• Sestrin2 as a Novel Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Various Diseases 

      Pasha, Mazhar; Eid, Ali H.; Eid, Assaad A.; Gorin, Yves; Munusamy, Shankar ( Hindawi , 2017 , Article)
      Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible metabolic protein, is known to repress reactive oxygen species (ROS) and provide cytoprotection against various noxious stimuli including genotoxic and oxidative stress, ...
    • Visfatin: A Possible Role in Cardiovasculo-Metabolic Disorders 

      Dakroub, Ali; A Nasser, Suzanne; Younis, Nour; Bhagani, Humna; Al-Dhaheri, Yusra; ... more authors ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)
      Visfatin/NAMPT (nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase) is an adipocytokine with several intriguing properties. It was first identified as pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor but turned out to possess enzymatic functions ...