Mustafa Al-Shagga

Contact

• workRoom B1B17 Block B
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8924 8729
• Mustafa.Al-Shagga@nottingham.edu.my
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Biography

Dr. Mustafa Al-Shagga obtained his degree in Medicine (MD) from Aden University, Yemen. He worked as Medical Officer in a teaching hospital and a trainee lecturer of Pharmacology. He completed a Master in Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) from National University of Malaysia. He worked as a lecturer then senior lecturer in Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS). He joined Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia as a senior lecturer then appointed as Assistant Professor in University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Currently he is Associate Professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy. He recognised as Fellow of a Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (UK) in 2016, and currently he entitled a Senior Fellow (SFHEA).

Expertise Summary

Teaching & Learning is something of a great deal to me. I have used many ways of teaching pharmacology, video, play-role, debates, team-based, case-based, practical, added to the traditional teaching. Designing and measuring students learning. Designing modules and courses.

Teaching Summary

Pain physiology and pharmacology

Neurobiology of Depression, Migraine and Obesity

Physiology & Pharmacology of Autonomic Nervous System

ADME for MPharm

Research Summary

Currently I am interested in

1. Educational experimental research in areas of medical education particular interest in students' engagment and improving teaching material using eye-tracking technique

2. Pharmacology of Khat (Catha edulis) & Obesity.

3. Systematic reviews

Recent Publications

• SEYEDAN, ATEFEHALSADAT, MOHAMED, ZAHURIN, ALSHAGGA, MUSTAFA AHMED, KOOSHA, SANAZ and ALSHAWSH, MOHAMMED A, 2019. Cynometra cauliflora Linn. Attenuates metabolic abnormalities in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Journal of ethnopharmacology. 236, 173-182
• LIM, SHAROEN YU MING, BINTI AZIDIN, ATHIRA RAFHANA, UNG, YEE TZE, AL-SHAGGA, MUSTAFA, ALSHAWSH, MOHAMMED ABDULLAH, MOHAMED, ZAHURIN, ONG, CHIN ENG and PAN, YAN, 2019. Effect of 95% Ethanol Khat Extract and Cathinone on in vitro Human Recombinant Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 Activity. European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics.
• CHAI BK, AL-SHAGGA M, PAN Y, THEN SM, TING KN, LOH HS and MOHANKUMAR SK, 2019. Cis-9, Trans-11 Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Expression and Hepatic Glucose Production in HepG2 Cells. Lipids. (In Press.)
• MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA, 2018. Learning from a T-Shirt: Engaging Students with Autonomic Pharmacology to Improve Test Performance JOJ Nurse Health Care. 7(2),

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Past Research

Pharmacogenetics of Phase 1 & 2 CYP-450 metabolising enzymes

• SEYEDAN, ATEFEHALSADAT, MOHAMED, ZAHURIN, ALSHAGGA, MUSTAFA AHMED, KOOSHA, SANAZ and ALSHAWSH, MOHAMMED A, 2019. Cynometra cauliflora Linn. Attenuates metabolic abnormalities in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Journal of ethnopharmacology. 236, 173-182
• LIM, SHAROEN YU MING, BINTI AZIDIN, ATHIRA RAFHANA, UNG, YEE TZE, AL-SHAGGA, MUSTAFA, ALSHAWSH, MOHAMMED ABDULLAH, MOHAMED, ZAHURIN, ONG, CHIN ENG and PAN, YAN, 2019. Effect of 95% Ethanol Khat Extract and Cathinone on in vitro Human Recombinant Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 Activity. European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics.
• CHAI BK, AL-SHAGGA M, PAN Y, THEN SM, TING KN, LOH HS and MOHANKUMAR SK, 2019. Cis-9, Trans-11 Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Expression and Hepatic Glucose Production in HepG2 Cells. Lipids. (In Press.)
• MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA, 2018. Learning from a T-Shirt: Engaging Students with Autonomic Pharmacology to Improve Test Performance JOJ Nurse Health Care. 7(2),
• MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA, MIRAAL MAVALVALA, AINI HAMID and JESSICA PRICE, 2018. Wear What You Learn: An Innovative Way to Foster Out-of-Class Learning Advanced Science Letters. 24(9), 7013-7017
• MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA, , IBRAHIM ABDEL AZIZ IBRAHIM, NAIYER SHAHZAD and ET. AL, 2018. PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF MUSCOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG ARABIC CALLIGRAPHERS LIVING IN SAUDI ARABIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 18(2), 39-44
• CHONG ZX, ALSHAGGA MA, SAED KA and KASSIM S, 2017. IMPACT OF KHAT (CATHA EDULIS) CHEWING/USE ON HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE: A CRITICAL REVIEW Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 17(3), 76-85
• ALSALAHI A, ALSHAWSH MA, MOHAMED R, ALYOUSEFI NA, ALSHAGGA MA, SHWTER AN, AL-MAQTARI A, AHMED RH and MOHAMED Z, 2016. Conflicting reports on the role of the glycemic effect of Catha edulis (Khat): A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of ethnopharmacology. 186, 30-43
• MOHAMMED ALSHAKKA, HUDA BASSALIM, KHALED ALSAKKAF, MARWA MOKHTAR, MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA, SAMI AL-DUBAI, NISHA JHA, AHMED ABDORABOO and P. RAVI SHANKER, 2016. Knowledge and Perception towards Pharmacovigilance among Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Aden, Yemen Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine. 2(1), 12-17
• ALSHAGGA MA, ALSHAWSH MA, SEYEDAN A, ALSALAHI A, PAN Y, MOHANKUMAR SK, ALKEBSI A, KASSIM S and MOHAMED Z, 2016. Khat (Catha edulis) and Obesity: A Scoping Review of Animal and Human Studies. Annals of nutrition & metabolism. 69(3-4), 200-211 (In Press.)
• MOHAMMED AHMED ALSHAKKA, SANA S. AL- KUBATI, HEYAM ALI and MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA, 2016. Safety Monitoring of Medicines: The Available Mechanism in Yemen Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 2(4), 242-145
• SEYEDAN A, ALSHAWSH MA, ALSHAGGA MA and MOHAMED Z, 2016. Antiobesity and Lipid Lowering Effects of Orthosiphon stamineus in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Planta medica. (In Press.)
• KHADIJA AMAN, SAMI ABDORADMAN AL-DUBAI, REEMA AMAN, AAMENAH HAWASH, MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA and SABA KASSIM, 2015. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Renal Disease Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis in Three Health Centers in Aden, Yemen: A Cross Sectional Study Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 26(2), 380-385
• MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA, NOR ZAHIDAH MOHD NASRI, ALIREZA BEHZADINA, MALINA JASMI, AIED M. AL-ABSI and SAMI ABDO RADMAN AL-DUBAI, 2015. Perceived stress and sources of stress among pharmacy students in Malaysian public and private universities: a comparative study Pharmacy Education. 15(1), 64-68
• ALSHAKKA, M, BATIS, A and ALSHAGGA, M, 2015. Factors Affecting Pharmacists' Level of Confidence Towards Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmacovigilance Skills in Aden & Hadhramout, Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study: PUBLIC HEALTH GENOMICS In: Golden Helix Symposium 2015 - Next Generation Pharmacogenomics. 18. 45-45
• MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA, AINI HAMID, IBRAHIM ABDUL AZIZ AL-JURISHI and TING KANG NEE, 2015. Look at the t-shirt: A way to enhance students' long-term learning engagement In: 10 th International Medical Education Conference.
• ATEFEHALSADAT SEYEDAN, MOHAMMED ABDULLAH ALSHAWSH, MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA, SANAZ KOOSHA and ZAHURIN MOHAMED, 2015. Medicinal Plants and Their Inhibitory Activities against Pancreatic Lipase: A Review Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015, ID 973143
• SAMI AL-DUBAI, KURUBARAN GANASEGERAN, MUSTAFA ALSHAGGA, AAMENAH HAWASH, WAHID WAJIH and SABA KASSIM, 2014. The role of psychosocial and belief factors in self-reported cigarette smoking among university students in Malaysia Health Psychology Research. 2(1), 16-20
• MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA, NORAZLINA MOHAMED, AHMAD NAZRUN SHUID and SYED ZULKIFLI SYED ZAKARIA, 2014. Xenobiotic Metabolising Enzymes (CYP1A1, CYP2E1 and NAT2) Gene Polymorphism in Malaysian Students Research Updates in Medical Sciences. 2(2), 61-69
• AMAL R. NIMIR, SAMI A. R. AL-DUBAI, MUSTAFA A. ALSHAGGA and AHMED M. SALIEM, 2014. Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among students in a private higher learning institution in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. 14(3), 47-53
• 1. SAMI ABDO RADMAN AL-DUBAI, KURUBARAN GANASEGERAN, MUSTAFA AHMED AL-SHAGGA, HEMATRAM YADAV and JOHN T. AROKIASAMY, 2013. Adverse Health Effects and Unhealthy Behaviors among Medical Students Using Facebook The ScientificWorld Journal. 2013, 465161
• ALABSI AM, ALI R, ALI AM, HARUN H, AL-DUBAI SAR, GANASEGERAN K, ALSHAGGA MA, SALEM SD and ABU KASIM NHB, 2013. Induction of Caspase-9, Biochemical Assessment and Morphological Changes Caused by Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Treated with Goniothalamin Extracted from Goniothalamus macrophyllus. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 14(11), 6273-80
• ALSHAGGA MA, NIMER AR, YAN LP, IBRAHIM IA, AL-GHAMDI SS and RADMAN AL-DUBAI SA, 2013. Prevalence and factors associated with neck, shoulder and low back pains among medical students in a Malaysian Medical College. BMC research notes. 6(1), 244
• AL-DUBAI SAR, GANASEGERAN K, MOHANAD RAHMAN A, ALSHAGGA MA and SAIF-ALI R, 2013. Factors affecting dengue fever knowledge, attitudes and practices among selected urban, semi-urban and rural communities in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 44(1), 37-49
• IBRAHIM ABDEL AZIZ IBRAHIM, NAIYER SHAHZAD, FAWWAZ S. AL-JOUDI, SAEED S. AL-GHAMDI, MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA and NEHAD M. HAMMODI, 2013. In vitro and In vivo Study of Effect of α-Adrenergic Agonist-Methyldopa on the Serum Biochemical Laboratory Findings Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology. 3, 136
• PRAVEEN KUMAR DEVARBHAVI, VASUDEVA MURTHY, SAMI ABDO AL-DUBAI and MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA, 2013. Clinical Features and Complications of Scorpion Sting: A Descriptive Study Research Updates in Medical Sciences. 1(2), 16 – 20
• CHANDRIKA MURUGAIAH, RYALI RATNA MANJARI, TIN SWE AYE, PHILIP BRADLEY, MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA and KUMUDU WIJEWARDENE, 2013. Can we talk about it? Student’s willingness to share personal issues with a tutor Research Updates in Medical Sciences. 1(2), 7-11
• SAMI ABDO RADMAN AL-DUBAI, MUSTAFA AHMED ALSHAGGA and MOHD RIZAL ABDUL MANAF, 2013. Mentoring and perceived stress level among private medical students: a Malaysian perspective Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3rd World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership (WCLTA-2012). 93, 276 – 280
• AL-DUBAI SAR, ALSHAGGA MA, RAMPAL KG and SULAIMAN NA, 2012. Factor Structure and Reliability of the Malay Version of the Perceived Stress Scale among Malaysian Medical Students. The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS. 19(3), 43-9
• AL DUBAI SAR, GANASEGERAN K, ALABSI AM, ALSHAGGA MA and ALI RS, 2012. Awareness and knowledge of oral cancer among university students in Malaysia. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 13(1), 165-8
• ALSHAGGA MA, MOHAMED N, NAZRUN SUHID A, ABDEL AZIZ IBRAHIM I and ZULKIFLI SYED ZAKARIA S, 2011. Frequencies of glutathione s-transferase (GSTM1, GSTM3 AND GSTT1) polymorphisms in a Malaysian population. Archives of medical science : AMS. 7(4), 572-8
• AL-DUBAI SAR, AL-NAGGAR RA, ALSHAGGA MA and RAMPAL KG, 2011. Stress and coping strategies of students in a medical faculty in malaysia. The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS. 18(3), 57-64
• ALSHAGGA MA, AL-DUBAI SA, MUHAMAD FAIQ SS and YUSUF AA, 2011. Use of complementary and alternative medicine among asthmatic patients in primary care clinics in Malaysia. Annals of thoracic medicine. 6(3), 115-9
• AL-DUBAI SAR, ALSHAGGA MA, AL-NAGGAR RA, AL-JASHAMY K, BAOBAID MF, TUANG CP and ABD KADIR SY, 2010. Knowledge, attitudes and barriers for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines among Malaysian women. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP. 11(4), 887-92