Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Frequency and association of cytokine gene polymorphisms in tuberculosis disease sussceptibility and severity, Ambreen Ansari
Anti-Acanthamoebic properties of resveratrol and demethoxycurcumin, Yousuf Aqeel, Junaid Iqbal, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Anwar Hassan Gilani, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Ethnopharmacological studies on chrozophora prostrata in perspective of its folkloric reputation as purgative, Usman Arshad, Khalid Hussain Janbaz, Samra Bashir, Najeeb-ur- Rehman, Hassan Mehmood, and Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Evaluation of gut modulatory and bronchodilator activities of amaranthus spinosus linn, Mueen Ahmad Chaudhary, Imran Imran, Samra Bashir, Hassan Mehmood, Najeeb-ur Rehman, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Evaluation of gut modulatory and bronchodilator activities of Amaranthus spinosus Linn., Mueen Ahmad Chaudhary, Imran Imran, Samra Bashir, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Najeeb -ur Rehman, and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Contractile Effect of Radish and Betel Nut Extracts on Rabbit Gallbladder, Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Intestinal, Airway, and Cardiovascular Relaxant Activities of Thymoquinone, Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Anwar Hussain Gilani, and Luke Jeffrey Janssen
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in the heart: A double agent?, Satwat Hashmi and Suhail Al-Salam
Lead pollution - a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Asian developing countries., Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Effects of betel nut on cardiovascular risk factors in a rat model, Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, Naseema Mehboobali, Ghulam Haider, Shahid Pervez, and Iqbal Azam
Anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging and calcium antagonist activities of corchorus fascicularis lam. crude extract, K . H . Janbaz, U . Zia, Hassan Mehmood, S . Bashir, M . I . Choudhary, and A . H . Gilani
Molecular epidemiology and deletion analysis of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains associated with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Akbar Abdul Rasool Kanji
Antidiarrhoeal and bronchodilatory potential of Valeriana wallichii., Arif-Ullah Khan and Anwar Gilani
Insights into mechanisms underlying the gut and airways modulatory effects of Swertia chirata., Arif-ullah Khan, Ashfaque Rahim, Zafar Iqbal, and Anwar Gilani
An in vivo study on the diuretic activity of Holarrhena antidysenterica, Aslam Khan, Samra Bashir, and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Studies on the in vitro and in vivo antiurolithic activity of Holarrhena antidysenterica, Aslam Khan, Saeed R. Khan, and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Fluoroquinolones inhibit HCV by targeting its helicase, Irfan A. Khan, Sammer Siddiqui, Sadiq Rehmani, Shahana U. Kazmi, and Syed H. Ali
Gut and airways relaxant effects of Carum roxburghianum, Munasib Khan, Arif-ullah Khan, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, and Anwar Gilani
Pharmacological explanation for the medicinal use of Juniperus excelsa in hyperactive gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders., Munasib Khan, Arif-ullah Khan, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, and Anwar Gilani
Cardiovascular Effects of Juniperus excelsa Are Mediated Through Multiple Pathways, Munasib Khan, Arif-ullah Khan, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Abdullah Zafar, Ali Hazrat, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Escherichia coli K1-induced cytopathogenicity of human brain microvascular endothelial cells, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Junaid Iqbal, and Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui
Epidemiological ins and outs of helicobacter pylori: A review, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Syed Faisal Zaidi, and Toshiro Sugiyama
Mechanisms underlying the antidiarrheal, antispasmodic and bronchodilator activities of Fumaria parviflora and involvement of tissue and species specificity, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, Samra Bashir, Adnan J. Al-Rehaily, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Species and tissue-specificity of prokinetic, laxative and spasmodic effects of Fumaria parviflora, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Adnan J. Al-Rehaily, Ramzi A. A. Mothana, and Anwar H. Gilani
Skeletal manifestations of scurvy: A case report from dubai, Shahryar Noordin, Naveed Baloch, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Abdul Rashid Memon, and Tashfeen Ahmad
Over prescription of antibiotics for adult pharyngitis is prevalent in developing countries but can be reduced using McIsaac modification of Centor scores: a cross-sectional study., Amber Hanif Palla, Rafeeq Alam Khan, Anwar H. Gilani, and Fawziah Marra
Pharmacological Basis for the Medicinal Use of Lepidium sativum in Airways Disorders, Najeeb-ur Rehman, Arif-ullah Khan, Khalid M. Alkharfy, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Studies on Antidiarrheal and Antispasmodic Activities of Lepidium sativum Crude Extract in Rats, Najeeb-ur Rehman, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Khalid M. Alkharfy, and Anwar Gilani
Prediction of pre-eclampsia during early pregnancy in primiparas with soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and placental growth factor, D. K. Rohra, A. Zeb, R. N. Qureishi, S. I. Azam, N. B. Khan, H. S. Zuberi, and R. Sikandar
Ontogeny of mammalian metabolizing enzymes in humans and animals used in toxicological studies, Shakil Ahmed Saghir, Sarosh Ahmed Khan, and Alene Theresa Mccoy
Antioxidant, antimicrobial properties and phenolics of different solvent extracts from bark, leaves and seeds of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre, Zahid Iqbal Sajid, Farooq Anwar, Ghulam Shabir, Ghulam Rasul, Khalid M. Alkharfy, and Anwarul Hassan Gilani
Aqueous-methanolic extract of sweet flag (Acorus calamus) possesses cardiac depressant and endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated coronary vasodilator effects., Abdul Jabbar Shah and Anwar Gilani
The Calcium Channel Blocking and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitory Activities of the Extract of Andropogon muricatus Explains its Medicinal Use in Airways Disorders, Jabbar Jabbar Shah and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Studies on the antihypertensive and antidyslipidemic activities of Viola odorata leaves extract., Hasan S. Siddiqi, Malik H. Mehmood, Najeeb U. Rehman, and Anwar Gilani
The role of the twin-arginine translocation pathway in Escherichia coli K1 pathogenicity in the African migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Rachael Beattie, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Acanthamoeba differentiation: a two-faced drama of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Ricky Dudley, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Next generation of non-mammalian blood-brain barrier models to study parasitic infections of the central nervous system., Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, James Edwards-Smallbone, Robin Flynn, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
The role of Src kinase in the biology and pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba castellanii, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Junaid Iqbal, Marie-Josee Maugueret, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Acanthamoeba is an evolutionary ancestor of macrophages: A myth or reality?, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Biology and pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba., Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Is Ritual Cleansing a Missing Link Between Fatal Infection and Brain-Eating Amoebae?, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
War of the microbial worlds: Who is the beneficiary in Acanthamoeba-bacterial interactions?, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Photochemotherapeutic strategies against Acanthamoeba keratitis, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
A novel in vivo model to study bacterial pathogenesis and screen potential therapeutic targets., Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Khadijo Osman, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF TIMOLOL MALEATE AND ITS PRESERVATIVE BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE ON CORNEAL EPITHELIAL MIGRATION IN A RABBIT ORGAN CULTURE SYSTEM, Mushtaq S, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, and Ahmed Nikhat
Polymorphisms in MTHFR, MS and CBS genes and homocysteine levels in a Pakistani population., Mohsin Yakub, Naushad Moti, Siddiqa Parveen, Bushra Chaudhry, Iqbal Azam, and Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects of selected Pakistani medicinal plants in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric epithelial cells, Syed Faisal Zaidi, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Saeeda Shahryar, Khan Usmanghani, Anwar Gilani, Wasim Jafri, and Toshiro Sugiyama
Submissions from 2011
Curcuminoids rescue long-term potentiation impaired by amyloid peptide in rat hippocampal slices., Touqeer Ahmed, Anwar Gilani, Narges Hosseinmardi, Saeed Semnanian, Syed Ather Enam, and Yaghoub Fathollahi
A comparative study of curcuminoids to measure their effect on inflammatory and apoptotic gene expression in an A beta plus ibotenic acid-infused rat model of Alzheimer's disease, Touqeer Ahmed and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Studies on Buddleja asiatica antibacterial, antifungal, antispasmodic and Ca++ antagonist activities, Farman Ali, Irshad Ali, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Arif -ullah Khan, and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Patterns of HIV infection among native and refugee Afghans, Amna S. Ansari, Muhammad R. Khanani, Syed H. Abidi, Farida Shah, Aniqa Shahid, and Syed H. Ali
Antiurolithic effect of berberine is mediated through multiple pathways, Samra Bashir and Anwar H. Gilani
Antispasmodic and Antidiarrheal Activities of Valeriana hardwickii Wall. Rhizome Are Putatively Mediated through Calcium Channel Blockade, Samra Bashir, Raafia Memon, and Anwar Gilani
Identification of antiplatelet and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory constituents in betel nut., Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, Syed Faraz Kazim, Huma Rasheed, Asaad Khalid, Maliha Iqbal Jumani, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, and Anwar Gilani
How we developed a bioethics theme in an undergraduate medical curriculum, Kulsoom Ghias, Syeda Kauser Ali, Kausar S. Khan, Robyna Irshad Khan, Murad M. Khan, Arshi Farooqui Farooqui, and Parvez Nayani
PIH2 lead detoxifying effect of vitamin C in traffic police subjects, A.H. Gilani, O. Fazal, A.J. Shah, Hassan Mehmood, and S.A. Tariq
Antidiarrheal and antispasmodic activities of Salvia officinalis are mediated through activation of K+ channels, Anwar Hassan Gilani
Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of cardamom in asthma, Anwar Hassan Gilani
The use of high-resolution (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in the clinical diagnosis of Acanthamoeba, Sandra Hauber, Hary Parkes, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Bronchodilator, cardiotonic and spasmolytic activities of the stem barks of Terminalia arjuna., Janbaz K. H, Hamid I, Mahmood M. H, and Anwar Hussain Gilani
Antispasmodic and Ca++ antagonist potential of marrubiin, a labdane type diterpene from Phlomis bracteosa, Javid Hussain, Riaz Ullah, Arif-ullah Khan, Fazal Mabood, Mohammad Raza Shah, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, and Anwar Gilani
Gastrointestial and respiratory activities of Acacia leucophloea, Imran Imran, Liaqat Hussain, M. Zia-Ul-Haq, Khalid Hussain Janbaz, Anwar Gilani, and Vincenzo De Feo
Impact of thermal and chemical stress on sulfolobus solfactaricus P2 genome and components of transcription apparatus, Junaid Iqbal
Comparison of high performance liquid chromatography, radio immunoassay and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for quantification of serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D., Lena Jafri, Aysha Habib Khan, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, Shamim Mushtaq, Romaina Farooq Ghani, and Imran i. Siddiqui
Does vitamin E have a role in treatment and prevention of anemia?, Tanveer Jilani and Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Safe blood transfusion practices in blood banks of Karachi, Pakistan, M. Kassi, A. K. Afghan, M. R. Khanani, I. A. Khan, and S. H. Ali
Gene profiling of early and advanced liver disease in chronic hepatitis C patients., Saira Sarfraz Khalid, Saeed Hamid, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, Asaf Qureshi, and Nilofer Qureshi
Antibacterial, antifungal, antispasmodic and Ca++ antagonist effects of Caesalpinia bonducella, Hidayat -Ullah Khanab, Irshad Ali, Arif -Ullah Khan, Rubina Nazb, and Anwar Hassan Gilani
Gut modulatory effects of Daphne oleoides are mediated through cholinergic and Ca++ antagonist mechanisms., Arif-ullah Khan, Farman Ali, Dilfaraz Khan, and Anwar Gilani
Blood pressure lowering, cardiovascular inhibitory and bronchodilatory actions of Achillea millefolium., Arif-ullah Khan and Anwar Gilani
Pharmacological explanation for medicinal use of St. John’s Wart in the hypo-motility disorder of gut., Arif -ullah KHAN, Anwar Hassan Gilani, Munasib KHAN, and Fazal Subhan
Pharmacological studies on Hypericum perforatum fractions and constituents., Arif-ullah Khan, Anwar Gilani, and Najeeb-ur-Rehman
Antiurolithic activity of Origanum vulgare is mediated through multiple pathways, Aslam Khan, Samra Bashir, Saeed R. Khan, and Anwar H. Gilani
Expression of Matrix Gla Protein in MDCK cells exposed to Oxalates, Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate and Hydroxyapatite crystals, Aslam Khan, Anwar Hassan Gilani, and Saeed R. Khan
Antinociceptive activity of aerial parts of polygonatum verticillatum: attenuation of both peripheral and central pain mediators, Haroon Khan, Muhammad Saeed, Anwar Gilani, Murad Ali Khan, Inamullah Khan, and Nadeem Ashraf
Studies on anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of betel nut in rodents, Shagufta Khan, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Anita Naushir Akbar Ali, Fahad Shabbir Ahmed, Ahsana Dar, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Cockroaches and locusts: physicians' answer to infectious diseases, Simon Lee, Ian Duce, Helen Atkins, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Febuxostat inhibition of endothelial-bound XO: Implications for targeting vascular ROS production, Umair Z. Malik, Nicholas J. Hundley, Guillermo Romero, Rafael Radi, Bruce A. Freeman, Margaret M. Tarpey, and Eric E. Kelley
Pharmacological Basis for the Medicinal Use of Psyllium Husk (Ispaghula) in Constipation and Diarrhea, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Nauman Aziz, Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
The antidiarrheal and spasmolytic activities of Phyllanthus emblica are mediated through dual blockade of muscarinic receptors and Ca(2+) channels, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Hasan Salman Siddiqi, and Anwarul Hassan Gilani
Prokinetic and laxative activities of Lepidium sativum seed extract with species and tissue selective gut stimulatory actions, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, Malik Hassan Mehmood, Khalid M. Alkharfy, and Anwarul-Hassan Gilani
Preemptive Kidney Transplantation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, A. Naveed, C. Nilubol, J. K. Melancon, R. Girlanda, L. Johnson, and B. Javaid
Is Acanthamoeba pathogenicity associated with intracellular bacteria?, Graeme Neil Paterson, Michael Rittig, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Identification of immunogenic regions within the alternative reading frame protein of hepatitis C virus (genotype 3), H. Qureshi, R. Qazi, S. Hamid, and S. A. Qureshi
Role of alternate reading frame potein (ARFP) in the pathogens of chronic Hepatits C viral infection, Humaira Humayun Qureshi
An FTO variant is associated with Type 2 diabetes in South Asian populations after accounting for body mass index and waist circumference, S. D. Rees, M. Islam, M. Z. I. Hydrie, B. Chaudhary, S. Bellary, S. Hashmi, J. P. O'Hare, S. Kumar, D. K. Sanghera, N. Chaturvedi, A. H. Barnett, A. S. Shera, M. N. Weedon, A. Basit, T. M. Frayling, M. A. Kelly, and T. H. Jafar
Kinetics of Trihalogenated Acetic Acid Metabolism and Isoform Specificity in Liver Microsomes, Shakil A. Saghir, Burhan I. Ghanayem, and Irvin R. Schultz
Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of the Extract of Aerial Parts of Capparis aphylla is Mediated Through Endothelium-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms, Abdul Jabbar Shah and Anwarul Hassan Gilani
Studies on the Chemical Composition and Possible Mechanisms Underlying the Antispasmodic and Bronchodilatory Activities of the Essential Oil of Artemisia maritima L., Abdul Jabbar Shah, Anwarul-Hassan Gilani, Kanza Abbas, Munawwer Rasheed, Amir Ahmed, and Viqar Uddin Ahmad
Albumin precursorandHsp70modulatecornealwoundhealinginanorgan culturemodel, Anwar Ali Siddiqui Aga Khan University, Shamim Mushtaq Shamim Mushtaq, ZulfiqarAliNaqvi ZulfiqarAliNaqvi, and NikhatAhmed NikhatAhmed
Area 51: How do Acanthamoeba invade the central nervous system?, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Richard Emes, Hany Eisheikha, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Rigorous ablution is a potential risk factor to fatal brain infection in developing countries, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
The type III secretion system is involved in Escherichia coli K1 interactions with Acanthamoeba, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Huma Malik, Mehwish Sagheer, Suk-Yul Jung, and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Submissions from 2010
Antifungal and nematicidal activity of selected legumes of Pakistan, Shakeel Ahmad, Mussarat Akhter, M. Zia-Ul-Haq, Mehjabeen, and Sagheer Ahmed
Curcuminoids enhance memory in an amyloid-infused rat model of Alzheimer's disease, T. Ahmed, S. A. Enam, and Anwar Gilani
Berberis vulgaris root bark extract prevents hyperoxaluria induced urolithiasis in rats., Samra Bashir, Anwar Gilani, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, Shahid Pervez, Saeed R. Khan, Noor Jehan Sarfaraz, and Abdul Jabbar Shahs
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet activities of the methanolic extract of Acacia modesta leaves, Ishfaq A. Bukhari, Rafeeq A. Khan, Anwar Hassan Gilani, Sagheer Ahmed, and Sheikh Arshad Saeed
Guarding the guardians: Bioethics curricula for psychiatrists-in-training in developing countries., Kulsoom Ghias and Syed Ahmer
Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of Holarrhena antidysenterica in gut motility disorders., Anwar Gilani, Aslam Khan, Arif-Ullah Khan, Samra Bashir, Najeeb-Ur Rehman, and Saf-Ur-Rehman Mandukhail
Antispasmodic and vasodilator activities of Morinda citrifolia root extract are mediated through blockade of voltage dependent calcium channels, Anwarul Hassan Gilani, Saf-ur-Rehman Mandukhail, Javeid Iqbal, Masoom Yasinzai, Nauman Aziz, Aslam Khan, and Najeeb-ur-Rehman