9 results on '"El-Sherif, Ahmed A."'
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2. Potentiometric Study of Speciation and Thermodynamics of Complex Formation Equilibria of Diorganotin(IV) Dichloride with 1-(2-Aminoethyl)piperazine.
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El-Sherif, Ahmed, Shehata, M., Shoukry, Mohamed, and Mahmoud, N.
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ACID-base equilibrium , *PIPERAZINE , *DIOXANE , *THERMODYNAMICS , *CHEMICAL speciation - Abstract
The interaction of DET (diethyltin(IV)) and DVT (divinyltin(IV)) with 1-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine (AEP) was investigated potentiometrically at different temperatures in 0.1 mol·dm NaNO. The hydrolysis constants of diethyltin(IV) and divinyltin(IV) cations and the stepwise formation constants of the complexes formed in solution were calculated at different temperatures and in solutions of dioxane-water solutions of different compositions. The stoichiometries and stability constants for the complexes formed are reported. The results show formation of 1:1 complexes and the corresponding hydroxide complexes. The concentration distributions of the various complex species were evaluated as a function of pH. The thermodynamic parameters Δ H° and Δ S° calculated from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants were investigated for DET and DVT complexes with AEP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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3. Therapeutic potential of stem cells and acitretin on inflammatory signaling pathway-associated genes regulated by miRNAs 146a and 155 in AD-like rats.
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Elzayat, Emad M., Shahien, Sherif A., El-Sherif, Ahmed A., and Hosney, Mohamed
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STEM cells , *MICRORNA , *GENE expression , *MESENCHYMAL stem cells , *ALZHEIMER'S disease - Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common causes of dementia. Several drugs are used to improve the symptoms, but do not stop AD progression. There are more promising treatments that may have a significant role in AD diagnosis and treatment such as miRNAs and stem cells. The present study aims to develop a new approach for AD treatment by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and/or acitretin with special reference to inflammatory signaling pathway as NF-kB and its regulator miRNAs in AD-like rat model. Fourty-five male albino rats were allotted for the present study. The experimental periods were divided into induction, withdrawal, and therapeutic phases. Expression levels of miR-146a, miR-155, necrotic, growth and inflammatory genes were assessed using RT-qPCR. Histopathological examination of brain tissues was performed in different rat groups. The normal physiological, molecular, and histopathological levels were restored after treatment with MSCs and/or acitretin. The present study demonstrates that the miR-146a and miR-155 might be used as promising biomarkers for AD. MSCs and/or acitretin proved their therapeutic potential in restoring the expression levels of targeted miRNAs and their related genes concerning NF-kB signaling pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Thermodynamics, Chemical Speciation and Complex Formation Equilibria Studies of Binary and Mixed Ligand Complexes of Cu(II) with 2,2′-Bipyridyl and Some Aromatic Diamines.
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Soliman, Ahmed, El-Sherif, Ahmed, and Amin, Mina
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LIGANDS (Chemistry) , *COPPER compounds , *METAL complexes , *DIAMINES , *VOLUMETRIC analysis , *POTENTIOMETRY - Abstract
The formation of mixed ligand complexes of Cu(II) with 2,2′-bipyridyl (Bipy) in the presence of some selected aromatic diamines (L) (L = 3,4-diamino benzoic acid (DABA), 2-hydazinopyridine (hzpy) or 4-chloro- o-phenylenediamine has been studied by pH-metric titrations. Potentiometric measurements show that ternary complexes are formed in a simultaneous manner. The pH-titrations of the reaction mixtures are shown to yield 1:1:1 ternary complex formation. The equilibrium and formation constants of the resulting ternary complexes have been calculated at I = 0.1 mol·dm of NaNO. The order of stability in terms of the secondary ligands has been found to be DABA > hzpy > CAPA. The stability of ternary complexes was quantitatively compared with their corresponding binary complexes in terms of the parameters Δlog K, Δlog β and log X. The concentration distributions of various species formed in solution were also evaluated as a function of pH. In addition, the effect of temperature on both the ionization process of the ligands and complex formations for Cu-Bipy-L ternary systems was studied. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants and are discussed. The structure of the Cu(II) complexes have been geometrically optimized using the parameterized PM3 semiempirical method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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5. Study of novel bidentate heterocyclic amine-based metal complexes and their biological activities: cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity evaluation.
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Fahmy, Heba M., Abdel-Rahman, Fatma M., El-Sayed, Anwar A., and El-Sherif, Ahmed A.
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ANTI-infective agents , *HELA cells , *METAL complexes , *ANTINEOPLASTIC agents , *CANCER cells , *ULTRAVIOLET-visible spectroscopy , *OXALATES , *SCHIFF bases - Abstract
Metallic antitumor drugs with heterocyclic ligands, such as novel AMI (amino methyl imidazole) complexes [Pd(AMI)Cl2](1), [Cu(AMI)L1](2), and [Cu(AMI)L2·2H2O](3) where L1 = oxalate and L2 = malonate, were synthesized and characterized. Assessments included elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The cytotoxicity of AMI complexes compared to cisplatin was assessed using MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl] 2,5diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) assay with breast (MCF-7) and cervical (HeLa) cancer cell lines. After treating these cells with the AMI complexes' IC50 values for 48 h, malondialdehyde levels and catalase activity were used to assess oxidative stress, antioxidant activity was evaluated with DPPH radical scavenging method, comet assays assessed DNA damage, and DNA fragmentation was evaluated using the gel electrophoresis. In vitro, antimicrobial activity was assessed using a disc diffusion method. The anticancer activity results showed that IC50 (half-maximal inhibitory concentration) values of complex one, two, and three against MCF-7 and HeLa cancer cells are 0.156 ± 0.0006, 0.125 ± 0.001, 0.277 ± 0.002 μM respectively for MCF-7 cells and 0.222 ± 0.0005, 0.126 ± 0.0009, 0.152 ± 0.001 μM respectively for HeLa cells. Complex two demonstrated strong anticancer activity against MCF-7 and Hela cells. The study of oxidative stress parameters revealed that Malondialdehyde levels increased in cancer cell lines treated with complexes compared to untreated cells. Catalase activity decreased in cells treated with palladium chelate. The DPPH radical scavenging assay results identified that complex one was a more potent antioxidant in MCF-7 and Hela cells than other complexes with SC50 values of 227.5 ± 0.28 and 361 ± 1.2 μL/mL, respectively. The comet assay results showed that complex two caused significant DNA damage in MCF-7 and HeLa cancer cells treated. Antimicrobial assays identified complex three as the most effective. Copper complexes give better antifungal activity against A. flavus than the palladium complex. We conclude that complex two is the most active in both cell types and might be assessed as a clinically useful drug for breast cancer treatment. The significance of the current study is the synthesis of antitumor drugs containing heterocyclic ligands, such as novel AMI complexes, and the study of their biological activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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6. Effect of different acceptors on N-hexyl carbazole moiety for dye-sensitized solar cells: design, characterization, molecular structure, and DSSC fabrications.
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Abusaif, Moustafa S., Abu-Saied, M. A., Fathy, M., El-Sherif, Ahmed A., Kashyout, A. B., Selim, Mohamed R., and Ammar, Yousry A.
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DYE-sensitized solar cells , *CARBAZOLE , *MOLECULAR structure , *MOIETIES (Chemistry) , *CARBAZOLE derivatives , *CONDUCTION bands - Abstract
Hexyl carbazole derivatives are one of the most prominent dye scaffolds in the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). New substituted carbazole dyes such as DRA-HC, DCA-HC, and DTC-HC were synthesized for DSSCs. These dyes are containing hexyl moiety as electron donor and rhodanine-3-acetic acid, cyanoacetic acid and tetracyanoethylene as an electron acceptor linked to carbazole moiety. The relation between dye structures, photophysical/electrochemical, molecular structure and DSSC manufacturing had been discussed. All structures showed more positive ground-state oxidation potential than I−/I−3 and more negative excited state oxidation potential than the conduction band edge of the semiconductor. The highest efficiency of the DSSCs was obtained in the case of DCA-HC dye (η = 1.41%, VOC = 708 mV, FF = 0.81, and JSC = 2.45 mA cm−2 with 100 mW cm−2) compared to other synthesized dyes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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7. Surgical management and outcome of intramedullary spinal cord tumour.
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Fathy, Mohammad, Keshk, Mohamed, and El Sherif, Ahmed
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SPINAL cord tumors , *EPENDYMOMA , *HISTOLOGY , *NEUROSURGEONS , *CENTRAL nervous system - Abstract
Objective: Our aim is to assess the surgical management of intramedullary spinal cord tumours (IMSCTs) and evaluate factors associated with surgical outcomes in our hospitals. Patient and methods: Between June 2013 and June 2016, a retrospective study was conducted on 16 consecutive cases of IMSCTs. All patients provided their signed consent, and MRI was performed. The patients were surgically treated and were evaluated pre- and post-operatively by the modified McCormick scale (MMS). Appropriate statistical analysis was conducted. Results: The mean patient age was 50.4 years, and the median follow-up was 15 months. The most common histological origin was ependymoma (n = 9, 56.25%). A cervical tumour was detected in eight patients, and a dorsal tumour was detected in seven. Post-operatively, the score was clinically but not statistically improved in seven cervical (87.5%) and four dorsal (57.1%) tumours (p = 0.334). Ten patients underwent total resection. Post-operative MMS scores showed improvement in all cases of total resection (n = 10, 100%). This improvement was clinically and statistically significant on last follow-up (p = 0.008). Fewer than four segments were involved in 9 cases, and more than four segments were involved in 7 cases. Post-operatively, all 9 patients (100%) with fewer than four involved segments improved, while only three patients (42.9%) with more than 4 involved segments improved (p = 0.019). Low-grade tumours such as ependymomas were correlated with good surgical outcomes, while high-grade tumours such as astrocytomas were correlated with poor surgical outcomes (p = 0.022). Conclusions: Total tumour resection coupled with good preoperative clinical condition for tumours localised in the cervical or conus region predicts good neurological outcomes. Tumour localisation in the dorsal region with multi-segmental extension and high-grade tumour pathology predicts poor neurological outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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8. Potentiometric and Speciation Studies on the Complex Formation Reactions of [Pd(2-methylaminomethyl)-pyridine)(HO)] with Some Bio-active Ligands and Displacement Reaction of Coordinated Inosine.
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Abd El-Karim, Abeer, El-Sherif, Islam, Hosny, Wafaa, Alkhadhairi, Eyad, Aljahdali, Mutlaq, and El-Sherif, Ahmed
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STOICHIOMETRY , *POTENTIOMETRY , *BIOACTIVE compounds , *SUBSTITUTION reactions , *LIGANDS (Chemistry) - Abstract
The stoichiometry and stability constants of the complexes formed between [Pd(MAMP)(HO)] and various biologically relevant ligands containing different functional groups were investigated. The ligands used are amino acids, peptides and DNA constituents. The results show the formation of 1:1 complexes with amino acids and peptides and the corresponding deprotonated amide species. Structural effects of peptides on amide deprotonation were investigated. The purine and pyrimidine bases uracil, uridine, cytosine, inosine, inosine 5′-monophosphate (5′-IMP) and thymine form 1:1 and 1:2 complexes. The concentration distribution of the various complex species was calculated as a function of pH. The effect of chloride ion concentration on the formation constant of CBDCA with Pd(MAMP) was also reported. The results show ring opening of CBDCA and monodentate complexation of the DNA constituent with the formation of [Pd(MAMP)(CBDCA-O)DNA], where (CBDCA-O) represents cyclobutane dicarboxylate coordinated by one carboxylate oxygen. The equilibrium constant of the displacement reaction of coordinated inosine, as a typical DNA constituent, by SMC and/or methionine was calculated. The results are expected to contribute to the chemistry of antitumor agents. The calculated parameters of the optimized complexes support the measured formation constants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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9. Mixed Ligand Complex Formation of Cetirizine Drug with Bivalent Transition Metal(II) Ions in the Presence of 2-Aminomethylbenzimidazole: Synthesis, Structural, Biological, pH-Metric and Thermodynamic Studies.
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Abdelkarim, Abeer, Al-Shomrani, Mohammed, Rayan, Ahmed, and El-Sherif, Ahmed
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CETIRIZINE , *TRANSITION metals , *HYDROGEN-ion concentration , *HETEROCYCLIC compounds , *ELECTROLYTES - Abstract
Mononuclear copper(II), cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of cetirizine (CTZ = 2-[2-[4-[(4-chlorophenyl)phenyl methyl]-piperazine-1-yl]-ethoxy]acetic acid) in the presence of 2-aminomethyl-benzimidazole·2HCl (AMBI), as a representative example of heterocyclic bases, were synthesized and studied by different physical techniques. All mixed-ligand complexes have been fully characterized with the help of elemental analyses, molecular weight determinations, molar conductance, magnetic moments and spectroscopic data. The formulae of the isolated complexes are [M(AMBI)(CTZ)(NO)(HO)]· nHO where AMBI is the neutral bidentate 2-aminomethylbenzimidazole, CTZ the deprotonated cetirizine and n = 1 for Co(II) or 0 for Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes. The measured molar conductance values in DMSO indicate that the complexes are non-electrolytes. The formation equilibria of the ternary complexes have been investigated. Ternary complexes are formed by a simultaneous mechanism. Stoichiometry and stability constants for the complexes formed are reported. The concentration distribution of the complexes in solution was evaluated as a function of pH. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants and are discussed. The synthesized metal chelates have been screened for their antimicrobial activities against the selected types of Gram-positive (G) and Gram-negative (G) bacteria. They were found to be more active against Gram positive than Gram negative bacteria. The antimicrobial activity in terms of metal ions obeys this order: Cu(II) > Ni(II) > Co(II). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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