Walaa Salim, Maher Kamel, Madiha Helmy, Nesma A Ghazal
{"title":"Ketogenic diet and beta-hydroxybutyrate modulate the hepatic expression of AKT/PI3K/mTOR pathway during treatment of obesity in rats.","authors":"Walaa Salim, Maher Kamel, Madiha Helmy, Nesma A Ghazal","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2024.279483.1014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2024.279483.1014","url":null,"abstract":"Ketogenic diet and beta-hydroxybutyrate modulate the hepatic expression of AKT/PI3K/mTOR pathway during treatment of obesity in rats","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"79 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140784191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yousra El Banna, Raghda Abo Ayana, Magda Nasr, Maged Helmy
{"title":"PD-1/PD-L1 AXIS INHIBITORS AS PROMISING STRATEGY FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA: EXPECTATIONS, BOUNDARIES AND PITFALLS","authors":"Yousra El Banna, Raghda Abo Ayana, Magda Nasr, Maged Helmy","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2023.323222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2023.323222","url":null,"abstract":": Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most prevalent primary liver cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138613623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rania Elmeligy, Magda Sultan, Amal Ghanem, Hala Sultan, Maha El-gammal, O. Balbaa
{"title":"VALUE OF SERUM INTERLEUKIN-22 IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA AND ITS RELATION TO DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS","authors":"Rania Elmeligy, Magda Sultan, Amal Ghanem, Hala Sultan, Maha El-gammal, O. Balbaa","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2023.327836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2023.327836","url":null,"abstract":": Background : Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a common type of leukaemia characterized by progressive accumulation of monoclonal B cells. The survival and proliferation of CLL cells are stimulated by T-helper cytokines and could be correlated with disease progression. The aim of this study is to assess the value of serum interleukin-22 in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its relation to disease characteristics. Methods: The study was carried out on 40 CLL patients (newly diagnosed) and 10 healthy controls. Routine hematological and laboratory investigations were performed for all subjects in addition to interleukin-22 (IL-22) level and ZAP-70 expression. Results: Mean values of IL-22 level among CLL patients were significantly higher than in the control group. IL-22 mean values were significantly higher in patients with positive ZAP-70 expression. Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between serum IL-22 level and ZAP-70. According to the ROC curve, the area under the curve was statistically significant (AUC=0.809 p=0.001). Conclusion : IL-22 & ZAP-70 could act in alliance to maintain survival of CLL cells and its proliferation and could be used as diagnostic as well as prognostic markers. Our findings strongly recommend the incorporation of IL-22 level into routine CLL work up.","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139222694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION VERSUS BAND LIGATION IN GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA IN CHRONIC HCV-RELATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS","authors":"Mohamed El-Hasafy, Gamal Amin, Hoda Ahmed, Manal Mahmoud","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2023.330097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2023.330097","url":null,"abstract":": Background and aim: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is a rare but serious cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is used to treat GAVE, with considerable failure rate. The present study aimed to compare between APC and endoscopic band ligation (EBL) for GAVE treatment in HCV-related liver cirrhosis patients regarding efficacy and safety. Patients","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139371844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF MENINGITIS CAUSED BY MULTIPLE ORGANISMS INCLUDING MDR E. COLI, MDR KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND MRSA: A CASE REPORT","authors":"E. Hamza, Shahinda Rezk","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2022.307268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2022.307268","url":null,"abstract":": Following neurosurgical intervention, meningitis caused by resistant microorganisms progresses with substantial morbidity and mortality. Treatment is challenging because there are few antibiotics that can cross into the cerebrospinal fluid and act on these organisms. It is advised to administer intraventricular antibiotics in the treatment of meningitis. Hereby, we are presenting a 2-month-old infant presented to the hospital with fever, hypoactivity and decrease in oral intake. This infant had inserted a shunt a month before this presentation. Upon full examination, the infant was diagnosed to suffer from a meningitis caused by multiple organisms including MRSA, MDR E. coli and MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae. The infection was successfully managed with a combination therapy which included, vancomycin, meropenem, amikacin and later on colistin through different routes of administration.","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"185 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114213747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Youssry, Karim Kotkata, A. Abdelhamid, A. Hussein
{"title":"EVALUATION OF APOPTOSIS-ASSOCIATED SPECK-LIKE PROTEIN (ASC) AND B-CELL LYMPHOMA PROTEIN (BCL-6) IN RELATION TO PERIPHERAL BLOOD BIOMARKERS IN RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS","authors":"S. Youssry, Karim Kotkata, A. Abdelhamid, A. Hussein","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2022.295162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2022.295162","url":null,"abstract":".","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"44 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120816111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. El Sayed, H. Ghoniem, Said Awda, Salwa Nayer, Reham El Tayeb, E. Osman
{"title":"Role of Soluble CD163 and Monocyte Surface Markers in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients","authors":"L. El Sayed, H. Ghoniem, Said Awda, Salwa Nayer, Reham El Tayeb, E. Osman","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2022.281702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2022.281702","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"68 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124102609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elsaied Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Elbealy, A. Nassar, H. Mostafa
{"title":"STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF SOFOSBUVIR BASED THERAPY ON ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN EGYPTIAN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C PATIENTS","authors":"Elsaied Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Elbealy, A. Nassar, H. Mostafa","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2021.244166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2021.244166","url":null,"abstract":"Hepatitis C viral infection is endemic in Egypt with the highest prevalence rate of HCV Ab in the world (14.7%). [1] Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) are molecules that target specific nonstructural proteins of virus C and result in disruption of viral replication and infection. [2] There are four classes of DAAs, which are defined by their mechanism of action and therapeutic target. They are; non-structural proteins NS 3/4A protease inhibitors (Simiprevir, paritaprevir), NS5B nucleoside polymerase inhibitors (Sofosbuvir), NS5B non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors (Dasabuvir), and NS5A inhibitors (Daclatasvir). [3] National protocol of HCV treatment used in Egyptian patients infected with HCV (genotype 4) is a combination of daily sofosbuvir and any other DAAs. Compared to previously used treatments, sofosbuvir-based regimens provide a higher cure rate (>90%), fewer side effects, and a twoto fourfold reduction in duration of therapy.[4, 5]It allows most people to be treated successfully without the use of peglated interferon.[6,7]. Sofosbuvir is only administered orally. The peak concentration after oral administration is 0.5–2 hours post-dose, regardless of initial dose.[8&9] It is a prodrug. It is metabolized to the active metabolite antiviral agent GS-461203 (2'-deoxy-2'α-fluoro-β-C-methyluridine-5'triphosphate) in the liver. GS-461203 serves as a defective substrate for the NS5B protein, which is the viral RNA polymerase, thus acts as an inhibitor of viral RNA synthesis.[10] It appears to have a high barrier to develop resistance .Following a single 400mg oral dose of sofosbuvir 80٪ is excreted in urine; 14٪ is excreted in faeces, and 2.5٪ in expired air.[11] Sofosbuvir in patients with HCV infection and mild to moderate renal impairment (eGFR ≥30 ml/ min/1.73 m2) should be given according to the general recommendations. No dose Journal of the Medical Research Institute","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123699336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Shater, Amr Abdel Moety, D. Hashad, Heba El-Shair, Azza Ahmed
{"title":"URINARY NEUOTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND A PROGNOSTIC MARKER FOR RENAL INSULT IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS","authors":"M. Shater, Amr Abdel Moety, D. Hashad, Heba El-Shair, Azza Ahmed","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2021.215311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2021.215311","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115401584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EFFECT OF HOSPITAL BOARD GOVERNANCE PRACTICES ON PATIENT SAFETY OUTCOME","authors":"Wael Ahmed, M. Bekheit, T. Eldomiaty, Hanaa Nagdy","doi":"10.21608/jmalexu.2021.191790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/jmalexu.2021.191790","url":null,"abstract":"Patient safety is a healthcare discipline that can be defined as the prevention of harm caused by healthcare services with special attention to the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical errors that may lead to an adverse health care event (IOM, 2004). Hospital board is accountable for the safety of the care its hospital provides (Feesko & Rubenstein, 2013). It therefore has a fundamental governance role in the oversight of patient safety by setting objectives, formulating strategy and designing systems of hospital control (Millar et al., 2013).","PeriodicalId":440681,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Research Institute","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127195008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}