Articles by author - A R Meki

Myocardial injury in scorpion envenomed children: significance of assessment of serum troponin I and interleukin-8.

Meki A, El-Deen Z, El-Deen H.

Journal Article 2002; 23(2): 133-140 PubMed PMID: 12011799  Keywords:  Biomarkers, Bites and Stings:complications, Child, Creatine Kinase:blood, Creatine Kinase, MB Form, Female, Heart Diseases:etiology, Humans, Interleukin-8:blood, Isoenzymes:blood, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase:blood, Male, Myocardium:metabolism, Scorpion Venoms.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: (1) To investigate the significance of assessment of serum levels of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) beside.....

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Aflatoxin B1 induces apoptosis in rat liver: protective effect of melatonin.

Meki A, Abdel-Ghaffar S, El-Gibaly I.

Journal Article 2001; 22(6): 417-426 PubMed PMID: 11781538  Keywords:  Aflatoxin B1:toxicity, Animals, Antioxidants:pharmacology, Apoptosis:drug effects, Caspase 3, Caspases:metabolism, Glutathione:metabolism, Glutathione Peroxidase:metabolism, Glutathione Reductase:metabolism, Glutathione Transferase:metabolism, Lipid Perox.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: A study of liver apoptosis after aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) administration and the effect of melatonin (MEL) was investigated in male.....

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