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Nabil Saad Harmal

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Asia Metropolitan University …
Verified email at amu.edu.my
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Comparison between allicin and fluconazole in Candida albicans biofilm inhibition and in suppression of HWP1 gene expression

A Khodavandi, NS Harmal, F Alizadeh, OJ Scully… - Phytomedicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Candida albicans is an opportunistic human pathogen with the ability to differentiate and
grow in filamentous forms and exist as biofilms. The biofilms are a barrier to treatment as they …

Free Radical Scavenging, Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Activities of Orthosiphon stamineus

…, S Ismail, ZA Amin, SW Qader, HA Hadi, NS Harmal - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
Orthosiphon stamineus is considered an important traditional folk medicine. In this study
ethanol and aqueous extracts of O. stamineus were evaluated in vitro for their antioxidant, …

Comparison between efficacy of allicin and fluconazole against Candida albicans in vitro and in a systemic candidiasis mouse model

A Khodavandi, F Alizadeh, NS Harmal… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The efficacy of allicin compared with fluconazole in alleviating systemic Candida albicans
infections was evaluated both in vitro and in vivo through a systemic candidiasis mouse model…

An overview of hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant in the Asia Pacific

SA Hudu, YA Malik, MT Niazlin, NS Harmal… - Current Issues in …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis B virus infection is a serious health problem worldwide, and more than 350 million
people are chronic carriers, constituting a major global threat. Southeast Asia and the …

[PDF][PDF] Expression analysis of SIR2 and SAPs1-4 gene expression in Candida albicans treated with allicin compared to fluconazole

A Khodavandi, F Alizadeh, NS Harmal, SM Sidik… - Trop Biomed, 2011 - msptm.org
One of the main factors for virulence of fungus such as Candida albicans is the ability to
change its morphology from yeast to hyphae. Allicin, one of the volatile sulfur-oil compounds …

Molecular and serological detection of occult hepatitis B virus among healthy hepatitis B surface antigen-negative blood donors in Malaysia

SA Hudu, NS Harmal, MI Saeed, AS Alshrari… - African health …, 2016 - ajol.info
Background: Occult hepatitis B infections are becoming a major global threat, but the available
data on its prevalence in various parts of the world are often divergent. Objective: This …

Antibody and immune memory persistence post infant hepatitis B vaccination

SA Hudu, YA Malik, MT Niazlin, NS Harmal… - Patient preference …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the level of hepatitis B immunity among
undergraduate students 23 years after commencement of the nationwide hepatitis B childhood …

Increasing single and multi-antibiotic resistance in Shigella species isolated from shigellosis patients in Sana'a, Yemen.

KA Al-Moyed, NS Harmal, AH Al-Harasy… - Saudi medical …, 2006 - europepmc.org
Objective The epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of Shigella species changes over
time. Updated susceptibility knowledge is necessary for appropriate empirical antibiotic …

Design and validation of small interfering RNA on respiratory syncytial virus M2-2 gene: A potential approach in RNA interference on viral replication

VK Chin, NAA Aziz, SA Hudu, NS Harmal… - Journal of virological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract
infection in infants and young children globally and is a significant pathogen of the elderly …

Involvement of NF-κB and Bcl2/Bax signaling pathways in the apoptosis of MCF7 cells induced by a xanthone compound Pyranocycloartobiloxanthone A

…, B Kamalidehghan, S Syam, KS May, NSM Harmal… - Phytomedicine, 2012 - Elsevier
The plant Artocarpus obtusus is a tropical plant that belongs to the family Moraceae. In the
present study a xanthone compound Pyranocycloartobiloxanthone A (PA) was isolated from …