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Gene expression, Anticancer activity, Antioxidant, Breast cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma
Egypt, Japan, Saudi Arabia

Biography

B.Sc.: In Pharmaceutical Science in May 1994, Faculty of Pharmacy, AL- Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt. M.Sc. (Medical Biochemistry): Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut Univ., Assiut, Egypt, December 1999. Ph.D. (Medical Biochemistry): Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Univ., Japan, Sept. 2007. Vice Dean for postgraduate affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, AL- Azhar Univ., Assiut Branch, Cairo, Egypt. I am interested in the study of gene expression in human diseases, screening for antioxidant and anti-cancer activities of natural and synthetic compounds in addition to breast cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Activities

Employment (1)

Al-Azhar University - Assiut Branch: Assiut, Assiut, EG

2019-05-01 to present | Professor (Biochemistry )
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Omar Mohafez

Education and qualifications (1)

Al-Azhar University - Assiut Branch: Assiut, EG

2019-04-01 to present | Professor of biochemistry and Vice Dean for postgraduate affairs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Cairo, Egypt. (Biochemistry )
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Omar Mohafez

Professional activities (3)

Egyptian Biochemistry & Molecular Biology: Assiut, EG

Egyptian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Omar Mohafez

University of Toyama: Toyama, JP

2004 to present | Japanese Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Biochemistry)
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Omar Mohafez

King Faisal University: Al Hufūf, SA

2012 to 2016 (Biochemistry)
Invited position
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Omar Mohafez

Funding (1)

Evaluation of the effect of Arugula, Lupin and Sage oils on levels of different adipokines in obese rats

Grant
King Faisal University (Al-Hassa, SA)
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Omar Mohafez

Works (40)

Determinants of bone mineral density in young and premenopausal females: influence of body mass index, vitamin D, and parathormone hormone

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
2021 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Autoantibodies spectrum in lupus nephritis in a cohort of Egyptian patients: relation to disease activity and prognostic value

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
2020 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Lupine as a potential agent against diet-induced obesity through adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase pathway: crude oil versus nanoemulsion formulations

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Protective mechanisms of piperine against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity may be mediated through TGFBRAP1

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Protective mechanisms of piperine against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity may be mediated through TGFBRAP1

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85094103727

Part of ISSN: 22840729 11283602
Contributors: Morsy, M.A.; Younis, N.S.; El-Sheikh, A.A.K.; Al Turaifi, F.H.; El-Daly, M.; Mohafez, O.M.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Virtual Screening-Based Discovery of Potent Hypoglycemic Agents: In Silico, Chemical Synthesis and Biological Study

Current computer-aided drug design
2020 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Yarrow oil ameliorates ulcerative colitis in mice model via regulating the NF-κB and PPAR-γ pathways

Intestinal Research
2020 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Diagnostic and prognostic value of anti-CarP antibodies in a sample of Egyptian rheumatoid arthritis patients

Clinical Rheumatology
2019 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Diagnostic and prognostic value of anti-CarP antibodies in a sample of Egyptian rheumatoid arthritis patients

Clinical Rheumatology
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85067056665

Part of ISSN: 14349949 07703198
Contributors: Elsayed, S.A.; Esmail, M.A.; Ali, R.M.; Mohafez, O.M.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Essential Oil from Myrtle Leaves Growing in the Eastern Part of Saudi Arabia: Components, Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activities

Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants
2019 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Essential Oil from Myrtle Leaves Growing in the Eastern Part of Saudi Arabia: Components, Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxic Activities

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85074016142

Part of ISSN: 0972060X
Contributors: Mohamed, M.E.; Mohafez, O.M.; Khalil, H.E.; Alhaider, I.A.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Pharmaceutical Formulation and Biochemical Evaluation of Atorvastatin Transdermal Patches

Indian J. Pharm. Educ. Res
2018 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Effect of vitamin C on N, N′-dimethyl-4, 4′-bipyridinium dichloride-induced hepatic and renal toxicity in Swiss albino mice

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
2017 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
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Enhancing miR-132 expression by aryl hydrocarbon receptor attenuates tumorigenesis associated with chronic colitis

International immunopharmacology
2017 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Enhancing miR-132 expression by aryl hydrocarbon receptor attenuates tumorigenesis associated with chronic colitis

International Immunopharmacology
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85030725638

Part of ISSN: 18781705 15675769
Contributors: Alzahrani, A.M.; Hanieh, H.; Ibrahim, H.-I.M.; Mohafez, O.; Shehata, T.; Bani Ismail, M.; Alfwuaires, M.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

SAGE OIL CONTROLS DIET INDUCED OBESITY BY MODULATING OF ADIPONECTIN/AMPK SIGNALING PATHWAY IN RATS

Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2017 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

New pathways driving the experimental hepatoprotective action of tempol (4-hydroxy-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) against acute hepatotoxicity

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
2016 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

New pathways driving the experimental hepatoprotective action of tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl) against acute hepatotoxicity

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84960194295

Part of ISSN: 19506007 07533322
Contributors: Abdel-Hamid, N.M.; Wahid, A.; Mohamed, E.M.; Abdel-Aziz, M.A.; Mohafez, O.M.; Bakar, S.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Novel aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist suppresses migration and invasion of breast cancer cells

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85000733258

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Hanieh, H.; Mohafez, O.; Hairul-Islam, V.I.; Alzahrani, A.; Ismail, M.B.; Thirugnanasambantham, K.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Novel Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Agonist Suppresses Migration and Invasion of Breast Cancer Cells

PloS one
2016 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

The effect of co-administration of Lawsonia inermis extract and octreotide on experimental hepatocellular carcinoma

Environmental health and preventive medicine
2015 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Antioxidant, lipid peroxidation-inhibitory and anti-ulcer activities of brown propolis

Bull. Pharm. Sci., Assiut University
2014 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Cytotoxicity of Aculeatiside-A to hepatocellular carcinoma cells determined by MTT bioassay

Bull. Pharm. Sci., Assiut University
2014 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Hepatic somatostatin receptor 2 expression during premalignant stages of hepatocellular carcinoma

Tumor Biology
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84899090021

Part of ISSN: 14230380 10104283
Contributors: Abdel-Hamid, N.M.; Mohafez, O.M.; Zakaria, S.; Thabet, K.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Some biochemical markers for various stages of psoriasis including psoriatic arthritis

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Omar Mohafez

Hepatic somatostatin receptor 2 expression during premalignant stages of hepatocellular carcinoma

Tumour Biology
2013 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Tempol ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: role of oxidative stress in diabetic cardiomyopathy

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology
2013 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Early Effects of Diethylnitrosamine Contribute to Hepatocarcinogenesis

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
2012 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Early effects of diethylnitrosamine contributes to hepatocarcinogenesis

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84872705993

Part of ISSN: 09752366
Contributors: Mohafez, O.M.M.; Abouzied, M.M.M.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

SERUM LEVELS OF IL-23, TNF-A AND OXIDATIVE STRESS MARKERS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS

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Omar Mohafez

The expression pattern of galectin-3 in the rat hepatocellular carcinoma (Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012) 34, PART 2 (181-187))

Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84867523913

Part of ISSN: 11100052
Contributors: Mohafez, O.M.M.; Abd El-Aziz, M.A.; Abd El-Ghany, A.A.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

The expression pattern of galectin-3 in the rat hepatocellular carcinoma

Bull. Pharm. Sci., Assiut University
2011 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Genomic organization of regions that regulate chicken glycine decarboxylase gene transcription: physiological and pathological implications

Gene
2009 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Genomic organization of regions that regulate chicken glycine decarboxylase gene transcription: Physiological and pathological implications

Gene
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-58549086409

Part of ISSN: 03781119
Contributors: Kawaguchi, H.; Okamoto, S.; Sikdar, D.; Kume, A.; Li, F.; Mohafez, O.M.M.; Shehata, M.H.; Hiraga, K.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Biochemical changes in serum levels of ghrelin and tumor necrosis factor-α in chronic liver diseases

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
2008 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Curcumin attenuates methotraxate-induced hepatic oxidative damage in rats

Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
2008 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Curcumin attenuates methotraxate-induced hepatic oxidative damage in rats.

Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77949882457

Part of ISSN: 11100362
Contributors: Hemeida, R.A.; Mohafez, O.M.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Mutation-, aging-, and gene dosage-dependent accumulation of neuroserpin (G392E) in endoplasmic reticula and lysosomes of neurons in transgenic mice

The Journal of biological chemistry
2008 | Journal article
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Omar Mohafez

Mutation-, aging-, and gene dosage-dependent accumulation of neuroserpin (G392E) in endoplasmic reticula and lysosomes of neurons in transgenic mice

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-58149100036

Part of ISSN: 00219258 1083351X
Contributors: Takasawa, A.; Kato, I.; Takasawa, K.; Ishii, Y.; Yoshida, T.; Shehata, M.H.; Kawaguchi, H.; Mohafez, O.M.M.; Sasahara, M.; Hiraga, K.
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Omar Mohafez via Scopus - Elsevier

Octreotide: A Somatostatin Analogue, Protects Liver against CCl4-Induced Liver Injury in Mouse Model

Asian Journal of Biochemistry
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Omar Mohafez
grade
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation (1)