Publications by authors named "M S Rana"

Introduction Adolescents with acne vulgaris, a prevalent dermatological condition, have a significant prevalence of anxiety and depression, which can have negative effects on their quality of life. Objectives The purpose of this study was to find out the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Pakistani patients with acne vulgaris. Methods This six-month cohort study was conducted at Chaudhry Muhammad Akram Teaching and Research Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, involving 250 acne vulgaris patients (aged 16-40) and 200 age- and sex-matched controls.

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The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens, such as Escherichia coli, present major global public health challenges. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns, biofilm production, and the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and biofilm-forming genes in E. coli isolated from fish in open-body water (wild) sources and land-based aquaculture (cultured) systems in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

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The small, non-coding RNAs known as piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) serve essential roles in gene regulation by silencing transposable elements and protecting oncogenes and tumour suppressors. The production of piRNA bioactive forms uses precursor mRNAs, which team with Piwi proteins to support genome maintenance. Accurate leukaemia regulation requires piRNAs because abnormalities in these regulatory elements contribute to disease development and drug resistance progression.

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Marred by a median survival of only around 12-15 months coupled with poor prognosis and effective therapeutic deprived drug armory, treatment/management of glioblastoma has proved to be a daunting task. Surgical resection, flanked by radiotherapy and chemotherapy with temozolomide, stands as the standard of care; however, this trimodal therapy often manifests limited efficacy due to the heterogeneous and highly infiltrative nature of GBM cells. In addition, the existence of the blood-brain barrier, tumor microenvironment, and the immunosuppressive nature of GBM, along with the encountered resistance of GBM cells towards conventional therapy, also hinders the therapeutic applications of chemotherapeutics in GBM.

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Recently, increasing interest has been in utilizing mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs), especially exosomes, as nanocarriers for miRNA delivery in cancer treatment. Due to such characteristics, nanocarriers are specific: biocompatible, low immunogenicity, and capable of spontaneous tumor accumulation. MSC-EVs were loaded with therapeutic miRNAs and minimized their susceptibility to degradation by protecting the miRNA from accessibility to degrading enzymes and providing targeted delivery of the miRNAs to the tumor cells to modulate oncogenic pathways.

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