Prof. Badreldin Hamid Ali Professor Education: B. V. Sc. (Khartoum, Sudan), 1975 Ph. D. Pharmacology, (Edinburgh, UK), 1981 Contact details: Room number: 2088 Office Tel.: 00968 24141160 Fax: 00968 24141107 E-mail: akthmali@squ.edu.om; alibadreldin@hotmail.com Research Interests: Novel agents for treatment and prevention of experimental chronic and acute renal diseases Pharmacology and Toxicity of natural products Selected Publications: 1. Ali BH, Adham SA, AL Balushi KA, Shalaby A, Waly MI, Manoj P, Beegam S, Yuvaraju P, Nemmar A. Reproductive toxicity to male mice of nose only exposure to water-pipe smoke. Cell Physiol Bicohem. 2015; 35(1):29-37. 2. Ali BH, Al Za'abi M, Al Shukaili A, Nemmar A. High-mobility group box-1 protein in adenine-induced chronic renal failure and the influence of gum arabic thereon. Physiol Res. 2014 Sep 5 [Epub ahead of print]. 3. Ali BH, Al-Salam S, Al Za'abi M, Al Balushi KA, AlMahruqi AS, Beegam S, Al-Lawatia I, Waly MI, Nemmar A. Renoprotective Effects of GammaAminobutyric Acid on Cisplatin-induced Acute Renal Injury in Rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2015;116:62-68. 4. Ali BH, Inuwa I, Al Za'abi M, Al Bahlani S, Al Issaei H, Ramkumar A, Madanagopal T, Nemmar A, Malheiros DM, Zatz R. Renal and myocardial histopathology and morphometry in rats with adenine - induced chronic renal failure: influence of gum acacia. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2014;34(3):818-28. 5. Ali BH, Al-Salam S, Al Za'abi M, Al Balushi KA, Ramkumar A, Waly MI, Yasin J, Adham SA, Nemmar A. Does swimming exercise affect experimental chronic kidney disease in rats treated with gum acacia? PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102528. 6. Nemmar A, Beegam S, Yuvaraju P, Yasin J, Shahin A, Ali BH. Interaction of amorphous silica nanoparticles with erythrocytes in vitro: role of oxidative stress. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2014;34(2):255-65. 7. Nemmar A, Albarwani S, Beegam S, Yuvaraju P, Yasin J, Attoub S, Ali BH. Amorphous silica nanoparticles impair vascular homeostasis and induce systemic inflammation. Int J Nanomedicine. 2014; 9:2779-89. 8. Nemmar A, Beegam S, Yuvaraju P, Yasin J, Fahim MA, Kazzam EE, Alhaddabi I, Ali BH. Potentiation of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by repeated exposure to diesel exhaust particles: An experimental study in rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2014;239(8):1036-1044. 9. Ali BH, Al Za'abi M, Ramkumar A, Yasin J, Nemmar A. Anemia in adenineinduced chronic renal failure and the influence of treatment with gum acacia thereon. Physiol Res. 2014;63(3):351-8. 10. Nemmar A, Al-Salam S, Beegam S, Yuvaraju P, Yasin J, Ali BH. Pancreatic effects of diesel exhaust particles in mice with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2014;33(2):413-22. 11. Ali BH, Madanagopal TT, Ramkumar A, Boudaka A, Tageldin MH, Nemmar A. Some physiological and histological aspects of the gastrointestinal tract in a mouse model of chronic renal failure. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2014; 69(2):162-6. 12. Ali BH, Al Za'abi M, Ramkumar A, Al-Lawati I, Waly MI, Beegam S, Nemmar A, Brand S, Schupp N. The effect of activated charcoal on adenineinduced chronic renal failure in rats. Food Chem Toxicol. 2014; 65:321-8. 13. Ali BH, Ramkumar A, Madanagopal TT, Waly MI, Tageldin M, Al-Abri S, Fahim M, Yasin J, Nemmar A. Motor and behavioral changes in mice with cisplatin-induced acute renal failure. Physiol Res. 2014;63(1):35-45. 14. Waly MI, Ali BH, Nemmar A. Acute effects of diesel exhaust particles and cisplatin on oxidative stress in cultured human kidney (HEK 293) cells, and the influence of curcumin thereon. Toxicol In Vitro. 2013; 27(8):2299-304. 15. Al Balushi KA, Balkhair A, Ali BH, Al Rawas N. Antimicrobial agent prescription patters for chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in patients with hematological malignancies at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. J Infect Public Health. 2013; 6(3):216-21. 16. Al Moundhri MS, Al Salam S, Al Mahrouqi A, Beggam S, Ali BH. The effect of cucurmin on oxaliplatin and cisplatin neurotoxicity in rats: some behavioral, biochemical and histopathological studies. J Med Toxicol. 2013; 9:25-33. 17. Al Za’abi M, Shafiq S, Al Riyami D, Ali BH. Utilization pattern of vancomycin in a University Teaching Hospital in Oman: Comparison with International Guidelines. Trop J Pharm Res 2013; 12(1):117-121. 18. Al Za'abi M, Ali BH, Al Toubi M. HPLC-Fluorescence Method for Measurement of the Uremic Toxin Indoxyl Sulfate in Plasma. J Chromatogr Sci. 2013; 51(1):40-3. 19. Al Za'abi M, Ali BH, Hussain A, Ali I. Fast HPLC analysis of adenine in human plasma using a new generation C28 column and different extraction methods. Anal. Methods, 2013;5:1487-1493. 20. Ali BH, Al Husseini I, Beegam S, Al Shukaili A, Nemmar A, Schierling S, Queisser N, Schupp N. Effect of gum Arabic on oxidative stress and inflammation in adenine-induced chronic renal failure in rats. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e55242. 21. Ali BH, Al Salam S, Al Za’abi M, Waly MI, Ramkumar A, Beegam S, Al Lawati I, Adham SA, Nemmar A. New model for adenine-induced chronic renal failure in mice and the effect of gum acacia treatment thereon: Comparison with rats. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2013 May 10. (Epub ahead of print). 22. Ali BH, Al-Salam S, Al Husseini IS, Al-Lawati I, Waly M, Yasin J, Fahim M, Nemmar A. Abrogation of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by emodin in rats. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2013; 27(2):192-200. 23. Al-Kharusi N, Babiker HA, Al Salam S, Waly MI, Nemmar A, Al Lawati I, Yasin J, Beegam S, Ali BH. Ellagic acid protects against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats: a dose –dependent study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2013; 17(3):299-310. 24. El Gendy MA, Ali BH, Michail K, Siraki AG, El-Kadi AO. Induction of quinone oxidoreductase 1 enzyme by Rhazya stricta through Nrf2-dependent mechanism. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012 Nov 21;144(2):416-24. 25. Nemmar A, Al-Salam S, Subramaniyan D, Yasin J, Yuvaraju P, Beegam S, Ali BH. Influence of experimental type 1 diabetes on the pulmonary effects of diesel exhaust particles in mice. Toxicol Lett. 2013; 217(2):170-6. 26. Nemmar A, Raza H, Subramaniyan D, Yasin J, John A, Ali BH, Kazzam EE. Short-Term Systemic Effects of Nose-Only Cigarette Smoke Exposure in Mice: Role of Oxidative Stress. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2013 Jan 14;31(1):1524. 27. Nemmar A, Subramaniyan D, Yasin J, Ali BH. Impact of experimental type 1 diabetes mellitus on systemic and coagulation vulnerability in mice acutely exposed to diesel exhaust particles. Part Fibre Toxicol. 2013; 10:14. 28. Nemmar A, Yuvaraju P, Beegam S, John A, Raza H, Ali BH. Cardiovascular effects of nose-only water-pipe smoking exposure in mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305(5):H740-6. 29. Nemmar A, Raza H, Yuvaraju P, Beegan S, John A, Yasin J, Hammed RS, Adeghate E, Ali BH. Nose-only water-pipe smoking effects on airway resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress in mice. J Appl Physiol 2013; 115:1316-1323.