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Z. Nizami

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Open access Sep 2026

Waterpipe smoke condensate activates autophagy in non-tumorigenic lung epithelial cells: Implications for inflammation and stemness

Waterpipe smoking has emerged as a major global health concern, with incompletely characterized effects on bronchial epithelial cells. In this study, we investigated the cytotoxic and adaptive responses of non-tumorigenic human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells exposed to waterpipe smoke condensate (WPSC). Increasing...

R. Zaarour, Bilal Azakir, A. Mahmood et al. · PLoS ONE · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Myeloid-Mediated Immunoregulation and Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Across Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Mechanisms and Reprogramming Strategies

Simple Summary Immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors have improved outcomes for patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck, lung, esophagus, and skin, yet most patients still do not respond, even when their tumors look similar at the genetic level. Growing evidence points to a group...

Jaafar A. Hadi, Z. Nizami, A. Noor et al. · Cancers · 0 citations