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Islet alone versus islet after kidney transplantation: metabolic outcomes and islet graft survival.

Deng S, Markmann JF, Rickels M, Yeh H, Kim JI, Lian MM, Gu Y, Markmann E, Palanjian M, Barker CF, Naji A.

Transplantation. 2009 Sep 27;88(6):820-5.PMID: 19920782 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Dendritic cells secrete the immunosuppressive HLA-G molecule upon CTLA4-Ig treatment: implication in human renal transplant acceptance.

Bahri R, Naji A, Menier C, Charpentier B, Carosella ED, Rouas-Freiss N, Durrbach A.

J Immunol. 2009 Dec 1;183(11):7054-62. Epub 2009 Nov 13.PMID: 19915057 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Validation of methodologies for quantifying isolated human islets: an islet cell resources study.

Kissler HJ, Niland JC, Olack B, Ricordi C, Hering BJ, Naji A, Kandeel F, Oberholzer J, Fernandez L, Contreras J, Stiller T, Sowinski J, Kaufman DB.

Clin Transplant. 2009 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19719726 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Care-home workers' exposure to SHS: a short summary of findings.

Semple S, Naji A, Haw S, Ayres JG.

Occup Environ Med. 2009 Sep;66(9):639-40. No abstract available. PMID: 19690157 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

HLA-G is a crucial immunosuppressive molecule secreted by adult human mesenchymal stem cells.

Selmani Z, Naji A, Gaiffe E, Obert L, Tiberghien P, Rouas-Freiss N, Carosella ED, Deschaseaux F.

Transplantation. 2009 May 15;87(9 Suppl):S62-6.PMID: 19424010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hybrid elastic and discrete-particle approach to biomembrane dynamics with application to the mobility of curved integral membrane proteins.

Naji A, Atzberger PJ, Brown FL.

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Apr 3;102(13):138102. Epub 2009 Apr 3.PMID: 19392406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

One-dimensional counterion gas between charged surfaces: exact results compared with weak- and strong-coupling analyses.

Dean DS, Horgan RR, Naji A, Podgornik R.

J Chem Phys. 2009 Mar 7;130(9):094504.PMID: 19275406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Weak- and strong-coupling electrostatic interactions between asymmetrically charged planar surfaces.

Kanduc M, Trulsson M, Naji A, Burak Y, Forsman J, Podgornik R.

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2008 Dec;78(6 Pt 1):061105. Epub 2008 Dec 5.PMID: 19256800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bar workers' health and environmental tobacco smoke exposure (BHETSE): symptomatic improvement in bar staff following smoke-free legislation in Scotland.

Ayres JG, Semple S, MacCalman L, Dempsey S, Hilton S, Hurley JF, Miller BG, Naji A, Petticrew M.

Occup Environ Med. 2009 May;66(5):339-46. Epub 2009 Feb 10.PMID: 19208693 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exenatide use in islet transplantation: words of caution.

Rickels MR, Naji A.

Transplantation. 2009 Jan 15;87(1):153; author reply 154. No abstract available. PMID: 19136906 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Amyloid and transplanted islets.

Rickels MR, Collins HW, Naji A.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Dec 18;359(25):2729; author reply 2729-31. No abstract available. PMID: 19092163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

RS rearrangement frequency as a marker of receptor editing in lupus and type 1 diabetes.

Panigrahi AK, Goodman NG, Eisenberg RA, Rickels MR, Naji A, Luning Prak ET.

J Exp Med. 2008 Dec 22;205(13):2985-94. Epub 2008 Dec 15.PMID: 19075293 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vivo BLyS/BAFF neutralization ameliorates islet-directed autoimmunity in nonobese diabetic mice.

Zekavat G, Rostami SY, Badkerhanian A, Parsons RF, Koeberlein B, Yu M, Ward CD, Migone TS, Yu L, Eisenbarth GS, Cancro MP, Naji A, Noorchashm H.

J Immunol. 2008 Dec 1;181(11):8133-44.PMID: 19018006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Primary palpebral tuberculosis]

Gannoune A, Naji A, Eladioui K, Benjelloun A.

Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 2009 Feb;110(1):42-4. Epub 2008 Nov 13. French. PMID: 19012939 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strong-coupling electrostatics in the presence of dielectric inhomogeneities.

Jho YS, Kanduc M, Naji A, Podgornik R, Kim MW, Pincus PA.

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Oct 31;101(18):188101. Epub 2008 Oct 29.PMID: 18999867 [PubMed]Related articles

Salt-induced counterion-mobility anomaly in polyelectrolyte electrophoresis.

Fischer S, Naji A, Netz RR.

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Oct 24;101(17):176103. Epub 2008 Oct 24.PMID: 18999768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 on beta- and alpha-cell function in isolated islet and whole pancreas transplant recipients.

Rickels MR, Mueller R, Markmann JF, Naji A.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jan;94(1):181-9. Epub 2008 Oct 28.PMID: 18957498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Validation of EST-derived STS markers localized on Qfhs.ndsu-3BS for Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat using a 'Wangshuibai' derived population.

Naji AM, Moghaddam M, Ghaffari MR, Irandoost HP, Farsad LK, Pirseyedi SM, Mohammadi SA, Ghareyazie B, Mardi M.

J Genet Genomics. 2008 Oct;35(10):625-9.PMID: 18937919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The ATP/DNA ratio is a better indicator of islet cell viability than the ADP/ATP ratio.

Suszynski TM, Wildey GM, Falde EJ, Cline GW, Maynard KS, Ko N, Sotiris J, Naji A, Hering BJ, Papas KK.

Transplant Proc. 2008 Mar;40(2):346-50.PMID: 18374063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

HLA sensitization in islet transplantation.

Rickels MR, Kearns J, Markmann E, Palanjian M, Markmann JF, Naji A, Kamoun M.

Clin Transpl. 2006:413-20.PMID: 18365398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

NK resistance of tumor cells from multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients: implication of HLA-G.

Maki G, Hayes GM, Naji A, Tyler T, Carosella ED, Rouas-Freiss N, Gregory SA.

Leukemia. 2008 May;22(5):998-1006. Epub 2008 Feb 21.PMID: 18288133 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia in general practice and practical approach of the Tunisian general practitioner (Prevapt study)]

Horchani A, Binous MY, Ben Hamida A, Sallami S, El Adbi H, Naji A.

Tunis Med. 2007 Aug;85(8):619-24. French. PMID: 18254279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

CD4+ T cells recognizing a single self-peptide expressed by APCs induce spontaneous autoimmune arthritis.

Rankin AL, Reed AJ, Oh S, Cozzo Picca C, Guay HM, Larkin J 3rd, Panarey L, Aitken MK, Koeberlein B, Lipsky PE, Tomaszewski JE, Naji A, Caton AJ.

J Immunol. 2008 Jan 15;180(2):833-41. Erratum in: J Immunol. 2008 May 15;180(10):7047. PMID: 18178822 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Acute insulin responses to glucose and arginine as predictors of beta-cell secretory capacity in human islet transplantation.

Rickels MR, Naji A, Teff KL.

Transplantation. 2007 Nov 27;84(10):1357-60.PMID: 18049122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

B lymphocyte-directed immunotherapy promotes long-term islet allograft survival in nonhuman primates.

Liu C, Noorchashm H, Sutter JA, Naji M, Prak EL, Boyer J, Green T, Rickels MR, Tomaszewski JE, Koeberlein B, Wang Z, Paessler ME, Velidedeoglu E, Rostami SY, Yu M, Barker CF, Naji A.

Nat Med. 2007 Nov;13(11):1295-8. Epub 2007 Oct 28.PMID: 17965721 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preformed donor-directed anti-HLA-DP antibodies may be an impediment to successful kidney transplantation.

Goral S, Prak EL, Kearns J, Bloom RD, Pierce E, Doyle A, Grossman R, Naji A, Kamoun M.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Jan;23(1):390-2. Epub 2007 Oct 23. No abstract available. PMID: 17956891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Human leukocyte antigen-G5 secretion by human mesenchymal stem cells is required to suppress T lymphocyte and natural killer function and to induce CD4+CD25highFOXP3+ regulatory T cells.

Selmani Z, Naji A, Zidi I, Favier B, Gaiffe E, Obert L, Borg C, Saas P, Tiberghien P, Rouas-Freiss N, Carosella ED, Deschaseaux F.

Stem Cells. 2008 Jan;26(1):212-22. Epub 2007 Oct 11.PMID: 17932417 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Corrections to the Saffman-Delbruck mobility for membrane bound proteins.

Naji A, Levine AJ, Pincus PA.

Biophys J. 2007 Dec 1;93(11):L49-51. Epub 2007 Sep 14.PMID: 17872958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bar workers' exposure to second-hand smoke: the effect of Scottish smoke-free legislation on occupational exposure.

Semple S, Maccalman L, Naji AA, Dempsey S, Hilton S, Miller BG, Ayres JG.

Ann Occup Hyg. 2007 Oct;51(7):571-80. Epub 2007 Sep 10.PMID: 17846033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

CD3+CD4low and CD3+CD8low are induced by HLA-G: novel human peripheral blood suppressor T-cell subsets involved in transplant acceptance.

Naji A, Le Rond S, Durrbach A, Krawice-Radanne I, Creput C, Daouya M, Caumartin J, LeMaoult J, Carosella ED, Rouas-Freiss N.

Blood. 2007 Dec 1;110(12):3936-48. Epub 2007 Sep 5.PMID: 17804694 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland.

Hilton S, Semple S, Miller BG, MacCalman L, Petticrew M, Dempsey S, Naji A, Ayres JG.

BMC Public Health. 2007 Aug 14;7:206.PMID: 17697338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tolerogenic functions of human leukocyte antigen G: from pregnancy to organ and cell transplantation.

Rouas-Freiss N, Naji A, Durrbach A, Carosella ED.

Transplantation. 2007 Jul 15;84(1 Suppl):S21-5.PMID: 17632407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diffusion on ruffled membrane surfaces.

Naji A, Brown FL.

J Chem Phys. 2007 Jun 21;126(23):235103.PMID: 17600446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence for allograft rejection in an islet transplant recipient and effect on beta-cell secretory capacity.

Rickels MR, Kamoun M, Kearns J, Markmann JF, Naji A.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul;92(7):2410-4. Epub 2007 May 8.PMID: 17488791 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Secondhand smoke levels in Scottish pubs: the effect of smoke-free legislation.

Semple S, Creely KS, Naji A, Miller BG, Ayres JG.

Tob Control. 2007 Apr;16(2):127-32.PMID: 17400951 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Soluble HLA-G and HLA-G1 expressing antigen-presenting cells inhibit T-cell alloproliferation through ILT-2/ILT-4/FasL-mediated pathways.

Naji A, Durrbach A, Carosella ED, Rouas-Freiss N.

Hum Immunol. 2007 Apr;68(4):233-9. Epub 2006 Nov 16.PMID: 17400057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Glycemic thresholds for activation of counterregulatory hormone and symptom responses in islet transplant recipients.

Rickels MR, Schutta MH, Mueller R, Kapoor S, Markmann JF, Naji A, Teff KL.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Mar;92(3):873-9. Epub 2006 Dec 27.PMID: 17192287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

B cell-mediated antigen presentation is required for the pathogenesis of acute cardiac allograft rejection.

Noorchashm H, Reed AJ, Rostami SY, Mozaffari R, Zekavat G, Koeberlein B, Caton AJ, Naji A.

J Immunol. 2006 Dec 1;177(11):7715-22.PMID: 17114442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Dual-function remotely-pumped Erbium-doped fiber amplifier: Loss and dispersion compensator.

Naji AW, Abidin MS, Al-Mansoori MH, Jamaludin MZ, Abdullah MK, Iqbal SJ, Mahdi MA.

Opt Express. 2006 Sep 4;14(18):8054-9.PMID: 19529176 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Scaling and universality in the counterion-condensation transition at charged cylinders.

Naji A, Netz RR.

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2006 May;73(5 Pt 2):056105. Epub 2006 May 8.PMID: 16802996 [PubMed]Related articles

Cutting edge: impaired transitional B cell production and selection in the nonobese diabetic mouse.

Quinn WJ 3rd, Noorchashm N, Crowley JE, Reed AJ, Noorchashm H, Naji A, Cancro MP.

J Immunol. 2006 Jun 15;176(12):7159-64.PMID: 16751358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Insulin sensitivity, glucose effectiveness, and free fatty acid dynamics after human islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes.

Rickels MR, Naji A, Teff KL.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jun;91(6):2138-44. Epub 2006 Mar 28.PMID: 16569741 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Absence of conception after caesarean section: voluntary or involuntary?

Bhattacharya S, Porter M, Harrild K, Naji A, Mollison J, van Teijlingen E, Campbell DM, Hall MH, Templeton A.

BJOG. 2006 Mar;113(3):268-75.PMID: 16487197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Successful liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation from a donor with cerebral emboli from a left atrial myxoma.

Canter RJ, Abt PL, Litzky LA, Frank A, Abt AB, Sellers MT, Markmann JF, Olthoff KM, Naji A, Shaked A.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Dec;37(10):4334-6.PMID: 16387113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Counterions at charged cylinders: criticality and universality beyond mean-field theory.

Naji A, Netz RR.

Phys Rev Lett. 2005 Oct 28;95(18):185703. Epub 2005 Oct 27.PMID: 16383920 [PubMed]Related articles

Quenched charge disorder and Coulomb interactions.

Naji A, Podgornik R.

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2005 Oct;72(4 Pt 1):041402. Epub 2005 Oct 18.PMID: 16383376 [PubMed]Related articles

Leucine regulation of glucokinase and ATP synthase sensitizes glucose-induced insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells.

Yang J, Wong RK, Park M, Wu J, Cook JR, York DA, Deng S, Markmann J, Naji A, Wolf BA, Gao Z.

Diabetes. 2006 Jan;55(1):193-201.PMID: 16380493 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of anti-human leukocyte antigen class 1 antibodies following allogeneic islet cell transplantation.

Lobo PI, Spencer C, Simmons WD, Hagspiel KD, Angle JF, Deng S, Markmann J, Naji A, Kirk SE, Pruett T, Brayman KL.

Transplant Proc. 2005 Oct;37(8):3438-40.PMID: 16298621 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Islet cell hormonal responses to hypoglycemia after human islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes.

Rickels MR, Schutta MH, Mueller R, Markmann JF, Barker CF, Naji A, Teff KL.

Diabetes. 2005 Nov;54(11):3205-11.PMID: 16249446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The frequency of double-positive thymocytes expressing an alphabeta TCR clonotype regulates peripheral CD4 T cell compartment homeostasis.

Reed AJ, Zarrabi Y, Perate AL, Jeganathan A, Naji A, Noorchashm H.

Immunology. 2005 Nov;116(3):400-7.PMID: 16236130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article