2021

Khan A, Khan S, Saleem S, Nizam-Uddin N, Mohammad A, Khan T, Ahmad S, Arshad M, Ali SS, Suleman M, Wei DQ. Immunogenomics guided design of immunomodulatory multi-epitope subunit vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 new variants, and its validation through in silico cloning and immune simulation. Comput Biol Med. 2021 Jun;133:104420. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104420. Epub 2021 Apr 24. PMID: 33930764; PMCID: PMC8064902.

Hassanein M, Al Sifri S, Shaikh S, Raza SA, Akram J, Rudijanto A, Shaltout I, Fariduddin M, Mohamed WMIBW, Al Awadi F, Durocher A, Cortese V, Alessa T. Descriptive Regional Subanalysis of a Real-World Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Gliclazide MR During Fasting: DIA-RAMADAN. Diabetes Ther. 2021 Jun;12(6):1703-1719. doi: 10.1007/s13300-021-01067-1. Epub 2021 May 11. PMID: 33974216; PMCID: PMC8179867.

Gomez-Peralta F, Al-Ozairi E, Jude EB, Li X, Rosenstock J. Titratable fixed- ratio combination of basal insulin plus a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist: A novel, simplified alternative to premix insulin for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2021 Jul;23(7):1445-1452. doi: 10.1111/dom.14365. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33651460.

Al-Saleh Y, Sabico S, Al-Furqani A, Jayyousi A, Alromaihi D, Ba-Essa E, Alawadi F, Alkaabi J, Hassanein M, Al-Sifri S, Saleh S, Alessa T, Al-Daghri NM. Sulfonylureas in the Current Practice of Type 2 Diabetes Management: Are They All the Same?Consensus from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) CountriesAdvisory Board on Sulfonylureas. Diabetes Ther. 2021 Aug;12(8):2115-2132. doi: 10.1007/s13300-021-01059-1. Epub 2021 May 13. Erratum in: Diabetes Ther. 2021 Jul 23;: PMID: 33983614.

Alanbaei M, Abu-Farha M, Hebbar P, Melhem M, Chandy BS, Anoop E, Cherian P, Al-Khairi I, Alkayal F, Al-Mulla F, Abubaker J, Thanaraj TA. ANGPTL3 Variants Associate with Lower Levels of Irisin and C-Peptide in a Cohort of Arab Individuals. Genes (Basel). 2021 May 17;12(5):755. doi: 10.3390/genes12050755.PMID: 34067751; PMCID: PMC8170900.

Khadadah F, Al-Shammari AA, Alhashemi A, Alhuwail D, Al-Saif B, Alzaid SN, Alahmad B, Bogoch II. The effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in different socioeconomic populations in Kuwait: a modeling study. BMC Public Health. 2021 May 26;21(1):990. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10984-6. PMID: 34039289; PMCID: PMC8152192.

Komulainen P, Tuomilehto J, Savonen K, Männikkö R, Hassinen M, Lakka TA, Hänninen T, Kiviniemi V, Jacobs DR, Kivipelto M, Rauramaa R. Exercise, diet, and cognition in a 4-year randomized controlled trial: Dose-Responses to Exercise Training (DR's EXTRA). Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Jun 1;113(6):1428-1439. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab018. PMID: 33742194.

Haddad D, John SE, Mohammad A, Hammad MM, Hebbar P, Channanath A, Nizam R, Al-Qabandi S, Al Madhoun A, Alshukry A, Ali H, Thanaraj TA, Al-Mulla F. SARS-CoV-2: Possible recombination and emergence of potentially more virulent strains. PLoS One. 2021 May 25;16(5):e0251368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251368. PMID: 34033650; PMCID: PMC8148317.

Fernandez-Luque L, Kushniruk AW, Georgiou A, Basu A, Petersen C, Ronquillo C, Paton C, Nøhr C, Kuziemsky CE, Alhuwail D, Skiba D, Huesing E, Gabarron E, Borycki EM, Magrabi F, Denecke K, Peute LWP, Topaz M, Al-Shorbaji N, Lacroix P, Marcilly R, Cornet R, Gogia SB, Kobayashi S, Iyengar S, Deserno TM, Mettler T, Vimarlund V, Zhu X. Evidence-Based Health Informatics as the Foundation for the COVID-19 Response: A Joint Call for Action. Methods Inf Med. 2021 May 11. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726414. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33975375.

Mohammad A, Ziyab AH, Mohammad T. Prevalence of Prediabetes and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among Kuwaiti Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2021 May 17;14:2167-2176. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S296848. PMID: 34040403; PMCID: PMC8140943.

Ali H, Al-Shammari AA, Alahmad B, Al-Mulla F. Advancing Risk Analysis of COVID-19 Clinical Predictors: The Case of Fasting Blood Glucose. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 Apr 9;8:636065. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.636065. PMID: 33898480; PMCID: PMC8062899.

Al-Rashed F, Ahmad Z, Snider AJ, Thomas R, Kochumon S, Melhem M, Sindhu S, Obeid LM, Al-Mulla F, Hannun YA, Ahmad R. Ceramide kinase regulates TNF-α-induced immune responses in human monocytic cells. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 15;11(1):8259. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87795-7. PMID: 33859296; PMCID: PMC8050074.

Pampaka D, Papatheodorou SI, AlSeaidan M, Al Wotayan R, Wright RJ, Buring JE, Dockery DW, Christophi CA. Antenatal depressive symptoms and adverse perinatal outcomes. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Apr 20;21(1):313. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03783-9. PMID: 33879069; PMCID: PMC8059279.

Topaz M, Peltonen LM, Mitchell J, Alhuwail D, Barakati SS, Lewis A, Moen H, Veeranki SPK, Block L, Risling T, Ronquillo C. How to Improve Information Technology to Support Healthcare to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic: an International Survey with Health Informatics Experts. Yearb Med Inform. 2021 Aug;30(1):61-68. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1726491. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33882605; PMCID: PMC8416206.

Mohammad A, Alshawaf E, Marafie SK, Abu-Farha M, Al-Mulla F, Abubaker J. Molecular Simulation-Based Investigation of Highly Potent Natural Products to Abrogate Formation of the nsp10-nsp16 Complex of SARS-CoV-2. Biomolecules. 2021 Apr 14;11(4):573. doi: 10.3390/biom11040573. PMID: 33919870; PMCID: PMC8070809.

Ghouri N, Hussain S, Ahmed SH, Beshyah SA, Rashid R, Al-Ozairi E, Waqar S, Dabhad A, Mohammed R. Changing how we risk-categorise in Ramadan: Does the IDF-DAR scoring system achieve the requirements for people with diabetes internationally? Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Apr 23:108835. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108835. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33901626.

Al-Qattan H, Al-Omairah H, Al-Hashash K, Al-Mutairi F, Al-Mutairat M, Al-Ajmi M, Mohammad A, Alterki A, Ziyab AH. Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Comorbidities of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Among a Working Population in Kuwait: A Cross- Sectional Study. Front Neurol. 2021 Apr 6;12:620799. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.620799. PMID: 33889122; PMCID: PMC8056027.

Alshukry A, Bu Abbas M, Ali Y, Alahmad B, Al-Shammari AA, Alhamar G, Abu-Farha M, AbuBaker J, Devarajan S, Dashti AA, Al-Mulla F, Ali H. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus in Kuwait. Heliyon. 2021 Apr;7(4):e06706. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06706. Epub 2021 Apr 5. PMID: 33842709; PMCID: PMC8020058.

Al-Sayegh M, Ali H, Jamal MH, ElGindi M, Chanyong T, Al-Awadi K, Abu-Farha M. Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast Adipogenic Potential: A Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis. Adipocyte. 2021 Dec;10(1):1-20. doi: 10.1080/21623945.2020.1859789. PMID: 33345692; PMCID: PMC7757854.

Oguoma VM, Coffee NT, Alsharrah S, Abu-Farha M, Al-Refaei FH, Al-Mulla F, Daniel M. Prevalence of overweight and obesity, and associations with socio-demographic factors in Kuwait. BMC Public Health. 2021 Apr 7;21(1):667. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10692-1. PMID: 33827711.