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  1. Article ; Online: Interstitial cells of Cajal, the Maestro in health and disease.

    Mostafa, Randa-M / Moustafa, Yasser M / Hamdy, Hosam

    World journal of gastroenterology

    2010  Volume 16, Issue 26, Page(s) 3239–3248

    Abstract: Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are important players in the symphony of gut motility. They have a very significant physiological role orchestrating the normal peristaltic activity of the digestive system. They are the pacemaker cells in ... ...

    Abstract Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are important players in the symphony of gut motility. They have a very significant physiological role orchestrating the normal peristaltic activity of the digestive system. They are the pacemaker cells in gastrointestinal (GI) muscles. Absence, reduction in number or altered integrity of the ICC network may have a dramatic effect on GI system motility. More understanding of ICC physiology will foster advances in physiology of gut motility which will help in a future breakthrough in the pharmacological interventions to restore normal motor function of GI tract. This mini review describes what is known about the physiologic function and role of ICCs in GI system motility and in a variety of GI system motility disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Constipation/physiopathology ; Esophageal Achalasia/physiopathology ; Gastroesophageal Reflux/physiopathology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/pathology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/physiopathology ; Gastrointestinal Motility/physiology ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors/physiopathology ; Gastrointestinal Tract/cytology ; Gastrointestinal Tract/innervation ; Gastrointestinal Tract/physiology ; Gastroparesis/physiopathology ; Hirschsprung Disease/physiopathology ; Humans ; Interstitial Cells of Cajal/classification ; Interstitial Cells of Cajal/pathology ; Interstitial Cells of Cajal/physiology ; Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction/physiopathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-07-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2185929-2
    ISSN 2219-2840 ; 1007-9327
    ISSN (online) 2219-2840
    ISSN 1007-9327
    DOI 10.3748/wjg.v16.i26.3239
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  2. Article: Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in Egyptian multiple sclerosis patients.

    Abdelwahab, Nermin R / Mabrouk, Randa R / Zakaria, Nahla M / Abdel Nasser, Azza / Mostafa, Afaf A / Wahba, Nancy S

    The Egyptian journal of immunology

    2024  Volume 31, Issue 2, Page(s) 44–54

    Abstract: One of the most common neurological illnesses in the world is multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). MS has both a genetic and an environmental origin. In terms of environmental factors, ... ...

    Abstract One of the most common neurological illnesses in the world is multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). MS has both a genetic and an environmental origin. In terms of environmental factors, vitamin D deficiency is one of the most important risk factors and closely connected with gene polymorphisms involved in vitamin D metabolism, transport, or activity. Since vitamin D activity requires a receptor-mediated response, any changes to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may have an effect on the pathophysiology of the disease. In this study, we aimed to identify the relationship between VDR gene polymorphisms, FokI A>G (rs2228570), ApaI A>C (rs7975232) and BsmI C>T (rs1544410) and MS. FokI, ApaI and BsmI genotypes were determined in 50 patients with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) and in 50 control subjects. DNA was isolated from blood samples, and then FokI, ApaI and BsmI gene polymorphisms were identified using allelic discrimination real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. The distribution of FokI, ApaI and BsmI polymorphisms did not show any significant differences between MS patients and controls. Thus, we concluded that there is no association between the studied VDR gene polymorphisms and MS.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Egypt/epidemiology ; Multiple Sclerosis/genetics ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Receptors, Calcitriol/genetics ; Vitamin D/metabolism ; North African People/genetics
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Calcitriol ; Vitamin D (1406-16-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-13
    Publishing country Egypt
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1110-4902
    ISSN 1110-4902
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  3. Article: Ecological spectroscopic methodologies for quantifying co-administered drugs in human plasma by photochemical quantum mechanical simulation.

    S Eissa, Maya / Attala, Khaled / Elsonbaty, Ahmed / Mostafa, Aziza E / A Abdel Salam, Randa / M Hadad, Ghada / Abdelshakour, Mohamed A

    Heliyon

    2024  Volume 10, Issue 3, Page(s) e24466

    Abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) constitute the second most prevalent bacterial infections in the elderly demographic. The treatment landscape involves various antibiotics targeting the causative organisms; nevertheless, the emergence of resistance ... ...

    Abstract Urinary tract infections (UTIs) constitute the second most prevalent bacterial infections in the elderly demographic. The treatment landscape involves various antibiotics targeting the causative organisms; nevertheless, the emergence of resistance significantly impacts therapeutic effectiveness. Presently, a fixed-dose pharmaceutical combination is advocated to optimize patient outcomes by mitigating the risks of bacterial resistance and associated side effects. Ofloxacin (OFL) and cefpodoxime proxetil (CPD) combinations, co-administered with flavoxate hydrochloride (FLV), have demonstrated efficacy in UTI cases, offering relief from concomitant symptoms. In the pharmaceutical market, fixed-dose combinations have gained prominence, driven by advantages such as enhanced patient medication adherence and compliance. In the realm of analytical chemistry, the integration of green practices in the initial phases of method development is exemplified by the Greenness by Design (GbD) strategy. While univariate spectroscopic methods are conventionally considered suboptimal compared to chemometric techniques for resolving intricate mixtures, GbD approach, when applied to UV spectroscopy, enable univariate methods to attain comparable or superior outcomes. GbD adopts a systematic approach to optimize experimental conditions, minimizing environmental impact and maximizing analytical performance. Critical to GbD applications in UV spectroscopy is solvent selection, influencing spectral resolution and measurement sensitivity. GbD employs a combination of in-vitro and in-silico experiments to evaluate solute-solvent interactions with underlying photochemical quantum phenomena affecting the resulting spectral morphology, identifying an optimal compromise solvent with high resolution and minimal ecological impact. Consequently, it facilitates the efficient resolution of spectral overlapping and determination of complex mixtures in UV spectroscopy using univariate methods. Comparative analysis with chemometric techniques, acknowledged as potent spectral resolving methods, demonstrated that GbD-based univariate methods performed equivalently. The methodology was validated according to ICH recommendations, establishing a linear quantitation range (2-30 μg/mL) and a limit of detection (0.355-0.414 μg/mL) for the three drugs in human plasma. The greenness of the developed methodology was affirmed through the AGREE assessment protocol, confirming its environmentally conscious attributes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24466
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  4. Article: Innovative and sustainable deconvoluted amplitude factor spectrophotometric method for the resolution of various severely overlapping pharmaceutical mixtures: Applying the complex-GAPI-tool.

    Eissa, Maya S / Elsonbaty, Ahmed / Attala, Khaled / A Abdel Salam, Randa / M Hadad, Ghada / Abdelshakour, Mohamed A / E Mostafa, Aziza

    Heliyon

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 10, Page(s) e20152

    Abstract: UV spectroscopy is considered the simplest, the most money and time investor technique in analytical research. Besides its lowered solvent and energy consumption leading to greener outcomes, its practicality is wide and suitable for a wide range of ... ...

    Abstract UV spectroscopy is considered the simplest, the most money and time investor technique in analytical research. Besides its lowered solvent and energy consumption leading to greener outcomes, its practicality is wide and suitable for a wide range of applications. Multicomponent mixtures are always representing themselves as a problematic challenge for any analytical technique fortunately UV spectroscopic methods found many ways to tackle these mixtures. Fourier self-deconvolution (FSD) was recently applied in UV spectroscopy as an effective tool for the resolution of binary mixtures unfortunately like any other method may fail to completely resolve severely overlapping mixtures. In this paper, we epitomize the newly developed deconvoluted amplitude factor (DAF) spectrophotometric approach which couples the concepts of both the FSD and the amplitude factor methods for the resolution of tadalafil (TAD) in its binary mixtures with dapoxetine hydrochloride (DAP) or tamsulosin hydrochloride (TAM). The embraced approach was assessed regarding its greenness utilizing different assessing protocols to give evident proof for its sustainability. The innovative approach showed an enhancement in the resolution of binary mixtures and showed high sensitivity as noticed from limits of detection and quantitation which were (0.374, 1.136 μg/mL), (0.269, 0.817 μg/mL), and (0.518, 1.569 μg/mL) for TAD, DAP, and TAM, respectively. The method was validated as per ICH guidelines recommendations and also was statistically compared with recently reported methods which revealed no statistically significant difference. A very handy and reader-friendly data presentation approach was followed for the ease of statistical data interpretation and evaluation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20152
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  5. Article ; Online: Dilemma of women's passive smoking.

    Mostafa, Randa M

    Annals of thoracic medicine

    2011  Volume 6, Issue 2, Page(s) 55–56

    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-03-18
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2241287-6
    ISSN 1998-3557 ; 1817-1737
    ISSN (online) 1998-3557
    ISSN 1817-1737
    DOI 10.4103/1817-1737.78410
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  6. Article ; Online: Greenness-by-design approach for developing novel UV spectrophotometric methodologies resolving a quaternary overlapping mixture.

    Abdelshakour, Mohamed A / Eissa, Maya S / Attala, Khaled / Elsonbaty, Ahmed / Abdel Salam, Randa A / Hadad, Ghada M / Mostafa, Aziza E

    Archiv der Pharmazie

    2023  Volume 356, Issue 8, Page(s) e2300216

    Abstract: Greenness-by-design (GbD) is an approach that integrates green chemistry principles into the method development stage of analytical processes, aiming to reduce their environmental impact. In this work, we applied GbD to a novel univariate double divisor ... ...

    Abstract Greenness-by-design (GbD) is an approach that integrates green chemistry principles into the method development stage of analytical processes, aiming to reduce their environmental impact. In this work, we applied GbD to a novel univariate double divisor corrected amplitude (DDCA) method that can resolve a quaternary pharmaceutical mixture in a fixed-dose polypill product. We also used a genetic algorithm as a chemometric modeling technique to select the informative variables for the analysis of the overlapping mixture. This resulted in more accurate and efficient predictive models. We used a computational approach to study the effect of solvents on the spectral resolution of the mixture and to minimize the spectral interferences caused by the solvent, thus achieving spectral resolution with minimal analytical effort and ecological footprint. The validated methods showed wide linear concentration ranges for the four components (1-30 µg/mL for losartan, 2.5-30 µg/mL for atorvastatin and aspirin, and 2.5-35 µg/mL for atenolol) and achieved high scores on the hexagon and spider charts, demonstrating their eco-friendliness.
    MeSH term(s) Structure-Activity Relationship ; Spectrophotometry/methods ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; Chemometrics ; Algorithms
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-05
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 6381-2
    ISSN 1521-4184 ; 0365-6233 ; 1437-1014
    ISSN (online) 1521-4184
    ISSN 0365-6233 ; 1437-1014
    DOI 10.1002/ardp.202300216
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  7. Article ; Online: Computer-Aided Design of Eco-Friendly Imprinted Polymer Decorated Sensors Augmented by Self-Validated Ensemble Modeling Designs for the Quantitation of Drotaverine Hydrochloride in Dosage Form and Human Plasma.

    E Mostafa, Aziza / Eissa, Maya S / Elsonbaty, Ahmed / Attala, Khaled / A Abdel Salam, Randa / M Hadad, Ghada / Abdelshakour, Mohamed A

    Journal of AOAC International

    2023  Volume 106, Issue 5, Page(s) 1361–1373

    Abstract: ... with a linear quantitative range of 1 × 10-7 - 1 × 10-2 M and limits of detection in the range of 9.55 × 10-8 ... to 7.08 × 10-8 M. Moreover, the proposed sensors showed ultimate eco-friendliness and selectivity ...

    Abstract Background: Computationally designed molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) incorporation into electrochemical sensors has many advantages to the performance of the designed sensors. The innovative self-validated ensemble modeling (SVEM) approach is a smart machine learning-based (ML) technique that enables the design of more accurate predictive models using smaller data sets.
    Objective: The novel SVEM experimental design methodology is exploited here exclusively to optimize the composition of four eco-friendly PVC membranes augmented by a computationally designed magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer to quantitatively determine drotaverine hydrochloride (DVN) in its combined dosage form and human plasma. Furthermore, the application of hybrid computational simulations such as molecular dynamics and quantum mechanical calculations (MD/QM) is a time-saving and eco-friendly provider for the tailored design of the MIP particles.
    Method: Here, for the first time, the predictive power of ML is assembled with computational simulations to develop four PVC-based sensors decorated by computationally designed MIP particles using four different experimental designs known as central composite, SVEM-LASSO, SVEM-FWD, and SVEM-PFWD. The pioneering AGREE approach further assessed the greenness of the analytical methods, proving their eco-friendliness.
    Results: The proposed sensors showed decent Nernstian responses toward DVN in the range of 58.60-59.09 mV/decade with a linear quantitative range of 1 × 10-7 - 1 × 10-2 M and limits of detection in the range of 9.55 × 10-8 to 7.08 × 10-8 M. Moreover, the proposed sensors showed ultimate eco-friendliness and selectivity for their target in its combined dosage form and spiked human plasma.
    Conclusions: The proposed sensors were validated in accordance with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommendations, proving their sensitivity and selectivity for drotaverine determination in dosage form and human plasma.
    Highlights: This work presents the first ever application of both the innovative SVEM designs and MD/QM simulations in the optimization and fabrication of drotaverine-sensitive and selective MIP-decorated PVC sensors.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Polymers/chemistry ; Papaverine ; Computer-Aided Design
    Chemical Substances Polymers ; drotaverin (98QS4N58TW) ; Papaverine (DAA13NKG2Q)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1103149-9
    ISSN 1944-7922 ; 1060-3271
    ISSN (online) 1944-7922
    ISSN 1060-3271
    DOI 10.1093/jaoacint/qsad049
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  8. Article ; Online: Eco-Friendly UV-Spectrophotometric Methods Employing Magnetic Nano-Composite Polymer for the Extraction and Analysis of Sexual Boosters in Adulterated Food Products: Application of Computer-Aided Design.

    Abdelshakour, Mohamed A / Attala, Khaled / Elsonbaty, Ahmed / Abdel Salam, Randa A / Hadad, Ghada M / Mostafa, Aziza E / Eissa, Maya S

    Journal of AOAC International

    2023  Volume 106, Issue 6, Page(s) 1608–1619

    Abstract: Background: Solid phase extraction (SPE) techniques, based on computationally designed magnetic-based multi-targeting molecular imprinted polymer (MT-MIP), combined with UV spectrophotometric approaches provide advantages in the examination of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Solid phase extraction (SPE) techniques, based on computationally designed magnetic-based multi-targeting molecular imprinted polymer (MT-MIP), combined with UV spectrophotometric approaches provide advantages in the examination of counterfeit samples.
    Objective: The current work describes an innovative and sustainable methodology for the simultaneous determination of tadalafil (TAD) and dapoxetine hydrochloride (DAP) in aphrodisiac counterfeit products (honey and instant coffee) utilizing SPE exploiting MT-MIP. Additionally, an innovative UV spectrophotometric method capable of resolving TAD in its pharmaceutical binary mixtures with DAP was developed. A novel computational approach was implemented to tailor the synthesis and design of the MT-MIP particles.
    Methods: We applied a newly developed UV spectrophotometric method which was based on a Fourier self-deconvolution (FSD) method coupled with the isoabsorptive point for determination of TAD and DAP in pharmaceutical dosage form. We also applied an SPE process based on MT-MIP designed particles, assisting in the analysis of both drugs in counterfeit food samples. The SPE process and the UV spectroscopic methodology were assessed regarding their greenness using the pioneering green analytical procedure index (GAPI), analytical greeness including sample preparation (AGREEprep) and AGREE tools. The synthesized MT-MIP particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy.
    Results: The suggested spectrophotometric methods revealed a wide linear concentration range of 2-50 µg/mL with lower LODs in the range of 0.604-0.994 µg/mL. Additionally, the suggested method demonstrated the utmost sensitivity and eco-friendliness for their target in its mixed dosage form and counterfeit food products.
    Conclusion: The SPE process and the developed analytical UV spectroscopic methodology were validated as per the ICH guidelines, and were found to be suitable for overseeing some counterfeiting activities in commercially available honey and instant coffee aphrodisiac products.
    Highlights: An SPE method based on MT-MIP magnetic-based polymer and a UV spectroscopic method were successfully developed for analysis of TAD and DAP in different matrices.
    MeSH term(s) Polymers/chemistry ; Molecular Imprinting/methods ; Aphrodisiacs ; Coffee ; Solid Phase Extraction/methods ; Computer-Aided Design ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Magnetic Phenomena
    Chemical Substances Polymers ; Aphrodisiacs ; Coffee ; Pharmaceutical Preparations
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1103149-9
    ISSN 1944-7922 ; 1060-3271
    ISSN (online) 1944-7922
    ISSN 1060-3271
    DOI 10.1093/jaoacint/qsad084
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  9. Article ; Online: Innovative and sustainable deconvoluted amplitude factor spectrophotometric method for the resolution of various severely overlapping pharmaceutical mixtures

    Maya S. Eissa / Ahmed Elsonbaty / Khaled Attala / Randa A.Abdel Salam / Ghada M.Hadad / Mohamed A. Abdelshakour / Aziza E.Mostafa

    Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 10, Pp e20152- (2023)

    Applying the complex-GAPI-tool

    2023  

    Abstract: UV spectroscopy is considered the simplest, the most money and time investor technique in analytical research. Besides its lowered solvent and energy consumption leading to greener outcomes, its practicality is wide and suitable for a wide range of ... ...

    Abstract UV spectroscopy is considered the simplest, the most money and time investor technique in analytical research. Besides its lowered solvent and energy consumption leading to greener outcomes, its practicality is wide and suitable for a wide range of applications. Multicomponent mixtures are always representing themselves as a problematic challenge for any analytical technique fortunately UV spectroscopic methods found many ways to tackle these mixtures. Fourier self-deconvolution (FSD) was recently applied in UV spectroscopy as an effective tool for the resolution of binary mixtures unfortunately like any other method may fail to completely resolve severely overlapping mixtures. In this paper, we epitomize the newly developed deconvoluted amplitude factor (DAF) spectrophotometric approach which couples the concepts of both the FSD and the amplitude factor methods for the resolution of tadalafil (TAD) in its binary mixtures with dapoxetine hydrochloride (DAP) or tamsulosin hydrochloride (TAM). The embraced approach was assessed regarding its greenness utilizing different assessing protocols to give evident proof for its sustainability. The innovative approach showed an enhancement in the resolution of binary mixtures and showed high sensitivity as noticed from limits of detection and quantitation which were (0.374, 1.136 μg/mL), (0.269, 0.817 μg/mL), and (0.518, 1.569 μg/mL) for TAD, DAP, and TAM, respectively. The method was validated as per ICH guidelines recommendations and also was statistically compared with recently reported methods which revealed no statistically significant difference. A very handy and reader-friendly data presentation approach was followed for the ease of statistical data interpretation and evaluation.
    Keywords Deconvulated amplitude factor method ; UV spectrophotometric methods ; Green analytical chemistry ; Ecological strategy assessment ; Tukey's honestly significant difference ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 306
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article: Intranasal Nanotransferosomal Gel for Quercetin Brain Targeting: I. Optimization, Characterization, Brain Localization, and Cytotoxic Studies.

    Elkomy, Mohammed H / Zaki, Randa Mohammed / Alsaidan, Omar A / Elmowafy, Mohammed / Zafar, Ameeduzzafar / Shalaby, Khaled / Abdelgawad, Mohamed A / Abo El-Ela, Fatma I / Rateb, Mostafa E / Naguib, Ibrahim A / Eid, Hussein M

    Pharmaceutics

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 7

    Abstract: Numerous neurological disorders have a pathophysiology that involves an increase in free radical production in the brain. Quercetin (QER) is a nutraceutical compound that shields the brain against oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration. Nonetheless, ... ...

    Abstract Numerous neurological disorders have a pathophysiology that involves an increase in free radical production in the brain. Quercetin (QER) is a nutraceutical compound that shields the brain against oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration. Nonetheless, its low oral bioavailability diminishes brain delivery. Therefore, the current study aimed to formulate QER-loaded transferosomal nanovesicles (QER-TFS) in situ gel for QER brain delivery via the intranasal route. This study explored the impacts of lipid amount, edge activator (EA) amount, and EA type on vesicle diameter, entrapment, and cumulative amount permeated through nasal mucosa (24 h). The optimum formulation was then integrated into a thermosensitive gel after its physical and morphological characteristics were assessed. Assessments of the optimized QER-TFS showed nanometric vesicles (171.4 ± 3.4 nm) with spherical shapes and adequate entrapment efficiency (78.2 ± 2.8%). The results of short-term stability and high zeta potential value (-32.6 ± 1.4 mV) of QER-TFS confirmed their high stability. Compared with the QER solution, the optimized QER-TFS in situ gel formulation exhibited sustained release behavior and augmented nasal mucosa permeability. CT scanning of rat brains demonstrated the buildup of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in the brains of all treatment groups, with a greater level of GNPs noted in the rats given the transferosomal gel. Additionally, in vitro studies on PCS-200-014 cells revealed minimal cytotoxicity of QER-TFS in situ gel. Based on these results, the developed transferosomal nanovesicles may be a suitable nanocarrier for QER brain targeting through the intranasal route.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527217-2
    ISSN 1999-4923
    ISSN 1999-4923
    DOI 10.3390/pharmaceutics15071805
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