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Naveed M, Tahir F, Aziz T, Waseem M, Makhdoom SI, Ali N, Alharbi M, Albekairi TH, Alasmari AF. Molecular identification of Proteus mirabilis, Vibrio species leading to CRISPR-Cas9 modification of tcpA and UreC genes causing cholera and UTI. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8563. [PMID: 38609487 PMCID: PMC11014924 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59340-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Heavy metal accumulation increases rapidly in the environment due to anthropogenic activities and industrialization. The leather and surgical industry produces many contaminants containing heavy metals. Cadmium, a prominent contaminant, is linked to severe health risks, notably kidney and liver damage, especially among individuals exposed to contaminated wastewater. This study aims to leverage the natural cadmium resistance mechanisms in bacteria for bioaccumulation purposes. The industrial wastewater samples, characterized by an alarming cadmium concentration of 29.6 ppm, 52 ppm, and 76.4 ppm-far exceeding the recommended limit of 0.003 ppm-were subjected to screening for cadmium-resistant bacteria using cadmium-supplemented media with CdCl2. 16S rRNA characterization identified Vibrio cholerae and Proteus mirabilis as cadmium-resistant bacteria in the collected samples. Subsequently, the cadmium resistance-associated cadA gene was successfully amplified in Vibrio species and Proteus mirabilis, revealing a product size of 623 bp. Further analysis of the identified bacteria included the examination of virulent genes, specifically the tcpA gene (472 bp) associated with cholera and the UreC gene (317 bp) linked to urinary tract infections. To enhance the bioaccumulation of cadmium, the study proposes the potential suppression of virulent gene expression through in-silico gene-editing tools such as CRISPR-Cas9. A total of 27 gRNAs were generated for UreC, with five selected for expression. Similarly, 42 gRNA sequences were generated for tcpA, with eight chosen for expression analysis. The selected gRNAs were integrated into the lentiCRISPR v2 expression vector. This strategic approach aims to facilitate precise gene editing of disease-causing genes (tcpA and UreC) within the bacterial genome. In conclusion, this study underscores the potential utility of Vibrio species and Proteus mirabilis as effective candidates for the removal of cadmium from industrial wastewater, offering insights for future environmental remediation strategies.
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- Muhammad Naveed
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Animal Health, Food Hygiene and Quality, Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, 47100, Arta, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Tahir F, Farooq M, Malik MA, Manzoor S. Extracellular Vesicles Contribute to Viral-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Understanding Their Involvement in Viral Hepatitis and Their Potential as Biomarkers for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Detection. Viral Immunol 2024; 37:159-166. [PMID: 38588555 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2023.0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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The high global prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and the poor prognosis of hepatitis B and hepatitis C-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), necessitates the early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Recent studies show that cell-to-cell communication via extracellular vesicles (EVs) is involved in the HCC progression. The objective of the following study was to explore the role of EVs in the progression of viral-induced HCC and investigate their potential for the early diagnosis of cancer. First, the mRNA derived from EVs of HCC patients was compared to the mRNA derived from EVs from the healthy controls. Expression analysis of ANGPTL3, SH3BGRL3, and IFITM3 genes from the EVs was done. Afterward, to confirm whether hepatocytes can uptake EVs, HuH7 cells were exposed to EVs, and the expression analysis of downstream target genes (AKT, TNF-α, and MMP-9) in Huh7 cells was done. Transcriptional analysis showed that in the EVs from HCC patients, the expression levels of ANGPTL3, SH3BGRL3, and IFITM3 were significantly increased by 2.62-, 4.3-, and 9.03-folds, respectively. The downstream targets, AKT, TNF-α, and MMP-9, also showed a considerable change of 4.1-, 1.46-, and 5.05-folds, respectively, in Huh7 cells exposed to HCC EVs. In conclusion, the following study corroborates the role of EVs in HCC progression. Furthermore, the significant alteration in mRNA levels of the selected genes demonstrates their potential to be used as possible biomarkers for the early diagnosis of HCC.
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- Fatima Tahir
- Molecular Virology and Immunology Research Group, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Molecular Virology and Immunology Research Group, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Molecular Virology and Immunology Research Group, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Molecular Virology and Immunology Research Group, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Barraclough A, Agrawal S, Talaulikar D, Chong G, Yoo E, Cheah CY, Franco N, Nguyen B, Mutsando H, Tahir F, Trotman J, Huang J, Keane C, Lincoln M, Cochrane T, Johnston AM, Dickinson M, Opat S, McQuilten ZK, Wood EM, St George G, Hawkes EA. Impact and utility of follicular lymphoma GELF criteria in routine care: an Australasian Lymphoma Alliance study. Haematologica 2024. [PMID: 38450504 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2023.284538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Follicular Lymphoma (FL) treatment initiation is largely determined by tumor burden and symptoms. In the pre-rituximab era, the Group d'Etude des Lymphomes Folliculaires (GELF) developed widely adopted criteria to identify high tumor burden FL patients to harmonize clinical trial populations. The utilization of GELF criteria (GELFc) in routine therapeutic decision-making is poorly described. This multicenter retrospective study evaluated patterns of GELFc at presentation and GELFc utilization in therapeutic decision-making in newly diagnosed, advanced stage rituximab-era FL. Associations between GELFc, treatment given, and patient survival were analyzed in 300 eligible cases identified between 2002-2019. 163 (54%) had ≥1 GELFc at diagnosis. The presence or cumulative number of GELFc did not predict PFS in patients undergoing watch-and-wait (WW) or those receiving systemic treatment. Of interest, in patients with ≥1 GELFc, 16/163 (10%) underwent initial watch-and-wait (comprising 22% of the watchand- wait cohort). In those receiving systemic therapy +/- radiotherapy, 74/215 (34%) met no GELFc. Our data suggest clinicians are using adjunctive measures to make decisions regarding treatment initiation in a significant proportion of patients. By restricting FL clinical trial eligibility only to those meeting GELFc, reported outcomes may not be applicable to a significant proportion of patients treated in routine care settings.
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- Allison Barraclough
- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia; Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia; Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales
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- Canberra Health Services, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia; Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre, Ballarat Health Services, Victoria
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia; Medical School, University of Western Australia, Western Australia
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- Canberra Health Services, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory
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- Toowoomba Hospital, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland Rural Clinical School, Queensland
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Victoria
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, Griffith University, Queensland
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria
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- School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research and Wellness Centre, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria.
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Tahir F, Kamran A, Majeed MI, Alghamdi AA, Javed MR, Nawaz H, Iqbal MA, Tahir M, Tariq A, Rashid N, Shahid U, Hassan A, Shoukat US. Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) in Combination with PCA and PLS-DA for the Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of 1-Isopentyl-3-pentyl-1 H-imidazole-3-ium Bromide against Bacillus subtilis. ACS Omega 2024; 9:6861-6872. [PMID: 38371792 PMCID: PMC10870359 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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In the current study, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was performed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of lab-synthesized drug (1-isopentyl-3-pentyl-1H-imidazole-3-ium bromide salt) and commercial drug tinidazole againstBacillus subtilis. The changes in SERS spectral features were studied for unexposed bacillus and exposed one with various dosages of drug synthesized in the lab (1-isopentyl-3-pentyl-1H-imidazole-3-ium bromide salt), and SERS bands were assigned associated with the drug-induced biochemical alterations in bacteria. Multivariate data analysis tools including principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) have been utilized to analyze the antibacterial activity of the imidazole derivative (lab drug). PCA was employed in differentiating all the SERS spectral data sets associated with the various doses of the lab-synthesized drug. There is clear discrimination among the spectral data sets of a bacterial strain treated with different concentrations of the drug, which are analyzed by PLS-DA with 86% area under the curve in receiver operating curve (ROC), 99% sensitivity, 100% accuracy, and 98% specificity. Various dominant spectral features are observed with a gradual increase in the different concentrations of the applied drug including 715, 850, 1002, 1132, 1237, 1396, 1416, and 1453 cm-1, which indicate the possible biochemical changes caused in bacteria during the antibacterial activity of the lab-synthesized drug. Overall, the findings show that imidazole and imidazolium compounds generated from tinidazole with various alkyl lengths in the amide substitution can be effective antibacterial agents with low cytotoxicity in humans, and these results indicate the efficiency of SERS in pharmaceuticals and biomedical applications.
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- Fatima Tahir
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, College of Science, Princess
Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government
College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Government College University
Faisalabad (GCUF), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Education, Faisalabad
Campus, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture
Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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Awan IZ, Tahir F, Rehan M, Hong KS. Observer-based event-triggered leader-following consensus of multi-agents with generalized Lipschitz nonlinear dynamics. ISA Trans 2023; 137:98-110. [PMID: 36801138 DOI: 10.1016/j.isatra.2023.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This paper discusses a leader-following consensus problem for nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) subjected to generalized Lipschitz-type nonlinearity using output feedback. An event-triggered (ET) leader-following control scheme, based upon estimated states using observers, is proposed for efficient bandwidth utilization by application of invariant sets. Distributed observers are designed to estimate the states of the followers because actual states are not always readily available. Besides, in order to reduce unnecessary data communication among the followers, an ET strategy has been formulated which excludes Zeno behavior as well. Under this proposed scheme, sufficient conditions are formulated using Lyapunov theory. These conditions not only guarantee the asymptotic stability of estimation error, but also ensure the tracking consensus of nonlinear MASs. Further, a simple and less conservative design approach using a decoupling scheme for assuring necessity and sufficiency for the main design approach has also been explored. The decoupling scheme is similar to separation principle for linear systems. Contrary to the existing works, the nonlinear systems considered in this study cover a wide family of Lipschitz nonlinearities, including both globally and locally Lipschitz systems. Moreover, the proposed approach is more efficient in handling ET consensus. Finally, the obtained results are verified with single link robots and modified Chua's circuits.
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- Iqra Zulfiqar Awan
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Institute For Future, School of Automation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Hassan K, Tahir F, Rehan M, Ahn CK, Chadli M. On Relative-Output Feedback Approach for Group Consensus of Clusters of Multiagent Systems. IEEE Trans Cybern 2023; 53:55-66. [PMID: 34280113 DOI: 10.1109/tcyb.2021.3092720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this article, the group consensus problem is addressed for a network of multiagent systems (MASs). Unlike in existing literature, where a relative-state feedback-based distributed control input is used to achieve group consensus, this work aims at designing a relative-output-based distributed control law to achieve the same goal. To that effect, the Lyapunov stability theory is used to formulate the sufficient and necessary conditions for the existence of such a feedback controller and then separate conditions have been included for its design. In addition to that, a new linear matrix inequality is explored to choose the intracluster coupling strengths to ensure group consensus. In this article, the relative-output-based control approach is investigated for both the leaderless and the leader-following frameworks of the group consensus problem, and the theoretical findings presented are validated using numerical examples and simulation results.
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Tahir F, Ahmad M, Ishfaq K. An Overview of Factors Influencing Psychiatric Out-Patient Satisfaction at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan. Cureus 2022; 14:e25834. [PMID: 35836455 PMCID: PMC9273204 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Objectives Patient satisfaction is now becoming the assessment criterion for the quality of health care services provided to patients with mental health issues; therefore, this study aimed to quantify patient satisfaction in the psychiatric outpatient department of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, and assess the effects of socio-demographic factors and cultural and ethical beliefs on patient satisfaction. Methods This is a cross-sectional, observational study with a sample size of 386 patients, using a simple random sampling technique. Patients older than 14 years were included in this study. A questionnaire comprising demographics and cultural and ethical beliefs using the Cultural Attitudes toward Healthcare and Mental Illness Questionnaire, and satisfaction rates using the Psychiatric Out-Patient Experience Questionnaire (POPEQ), was designed for the research project. Results The mean age ± SD was 31.2 ± 12.2 years. The POPEQ demonstrated a mean satisfaction score of 3.11 ± 0.90. The majority of the population considered stress (54.4%), family issues (33.4%), and medical illness (33.4%) as the cause of their mental illness. In comparison, the preferable type of treatment for most patients was medication (75.1%) and counseling (36.0%). Among socio-demographic characteristics, education was inversely related to satisfaction (p<0.01). The patients who believed medications to be their preferred treatment for their mental illness were most satisfied (p < 0.01). Conclusion This study demonstrates high overall satisfaction rates with psychiatric outpatient services. However, no significant association between sociodemographic characteristics and satisfaction levels was established except for the education status of the patients and their preferred method of treatment. The study did not reveal any influence of cultural beliefs on the degree of satisfaction of patients.
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Bashir S, Ali S, Nawaz H, Majeed MI, Mohsin M, Nawaz A, Rashid N, Tahir F, Haq AU, Saleem M, Nawaz MZ, Shahzad K. Characterization of Tigecycline-Sensitive and Tigecycline-Resistant Escherichia coli by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and Chemometrics. ANAL LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2022.2030349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Saba Bashir
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Tahir F, Sy J, Reddel S, Trotman J. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy post ibrutinib therapy in relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:1464-1468. [PMID: 35037559 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2025796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a generally fatal infection of the cerebrum by the JC virus. It occurs in a range of primary and secondary immunosuppressed states and has become more common with AIDS and increasing the use of immunosuppressive therapies. Recently, Ibrutinib, a Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (BTKi), has also been associated with PML. Here, we describe the case of a 77-year-old man treated for relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) with Ibrutinib, who eventually developed a fatal cerebellar granule cell variant of PML confirmed on autopsy. The case adds to the growing body of literature finding such an association with BTKis and highlights the importance of clinical vigilance in patients receiving such therapy.
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- F Tahir
- Haematology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neuropathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Neurosciences Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Haematology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Farooqi AA, Tahir F, Fakhar M, Butt G, Colombo Pimentel T, Wu N, Yulaevna IM, Attar R. Antimetastatic effects of Citrus-derived bioactive ingredients: Mechanistic insights. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2021; 67:178-186. [PMID: 34817319 DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2021.67.2.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The growing complexity of metastasis has sparked tremendous interest in unraveling of the underlying mechanisms which play fundamental role in cancer progression and metastasis. Ground-breaking discoveries in metastasis research have greatly enhanced our understanding about intricate nature of metastasis. Bioactive chemicals obtained from citrus fruits have gained noteworthy appreciation because of significant cancer chemopreventive roles. Deregulated oncogenic signaling cascades play central role in metastasis. Emerging evidence has started to shed light on the metastasis inhibitory properties of naringin, naringenin, tangeretin, nobiletin, hesperidin and hesperetin in different cancer cell lines and xenografted mice. Wnt/?-catenin, TGF/SMAD and NOTCH signaling cascades have been shown to play linchpin role in carcinogenesis and metastasis. There is emerging evidence related to pharmacological targeting of Wnt/?-catenin, TGF/SMAD and NOTCH by citrus-derived bioactive components. These findings are indeed encouraging and will enable researchers to gain further insights into pharmacological targeting of oncogenic pathways to inhibit and prevent metastasis.
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- Ammad Ahmad Farooqi
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- CAS and Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China .
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yeditepe University, Turkey.
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Goonoo MS, Arshad MF, Tahir F, Balasubramanian SP. Toxic adenoma: to biopsy or not to biopsy? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021; 103:e319-e323. [PMID: 34435917 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Toxic adenoma nodules rarely harbour cancer. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is often not done because of the rarity of these lesions being cancer, the difficulty in interpreting cytology in hyperthyroid patients and the rare precipitation of thyrotoxicosis. We present two young, Caucasian female patients aged 29 and 13 years who were each diagnosed with a toxic nodule categorised as benign and indeterminate respectively. They underwent hemithyroidectomy after being rendered euthyroid, however their histology unexpectedly revealed differentiated follicular cancer. Despite thyroid cancer being rare in patients with toxic adenomas, it should be considered when planning treatment, especially if there are risk factors for cancer, or suspicious features on ultrasound examination. A review of the literature shows that compared with adenomas in euthyroid patients, patients in this group are generally younger and predominately female. If an FNA is considered, it should be performed after the patient is rendered euthyroid.
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- M S Goonoo
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Batool F, Nawaz H, Majeed MI, Rashid N, Bashir S, Bano S, Tahir F, Haq AU, Saleem M, Nawaz MZ, Almas F, Amin I. Surface-enhanced Raman spectral analysis for comparison of PCR products of hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 35:102440. [PMID: 34280557 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a reliable tool for identification and differentiation of two diseases showing similar symptoms, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). OBJECTIVES To develop a polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR) based SERS technique for differentiation of two human pathological conditions sharing the same symptoms using multivariate data analysis techniques e.g. principle component analysis (PCA) and partial least square discriminate analysis (PLS-DA). METHODS PCR products of HBV and HCV were differentiated by SERS using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a SERS substrate. For this analysis, PCR products of both the diseases with predetermined viral loads were collected and analyzed under SERS instrument and unique SERS spectra of HBV and HCV was compared showing many differences at various points. Diseased classes of HBV and HCV and their negative control classes (viral load less than 1) were compared. PCR products of true healthy DNA and RNA were also compared, which were significantly separated. Moreover, SERS data was analyzed using multivariate data analysis techniques including principle component analysis (PCA) and partial least square discriminate analysis (PLS-DA) and differences were so prominent to observe. RESULTS SERS spectral data of HBV and HCV showed clear differences and were significantly separated using PCA. Negative control samples of both disorders and their true healthy samples of DNA and RNA were separated according to 1st principle component. By analyzing data using partial least square discriminate analysis, differentiation of two disease classes was considered more valid with sensitivity, specificity and accuracy value of 96%, 94% and 98% respectively. Value of area under curve (AUROC) was 0.7527. CONCLUSION SERS can be employed for identification and comparison of two human pathological conditions sharing the same symptomology.
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- Fatima Batool
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Punjab, Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Sani FM, Uba A, Tahir F, Abdullahi IN, Adekola HA, Mustapha J, Nwofe J, Usman Y, Daneji IM. Spectrum of pulmonary fungal pathogens, associated risk factors, and anti-fungal susceptibility pattern among persons with presumptive tuberculosis at Gombe, Nigeria. Int J Mycobacteriol 2021; 9:144-149. [PMID: 32474535 DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_46_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background Pulmonary mycosis (PM) poses a great diagnostic challenge due to the lack of pathognomonic and radiological features, especially in the absence of mycology laboratory tests. This study was aimed to isolate, phenotypically identify, determine the prevalence of pulmonary fungal pathogens and antifungal susceptibility pattern of isolates of presumptive tuberculosis (PTB) patients attending Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Gombe, Nigeria. Methods After ethical approval, three consecutive early morning sputa were collected from 216 participants with presumptive of PTB attending FTH Gombe, between May 2, 2017 and May 30, 2018. Samples were processed using standard mycological staining, microscopy, sugar biochemistry, and antifungal susceptibility test protocols. Sociodemographic variables and risk factors of pulmonary fungal infection were assessed through structured questionnaires. Pulmonary fungal infection was defined by the positive culture in at least two sputa. PTB was defined by Genexpert® nested polymerase chain reaction. Results Of the 216 participants, 19.9% had PTB and 73.6% had pulmonary fungal pathogens. Among the isolated pulmonary fungal pathogens, Aspergillus fumigatus made the highest occurrence, while 6.5% had PTB-fungal co-infection. No significant association existed between the prevalence of PM with age and sex of participants (P < 0.05). Cigarette smoking (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 15.9 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.9-268.8]), prolong antibiotic use (aOR = 77.9 [95% CI: 4.7-1283]) and possession of domestic pet (aOR = 77.9 [95% CI: 4.7-1283]) were significant risk factors of PM (P < 0.05). Penicillium citrinum, Mucor spp. and Aspergillus flavus are more susceptible to voriconazole, and Candida albicans was found to be more susceptible to Nystatin. Of the 159 fungal isolates, 92.5% were resistant to fluconazole. Conclusion Findings from this study revealed high level pulmonary fungal pathogens, especially among PTB patients. A majority of fungal isolates were resistant to fluconazole. It's recommended that persons should do away with or minimize risk factors for pulmonary fungal pathogens identified in this study.
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- Fatima Muhammad Sani
- Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Medical Microbiology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Army University, Biu, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Health System Strengthening, Family Health International 360, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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Crane H, Foran B, Tahir F, Joyce H, El-Khamisy S, Hunter K. CISPLATIN RESISTANCE IN HPV-POSITIVE AND HPV-NEGATIVE OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.03.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dinneen E, Grierson J, Haider A, Allen C, Heffernan-Ho D, Clow R, Freeman A, Briggs T, Nathan S, Brew-Graves C, Mallett S, Williams N, Persad R, Aning J, Oxley J, Oakley N, Morgan S, Tahir F, Ahmad I, Dutto L, Salmond J, Marzena R, Ben-Salha I, Kelly J, Shaw G. NeuroSAFE PROOF. Update on a multi-centre, pragmatic, RCT for men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Trial in progress. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01245-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dhanasekar K, Visakan V, Tahir F, Balasubramanian SP. Composite phaeochromocytomas-a systematic review of published literature. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2021; 407:517-527. [PMID: 33651160 PMCID: PMC8933353 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-021-02129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Introduction Composite phaeochromocytoma is a tumour containing a separate tumour of neuronal origin in addition to a chromaffin cell tumour. This study reports on two cases from a single centre’s records and presents a systematic literature review of composite phaeochromocytomas. Methods In addition to describing 2 case reports, a systematic search of the Medline database from inception up to April 2020 was done for human case reports on composite phaeochromocytomas. Relevant titles and/or abstracts were screened, and full texts were reviewed to identify appropriate studies. Data was extracted and a descriptive analysis of presentation, clinical features, management strategies and outcomes was performed. The quality of included studies was assessed using a critical appraisal checklist. Results There were 62 studies included, with a total of 94 patients. Of 91 patients where data was available, the median (range) age of patients was 48 (4–86) years. Of 90 patients where information was provided, 57% were female. In at least 28% of patients, a genetic cause was identified. Common presenting features include abdominal pain, palpable mass, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal symptoms. The most common tumour component with phaeochromocytoma is ganglioneuroma; other components include ganglioneuroblastoma, neuroblastoma and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours. In patients with follow-up data (n=48), 85% of patients were alive and well at a median (range) follow-up time of 18 (0.5–168) months. Conclusion Composite phaeochromocytoma is a rare tumour, with a significant genetic predisposition. This review summarises available epidemiological data, which will be useful for clinicians managing this rare condition.
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- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust UK, Sheffield, UK
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- University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust UK, Sheffield, UK
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Tahir F, Begum R, Wu W, Irfan A, Farooqi ZH. Physicochemical aspects of inorganic nanoparticles stabilized in N-vinyl caprolactam based microgels for various applications. RSC Adv 2020; 11:978-995. [PMID: 35423699 PMCID: PMC8693434 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra09327k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The vinyl caprolactam (VCL) based microgel system has become the center of great attention due to its versatile properties. Copolymerization of VCL with an ionic monomer imparts pH responsive properties into the microgel system in addition to thermo-sensitivity. Stimuli responsive behavior of VCL-based microgels makes them prospective and appealing candidates for practical applications covering the fields of drug delivery, catalysis and optical devices. In the last few years, VCL-based microgels have been used as microreactors and stabilizers for the synthesis and stabilization of inorganic nanoparticles to obtain hybrid microgels. The present review article provides a summary of the present-day progress of fabrication, stabilization, categorization and analysis of VCL-based microgels and their hybrids with different morphologies. The stimuli responsive properties and applications of VCL-based hybrid microgels have been reviewed critically. The remaining problems which need to be addressed have been pointed out for further advancement in this field.
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- Fatima Tahir
- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab New Campus Lahore 54590 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab New Campus Lahore 54590 Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab New Campus Lahore 54590 Pakistan
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Farooq M, Rauf M, Tahir F, Manzoor S. A comparative analysis of interferons and direct-acting antivirals on the expression of genes involved in hepatitis C pathogenesis. J Med Virol 2020; 93:6241-6246. [PMID: 32706418 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The discovery of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C worldwide. In contrast, pegylated interferon-alpha (PEG IFN-α), the older regimen, had limited success. However, the effect of DAAs on the expression of immunomodulatory genes involved in liver pathologies remains ambiguous. The objective of this study was to explore and contrast the effects of DAAs and PEG IFN-α on the expression of selected immunomodulatory genes. Fifty individuals were enrolled in the study and they were divided into five categories; healthy individuals, treatment-naive, DAAs-responders, DAAs-nonresponders, and interferon-relapsers. The effect of the therapies on the expression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS-3), copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD), interleukin 10 (IL-10), and collagen type 1 was analyzed. Expression analysis of the selected genes was done through real time polymerase chain reaction. A significantly increased expression of TGF-β was observed in the patients who received DAAs or PEG IFN-α, which suggests that patients receiving anti-HCV therapies are prone to developing fibrosis. Moreover, DAAs-nonresponders had higher expression of TNF-α, SOCS-3, and IL-10. The elevated expression of TNF-α and SOCS-3 insinuates that DAAs-nonresponders may develop insulin resistance and steatosis in the future. Finally, in addition to TGF-β, high expression of collagen was found in interferon relapsers, which suggests that these patients are the most susceptible to developing cirrhosis.
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- Mariya Farooq
- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Shuaib U, Alolaiyan H, Razaq A, Dilbar S, Tahir F. On some algebraic aspects of η-intuitionistic fuzzy subgroups. Journal of Taibah University for Science 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2020.1745491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Umer Shuaib
- Department of Mathematics, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mathematics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Fayyaz S, Qureshi MZ, Alhewairini SS, Avnioglu S, Attar R, Sabitaliyevich UY, Buha A, Salahuddin H, Adylova A, Tahir F, Pawlak-Adamska E. Regulation of signaling pathways by Ampelopsin (Dihydromyricetin) in different cancers: exploring the highways and byways less travelled. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2019. [DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2019.65.7.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fayyaz S, Qureshi MZ, Alhewairini SS, Avnioglu S, Attar R, Sabitaliyevich UY, Buha A, Salahuddin H, Adylova A, Tahir F, Pawlak-Adamska E. Regulation of signaling pathways by Ampelopsin (Dihydromyricetin) in different cancers: exploring the highways and byways less travelled. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2019; 65:15-20. [PMID: 31880533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ampelopsin or Dihydromyricetin is gradually emerging as a high-quality natural product because of its ability to modulate wide-ranging signaling pathways. Ampelopsin (Dihydromyricetin) has been reported to effectively modulate growth factor receptor (VEGFR2 and PDGFRβ) mediated signaling, TRAIL/TRAIL-R pathway, JAK/STAT and mTOR-driven signaling in different cancers. Ampelopsin (Dihydromyricetin) has also been shown to exert inhibitory effects on the versatile regulators which trigger EMT (Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition). Findings obtained from in-vitro studies are encouraging and there is a need to comprehensively analyze how Ampelopsin (Dihydromyricetin) inhibits tumor growth in different cancer models. Better knowledge of efficacy of Ampelopsin (Dihydromyricetin) in tumor bearing mice will be helpful in maximizing its translational potential.
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- Sundas Fayyaz
- Department of Biochemistry, Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yeditepe University, Ataşehir/İstanbul 34755, Turkey
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- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatovic", University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia
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- Department of Postgraduate Education and Research, Kazakhstan Medical University KSPH, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rashid Latif Medical College (RLMC), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Experimental Therapy, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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Smith SCL, Saltzman J, Shivaji UN, Lethebe BC, Cannatelli R, Ghosh S, Iacucci M, Bannaga A, Fowler H, Geh D, Gupta T, Harvey PR, Khan S, Kumar A, Lim P, McCulloch A, O'Rourke J, Polewiczowska B, Qurashi M, Tahir F, Widlak MM. Randomized controlled study of the prediction of diminutive/small colorectal polyp histology using didactic versus computer-based self-learning module in gastroenterology trainees. Dig Endosc 2019; 31:535-543. [PMID: 30844114 DOI: 10.1111/den.13389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The aim of this randomized trial was to evaluate the performance of self-training versus didactic training in order to increase the diagnostic accuracy of diminutive/small colonic polyp histological prediction by trainees. METHODS Sixteen trainees reviewed 78 videos (48 iSCAN-OE and 30 NBI) of diminutive/small polyps in a pretraining assessment. Trainees were randomized to receive computer-based self-learning (n = 8) or didactic training (n = 8) using identical teaching materials and videos. The same 78 videos, in a different randomized order, were assessed. The NICE (NBI International Colorectal Endoscopic) and SIMPLE (Simplified Identification Method for Polyp Labeling during Endoscopy) classification systems were used to classify diminutive/small polyps. RESULTS A higher proportion of high-confidence predictions of polyps was made by the self-training group versus the didactic group using both the SIMPLE classification (77.1% [95% CI 73.4-80.3] vs 69.9% [95% CI 66.1-73.5%] [P = 0.005]) and the NICE classification (77% [95% CI 73.2-80.4%] vs 69.8% [95% CI 66-73.4%] [P = 0.006]). When using NICE, sensitivity of the self-training group compared with the didactic group was 72% versus 83% (P = 0.0005), and the accuracy was 66.1% versus 69.1%. The training improved the confidence of participants and SIMPLE was preferred over NICE. CONCLUSION Self-learning for the prediction of diminutive/small polyp histology is a method of training that can achieve results similar to didactic training. Availability of adequate self-learning teaching modules could enable widespread implementation of optical diagnosis in clinical practice.
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- Samuel C L Smith
- Institute of Translational Medicine and Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Institute of Translational Medicine and Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Clinical Research Unit, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Institute of Translational Medicine and Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Translational Medicine and Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Translational Medicine and Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, UK.,University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Jamil M, Niaz K, Tahir F. Closed vs. open method of pneumoperitonium at infra-umbilical site in laparoscopic surgery - A comparative study. J PAK MED ASSOC 2018; 68:1478-1482. [PMID: 30317345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the safety profile of closed and open method of pneumoperitonium by comparing access and closure time during laparoscopic surgery and complications. METHODS This quassi-experimental study was conducted at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, from September 15, 2013, to September 15, 2016, and comprised patients who were block-randomised into two equal groups. The first half constituted Group A where pneumoperitonium was created by closed method, while the latter half was designated as Group B where the open method was employed. The two groups were compared for access, closure time and complications. SPSS 23 was used for data analysis. RESULTS There were 850 patients, with 425(50%) in each of the two groups. The overall mean age was 38.78±5.41 years, and 667(78%) were females. The mean access time in Group A was 6.58±1.78min and in Group B it was 5.49±1.82 min. The mean closure time was 7.60±2.12min in Group A and 6.91±1.40min in Group B (p<0.00). Access problem in Group A was significantly high (p=0.001). Abdominal wall complications were 13(3.05%) in Group A and 24(5.64%) in Group B (p=0.064). Visceral injury happened in 5(1.17%) patients in Group A and 1(0.23%) in Group B (p=0.101). CONCLUSIONS Open method of pneumoperitoneum was found to be safe and less time-consuming compared to the closed method.
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- Munawar Jamil
- Department of Surgery, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College/ Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College/ Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College/ Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Butt G, Romero MA, Tahir F, Farooqi AA. Emerging themes of regulation of oncogenic proteins by Solanum nigrum and its bioactive molecules in different cancers. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:9640-9644. [PMID: 30076759 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Research over the decades has sequentially and systematically provided a near-complete resolution of multifaceted and therapeutically challenging nature of cancer. Drug discovery from plants has enjoyed a renaissance in the past few years. Natural products have provided many of the lead structures, which are currently being used as templates for the design and synthesis of novel compounds with biologically enhanced properties. With the maturity and diversification of technologies, there is a growing need to design high-throughput functional assays for the evaluation of the myriad of compounds being catalogued. This review sheds light on the tumor suppressive properties of Solanum nigrum and its bioactive ingredients. Several worthy of mention include uttroside B, solanine, solamargine, and physalins, which have been tested for efficacy in cancer cell lines and xenografted mice. We have summarized the most recent findings related to S. nigrum-mediated regulation of intracellular protein network in different cancers. α-Solanine, an active component of S. nigrum, is involved in the regulation of microRNA-21 (miRNA-21) (oncogenic) and miRNA-138 (tumor suppressor) in prostate cancer. However, this is the only available evidence that gives us a clue related to the tumor suppressive effects exerted by components of S. nigrum at a posttranscriptional level. More interestingly, S. nigrum and its components exerted inhibitory effects on different pathways including PI3K/AKT, JAK-STAT, VEGF/VEGFR, and matrix metalloproteinases in different cancers. We also provide an overview of new tools, methodologies, and approaches, which will allow researchers to extract as much information as possible out of the tremendous data sets currently being generated. The use of computational tools will be helpful in processing structurally complex natural products and also in prediction of their macromolecular targets.
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Acapulco, Guerrero, México
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Lin X, Qureshi MZ, Attar R, Khalid S, Tahir F, Yaqub A, Aslam A, Yaylim I, De Carlos Back LK, Farooqi AA, Ismail M. Targeting of BCR-ABL: Lessons learned from BCR-ABL inhibition. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:129-137. [PMID: 27894413 DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2016.62.12.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In 1960 researchers reported that balanced translocation between chromosomes 22 and 9 resulted in the generation of Philadelphia chromosome. This breakthrough revolutionized our knowledge related to leukemia biology and contemporary studies revealed that chromosomal translocation resulted in the fusion between the 5' segment of BCR gene and 3' segment of the ABL gene to form BCR/ABL fusion gene. Research over the years has progressively and systematically improved our understanding of the genetic and proteomic basis of Leukemia. Genome-wide profiling studies, including genome sequencing and microarray analysis, have helped us in identification of different intracellular signaling cascades that are frequently mutated in Leukemia. We partition this multi-component review into different sections related to biochemical characteristics of BCR-ABL+ cells, underlying mechanism of generation of mutations and crosstalk of BCR-ABL with various intracellular signaling cascades. We also summarize how BCR-ABL encoding mRNA is negatively regulated by different miRNAs and the strategies which are currently being used to effectively target BCR-ABL protein. We also provide an overview of the natural products which have been used for targeting of BCR-ABL protein. Better understanding of the protein network of Philadelphia positive leukemic cells will prove to be helpful in getting a step closer to personalized medicine.
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- X Lin
- Department of Pharmacology, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Yeditepe University Medical School, İnönü Mah., Kayışdağı Cad., 26 Ağustos Yerleşimi, 34755 Ataşehir/İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul , Turkey
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- Biogenetika, Individualized Medicine, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Translational Oncology and Personalized Medicine, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Biomedical and genetic Engineering (IBGE), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Donkin C, Kary A, Tahir F, Taylor R. Resources masquerading as slots: Flexible allocation of visual working memory. Cogn Psychol 2016; 85:30-42. [PMID: 26794368 DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Whether the capacity of visual working memory is better characterized by an item-based or a resource-based account continues to be keenly debated. Here, we propose that visual working memory is a flexible resource that is sometimes deployed in a slot-like manner. We develop a computational model that can either encode all items in a memory set, or encode only a subset of those items. A fixed-capacity mnemonic resource is divided among the items in memory. When fewer items are encoded, they are each remembered with higher fidelity, but at the cost of having to rely on an explicit guessing process when probed about an item that is not in memory. We use the new model to test the prediction that participants will more often encode the entire set of items when the demands on memory are predictable.
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Ali SMM, Memon MI, Ioos V, Pasha TMU, Afghan S, Tahir F, Zeb A. Feasibility of routine data collection on icu performance and activity in resource limited settings. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4796306 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ali SMM, Koul SS, Memon MI, Pasha TMU, Afghan S, Tahir F. Comparison of chlorhexidine based dressing versus simple occlusive dressing in preventing catheter related bloodstream infections at medical ICU in a resource constraint settings. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4798442 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Khan AN, McKay DW, Tahir F. Short baseline reactorν¯−escattering experiments and nonstandard neutrino interactions at source and detector. Int J Clin Exp Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.90.053008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Martins J, Jideani I, Yusuf I, Tahir F. Comparative consumer acceptability and food utilization analysis of three maize varieties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1108/00346651011044023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nasir JA, Chanmugham P, Tahir F, Ahmed A, Shinwari F. Investigation of the probable causes of specific childhood disabilities in eastern Afghanistan (preliminary report). Cent Eur J Public Health 2004; 12:53-7. [PMID: 15068213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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To identify risk factors likely to cause developmental disabilities and to generate hypotheses for a further study of risk factors predisposing to disability and slow mental and physical development. Mothers and children attending/visiting the Sandy Gall's Afghanistan Appeal (SGAA) clinics in the East Zone of Afghanistan. The main outcome measures, developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy (CP), club foot, CDH and polio. Results, 37.5% of the disabilities were present at birth, 46% of the disabled children were born from parents who are 1st cousin which was confirmed by computing chi2 value, which is 10.87 with one degree of freedom. 58.3% of the disabled children were born from parents who lack antenatal care. 22.4% of the pregnant women in the defined population had antenatal checkups, and 97% of the mothers in the defined population are illiterate, 52% of the children found with CP specific and mental retardation. 25% were with delayed physical and mental development. 13% were with CP specific and 10% were club foot. 2% of the children were visually handicapped, 9% with hearing impairment. 61% of children were from Nangarhar, 25% from Laghman and 14% from Kunar.
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- J A Nasir
- Enviromental Health Department Public Health Division, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Subhan F, Tahir F, Ahmad R, Khan ZD. Oligospermia and its relation with hormonal profile. J PAK MED ASSOC 1995; 45:246-7. [PMID: 8683833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Serum of 161 oligospermic men was analysed for pituitary hormones LH and FSH and the androgen testosterone. The hormonal analysis indicated normal levels of LH and testosterone, while the FSH levels showed negative correlation to the sperm concentration.
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- F Subhan
- National Research Institute of Reproductive Physiology, National Institute of Health, Islamabad
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