELALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2014)

Clip domain serine protease homologs are widely distributed in insect genomes and play important roles in regulating insect immune responses, yet their exact functions remain poorly understood. Here, we show that CLIPA2, ...
A two-year survey on mosquitoes of Lebanon

Knio K.M.; Markarian N.; Kassis A.; Nuwayri-Salti N. (, 2005)

A total of 6,500 mosquitoes were identified during a two-year survey (1999-2001) in Lebanon, and these belonged to twelve species: Culex pipiens, Cx. laticinctus, Cx. mimeticus, Cx. hortensis, Cx. judaicus, Aedes aegypti, ...
Acute and chronic effects of aqueous ammonia on marbled spinefoot rabbitfish, Siganus rivulatus (Forsskål 1775)

Roumieh R.; Barakat A.; Abdelmeguid N.E.; Ghanawi J.; Patrick Saoud I. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

Ammonia is a metabolite of aquatic organisms which might reach deleterious levels in intensive fish farms. The aim of the present study was to determine median lethal concentrations (96-h LC50) of total ammonia nitrogen ...
Advances in Cancer Therapy

Gali-Muhtasib, Hala (InTech, )

Advances in Cancer Therapy is a new addition to the Intech collection of books and aims at providing scientists and clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the state of current knowledge and latest research findings ...
Aedes albopictus in Lebanon, a potential risk of arboviruses outbreak

Haddad N.; Mousson L.; Vazeille M.; Chamat S.; Tayeh J.; Osta M.A.; Failloux A.-B. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2012)

Background: The mosquito Aedes albopictus is undergoing a worldwide expansion with potential consequences on transmission of various arboviruses. This species has been first detected in Lebanon in 2003.Methods: We performed ...
Age and growth of Lessepsian rabbitfish from the eastern Mediterranean

Bariche M. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2005)

Rabbitfish are currently an important component of the eastern Mediterranean inshore fishery. This study estimates age and calculates growth of Siganus rivulatus and S. luridus from the Lebanese coastal waters based on ...
Alcoholism and neuro-immune-endocrine interactions: Physiochemical aspects

Haddad J.J. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2004)

The role of alcohol consumption and alcoholism as an addiction in regulating the chemistry of the brain and its physiology has gained a backlog of interest over the past few decades. Besides the notion that alcohol acts ...
Alpha terpineol: A potential anticancer agent which acts through suppressing NF-κB signalling

Hassan S.B.; Gali-Muhtasib H.; Goransson H.; Larsson R. (, 2010)

Background: Alpha terpineol is a bioactive component of Salvia libanotica essential oil extract and has shown antitumour activity. Materials and Methods: The cytotoxicity of alpha terpineol towards different tumour cell ...
Amiloride and the regulation of NF-κB: An unsung crosstalk and missing link between fluid dynamics and oxidative stress-related inflammation - Controversy or pseudo-controversy?

Haddad J.J. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2005)

Understanding the biophysics of fluid dynamics within the context of transcriptional regulation, mediated by nuclear factor (NF)-κB, is crucial to developing a consensus on the molecular basis of fluid mechanics and ...
An ex vivo approach to studying the interactions of Pediococcus acidilactici and vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum in the anterior intestine of rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss

Harper G.M.; Monfort M.; Saoud I.P.; Emery M.J.; Mustafa S.; Rawling M.D.; Eynon B.; Davies S.J.; Merrifeld D.L. (, 2011)

The aim of the present study was to observe the antagonistic relationship of the probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici and the pathogen Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum in the intestine of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) ...
Anaesthetic efficacy of clove oil, Benzocaine, 2-phenoxyethanol and tricaine methanesulfonate in juvenile marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus)

Ghanawi J.; Monzer S.; Saoud I.P. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

Anaesthetics are used in aquaculture and fisheries to facilitate routine procedures, such as capture, handling, transportation, tagging, grading and measurements that can often cause injury or induce physiological stress. ...
Anilocra pilchardi n. sp., a new parasitic cymothoid isopod from off Lebanon (Eastern Mediterranean)

Bariche M.; Trilles J.-P. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2006)

Anilocra pilchardi n. sp. is described from several specimens collected mainly from clupeiform fishes from off Lebanon. Various stages of the parasite are considered: ovigerous and non-ovigerous females, male and intramarsupial ...
Anopheles gambiae innate immunity

Yassine H.; Osta M.A. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2010)

The successful development of Plasmodium in Anopheles mosquitoes is governed by complex molecular and cellular interactions that we are just beginning to understand. Anopheles immune system has received particular attention ...
Anti-hyperglycemic Effect of the Aqueous Extract of Banana Infructescence Stalks in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats

Jaber H.; Baydoun E.; EL-Zein O.; Kreydiyyeh S.I. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2013)

Water extract of banana (Musa sapientum) infructescence stalks has been used in folk medicine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. This work aims at verifying the claimed effect and elucidating its possible mode of action. ...
Anti-inflammatory bioactivities in plant extracts

Talhouk R.S.; Karam C.; Fostok S.; El-Jouni W.; Barbour E.K. (NEW ROCHELLE140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 USA, 2007)

The medical ethnobotanical knowledge propagated over generations in the coastal regions of the Eastern Mediterranean, including Lebanon, is one that has built on several ancient cultures and civilizations of these regions. ...

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