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Nabil S. Harmal
Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia
Publications - 20
Citations - 412
Nabil S. Harmal is an academic researcher from Universiti Putra Malaysia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hepatitis B & Hepatitis B virus. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications receiving 353 citations. Previous affiliations of Nabil S. Harmal include Metropolitan University & Sana'a University.
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Involvement of NF-κB and Bcl2/Bax signaling pathways in the apoptosis of MCF7 cells induced by a xanthone compound Pyranocycloartobiloxanthone A.
Syam Mohan,Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab,Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab,Behnam Kamalidehghan,Suvitha Syam,Koh Sue May,Nabil S. Harmal,Noor Shafifiyaz,A. Hamid A. Hadi,Najihah Mohd Hashim,Mawardi Rahmani,Manal Mohamed Elhassan Taha,Shiau-Chuen Cheah,Asdren Zajmi +13 more
TL;DR: The results showed that PA possesses the characteristics of selectively inducing cell death of tumor cells as no inhibition was observed in non-tumorigenic cells even at 30 μg/ml.
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Comparison between allicin and fluconazole in Candida albicans biofilm inhibition and in suppression of HWP1 gene expression
Alireza Khodavandi,Nabil S. Harmal,Nabil S. Harmal,Fahimeh Alizadeh,Olivia Jane Scully,Shiran Mohd Sidik,Fauziah Othman,Zamberi Sekawi,Kee Peng Ng,Pei Pei Chong +9 more
TL;DR: Allicin was shown to down-regulate the expression of HWP1, an opportunistic human pathogen with the ability to differentiate and grow in filamentous forms and exist as biofilms, which confirmed a dose-dependent membrane disruption and decreased production of organisms.
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Comparison between efficacy of allicin and fluconazole against Candida albicans in vitro and in a systemic candidiasis mouse model
Alireza Khodavandi,Fahimeh Alizadeh,Nabil S. Harmal,Shiran Mohd Sidik,Fauziah Othman,Zamberi Sekawi,Mohammad Ali Farboodniay Jahromi,Kee Peng Ng,Pei Pei Chong +8 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the efficacy of anticandidal effects of allicin both in vitro and in an animal model of candidiasis and affirm the potential ofallicin as an adjuvant therapy to fluconazole.
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Free radical scavenging, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities of Orthosiphon stamineus.
Mohammed A. Alshawsh,Mahmood Ameen Abdulla,Salmah Ismail,Zahra A. Amin,Suhailah Wasman Qader,Hamid A. Hadi,Nabil S. Harmal +6 more
TL;DR: Findings indicate that O. stamineus showed high antioxidant activity and may be considered as an immunomodulatory agent in vitro and has remarkable activity against PBMCs.
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Antibody and immune memory persistence post infant hepatitis B vaccination.
Shuaibu Abdullahi Hudu,Yasmin A Malik,Mohd Taib Niazlin,Nabil S. Harmal,Ariza Adnan,Ahmed Subeh Alshrari,Zamberi Sekawi +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the level of hepatitis B immunity among undergraduate students 23 years after the commencement of the nationwide hepatitis B childhood immunization program in Malaysia and found that 62.7% of volunteers had protective anti-hepatitis B surface antigens (≥10 IU/L), of whom 67.9% received three doses of the vaccine.