Fatima Zohra Alaoui Ismaili Morocco Uncovering βS Haplotype Diversity in Morocco: Key Determinants of HbF Levels in Sickle Cell Disease Fatima Zahra ALAOUI ISMAILI1, Amina BARAKAT1, Naima GHAILANI NOUROUTI1, and Mohcine BENNANI MECHITA1 1. Intelligent Automation & BioMed Genomics Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Tangier, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tangier, [...]

Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik Poland Investigation of thermosensitive insulin hydrogels in the context of supporting chronic wound treatment Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik, Marcin Przybyła, Barbara Dolińska Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Jedności Street 8b, 41-208 Sosnowiec, Poland Abstract Background BACKGROUND: Recent preclinical and clinical studies indicate the high efficacy of [...]

Nada El-Sayed Egypt Mangiferin mitigates methotrexate-induced liver injury and suppresses hepatic stellate cells activation: imperative role of Nrf2/NF-κB/NLRP3 axis Nada M. El-Sayed1,2, Esther T. Menze1, Mariane G. Tadros1, Diana M.F. Hanna1 1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, 11566 Cairo, Egypt. 2. School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of [...]

Arnold Abakah Ghana Immunoinformatics approach for developing a multi-epitope vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection Arnold Abakah1, Prince Manu2, Paa Kwesi Anfu1, Kweku Foh Gyasi1, Helena Okyere2, Abdul Latif Koney Shardow3, Priscilla Osei-Poku1,3, Alexander Kwarteng1,3 1Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana 2Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University [...]

Maria Isac Romania Neuroprotective Effects of Mansonia gagei Extract in a Zebrafish Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Isac Maria Crina¹ ¹Department of Biology, University „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” of Iași, Iași, Romania Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with a major global impact. Current treatments provide limited benefits and often produce adverse effects. [...]

Rui Farinha Portugal Scaling up of a nanoformulation loaded with bioactive compounds for skin aging prevention Rui P. Farinha1, Joana A. Loureiro2, 3, 4 1 R&D, BNanoTech, Porto, Portugal 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 3 LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty [...]