Dr. Naglaa Saad Ashmawy

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Dr. Naglaa Saad Ashmawy

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Education

  • Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacognosy), Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 2019.
  • M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacognosy), Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 2013.
  • B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 2007.

Research Interests

  • Drug discovery from natural sources through bioassay-guided isolation and structure elucidation of compounds.
  • Metabolomic studies for disease understanding.
  • Application of chemometric/multivariate analysis in disease research.

Selected Publications

  • Abuhijjleh, R. K., Al Saeedy, D. Y., Ashmawy, N. S., Gouda, A. E., Elhady, S. S., & Al-Abd, A. M. (2023). Chemomodulatory Effect of the Marine-Derived Metabolite “Terrein” on the Anticancer Properties of Gemcitabine in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Marine drugs, 21(5), 271. [link]
  • Hamdy, R., Altaie, A. M., El-Labbad, E. M., Ashmawy, N. S., Ozsahin, D. U., Husseiny, M. I., & Soliman, S. S. M. (2023). Artificial Intelligence and Discovery of Microbial Natural Products. In J. N. Cruz (Ed.), Drug Discovery and Design Using Natural Products (pp. 37–78). Springer Nature Switzerland. [link]
  • Shakartalla, S.B., Ashmawy, N.S., Semreen, M.H. et al. 1H-NMR metabolomics analysis identifies hypoxanthine as a novel metastasis-associated metabolite in breast cancer. Sci Rep14, 253 (2024). [link]
  • Ashmawy, N. S., Gad, H. A., & El-Nashar, H. A. S. (2023). Comparative Study of Essential Oils from Different Organs of Syzygium cumini (Pamposia) Based on GC/MS Chemical Profiling and In Vitro Antiaging Activity. Molecules, 28(23), 7861. [link]
  • Al-Madhagy, S., Ashmawy, N. S., Mamdouh, A., Eldahshan, O. A., & Farag, M. A. (2023). A comprehensive review of the health benefits of flaxseed oil in relation to its chemical composition and comparison with other omega-3-rich oils. European Journal of Medical Research, 28(1), 1-17. [link]
  • Mohammad, M. G., Ashmawy, N. S., Al-Rawi, A. M., Abu-Qiyas, A., Hamoda, A. M., Hamdy, R., … & Soliman, S. S. (2023). SARS-CoV-2-free residual proteins mediated phenotypic and metabolic changes in peripheral blood monocytic-derived macrophages in support of viral pathogenesis. PLoS One, 18(1), e0280592. [link]
  • Ashmawy, N. S., Hamoda, A. M., Gad, H. A., El-Keblawy, A. A., & Soliman, S. S. (2023). Newly-sprouted leaves at the stem base differ anatomically and histochemically from the‎ crown leaves in Ficus johannis. Botany Letters, 1-9. [link]
  • Abuhijjleh, R. K., Al Saeedy, D. Y., Ashmawy, N. S., Gouda, A. E., Elhady, S. S., & Al-Abd, A. M. (2023). Chemomodulatory Effect of the Marine-Derived Metabolite “Terrein” on the Anticancer Properties of Gemcitabine in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Marine Drugs, 21(5), 271. [link].
  • Ashmawy, N. S., El-Labbad, E. M., Hamoda, A. M., El-Keblawy, A. A., El-Shorbagi, A. N. A., Mosa, K. A., & Soliman, S. S. (2022). The anti-Candida activity of Tephrosia apollinea is more superiorly attributed to a novel steroidal compound with selective targeting. Plants, 11(16), 2120. [link].
  • El-Nashar, H. A., El-Labbad, E. M., Al-Azzawi, M. A., & Ashmawy, N. S. (2022). A new xanthone glycoside from Mangifera indica L.: physicochemical properties and in vitro anti-skin aging activities. Molecules, 27(9), 2609. [link].
  • Kharaba, Z., Ahmed, R., Khalil, A.M., Al-Ahmed, R.M., Said, A.S., Elnour, A.A., Cherri, S., Jirjees, F., Afifi, H., Ashmawy, N.S. and Mahboub, B., 2022. Parents’ Perception, Acceptance, and Hesitancy to Vaccinate Their Children against COVID-19: Results from a National Study in the UAE. Vaccines,10(9), 1434. [link].
  • Alzaabi, M.M., Hamdy, R., Ashmawy, N.S., Hamoda, A.M., Alkhayat, F., Khademi, N.N., Al Joud, S.M.A., El-Keblawy, A.A. and Soliman, S.S., 2021. Flavonoids are promising safe therapy against COVID-19. Phytochemistry Reviews, 1-22. [link].
  • Shammout, O. D., Ashmawy, N. S., Shakartalla, S. B., Altaie, A. M., Semreen, M. H., Omar, H. A., & Soliman, S. S. (2021). Comparative sphingolipidomic analysis reveals significant differences between doxorubicin-sensitive and-resistance MCF-7 cells. PLoS One, 16(10), e0258363. [link].
  • Hamoda, A. M., Fayed, B., Ashmawy, N. S., El-Shorbagi, A. N. A., Hamdy, R., & Soliman, S. S. (2021). Marine sponge is a promising natural source of anti-SARS-CoV-2 scaffold. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 666664. [link].
  • Shakartalla, S. B., Alhumaidi, R. B., Shammout, O. D., Shareef, Z. M. A., Ashmawy, N. S., & Soliman, S. S. (2021). Dyslipidemia in breast cancer patients increases the risk of SAR-CoV-2 infection. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 92, 104883. [link].
  • Ashmawy, N. S., Gad, H. A., Ashour, M. L., El-Ahmady, S. H., & Singab, A. N. B. (2020). The genus Polyscias (Araliaceae): A phytochemical and biological review. Journal of Herbal Medicine, 23, 100377. [link].
  • Ashmawy, N. S., Gad, H. A., Al-Musayeib, N., El-Ahmady, S. H., Ashour, M. L., & Singab, A. N. B. (2019). Phytoconstituents from Polyscias guilfoylei leaves with histamine-release inhibition activity. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 74(5-6), 145-150. [link].
  • Ashmawy, N. S., Ashour, M. L., Wink, M., El-Shazly, M., Chang, F. R., Swilam, N., … & Ayoub, N. (2016). Polyphenols from Erythrina crista-galli: Structures, molecular docking and phytoestrogenic activity. Molecules, 21(6), 726. [link].

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