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  • Abou-Fakhr Hammad, E.M., H. Zournajian, and S.Talhouk.. Efficacy of extracts of Melia azedarach L. callus, leaves and fruits against adults of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hom. Aleyrodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 2001 Vol. 125: 1-6.
  • Akram Ghantous, Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Heikki Vuorela, Najat A. Saliba, and Nadine Darwiche. What made sesquiterpene lactones reach cancer clinical trials?. Drug Discovery Today, Volume 15, Issue 15-16, August 2010, Pages 668-678
  • Al-Saghir. J, Al-Ashi, R, Salloum, R, Saliba, NA, Talhouk, R, Homaidan, F. Anti-inflammatory properties of Salograviolide A purified from Lebanese plant Centaurea ainetensis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009 9:36 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-9-36.
  • Atallah, S.S and Talhouk, S. Effects of different irrigation, drying and production scenarios on the productivity, postharvest quality and economic feasibility of Origanum syriacum, a species typically over-collected from the wild in Lebanon. Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 91, (2), 2011, pp 337 - 343
  • Barbour, E.K., S.H. Salman, R.Z. Baalbaki, and V.K. Sagherian, 2003. Root yield of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in relation to spacing and preservation of pressed root juice. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture. 22:133-141.
  • Barbour, E.K., Sagherian, V., Talhouk, S., Talhouk, R., Farran, M.T., Sleiman, F.T., and Sabra, R. 2003. Impact of Melissa officinalis extract administration in broilers on immune responses to viruses and performance. Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association, 21:15-18
  • Barbour, E.K., Sheib, H., Sagherian, V., Talhouk, R. and Talhouk, S. 2005. Immunopotentiation activities of Calendula officinalis and Centaurea aintensis against IBD (Gumboro) virus in chicken broilers. Journal of the American Holistic Veterinary Association, 23(4): 15-20.
  • Barbour EK, Al Sharif M, Sagherian VK, Habre AN, Talhouk RS, Talhouk SN. Screening of selected indigenous plants of Lebanon for antimicrobial activity. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Jul;93(1):1-7.
  • Barbour, E.K., Sagherian, V., Talhouk, R., Talhouk, S. 2004. Cell-immunomodulation against Salmonella Enteritidis in herbal extracts-treated broilers. Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine, 2 (1):1-9.
  • Batal M, Hunter E. Traditional Lebanese recipes based on wild plants: An answer to diet simplification? Food and Nutritional Bulletin 2007;28(2): S303-S311
  • Dr. Abou-Fakhr Hammad, E.M. (Speaker) & A. Zeaiter. “Bioactivity of selected indigenous medicinal plant species against Bemisia tabaci and chemical isolation of one bioactive extract”. Entomological Society of America - Eastern Branch. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. March 20-22, 2005
  • El-Chakhtoura, J. and Talhouk, R. The Impact of Biotechnology Advances on Quality & Marketing of Agricultural Products. Journal of Agricultural Investment 2007 5:18-23.
  • El-Najjar N, Dakdouki S, Darwiche N, El-Sabban M, Saliba NA, Gali-Muhtasib H. Anti-colon cancer effects of Salograviolide A isolated from Centaurea ainetensis. Oncology Reports 2008 Apr;19(4): 897-904.
  • El-Najjar N, Saliba N, Talhouk S, Gali-Muhtasib H. Onopordum cynarocephalum induces apoptosis and protects against 1,2 dimethylhydrazine-induced colon cancer. Oncology Reports 2007 Jun;17(6):1517-23.
  • Fostok, S. F., Wehbe, A.N, and Talhouk, R.S. Eds. M,.Rai, D. Acharya, JL Rios. Medicinal Value of Polyunsaturated and Other Fatty Acids in Ethnobotany. In: “Ethnomedicinal Plants: Revitalization of Traditional Knowledge of Herbs” , CRC Press. Chapter 5, 135-165 (2010), Pages 504.
  • Fostok, S., Ezzeddine, R.A., Homaidan F., Al-Saghir J., Salloum R., Saliba N.A. and Talhouk, R.S. Interleukin-6 and Cyclooxygenase-2 down regulation by fatty-acid fractions of Ranunculus constantinopolitanus. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009 (accepted).
  • Fostok, S. F., Wehbe, A.N, and Talhouk, R.S. (2009) Medicinal Value of Polyunsaturated and Other Fatty Acids in Ethnobotany. In: “Current Advances in Ethnomedicinal Plants”.
  • Fostok, S., Ezzeddine, R.A., Homaidan F., Al-Saghir J., Salloum R., Saliba N.A. and Talhouk, R.S. Interleukin-6 and Cyclooxygenase-2 down regulation by fatty-acid fractions of Ranunculus constantinopolitanus. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009 (accepted).
  • Fostok, S. F., Wehbe, A.N, and Talhouk, R.S. (2009) Medicinal Value of Polyunsaturated and Other Fatty Acids in Ethnobotany. In: “Current Advances in Ethnomedicinal Plants”. (in press).
  • Gali-Muhtasib H, Ocker M, Kuester D, Krueger S, El-Hajj Z, Diestel A, Evert M, El-Najjar N, Peters B, Jurjus A, Roessner A, Schneider-Stock R. Thymoquinone reduces mouse colon tumor cell invasion and inhibits tumor growth in murine colon cancer models. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 2008 Jan-Feb;12(1): 330-42.
  • Gali-Muhtasib H, Roessner A, Schneider-Stock R. Thymoquinone: a promising anti-cancer drug from natural sources. International Journal of Biochemistry and cellular Biology 2006;38(8): 1249-53.
  • Gali-Muhtasib, H.U. 2006. Anticancer and Medicinal Properties of Essential Oil and Extracts of East Mediterranean Sage (Salvia triloba). In: New Trends in Research Strategies on Lead Molecules from Natural Products. M.T. Khan (Ed.), pp. 169-180, Elsevier Publishers.
  • Gali-Muhtasib HU, El-Najjar, N. and Schneider-Stock R. 2006. The Medicinal Potential of Black seed (Nigella sativa) and its Components. In: New Trends in Research Strategies on Lead Molecules from Natural Products, M.T. Khan (Ed). pp. 133-153, Elsevier Publishers.
  • Gali-Muhtasib H, Diab-Assaf M, Boltze C, Al-Hmaira J, Hartig R, Roessner A, Schneider-Stock R. Thymoquinone extracted from black seed triggers apoptotic cell death in human colorectal cancer cells via a p53-dependent mechanism. International Journal of Oncology 2004 Oct;25(4): 857-66.
  • Gali-Muhtasib HU, Abou Kheir WG, Kheir LA, Darwiche N, Crooks PA. Molecular pathway for thymoquinone-induced cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in neoplastic keratinocytes. Anticancer Drugs 2004 Apr;15(4): 389-99.
  • Ghantous, A, Nasser, N, Saab, I, Darwiche, N, Saliba, N.A. Structure-activity relationship of seco-tanapartholides isolated from Achillea falcata for inhibition of HaCaT cell growth. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2009 44 (9), pp. 3794-3797.
  • Ghantous A, Tayyoun AA, Lteif GA, Saliba NA, Gali-Muhtasib H, El-Sabban M, Darwiche N. Purified salograviolide A isolated from centaurea ainetensis causes growth inhibition and apoptosis in neoplastic epidermal cells. International Journal of Oncology 2008 Apr;32(4): 841-9.
  • Ghosn, MW, Chemali, CB, Zaknoun, FI, Saliba, NA. Chemical profile of the Dittrichia graveolens (Desf.) Greater essential oil of Lebanese origin. Journal of Essential Oil Research 2006 18 (4):443-444.
  • Ghosn, MW, Saliba, NA, Talhouk, SY. Chemical composition of the needle-twig oils of Pinus brutia Ten. Journal of Essential Oil Research 2006 18 (4):445-447.
  • Kassaify, Z, Gerges, DD, Jaber, LS, Hamadeh, SK, Aoun Saliba, N, Talhouk, SN, Barbour, EK. Bioactivity of origanum syriacum essential oil against candida albicans. Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants 2008 14 (3-4):185-199.
  • Khattar MM, Bazzi S, Kogan J and Talhouk RS (2006) – Bacterial Cell Shape Dependent Inflammatory Response in Mammary Epithelial Cells. Current Microbiology. 52(6):424-429. (Epub 2006 Apr 17).
  • Kollar P, Barta T, Hosek J, Soucek K, Zavalova V, Smejkal K, Hampl A, Artinian S, Talhouk R. (2013). Prenylated Flavonoids from Morus alba L. Cause Inhibition of G1/S Transition in THP-1 Human Leukemia Cells and Prevent the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response. Comp and Alternative Medicine 2013: Article ID 350519, 13 pages.
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  • Rita Tohme, Lamis Al Aaraj, Tarek Ghaddar, Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Najat A. Saliba, and Nadine Darwiche. Differential Growth Inhibitory Effects of Highly Oxygenated Guaianolides Isolated from the Middle Eastern Indigenous Plant Achillea falcata in HCT-116 Colorectal Cancer Cells. Molecules Organic Chemistry Journal. 2013. 14 pages.
  • Roepke M, Diestel A, Bajbouj K, Walluscheck D, Schonfeld P, Roessner A, Schneider-Stock R, Gali-Muhtasib H. Lack of p53 augments thymoquinone-induced apoptosis and caspase activation in human osteosarcoma cells. Cancer Biology and Therapy 2007 Feb;6(2): 160-9.
  • Saikali M, Ghantous A, Halawi R, Talhouk SN, Saliba NA, Darwiche N. Sesquiterpene lactones isolated from indigenous Middle Eastern plants inhibit tumor promoterinduced transformation of JB6 cells. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.2012 Jul 9;12(1):89
  • Saliba, N.A., Dakdouki, S., Homeidan, F., Kogan, J., Bouhadir, K., Talhouk, S. and Talhouk, R. Bio-guided fractionation, Isolation & structure identification of an anti-inflammatory guaianolids from Centaurea ainetensis. Pharmaceutical Biology 2009 47:701-707.
  • Salla M, Fakhoury I, Saliba NA, Darwiche N, Gali-Muhtasib H. Synergistic anticancer activities of the plant-derived sesquiterpene lactones salograviolide A and iso-secotanapartholide. Journal of Natural Medicines. 2012. pp. 1-12
  • Talhouk, R.S., Esseili, M., Kogan, J. Atallah, M., Talhouk, S. and Homaidan F.R. (2009). Inhibition of Endotoxin-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Markers by Water Extracts of Onopordum cynarocephalum and Achillea damascene. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 3:9:686-698.
  • Talhouk, R.S., Esseili, M., Kogan, J. Atallah, M., Talhouk, S. and Homaidan F.R. (2009). Inhibition of Endotoxin-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Markers by Water Extracts of Onopordum cynarocephalum and Achillea damascene. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 3:9:686-698.
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  • Zurayk, R., El-Awar, F., Hamadeh, S., Talhouk, S., Sayegh, C., Chehab, A.-G., Shab, K.A. Using indigenous knowledge in land use investigations: A participatory study in a semi-arid mountainous region of Lebanon Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 86 (3), 2001 pp. 247-262
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