Amphotericin B nephrotoxicity

R Sabra, RA Branch - Drug Safety, 1990 - Springer
The frequency of fungal infections is increasing. Amphotericin B remains the antifungal drug
of choice for most systemic infections, but a limiting factor for its use is the development of …

Using team-based learning to teach pharmacology to second year medical students improves student performance

NK Zgheib, JA Simaan, R Sabra - Medical teacher, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Team-based learning (TBL) is an innovative instructional method that fosters
active learning. It has been shown to improve student performance in some health care …

Effect of salt supplementation on amphotericin B nephrotoxicity

A Llanos, J Cieza, J Bernardo, J Echevarria… - Kidney international, 1991 - Elsevier
Effect of salt supplementation on amphotericin B nephrotoxicity. It has been suggested that
salt loading protects against amphotericin B-in-duced nephrotoxicity. The influence of saline …

mTORC2 signaling regulates Nox4-induced podocyte depletion in diabetes

S Eid, S Boutary, K Braych, R Sabra… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Aim: Podocyte apoptosis is a critical mechanism for excessive loss of urinary albumin that
eventuates in kidney fibrosis. Oxidative stress plays a critical role in hyperglycemia-induced …

Temporal cardiac remodeling post-myocardial infarction: dynamics and prognostic implications in personalized medicine

R Altara, M Manca, R Sabra, AA Eid, GW Booz… - Heart failure …, 2016 - Springer
Despite dramatic improvements in short-term mortality rates following myocardial infarction
(MI), long-term survival for MI patients who progress to heart failure remains poor. MI occurs …

Crowd-funded micro-grants for genomics and “big data”: an actionable idea connecting small (artisan) science, infrastructure science, and citizen philanthropy

V Özdemir, KF Badr, ES Dove, L Endrenyi… - Omics: a journal of …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Biomedical science in the 21st century is embedded in, and draws from, a digital commons
and “Big Data” created by high-throughput Omics technologies such as genomics. Classic …

The long-term impact of team-based learning on medical students' team performance scores and on their peer evaluation scores

NK Zgheib, Z Dimassi, I Bou Akl, KF Badr… - Medical teacher, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: The Faculty of Medicine at the American University of Beirut
implemented a new medical curriculum, which included 90 team-based learning (TBL) …

[HTML][HTML] Alternating ibuprofen and acetaminophen in the treatment of febrile children: a pilot study [ISRCTN30487061]

MM Nabulsi, H Tamim, Z Mahfoud, M Itani, R Sabra… - BMC medicine, 2006 - Springer
Background Alternating ibuprofen and acetaminophen for the treatment of febrile children is
a prevalent practice among physicians and parents, despite the lack of evidence on …

Pharmacological regulation of cytochrome P450 metabolites of arachidonic acid attenuates cardiac injury in diabetic rats

LM Alaeddine, F Harb, M Hamza, B Dia… - Translational …, 2021 - Elsevier
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a well-established complication of type 1 and type 2
diabetes associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. DCM is diagnosed at …

[PDF][PDF] Taurine intestinal absorption and renal excretion test in diabetic patients: a pilot study

M Merheb, RT Daher, M Nasrallah, R Sabra… - Diabetes …, 2007 - researchgate.net
METHODS—A total of 16 subjects were enrolled in the study: 6 patients with type 2 diabetes,
2 with type 1 diabetes, and 8 healthy subjects; subjects were pair-matched for age, sex, and …