Browsing Biomedical Research Center by Author "Ashour, Anas A."
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Association between waterpipe smoking and obesity: Population-based study in Qatar
Alkeilani, Abdulla A.; Khalil, Abdelrahman A.; Azzan, Afaf M.; Al-Khal, Noof A.; Al-Nabit, Noora H.; Talab, Omar M.; Al-Hajri, Rahaf A.; Rahmoon, Samreen M.; Ashour, Anas A.; Gupta, Ishita; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin... more authors ... less authors ( European Publishing , 2022 , Article)Introduction: Over the past decade obesity prevalence has been increasing rapidly in the Gulf region (GR) including Qatar, becoming one of the major health issues in the region. Concomitantly, waterpipe (WP) smoking is ... -
Substantial toxic effect of water-pipe smoking on the early stage of embryonic development
Ashour, Anas A; Haik, Mahmoud Y; Sadek, Khaled W; Yalcin, Huseyin C; Bitharas, Joanna; Aboulkassim, Tahar; Batist, Gerald; Yasmeen, Amber; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2017 , Article)Water-pipe smoking (WPS) is the most widespread tobacco use in the Middle-East, and is rapidly spreading globally. Smoke from WP contains most of the compounds present in cigarette smoke, although in different proportions. ... -
Teucrium Polium Plant Extract Provokes Substantial Cytotoxicity at the Early Stage of Embryonic Development.
Al-Qahdi, Shaikha S; Alzohari, Nada; Alsaid, Abrar Y; Ashour, Anas A; Aboulkassim, Tahar; Vranic, Semir; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin; Khalil, Ashraf A... more authors ... less authors ( Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , 2019 , Article)The aim of this study is to explore the outcome of Teucrium polium (TP) medicinal plant consumption on the early stage of fetal development. We used the chicken embryo at 3 days of incubation as a model to evaluate the ... -
Water-pipe smoking and serum testosterone levels in adult males in Qatar.
Haik, Mahmoud Y; Ashour, Anas A; Alahmad, Yaman F M; Al-Ishaq, Fajer A; Saad, Mona M; Hussein, Maha M; Mubarak, Reem S; Mohamed, Wafaa A; Moustafa, Ala-Eddin Al... more authors ... less authors ( European Publishing , 2019 , Article)Water-pipe (WP) smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption in the Middle-East and is rapidly spreading on a global scale. Although, water-pipe smoking is linked to various diseases, such as emphysema and ... -
Water-pipe smoking promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of human breast cancer cells via ERK1/ERK2 pathways.
Sadek, Khaled W; Haik, Mahmoud Y; Ashour, Anas A; Baloch, Tahira; Aboulkassim, Tahar; Yasmeen, Amber; Vranic, Semir; Zeidan, Asad; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin... more authors ... less authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article)With the increasing popularity of water-pipe smoking (WPS), it is critical to comprehend how WPS may affect women's health. The main goal of this study is to identify the potential outcome of WPS on human breast cancer ...