Biography

Prof. Afaf K. El-Ansary

Department of Biochemistry

King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Professor


Email: elansary@ksu.edu.sa; afafelansary@yahoo.com


Qualifications

Ph.D., Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt

M.Sc., Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt

B.Sc., Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt


Publications (Selected)

  1. El-Ansary, A., Saad, K., Bhat, R. S., Al-Haidan, A., & Al-Ayadhi, L. (2025). Role of vitamin D in modulating gut microbiota, and certain etiological mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder. In Understanding Autism (pp. 11-25). Academic Press.
  2. Alqahtani, S. J., Alfawaz, H. A., Awwad, F. A., Almnaizel, A. T., Alotaibi, A., Bajaber, A. S., & El-Ansary, A. (2024). Nutritional status of Saudi obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, one-year follow-up study. British Journal of Nutrition, 132(11), 1454-1465.
  3. Bjørklund, G., Semenova, Y., El-Ansary, A., & Al-Ayadhi, L. Y. (2024). Porphyrinuria in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 31(42), 6911-6925.
  4. El-Ansary, A., Al-Ayadhi, L., Al-Hakbany, M., Polyakova, V., & Suchkov, S. (2024). The relative usefulness of the identification and analysis of biomarkers for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in early childhood and the implementation of personalized precision medicine. International Journal For Autism Challenges & Solution, 1(1), 51-71.
  5. Alhowikan, A. M., Elamin, N. E., Aldayel, S. S., AlSiddiqi, S. A., Alrowais, F. S., Hassan, W. M., ... & Al-Ayadhi, L. Y. (2023). Children with autism spectrum disorder exhibit elevated physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior. Brain Sciences, 13(11), 1575.
  6. Sayed, M. T. M., Halim, P. A., El‐Ansary, A. K., & Hassan, R. A. (2023). Design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation, and in silico studies of some thieno [2, 3‐d] pyrimidine derivatives as EGFR inhibitors. Drug Development Research, 84(6), 1299-1319.
  7. Alfawaz, H. A., Labban, R. S. M., Bhat, R. S., & El-Ansary, A. (2023). Biological Properties in Relation to the Health-Promoting Effects of Independent and Combined Garcinia mangostana Pericarp and Curcuma in Lean Wistar Albino Rats. Applied Sciences, 13(15), 8567.
  8. Al-Mazidi, S. H., El-Ansary, A., Abualnaja, A., AlZarroug, A., Alharbi, T., & Al-Ayadhi, L. Y. (2023). Exploring the Potential Role of ADAM 17 and ADAM 22 in the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Brain Sciences, 13(6), 972.
  9. Alsubaiei, S. R. M., Alfawaz, H. A., Bhat, R. S., & El-Ansary, A. (2023). Nutritional intervention as a complementary neuroprotective approach against propionic acid-induced neurotoxicity and associated biochemical autistic features in rat pups. Metabolites, 13(6), 738.
  10. Sayed, M. T. M., Hassan, R. A., Halim, P. A., & El-Ansary, A. K. (2023). Recent updates on thienopyrimidine derivatives as anticancer agents. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 32(4), 659-681.
  11. Alqahtani, S. J., Alfawaz, H. A., Moubayed, N. M., Hassan, W. M., Almnaizel, A. T., Alshiban, N. M., ... & El-Ansary, A. (2023). Bariatric surgery as treatment strategy of obesity in Saudi people: effects of gut microbiota. Nutrients, 15(2), 361.
  12. Balto, H., Al-Hadlaq, S., Alhadlaq, A., & El-Ansary, A. (2023). Gum-gut axis: The potential role of salivary biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring progress of inflammatory bowel diseases. The Saudi Dental Journal, 35(1), 24-30.
  13. Alsubaiei, S. R. M., Alfawaz, H. A., Almubarak, A. Y., Alabdali, N. A., Ben Bacha, A., & El-Ansary, A. (2022). Independent and combined effects of probiotics and prebiotics as supplements or food-rich diets on a propionic-acid-induced rodent model of autism spectrum disorder. Metabolites, 13(1), 50.
  14. Labban, R. S. M., Alfawaz, H. A., Amina, M., Bhat, R. S., Hassan, W. M., & El-Ansary, A. (2022). Synergism between extracts of garcinia mangostana pericarp and curcuma in ameliorating altered brain neurotransmitters, systemic inflammation, and leptin levels in high-fat diet-induced obesity in Male wistar albino rats. Nutrients, 14(21), 4630.
  15. El-Ansary, A., Alhakbany, M., Aldbass, A., Qasem, H., Al-Mazidi, S., Bhat, R. S., & Al-Ayadhi, L. (2021). Alpha-Synuclein, cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandins-EP2 receptors as neuroinflammatory biomarkers of autism spectrum disorders: Use of combined ROC curves to increase their diagnostic values. Lipids in Health and Disease, 20, 1-12.
  16. Al-Ayadhi, L., Zayed, N., Bhat, R. S., Moubayed, N. M., Al-Muammar, M. N., & El-Ansary, A. (2021). The use of biomarkers associated with leaky gut as a diagnostic tool for early intervention in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review. Gut pathogens, 13, 1-16.


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