Publications by authors named "ArifUllah Khan"

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  • The research investigates the effects of three natural compounds—berbamine, bergapten, and carveol—on neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain caused by chronic constriction injury (CCI-NP).
  • The study employed various computational and experimental techniques, including molecular docking and dynamic simulations to evaluate how these compounds interact with key inflammatory targets like COX-2, TNF-α, and NF-κB.
  • Results indicated that berbamine demonstrated significant neuroprotective effects, improving pain-related behaviors and reducing oxidative stress markers while inhibiting overexpression of inflammatory factors.
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Objectives: Migraine, typically occurs on one side of the head, lasts for hours to days. Trigemino-vascular system (TVS) plays a vital role in pain generation, with neurogenic inflammation and oxidative stress playing key roles in its pathophysiology.

Methods: This study aimed to investigate genistein's potential as anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant agent in mitigating migraine pain.

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  • Pruritus, or itching, is a distressing symptom linked to various diseases, and the study investigates the anti-itching effects of L-carnitine through nitric oxide mechanisms.* -
  • In a chloroquine-induced itching model, L-carnitine significantly reduced scratching and restored levels of oxidative stress markers, indicating its potential as an effective treatment.* -
  • The results show that L-carnitine also lowers pro-inflammatory cytokines and modifies nitric oxide signaling, further supporting its therapeutic role in managing pruritus.*
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Heart failure is a condition in which the heart's one or both ventricles are unable to either receive an adequate amount of blood or eject an adequate amount of blood. Diabetes is considered one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. The current research is designed to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of dapagliflozin in streptozotocin and isoproterenol-induced comorbid rats.

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The current study aimed to investigate the influence of taxifolin on depression symptoms alleviation in Male Sprague-Dawley rats by targeting underlying pathways of depression. Molecular docking analyses were conducted to validate taxifolin's binding affinities against various targets. analysis of taxifolin revealed various aspects of post docking interactions with different protein targets.

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Background: Oxidative stress and inflammation play crucial roles in macro/microvascular complications. Phenolic compounds and their derivatives show promise as therapeutic agents for diseases like cancer, metabolic disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. With their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, these compounds hold potential for mitigating vascular complications and improving overall health.

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Multidrug resistance and infectious disease have enormous spread despite drug discovery and development advancements. 1, 2, 4 -triazoles have been extensively studied, playing an imperative role in many pathologic conditions. A series of Schiff base triazoles; derived from Indole -3- acetic acid with substituted Benzaldehydes (5a-5g) were designed, synthesized, and evaluated through various Spectroanalytical techniques.

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Pyrimidine 2, 4, 6-trione derivatives are known to have L-type calcium channel blockade activity due to which they are quite effective in cardiovascular diseases along with cancer, epilepsy and inflammatory disorders. The chemoinformatics prediction for test compounds: 5-(3-Hydroxybenzylidene)-2, 4, 6(1H, 3H, 5H)-pyrimidinetrione (SR-5), 5-(4-Hydroxybenzylidene)-2, 4, 6(1H, 3H, 5H)-pyrimidinetrione (SR-8), 5-(3-Chlorobenzylidene)-2, 4, 6(1H, 3H, 5H)-pyrimidinetrione (SR-9) and 5-(4-Chlorobenzylidene)-2, 4, 6(1H, 3H, 5H)-pyrimidinetrione (SR-10) was investigated. The drug likeliness and pharmacokinetic properties (PKs) of test compounds calculated using Molinspiration & Swiss ADME online servers.

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Migraine is a devitalizing neurovascular disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. This study was directed against the determination of the effectiveness of carvacrol against migraine. In silico results revealed that carvacrol possesses specific scoring values of - 4.

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  • Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex condition, and understanding its molecular mechanisms is crucial for identifying diagnostic markers.
  • Brucine, a compound from the seeds of a traditional medicinal plant, shows potential as an anti-diabetic agent through various scientific methods, including studies on diabetic rat models and enzyme inhibitory assays.
  • It has demonstrated beneficial effects, such as lowering blood glucose levels and improving lipid profiles, by inhibiting critical enzymes and has various health properties, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
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Objectives: is a naturally occurring terpenoid with antispasmodic, carminative, astringent, indigestion, and dyspepsia properties, as well as anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, anti-hyperlipidemia, and anti-inflammatory properties in the liver. Research also suggests that it has memory-enhancing and anti-oxidant properties. The purpose of this research was to see whether carveol could protect rats against scopolamine-induced memory loss in a rat model.

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This study aimed to establish a pharmacological basis for evaluating the effects of bergapten (5-methoxypsoralen) in gastrointestinal diseases and assessment of its toxicological profile. The pharmacokinetic profile was evaluated using the SwissADME tool. AUTODOCK and PyRx were used for evaluating the binding affinities.

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Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a serious microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) that impacts the nervous system. Several risk factors are involved in the progression and maintenance of DN-associated pain, such as higher expression of various inflammatory mediators, e.g.

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Alzheimer disease (AD) is a disastrous disease characterized by accretion of amyloid-beta plaques, neurofibrillary tangles inducing oxidative stress, loss of neuronal functions and continuous progression of cognitive impairment leading to severe dementia. The newly synthesized benzimidazole derivative 4-chloro-3-(2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-1-sulfonyl) benzoic acid (CB) was evaluated for its anti-Alzheimer activity using in , in , . studies revealed that CB has atomic contact energy values of -3.

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  • The study investigated the pharmacological effects of various fractions and rutin from D. Don, focusing on their antidiarrheal, antisecretory, and antiulcer properties in animal models.
  • The results indicated that these extracts provided dose-dependent protection against diarrhea, inhibited intestinal fluid secretions, and relaxed contractions in gastrointestinal preparations.
  • Toxicology studies confirmed that the extracts are safe for consumption at doses up to 2000 mg/kg, and further analyses showed potential mechanisms of action through the modulation of specific ion channels and inflammation markers.
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Gastric ulcer is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal diseases characterized by a significant defect in the mucosal barrier. The current study has been conducted to evaluate the brucine anti-ulcer effect. Brucine has binding energy values ranging from -2.

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Isoxazole derivatives are significant enough due to their wide range of pharmacological and therapeutic activities. The purpose of the current study is to use computational, in vitro, in vivo, and extensive molecular approaches to examine the possible anti-ulcer activity of 4-benzylidene-3 methyl-1,2-isoxazol-5(4H)-one (MBO). Biovia Discovery Studio visualizer (DSV) was utilized for virtual screening.

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The current study explored the effects of natural compounds, berbamine, bergapten, and carveol on paclitaxel-associated neuroinflammatory pain. Berbamine, an alkaloid obtained from been previously researched for anticancer and anti-inflammatory potential. Bergapten is 5-methoxsalenpsoralen previously investigated in cancer, vitiligo, and psoriasis.

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The present study aims to investigate the newly synthesized organotin (IV) complex (2E, 2'E) dibutylstannanediyl bis (4-(4-nitrophenyl) amino)-4-oxobut-2-enoate (DTN) for its anti-ulcer potential. Characterization performed by carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy proved that all values are in the expected ranges of the new compound. Gastroprotective activity of DTN was evaluated through in-silico, anti-H.

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The prevalence of hypertension reported around the world is increasing and is an important public health challenge. This study was designed to explore the disease's genetic variations and to identify new hypertension-related genes and target proteins. We analyzed 22 publicly available Affymetrix cDNA datasets of hypertension using an integrated system-level framework involving differential expression genetic (DEG) analysis, data mining, gene enrichment, protein-protein interaction, microRNA analysis, toxicogenomics, gene regulation, molecular docking, and simulation studies.

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Hypertension (HTN) is considered one of the most important and well-established reasons for cardiovascular abnormalities, strokes, and premature mortality globally. This study was designed to explore possible differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that contribute to the pathophysiology of hypertension. To identify the DEGs of HTN, we investigated 22 publicly available cDNA Affymetrix datasets using an integrated system-level framework.

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Routinely used anti-inflammatory drugs are associated with off-target effects such as cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 inhibition and gastric ulcers. The aim of this study is to examine the anti-inflammatory potential and gastroprotective effects of synthetic amino acid derivatives of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBAA1, MBAA2, MBAA3, MBAA4 and MBAA5). The results showed that compound MBAA5 possess a potential anti-inflammatory action by inhibition of 15-LOX and COX-2.

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The present study intended to examine the effect of bergapten and possible mechanisms involved in the treatment of migraine-associated symptoms in the rat model. Five doses of nitroglycerin (10 mg/kg) were injected intraperitoneal to induce migraine headaches in rats with a one-day break between each dose. Treatment groups received nitroglycerin followed after 1 day by bergapten (50 or 100 mg/kg), saline (10 mL/kg), or sumatriptan (50 mg/kg) once daily for 10 days.

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