Publications by authors named "Munirah Alhammadi"

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  • Gout is a common metabolic disorder caused by high levels of uric acid in the bloodstream, leading to painful urate crystal formations in joints.
  • Traditional treatments for gout often have side effects and may not work for everyone, making it a challenge for healthcare systems.
  • This systematic review explores phytochemical compounds as alternative treatments for gout-related high uric acid levels, analyzing over 800 studies to identify 50 compounds with potential benefits and mechanisms of action.
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  • Innovative antibacterial nanocarriers, like ZIF-8@CL&Resv, are developed for cancer therapy by combining the cellulase enzyme with the drug resveratrol in a dual encapsulation process.
  • The modification of ZIF-8 resulted in a decrease in zeta potential and allowed for a pH-responsive release of resveratrol, enhancing its bioavailability and effectiveness.
  • ZIF-8@CL&Resv showed high biocompatibility and significant cytotoxic effects against triple-negative breast cancer cells, inducing cell death and apoptosis while also demonstrating antibacterial properties against certain bacteria.
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Currently, cancer is one of the main research topics, due to its high incidence and drug resistance to existing anti-cancer drugs. Formononetin, a natural product with phytoestrogenic properties and diverse biological functions, has attracted the attention of researchers working on anticancer drugs. Formononetin emerges as an intriguing bioactive substance compared to other isoflavones as it exhibits potent chemotherapeutic activity with less toxicity.

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, a green leafy vegetable with remarkable nutraceutical potential is widely used since ancient times to maintain a healthy colon. This plant has been investigated for its medicinal potential due to the increase in young adult cases of colorectal cancer each year. This study was accomplished to investigate methanolic extract (BaME) antioxidant and anticancer properties.

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Herein, we have developed peptide-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensor chips that can detect fipronil with high sensitivity and selectivity. The phage display technique has been exploited for the screening of highly specific fipronil-binding peptides for the selective detection of the molecule. LSPR sensor chips are fabricated initially by attaching uniformly synthesized AuNPs on the glass substrate, followed by the addition of screened peptides.

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Enrofloxacin (ENR) is a veterinary antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in livestock. It chiefly persists in foods and dairy products, which in turn pose severe risks to human health. Hence it is very important to detect the ENR in foods and dairy products to safeguard human health.

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The serine protease autotransporters of the (SPATEs) are a large family of virulence factors commonly found in enteric bacteria. These secreted virulence factors have diverse functions during bacterial infection, including adhesion, aggregation and cell toxicity. One such SPATE, the Pic mucinase (protein involved in colonisation) cleaves mucin, allowing enteric bacterial cells to utilise mucin as a carbon source and to penetrate the gut mucus lining, thereby increasing mucosal colonisation.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary liver cancer caused by the accumulation of genetic mutation patterns associated with epidemiological conditions. This lethal malignancy exhibits tumor heterogeneity, which is considered as one of the main reasons for drug resistance development and failure of clinical trials. Recently, single-cell technology (SCT), a new advanced sequencing technique that analyzes every single cell in a tumor tissue specimen, aids complete insight into the genetic heterogeneity of cancer.

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is an important human pathogen in both developing and industrialised countries that can causes a variety of human infections, such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections and bacteremia. Like many Gram-negative bacteria, it is becoming resistant to many frontline antibiotics, such as carbapenem and cephalosporin antibiotics. In Egypt, is increasingly recognised as an emerging pathogen, with high levels of antibiotic resistance.

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Whooping cough, or pertussis, is resurgent in numerous countries worldwide. This has renewed interest in Bordetella pertussis biology and vaccinology. The in vitro growth of B.

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