Safaa M. Kishk

ORCID: 0000-0001-5822-0581
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  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Quinazolinone synthesis and applications
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Diverse Scientific Research Studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents

Suez Canal University
2014-2025

Cardiff University
2018-2019

A new ibuprofen derivative, (E)-2-(4-isobutylphenyl)-N′-(4-oxopentan-2-ylidene) propane hydrazide (IA), was synthesized, along with its metal complexes Co, Cu, Ni, Gd, and Sm, to investigate their anti-inflammatory efficacy COX-2 inhibition potential. Comprehensive characterization, including 1H NMR, MS, FTIR, UV–vis spectroscopy, DFT analysis, were employed determine the structural configurations, revealing unique motifs for Gd/Sm (capped square antiprismatic/tricapped trigonal prismatic)...

10.3390/ijms25063558 article EN International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024-03-21

Today, one of the most important challenges for physicians is adequate treatment infections due to multidrug resistant organism (MDR). Pseudomonas aeruginosa considered an opportunistic causing different types healthcare associated (HAIs). We aimed investigate MDR and pandrug resistance (PDR) rate in P. our region detect efflux-pump mexAB genes proposed binding interactions five categories antimicrobial agents with mexB pump. A total 180 non-duplicated strains were isolated from patients...

10.3390/pathogens9060471 article EN cc-by Pathogens 2020-06-15

Quinoline-based thiazolidinone heterocycles exhibited potent activity in the field of cancer therapy. Hence, ten quinoline-based derivatives were evaluated for their anticancer through cytotoxic activity, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibition pathway, apoptosis investigation flow cytometric analyses, RT-PCR gene expression, vivo solid-Ehrlich carcinoma model, and finally silico approach highlighting interaction pose. Results revealed that compound 7 against HCT-116 cells with an...

10.1111/cbdd.13997 article EN Chemical Biology & Drug Design 2021-12-07

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), which caused novel corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, necessitated a global demand for studies related to genes and enzymes of SARS-CoV2. SARS-CoV2 infection depends on the host cell Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE2) Transmembrane Serine Protease-2 (TMPRSS2), where uses ACE2 entry TMPRSS2 S protein priming. gene encodes Protease Serine-2 (TMPS2) that belongs serine protease family. There is no crystal structure...

10.3390/molecules25215007 article EN cc-by Molecules 2020-10-29

Abstract Background Variation in host immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 is regulated by multiple genes involved innate viral response and cytokine storm emergence like IL-10 TNFa gene polymorphisms. We hypothesize that ; -592 C > A − 1082 G TNFa-308 are associated with the risk of SARS-COV2 infections clinical outcome. Methods Genotyping, laboratory radiological investigations were done 110 COVID-19 patients healthy subjects, Ismailia, Egypt. Results significant association between 592...

10.1186/s12920-023-01793-4 article EN cc-by BMC Medical Genomics 2024-01-29

Cancer is a multifactorial disease necessitating identification of novel targets for its treatment. Inhibition Bcl-2 triggered pro-apoptotic signaling considered promising strategy cancer Within the current work, we aimed to design and synthesize new series benzimidazole- indole-based derivatives as inhibitors protein. The market pan-Bcl-2 inhibitor, obatoclax, was lead framework compound adopted structural modifications. obatoclax’s pyrrolylmethine linker replaced with straight alkylamine...

10.3390/ph14020113 article EN cc-by Pharmaceuticals 2021-02-01

Background: World Health Organization has documented the exaggerated use of broad-spectrum antibiotics during COVID-19 pandemic raising warnings increasing antimicrobial resistance. Aim: This is an observational cross-sectional comparative study that was done to describe pattern resistance before and era explain if this affected with using different in era. Methods: Various clinical specimens from patients admitted urology, internal medicine, surgery inwards, intensive care unit neonatal ICU...

10.21608/mid.2023.217092.1539 article EN cc-by Microbes and Infectious Diseases /Microbes and Infectious Diseases 2023-08-01

In this study, a series of coumarin derivatives, either alone or as hybrids with cinnamic acid, were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxicity against panel cancer cells using the MTT assay. Then, most active compounds inspected mechanism by cell-cycle analysis, RT-PCR, DNA fragmentation, Western blotting techniques. Cytotoxic results showed that compound (4) had significant cytotoxic effect HL60 (IC50 = 8.09 µM), while (8b) noticeable activity HepG2 13.14 µM). Compounds mediated via...

10.3390/molecules27196709 article EN cc-by Molecules 2022-10-09

Breast cancer is a disease in which cells the breast divide continuously without control. There are great limitations chemotherapy. Hence, it essential to search for new therapeutics. Herein, novel series of EGFR/HER2 dual inhibitors has been designed based on hybridization thiazole and pyrazoline fragments. The synthesized compounds were screened their anti-proliferative activity against MCF-7 cell line MCF-10 normal line. Interestingly, 6e 6k showed very potent antiproliferative towards...

10.3390/ph15101245 article EN cc-by Pharmaceuticals 2022-10-10

A novel derivative of ibuprofen and salicylaldehyde N'-(4-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propane hydrazide (HL) was synthesized, followed by its complexation with Cu, Ni, Co, Gd, Sm. The compounds obtained were characterized 1HNMR, mass spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR thermal analysis (DTA TGA), conductivity measurements, magnetic susceptibility measurements. results indicate that the complexes formed [Cu(L)(H2O)]Cl·2H2O, [Ni(L)2], [Co(L)2]·H2O, [Gd(L)2(H2O)2](NO3)·2H2O...

10.3390/molecules27217540 article EN cc-by Molecules 2022-11-03

Understanding COVID-19 infection among health workers and the risk factors for adverse outcomes is important not only characterizing virus transmission patterns infection, but also preventing future of other patients reducing secondary within care settings. Our aim was to identify limit events in facilities.A total 336 HCWs from treatment hospitals took part study with varying exposure depending on job function working site. All participants were asked about infection.Among our participants,...

10.1016/j.jiph.2021.07.004 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Infection and Public Health 2021-07-08

The rise in multidrug resistant (MDR) cases of tuberculosis (TB) has led to the need for development TB drugs with different mechanisms action. genome sequence Mycobacterium (Mtb) revealed twenty genes coding cytochrome P450s. CYP121A1 catalyzes a CC crosslinking reaction dicyclotyrosine (cYY) producing mycocyclosin and current research suggests that either is essential or overproduction cYY toxic Mtb. A series 1,4-dibenzyl-2-imidazol-1-yl-methylpiperazine derivatives were designed...

10.1016/j.bmc.2019.02.051 article EN cc-by Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2019-02-27

The modulatory role of primrose oil (PO) supplementation enriched with γ-linolenic acid and D/L-alpha tocopherol acetate against a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver damage model was assessed in this study. Twenty male Albino rats were divided into four groups. control group received corn orally. PO 10 mg/kg P O CCl4 2 mL/kg orally PO/CCl4 group; relative weight recorded. Serum enzymes, hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH) the expression tumor necrosis factor-alpha...

10.1080/15376516.2023.2301357 article EN Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods 2024-01-03

Background. COVID-19 infection is more likely to be acquired and transmitted by healthcare workers (HCWs). Furthermore, they serve as role models for communities in terms of vaccination attitudes. As a result, HCWs’ reluctance vaccinate could have significant impact on pandemic containment efforts. Aim. To characterize the current vaccine approval situation among determine most reason agreement or disagreement with vaccination. Methods. This cross-sectional design included 451 HCWs from...

10.1155/2022/1607441 article EN cc-by International Journal of Microbiology 2022-12-02

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous analysis of benzonatate (BNZ), diphenhydramine hydrochloride (DPH), guaifenesin (GFN), and phenylephrine (PEP). The separation was achieved using a Thermo C18 reversed-phase column (250 mm × 4.6 ID, particle size 5 µ). Dual mode gradient elution used UV detection carried out at 222 nm. specific stability indicating as conditions provided adequate degradation products. showed good linearity in range...

10.1080/10826076.2012.758140 article EN Journal of Liquid Chromatography &amp Related Technologies 2014-01-08

Quantification of ethinylestradiol (EE) in biological matrices is challenging as it a very potent drug with low Cmax (75 pg.ml-1 ). Despite the high sensitivity fluorometric methods, detection EE was confined because its structure exhibited limited fluorescence. Therefore, must be derivatized first using fluorogenic agent to produce more fluorescence derivative achieve desired ultrasensitive bioanalysis. Here, for time, we proposed promising click fluorescent probe,...

10.1002/bio.4571 article EN Luminescence 2023-08-09

Imidazole is a planner heterocyclic five-member ring with 3C and 2N atom in N present 1st 3rd positions. The imidazole constituent of many important natural products, including purine, histidine, nucleic acid. Being polar ionizable aromatic compound, it improves pharmacokinetic characteristics lead molecules thus used as drug to optimize solubility bioavailability parameters proposed poorly soluble molecules. Derivatives have occupied critical place the field medicinal chemistry. nucleus an...

10.21608/rpbs.2024.294154.1301 article EN cc-by Records of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences/Records of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences 2024-05-01

10.21608/rpbs.2024.329634.1333 article EN cc-by Records of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences/Records of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences 2024-05-01

Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS with 6.3 million new cases TB reported in 2016.TB an air-borne disease associated aerobic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which mainly infects lungs.Aerosolization diseased pulmonary secretions, by coughing, sneezing speaking, discharge Mtb bacilli into atmosphere.Infected aerosol droplet nuclei sized 1-μm are largely trapped upper nasal passages or expelled...

10.21608/rpbs.2018.3874.1004 article EN cc-by Records of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences/Records of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences 2018-09-30
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