Marine collagen: a promising biomaterial for wound healing, skin anti-aging, and bone regeneration

S Geahchan, P Baharlouei, A Rahman - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine organisms harbor numerous bioactive substances that can be utilized in the
pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Scientific research on various applications of …

Marine collagen: purification, properties and application

N Barzkar, S Sukhikh, O Babich… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Collagens are abundant structural proteins found in connective tissues such as bones, swim
bladder, skin, blood vessels, intestines, and cartilage. They make up around 30% of the total …

Toxicity of hydroxychloroquine, a potential treatment for COVID-19, on free-living marine nematodes

MB Ali, A Hedfi, M Almalki, PK Karachle… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract On March 2020, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was recommended as a treatment for
COVID-19 high risk patients. Following the massive and widespread use of HCQ worldwide …

Ecotoxic response of nematodes to ivermectin, a potential anti-COVID-19 drug treatment

N Essid, M Allouche, M Lazzem, AH Harrath… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
At the end of March 2020, ivermectin was confirmed as a drug for COVID-19 treatment. A
significant amount of ivermectin could deposit into sediments of the semi-closed …

Nematode traits after separate and simultaneous exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (anthracene, pyrene and benzo [a] pyrene) in closed and open …

A Hedfi, MB Ali, MM Hassan, B Albogami… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The majority of experimental studies carried out to date, regarding the effects of pollutants on
meiofauna have been conducted by means of closed systems, and rarely using open ones …

Super-Antioxidant Vitamin A Derivatives with Improved Stability and Efficacy Using Skin-Permeable Chitosan Nanocapsules

H Oh, JS Lee, S Kim, JH Lee, YC Shin, WI Choi - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Retinyl palmitate (RP) is a retinol ester with strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
properties as an antiwrinkle agent. However, it has poor aqueous solubility and easily …

Meiobenthic nematode Oncholaimus campylocercoides as a model in laboratory studies: selection, culture, and fluorescence microscopy after exposure to …

M Allouche, A Nasri, AH Harrath, L Mansour… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Numerous studies have focused on the response of meiofauna after exposure to polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), but none has been devoted to their uptake into nematode …

The response of meiobenthinc sediment-dwelling nematodes to pyrene: Results from open microcosms, toxicokinetics and in silico molecular interactions

A Hedfi, M Allouche, F Hoineb, MB Ali, AH Harrath… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
An experiment conducted with 'open microcosm'made by connected sedimentary
compartments with different qualities was for 30 days to evaluate the migratory behaviour of …

Impact of treated sewage on meiobenthic nematodes: a case study from the Tunisian Refining Industries Company

A Hedfi, M Ben Ali, A Noureldeen, H Darwish… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The main objective of the current study was to assess the impact of the water taken from the
'Tunisian Refining Industries Company'on meiobenthic nematodes, before and after a series …

Toxicity of synthetic Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on meiofauna: Estradiol benzoate as a case study

N Essid, M Faiza, A Hedfi, M Almalki, D Urkmez… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental study was carried out to determine the effects of the enrichment of
sediments by endocrine perturbators on free-living nematodes from the Ghar El Melh …