Mohamed BOUAZIZ

Prof. Mohamed BOUAZIZ

University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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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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1 November 2008 in Chemico-Biological Interactions
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HJHedya Jemai
Hedya Jemai
Mohamed BOUAZIZMohamed BOUAZIZ
Mohamed BOUAZIZ
IFInes Fki
Ines Fki
AFAbdelfattah El Feki
Abdelfattah El Feki
SSSami Sayadi
Sami Sayadi

1 May 2008 in Food Chemistry
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Mohamed BOUAZIZMohamed BOUAZIZ
Mohamed BOUAZIZ
IFInes Fki
Ines Fki
HJHedya Jemai
Hedya Jemai
MAMohamed Ayadi
Mohamed Ayadi
SSSami Sayadi
Sami Sayadi

1 December 2017 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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HYHela Yaich
Hela Yaich
AAAmal Ben Amira
Amal Ben Amira
FAFatma Abbes
Fatma Abbes
Mohamed BOUAZIZMohamed BOUAZIZ
Mohamed BOUAZIZ
SBSouhail Besbes
Souhail Besbes
HGHaikel Garna
Haikel Garna

8 May 2014 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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HJHazem Jabeur
Hazem Jabeur
AZAkram Zribi
Akram Zribi
JMJamel Makni
Jamel Makni
Ahmed RebaiAhmed Rebai
Ahmed Rebai
RARidha Abdelhedi
Ridha Abdelhedi
Mohamed BOUAZIZMohamed BOUAZIZ
Mohamed BOUAZIZ

11 April 2016 in Lipids in Health and Disease
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SBSana Bardaa
Sana Bardaa
NHNihed Ben Halima
Nihed Ben Halima
FAFatma Aloui
Fatma Aloui
RMRiadh Ben Mansour
Riadh Ben Mansour
HJHazem Jabeur
Hazem Jabeur
ZSZouheir Sahnoun
Zouheir Sahnoun
Background: Increasing natural drug demand for pharmaceutical uses has encouraged scientifics all over the world to explore medicinal plants recognized as efficient remedies. In this context, extracted oil from pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) is an interesting target, as it is composed with prominent pharmacological properties to possible wound healing treatments. Methods: The composition and content of certain bioactive constituents of the cold pressed oil obtained from pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) were analyzed and studied for their wound healing properties. Uniform wounds were induced on the dorsum of 18 rats, randomly divided into three groups. The wounds were photographed, and topically treated with saline solution (control group), 0.13 mg/mm2 of a reference drug (“Cicaflora cream®”), and 0.52 μl/mm2 of pumpkin’s oil each 2 days until the first group is completely healing and so far biopsies were histologically assessed. Results: The composition and content of tocopherols, fatty acids, and phytosterols were determined. The results showed an excellent quality of pumpkin oil with high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (Linoleic acid: 50.88 ± 0.106 g/100 g of total fatty acids), tocopherols (280 ppm) and sterols (2086.5 ± 19.092 ppm). High content of these bioactive components were in agreement with an efficient wound healing by the mean of an in vivo study. In fact, morphometric assessment and histological findings revealed healed biopsies from pumpkin oil treated group of rats, unlike untreated group, and a full re-epithelialization with reappearance of skin appendages and well organized collagen fibers without inflammatory cells. Conclusions: This study showed the significance of oil from pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) as a promising drug to healing wounds in animal assays. As a whole, pumpkin’s oil would be recommended in the nutritional and medicinal purposes.

4 August 2005 in European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
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Mohamed BOUAZIZMohamed BOUAZIZ
Mohamed BOUAZIZ
SSSami Sayadi
Sami Sayadi