Renin-angiotensin system polymorphisms in relation to hypertension status and obesity in a Tunisian population

S Mehri, S Mahjoub, S Hammami, A Zaroui… - Molecular biology …, 2012 - Springer
Essential hypertension (HTA) is the clinical expression of a disordered interaction between
the genetic, physiological, and biochemical systems that under usual conditions maintain …

The CC genotype of the angiotensin II type I receptor gene independently associates with acute myocardial infarction in a Tunisian population

S Mehri, S Mahjoub, J Finsterer… - Journal of the Renin …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a multifactorial disease influenced by environmental and
genetic factors. The aim of this study was to assess the association of angiotensin II type 1 …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in a Tunisian healthy and acute myocardial infarction population

S Mehri, B Baudin, S Mahjoub, A Zaroui… - Genetic testing and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The role of the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting
enzyme gene (ACE) on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is controversial. Objectives: To …

Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism in acute myocardial infarction patients

S Mehri, S Mahjoub, A Farhati… - Journal of the Renin …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction. The objective of the study was to explore the role of a genetic variant of
angiotensinogen (AGT), M235T, as an independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

[HTML][HTML] Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among the elderly living in their home in Tunisia

S Hammami, S Mehri, S Hajem, N Koubaa… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2011 - Springer
Background Hypertension is a cardiovascular disorder rapidly emerging as a major public
health problem in developing countries. However, the acknowledgement of the prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid profile and genetic variants of proteins involved in fatty acid metabolism could be considered as disease predictor

…, A Bouaziz, A Ben Amor, W Mnif, M Hammami, S Mehri - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Circulating fatty acids (FA) have an endogenous or exogenous origin and are metabolized
under the effect of many enzymes. They play crucial roles in many mechanisms: cell signaling…

Modulation of the superoxide anion production and MMP-9 expression in PMA stimulated THP-1 cells by olive oil minor components: Tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol

…, S Dabbou, S Champion, F Fouchier, S Mehri… - Food research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Extra virgin olive oil has been associated with a reduced incidence of risk factors for coronary
heart disease also owing to the presence of antioxidant biophenols. Reactive oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City

S Hammami, S Mehri, S Hajem, N Koubaa… - BMC Endocrine …, 2012 - Springer
Background Diabetes is a major public health problem worldwide. This problem is particularly
relevant to the elderly. The prevalence of each condition increase with age. The present …

Genotypic interactions of renin–angiotensin system genes with diabetes type 2 in a Tunisian population

S Mehri, N Koubaa, S Hammami, S Mahjoub… - Life sciences, 2010 - Elsevier
AIMS: To explore the role of genetic variants of angiotensinogen (AGT M235T), angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE I/D), and angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R A1166C) as predictors …

Relevance of oxidative stress biomarkers, hemoglobin A1c, troponin-I, and angiotensin-converting enzyme metabolism to blood pressure in acute myocardial …

S Mehri, R Chaaba, J Finsterer, W Khamlaoui… - Redox …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aim was to investigate this relationship by calculating 1) the correlation between peak
troponin-C (peak-cTnI), levels of oxidative stress biomarkers, including lipid peroxidation …