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Naila Rabbani

Naila Rabbani

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
10725
World Ranking
15073
National Ranking
7

Overview

Naila Rabbani is affiliated with Qatar University in Qatar and has developed a body of research concentrated primarily in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work addresses various aspects of clinical biochemistry and molecular biology, with additional contributions to endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, physiology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research encompasses multiple main topics including:

  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Key recent papers by Naila Rabbani include:

  • "Protein glycation - biomarkers of metabolic dysfunction and early-stage decline in health in the era of precision medicine" (2021), published in Redox Biology
  • "Reversal of Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Subjects by trans-Resveratrol and Hesperetin Combination-Link to Dysglycemia, Blood Pressure, Dyslipidemia, and Low-Grade Inflammation" (2021), published in Nutrients
  • "Dicarbonyl stress, protein glycation and the unfolded protein response" (2021), published in Glycoconjugate Journal
  • "Hexokinase-2-Linked Glycolytic Overload and Unscheduled Glycolysis-Driver of Insulin Resistance and Development of Vascular Complications of Diabetes" (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Protein Glycation in Plants-An Under-Researched Field with Much Still to Discover" (2020), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Naila Rabbani are:

  • Paul J. Thornalley
  • Mingzhan Xue
  • Maryam Al-Motawa
  • Hafsa Abbas
  • Alberto de la Fuente

Rabbani's research has been published repeatedly in specific venues, reflecting a thematic focus and continuity. The predominant journals include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
  • Redox Biology
  • Antioxidants
  • Clinical Science

The scholarly output totals over 51 publications in medicine and 44 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable emphasis on clinical biochemistry (21 papers) and molecular biology (14 papers). This publication record highlights a sustained engagement with metabolic diseases, protein glycation, and related biochemical processes.

Best Publications

  • Methylglyoxal modification of Na v 1.8 facilitates nociceptive neuron firing and causes hyperalgesia in diabetic neuropathy

    Angelika Bierhaus;Thomas Fleming;Stoyan Stoyanov;Andreas Leffler;Andreas Leffler

  • Methylglyoxal, glyoxalase 1 and the dicarbonyl proteome.

    Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • High prevalence of low plasma thiamine concentration in diabetes linked to a marker of vascular disease

    Paul J. Thornalley;Paul J. Thornalley;R. Babaei-Jadidi;H. Al Ali;Naila Rabbani;Naila Rabbani

  • Dicarbonyl stress in cell and tissue dysfunction contributing to ageing and disease.

    Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • C. elegans as Model for the Study of High Glucose– Mediated Life Span Reduction

    Andreas Schlotterer;Georgi Kukudov;Farastuk Bozorgmehr;Harald Hutter

  • Glyoxalase in diabetes, obesity and related disorders

    Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • Transcriptional control of glyoxalase 1 by Nrf2 provides a stress-responsive defence against dicarbonyl glycation.

    Mingzhan Xue;Naila Rabbani;Naila Rabbani;Hiroshi Momiji;Precious Imbasi

  • Advanced glycation end products in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease.

    Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • Activation of NF-E2-related factor-2 reverses biochemical dysfunction of endothelial cells induced by hyperglycemia linked to vascular disease

    Mingzhan Xue;Qingwen Qian;Antonysunil Adaikalakoteswari;Naila Rabbani

  • High glucose increases angiopoietin-2 transcription in microvascular endothelial cells through methylglyoxal modification of mSin3A

    Dachun Yao;Tetsuya Taguchi;Takeshi Matsumura;Richard Pestell

  • Measurement of methylglyoxal by stable isotopic dilution analysis LC-MS/MS with corroborative prediction in physiological samples

    Naila Rabbani;Paul J Thornalley

  • High-dose thiamine therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria: a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study

    Naila Rabbani;S. S. Alam;S. Riaz;J. R. Larkin

  • Advanced Glycation End Products in Extracellular Matrix Proteins Contribute to the Failure of Sensory Nerve Regeneration in Diabetes

    Beatriz Duran-Jimenez;Darin Dobler;Sarah Moffatt;Naila Rabbani

  • Involvement of a gut–retina axis in protection against dietary glycemia-induced age-related macular degeneration

    Sheldon Rowan;Shuhong Jiang;Tal Korem;Jedrzej Szymanski

  • Dicarbonyls linked to damage in the powerhouse: glycation of mitochondrial proteins and oxidative stress.

    Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • Glyoxalase in ageing.

    Mingzhan Xue;Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • Glyoxalase in tumourigenesis and multidrug resistance

    Paul J. Thornalley;Naila Rabbani

  • Glycation of LDL by Methylglyoxal Increases Arterial Atherogenicity: A Possible Contributor to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes

    Naila Rabbani;Lisa Godfrey;Mingzhan Xue;Fozia Shaheen

  • Increased protein damage in renal glomeruli, retina, nerve, plasma and urine and its prevention by thiamine and benfotiamine therapy in a rat model of diabetes

    N. Karachalias;R. Babaei-Jadidi;Naila Rabbani;Paul J. Thornalley

  • Dicarbonyls and glyoxalase in disease mechanisms and clinical therapeutics

    Naila Rabbani;Mingzhan Xue;Paul J. Thornalley

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Thornalley
Paul J. Thornalley Hamad bin Khalifa University
Michael Brownlee
Michael Brownlee Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Angelika Bierhaus
Angelika Bierhaus Heidelberg University
Richard A. Watts
Richard A. Watts University of East Anglia
Ian Clark
Ian Clark Rothamsted Research
Allen Taylor
Allen Taylor Tufts University
Yves Henrotin
Yves Henrotin University of Liège
Peter P. Nawroth
Peter P. Nawroth Heidelberg University
Andrzej S. Krolewski
Andrzej S. Krolewski Harvard University

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