Mustapha Umar Imam
| Area of specialization: | Nutrigenomics |
| Email: | mustapha.imam@udu sok.edu.ng |
| Phone: | +23490515 39621 |
List of Selected Publications
1. Abubakar, B., Usman, D., Sanusi, K. O., Azmi, N. H., & Imam, M. U. (2023). Preventive Epigenetic Mechanisms of Functional Foods for Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetology, 4(3), 259-277.2. Azmi NH, Ismail N, Imam MU, Ooi DJ, Yida Z, Abdul Aziz AH, Rosdi MNM. (2023). Germinated brown rice extract reduces brain lipid peroxidation and Aβ levels via regulations of BACE1, RAGE, IDE and LRP1 expressions in high fat/cholesterol diet-fed rats. Journal of Functional Foods, 105, 105587.
3.Farida, B., Ibrahim, K.G., Abubakar, B., Malami, I., Bello, M.B., Abubakar, M.B., Abbas, A.Y. and Imam, M.U. (2023). Iron deficiency and its epigenetic effects on iron homeostasis. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 78, 127203.
4.Bello, S. O., Yunusa, A., Adamu, A. A., Imam, M. U., Bello, M. B., Shuaibu, A., ... & Okoye, I. (2023). Innovative, rapid, high-throughput method for drug repurposing in a pandemic—A case study of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, 507. (Impact factor: 5.988)
5.Saka SO, Salisu YY, Sahabi HM, Sanusi KO, Ibrahim KG, Abubakar MB, Isa SA, Liman MG, Shehu S, Malami I, Chan KW, Azmi NH, Imam MU. (2023). Nutrigenomic Effects of White Rice and Brown Rice on the Pathogenesis of Metabolic Disorders in a Fruit Fly Model. Molecules. 2023; 28(2):532. (Impact factor: 4.927)
6.Olatunji, L. K., Jimoh, A. O., Tukur, U. M., & Imam, M. U. (2022). A Review of the Effects of Policosanol on Metabolic Syndrome. Clinical Complementary Medicine and Pharmacology, 100058.
7.Azmi, N. H., Ismail, N., Imam, M. U., Ooi, D. J., & Oslan, S. N. H. (2022). Modulation of High-Fat Diet-Induced Brain Oxidative Stress by Ferulate-Rich Germinated Brown Rice Ethyl Acetate Extract. Molecules, 27(15), 4907. (Impact factor: 4.927)
8.Yida, Z., Al-Shuwayah, H., Ismail, M., & Imam, M. U. (2022). Edible Bird’s Nest Regulates Hepatic Cholesterol Metabolism through Transcriptional Regulation of Cholesterol Related Genes. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022, 8882993. (Impact factor: 2.629)
9.Muhammad, S. A., Abbas, A. Y., Imam, M. U., Saidu, Y., & Bilbis, L. S. (2022). Efficacy of stem cell secretome in the treatment of traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies. Molecular Neurobiology, 59(5), 2894-2909. (Impact factor: 5.59)
10.Maiturare, H. M., Magaji, M. A., Dallatu, M. K., Hamid, K. M., Imam, M. U., & Malami, I. (2022). 5, 6- dehydrokawain improves glycaemic control by modulating AMPK target genes in Drosophila with a high-sucrose diet-induced hyperglycaemia. Phytomedicine Plus, 2(2), 100261.
11.Olatubosun, M. O., Abubakar, M. B., Batiha, G. E. S., Malami, I., Ibrahim, K. G., Abubakar, B., ... & Imam, M. U. (2022). LncRNA SNHG15: A potential therapeutic target in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Chemical Biology & Drug Design, doi: 10.1111/cbdd.14036. (Impact factor: 2.817)
12.Abi, I., Adeniyi, S. O., & Imam, M. U. (2021). An assessment of the neurobehavioural effect of cannabidiol and omega‐3 in high‐fat–diet‐induced dementia in albino mice. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 17, e057466.
13.Zhang, S., Hu, R., Geng, Y., Chen, K., Wang, L., & Imam, M. U. (2021). The Regulatory Effects and the Signaling Pathways of Natural Bioactive Compounds on Ferroptosis. Foods, 10(12), 2952. (Impact factor: 5.561)
14.Ibrahim, K. G., Usman, D., Bello, M. B., Malami, I., Abubakar, B., Abubakar, M. B., & Imam, M. U. (2021). Rodent models of metabolic disorders: considerations for use in studies of neonatal programming. British Journal of Nutrition, 1-26. (Impact factor: 3.334)
15.Uthman, Y. A., Ibrahim, K. G., Abubakar, B., Bello, M. B., Malami, I., Imam, M. U., ... & Abubakar, M. B. (2021). MALAT1: A Promising Therapeutic Target Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Biochemical Pharmacology, 190, 114657. (Impact factor: 4.96)
16.Ibrahim, K. G., Adeshina, K. A., Bello, M. B., Malami, I., Abubakar, B., Abubakar, M. B., & Imam, M. U. (2021). Prophylactic Use of Natural Products against Developmentally Programmed Metabolic Syndrome. Planta Medica, 88, 650-663. (Impact factor: 2.74)
17.Abubakar, M. B., Usman, D., Batiha, G. E. S., Cruz-Martins, N., Malami, I., Ibrahim, K. G., Abubakar, B., Bello, M. B., Muhammad, A., Gan, S. H, Dabai, A. I., Alblihed, M., Ghosh, A., Badr, R. H., Thangadurai, D., & Imam, M. U. (2021). Natural products modulating Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) as potential COVID-19
therapies. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 627. (Impact factor: 4.225) 18.Yusuf, A. P., Abubakar, M. B., Malami, I., Ibrahim, K. G., Abubakar, B., Bello, M. B., Qusty N, Elazab ST, Imam, M. U., Alexiou A., & Batiha, G. E. S. (2021). Zinc Metalloproteins in Epigenetics and Their Crosstalk. Life, 11(3), 186. (Impact factor: 2.991)
19.Sanusi, K. O., Ibrahim, K. G., Abubakar, B., Malami, I., Bello, M. B., Imam, M. U., & Abubakar, M. B. (2021). Effect of maternal zinc deficiency on offspring health: The epigenetic impact. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 126731. (Impact factor: 3.245)
20.Ismail M, Alsalahi A, Imam MU, Ooi DJ, Khaza’ai H, Aljaberi MA, Shmsudin NM, Idrus Z. (2020). Safety and Neuroprotective Efficacy of Palm Oil and Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction from Palm Oil: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 12(2), 521. (Impact factor: 4.546)
21.Foo SC, Yusoff FM, Imam MU, Foo JB, Ismail N, Azmi NH, Tor YS, Khong NMH, Ismail M. Increased fucoxanthin in Chaetoceros calcitrans extract exacerbates apoptosis in liver cancer cells via multiple targeted cellular pathways. Biotechnology Reports (Amst). 2018, 21: e00296.
22.Pei, X., Liu, L., Imam, M.U., Lu, M., Chen, Y., Sun, P., Guo, Y., Xu, Y., Ping, Z. and Fu, X., 2018. Neck circumference may be a valuable tool for screening individuals with obesity: findings from a young Chinese population and a meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 18(1), p.529. (Impact factor: 2.265)
23.Chan, K.W., Ismail, M., Mohd Esa, N., Alitheen, M., Banu, N., Imam, M.U., Ooi, D.J. and Khong, N.M., 2018. Defatted Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Seed Meal and Its Phenolic-Saponin-Rich Extract Protect Hypercholesterolemic Rats against Oxidative Stress and Systemic Inflammation via Transcriptional Modulation of Hepatic Antioxidant Genes. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2018, Article ID 6742571. (Impact factor: 4.593)
24.Ooi, D.J., Chan, K.W., Ismail, N., Imam, M.U. and Ismail, M., 2018. Polyphenol-rich ethyl acetate fraction of Molineria latifolia rhizome restores oxidant-antioxidant balance by possible engagement of KEAP1- NRF2 and PKC/NF-κB signalling pathways. Journal of Functional Foods, 42, pp.111-121. (Impact factor: 3.97)
25.Ooi, D.J., Azmi, N.H., Imam, M.U., Alitheen, N.B. and Ismail, M., 2018. Curculigoside and polyphenol-rich ethyl acetate fraction of Molineria latifolia rhizome improved glucose uptake via potential mTOR/AKT activated GLUT4 translocation. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. In Press. Doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2018.03.003. (Impact factor: 3.048)
26.Ooi, D.J., Adamu, H.A., Imam, M.U., Ithnin, H. and Ismail, M., 2018. Polyphenol-rich ethyl acetate fraction isolated from Molineria latifolia ameliorates insulin resistance in experimental diabetic rats via IRS1/AKT activation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 98, pp.125-133. (Impact factor: 2.759)
27.Chan, K.W., Ismail, M., Esa, N.M., Imam, M.U., Ooi, D.J. and Khong, N.M., 2018. Dietary supplementation of defatted kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed meal and its phenolics–saponins rich extract effectively attenuates diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats. Food & function. 9(2):925-936 (Impact factor: 2.907)
28.Chen, Y., Liu, L., Zhou, Q., Imam, M.U., Cai, J., Wang, Y., Qi, M., Sun, P., Ping, Z. and Fu, X., 2017. Body mass index had different effects on premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer risks: a dose- response meta-analysis with 3,318,796 subjects from 31 cohort studies. BMC Public Health, 17(1), p.936. (Impact factor: 2.265)
29.Peiyuan H, Zhiping H, Chengjun S, Chunqing W, Bingqing L, Imam MU. (2017). Resveratrol ameliorates experimental alcoholic liver disease by modulating oxidative stress. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017, Article ID: 4287890 (Impact factor: 2.17)
30.Sun P, Liu L, Chen J, Chen Y, Shi L, Imam MU, Chen Y, Pei X, Xu Y, Guo Y, Ping Z, Fu X. (2017) The polymorphism of rs266729 in adiponectin gene and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. Medicine. In Press. (Impact factor: 2.133)
31.Imam MU, Ismail M, Chinnappan SM, George A. (2017) Eurycoma longifolia Jack water extract (Physta®) and its 4.3 kilodalton peptide increase insulin secretion from pancreatic cells and enhance glucose uptake in insulin- sensitive cells, in vitro. European Journal of Scientific Research. In Press.
32.Imam, M. U., & Ismail, M. (2017). The Impact of Traditional Food and Lifestyle Behavior on Epigenetic Burden of Chronic Disease. Global Challenges. Doi 10.1002/gch2.201700043
33.Hou, Z., He, P., Imam, M.U.*, Qi, J., Tang, S., Song, C. and Ismail, M., 2017. Edible Bird’s Nest Prevents Menopause-Related Memory and Cognitive Decline in Rats via Increased Hippocampal Sirtuin-1Expression. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2017, Article ID 7205082 (Impact factor: 4.593)
34.Etti, I.C., Abdullah, R., Kadir, A., Hashim, N.M., Yeap, S.K., Imam, M.U., Ramli, F., Malami, I., Lam, K.L., Etti, U. and Waziri, P., 2017. The molecular mechanism of the anticancer effect of Artonin E in MDA-MB 231 triple negative breast cancer cells. PloS one, 12(8), e0182357 (Impact factor: 2.8)
35.Xin, Y., Gao, H., Wang, J., Qiang, Y., Imam, M.U., Li, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, R., Zhang, H., Yu, Y. and Wang, H., 2017. Manganese transporter Slc39a14 deficiency revealed its key role in maintaining manganese homeostasis in mice. Cell Discovery, 3, 17025 (Impact factor: 15.606)
36.Wang, Q., Imam, M. U.*, Yida, Z., & Wang, F. (2017). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) as a target for concurrent management of diabetes and obesity-related cancer. Current pharmaceutical design 23, 3677-3688 (Impact factor: 2.611)
37.Imam MU#, Shenshen Z#, Ma J, Wang H, Wang F. Antioxidants Mediate Both Iron Homeostasis and Oxidative Stress. Nutrients 2017, 9(7), 671 (Impact factor: 3.55)
38.Imam MU, Ismail M, Chinnappan SM. Effects of the Aqueous Extracts of Rhodamnia cinerea on Metabolic indices and Sorbitol-Related Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Rats. Sains Malaysiana 2017, 46(4): 589– 595 (Impact factor:0.35)
39.Ishaka A, Ismail M, Imam MU, Mahmud R, Ismaila S, Zakaria ZAB. Toxicity evaluation, HET-CAM irritation and anti-irritant potential of Rice bran wax policosanol Nanoemulsion. Journal of NanoResearch 2017, 49, 44-55.
40.Pei X, Liu L, Cai J, Wei W, Shen Y, Wang Y, Chen Y, Sun P, Imam MU, Ping Z, Fu X. Haplotype-based interaction of the PPARGC1A and UCP1 genes is associated with impaired fasting glucose or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medicine 2017, 96(23):e6941. (Impact factor: 2.133)
41.Adamu, H. A., Imam, M. U., Ooi, D. J., & Ismail, M. In utero Exposure to Germinated Brown Rice and Its GABA Extract Attenuates High-Fat-Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance in Rat Offspring. Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics 2017, 10, 19-31 (impact factor: 1.48)
42.Adamu, H. A., Imam, M. U., Ooi, D. J., Esa, N. M., Rosli, R., & Ismail, M. In Utero Exposure to Germinated Brown Rice and its Oryzanol-rich extract Attenuated High Fat Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance in F1 Generation of Rats. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2017, 17, 67. (Impact factor: 1.98)
43.Fang, X., Wang, K., Han, D., He, X., Wei, J., Zhao, L., Imam, M.U., Ping, Z., Li, Y., Xu, Y. and Min, J. Dietary magnesium intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and all-cause mortality: a dose– response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. BMC Medicine 2016, 14, 210. (Impact factor: 8.00)
44.Zhang S, Liu C, Li Y, Imam MU, Huang H, Liu H, Xin Y, Zhang H. Novel role of ER stress and autophagy in Microcystin-LR induced apoptosis in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Frontiers in Physiology 2016, 7, 527. (Impact factor: 4.03)
45.Waziri, P.M., Abdullah, R., Yeap, S.K., Omar, A.R., Abdul, A.B., Kassim, N.K., Malami, I., Karunakaran, T. and Imam, M.U. Clausenidin from Clausena excavata induces apoptosis in hepG2 cells via the mitochondrial pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2016, 194:549-558. (Impact factor: 3.05)
46.Ishaka A, Imam MU, Ismail M, Rozi M, Zakaria ZAB. Nanoemulsified gamma-oryzanol rich fraction blend regulates hepatic cholesterol metabolism and cardiovascular disease risk in hypercholesterolaemic rats. Journal of Functional Foods 2016, 26: 338–349. (Impact factor: 3.97)
47.Wong WT, Ismail M, Imam MU, Zhang Y. Modulation of platelet functions by crude rice (Oryza sativa) bran policosanol extract. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016, 16:252. (Impact factor: 1.98)
48.Isa T, Zakaria ZAB, Rukayadi Y, Hezmee MNM, Jaji AZ, Imam MU. Antibacterial activity of Ciprofloxacin- conjugated Cockle Shells Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) Nanoparticles and its Biocompatability in Macrophage J774A.1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2016, 17(5):713. (Impact factor: 2.34)
49.Sarega N, Imam MU, Ooi DJ, Esa NM, Zawawi N, Ismail M. Effects of Phenolic-rich extracts of Clinacanthus nutans on High Fat and High Cholesterol Diet-induced Insulin Resistance. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016, 16:88. (Impact factor: 1.98)
50.Adamu, H. A., Imam, M. U., Ooi, D. J., Esa, N. M., Rosli, R., & Ismail, M. Perinatal exposure to germinated brown rice and its gamma amino-butyric acid-rich extract prevents high fat diet-induced insulin resistance in first generation rat offspring. Food & nutrition research 2016, 60, 30209 (Impact Factor: 2.16)
51.Sarega N, Imam MU, Ooi DJ, Chan KW, Esa NM, Zawawi N, Ismail M. Phenolic Rich Extract From Clinicanthus nutans Attenuates Hyperlipidemia-Associated Oxidative Stress In Rats. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2015, Article ID 4137908 (Impact factor: 3.516)
52.Azmi NH, Ismail M, Ismail N, Imam MU, Alitheen NB, Abdullah MA. Germinated brown rice alters Aß (1-42) aggregation and modulates Alzheimer’s disease-related genes in differentiated human SH-SY5Y cells. Evidence- based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015, Article ID 153684 (Impact factor: 2.17)
53.Yida, Z., Imam, M. U., Ismail, M., Wong, W., Abdullah, M. A., Ideris, A., Ismail, N. N-acetylneuraminic acid attenuates hypercoagulation on high fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats. Food and Nutrition Research 2015. 59, 29046. (Impact Factor: 2.16)
54.Yida, Z., Imam, M. U., Ismail, M., Ismail, N., Azmi, N. H., Wong, W., Ideris, A., Abdullah, M. A. N- acetylneuraminic acid supplementation prevents high fat diet-induced insulin resistance in rats through transcriptional and non-transcriptional mechanisms. Biomed Research International 2015. 2015, Article ID 602313 (Impact Factor: 1.57)
55.Yida, Z., Imam, M. U., Ismail, M., Ismail, N., Ideris, A., & Abdullah, M. A. High fat diet-induced inflammation and oxidative stress are attenuated by N-acetylneuraminic acid in rats. Journal of biomedical science 2015, 22, 96. (Impact Factor: 2.76)
56.Foong, L. C., Imam, M. U., & Ismail, M. Iron-binding capacity of defatted rice bran hydrolysate and its bioavailability in Caco-2 cells. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2015, 63(41):9029-36. (Impact factor: 2.91)
57.Yida, Z., Imam, M. U., Ismail, M., Hou, Z., Abdullah, M. A., Ideris, A., & Ismail, N. Edible Bird’s Nest attenuates high fat diet-induced oxidative stress and inflammation via regulation of hepatic antioxidant and inflammatory genes. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015, 15(1), 310. (Impact factor: 1.98)
58.Yida, Z., Imam, M. U., Ismail, M., Ismail, N., & Hou, Z.. Edible bird’s nest attenuates procoagulation effects of high-fat diet in rats. Drug design, development and therapy 2015, 9, 3951. (Impact factor: 3.0)
59.Hou ZP, Imam MU, Ismail M, Azmi NH, Ismail N, Ideris A, Mahmud R. Lactoferrin and Ovotransferrin contribute toward antioxidative effects of Edible Bird’s Nest against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced oxidative Stress in Human SH-SY5Y Cells. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 2015, 79(10), 1570-1578. (Impact factor- 1.206)
60.Hou Z.P., Imam MU, Ismail M, Ismail N, Yida Z, Ideris A, Sarega N, Mahmud R. Effects of Edible Bird’s Nest on hippocampal and cortical neurodegeneration in ovariectomized rats. Food and Function 2015, 6(5), 1701-1711. (Impact factor: 2.907).
61.Z.P. Hou, M.U. Imam, M. Ismail, Y.D. Zhang, A. Ideris. Edible Bird’s Nest Protect SH-SY5Y Cells against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis. Public Health Genomics 2015;18 (suppl 1):1–51. DOI: 10.1159/000381430. (Abstract) (Impact factor: 2.462)
62.Z. Yida, M.U. Imam M. Ismaila, H. Zhiping. Nutrigenomic Effects of Edible Bird’s Nest on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in High Fat Diet-Fed Rats. Public Health Genomics 2015;18 (suppl 1):1–51. DOI: 10.1159/000381430. (Abstract) (Impact factor: 2.462)
63.N. Ismail, M. Ismail, N.H. Azmi , M.U. Imam, M.F. Abu Bakar , H. Basri , M.A. Abdullah..Modulation of Gene Expression Level by Thymoquinone and Thymoquinone-Rich Fraction in Response to Reactive Oxygen Species Generation on Differentiated Human SH-SY5Y Cells. Public Health Genomics 2015;18 (suppl 1):1–51. DOI: 10.1159/000381430. (Abstract) (Impact factor: 2.462)
64.N.H. Azmi, M. Ismail, N. Ismail, M.U. Imam, N.B. Mohamed Alitheen, M.A. Abdullah. Multiplex Gene Expression Approach for the Elucidation of Germinated Brown Rice’s Neuroprotective Mechanism of Action. Public Health Genomics 2015;18 (suppl 1):1–51. DOI: 10.1159/000381430. (Abstract) (Impact factor: 2.462)
65. M.U. Imam, M. Ismail. White Rice Promotes, while Brown Rice and Germinated Brown Rice Attenuate Hypercholesterolemia-Induced Cardiometabolic Disease in Rats through Nutrigenomic Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Cholesterol Metabolism Genes. Public Health Genomics 2015;18 (suppl 1):1–51. DOI: 10.1159/000381430. (Abstract) (Impact factor: 2.462)
66. M.U. Imam, M. Ismail, D.J. Ooi, N. Sarega, A. Ishaka. Effect of White Rice Consumption on Insulin Resistance in Rats Offspring. Public Health Genomics 2015;18 (suppl 1):1–51. DOI: 10.1159/000381430. (Abstract) (Impact factor: 2.462)
67.Yida Z, Imam MU, Ismail M, Ooi DJ, Sarega N, Azmi NH, Ismail N, Chan KW. Edible Bird’s Nest Prevents High Fat Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance in Rats. Journal of diabetes Research 2015, 2015, 760535. (Impact factor: 3.5)
68.Zhiping H, Imam MU, Ismail M, Ooi DJ, Ideris A, Mahmud R. Nutrigenomics Effects of Edible Bird's Nest on insulin signaling in Ovariectomised rats. Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2015, 9, 4115. (Impact factor: 3.0).
69.Imam MU, Der Jiun O, Azmi NH, Sarega N, Chan KW, Bhanger MI, Ismail M. Are bioactive-rich fractions functionally richer?. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 2015. Doi: doi:10.3109/07388551.2014.995586 (Impact factor: 7.8)
70.Imam MU, Ooi D-J, Sarega N, Ishaka A, Ismail M. Increased risk of insulin resistance in rat offsprings exposed prenatally to white rice. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 2015, 59(1):180-184. (Impact factor: 4.9)
71.Ismail N, Ismail M, Imam MU, Azmi NH, Fathy SF, Foo JB. Mechanistic basis for protection of differentiated SH- SY5Y cells by Oryzanol-Rich Fraction against Hydrogen Peroxide-induced Neurotoxicity. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 14:467. (Impact factor: 1.98)
72.Yida Z, Imam MU, Ismail M. In vitro bioaccessibility and antioxidant properties of edible bird’s nest following simulated human gastro-intestinal digestion. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 14:468. (Impact factor: 1.98)
73.Md Zamri ND, Imam MU, Abd Ghafar SA, Ismail M. Antioxidative Effects of Germinated Brown Rice- derived Bioactives on H2O2-induced Oxidative Stress in HEPG2 cells. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 2014:371907 (Impact factor: 2.17)
74.Foo JB, Yazan LS, Tor YS, Nurdin A, Ismail N, Imam MU, Cheah YK, Abdullah R, Ismail M. Induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in caspase-3 deficient MCF-7 cells by Dillenia suffruticosa root extract via multiple signalling pathways. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 14(1):197. (Impact factor: 1.98)
75.Ishaka A, Imam MU, Mahmud R, Zuki ABZ, Maznah I. Characterization of Rice Bran Wax Policosanol and its nanoemulsion formulation. International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014, 2014(9):2261-2269. (Impact factor: 4.2)
76.Imam MU, Ishaka A, Der Juin O, Zamri NDM, Nadarajan S, Ismail M, Esa NM. Germinated Brown Rice regulates Hepatic Cholesterol metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Hypercholesterolemic rats. Journal of Functional Foods 2014, 8:193-203(Impact factor: 4.48)
77.Ibrahim RM, Hamdan NS, Mahmud R, Imam MU, Saini SM, Abd Rashid SN, Abd Ghafar SA, Latiff LA, Ismail M. A Randomised Controlled Trial on Hypolipidemic Effects of Nigella Sativa Seeds Powder in Menopausal Women. Journal of Translational Medicine 2014, 12(1):82. (Impact factor: 3.99)
78.Tor YS, Yazan LS, Foo JB, Nurdin A, Cheah YK, Abdullah R, Imam MU, Ismail N, Ismail M. Induction of apoptosis through oxidative stress-related pathways in MCF-7, human breast cancer cells by ethyl acetate extract of Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff) Martelli. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 14:55 (Impact factor: 1.98)
79.Muhammad SI, Ismail I, Mahmud R, Abu Bakar MDZ, Imam MU, Up-regulation of genes related to bone formation by γ-Amino butyric acid and γ-oryzanol in pre-germinated brown rice is via the activation of GABAB- receptors and reduction in serum IL-6 in Rats, Clinical Interventions in Aging 2013, 8, 1259-1271. (Impact factor: 2.65)
80.Ismail N, Ismail M, Imam MU, Iqbal S, Azmi NH, Thymoquinone Prevents β-amyloid Neurotoxicity in Primary Cultured Cerebellar Granule Neurons, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology 2013, 33(8), 1159- 1169. (Impact factor: 2.2)
81.Muhammad IS, Maznah I, Mahmud R, Saeed M, Imam MU, Ishaka A. Estrogen receptor modulatory effects of germinated brown rice bioactives in the uterine tissue of rats. Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2013, 2013, 1409-1420. (Impact factor: 3.0)
82.Azmi NH, Ismail N, Imam MU, Ismail M, Ethyl acetate extract of germinated brown rice attenuates hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells: Role of anti-apoptotic, pro-survival and antioxidant genes, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013, 13:177 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-177. (Impact factor: 1.98)
83.Tubesha Z, Imam MU, Mahmud R, Ismail M. Study on the potential toxicity of a thymoquinone-rich fraction nanoemulsion in Sprague Dawley rats. Molecules 2013, 18, 7460-7472. (Impact factor: 2.1)
84.Imam MU, Maznah I, Ithnin H, Tubesha Z, Omar AR. Effects of Germinated Brown Rice and its Bioactive Compounds on the Expression of the Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Gamma Gene. Nutrients 2013, 5, 468-477. (Impact factor: 3.15)
85.Imam MU, Maznah I, Omar AR, Ithnin H. The hypocholesterolemic effect of germinated brown rice involves the upregulation of the apolipoprotein A1 and low-density lipoprotein receptor genes. Journal of Diabetes Research 2013, vol. 2013, Article ID 134694, 8 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/134694. (Impact factor: 3.54)
86.Imam MU, Maznah I. Nutrigenomic effects of germinated brown rice and its bioactives on hepatic gluconeogenic genes in type 2 diabetic rats and HEPG2 cells. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 2013, 57(3):401-11. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201200429 (Impact factor: 4.9)
87.Maznah I, Abdul Hadi N, Rafiuz-zaman H, Musa ASN, Imam MU. Energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis of elemental distribution in raw and germinated brown rice varieties. International Journal of Food Properties 2013. Doi: 10.1080/10942912.2012.717153. (Impact factor: 0.88)
88.Imam MU, Azmi NH, Ismail M. Upregulation of superoxide dismutase gene is involved in antioxidant effects of germinated brown rice. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2012, vol. 53, p. S84. (Impact factor: 5.7)
89.Imam MU, Azmi NH, Bhanger MI, Ismail N, Ismail M. Antidiabetic properties of germinated brown rice: a systematic review. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 816501, 12 pages, 2012. (Impact factor: 2.17)
90.Imam MU, Musa ASN, Azmi NH, Maznah I. Effects of white rice, brown rice and germinated brown rice on antioxidant status of type 2 diabetic rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2012, 13, 12952- 12969. (Impact factor: 2.34)
91.Imam MU, Maznah I, Omar AR. Nutrigenomic effects of germinated brown rice bioactives on antioxidant genes. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2012, 53(S1), S105-S106. (Impact factor: 5.7)
92.Ismail N, Ismail M, Farhana Fathy S, Musa ASN, Imam MU, Foo JB, Iqbal S. Neuroprotective effects of germinated brown rice against hydrogen peroxide induced cell death in human SH-SY5Y cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2012, 13(8), 9692-9708. (Impact factor: 2.34)
93.Chan KW, Khong NMH, Iqbal S, Umar IM, Ismail M. Antioxidant property enhancement of sweet potato flour under simulated gastrointestinal pH. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2012, 13(7), 8987- 8997. (Impact factor: 2.34)
94.Imam MU, Ismail M. Effects of brown rice and white rice on expression of xenobiotic metabolism genes in type 2 diabetic rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2012, 13(7), 8597-8608. (Impact factor: 2.34)
95. Musa ASN, Imam MU, Maznah I. Physicochemical properties of germinated brown rice (Oryza sativa L.) starch. African Journal of Biotechnology 2011, 10(33), 6281-6291.
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