Cisplatin treatment of primary and metastatic epithelial ovarian carcinomas generates residual cells with mesenchymal stem cell‐like profile

…, MA Quinn, JK Findlay, N Ahmed - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSC) have been associated
with resistance to chemotherapy. Eighty percent of ovarian cancer patients initially respond …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and characterization of tumor cells from the ascites of ovarian cancer patients: molecular phenotype of chemoresistant ovarian tumors

…, EW Thompson, MA Quinn, JK Findlay, N Ahmed - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Tumor cells in ascites are a major source of disease recurrence in ovarian cancer patients.
In an attempt to identify and profile the population of ascites cells obtained from ovarian …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrastructure and histochemistry of the subepithelial glands of the nasal septal island in dromedaries with special reference to the possible functions

E Ahmed, AI Abo-Ahmed, F Latifi - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The nasal septal island (NSI) is a sensory patch of neuroepithelium located within the soft
tissue of the nasal septum in dromedaries. The island has unique anatomical features, …

[HTML][HTML] Unique nasal septal island in dromedary camels may play a role in pain perception: microscopic studies

AI Abo-Ahmed, EA Eshrah, F Latifi - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The septal organs are islands or patches of sensory epithelium, located in the ventral parts
of the nasal septum and innervated by the olfactory nerve. The septal island in dromedaries (…

[HTML][HTML] Merkel-like basal cells in the nasal septal island of dromedaries: Ultrastructure and possible functions

AI Abo-Ahmed, F Latifi, RI El-Kammar… - Saudi Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unlike other Merkel cell types, the morphology and functions of the Merkel-like basal cells
remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ultrastructural features of …

[HTML][HTML] Large language models in medical education: opportunities, challenges, and future directions

…, D Alhuwail, A Ahmed, PM Healy, S Latifi… - JMIR Medical …, 2023 - mededu.jmir.org
The integration of large language models (LLMs), such as those in the Generative Pre-trained
Transformers (GPT) series, into medical education has the potential to transform learning …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term single treatment of chemotherapy results in the enrichment of ovarian cancer stem cell-like cells leading to an increased tumor burden

…, MA Quinn, EW Thompson, JK Findlay, N Ahmed - Molecular cancer, 2013 - Springer
Over 80% of women diagnosed with advanced-stage ovarian cancer die as a result of
disease recurrence due to failure of chemotherapy treatment. In this study, using two distinct …

[PDF][PDF] Latifi A, Abubaker K, Castrechini N, Ward AC, Liongue C, Dobill F, Kumar J, Thompson EW, Quinn MA, Findlay JK, Ahmed...

A Latifi - Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2011 - academia.edu
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSC) have been associated
with resistance to chemotherapy. Eighty percent of ovarian cancer patients initially respond …

Properties and performance of folded hypercubes

A El-Amawy, S Latifi - IEEE Transactions on Parallel & Distributed …, 1991 - computer.org
A new hypercube-type structure, the folded hypercube (FHC), which is basically astandard
hypercube with some extra links established between its nodes, is proposed andanalyzed. …

Enhanced activation of STAT3 in ascites-derived recurrent ovarian tumors: inhibition of cisplatin-induced STAT3 activation reduced tumorigenicity of ovarian cancer by …

…, EW Thompson, JJK Findlay, N Ahmed - Journal of Cancer …, 2015 - research.monash.edu
Chemotherapy resistance is a major obstacle for the treatment of ovarian cancer patients.
Combination of drugs which can exert synergistic effect can be a promising strategy to …