Aied Alabsi

Dr. Aied Alabsi


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

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

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1 August 2019 in Archives of Oral Biology
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NANashwan Abdullah Al-Afifi
Nashwan Abdullah Al-Afifi
AAAied Alabsi
Aied Alabsi
Gohar ShaghayeghGohar Shaghayegh
Gohar Shaghayegh
ARAnand Ramanathan
Anand Ramanathan
RARola Ali
Rola Ali
MBMarina Mohd Bakri
Marina Mohd Bakri

6 September 2022 in Medicina
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FYFarhana Yahya
Farhana Yahya
MBMarina M Bakri
Marina M Bakri
Mohammad Zakir HossainMohammad Zakir Hossain
Mohammad Zakir Hossain
SRSyarifah Nur Syed Abdul Rahman
Syarifah Nur Syed Abdul Rahman
AAAied Alabsi
Aied Alabsi
ARAnand Ramanathan
Anand Ramanathan
Background and Objectives: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy in the world. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel has been shown to be involved in angiogenesis in multiple types of tumors. However, not much is known about TRPV4′s involvement in OSCC. Thus, in this study, we investigate the effect of administering a TRPV4 agonist on angiogenesis in OSCC. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were used in this study. 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO) was used to induce OSCC. Cisplatin (an anticancer drug), and GSK1016790A (an agonist for TRPV4) was used in this study. Immunohistochemistry was employed to examine the TRPV4 expression. An RT2 Profiler PCR Array was performed for gene expression analysis of TRPV4, vascular growth factors that correspond directly with angiogenesis, such as angiopoietin (Ang-1 and Ang-2), and tyrosine kinase (Tie-1 and Tie-2) receptors. Tumor vessel maturity was assessed by microvessel density and microvessel-pericyte-coverage index. Results: RT2 profiler PCR array showed significant elevated levels of Ang-1 (2.1-fold change; p < 0.05) and Tie-2 (4.5-fold change; p < 0.05) in OSCC following the administration of a combination of GSK1016790A and cisplatin. Additionally, the combination treatment significantly reduced the microvessel density (p < 0.01) and significantly increased the percentage of microvessels covered with pericytes (p < 0.01) in OSCC. Furthermore, tumor size was significantly reduced (p < 0.05) in rats that received cisplatin alone. The combination treatment also greatly reduced the tumor size; however, the data were not statistically significant. Conclusions: The findings suggest that combining a TRPV4 agonist with cisplatin for treatment of OSCC promote vessels normalization via modulation of Ang-1/Tie-2 pathway.