Publications by authors named "S Cherif"
The relationship of irisin, apelin-13, and immunological markers il-1α & amp, il-1β with diabetes in kidney failure patients.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand)
January 2025
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often complicated by diabetes, impacting various biochemical and immunological markers. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between irisin, apelin-13, and immunological markers IL-1α and IL-1β in diabetic patients with CKD. This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2023 in a tertiary care hospital in Tikrit City, Iraq.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the effects of directional subthalamic deep brain stimulation (STN-dDBS) on gait and balance disorders, including freezing of gait (FOG), in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD).
Methods: We included 10 participants who underwent STN-DBS and presented severe preoperative FOG, in a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. We used segmented DBS electrodes to investigate whether directing the predicted volume of tissue activated (VTA) to overlap the central STN preferentially improved gait and balance disorders compared to directional DBS applied in the more posterior STN (sensorimotor).
Lipases are involved in the basic metabolism of many organisms from simple microorganisms to mammals. Moreover, these versatile biocatalysts can catalyze various types of reactions, such as esterification, interesterification, aminolysis, hydrolysis, and many important classic organic reactions under mild conditions, which play critical roles in industrial catalysis, drug discovery, and medical diagnosis of diseases. The heterogeneous nature of this catalysis requires intimate contact between them and lipid emulsion droplets.
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- Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by a newly discovered strain (NEAU-3TGS) from an iron mine in Tunisia show potential in removing heavy metals from contaminated environments, particularly iron and lead.
- Genomic analysis indicates NEAU-3TGS is likely a new bacterial species with a diverse genome structure and unique metabolic capabilities related to iron absorption.
- Structural and chemical analyses of the EPS reveal key components, while heavy metal absorption experiments determine optimal conditions for maximum metal uptake, identifying specific binding interactions with siderophores in molecular modeling studies.
Background: Physical activity combined with virtual reality and exergaming has emerged as a new technique to improve engagement and provide clinical benefit for gait and balance disorders in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Objective: To investigate the effects of a training protocol using a home-based exergaming system on brain volume and resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) in persons with PD.
Methods: A single blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in people with PD with gait and/or balance disorders.