Publications by authors named "Muhammad I Arshad"

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has significantly impacted on global public health and economies. Emerging from China, the virus generated diverse variants with varying infectivity and drug resistance profiles. SARS-COV-2 requires an ACE-2 receptor for its adhesion, and and genetic analyses have identified multiple single-nucleotide variations in ACE2 across different human populations.

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The high frequency of genetic diseases compels the development of refined diagnostic and therapeutic systems. CRISPR is a precise genome editing tool that offers detection of genetic mutation with high sensitivity, specificity and flexibility for point-of-care testing in low resource environment. Advancements in CRISPR ushered new hope for the detection of genetic diseases.

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This study was to determine risk assessment associated with bed bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cimicidae) using participatory epidemiological tools in the selected public hospitals of district Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Bed bugs were collected and morphologically identified through a standard taxonomic key. A descriptive cross-sectional survey of patients using a pre-designed questionnaire containing open-ended and closed-ended questions was conducted for six months between January 2023 and June 2023.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune illness causing deformity, edema, and joint tenderness. Its long-term treatment burdens the healthcare system and leads to toxicity, and thus, finding safe, effective, and affordable therapies is essential. The current study aimed to exhibit the anti-arthritic activity of Carvone-loaded chitosan nanoparticles to treat Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) arthritis in rats.

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Background And Aim: The dearth of new antibiotics necessitates alternative approaches for managing infections caused by resistant superbugs. This study aimed to evaluate the lytic potential of the purified bacteriophage PKp-V1 against extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) harboring hypervirulent (hvKp)-K1 recovered from veterinary specimens.

Materials And Methods: A total of 50 samples were collected from various veterinary specimens to isolate , followed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing and molecular detection of various virulence and ESBL genes.

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Mycotoxins are the chemical substances, produced as the secondary metabolites of some toxigenic species of fungi which cause critical health issues in humans, birds and different animal species while Chlorella vulgaris (CV) is a unicellular microalga which contains plenty of important nutritional ingredients. This study was planned to evaluate the toxicopathological, hematobiochemical and immune changes incurred by dietary supplementation of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and their mitigation through CV in broilers. For this study to be conducted, 180 broiler birds of one day old were uniformly distributed into six (06) groups and administered various combinations of AFB1 (200 μg/kg) or CV (0.

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Metastasis is the most devastating attribute of breast cancer (BC) that leads to high mortality. It is a complex process of tumor cell migration, invasion, and angiogenesis. In this study, we evaluated the effect of ERA on BC metastasis and BC progression in vivo.

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Background: Typhoid fever is a fatal disease in humans that is caused by Salmonella typhi. S. typhi infections need immediate antibiotic therapy, and their extensive use has led to multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.

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The nanocomposites of CoNiGdFeO/graphene nanoplatelets (CNGF/GNPs) were synthesized by a cost-effective sol-gel auto combustion (SGAC) route. The X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the cubic structure of the as-prepared nanocomposites, and a crystallite size of 32.28 nm was observed for the 7.

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Nanoparticles have been shown to inhibit major life cycle stages of ticks, indicative of the promising application of nanomaterials against hard ticks. The study thus probed into one of the alternative options to curtail by employing nanocomposites consisting of pyrethroids (cypermethrin and deltamethrin) coated nanoparticles of iron oxides and iron sulfides keeping alongside the evaluation of their toxicity through plant and mammalian cell lines. The nanoparticles used in this study were roughly spherical in morphology and exhibited various size dimensions upon characterization using SEM, EDX, and FTIR.

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Abortion is one of the leading causes of economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. , , and spp. are the leading cause of late fetal loss in small ruminants.

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  • Researchers synthesized Cu-doped ZnO nanorods using a hydrothermal method, varying the dopant concentration (0, 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5%) to examine their physical properties and effectiveness in antibacterial and photocatalytic applications.
  • Characteristic UV-Visible spectra confirmed the formation of ZnO nanorods, with a shift in absorbance indicating changes in properties as the dopant concentration increased.
  • The optimal photocatalytic activity was observed in the 4.5% doped ZnCuO, achieving over 81% degradation of methyl orange dye under visible light, while also displaying antibacterial properties, especially against gram-negative bacteria, despite a slight decline in efficiency after multiple use
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A series of Cd- and Er-doped bismuth ferrites were synthesized using a simple microemulsion technique. The influence of Cd and Er doping on the structural, ferroelectric, photocatalytic, and dielectric properties of bismuth ferrite (BFO) was examined in this research. The prepared materials were examined by X-ray diffraction, Raman, scanning electron microscopy, and UV-vis techniques.

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  • Ticks significantly impact livestock rearing costs and necessitate careful use of acaricides, particularly cypermethrin sprays.
  • In previous research, ZnO nanoparticles were effective in inhibiting key tick life stages, leading to investigations into cypermethrin-coated nanoparticles (C-ZnO NPs and C-ZnS NPs) as potential alternatives.
  • The current study found that these nanocomposites reduced female tick oviposition and larval hatching rates, suggesting they could be safe and effective options for tick control while needing further research on their broader effects.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated morbidity, mortality and drug resistance is a global health issue. The Gene Xpert is used for early diagnosis of TB and simultaneous detection of Rifampicin (RIF) resistance. We aimed to determine situation analysis of clinical TB in tertiary care hospitals of Faisalabad and to find out frequency of TB and drug resistance pattern by Gene Xpert.

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Persistence and prevalence of microbial diseases (pandemics, epidemics) is the most alarming threats to the human resulting in huge health and economic losses. Rapid detection and understanding of the disease dynamics by molecular biotechnology tools allow for robust reporting, treatment and control of diseases. As per WHO, the optimal diagnostic approach should be quick, specific, sensitive, without a stringed instrument, and low cost.

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Liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is leading cause of cancer-related mortalities globally. The therapeutic approaches for chronic liver diseases-associated liver cancers aimed at modulating immune check-points and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) signaling pathway during multistep process of hepatocarcinogenesis that played a dispensable role in immunopathogenesis and outcomes of disease. Herein, the review highlights PPARγ-induced effects in balancing inflammatory (tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), and interplay of PPARγ, hepatic stellate cells and fibrogenic niche in cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic crosstalk of hepatocarcinogenesis.

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Klebsiella pneumoniae is ubiquitous and known to be a notorious pathogen of humans, animals, and plant-based foods. is a recognized trafficker of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) between and from different ecological niches. A total of 775 samples ( = 775) were collected from September 2017 to August 2019 from humans, animals, and environmental sources by applying the random convenient sampling technique.

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Methotrexate (MTX), the first-line drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can cause considerable toxicity, which limits effective dosage regimens. Moreover, it has rapid clearance, which leads to poor patient compliance. To mitigate such challenges, this study aimed to validate the use of MTX-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) in treating Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) arthritis in rats.

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