Publications by authors named "S Belhadj"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how flavonoids affect insulin secretion in β-cells, particularly focusing on resokaempferol (ResoK) and its potential benefits for insulin deficiency.
- Researchers tested INS-1 β-cells and pancreatic islets from rats to assess the ability of ResoK to enhance insulin secretion under glucose stimulation.
- Results showed that ResoK increases insulin secretion by stimulating L-type calcium currents, even in dysfunctional β-cells, suggesting it could be a promising treatment strategy for improving insulin secretion.
The Mongolian gerbil as an advanced model to study cone system physiology.
Front Cell Neurosci
January 2024
In this work, we introduce a diurnal rodent, the Mongolian gerbil () (MG) as an alternative to study retinal cone system physiology and pathophysiology in mice. The cone system is of particular importance, as it provides high-acuity and color vision and its impairment in retinal disorders is thus especially disabling. Despite their nocturnal lifestyle, mice are currently the most popular animals to study cone-related diseases due to the high availability of genetically modified models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe species belonging to the genus possess ecological, economic, and medicinal value. They show a very high ecological plasticity. This research is a contribution to the study of the intraspecific diversity and variability of 10 populations of in different bioclimates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine factors associated with fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to identify baseline predictors of persistent fatigue at 12 months of follow-up.
Methods: We enroled patients with RA fulfiling the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria. Fatigue was assessed using the Arabic version of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F).