Publications by authors named "Sofiane Salah"
In this study, we aimed to investigate the current genetic diversity and provide additional insights into the origins of the Algerian population by analyzing the frequencies of HLA -A,-B,-DRB1,-DQB1 alleles and associated haplotypes. We analyzed 1,082 unrelated healthy Algerian individuals, who were potential kidney donors, recruited and assessed in the Immunology Department of CHU Mustapha in Algiers over a 10-year period (2009-2019). HLA genotyping was performed by Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Specific Primers (PCR-SSP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorders (BD) are severe mental illnesses that lack reliable biomarkers to guide diagnosis and management. As immune dysregulation is associated with these disorders, we utilized the immunoregulatory functions of the natural killer cell inhibitory HLA-E locus to investigate the relationships between HLA-E genetic and expression diversities with SZ and BD risk and severity. Four hundred and forty-four patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for SZ (N = 161) or BD (N = 283) were compared to 160 heathy controls (HC).
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- Mitochondria are crucial for energy in cells, and their dysfunction may lead to issues like premature aging and inflammation, which are seen in bipolar disorder (BD).
- A study compared mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) in 312 BD patients across different mood phases (manic, depressive, euthymic) and 180 healthy controls, finding lower mtDNAcn in BD patients, especially during manic phases.
- Low mtDNAcn levels were associated with worse mood and psychotic symptoms, while being linked to higher inflammatory markers. These findings could help in predicting mood changes and improving treatment options for BD if confirmed.
Objective: Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2), a key player in immune-mediated responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is encoded by a polymorphic gene. Functionally relevant polymorphic variations in the MCP-1 gene have been associated with both susceptibility to and protection against tuberculosis-related disorders. Here, we investigated the potential impact of some of these polymorphisms on Pott's disease risk in a patient cohort from Algeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a complex multifactorial disorder involving both genetic and environmental factors. Polymorphisms of genes encoding nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and antioxidant glutathione-S transferases (GSTs) have been associated with various tumors. We examined the combined role of NOS3, NOS2 and GST polymorphisms in NPC risk in Tunisians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disease affects up to 1% of the general population. Early diagnosis and treatment are limited by the absence of specific and reliable diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers. This study was carried out in 48 Tamil South Indian RA patients and 49 healthy controls (HC) to identify any cytokine signature(s) that could potentially serve as biomarkers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 2, 4, and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) are central components of the innate and adaptive immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). TLR2, TLR4, and VDR polymorphisms were previously associated with tuberculosis (TB) and were here investigated as candidates for pulmonary TB (PTB) susceptibility in a Moroccan population group.
Methodology: Genomic DNA from 343 PTB patients and 203 healthy controls were analyzed for 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in TLR2, TLR4, and VDR genes using polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism and TaqMan SNP genotyping assays.