Editorial Board
Chafia Touil-Boukoffa Doctorat d'état (University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene)
Directeur du laboratoire, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene Laboratoire d'Instrumentation, Alger, Alger · Algeria
Editorial leadership for Journal of Immunology and Geriatrics
Research interests
- Cellular
- Molecular Immunology Immunopathology. Biotechnogy
- Health
Biography
- Prof .Chafia Touil-Boukoffa obtained her Doctorate Degree in Biochemistry-Immunology in 1998 at the university of sciences and technology (USTHB) ,Algiers, Algeria.
- Since this period, she has developed many projects in the field of immunology and biotechnology in collaboration with Curie Institute-Interferon and cytokine research-365 Unit-Paris -France).
- Since 2000, she is a head of "Cytokines and NO Synthases" Team and director of cellular and molecular biology laboratory (www.lbcm.usthb.dz).
- Her project is about the study of cytokines and NO Synthases involvement in the mechanisms of pathogenesis and immune response in parasite disease and in auto-immune and inflammatory disease which are endemic in Algeria(Uveitis, Behçet disease, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic inflammatory vasculitis.).
- She is an author of many publications in the immunology and biomedicine field and she has received international and national awards for her works.
- Since June 2016, she has been nominated as a member of Algerian Academy of Sciences and Technology.
Selected publications
- All-Trans Retinoic Acid Modulates TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway Targeting TNF-αand Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Expression in Colonic Mucosa during Ulcerative Colitis and Colitis Associated Cancer 2017 cited 78×
- Association between Increased Bcl-2, Fas and FasL Levels and Inflammation Extent in Labial Salivary Glands During Primary Sjögren's Syndrome 2022 cited 15×
- Vitamin D Levels Correlate with Metabolic Syndrome Criteria in Algerian Patients: The Ex-vivo Immunomodulatory Effect of α, 25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3 2020 cited 6×
- In-vitro immunomodulatory effects of nicotine on Nitric Oxide, interleukin 1β and interleukin 37 production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with Behçet disease 2021 cited 3×
- Echinococcus granulosus’ laminated layer immunomodulates nitric oxide, cytokines, and MMPs in PBMC from rheumatoid arthritis patients Recent 2025 cited 1×
- Laminated Layer Extract from Echinococcus Granulosus cyst Attenuates Ocular Damages and Inflammatory Responses in an Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis Model Recent 2025
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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