Interleukin-17A (IL-17A), a key molecule of innate and adaptive immunity, and its potential involvement in COVID-19-related thrombotic and vascular mechanisms

F Raucci, AA Mansour, GM Casillo, A Saviano… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Discussion Taking all these various pieces of evidence (albeit minimal), we would like to
hypothesize that in COVID-19 patients, IL-17A could potentially promote a pro-thrombotic state …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay of galectins-1,-3, and-9 in the immune-inflammatory response underlying cardiovascular and metabolic disease

AA Mansour, F Krautter, Z Zhi, AJ Iqbal… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Galectins are β-galactoside-binding proteins that bind and crosslink molecules via their
sugar moieties, forming signaling and adhesion networks involved in cellular communication, …

Air-blast atomization of non-Newtonian liquids

A Mansour, N Chigier - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 1995 - Elsevier
Air-blast atomization of viscous non-Newtonian liquids was carried out using a co-axial twin-fluid
atomizer. Both Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquids were investigated with particular …

Disintegration of liquid sheets

A Mansour, N Chigier - Physics of fluids A: fluid dynamics, 1990 - pubs.aip.org
The development, stability, and disintegration of liquid sheets issuing from a two‐dimensional
air‐assisted nozzle have been studied. Detailed measurements of mean drop size (SMD) …

Sector tests of a low nox, lean-direct-injection, multipoint integrated module combustor concept

…, C Wey, P Laing, A Mansour - … Expo: Power for …, 2002 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Results of a low-NOx combustor test with a 15 sector are presented. A multipoint, lean-direct
injection concept is used. The configuration tested has 36 fuel injectors and fuel-air mixers …

Respiratory syncytial virus circulation in seven countries with Global Disease Detection Regional Centers

…, H Yu, F Zhan, E Dueger, AM Mansour… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract
infections in young children globally, with the highest burden in low- and middle-income …

Dynamic behavior of liquid sheets

A Mansour, N Chigier - Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics, 1991 - pubs.aip.org
An experiment was conducted to study the aerodynamic instability of liquid sheets issuing
from a two‐dimensional air‐assisted nozzle. Detailed measurements of the frequency of …

Short-course azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated typhoid fever in children and adolescents

RW Frenck Jr, A Mansour, I Nakhla… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
We studied 149 children and adolescents 3–17 years of age with clinical typhoid fever who
were treated with either oral azithromycin (20 mg/kg per day; maximum dose, 1000 mg/day) …

[HTML][HTML] Could IL-17 represent a new therapeutic target for the treatment and/or management of COVID-19-related respiratory syndrome?

GM Casillo, AA Mansour, F Raucci… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BALF, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; COVID-19, Coronavirus disease-19; FDA, Food and
Drug Administration; G-CSF, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; GM-CSF, granulocyte-…

[HTML][HTML] Galectin-9 regulates monosodium urate crystal-induced gouty inflammation through the modulation of Treg/Th17 ratio

AA Mansour, F Raucci, A Saviano, S Tull… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Gout is caused by depositing monosodium urate (MSU) crystals within the articular area. The
infiltration of neutrophils and monocytes drives the initial inflammatory response followed …