Khursheed Javaid
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View article: Natural α-glucosidase inhibitors from selected medicinal plants in Malaysia
Natural α-glucosidase inhibitors from selected medicinal plants in Malaysia Open
The most prevalent subtype of diabetes is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus which results from an abnormal postprandial increase in blood glucose. Inhibition of the carbohydrate-hydrolysing enzymes (alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase) in the human…
View article: Levels of Cytokines In SARS-Cov-2 Infected Patients
Levels of Cytokines In SARS-Cov-2 Infected Patients Open
Cytokine dysregulation is the proposed mechanism for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of interleukin (IL)‐2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- α, IL-1β, interferons (IFN)-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, and IL…
View article: Positive correlation of serum interleukin-13 and total immunoglobulin E in bronchial asthma patients
Positive correlation of serum interleukin-13 and total immunoglobulin E in bronchial asthma patients Open
Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammation of airways, associated with hyper-responsiveness of the bronchial tree, resulting in reiterated attacks of cough, wheezing, chest tightness, and breathlessness. Aapproximately 4 Pakistani adults…
View article: Determination of Non-Organ Specific Autoantibodies in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Association with HLA DRΒ1 (*04) Allele
Determination of Non-Organ Specific Autoantibodies in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Association with HLA DRΒ1 (*04) Allele Open
The regulation of immune mechanisms is controlled by major histocompatibility complex/human leukocyte antigen (MHC/HLA). Polymorphisms of the HLA region have an impact on susceptibility to complex infectious and autoimmune diseases. The pr…
View article: Raised dsDNA autoantibodies in tuberculosis patients
Raised dsDNA autoantibodies in tuberculosis patients Open
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis can become dormant, resist the hostile environment of the phagosome, and trigger a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction leading to chronic infection an…
View article: Diabetes and Hepatitis C: Two sides of a coin
Diabetes and Hepatitis C: Two sides of a coin Open
Background: Hepatitis C virus or HCV is a blood borne pathogen, transmitted primarily via blood, body secretions and by piercing through skin (percutaneous), veins and mucosal surfaces. Prevalence of HCV in Pakistan is 4.5-8%. The prevalen…