DDI Publications List

Hammad MM, Abu-Farha M, Hebbar P, Cherian P, Al Khairi I, Melhem M, Alkayal F, Alsmadi O, Thanaraj TA, Al-Mulla F, Abubaker J. MC4R Variant rs17782313 Associates With Increased Levels of DNAJC27, Ghrelin, and Visfatin and Correlates With Obesity and Hypertension in a Kuwaiti Cohort. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020 Jul 7;11:437. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00437. PMID: 32733386; PMCID: PMC7358550.

Jamal MH, Abu-Farha M, Al-Khaledi G, Al-Sabah S, Ali H, Cherian P, Al-Khairi I, AlOtaibi F, Al-Ali W, Bosso M, Dsouza C, Abubaker J, Al-Mulla F. Effect of sleeve gastrectomy on the expression of meteorin-like (METRNL) and Irisin (FNDC5) in muscle and brown adipose tissue and its impact on uncoupling proteins in diet-induced obesity rats. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Jul 31:S1550-7289(20)30425-1. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.07.022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32861644.

Sindhu S, Akhter N, Wilson A, Thomas R, Arefanian H, Al Madhoun A, Al-Mulla F, Ahmad R. MIP-1α Expression Induced by Co-Stimulation of Human Monocytic Cells with Palmitate and TNF-α Involves the TLR4-IRF3 Pathway and Is Amplified by Oxidative Stress. Cells. 2020 Jul 29;9(8):1799. doi: 10.3390/cells9081799. PMID: 32751118; PMCID: PMC7465096.

Abdul-Ghani M, Migahid O, Megahed A, DeFronzo RA, Al-Ozairi E, Jayyousi A. Combination Therapy with Pioglitazone/Exenatide Improves Beta Cell Function and Produces Superior Glycemic Control Compared to Basal/Bolus Insulin in Poorly Controlled T2DM: 3-Year Follow-up of the Qatar Study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020Jul 30. doi: 10.1111/dom.14153. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32729222.

Staite E, Bayley A, Al-Ozairi E, Stewart K, Hopkins D, Rundle J, Basudev N,Mohamedali Z, Ismail K. A Wearable Technology Delivering a Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program to People at High Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Jul 15;8(7):e15448. doi:10.2196/15448. PMID: 32459651.

Kochumon S, Madhoun AA, Al-Rashed F, Azim R, Al-Ozairi E, Al-Mulla F, Ahmad R. Adipose tissue gene expression of CXCL10 and CXCL11 modulates inflammatory markers in obesity: implications for metabolic inflammation and insulin resistance. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Jul 1;11:2042018820930902. doi:10.1177/2042018820930902. PMID: 32655851; PMCID: PMC7331767.

Madhu D, Khadir A, Hammad M, Kavalakatt S, Dehbi M, Al-Mulla F, Abubaker J, Tiss A. The GLP-1 analog exendin-4 modulates HSP72 expression and ERK1/2activity in BTC6 mouse pancreatic cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom.2020 Jul;1868(7):140426. doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140426. Epub 2020 Apr 7.PMID: 32272193.

Abdullah A, Alkandari A, Longenecker JC, Devarajan S, Alkhatib A, Al-Wotayan R, Al-Duwairi Q, Tuomilehto J. Glycemic control in Kuwaiti diabetes patientstreated with glucose-lowering medication. Prim Care Diabetes. 2020 Aug;14(4):311-316. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2019.12.001. Epub 2020 Jan 5. PMID:31911041.

Eaaswarkhanth M, Al Madhoun A, Al-Mulla F. Could the D614G substitution in the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein be associated with higher COVID-19 mortality?Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;96:459-460.

Al-Ozairi E, El Samad A, Al Kandari J, Taghadom E, Adam S, le Roux C, Syed AA. Continuous Glucose Monitoring of Glycemic Variability During Fasting Post-Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg. 2020 Oct;30(10):3721-3729. doi:10.1007/s11695-020-04505-4. PMID: 32676844; PMCID: PMC7467959.

Alhamar GE, Strollo R, Pozzilli P. Comment on So et al. Autoantibody Reversion: Changing Risk Categories in Multiple-Autoantibody-Positive Individuals. Diabetes Care 2020;43:913-917. Diabetes Care. 2020 Aug;43(8):e102.doi: 10.2337/dc20-0409. PMID: 32669414. Comment

Khadir A, Kavalakatt S, Madhu D, Devarajan S, Abubaker J, Al-Mulla F, Tiss A. Spexin as an indicator of beneficial effects of exercise in human obesity and diabetes. Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 30;10(1):10635. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-67624-z. PMID: 32606431; PMCID: PMC7327065.

Bosso M, Thanaraj TA, Abu-Farha M, Alanbaei M, Abubaker J, Al-Mulla F. The two faces of ACE2: The Role of ACE2 receptor and its polymorphisms in hypertension and COVID-19. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2020 Jun 25. doi: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.06.017. Epub ahead of print. PMCID: PMC7314689.

N. C. D. Risk Factor Collaboration. Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol. Nature 2020;582(7810):73-77.

Al-Kandari H, Al-Abdulrazzaq D, Davidsson L, Al-Mulla F. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY): a time to act. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Jul;8(7):565-566. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30150-9. -

Jahromi M, Rahma Z, Taha N, Lin PY, Yang KL. Detection of the HLA-DRB4*01:44 allele in a Kuwaiti individual. HLA. 2020 Oct;96(4):537-539. doi: 10.1111/tan.13981. Epub 2020 Jul 21. PMID: 32584504

Al Ozairi E, Alsaeed D, Taliping D, Jalali M, El Samad A, Mashankar A, Taghadom E, Guess N, Gill JMR, Sattar N, Gray C, Welsh P, Gray SR. Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of home- and gym-based resistance exercise training on glycaemic control, body composition and muscle strength. Trials. 2020 Jun 22;21(1):557.

Al-Ozairi E, Al Ozairi A, Blythe C, Taghadom E, Ismail K. The Epidemiology of Depression and Diabetes Distress in Type 2 Diabetes in Kuwait. J Diabetes Res. 2020 Jun 1;2020:7414050

Alqaderi H, Tavares M, Al-Mulla F, Al-Ozairi E, Goodson JM. Late bedtime and dental caries incidence in Kuwaiti children: A longitudinal multilevel analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020 Jun;48(3):181-187.

Abduo H, Curtain C, Othman N. Use of Smartphone Applications for Diabetes Management in Kuwait: A Pilot Study, Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 24:2, 111-125, DOI:10.1080/15398285.2020.1750827