Dr. Azhar Rasul

Assistant Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Dr. Azhar Rasul

Contact Details

Email Address azharrasul@gcuf.edu.pk
Phone Number 041-9200066
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
Academic Profiles
Basic Information
Full Name
Dr. Azhar Rasul
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
Zoology
Faculty
Life Sciences
Email Address
azharrasul@gcuf.edu.pk

Brief Statement of research work

Academic Excellence

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Postdoctorate Other University 2013 2015
2 Postdoctorate Other University 2015 2016
3 Postdoctorate Other University 2012 2013
4 Postdoctorate Other University 2016 2017
5 Ph.D Other University 2008 2012
6 M.Phil Or MS Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 2006 2008
7 Master Or Equivalent Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 2002 2004
8 Graduation Or Equivalent University of the Punjab, Lahore 2000 2002
9 Intermedite Or Equivalent BISE Sargodha 1998 2000
10 Matriculation Or Equivalent BISE Sargodha 1996 1998
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 NAHEED AKHTER, SIDRA BATOOL, SAMREEN GUL KHAN*, NASIR RASOOL, FOZIA ANJUM, AZHAR RASUL, SEVKI ADEM, SADAF MAHMOOD, AZIZ UR REHMAN, MEHR UN NISA, ZAINIB RAZZAQ, J?RN B. CHRISTENSEN, MOHAMMED A. S. ABOUREHAB, SYED ADNAN ALI SHAH AND SYAHRUL IMRAN Bio-Oriented Synthesis and Molecular Docking Studies of 1,2,4-Triazole Based Derivatives as Potential Anti-Cancer Agents against HepG2 Cell Line Journal of Pharmaceuticals 2023 16 5.215
2 JAVERIA MAQBOOL, HASEEB ANWAR, AZHAR RASUL, ALI IMRAN, MALIK SAADULLAH, SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK, ASGHAR SHABBIR, RABIA AKRAM, FAIQA SAJID, SHAMAILA ZAFAR, SUMAN SAEED, MUHAMMAD NUMAN AKRAM, FAKHAR ISLAM, GHULAM HUSSAIN, SAIFUL ISLAM Comparative evaluation of ethyl acetate and n-Hexane extracts of Cannabis sativa L. leaves for muscle function restoration after peripheral nerve lesion Journal of Food Science and Nutrition - 2023 2023 3.894
3 ALI IRFAN, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR*, AZHAR RASUL, SAMI A. AL-HUSSAIN, SHAH FAISAL, SAJJAD AHMAD, RIDA NOOR, MUHAMMED TILAHUN MUHAMMED AND MAGDI E. A. ZAKI BTEAC Catalyzed Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of Bromobenzofuran-Oxadiazoles: Unravelling Anti-HepG-2 Cancer Therapeutic Potential through in Vitro and In Silico Studies Molecules 2023 24 6.208
4 MUHAMMAD ASIM, MARRIAM NAZIR, ZUNERA CHAUHDARY, MUHAMMAD IRFAN, SYED HAROON KHALID, SAJID ASGHAR, USRA, RAED I. FELIMBAN, MOHAMMED A. MAJRASHI, MOHANNAD S. HAZZAZI, MOHAMMED ALLISSA, SAFA H. QAHL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, SHAHZAD ALI SHAHID CH Enhanced Solubility and Biological Activity of Dexibuprofen-Loaded Silica-Based Ternary Solid Dispersions Journal of Pharmaceutics - 2023 15 6.525
5 NORSHIDAH HARUN, CHIUAN HERNG LEOW, KAMARULZAMAN EZATUL EZLEEN, HABIBAH A WAHAB, AZHAR RASUL, VIGNESH RAMACHANDRAN AND NGIT SHIN LAI Assessing the potential of NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitors biomarker in curbing dengue virus infections: In silico vs. In vitro approach Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2023 13 4.112
6 AYESHA SADIQA, AZHAR RASUL, MUDASSIR HASSAN, SALMA SULTANA, AND FARHAT JABEEN, Identification of novel natural Inhibitors to human 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) for cancer treatment Molecules - 2022 27 4.927
7 AYESHA TANVEER, BUSHRA AKHTAR, ALI SHARIF, UZMA SALEEM, AZHAR RASUL, AFTAB AHMAD & KASHIF JILANI Pathogenic role of cytokines in COVID-19, its association with contributing co-morbidities and possible therapeutic regimens, Inflammopharmacology. 1503?1516 2022 30 4.473
8 SEVKI ADEM , VOLKAN EYUPOGLU , IBRAHIM M IBRAHIM , IQRA SARFRAZ , AZHAR RASUL , MUHAMMAD ALI , ABDO A ELFIKY Multidimensional in silico strategy for identification of natural polyphenols-based SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) inhibitors to unveil a hope against COVID-19 Computer in Biology and Medicine 2022 2022 6.698
9 RABIA ZARA, AZHAR RASUL, TAYYABA SULTANA, FARHAT JABEEN, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, Identification of Macrolepiota procera extract as a novel G6PD inhibitor for the treatment of lung cancer Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 3372-3379 2022 29 4.219
10 RABIA AKRAM, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD SHAHID JAVED, AZHAR RASUL, ALI IMRAN, SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK, CHAND RAZA,IKRAM ULLAH KHAN, FAIQA SAJID, TEHREEM IMAN, TAO SUN, HYUNG SOO HAN AND GHULAM HUSSAIN. Axonal Regeneration: Underlying Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets Biomedicine 2022 10 4.75
11 SADDAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, AZHAR RASUL, SALMA SULTANA, USAMA SALEEM Chenopodium album extract ameliorates carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rat model Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 3408-3413 2022 29 4.219
12 MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, AYESHA HAMID, HAFIZA ISHMAL FAHEEM, AZHAR RASUL, TOURKI A. S. BAOKBAH, MUHAMMAD HARIS, RIMSHA YOUSAF , UZMA SALEEM, SHABNOOR IQBAL, MARIA SILVANA ALVES, ZAHID KHAN, GHULAM HUSSAIN, IFAT ALSHARFI, HAROON KHAN AND PHILIPPE JEAN Uncovering the Anticancer Potential of Polydatin: A Mechanistic Insight Molecules - 2022 27 4.927
13 SHAZIA ANWER BUKHARI, AYSHA YASMIN, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD ASIF ZAHOOR, GHULAM MUSTAFA, DUNIA A. AL FARRAJ, NOURA M. DARWISH, LOTFI ALEYA AND ASIM REHMAN Identification of Ascorbic Acid and Gallic Acid as Novel Inhibitors of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein for the Treatment of Obesity-Induced Type 2 Diabetes Dose Response 2022 20 1.855
14 RAHAT NAWAZ, SAYEDTAYYAB RAZA NAQVI, BATOOL FATIMA , NAZIA ZULFQAR, MUHAMMAD UMER FAROOQ, MUHAMMAD NAJAM UL HAQ, DILSHAD HUSSAIN, ASGHAR JAVEED, AZHAR RASUL , LAILA JAFRI , SAADAT MAJEED & WAHEED QAMAR KHAN Cost efective fabrication, antibacterial application and cell viability studies of modifed nonwoven cotton fabric Scientific Report - 2022 2022 4.379
15 IRUM SHAHZADI, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR , BURAK TuZuN, ASIM MANSHA, MUHAMMAD NAVEED ANJUM, AZHAR RASUL, ALI IRFAN, KATARZYNA KOTWICA-MOJZYCH, MARIUSZ MOJZYCH Repositioning of acefylline as anti-cancer drug: Synthesis, anticancer and computational studies of azomethines derived from acefylline tethered 4-amino-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole PLOS One 2022 2022 3.24
16 LUBNA KANWAL, SHAUKAT ALI, AZHAR RASUL, HAFIZ MUHAMMAD TAHIR Smilax china root extract as a novel Glucose- 6-phosphate dehydrogenase inhibitor for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences; 2022 29 4.052
17 ALI IRFAN, SADIA FIAZ, AZHAR RASUL, REHMAN ZAFAR, AMEER FAWAAD ZAHOOR, KATARZYNA KOTWICA-MOJZCH AND MARIUSZ MOJZYCH Exploring the Synergistic Anticancer Potential of Benzofuran?Oxadiazoles and Triazoles: Improved Ultrasound- and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Molecular Docking, Hemolytic, Thrombolytic and Anticancer Evaluation of Furan-Based Molecules Molecules - 2022 27 4.148
18 GUL BUSHRA KHAN, MUHAMMAD QASIM, AZHAR RASUL, USMAN ALI ASHFAQ ANDABDULLAH M. ALNUQAYDAN Identification of Lignan Compounds as New 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors for Lung Cancer Metabolite 2022 13 5.581
19 IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, FARHAT JABEEN, TAYABBYA SULTANA AND SEVKI ADEM Identification of Natural Compounds as Inhibitors of Pyruvate Kinase M2 for Cancer Treatment Molecules - 2022 27 4.927
20 SADAF MAHMOOD, SAMREEN GUL KHAN, AZHAR RASUL , J?RN BOLSTAD CHRISTENSEN AND MOHAMMED A. S. ABOUREHAB Ultrasound Assisted Synthesis and In Silico Modelling of 1,2,4-Triazole Coupled Acetamide Derivatives of 2-(4-Isobutyl phenyl)propanoic acid as Potential Anticancer Agents Molecules 2022 27 4.927
21 IRUM SHAHZADI, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR,* AZHAR RASUL, ASIM MANSHA, SAJJAD AHMAD, AND ZOHAIB RAZA Synthesis, Hemolytic Studies, and In Silico Modeling of Novel Acefylline?1,2,4-Triazole Hybrids as Potential Anti-cancer Agents against MCF?7 and A549 ACS Omega 6 11943?11953 2021 2021 3.512
22 SHABNOOR IQBAL, FARHAT JABEEN, CHENG PENG, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, MUHAMMAD UMAR IJAZ, AZHAR RASUL, SHUJAT ALI, ABDUR RAUF, GABER ES BATIHA AND EWA KlODZINSKA Nickel nanoparticles induce hepatotoxicity via oxidative and nitrative stress-mediated apoptosis and inflammation. Toxicology and Industrial Health 619-634 2021 37 1.688
23 NISAR AHMAD, SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, M. MUDASSAR SHAHZAD, ARSHAD JAVID, HAMDA AZMAT, M. ZUBAIR UL HASSAN ARSALAN, SADIA TABASSUM, BILAL AHMAD Effect of Nano-Se Particles Supplemented Sunflower Meal Based Diets on Mineral Absorption and Carcass Composition of Cirrhinus mrigala Fingerlings. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 1001-1500 2021 54 .831
24 RABIA BATOOL, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, BUSHRA NAGEEN, IQRA SARFRAZ, KASHIF ZAHOOR, AMMARA RIAZ, AIZA IJAZ, SEVKI ADEM Furanodiene: A novel, potent and multitarget cancer-fighting terpenoid Current Pharmaceutical Design 2628-2634 2021 27 2.412
25 IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, BUSHRA NAGEEN, FARHAT JABEEN, ELISA SELAMO?LU, ?LKNUR UCAK, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, SEVKI ADEM A review on phyto-pharmacology of Oxalis corniculata. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 1181-1186. 2021 25 1.205
26 SHABNOOR IQBAL, MUHAMMAD A. SHAH, AZHAR RASUL, MALIK SAADULLAH, SOBIA TABASSUM, SHUJAT ALI, MUHAMMAD ZAFAR, HAJI MUHAMMAD, MD SAHAB UDDIN, GABER EL-SABER BATIHA, CELIA VARGAS-DE-LA-CRUZ. Radioprotective Potential of Nutraceuticals and their Underlying Mechanism of Action. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 40-52 2021 22 2.556
27 MUHAMMAD ADNAN, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD A. SHAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, AMMARA RIAZ, IQRA SARFRAZ, ARIF HUSSAIN, KHATEREH KHORSANDI, NGIT S. LAI AND SYED M. HUSSAIN Radioprotective Role of Natural Polyphenols: From Sources to Mechanisms. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 30-39 2021 22 1.34
28 RABIA AKHTAR, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR, AZHAR RASUL, SAMREEN GUL KHAN AND KULSOOM GHULAM ALI In-vitro cytotoxic evaluation of newly designed ciprofloxacinoxadiazole hybrids against human liver tumor cell line (Huh7). Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 1143-1148 2021 34 .88
29 LUTFUN NAHAR, SHAYMAA AL-MAJMAIE, AFAF AL-GROSHI, AZHAR RASUL, SATYAJIT D SARKER Chalepin and chalepensin: Occurrence, biosynthesis and therapeutic potential Molecules 1609. 2021 26 4.41
30 FREEHA HAFEEZ, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR, AZHAR RASUL, SAJJAD AHMAD AND ASIM MANSHA Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of 2-oxo-2-(arylamino) ethyl 4-phenylpiperazine-1-carbodithioates. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 353-357. 2021 34 .88
31 NIMRA JAVAID, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, AZHAR RASUL, ZUNERA CHAUHDARY, UZMA SALEEM, HAROON KHAN, NAZIR AHMED, MD. SAHAB UDDIN, BIJO MATHEW, TAPAN BEHL AND RENALD BLUNDELL. Neuroprotective Effects of Ellagic Acid in Alzheimer's Disease: Focus on Underlying Molecular Mechanisms of Therapeutic Potential. Current Pharmaceutical Design 1381-6128 2021 2021 2.412
32 MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, AZHAR RASUL, RIMSHA YOUSAF, MUHAMMAD HARIS, HAFIZA ISHMAL FAHEEM, AYESHA HAMID, HAROON KHAN, ABDUL HALEEM KHAN, MICHAEL ASCHNAR, GABER EL-SABER BATIHA Combination of natural antivirals and potent immune invigorators: A natural remedy to combat COVID-19. Phytotherapy Research 6530-6551 2021 35 3.092
33 MUHAMMAD FURQAN AKHTAR, KHUSHDIL KHAN, AMMARA SALEEM, MIRZA MUHAMMAD FARAN, ASHRAF BAIG, AZHAR RASUL, MOHAMED M. ABDEL?DAIM Chemical characterization and anti?arthritic appraisal of Monotheca buxifolia methanolic extract in Complete Freund?s Adjuvant?induced arthritis in Wistar rats. Inflammopharmacology 393-408. 2021 29 3.354
34 AZHAR RASUL, AMMARA RIAZ, WEI WEI, IQRA SARFRAZ, MUDASSIR HASSAN, JIANG LI, FARYAL ASIF, SEVKI ADEM, SHAZIA ANWER BUKHARI, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, AND XIAOMENG LI. Mangifera indica Extracts as Novel PKM2 Inhibitors for Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Biomed Research International - 2021 2021 2.583
35 56. ALI SABIR, ARSLAN IFTIKHAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR IJAZ, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, RANA KHALID IQBAL, FAIQA SAJID AND HASEEB ANWAR Retrospective study of frequency of ABO and Rhesus blood group among population of Safdarabad and Faisalabad cities of Pakistan. BMC Res Notes 13104-020-05429 2021 14 1.34
36 NAZIA KANWAL, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, FARHAT JABEEN, TAYYABA SULTAN In silico-based identification of phytochemicals as novel human phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1) inhibitors for cancer therapy Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2021 34 .684
37 ARSLAN SHAUKAT, HASEEB ANWAR, ABID MAHMOOD, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD UMAR IJAZ, MUHAMMAD NASEEM FAISAL, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, ADNAN ALI, Synthesis cum characterization of MgO and MnO nanoparticles and their assessment as antidiabetic and anti-oxidative agents in diabetic rat model. Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 412570 2021 602 1.88
38 AMMARA SALEEM, MOHAMMAD SALEEM, MUHAMMAD FURQAN AKHTAR, MIRZA MUHAMMAD FARAN ASHRAF BAIG, AZHAR RASUL HPLC analysis, cytotoxicity, and safety study of Moringa oleifera Lam. (wild type) leaf extract. Journal of Food Biochemistry 0145-8884 2020 2020 1.552
39 TAHIRA YOUNIS, FAIZA JABEEN, LAILA JAFRI, AZHAR RASUL, MALEEHA MANZOOR, MUSSARAT SHAHEEN AND AMMARA RIAZ The protective potential of a Fraxinus xanthoxyloides ethyl acetate fraction against CCl4-induced oxidative stress in the cardiac tissue of rats. RSC Advances 2046-2069 2020 2020 3.049
40 MUZAMMAL SATTAR, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD NAEEM FAISAL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, SHAHZAD IRFAN, AZHAR RASUL, IMRAN MUKHTAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, HUMAIRA MUZAFFAR, ARSLAAN SHAUKAT AND SYED ALI RAZA NAQVI. Synergetic effects of GOS and Cu+2 nanoparticles as prebiotics on biochemical and metabolic hormonal profile in alloxan induced diabetic rats model. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 1297-1302 2020 33 .88
41 FAUZE MAHMUD, PING CHIN LEE, HABIBAH A WAHAB, KHAIRUL MOHD FADZLI MUSTAFFA, CHIUAN HERNG LEOW, AZHAR RASUL, NGIT SHIN LAI. ATP gatekeeper of Plasmodium protein kinase may provide the opportunity to develop selective antimalarial drugs with multiple targets. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 1297-1302 2020 33 1.94
42 SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, HINA GOHAR, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD MUDASSAR SHAHZAD, AFIA MUHAMMAD AKRAM, MUHAMMAD TARIQ, MAJID HUSSAIN, MUKHTIAR ALI AND ANAM KHALID Effect of polyphenols supplemented canola meal based diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and antioxidant activity of common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) fingerlings Indian Journal of Fisheries 72-79 2020 67 .5
43 LICHUN WANG, AZHAR RASUL, ZILI LIU, YING PAN, WEIHUA WANG, JIANG LI AND XIAOMENG LI. The Loss of Masculine with Declined Serum DHT Is Associated with High Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Chinese Men. Frontiers in Endocrinology 1664-2392 2020 11 3.519
44 AMMARA RIAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MALIK SAADULLAH, BILAL RASOOL, IQRA SARFRAZ, MUQADDAS MASOOD, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, FARHAT JABEEN, TAYYABA SULTANA Resistomycin, a pentacyclic polyketide, inhibits triple negative breast cancer through induction of apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1233-1238 2020 33 .84
45 KAMRAN WALAYAT, MATLOOB AHMAD, AZHAR RASUL, SANA ASLAM, MUHAMMAD NAVEED ANJUM, SADIA SULTAN AND MAZHAR IQBAL Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of norfloxacin based acetohydrazides. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1011-601X 2020 2020 .84
46 IRUM SHAHZADI, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR, AZHAR RASUL, NASIR RASOOL, ZOHAIB RAZA, SHAHLA FAISAL, BUSHRA PARVEEN, SHAGUFTA KAMAL, MUHAMMAD ZIA-UR-REHMAN, FAISAL MAQBOOL ZAHID, Synthesis, Anticancer and Computational Studies of 1, 3, 4-Oxadiazole-Purine Derivatives. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 0022-152x 2020 57 1.24
47 AYESHA SARFRAZ, MARIA JAVEED, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN, NUSRAT SHAFIQ, IQRA SARFRAZ, AMMARA RIAZ, AYESHA SADIQA, RABIA ZARA, SABA ZAFAR, LUBNA KANWAL, SATYA SARKER, AZHAR RASUL* Biochanin A: A Novel Bioactive Multifunctional Compound from Nature. Science of the Total Environment 0048-9697 2020 722 6.551
48 NAZIA KANWAL, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, IQRA SARFRAZ, AMMARA RIAZ, RABIA BATOOL, MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ, ARIF HUSSAIN, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Oleandrin: A bioactive phytochemical and potential cancer killer via multiple cellular signaling pathways. Food and Chemical Toxicology 0278-6915 2020 2020 4.79
49 MOHAMMAD SALEEM, IQRA KHALID, MUHAMMAD FURQAN AKHTAR, AMMARA SALEEM, AZHAR RASUL, IRFAN HAMID, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, EJAZ BASHEER, ZEESHAN JAVAID AND KASHIF SOHAIL HPLC analysis and pharmacological study of Quercus dilatata Lindle. ex Royle aqueous methanolic extract in Sprague Dawley rats. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1011-601X 2020 2020 .84
50 AMMARA SALEEM, MOHAMMAD SALEEM, MUHAMMAD FURQAN AKHTAR, MIRZA MUHAMMAD FARAN ASHRAF BAIG, AZHAR RASUL Chemical characterisation, In vitro antioxidant, Cytotoxicity and Safety evaluation of Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fee roots Natural product research 6223-6228 2020 2020 2.158
51 MUHAMMAD ADNAN, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, IQRA SARFRAZ, BUSHRA NAGEEN, AMMARA RIAZ, RIDA KHALID, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, SEVKI ADEM, SATYAJIT D. SARKER, Physcion and Physcion 8-O-?-glucopyranoside: Natural Anthraquinones with Potential Anti-cancer Activities. Current Drug Targets 1389-4501 2020 2020 2.64
52 OMER DRAZ, KHIZAR SAMIULLAH, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, AZHAR RASUL, RIFFAT YASIN, LUQMAN KHAN Fossil remains of even-toed ungulates from middle Siwaliks, Punjab, Pakistan. Historical Biology 0891-2963 2020 33 1.49
53 MUHAMMAD ZULHUSSNAIN, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, HINA RIZVI, MUHAMMAD ASIF ZAHOOR, AZHAR RASUL, AFTAB AHMAD, HUMARA NAZ MAJEED, AMER RASUL, KANWAL RANIAN & FARHAT JABEEN Insecticidal and Genotoxic effects of some indigenous plant extracts in Culex quinquefasciatus Say Mosquitoes. Scientific Report 2045-2322 2020 2020 4.122
54 AROONA RAZZAQ, SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK, FARHAN SAEED, ALI IMRAN, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD QASIM, SHAMAILA ZAFAR, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, JAVERIA MAQBOOL, MUHAMMAD IMRAN, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUZZAMAL HUSSAIN. Moringa oleifera Lam.ameliorates the muscles function recovery following an induced insult to the Sciatic nerve in a mouse model. Food Science & Nutrition 4009-4016 2020 11 1.747
55 AMMARA RIAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, NAZIA KANWAL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH*, IQRA SARFRAZ, RUBAB ISHFAQ, RABIA BATOOL, FARIHA RUKHSAR, SEVKI ADEM Germacrone: A Potent Secondary Metabolite with Therapeutic Potential in Metabolic Diseases, Cancer and Viral Infections. Current Drug Metabolism 1079-1090 2020 21 2.976
56 AROONA RAZZAQ, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, JIAQI XU, QIQI ZHANG, SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK, HASEEB ANWAR, NIMRA AZIZ, NADY BRAIDY, JOSE-LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR, WEI WEI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI. Strychnos nux-vomica L. seed preparation promotes functional recovery and attenuates oxidative stress in a mouse model of Sciatic nerve crush injury. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 2662-7671 2020 20 2.479
57 AYSHA YASMIN, SHAZIA ANWER BUKHARI, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, GHULAM MUSTAFA AND AZHAR RASUL. Screening of novel phytochemicals as secreted frizzled-related protein 4 inhibitors: An early stage biomarker of Type 2 diabetes. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 1245-1250 2020 33 .88
58 SABA ZAFAR, IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, GHAZALA KAUKAB, AMMARA RIAZ, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, MUHAMMAD ALI. Osthole: A Multifunctional Natural Compound with Potential Anticancer, Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activities. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 5 2020 20 2.902
59 AYESHA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, IQRA SARFRAZ, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN, NUSRAT SHAFIQ, MUQADDAS MASOOD, SEVKI ADEM, SATYAJIT D. SARKER, XIAOMENG LI Hispolon: A natural polyphenol and emerging cancer killer by multiple cellular signaling pathways. Environmental Research 110017 2020 190 5.17
60 JAVARIA NAWAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, IQRA SARFRAZ, AMMARA RIAZ, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN. Cardamonin: A new player to fight cancer via multiple cancer signaling pathways. Phototherapy Research 117591 2020 250 3.092
61 MUHAMMAD FURQAN AKHTAR, AMMARA SALEEM, AZHAR RASUL, MIRZA MUHAMMAD FARAN ASHRAF BAIG, MAYBIN-JUMAH, MOHAMED M.ABDEL DAIMF Anticancer natural medicines: An overview of cell signaling and other targets of anticancer phytochemicals European Journal of Pharmacology 0014-2999 2020 2020 3.263
62 MUHAMMAD ADNAN, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, HASEEB ANWAR, IQRA SARFRAZ, AMMARA RIAZ, MALEEHA MANZOOR, SEVKI ADEM, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Ginkgetin: A natural biflavone with versatile pharmacological activities Food and Chemical Toxicology 111642 2020 145 4.79
63 SEVKI ADEM, VOLKAN EYUPOGLU, IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR, MUHAMMAD ALI, MOHNAD ABDALLA, IBRAHIM M IBRAHIM, AND ABDO A ELFIKY Caffeic acid derivatives (CAFDs) as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2: CAFDs-based functional foods as a potential alternative approach to combat COVID-19. Phytomedicine 0944-7113 2020 2020 4.18
64 BUSHRA NAGEEN, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, HASEEB ANWAR, SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, MD. SAHAB UDDIN, IQRA SARFRAZ, AMMARA RIAZ, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Jaceosidin: A Novel Natural Flavone with Promising Anti-inflammatory and Anti-cancer Effects. Current Pharmaceutical Design 456-466 2020 27 2.412
65 AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, MARIA P L??PEZ-ALBERCA Nature-Inspired Drugs: Expanding Horizons of Contemporary Therapeutics Advances in pharmacological sciences 2 2019 2019 0
66 IMRAN MUKHTAR, HASEEB ANWAR, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, SYED ALI RAZA NAQVI, MUHAMMAD NAEEM FAISAL, IMTIAZ MUSTAFA, SAIMA MALIK, ARSLAN SHAUKAT, OSMAN ASGHAR MIRZA, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL Detection of Paracetamol as substrate of the gut microbiome. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences 751-757 2019 32 .84
67 TIAN QIN, AZHAR RASUL, AYESHA SARFRAZ, IQRA SARFRAZ, GHULAM HUSSAIN, HASEEB ANWAR, AMMARA RIAZ, SITONG LIU, WEI WEI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Salvianolic acid A & B: potential cytotoxic polyphenols in battle against cancer via targeting multiple signaling pathways International journal of biological sciences 2256-2264 2019 15 4.067
68 WEI WEI, AZHAR RASUL, AYESHA SADIQA, IQRA SARFRAZ, GHULAM HUSSAIN, BUSHRA NAGEEN, XINTONG LIU, NOBUMOTO WATANABE, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, MUHAMMAD ALI, XIAOMENG LI, JIANG LI Curcumol: From Plant Roots to Cancer Roots International journal of biological sciences 1600-1609 2019 15 3.873
69 NASIM AKHTAR, USWA HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZULHUSSNAIN, MUHAMMAD ASIF ZAHOOR, AZHAR RASUL, HUMARA NAZ MAJEED, RIZWAN MUNIR, KANWAL RANIAN, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR Insecticidal and genotoxic activities of some indigenous weed plant extracts in fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ARZNEI-& GEWURZPFLANZEN 10-16 2019 24 .053
70 MUQADDAS MASOOD, AZHAR RASUL, IQRA SARFRAZ, FAIZA JABEEN, SITONG LIU, XINTONG LIU, WEI WEI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Hispolon induces apoptosis against prostate DU145 cancer cells via modulation of mitochondrial and STAT3 pathways Pak. J. Pharm. Sci 2237-2243 2019 32 .84
71 SHAKEEL AHMAD, SAQUIB JALIL, SUMERA ZAIB, SANA ASLAM, MATLOOB AHMAD, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD NADEEM ARSHAD, SADIA SULTAN, ABDUL HAMEED, ABDULLAH M ASIRI, JAMSHED IQBAL Synthesis, X-ray crystal and monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity of 4, 6-dihydrobenzo [c] pyrano [2, 3-e][1, 2] thiazine 5, 5-dioxides: In vitro studies and docking analysis European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 9-22 2019 131 3.773
72 NIMRA AZIZ, AZHAR RASUL, SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK, HASEEB ANWAR, ALI IMRAN, AROONA RAZZAQ, ARSLAN SHAUKAT, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, JOSE-LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR, TAO SUN, GHULAM HUSSAIN Supplementation of Cannabis sativa L. leaf powder accelerates functional recovery and ameliorates haemoglobin level following an induced injury to sciatic nerve in mouse model Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 785-792 2019 32 .84
73 SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, NISAR AHMAD, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD MUDASSAR SHAHZAD, MUHAMMAD LATIF, UL HASSAN ARSALAN, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, MUHAMMAD UMAIR, HAFIZA HINA SHAFQAT Efficacy of Nano-Cr Particles Supplemented Sunflower Meal Based Diets on Growth Performance, Digestibility and Hematology of Catla catla Fingerlings. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 1943-1952 2019 51 .79
74 GHULAM HUSSAIN, JING WANG, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, ALI IMRAN, MUHAMMAD QASIM, SHAMAILA ZAFAR, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, AROONA RAZZAQ, NIMRA AZIZ, WASEEM AHMAD, ASGHAR SHABBIR, JAVED IQBAL, SHAHID MAHMOOD BAIG, TAO SUN Role of cholesterol and sphingolipids in brain development and neurological diseases Lipids in health and disease 1-12 2019 18 1.93
75 GHULAM HUSSAIN, JIA HUANG, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, ALI IMRAN, JAVERIA MAQBOOL, AROONA RAZZAQ, NIMRA AZIZ, MUHSIN KONUK, TAO SUN Putative Roles of Plant-Derived Tannins in Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatry Disorders: An Updated Review Molecules 2213 2019 24 3.06
76 RABIA AKHTAR, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR, AZHAR RASUL, MATLOOB AHMAD, MUHAMMAD NAVEED ANJUM, MUHAMMAD AJMAL, ZOHAIB RAZA Design, synthesis, in-silico study and anticancer potential of novel n-4-piperazinyl-ciprofloxacin-aniline hybrids Pak. J. Pharm. Sci 2215-2222 2019 32 .84
77 MUHAMMAD ASIF LATIF, FARHAT JABEEN, MUHAMMAD ALI, AZHAR RASUL, SHAHBANA NAZ, MUHAMMAD AKRAM Neurotoxic effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the brain of male sprague dawley rats Pak. J. Pharm. Sci 2311-2316 2019 32 .84
78 ALI IMRAN, LEI XIAO, WASEEM AHMAD, HASEEB ANWAR, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD IMRAN, NIMRA AZIZ, AROONA RAZZAQ, MUHAMMAD UMAIR ARSHAD, ASGHAR SHABBIR, JOSE???LUIS GONZALEZ DE AGUILAR, TAO SUN, GHULAM HUSSAIN Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) promotes functional recovery and ameliorates oxidative stress following a lesion to the sciatic nerve in mouse model Journal of food biochemistry e12983 2019 43 .414
79 AMMARA RIAZ, BISMA SALEEM, GHULAM HUSSAIN, IQRA SARFRAZ, BUSHRA NAGEEN, RABIA ZARA, MALEEHA MANZOOR, AZHAR RASUL Eriocalyxin B Biological Activity: A Review on Its Mechanism of Action Natural Product Communications 1-9 2019 14 .554
80 AZHAR RASUL1 , ALI AA AL-SHAWI3 , SHOAIB AHMAD MALIK4 , HASEEB ANWAR2 , BILAL RASOOL1 , AROONA RAZZAQ2 , NIMRA AZIZ2 , SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN2 , IQRA SARFRAZ1 , ASGHAR SHABBIR5 , ZELIHA SELAMOGLU6 AND GHULAM HUSSAIN2* Neurada procumbens promotes functions regain in a mouse model of mechanically induced sciatic nerve injury PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 1761-1766 2019 32 .84
81 90. AMMARA RIAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR, KHIZAR SAMIULLAH, IQRA SARFRAZ, MUQADDAS MASOOD , FARHAT JABEEN, TAYYABA SULTANA, SALMA SULTANA Eriocalyxin B Induces Apoptosis in Human Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells via Inhibiting STAT3 Activation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2843-2848 2019 32 .84
82 IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL*, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AJMAL SHAH, AMEER FAWAD ZAHOOR, MUHAMMAD ASRAR, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, XIN-YING JI, SEVKI ADEM, SATYAJIT D. SARKER 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase fuels multiple aspects of cancer cells: from cancer initiation to metastasis and chemoresistance. Biofactors 6 2019 46 3.598
83 SARFRAZ AHMED, SITI AMRAH SULAIMAN, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD YASIR WAQAS, ATIF AMIN BAIG, MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN AHMED, HUMAIRA YASMIN, SUMAIRAN BIBI, NOR HAYATI OTHMAN Effect of Daily Supplementation of Malaysian Jungle Tualang Honey and Australian/New Zealand Manuka honey on Hematological and Some Biochemical Variables in Female Rats Life Sciences 1 2018 2018 2.7
84 A RASUL, G HUSSAIN, F JABEEN, M ALI Development of potent and selective inhibitors against DENV non-structural proteins from natural products as lead structures International Journal of Infectious Diseases 145 2018 73 3.538
85 MUSTAFA SEVINDIK, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, IQRA SARFRAZ, KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, HASAN AKGUL, ILGAZ AKATA, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Determination of Anti-oxidative, Anti-microbial activity and heavy metal contents of Leucoagaricus leucothites Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2163-2168 2018 31 .84
86 GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, NIMRA AZIZ, AROONA RAZZAQ, WEI WEI, MUHAMMAD ALI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Role of plant derived alkaloids and their mechanism in neurodegenerative disorders International journal of biological sciences 341-357 2018 14 3.873
87 BUSHRA NAGEEN, IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, FARIHA RUKHSAR, SOMIA IRSHAD, AMMARA RIAZ, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, MUHAMMAD ALI Eupatilin: a natural pharmacologically active flavone compound with its wide range applications Journal of Asian natural products research 1-6 2018 2018 1.091
88 GHULAM HUSSAIN, LONGBIN ZHANG, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, AROONA RAZZAQ, NIMRA AZIZ, ASGHAR SHABBIR, MUHAMMAD ALI, TAO SUN Role of Plant-Derived Flavonoids and Their Mechanism in Attenuation of Alzheimer???s and Parkinson???s Diseases: An Update of Recent Data Molecules 814 2018 23 3.098
89 TAHIRA YOUNIS, AZHAR RASUL, FAIZA JABEEN, GHULAM HUSSAIN, JAVARIA ALTAF, LAILA JAFRI, REHANA RANI, MUHAMMAD RASHID KHAN, IQRA SARFRAZ, MUHAMMAD ALI Ameliorating role of methanolic leaves extract of Fraxinus xanthoxyloides against CCl 4-challanged nephrotoxicity in rats Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1475-1484 2018 31 1.103
90 TAHIRA YOUNIS, MOHAMMAD IMRAN KHAN, MUHAMMAD RASHID KHAN, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD MAJID, VAQAR MUSTAFA ADHAMI, HASAN MUKHTAR Nummularic acid, a triterpenoid, from the medicinal plant Fraxinus xanthoxyloides, induces energy crisis to suppress growth of prostate cancer cells Molecular carcinogenesis 1-37 2018 2018 3.851
91 O??MER F C??OLAK, AZHAR RASUL, MUSTAFA SEVI??NDI??K A Study on Paxillus involutus: Total Antioxidant and Oxidant Potential Turkish Journal of Life Sciences 244-247 2018 3 0
92 MARIA JAVEED, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, FARHAT JABEEN, BILAL RASOOL, NUSRAT SHAFIQ, AMMARA RIAZ, GHAZALA KAUKAB, MUHAMMAD ALI Harmine and its derivatives: Biological activities and therapeutic potential in human diseases Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 203-213 2018 13 1.052
93 MUHAMMAD ZAFAR, IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, FAIZA JABEEN, KHIZAR SAMIULLAH, GHULAM HUSSAIN, AMMARA RIAZ, MUHAMMAD ALI Tubeimoside-1, Triterpenoid Saponin, as a Potential Natural Cancer Killer Natural Product Communication 643-650 2018 13 .773
94 AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, FARHAT JABEEN, MUHAMMAD ALI Development of potent and selective inhibitors against DENV non-structural proteins from natural products as lead structures International Journal of Infectious Diseases 145 2018 73 3.2
95 AMMARA RIAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, FARHAT JABEEN, ZINAYYERA SUBHANI, TAHIRA YOUNIS, MUHAMMAD ALI, IQRA SARFRAZ, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU Astragalin: A Bioactive Phytochemical with Potential Therapeutic Activities Advances in pharmacological sciences 15 2018 2018 0
96 IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, GHULAM HUSSAIN, SYED MAKHDOOM HUSSAIN, FARHAT JABEEN, ZELIHA SELAMOGLU, MUHAMMAD ALI Malic Enzyme 2 as a Potential Therapeutic Drug Target for Cancer IUBMB Life 12 2018 14 3.23
97 ASMA MUHAMMAD YAR, GHANVA ZAMAN, ANNAM HUSSAIN, YAN CHANGHUIYAN CHANGHUI, AZHAR RASUL, ABRAR HUSSAIN, ZHO BO, HABIB BOKHARI, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM Comparative Genome Analysis of 2 Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains from Pakistan: Insights Globally Into Drug Resistance, Virulence, and Niche Adaptation Evolutionary Bioinformatics 1-9 2018 14 1.7
98 FAIZA JABEEN, ALI HUSSAIN, MALEEHA MANZOOR, TAHIRA YOUNIS, AZHAR RASUL, JAVED IQBAL QAZI Potential of bacterial chitinolytic, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, in biological control of termites Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 86 2018 28 .381
99 IQRA SARFRAZ, AZHAR RASUL, FARHAT JABEEN, TAHIRA YOUNIS, MUHAMMAD KASHIF ZAHOOR, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD ALI Fraxinus: a plant with versatile pharmacological and biological activities Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 12 2017 2017 2.13
100 HUI QIN, AZHAR RASUL, XIN LI, MUQADDAS MASOOD, GUANG YANG, NA WANG, WEI WEI, XI HE, NOBUMOTO WATANABE, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI CD147-induced cell proliferation is associated with Smad4 signal inhibition Experimental cell research 279-289 2017 358 3.93
101 GHULAM HUSSAIN, AZHAR RASUL, HASEEB ANWAR, MUHAMMAD UMAR SOHAIL, SYED KASHIF SHAHID KAMRAN, SHAHID MAHMOOD BAIG, ASGHAR SHABBIR Epidemiological Data of Neurological Disorders in Pakistan and Neighboring Countries: A Review Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS) 52-70 2017 12 0
102 CHUNWA JIANG, MUQADDAS MASOOD, AZHAR RASUL, WEI WEI, YA WANG, MUHAMMAD ALI, MUHAMMAD MUSTAQEEM, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Altholactone inhibits NF-??B and STAT3 activation and induces reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in prostate cancer DU145 cells Molecules 240 2017 22 3.098
103 IJAZ RASUL, FARRUKH AZEEM, MUHAMMAD H SIDDIQUE, SAIMA MUZAMMIL, AZHAR RASUL, ANAM MUNAWAR, MUHAMMAD AFZAL, MUHAMMAD A ALI, HABIBULLAH NADEEM Algae Biotechnology: A Green Light for Engineered Algae Algae Based Polymers, Blends, and Composites 301-334 2017 2017 0
104 XIAOYAN MA, FAN YANG, SHULI YANG, AZHAR RASUL, TING LI, LIANLIAN LIU, MIN KONG, DONGMEI GUO, TONGHUI MA Number and distribution of myofibroblasts and ??-smooth muscle actin expression levels in fetal membranes with and without gestational complications Molecular medicine reports 2784-2792 2015 12 1.922
105 AZHAR RASUL, BIN-JI ZHAO, JUN LIU, BAO LIU, JIA-XIN SUN, JIANG LI, XIAO-MENG LI Molecular mechanisms of casticin action: An update on its antitumor functions Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 9049-9058 2014 15 2.52
106 WEIHUA DI, MUHAMMAD KHAN, AZHAR RASUL, MEIYAN SUN, YUJIE SUI, LILI ZHONG, LONGFEI YANG, QI ZHU, LIANGTAO FENG, TONGHUI MA Isoalantolactone inhibits constitutive NF-??B activation and induces reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in osteosarcoma U2OS cells through mitochondrial dysfunction Oncology reports 1585-1593 2014 32 2.976
107 MANAL M RAMADAN, AMR F MANSOUR, REDA M FEKRY, MARWA T SALEM, FATHY M MAHAYA, MAMDOUH M ALI, NOHA S MOHAMED, PS KUMAR, RM FEBRIYANTI, FF SOFYAN, DE LUFTIMAS, R ABDULAH, HK KWON, JS HWANG, JS SO, CG LEE, A SAHOO, NK FAYAD, OHS AL-OBAIDI, TH AL-NOOR, MO Apigenin causes G2/M arrest associated with the modulation of p21Cip1 and Cdc2 and activates p53-dependent apoptosis pathway in human breast cancer SK-BR-3 cells International Journal of Biological Chemistry 350-354 2014 11 .18
108 AZHAR RASUL, XIAOYAN SHEN, BINGYU WANG, BAO LIU, XIAOMENG LI, JILIN TANG Tubeimoside-1 upregulates p21 expression and induces apoptosis and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest in human bladder cancer T24 cells Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 593-605 2014 9 1.052
109 YINGCHAO ZHANG, AZHAR RASUL, XIAOMENG LI, MAHADEV MALHI, XUEDONG FANG, LIJUAN WANG, YU WANG Lentivirus-mediated shRNA targeting decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) inhibits proliferation and augments apoptosis in pancreatic cancer Capan-1 cells African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 203-210 2013 7 .27
110 ZHENYU CHEN, AZHAR RASUL, CHAOYUE ZHAO, FAYA MARTIN MILLIMOUNO, ICHIRO TSUJI, TAKAKI YAMAMURA, REHANA IQBAL, MAHADEV MALHI, XIAOMENG LI, JIANG LI Antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of pinocembrin in human prostate cancer cells Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 255-262 2013 8 1.052
111 AZHAR RASUL, FAYA MARTIN MILLIMOUNO, WAFA ALI ELTAYB, MUHAMMAD ALI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Pinocembrin: a novel natural compound with versatile pharmacological and biological activities BioMed Research International 9 2013 2013 2.476
112 F IQBAL, RM KHATTAK, S OZUBEK, MNK KHATTAK, A RASUL, M AKTAS Application of the Reverse Line Blot Assay for the Molecular Detection of Theileria and Babesia sp. in Sheep and Goat Blood Samples from Pakistan Iranian journal of parasitology 289 2013 8 1.1
113 AZHAR RASUL, JUN DI, FAYA MARTIN MILLIMOUNO, MAHADEV MALHI, ICHIRO TSUJI, MUHAMMAD ALI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Reactive oxygen species mediate isoalantolactone-induced apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells Molecules 9382-9396 2013 18 3.098
114 AZHAR RASUL, RUI BAO, MAHADEV MALHI, BING ZHAO, ICHIRO TSUJI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Induction of apoptosis by costunolide in bladder cancer cells is mediated through ROS generation and mitochondrial dysfunction Molecules 1418-1433 2013 18 3.098
115 AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD KHAN, MUHAMMAD ALI, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Targeting Apoptosis Pathways in Cancer with Alantolactone and Isoalantolactone The Scientific World Journal 9 2013 2013 0
116 F IQBAL, RM KHATTAK, S OZUBEK, MNK KHATTAK, A RASUL, M AKTAS Application of the reverse line blot assay for the molecular detection of Theileria and Babesia sp. in sheep and goat blood samples from Pakistan Iranian Journal of Parasitology 289 2013 8 1.1
117 MUHAMMAD KHAN, JAVED IQBAL QAZI, AZHAR RASUL, YONGCHEN ZHENG, TONGHUI MA Evodiamine induces apoptosis in pancreatic carcinoma PANC-1 cells via NF ??B inhibition Bangladesh J Pharmacol 8-14 2013 8 1.052
118 N YANG, B ZHAO, A RASUL, H QIN, J LI, X LI PIAS1-modulated Smad2/4 complex activation is involved in zinc-induced cancer cell apoptosis Cell death & disease e811 2013 4 5.66
119 AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD KHAN, BO YU, MUHAMMAD ALI, YANG JING BO, HONG YANG, TONGHUI MA Isoalantolactone, a sesquiterpene lactone, induces apoptosis in SGC-7901 cells via mitochondrial and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathways Archives of pharmacal research 1262-1269 2013 36 2.22
120 WEI WEI, JUN DI, AZHAR RASUL, CHAOYUE ZHAO, FAYA MARTIN MILLIMOUNO, ICHIRO TSUJI, FURHAN IQAL, MAHADEV MALHI, XIAOMENG LI, JIANG LI Dracorhodin perchlorate induces apoptosis in bladder cancer cells through Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, survivin down-regulation and caspase-3 activation Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 276-282 2013 8 1.052
121 MUHAMMAD KHAN, TING LI, AHMAD KHAN, MUHAMMAD KHALIL, AZHAR RASUL, FAISAL NAWAZ, MEIYAN SUN, YONGCHEN ZHENG, TONGHUI MA Alantolactone induces apoptosis in HepG2 cells through GSH depletion, inhibition of STAT3 activation, and mitochondrial dysfunction BioMed Research International 11 2013 2013 2.476
122 AZHAR RASUL, TONGHUI MA Natural Compounds and Their Role in Autophagic Cell Signaling Pathways Autophagy-A Double-Edged Sword-Cell Survival Death? 249-266 2013 1 .92
123 MIN KONG, LIANLIAN LIU, FEI YI, MUHAMMAD KHAN, AZHAR RASUL, FAN YANG, XIAOYAN MA, TONGHUI MA Prevalence of infarct and villous clumps, and the expression of ?????smooth muscle actin in the placental basal plate in severe preeclampsia Molecular medicine reports 1067-1073 2013 8 1.92
124 AZHAR RASUL, JINMEI LIU, YING LIU, FAYA MARTIN MILLIMOUNO, XIAOWAN WANG, ICHIRO TSUJI, TAKAKI YAMAMURA, JIANG LI, XIAOMENG LI Eriocalyxin B inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis through downregulation of Bcl-2 and activation of caspase-3 in human bladder cancer cells Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 116-123 2013 8 1.052
125 JING SHEN, XIAOYAN MA, FEI YI, AZHAR RASUL, MANHUA CUI, TONGHUI MA Increased expression levels of vitronectin in the maternal???fetal interface of placenta in early-onset severe preeclampsia Molecular medicine reports 53-58 2013 7 1.92
126 AZHAR RASUL, BO YU, LILI ZHONG, MUHAMMAD KHAN, HONG YANG, TONGHUI MA Cytotoxic effect of evodiamine in SGC-7901 human gastric adenocarcinoma cells via simultaneous induction of apoptosis and autophagy Oncology reports 1481-1487 2012 27 2.976
127 MUHAMMAD KHAN, BO YU, AZHAR RASUL, ALI AL SHAWI, FEI YI, HONG YANG, TONGHUI MA Jaceosidin induces apoptosis in U87 glioblastoma cells through G2/M phase arrest Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 12 2012 2012 4.77
128 MUHAMMAD KHAN, BIN ZHENG, FEI YI, AZHAR RASUL, ZHUYI GU, TING LI, HONGWEN GAO, JAVED IQBAL QAZI, HONG YANG, TONGHUI MA Pseudolaric Acid B induces caspase-dependent and caspase-independent apoptosis in u87 glioblastoma cells Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 11 2012 2012 4.77
129 AZHAR RASUL, RUNMIN SONG, WEI WEI, YOSHIKAZU NISHINO, ICHIRO TSUJI, XIAOMENG LI, JIANG LI Tubeimoside-1 inhibits growth via the induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 150-156 2012 7 .81
130 AZHAR RASUL, BO YU, LONG-FEI YANG, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD KHAN, TONGHUI MA, HONG YANG Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone induces G2/M phase arrest and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 1191-1200 2012 6 .58
131 AZHAR RASUL, TONGHUI MA AUGMENTATION OF TRAIL-INDUCED APOPTOSIS BY TUBEIMOSIDE-1 IN HUMAN GASTRIC CANCER CELLS VIA INHIBITION OF THE NF-KB AND PI3K/AKT SIGNALING PATHWAYS Annals of Oncology 27 2012 23 13.92
132 MUHAMMAD KHAN, CHUAN DING, AZHAR RASUL, FEI YI, TING LI, HONGWEN GAO, RONG GAO, LILI ZHONG, KUN ZHANG, XUEDONG FANG, TONGHUI MA Isoalantolactone induces reactive oxygen species mediated apoptosis in pancreatic carcinoma PANC-1 cells International journal of biological sciences 533 2012 8 4.2
133 REHMAN MEHMOOD KHATTAK, ALI SHARAFAT, MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR, MUHAMMAD NASIR KHAN, AZHAR RASUL, FURHAN IQBAL Prevalence of ectoparasites in wild and domesticated grey (Francolinus pondicerianus) and black partridges (Francolinus francolinus) from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province of Pakistan Pakistan Journal of Zoology 1239-1244 2012 44 .45
134 MUHAMMAD KHAN, YINGHONG XIAO, BO YU, NAN WANG, AZHAR RASUL, FEI YI, LONGFEI YANG, HONG YANG, TONGHUI MA Artabotryside A, a constituent from Descurainia sophia (L.) induces cell death in U87 glioma cells through apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 3754-3765 2012 6 .58
135 MUHAMMAD KHAN, FEI YI, AZHAR RASUL, TING LI, NAN WANG, HONGWEN GAO, RONG GAO, TONGHUI MA Alantolactone induces apoptosis in glioblastoma cells via GSH depletion, ROS generation, and mitochondrial dysfunction IUBMB life 783-794 2012 64 3.2
136 AZHAR RASUL, CHUAN DING, XIAOMENG LI, MUHAMMAD KHAN, FEI YI, MUHAMMAD ALI, TONGHUI MA Dracorhodin perchlorate inhibits PI3K/Akt and NF-??B activation, up-regulates the expression of p53, and enhances apoptosis Apoptosis 1104-1119 2012 17 3.96
137 A RASUL, B YU, M KHAN, K ZHANG, F IQBAL, T MA, H YANG Magnolol, a natural compound, induces apoptosis of SGC-7901 human gastric adenocarcinoma cells via the mitochondrial and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways International journal of oncology 1153-1161 2012 40 3.07
138 AZHAR RASUL, TONGHUI MA EVODIAMINE AUGMENTS TNF-alpha-AND TRAIL-INDUCED APOPTOSIS IN HUMAN GASTRIC CANCER CELLS VIA INHIBITING THE NF-kappa B AND PI3K/AKT SIGNALING PATHWAYS ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY 37-37 2012 23 11.85
139 AZHAR RASUL, TONGHUI MA In vitro cytotoxic screening of 300 selected Chinese medicinal herbs against human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY 592-600 2012 6 .27
140 AZHAR RASUL, SAIMA PARVEEN, TONGHUI MA Costunolide: A novel anti-cancer sesquiterpene lactone Bangladesh J Pharmacol 6-13 2012 7 .7
141 AZHAR RASUL, BO YU, LONG-FEI YANG, MUHAMMAD ALI, MUHAMMAD KHAN, TONGHUI MA, HONG YANG Induction of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells by kuraridin and Nor-kurarinone isolated from Sophora flavescens Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP) 2499-504 2011 12 1.5
142 MUHAMMAD KHAN, AZHAR RASUL, FEI YI, LILI ZHONG, TONGHUI MA Jaceosidin induces p53-dependent G2/M phase arrest in U87 glioblastoma cells Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP) 3235-3238 2011 12 1.5
143 AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD KHAN, BO YU, TONGHUI MA, HONG YANG Xanthoxyletin, a coumarin induces S phase arrest and apoptosis in human gastric adenocarcinoma SGC-7901 cells Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP) 219-1223 2011 12 1.5
144 MUHAMMAD NAEEM, AZHAR RASUL, ABDUS SALAM, SHAHID IQBAL, ABIR ISHTIAQ, MUHAMMAD KHALID, MOHAMMAD ATHAR Proximate analysis of female population of wild feather back fish (Notopterus notopterus) in relation to body size and condition factor African Journal of Biotechnology 3867-3871 2011 10 .8
145 ALI AL SHAWI, AZHAR RASUL, MUHAMMAD KHAN, FURHAN IQBAL, MA TONGHUI Eupatilin: A flavonoid compound isolated from the artemisia plant, induces apoptosis and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest in human melanoma A375 cells African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 582-588 2011 5 .8
Professional Journey

Employment history is being updated and will be available soon.

International Exposure
SR. COUNTRY FUNDING AGENCY DURATION (Y/M/D) PURPOSE
1 CHINA Ministry of Education (MOE) of Pakistan and Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC), China) 6/0/0 PhD and Postdoc
2 FRANCE Travel grant 0/0/7 To attend WIn symposium
3 SOUTH KOREA International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biolgy (IUBMB) 0/0/10 Young Scientist Fellowship (YSP) and IUBMB Life Conference
4 SRI LANKA HEC Travel grant 0/0/4 To attend ICGEB-NASSL "South Asian Biotechnology Conference 2018 - SABC 2018"
5 ITALY Travel grant by ICGEB 0/0/7 ICGEB Workshop
6 THAILAND IUBMB Thailand 0/0/4 IUBMB Advanced School 2018 in Bangkok
7 JAPAN JSPS and TBRF 6/0/0 JSPS Postdoc Fellow, SPDR and TBRF Postdoc Fellow
8 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Travel grant 0/0/4 To attend Conference
Professional qualifications & traninings
SR. INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE YEAR MAJOR SUBJECT
1 Institure of Genetics and Cytology, Changchun China POSTDOC 2012 - 2013 Cell and Molecular Biology
Research Projects
SR. PROJECT TITLE PROJECT DETAIL ABSTRACT FUNDING AGENCY
1
Identification and Characterization of Plant Pathogen Interactions (PPI) Inhibitors from Natural Products as Lead Structure
HEC
Higher Education Commission (HEC) under National University Research Program
2
Transforming Fruit Waste Biomass into Health Dietary Supplements for Cancer Treatment
IFS
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International Foundation for Science
3
Identification and Characterization of Plant Pathogen Interactions (PPI) Inhibitors from Natural Products as Lead Structure
HEC
Higher Education Commission (HEC) under National University Research Program
4
Screening of SFRP4 Inhibitor as Potential Medicine for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
HEC
Higher Education Commision, Pakistan
5
Novel Therapeutic Approach of Capped Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment via Hyperthermia Therapy
PSF
Pakistan Science Foundation
6
Development and lead optimization of novel ME2 and 6PGD inhibitors that halt fibroblast accelerated migration of cancer cells
PSF
Pakistan Science Foundation
7
Development of herbal supplements for diabetes and low-cost nanomaterial-based wound dresser using green technology for diabetic foot ulcers
PHEC
Punjab Higher Education Commission
8
Targeting the Energy Metabolism with Dietary Nutrients for Cancer Treatment
PAK TURK RESERACH GRANT
Higher Education Commission (HEC) under Pak-Turk Researchers Mobility Grant Program (Phase II) ? 2017
9
Determining the mechanism of action of a novel human 6 phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (h6PGD) specific inhibitor that kills chemo-resistant cancer cells
ISESCO
Head of ICPSR ? ISESCO
10
Identification and characterization of cancer stem cells and cancer metabolism reprogramming inhibitors from natural products as lead structures
NRPU/2017/8381/PUNJAB
Identification and characterization of cancer stem cells and cancer metabolism reprogramming inhibitors from natural products as lead structures
HEC-NRPU
11
Development of potent and selective tumor stromal cell interaction modulators from natural products as lead structures
NRPU/8382/PUNJAB/2017
Development of potent and selective tumor stromal cell interaction modulators from natural products as lead structure
HEC-NRPU
12
Targeting the metabolic Reprogramming of cancer cells by small molecules-mediated inhibition of Malic Enzyme 2 (ME2)
NFT-R1-2018
Targeting the metabolic Reprogramming of cancer cells by small molecules-mediated inhibition of Malic Enzyme 2 (ME2)
The Nagai Foundation Tokyo Japan
13
Identification and characterization of Tumor-Stromal cell interactions modulators - A promising novel therapeutic approach
TWAS
Identification and characterization of Tumor-Stromal cell interactions modulators - A promising novel therapeutic approach
COMSTECH-TWAS
14
Development of potent and selective tumor glycolysis inhibitors from natural products as lead structures
NFT-R4
Development of potent and selective tumor glycolysis inhibitors from natural products as lead structures
The Nagai Foundation Tokyo Japan