Publications by authors named "Enas A Farrag"
Article Synopsis
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects multiple body systems and is linked to the regulation of gene expression through microRNAs (miRNAs), specifically investigating the miR-155 rs767649 polymorphism's impact on RA activity.
- A study was conducted with 66 RA patients and 50 healthy controls, focusing on clinical evaluations and assessing various laboratory parameters alongside miR-155 polymorphism using real-time PCR.
- Results showed significant differences in hemoglobin levels, ESR, serum creatinine, and anti-CCP levels between the RA patients and controls, highlighting certain genetic variants (TA, AA, TA/AA genotypes) that may offer protective effects against developing RA.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of the proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates, results in hyperglycemia. Abnormalities in the function of insulin on target cells, its release from beta cells, or both may contribute to DM. The purpose of this research was to assess the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) to the levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and biochemical parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the relationship between serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and changes in macular perfusion in different stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Materials And Methods: The study was conducted on 72 eyes of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). They were divided into five groups based on their DR stage: no DR (nDR), mild and moderate nonproliferative DR, severe nonproliferative DR, active proliferative DR (aPDR), and stable PDR.