Search Results - "Taha, Mutasem O."
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Degradability of chitosan micro/nanoparticles for pulmonary drug delivery
Published in Heliyon (01-05-2019)“…Chitosan, a natural carbohydrate polymer, has long been investigated for drug delivery and medical applications due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility…”
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Stable Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles Using Polyphosphoric Acid or Hexametaphosphate for Tandem Ionotropic/Covalent Crosslinking and Subsequent Investigation as Novel Vehicles for Drug Delivery
Published in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology (24-01-2020)“…Chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) are widely studied as vehicles for drug, protein, and gene delivery. However, lack of sufficient stability, particularly under…”
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Comprehensive Structural and Molecular Comparison of Spike Proteins of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, and Their Interactions with ACE2
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (08-12-2020)“…The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has recently emerged in China and caused a disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…”
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Structure-Based Discovery and Bioactivity Evaluation of Novel Aurora-A Kinase Inhibitors as Anticancer Agents via Docking-Based Comparative Intermolecular Contacts Analysis (dbCICA)
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (18-12-2020)“…Aurora-A kinase plays a central role in mitosis, where aberrant activation contributes to cancer by promoting cell cycle progression, genomic instability,…”
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Design and Synthesis of New JAK1 Inhibitors based on Sulfonamide- Triazine Conjugates
Published in Current computer-aided drug design (01-01-2021)“…Design of sulfonamide-triazine derivatives as JAK1 inhibitors. JAK1 is a kinase involved in different autoimmune diseases. JAK1 inhibitors have shown promising…”
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Elaboration of Novel TTK1 Inhibitory Leads via QSAR-Guided Selection of Crystallographic Pharmacophores Followed By In Vitro Assay
Published in Current computer-aided drug design (01-01-2021)“…Tyrosine threonine kinase (TTK1) is a key regulator of chromosome segregation. Recently, TTK targeting came into focus for the enhancement of possible…”
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Reported Adverse Effects and Attitudes among Arab Populations Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Large-Scale Multinational Study Implementing Machine Learning Tools in Predicting Post-Vaccination Adverse Effects Based on Predisposing Factors
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (26-02-2022)“…Background: The unprecedented global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has imposed huge challenges on the healthcare facilities, and impacted every…”
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Discovery of Potent Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Using Ligand Based Modeling
Published in Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry (01-02-2017)“…Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) is a one of the Tec tyrosine kinase family. It has an essential role in B-cell development and function. Activation of BTK has…”
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Antiproliferative activity of the isoindigo 5′-Br in HL-60 cells is mediated by apoptosis, dysregulation of mitochondrial functions and arresting cell cycle at G0/G1 phase
Published in Cancer letters (01-06-2015)“…Highlights • 5'-Br is a novel isoindigo showing strong, selective antiproliferative activity against various hematological and solid tumor cell lines. • The…”
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Elaborate ligand-based modeling reveal new submicromolar Rho kinase inhibitors
Published in Journal of computer-aided molecular design (01-02-2012)“…Rho Kinase (ROCKII) has been recently implicated in several cardiovascular diseases prompting several attempts to discover and optimize new ROCKII inhibitors…”
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Inhibition of aggregation of amyloid-β through covalent modification with benzylpenicillin; potential relevance to Alzheimer's disease
Published in Biochemistry and biophysics reports (01-07-2021)“…The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is correlated with the misfolding and aggregation of amyloid-beta protein (Aβ). Here we report that the antibiotic…”
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New leads for DPP IV inhibition: structure-based pharmacophore mapping and virtual screening study
Published in Archives of pharmacal research (01-11-2013)“…Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) is an attractive target for the development of new antidiabetic drugs. DPP IV inhibitors improve glycemic control by…”
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Discovery of DPP IV Inhibitors by Pharmacophore Modeling and QSAR Analysis followed by in silico Screening
Published in ChemMedChem (17-11-2008)“…Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) deactivates the natural hypoglycemic incretin hormones. Inhibition of this enzyme should restore glucose homeostasis in…”
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The Anticancer Activity of the Substituted Pyridone-Annelated Isoindigo (5'-Cl) Involves G0/G1 Cell Cycle Arrest and Inactivation of CDKs in the Promyelocytic Leukemia Cell Line HL-60
Published in Cellular physiology and biochemistry (01-01-2015)“…Background/Aims: The antileukemic potential of isoindigos make them desired candidates for understanding their mechanism of action. We have recently…”
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Novel nanoparticles based on chitosan-dicarboxylate conjugates via tandem ionotropic/covalent crosslinking with tripolyphosphate and subsequent evaluation as drug delivery vehicles
Published in International journal of pharmaceutics (30-08-2017)“…[Display omitted] Chitosan-based nanoparticles prepared by ionotropic gelation are prone to stability issues. The aim of this work is to chemically modify…”
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Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Some New N1-(Flavon-6-yl)amidrazone Derivatives
Published in Archiv der Pharmazie (Weinheim) (01-06-2014)“…A new series of N1‐(flavon‐6‐yl)amidrazones were synthesized by reacting the hydrazonoyl chloride derived from 6‐aminoflavone with the appropriate sec‐cyclic…”
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Pharmacophore modeling of JAK1: A target infested with activity-cliffs
Published in Journal of molecular graphics & modelling (01-09-2020)“…Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) is protein kinase involved in autoimmune diseases (AIDs). JAK1 inhibitors have shown promising results in treating AIDs. JAK1 inhibitors…”
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Preparation of Silver- and Zinc-Doped Mullite-Based Ceramics Showing Anti-Bacterial Biofilm Properties
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (01-04-2011)“…Zinc- and silver-doped mullite ceramic discs were prepared and tested as potentially resistant materials against bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation…”
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Discovery of novel Flt3 inhibitory chemotypes through extensive ligand-based and new structure-based pharmacophore modelling methods
Published in Journal of molecular graphics & modelling (01-05-2019)“…Flt3 is an oncogenic kinase involved in different types of leukemia. It is most prominently associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Flt3-specific…”
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Exploring the influence of culture conditions on kefir's anticancer properties
Published in Journal of dairy science (01-05-2018)“…Cancer is a major health problem in many parts of the world. Conventional anticancer treatments are painful, expensive, and unsafe. Therefore, demand is…”
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