A comprehensive review on ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and phytochemical basis of anticancer medicinal plants of Pakistan

MF Akhtar, A Saleem, Alamgeer… - Current cancer drug …, 2019 - benthamdirect.com
The widespread emergence of cancer and development of resistance to chemotherapeutic
agents is increasing the interest of scientists in the use of ethnomedicinal preparations and …

Antiarthritic Potential of Comprehensively Standardized Extract of Alternanthera bettzickiana: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

M Manan, U Saleem, MSH Akash, M Qasim… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Alternanthera bettzickiana is being used as a folk remedy for treating arthritis by
conventional healers in Thailand. The current research was undertaken to explore the …

Polystichum braunii extracts inhibit Complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis via upregulation of I-κB, IL-4, and IL-10, downregulation of COX-2, PGE2, IL-1β, IL-6 …

A Saleem, M Saleem, MF Akhtar, M Shahzad… - …, 2020 - Springer
Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée is a traditional remedy for rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic
inflammatory disorder of polygenetic origin. The current project was intended to demonstrate …

HPLC analysis, cytotoxicity, and safety study of Moringa oleifera Lam. (wild type) leaf extract

A Saleem, M Saleem, MF Akhtar… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The study was planned to evaluate toxicity of M. oleifera leaf methanol extract in Wistar rats,
cytotoxic potential and chemically characterize it. Acute toxicity study revealed no mortality at …

Association of textile industry effluent with mutagenicity and its toxic health implications upon acute and sub-chronic exposure

MF Akhtar, M Ashraf, A Javeed, AA Anjum… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Complex industrial discharges pose certain risks to the ecosystem. This study was aimed at
identifying acute and sub-chronic toxicological effects of the textile industry wastewater. The …

Chemical characterisation and hepatoprotective potential of Cosmos sulphureus Cav. and Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.

M Saleem, HA Ali, MF Akhtar, U Saleem… - Natural Product …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to validate the hepatoprotective activity of Cosmos sulphureus
and Cosmos bipinnatus. Aqua-methanolic extracts of both plants were evaluated for the …

Chemical characterisation, in vitro antioxidant, cytotoxicity and safety evaluation of Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) fee roots

A Saleem, M Saleem, MF Akhtar, A Rasul… - Natural product …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The study was intended to find in vitro antioxidant, cytotoxicity and safety profile of
Polystichum braunii roots extracts and chemically characterise it by GC–MS and FTIR …

Ameliorating Effect of Malva neglecta Wallr on Obesity and Diabetes in Wistar Rats: A Mechanistic Study

MF Akhtar, U Farooq, A Saleem… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A high caloric food causes deposition of fats that may progress to obesity. Obesity is a risk
factor for various metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, including but limited to diabetes …

[PDF][PDF] Phytochemical, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and cytotoxic basis for the use of Haloxylon stocksii

S Peerzada, MT Khan, MF Akhtar… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2020 - research.riphah.edu.pk
A halophytic plant, Haloxylon stocksii, is used to treat various inflammatory disorders
traditionally. The present study was carried out to investigate the phytochemical parameters …

Phytochemical, cytotoxic, and genotoxic evaluation of protein extract of Amaranthus hypochondriacus seeds

C Valadez-Vega, O Lugo-Magaña… - CyTA-Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Amaranth has been of interest for its nutritional quality and its multiple benefits; however,
there is little research on its toxicological effect. This work studied antinutritional compounds …