Search Results - "Waleed Gaber, M."

Asprosin, a Fasting-Induced Glucogenic Protein Hormone by Romere, Chase, Duerrschmid, Clemens, Bournat, Juan, Constable, Petra, Jain, Mahim, Xia, Fan, Saha, Pradip K., Del Solar, Maria, Zhu, Bokai, York, Brian, Sarkar, Poonam, Rendon, David A., Gaber, M. Waleed, LeMaire, Scott A., Coselli, Joseph S., Milewicz, Dianna M., Sutton, V. Reid, Butte, Nancy F., Moore, David D., Chopra, Atul R.

“…Hepatic glucose release into the circulation is vital for brain function and survival during periods of fasting and is modulated by an array of hormones that…”
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Cognitive and Imaging Differences After Proton and Photon Whole Brain Irradiation in a Preclinical Model by Tang, Tien T., Zawaski, Janice A., Kesler, Shelli, Beamish, Christine A., Inoue, Taeko, Perez, Emma C., Bronk, Lawrence, Poenisch, Falk, Briere, Tina M., Sabek, Omaima M., Grosshans, David R., Waleed Gaber, M.

“…Compared with photon cranial radiation therapy (X-CRT), proton cranial radiation therapy (P-CRT) offers potential advantages in limiting radiation-induced…”
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Adaptive thermogenesis enhances the life-threatening response to heat in mice with an Ryr1 mutation by Wang, Hui J., Lee, Chang Seok, Yee, Rachel Sue Zhen, Groom, Linda, Friedman, Inbar, Babcock, Lyle, Georgiou, Dimitra K., Hong, Jin, Hanna, Amy D., Recio, Joseph, Choi, Jong Min, Chang, Ting, Agha, Nadia H., Romero, Jonathan, Sarkar, Poonam, Voermans, Nicol, Gaber, M. Waleed, Jung, Sung Yun, Baker, Matthew L., Pautler, Robia G., Dirksen, Robert T., Riazi, Sheila, Hamilton, Susan L.

“…Mutations in the skeletal muscle Ca 2+ release channel, the type 1 ryanodine receptor (RYR1), cause malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) and a…”
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Improved Intratumoral Oxygenation Through Vascular Normalization Increases Glioma Sensitivity to Ionizing Radiation by McGee, Mackenzie C., M.D, Hamner, J. Blair, M.D, Williams, Regan F., M.D, Rosati, Shannon F., M.D, Sims, Thomas L., M.D, Ng, Catherine Y., M.S, Gaber, M. Waleed, Ph.D, Calabrese, Christopher, Ph.D, Wu, Jianrong, Ph.D, Nathwani, Amit C., M.D., Ph.D, Duntsch, Christopher, M.D., Ph.D, Merchant, Thomas E., D.O., Ph.D, Davidoff, Andrew M., M.D

“…Purpose Ionizing radiation, an important component of glioma therapy, is critically dependent on tumor oxygenation. However, gliomas are notable for areas of…”
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Exercise ameliorates neurocognitive impairments in a translational model of pediatric radiotherapy by Sahnoune, Iman, Inoue, Taeko, Kesler, Shelli R, Rodgers, Shaefali P, Sabek, Omaima M, Pedersen, Steen E, Zawaski, Janice A, Nelson, Katharine H, Ris, M Douglas, Leasure, J Leigh, Gaber, M Waleed

“…While cranial radiation therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment, healthy areas surrounding irradiation sites are negatively affected. Frontal lobe functions…”
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Cross-Sectional Characterization of Local Brain Network Connectivity Pre and Post Breast Cancer Treatment and Distinct Association With Subjective Cognitive and Psychological Function by Kesler, Shelli R, Tang, Tien, Henneghan, Ashley M, Wright, Michelle, Gaber, M Waleed, Palesh, Oxana

“…We aimed to characterize local brain network connectivity in long-term breast cancer survivors compared to newly diagnosed patients. Functional magnetic…”
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Radiation-Induced Astrogliosis and Blood-Brain Barrier Damage Can Be Abrogated Using Anti-TNF Treatment by Wilson, Christy M., Ph.D, Gaber, M. Waleed, Ph.D, Sabek, Omaima M., Ph.D, Zawaski, Janice A., M.S, Merchant, Thomas E., D.O., Ph.D

“…Purpose In this article, we investigate the role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) in the initiation of acute damage to the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and…”
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LOX upregulates FAK phosphorylation to promote metastasis in osteosarcoma by Chen, Xiang, Clement, Margaret, Hicks, M. John, Sarkar, Poonam, Gaber, M. Waleed, Man, Tsz-Kwong

“…Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor that commonly occurs in the pediatric population. Despite the use of chemotherapy and surgery, metastasis remains to be…”
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Hyperoxia Disrupts Lung Lymphatic Homeostasis in Neonatal Mice by Shankar, Nithyapriya, Thapa, Shyam, Shrestha, Amrit Kumar, Sarkar, Poonam, Gaber, M Waleed, Barrios, Roberto, Shivanna, Binoy

“…Inflammation causes bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a common lung disease of preterm infants. One reason this disease lacks specific therapies is the paucity…”
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Effects of fractionated radiation on the brain vasculature in a murine model: blood-brain barrier permeability, astrocyte proliferation, and ultrastructural changes by Yuan, Hong, Gaber, M Waleed, Boyd, Kelli, Wilson, Christy M, Kiani, Mohammad F, Merchant, Thomas E

“…Radiation therapy of CNS tumors damages the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and normal brain tissue. Our aims were to characterize the short- and long-term effects…”
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Olfactory Memory Impairment Differs by Sex in a Rodent Model of Pediatric Radiotherapy by Perez, Emma C, Rodgers, Shaefali P, Inoue, Taeko, Pedersen, Steen E, Leasure, J Leigh, Gaber, M Waleed

“…Although an effective treatment for pediatric brain tumors, cranial radiation therapy (CRT) damages surrounding healthy tissue, thereby disrupting brain…”
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Neurogenesis, Exercise, and Cognitive Late Effects of Pediatric Radiotherapy by Rodgers, Shaefali P., Trevino, Melissa, Zawaski, Janice A., Gaber, M. Waleed, Leasure, J. Leigh

“…Brain cancer is a common type of childhood malignancy, and radiotherapy (RT) is a mainstay of treatment. RT is effective for tumor eradication, and survival…”
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Radiation-Induced Growth Retardation and Microstructural and Metabolite Abnormalities in the Hippocampus by Leasure, J. Leigh, Sahnoune, Iman, Zawaski, Janice A., Rodgers, Shaefali P., Gaber, M. Waleed

“…Cranial radiotherapy (CRT) increases survival in pediatric brain-tumor patients but can cause deleterious effects. This study evaluates the acute and long-term…”
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Imaging Radiation-Induced Gastrointestinal, Bone Marrow Injury and Recovery Kinetics Using 18F-FDG PET by Tang, Tien T, Rendon, David A, Zawaski, Janice A, Afshar, Solmaz F, Kaffes, Caterina K, Sabek, Omaima M, Gaber, M Waleed

“…Positron emission tomography using 18F-Fluro-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG) is a useful tool to detect regions of inflammation in patients. We utilized this imaging…”
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Radiation Combined Injury Models to Study the Effects of Interventions and Wound Biomechanics by Zawaski, Janice A., Yates, Charles R., Miller, Duane D., Kaffes, Caterina C., Sabek, Omaima M., Afshar, Solmaz F., Young, Daniel A., Yang, Yunzhi, Gaber, M. Waleed

“…In the event of a nuclear detonation, a considerable number of projected casualties will suffer from combined radiation exposure and burn and/or wound injury…”
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Beneficial Effects of Prebiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mannan on Allergic Asthma Mouse Models by Samarasinghe, Amali E., Gaber, M. Waleed, LeMessurier, Kim S., Patel, Jennifer K., Lehman, Jeffrey M., Rohman, Erin L., Robinson, W. Scout, Overbeck, Tracie, Michael, Christie F., Lew, D. Betty, Eiseman, Brandi

“…One of the unmet needs for asthma management is a new therapeutic agent with both anti-inflammatory and anti-smooth muscle (ASM) remodeling effects. The…”
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Effects of Irradiation on Brain Vasculature Using an In Situ Tumor Model by Zawaski, Janice A., Ph.D, Gaber, M. Waleed, Ph.D, Sabek, Omaima M., Ph.D, Wilson, Christy M., Ph.D, Duntsch, Christopher D., M.D., Ph.D, Merchant, Thomas E., D.O., Ph.D

“…Purpose Damage to normal tissue is a limiting factor in clinical radiotherapy (RT). We tested the hypothesis that the presence of tumor alters the response of…”
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A chitosan/β-glycerophosphate thermo-sensitive gel for the delivery of ellagic acid for the treatment of brain cancer by Kim, Sungwoo, Nishimoto, Satoru K, Bumgardner, Joel D, Haggard, Warren O, Gaber, M. Waleed, Yang, Yunzhi

“…Abstract We report here the development of a chitosan/β-glycerophosphate(Ch/β-GP) thermo-sensitive gel to deliver ellagic acid (EA) for cancer treatment. The…”
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Echocardiography Differentiates Lethally Irradiated Whole-Body From Partial-Body Exposed Rats by Inoue, Taeko, Zawaski, Janice A, Sheehan, Vivien, Kanne, Celeste, Paikari, Alireza, Kaffes, Caterina C, Sarkar, Poonam, Sabek, Omaima M, Gaber, M Waleed

“…Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) affects morbidity and mortality dependent on the amount of body exposed. We propose the use of echocardiography (EC) to…”
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Effect of radiation on the penetration of irinotecan in rat cerebrospinal fluid by Khatri, Amit, Gaber, M. Waleed, Brundage, Richard C., Naimark, Michael D., Hanna, Suzan K., Stewart, Clinton F., Kirstein, Mark N.

“…Purpose Anticancer agents are useful for treating brain tumors, but sub therapeutic concentrations due to decreased blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration limit…”
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