Hanaa Ahmed

Prof. Hanaa Ahmed


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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 January 2006 in Journal of Applied Toxicology
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MAMosaad Abdel-Wahhab
Mosaad Abdel-Wahhab
HAHanaa Ahmed
Hanaa Ahmed
MHMohamad M. Hagazi
Mohamad M. Hagazi


2 July 2013 in Human & Experimental Toxicology
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Serrapeptase (SP) and nattokinase (NK) are proteolytic enzymes belonging to serine proteases. In this study, we hypothesized that SP and NK could modulate certain factors that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathophysiology in the experimental model. Oral administration of aluminium chloride (AlCl3) in a dose of 17 mg/kg body weight (bw) daily for 45 days induced AD-like pathology in male rats with a significant increase in brain acetylcholinesterase (AchE) activity, transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), Fas and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels. Meanwhile, AlCl3 supplementation produced significant decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) when compared with control values. Also, AlCl3 administration caused significant decline in the expression levels of disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 9 ( ADAM9) and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 10 ( ADAM10) genes in the brain. Histological investigation of brain tissue of rat model of AD showed neuronal degeneration in the hippocampus and focal hyalinosis with cellular as well as a cellular amyloid plaques formation. Oral administration of SP or NK in a rat model of AD daily for 45 days resulted in a significant decrease in brain AchE activity, TGF-β, Fas and IL-6 levels. Also, the treatment with these enzymes produced significant increase in BDNF and IGF-1 levels when compared with the untreated AD-induced rats. Moreover, both SP and NK could markedly increase the expression levels of ADAM9 and ADAM10 genes in the brain tissue of the treated rats. These findings were well confirmed by the histological examination of the brain tissue of the treated rats. The present results support our hypothesis that the oral administration of proteolytitc enzymes, SP and/or NK, would have an effective role in modulating certain factors characterizing AD. Thus, these enzymes may have a therapeutic application in the treatment of AD.

26 October 2016 in Biological Trace Element Research
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HAHanaa Ahmed
Hanaa Ahmed
MEMohamed Diaa Abd El-Maksoud
Mohamed Diaa Abd El-Maksoud
AMAhmed Abddel Moneim
Ahmed Abddel Moneim
HAHadeer A. Aglan
Hadeer A. Aglan

1 March 2005 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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HAHanaa Ahmed
Hanaa Ahmed
FMFathia Mannaa
Fathia Mannaa
GEGamal A. Elmegeed
Gamal A. Elmegeed
SDSenot H. Doss
Senot H. Doss

3 January 2006 in Journal of Applied Toxicology
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FMFathia Mannaa
Fathia Mannaa
MAMosaad Abdel-Wahhab
Mosaad Abdel-Wahhab
HAHanaa Ahmed
Hanaa Ahmed
MPMyung H. Park
Myung H. Park