Rana Al–Sadi

6.6k citations

55 papers · 5.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 26

Neurology top 0.5%
- Barrier Structure and Function Studies 33
Gastroenterology top 1%
Biological Psychiatry top 5%
Immunology top 5%
- Immune Response and Inflammation 8
Molecular Biology top 2%
- Gut microbiota and health 20
Surgery
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies 24
Genetics
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease 9
Periodontics
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research 7
Epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis 6
Cancer Research
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research 5

Co-authors: Y. Thomas Shuhong Guo Dongmei Ye Hamid M. Said Meghali Nighot Manmeet Rawat Prashant K. Nighot Karol Dokładny
Cited by: Neurology Gastroenterology Biological Psychiatry
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología (1 paper)The Journal of Immunology (4 papers)Gastroenterology (16 papers)
Partner nations: United States Lebanon

In The Last Decade

Rana Al–Sadi

51 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Frontiers in Immunology
2012 American Journal Of Pathology
2009 Frontiers in bioscience

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1	Probiotics and the intestinal tight junction barrier function Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Megan M. Ferris,Ligia Subitoni Antonio,Rana Al–Sadi	2025	0
2	Bifidobacterium bifidum Strain BB1 Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor-α–Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability via Toll-Like Receptor-2/Toll-Like Receptor-6 Receptor Complex–Dependent Stimulation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ and Suppression of NF-κB p65 American Journal Of Pathology ·Raz Abdulqadir,Rana Al–Sadi,Mohammad Rashedul Haque,Yash Gupta,Manmeet Rawat,Y Thomas	2024	4
3	Lactobacillus acidophilus inhibits the TNF-α-induced increase in intestinal epithelial tight junction permeability via a TLR-2 and PI3K-dependent inhibition of NF-κB activation Frontiers in Immunology ·Mohammad Haque,Lauren W. Kaminsky,Raz Abdulqadir,Jessica Engers,E. A. Kovtunov,Manmeet Rawat,Rana Al–Sadi,Y. Thomas	2024	22
4	Role of Bifidobacterium in Modulating the Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Barrier: Current Knowledge and Perspectives Current Developments in Nutrition ·Raz Abdulqadir,Jessica Engers,Rana Al–Sadi	2023	55
5	Bifidobacterium bifidum prevents the IL-1B induced increase in intestinal permeability by a novel mechanism: TLR-2 dependent activation of PPAR-gamma and inhibition of NF-kB signaling pathway Physiology ·Raz Abdulqadir,Rana Al–Sadi,Thomas Ma	2023	3
6	Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) induced disruption of intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier is mediated by NF-κB activation PLoS ONE ·Rana Al–Sadi,Jessica Engers,Mohammad Haque,Steven King,Deemah Al-Omari,Y. Thomas	2021	57
7	IL-1β and the Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Barrierbreakdown → Frontiers in Immunology ·Lauren W. Kaminsky,Rana Al–Sadi,Y. Thomas	2021	290
8	Penicillin Allergy Label Increases Risk of Worse Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice ·Lauren W. Kaminsky,Shannon Dalessio,Taha Al‐Shaikhly,Rana Al–Sadi	2021	9
9	Lactobacillus acidophilus Induces a Strain-specific and Toll-Like Receptor 2–Dependent Enhancement of Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Barrier and Protection Against Intestinal Inflammation American Journal Of Pathology ·Rana Al–Sadi,Prashant K. Nighot,Meghali Nighot,Mohammad Haque,Manmeet Rawat,Y. Thomas	2021	84
10	IL1B Increases Intestinal Tight Junction Permeability by Up-regulation of MIR200C-3p, Which Degrades Occludin mRNA Gastroenterology ·Manmeet Rawat,Meghali Nighot,Rana Al–Sadi,Yash Gupta,Dharmaprakash Viszwapriya,Gregory S. Yochum,Walter A. Koltun,Y. Thomas	2020	173
11	Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Increase in Intestinal Permeability Is Mediated by TAK-1 Activation of IKK and MLCK/MYLK Gene American Journal Of Pathology ·Meghali Nighot,Manmeet Rawat,Rana Al–Sadi,Eliseo F. Castillo,Prashant K. Nighot,Y. Thomas	2019	74
12	P-272 MMP-9 Modulation of Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability: Role of Micro-RNA Regulation of Occludin Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Rana Al–Sadi,Manmeet Rawat,Thomas Ma	2017	1
13	Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Permeability Is Mediated by Toll-Like Receptor 4/Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response 88 (MyD88) Activation of Myosin Light Chain Kinase Expression American Journal Of Pathology ·Meghali Nighot,Rana Al–Sadi,Shuhong Guo,Manmeet Rawat,Prashant K. Nighot,Martin D. Watterson,Y. Thomas	2017	169
14	TNF-α Modulation of Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Barrier Is Regulated by ERK1/2 Activation of Elk-1 American Journal Of Pathology ·Rana Al–Sadi,Shuhong Guo,Dongmei Ye,Y. Thomas	2013	206
15	Lipopolysaccharide Causes an Increase in Intestinal Tight Junction Permeability in Vitro and in Vivo by Inducing Enterocyte Membrane Expression and Localization of TLR-4 and CD14breakdown → American Journal Of Pathology ·Shuhong Guo,Rana Al–Sadi,Hamid M. Said,Y. Thomas	2012	543
16	Mechanism of Interleukin-1β Induced-Increase in Mouse Intestinal Permeability In Vivo Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ·Rana Al–Sadi,Shuhong Guo,Karol Dokładny,Matthew A. Smith,Dongmei Ye,Archana Kaza,D. Martin Watterson,Y. Thomas	2012	83
17	Cellular and molecular mechanism of interleukin-1β modulation of Caco-2 intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Rana Al–Sadi,Dongmei Ye,Hamid M. Said,Y. Thomas	2010	75
18	IL-1β-Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability Is Mediated by MEKK-1 Activation of Canonical NF-κB Pathway American Journal Of Pathology ·Rana Al–Sadi,Dongmei Ye,Hamid M. Said,Y. Thomas	2010	178
19	Mechanism of IL-1β-Induced Increase in Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Permeability The Journal of Immunology ·Rana Al–Sadi,Dongmei Ye,Karol Dokładny,Y. Thomas	2008	344
20	Interleukin-1 β Increases Urine Flow Rate and Inhibits Protein Expression of Na ⁺ /K ⁺ -ATPase in the Rat Jejunum and Kidney Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ·Sawsan Ibrahim Kreydiyyeh,Rana Al–Sadi	2002	18

About Rana Al–Sadi

Rana Al–Sadi is a scholar working on Neurology, Periodontics and Surgery, having authored 55 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Barrier Structure and Function Studies (33 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (24 papers), Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (9 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (6 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (1.2k citations), Gastroenterology (372 citations) and Biological Psychiatry (137 citations). Rana Al–Sadi has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Lebanon. Frequent co-authors include Y. Thomas, Shuhong Guo, Dongmei Ye, Hamid M. Said, Meghali Nighot, Manmeet Rawat, Prashant K. Nighot, Karol Dokładny, Lauren W. Kaminsky and Thomas Ma. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

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