Research Publications of Immunology

  1. Khalid A, Tahir R, Jahan S, Javed H. Genetic polymorphism of CCR5 (59029A/G) and CCR2 (-64I A/G) promoters in HIV infected patients. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2025 Aug 26;41(9):2470-4.
  2. Iqbal A, Mubarak B, Amar A, Mukhtar S, Khaliq S, Tahir R. Association of interleukins 17A and 22 levels and their common genetic polymorphisms in Guillain Barré syndrome. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2025 Aug 15:578721.
  3. Tahir MJ, Shaik AA, Asghar MS. Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes and Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Mec Types in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus That Causes Hospital-and Community-Acquired Infections.
  4. Shafiq A, Aslam R, Hashmi A, Asghar M, Batool K, Tahir R, Afzal N, Jahan S. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in TGF-β1 and Their Association with HCC Development in HCV Patients. Journal of Health, Wellness, and Community Research. 2025 Jul 2:e439-.
  5. Kashif M, Minhas S, Jahan S, Shahzad F, Tahir R, Abbas A, Idrees M, Afzal N. Exploring HPV-linked head and neck cancer in Southern Punjab, Pakistan: Insights from HPV-16 phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2025 Apr 1;20(2):242-50.
  6. Majeed N, Minhas M, Tahir R, Shahzad F, Munir B, Kashif M, Shahid A, Afzal N. Enumeration of CD3ˉCD56⁺ CD16⁺ and NKG2D⁺ Natural Killer Cells in Breast Cancer Patients. Journal of Contemporary Insights in Health Sciences. 2024 Dec 30;2(2):33-46.
  7. Minhas M, Majeed N, Tahir R, Shahzad F, Kashif M, Shahid A, Afzal N. Circulating Tumor Cells may be an Early Diagnostic Marker for Disease Progression in Patients with Breast Carcinoma. Journal of Contemporary Insights in Health Sciences. 2024 Dec 30;2(2):47-61.
  8. Kashif M, Jahan S, Minhas S, Amar A, Tahir R, Nisar H, Shehzad F, Nagi AH, Afzal N. Genetic Signatures: CD44 Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Affect Cell Surface Expression and Elevate Risk in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JCO Global Oncology. 2024 Oct;10:e2400084.
  9. Kashif M, Minhas S, Shahzad HM, Pasha MB, Shahzad F, Tahir R, Jahan S, Afzal N. CD24 and Oct4: Cancer stem markers expression correlates with histological subtyping of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. F1000Research. 2024 Apr 23;13:316.
  10. Shahzad F, Tahir R, Shahzad F, Afzal N. The possible protective role of HLA B27 and relevant immune markers in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis patients. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2024 May;40(5):835.
  11. Idrak S, Zaki S, Rasheed F, Javed M, Khalid H, Niaz S, Tahir R, Naseem N. Cervical cancer screening practices in HIV positive females-a missing link in health care delivery in Pakistan. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2024 Apr 1;74(4):631-40.
  12. Shafiq A, Roman M, Shahzad F, Tahir R, Javaid K, Sarwar MB, Naveed MA, Zahid M, Aftab S, Jahan S. Microbiological & Immunological Communications.
  13. Kashif M, Afzal N, Tahir R, Jahan S, Shahzad F, Samad A, Wasif S. Proportion of CD44+ Subset of Tumour Cells in Single Cell Suspension Prepared from FFPET Sections Directly Correlates with Histological Subtyping of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (Accepted for Publication in Sains Malaysians)
  14. Sarwar S, Saleem S, Shahzad F, Jahan S. Identifying and elucidating the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital environment to conventional disinfectants. Am J Infect Control. 2022 May 27.
  15. Omer S, Gondal MF, Usman M, Sarwar MB, Roman M, Alam M, Afzal N, Qaiser TA, Yasir M, Shahzad F, Tahir R, Ayub S, Akram J, Faizan RM, Naveed MA, Jahan S. Epidemiology, clinico-pathological characteristics, and comorbidities of SARS-CoV-2-infected Pakistani patients. 2022.
  16. Peramunugamage A, Shahzad F, et al. Science for diplomacy: enabling a knowledge sharing and capacity building framework for water and sanitation in South Asia. Sci Diplom Rev. 2021;3(3):27-40.
  17. Arshad F, Saleem S, Tahir R, Jahan S, Jabeen K, Khawaja A, Huma Z, Roman M, Shahzad F. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing and multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates with vancomycin creep phenomenon. 2022.
  18. Sarwar S, Muhammad J, Shahzad F. A modified handwashing method for resource-limited settings. Front Public Health. 2022:2607.
  19. Sarwar S, Shahzad F, Vajeeha A, Munir R, Yaqoob A, Naeem A, Sattar M, Gull S. Assessment of biosafety implementation in clinical diagnostic laboratories in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Biosaf Biosecur. 2022 Jun 1;4(1):43-9.
  20. Shahzad F, Bashir N, Ali A, Nadeem A, Ammar A, Kashif M, Javaid K, Jahan S, Tahir R, Rizwan M, Mushtaq A. SLC11A1 genetic variation and low expression may cause immune response impairment in TB patients. Genes Immun. 2022 Apr;23(2):85-92. doi:10.1038/s41435-022-00165-9.
  21. Sarwar S, Saleem S, Shahzad F, Jahan S. Identifying and elucidating the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital environment to conventional disinfectants. Am J Infect Control. 2022 May 27.
  22. Arshad F, Saleem S, Tahir R, Ghazal A, Khawaja A, Jahan S. Four-year trend of antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care hospital, Lahore. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022;72(2):296-9.
  23. Zubair AM, Malik MNH, Younis W, Malik MAH, Jahan S, Ahmed I, Yuchi A, Mushtaq MN, Tahir R, Sarwar MB. Novel acetamide derivatives of 2-aminobenzimidazole prevent inflammatory arthritis in rats via suppression of pro-inflammatory mediators. 2022.
  24. Shakeel M, Irfan M, Nisa ZU, Farooq S, Ain NU, Iqbal W, Kakar N, Jahan S, Shahzad M, Siddiqi S. Genome sequencing and analysis of genomic diversity in the locally transmitted SARS-CoV-2 in Pakistan. 2022.
  25. Javaid K, Nadeem A, Hussain MA, Tahir R, Shahzad F, Jahan S, Afzal N. Positive correlation of serum interleukin-13 and total immunoglobulin E in bronchial asthma patients. Bangladesh J Med Sci. 2022 May 21;21(3):596-600.
  26. Akhter S, Irfan HM, Jahan S, Shahzad M, Latif MB. Nerolidol: a potential approach in rheumatoid arthritis through reduction of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB, COX-2 and antioxidant effect in CFA-induced arthritic model. 2022.
  27. Aslam S, Younis W, Malik MNH, Jahan S, Uttra AM, Munir MU, Roman M. Pharmacological evaluation of anti-arthritic potential of terpinen-4-ol using in vitro and in vivo assays. 2022.
  28. Rasool G, Shams M, Siraj M, Latif W, Sheikh R, Jahan S, Naseem N, Nagi AH. Is molecular analysis mandatory for better post-surgical outcome in sleeve gastrectomy specimens with asymptomatic H. pylori colonization: a study from Pakistan. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2022;15(5).
  29. Aslam M, Syed N, Jahan S. Effect of Caralluma tuberculata on regulation of carbohydrate metabolizing genes in alloxan-induced rats. 2021.
  30. Shahzad F, Bashir N, Ali A, Jabeen S, Kashif M, Javaid K, Tahir R, Abbas A, Jahan S, Afzal N. Decreased classical monocytes and CD163 expression in TB patients: an indicator of drug resistance. Braz J Microbiol. 2021 Feb 6. doi:10.1007/s42770-021-00454-x.
  31. Hamid H, Afzal N, Kashif M, Bashir MA, Jahan S. Association of signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 gene (restriction site 7582694) single nucleotide polymorphism with systemic lupus erythematosus. Russ Open Med J. 2021;10(1):107.
  32. Sarwar MB, Yasir M, Alikhan NF, Afzal N, de Oliveira Martins L, Le Viet T, Trotter AJ, Prosolek SJ, Kay GL, Foster-Nyarko E. SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern dominate in Lahore, Pakistan in April 2021. Microb Genom. 2021.
  33. Khan NR, Naseem N, Jahan S, Chaudhry S. Perineural invasion and worst pattern of invasion: an important predictor for recurrence and nodal metastasis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2021 Jul 1;132(1):e25.
  34. Jahan S. Molecular and immunological basis of HCV pathogenesis. 2021.
  35. Hafiz HA, Irfan HM, Alamgeer, Jahan S, Shahzad M, Hussain M, Asima. Potential of ephedrine to suppress the gene expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and PGE2: a novel approach towards management of rheumatoid arthritis. Life Sci. 2021;82:103-7.
  36. Akhter S, Irfan HM, Yuchi A, Jahan S, Shahzad M, Latif MB. Nerolidol: a potential approach in rheumatoid arthritis through reduction of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, NF-κB, COX-2 and antioxidant effect in CFA-induced arthritic model. 2021.
  37. Omer S, Gondal MF, Usman M, Sarwar MB, Roman M, Khan A, Afzal N, Qaiser TA, Yasir M, Shahzad F, Tahir R. Epidemiology, clinico-pathological characteristics, and comorbidities of SARS-CoV-2-infected Pakistani patients. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022:573.
  38. Aslam M, Syed N, Jahan S. Effect of Caralluma tuberculata on regulation of carbohydrate metabolizing genes in alloxan-induced rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2021;271:113.
  39. Qamar MU, Ejaz H, Walsh TR, Shah AA, Al Farraj DA, Alkufeidy RM, Alkubaisi N, Saleem S, Jahan S. Clonal relatedness and plasmid profiling of extensively drug-resistant New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. Future Microbiol. 2021;16(4):229-39.
  40. Bashir MA, Afzal N, Hamid H, Kashif M, Niaz A, Jahan S. Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms encompassing toll like receptor (TLR)-7 (rs179008) and (TLR)-9 (rs352140) in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Adv Life Sci. 2021;8(2):103-7.
  41. Ahsan H, Irfan HM, Jahan S, Shahzad M, Hussain M, Asim M. Potential of ephedrine to suppress the gene expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and PGE2: a novel approach towards management of rheumatoid arthritis. 2021.
  42. Sarwar MB, Yasir M, Alikhan NF, Afzal N, de Oliveira Martins L, Le Viet T, Trotter AJ, Prosolek SJ, Kay GL, Foster-Nyarko E. SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern dominate in Lahore, Pakistan in April 2021. Microb Genom. 2021.
  43. Saleem A, Saleem M, Akhtar MF, Shahzad M, Jahan S. 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, NF-κB, and TNF-α, and subsiding oxidative stress. Inflammopharmacology. 2020;28:1-16.
  44. Zafar S, Arif M, Akram GM, Shahzad F, Mohsin S. Evaluation of anti-erythropoietin antibodies in chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis. Pak J Pathol. 2021;32(3):125-30.
  45. Kashif M, Aamir M, Minhas S, Tahir R, Jahan S, Afzal N. Myths and facts: chloroquine may be a potential supportive/therapeutic drug in COVID-19 treatment. Preprints.org. 2020 Apr 19. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.30629.04327.
  46. Mobeen H, Kashif M, Nadeem A, Shahzad F, Tahir R, Abbas A, Afzal N. Serum immune profiling of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Makara J Health Res. 2020;24(2):91-5. doi:10.7454/msk.v24i2.1165.
  47. Ali A, Tahir R, Shahzad F, Kashif M, Jahan S, Afzal N. CD14 gene (−159 C>T) polymorphism and its surface expression on monocytes in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Maced J Med Sci. 2020 May 11;8(A):203-7. doi:10.3889/oamjms.2020.3723.
  48. Hamza SA, Wahid A, Afzal N, Asif S, Imran FM, Khurshid Z, Bokhari SA. Effect of sodium bicarbonate mouth wash on salivary pH and interleukin-1β levels among smokers. Eur J Dent. 2020;14(4):610-7.
  49. Javed H, Saleem S, Zafar A, Ghafoor A, Shahzad AB, Ejaz H, Junaid K, Jahan S. Emergence of plasmid-mediated mcr genes from Gram-negative bacteria at the human-animal interface. Gut Pathog. 2020;12(1):1-9.
  50. Saleem A, Saleem M, Akhtar MF, Shahzad M, Jahan S. 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, NF-κB, and TNF-α, and subsiding oxidative stress. Inflammopharmacology. 2020 Mar 11;28(2):437-46.
  51. Ahmed U, Ashfaq UA, Khaliq S, Qasim M, Jahan S. Current trends and possible therapeutic options against COVID-19. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020;10(3):110-20.
  52. Kashif M, Aamir M, Minhas S, Tahir R, Jahan S, Afzal N. Myths and facts: chloroquine may be a potential supportive/therapeutic drug in COVID-19 treatment. 2020.
  53. Nawaz Y, Ghazanvi s, Rasheed N, jahan s, ullah mi. Association of Serum Resistin Level and Resistin (RETN) Gene (-420 C> G) Polymorphism in Pakistani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Turkish Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2020 Jan 1;24(1).
  54. Shaikh S, Hashmi I, Baig LA, Khan M, Ahmed F, Khan N, Jahan S, Maheshwari G, Yasir I, ul Haq Z. Assessment of a mass media campaign on giving way to ambulances in five cities of Pakistan. JPMA. 2020;70(1510).
  55. Gondal AJ, Saleem S, Jahan S, Choudhry N, Yasmin N. Novel Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 Coharboring blaNDM-1, blaOXA-48 and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases from Pakistan. Infection and Drug Resistance. 2020;13:2105.
  56. Arshad, Faiqa; Saleem, Sidrah; Jahan, Shah; Tahir, Romeeza; Assessment of Vancomycin MIC Creep Phenomenon in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 36 7 1505 2020
  57. Saleem, Ammara; Saleem, Mohammad; Akhtar, Muhammad Furqan; Shahzad, Muhammad; Jahan, Shah; Correction to: Moringa oleifera leaf extracts attenuate Complete Freund’s adjuvant-induced arthritis in Wistar rats via modulation of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers Inflammopharmacology 28 1 341-343 2020
  58. Qamar, MU; Walsh, T; Toleman, M; Aboklaish, A; Tyrrell, J; Saleem, S; Jahan, S; Molecular and epidemiology characterisation of clinically isolated NDM-5 producing Enterobacteriaceae from Pakistan International Journal of Infectious Diseases101 33 2020
  59. Jahan, S; Molecular and immunological basis of HCV pathogenesis International Journal of Infectious Diseases 101 504 2020.
  60. U Hassan, Alamgeer, Muhammad Shahzad, shah jahan, Asad Mohammed Assiri; Amelioration of induced arthritis in rats through modulation of inflammatory mediators by Ribes alpestre Decne Journal of Ethnopharmacology 235. 2019
  61. Naz S Shareef S. Jahan S Jabeen F Expression Of GSTT1in Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathic Subjects Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression Jan 2019
  62. Zainab S, Kashif M, Tahir R, Shahzad F, Rasheed A, Latif W, Mahmud TH, Afzal N. Comparison of rheumatoid factor of IgM, IgG, and IgA isotypes with disease activity score 28 in patients of rheumatoid arthritis. AJPBP. 2019: 9;2:33–37.
  63. Nawaz A, Batool H, Kashif M, Abbas A, Shahzad F, Tahir R, Afzal N. Immune profiling of saliva in patients with and without dental caries. BJMS. July 2019: 18 (3): 536-39.
  64. Faheem Shahzad, Atia Ali, Abid Mushtaq, Khursheed Javaid, Afzaal Nazir, Amna Pervez, Mohammad Kashif, Noman Bashir, Afia Abbas, Romeeza Tahir, Shah Jahan, Nadeem Afzal. Raised dsDNA autoantibodies in tuberculosis patients. The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis 2019, 68:28–31
  65. Talib R, Kashif M, Tahir R, Nadeem A, Khaliq S, Mubarik B, Abbas A, Jahan S, Afzal N. Association of interleukin-6 polymorphism (-634C/G) in the promoter region with diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. BJMS. October 2019: 18 (4): 741-47.
  66. Hasan, Umme Habiba; Shahzad, Muhammad; Jahan, Shah; Niazi, Zahid Rasul; Bukhari, Ishfaq Ali; Assiri, Asaad Mohamed; Riaz, Hamayun; Inhibitory effects of Clematis orientalis aqueous ethanol extract and fractions on inflammatory markers in complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in Sprague–Dawley rats Inflammopharmacology 27 4 781-797.IF 4.73. 2019
  67. Umme Habiba Hassan, Alamgeer, Muhammad Shahzad, Shah Jahan, Asad Mohammed Assiri; Amelioration of adjuvant induced arthritis in Sprague Dawley rats through modulation of inflammatory mediators by Ribes alpestre Decne Journal of Ethnopharmacology 235. 2019
  68. Ammara Saleem, Mohammad Saleem, Muhammad Shahzad, Shah Jahan; Moringa rivae leaf extracts attenuate Complete Freund’s adjuvant-induced arthritis in Wistar rats via modulation of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers Inflammopharmacology. 2019
  69. Munir Ahmad Bhinder, Nasir Mahmood, Haleema Saeeda, Shah Jahan; Consanguinity: A blessing or menace at population level Annals of Human Genetics. 2019
  70. Qamar, Muhammad Usman; Walsh, Timothy R; Toleman, Mark A; Tyrrell, Jonathan M; Saleem, Sidrah; Aboklaish, Ali; Jahan, Shah; Dissemination of genetically diverse NDM-1,-5,-7 producing-Gram-negative pathogens isolated from pediatric patients in Pakistan Future microbiology 14 8 691-704. 2019
  71. Uttra, Ambreen Malik; Shahzad, Muhammad; Shabbir, Arham; Jahan, Shah; Bukhari, Ishfaq Ali; Assiri, Asaad Mohamed; Ribes orientale: A novel therapeutic approach targeting rheumatoid arthritis with reference to pro-inflammatory cytokines, inflammatory enzymes and anti-inflammatory cytokines Journal of Ethnopharmacology 237 92-107. 2019
  72. Abbas, Saba; Ejaz, Hasan; Jahan, Shah; Younas, Sonia; Alzahrani, Badr; Farraj, DAA; Alkufeidy, Roua M; Molecular Detection of blaIMP Genes in Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Producing Clinical Gram-Negative Isolates. Clinical laboratory 65 8. 2019
  73. Khan, Shafqat Husnain; Jahan, Shah; Ahmad, Irshad; ur Rahman, Sadeeq; ur Rehman, Tayyab; Incidence of blaIMP and blaVIM Genes among Carbapenemase Producing Escherichia coli in Lahore, Pakistan Pakistan Journal of Zoology 51 5 1959
  74. Qamar, Muhammad Usman; Rasool, Muhammad Hidayat; Jahan, Shah; Shafique, Muhammad; Aslam, Bilal; Antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobials, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiofilm Strategies and Activity Methods 13
  75. Abdul Waheed Sidrah Saleem Naveed Shahzad, junaid Akhtar Shah Jahan Malik; Prevalence of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase SHV and OXA Producing Gram Negative Bacteria at Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan Pakistan journal of zoology 51 6 2345-2351.
  76. Saima Sharif, Maha Maqsood, Shagufta Naz, Farkhanda Manzoor, Shah jahan, & Tasnim Farast; Expression of Gstt1 in Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy Patients Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression, 29 1 47–50.
  77. Ghani, Muhammad Usman; Haque, Asma; Iqbal, Muhammad Sarfaraz; Ashfaq, Usman Ali; Mausood, Muhammad Shareef; Qasim, Muhammad; Jahan, Shah; Shamsi, Farwa Batool; Yousaf, Muhammad; TGF-β1 rs1800469 gene polymorphism in the development of cirrhosis & hepatocellular carcinoma in Pakistani HCV patients Future Virology 1663-670.
  78. Saima, Iram; Aftab, Iram; Bano, Shazia; Amar, Ali; Ali, Nadir; Jahan, Shah; Khaliq, Shagufta; Mohsin, Shahida; FANCA gene in Pakistani fanconi anemia patients: Screening of mutations in exon 28 and exon 29 International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences 8 11 32-38. 2019
  79. Batool H, Nadeem A, Kashif M, Shahzad F, Tahir R and Afzal N. Salivary Levels of IL-6 and IL-17 Could be an Indicator of Disease Severity in Patients With Calculus Associated Chronic Periodontitis. BioMed Research International Volume 2018 (2018), Article ID 8531961, w
  80. Rizwan Ullah M, Kashif M, Nadeem A, Tahir R, Rizwan Z, Rizwan N, Afzal N. Backache could be an indication of multiple myeloma: An unusual case report. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 17 No. 02 April’18. Page: 311-315 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v17i2.35892 Y
  81. Abbasi, Muddasir Hassan; Fatima, Sana; Khawar, Muhammad Babar; Jahan, Shah; Sheikh, Nadeem; An In Vivo Study on intoxicating effects of Nerium oleander Water based extract on multiorgans of Wistar rat Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018
  82. Muhammad Usman Qamar, Timothy R. Walsh, Mark A. Toleman, Sidrah Saleem, Shah Jahan. First identification of clinical isolate of a Novel “NDM-4” producing Escherichia coli ST405 from urine sample in Pakistan. Accepted in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2018.
  83. Qamar MU, Saleem S, Toleman MA, Saqalein M, Waseem M, Nisar MA, Khurshid M, Taj Z, Jahan S. In vitro and in vivo efficacy of Manuka honey against NDM-1 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11. Future Microbiology, 2018.
  84. Uttra AM, Alamgeer, Shahzad M, Shabbir A, Jahan S Ephedra gerardiana aqueous ethanolic extract and fractions attenuate Freund Complete Adjuvant induced arthritis in Sprague Dawley rats by downregulating PGE2, COX2, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, NF-kB and upregulating IL-4 and IL-10..Ephedra J Ethnopharmacol. 2018 Jun 16. S0378-8741(17)3 4684-6.
  85. Zakir A, Khaliq S, Jahan S, Lone KP Transcriptome analysis of apoptotic markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HCV genotype-3a infected patients.. J Postgrad Med Inst 2018; 32(2): 123-127.
  86. Hasan UH, Alamgeer, Shahzad M, Jahan S, Niazi ZR, Bukhari IA, Assiri AM, Riaz H.Inhibitory effects of Clematis orientalis aqueous ethanol extract and fractions on inflammatory markers in complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in Sprague-Dawley rats. Inflammopharmacology. 2018 Nov 16. doi: 10.1007/s10787-018-0543-4.
  87. Hasan UH, Alamgeer, Shahzad M, Jahan S, Niazi ZR, Bukhari IA, Assiri AM, Riaz Amelioration of adjuvant induced arthritis in Sprague Dawley rats through modulation of inflammatory mediators by Ribes alpestre Decne Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2018 9:018-0543-4.
  88. Nosheen Aslam, Farzana Batool, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal.Usman Ali Ashfaq,Sultan Ayaz,Saba Khaliq Shah Jahan, Muhammad Usman Ghani, and Muhammad Usman Analysis of toll like receptor 9 (TLR9) gene Polymorphism (rs5743836) in pakistani patients with HCV Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., Vol.31, No.6(Suppl), November 2018, pp.2709-271
  89. Anam A, Faisal AWK, Afzal N and Shahzad F. Immune System Activation in Rheumatic Heart Disease. JCPS. 2018; 28(7): 518-22.
  90. Akhtar, Rao Waqas; Hannan, Abdul; Saleem, Sidrah; Qaisar, Amaila; Jahan, Shah; Frequency of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among clinical isolates of MRSA collected from tertiary care hospitals of lahore, Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 68 3 580-84. 2018
  91. Akhtar, Junaid; Saleem, Sidrah; Shahzad, Naveed; Waheed, Abdul; Jameel, Iqra; Rasheed, Farhan; Jahan, Shah; Prevalence of Metallo-β-Lactamase IMP and VIM Producing Gram Negative Bacteria in Different Hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 50 6. 2018
  92. Minhas S, Kashif M, Altaf W, Afzal N, Nagi AH. Concomitant-chemoradiotherapy-associated oral lesions in patients with oral squamous-cell carcinoma. Cancer Biol Med 2017. doi: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.
  93. Mubarak B, Afzal N, Javaid K, Talib R, Aslam R, Latif W, and Saba Khaliq S. Frequency of HLA DQβ1*0201 and DQβ1*0301 Alleles and Total Serum IgE in Patients with Bronchial Asthma: A Pilot Study from Pakistan. Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017; 16(4):313-320.
  94. Muhammad Usman Qamar Sidrah Saleem , Usman Arshad , Muhammad Farhan Rasheed , Hasan Ejaz , Naveed Shahzad and Shah Jahan Antibacterial Efficacy of Manuka Honey against New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase Producing Gram Negative Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 49(6), pp 1997-2003, 2017
  95. Muhammad Usman Qamar, Sidrah Saleem, Mark Alexander Toleman, Muhammad Saqalein, Muhammad Waseem Atif Nisar, Mohsin Khurshid, Zeeshan Taj, Shah Jahan: In vitro and in vivo activity of Manuka honey against NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 Future Microbiology Vol. 13,(1) 2017.
  96. Afzal N, Anjum R, Nadeem A, Javed K, Shahzad F, Kashif M, Zafar A, Zaman S, Nagi AH. Serum level of IL-6 in patients of type-ii diabetes mellitus with and without retinopathy: a comparative study. BJMS. 2017; 16(4); 525-29.
  97. Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Saba Khaliq, Muhammad Shareef Masoud, Muhammad Qasim, Asma Haque, Muhammad Usman Ghani,Shah Jahan Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism as pretreatment predictor of response to HCV genotype 3a interferon-based treatment Future Virology Vol. 12,(12) 2017.
  98. Rehana Shahida Tasnim Farasat, Shagufta Naz and Shah Jahan Expression Profile of TNF-α among in Glucose Tolerant and Type 2 Diabetic in Relation with Vascular Inflammation Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 49(6), pp 2153-2159, 2017.
  99. Ramiz, S. Jahan, M. Kashif, F. Shahzad, N. Afzal. Determination of TGF-b1 polymorphism at −509 C/T promoter region in HCV patients with and without HCC. European Journal of Cancer. Volume 72, Supplement 1, February 2017.
  100. Iram Aftab, Saima Iram , Saba Khaliq , Muhammad Israr, Nadir Ali, Shah Jahan , Shabbir Hussain7 , Shagufta Khaliq, Shahida Mohsin Analysis of FANCC gene mutations (IVS4+4A>T, del322G, and R548X) in patients with Fanconi anemia in Pakistan Turk J Med Sci. Apr 18;47(2):391-398. 2017
  101. Sadia Akbar, Shah Jahan, Saira Bashir, Saba Khaliq, Iram Aftab, Mahwish Faizan, Shabbir Hussain, Shahida Mohsin Frequency of BCR/ABL-1 Fusion Gene and Deletion IKZF- 1 in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients. International Journal of Medical \& Applied Research 2017
  102. Muhammad Usman Ghani, Asma Haque, Muhammad Qasim, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Abdul Waheed, Nadeem Afzal, Faiza Saeed, Saba Khaliq and Shah Jahan Involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism in hepatocellular carcinoma of HCV patients from local population. Pure and Applied Biology. Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp725-732
  103. Ahmed, Shoaib; Hussain, Shabbir; Ammar, Ali; Jahan, Shah; Khaliq, Shagufta; Kaul, Haiba; Interleukin 6 receptor (IL6-R) gene polymorphisms underlie susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis Clin Lab 63 9 1365-9. 2017
  104. Hashmi M, Hussain A, Rehman S, Ahmed F, Aslam S, Afzal N and Abbas Z. Negative Association of HLA-DRB1*11 and HLA-DRB1*12 Alleles with Aeroallergy Patients Visiting Allergy Centre (NIH), Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool: 2017; 49(5), 1563-69.
  105. Marwa Minhas, Syaefudin Ali Akhmad, Nadeem Afzal.Spiritual medicine in the multi perspective of religion, JKKI 2017;8(3):164-171.
  106. Qamar, Muhammad Usman; Saleem, Sidrah; Arshad, Usman; Rasheed, Muhammad Farhan; Ejaz, Hasan; Shahzad, Naveed; Shah, Jahan; Antibacterial efficacy of Manuka honey against New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase producing Gram negative bacteria isolated from blood cultures Pakistan Journal of Zoology 49 6. 2017
  107. Rasheed S, Afzal N, Tarif N, Shahzad F, Mahmood TH. Increased Level of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin Protein in Patients of Lupus Nephritis. J Immunol Infect Inflam Dis. 2016; 1(1): 002.
  108. Naz F, Afzal N, Shahzad F, Kashif M, Javed K, Jahan S, Latif W. Correlation of Serum IL-17 with Level of Vitamin D and IgE in Asthmatic Patients. BJPR. 2016; 11(1): 1-8.
  109. Kashif M, Afzal N, Tayyab M A, Shahzad F, Jahan S. Human Papilloma Virus: Important Etiological Factor in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinogenesis. J Cancer Biol Res 2016. 4(2): 1081
  110. Batool H, Afzal N, Shahzad F, Kashif M. Relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and chronic periodontitis. Journal of Medicine, Radiology, Pathology & Surgery (2016), 2, 11–14
  111. M Hifsa. Afzal N. Kashif M. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be an Autoimmune Disorder. Scientifica (2016), 1-7
  112. Shafiq A, Afzal N, Kashif M. Hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma: A review of natural history. J Med Radiol Pathol Surg 2016;2:23-29
  113. Khaliq F, Afzal N, Kashif M, Shahzad F. Relationship between Percentage of Regulatory T cells and Dental Amalgam Fillings. J Oral Res 2016; 5(4): 153-158
  114. Kashif M, Afzal N, Minhas S, Anwar MA, Shahzad F, Abbas A, Jahan S. Frequency of ANA and anti-dsDNA antibodies in subjects of oral addictive habits. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2016 Sep
  115. Kashif M, Afzal N, Minhas S, Anwar MA, Shahzad F, Abbas A, Jahan S. Frequency of ANA and anti-dsDNA antibodies in subjects of oral addictive habits. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2016 Sep;3(9):2610-14.
  116. Javed N, Abbas A, Tahir R and Afzal N. Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Induce Selected Metabolites in Human Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes. Pakistan J. Zool., 2016. 48(5), 1563-65.
  117. Aslam R, Raza SM, Naeemi H, Mubarak B, Afzal N and Khaliq S. SOCS3 mRNA expression and polymorphisms as pretreatment predictor of response to HCV genotype 3a IFN-based treatment. SpringerPlus 2016. 5:1826.
  118. Temuri S, Afzal N, Kashif M, Nadeem A, Shahzad F, Latif W, Abbas A and Mahmood TH. Anti-thyroid Antibodies in Patients with HCV Genotype 3a: A Pilot Study. BMRJ 2016.17(4)
  119. Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Shahbaz Hussain, Junaid Akhtar, Faiza Sarwar, Iqra Jameel, Muhammad Kashif, Shah Jahan. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among pregnant women. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research 2016;3(3):687-689
  120. Ashraf S, Afzal N, Kashif M, Shazad F, Sajjad W, Latif W, Abbas A. Prevalence of Autoantibodies in Healthy Adults in Pakistani Population. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2016
  121. Afzal N, Zaman, S, Shahzad F, Javaid K, Zafar A, Nagi AH. Immune mechanisms in type-II diabetic retinopathy. JPMA. 2015: 65(2); 159-163
  122. Tufail R, Afzal N, Javeid K, Shahzad F, Khaliq S, Abbas A, Latif W, Tahir R. Percentage of T Cells in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Managed with different Treatment Modalities. SMU Medical Journal. 2015: 2(1). 139-142
  123. Riaz M, Afzal N, Mahmud H T, Shahzad F, Rasheed S, Rasheed A. The high percentages of anti-thyroid antibodies positive SLE patients at Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore Pakistan. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 2015; 3(1), 28-32.
  124. Abdul Hannan, Faqeeha Javed, Sidrah Saleem, Khadija Tahira, Shah Jahan. Frequency of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Type IV and Type V in Clinical Isolates of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus A. Open Journal of Medical Microbiology 07/2015; 5:69-75.
  125. Asma Karim, Asad Iqbal, Rehan Akhtar, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Amar, Usman Qamar, Shah Jahan. Barcoding of freshwater fishes from Pakistan.: Mitochondrial DNA 05/2015; DOI:10.3109/19401736.2015.1043544
  126. Hamdan Hamid1*, Hifsa Mobeen1, Muhammad Kashif1, Muhammad Adil1, Almina Shafiq1 and Noshin Wasim Yousuf2Screening of Suspected HIV-AIDS Patients: A Comparative Study Evaluating HIV-ICT Device and ELISA... International STD Research & Reviews, ISSN: 2347-5196,Vol.: 3, Issue. 3
  127. Javaid K, Afzal N, Adhami S, Khaliq S, Jahan S, Latif W, Khaliq S. Increased Frequency of HLA-DRB1*12 in Asthma Patients Visiting A Teaching Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. IJCR. 2015; 7 (4):14476-80.
  128. Afzal N, Khursheed Javaid, Shakeela Zaman, Abu Zafar, AH Nagi. Enumeration of CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells in type-II diabetes retinopathy. Pak J Pharm Sci. Vol 27/28; 2014/2015
  129. Afzal N, Khursheed Javaid, Shahid Hussain, Saleem-uz-Zaman Adahmi, Waqas Sami, Ihtzaz Ahmed Malik. Inverse correlation of Interferon – gamma and CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Tuberculosis Patients. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 2014; 2(1), 14-19.
  130. Afzal N, Shakeela Zaman, Aneela Asghar, Khursheed Javed, Faheem Shahzad, Abu Zafar, Abdul Hannan Nagi. Negative Association of Serum IL-6 and IL-17 with Type-II Diabetes Retinopathy. Iran J Immunol. 2014: 11(1); 40-43
  131. Khaliq S, Latief N, Jahan S.Role of different regions of the hepatitis C virus genome in the therapeutic response to interferon-based treatment. Arch Virol. 2014 Jan;159(1):1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00705-013-1780-x.
  132. Shahzad F, Afzal N, Naz F, Javed K, Latif W, Zafar A. Decreased percentage of natural T-regulatory cells in type-2 diabetes mellitus. Online Journal of BioSciences and Informatics, 2014 3(1): 4542-467
  133. Tufail R, Afzal N, Javaid K, Khaliq S, Tahir R, Abbas A, Latif W, Sami W, Zafar A. Enumeration of NK cells in patients of type-II diabetes mellitus. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 2014; 2(2), 23-27.
  134. Afzal N, Shehzad F, Rasheed S. Systemic lupus erythematosus; concepts of immunology in its therapy. Biomedica Vol 30, Issue 3, Jul-Sep 2014, 220-228
  135. Afzal N, Shehzad F, Rasheed S. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – An Immunological Disorder: Clinical Presentations and Therapeutic Options. Biomedica 2014; 3, 220-28.
  136. Nadeem Afzal, Khursheed Javed, Waqas Sami, Abu Zafar, Shah Jahan, Shakeela Zaman, AH Nagi. Inverse relationship of serum IL-17 with type-II diabetes retinopathy. J Clin Lab. 11+12/2013
  137. Idrees, S., Ashfaq, U.A., Khaliq, S. 2013. HCV Envelope protein 2 sequence comparison of Pakistani isolate and In-silico prediction of conserved epitopes for vaccine development. J Transl Med. 2013 Apr 30;11:105. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-105.
  138. Khaliq, S., Latief, N., Jahan, S. Role of different regions of the hepatitis C virus genome in the therapeutic response to interferon-based treatment. Arch Virol. 2013 Jul 13.
  139. Afzal N, Khursheed Javaid, Shakeela Zaman, Abu Zafar, AH Nagi. Enumeration of CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells in type-II diabetes retinopathy. Pak J Pharm Sci. Vol 27/28; 2014/2015
  140. Afzal N, Khursheed Javaid , Shahid Hussain, Saleem-uz-Zaman Adahmi, Waqas Sami, Ihtzaz Ahmed Malik. Inverse correlation of Interferon – gamma and CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Tuberculosis Patients. (Accepted for publication at Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences)
  141. Afzal N, Romeeza T. Shah Jahan. Cytokine: An ever-expanding area; review article. Biological and Biomedical Reports. 2012, 2(1), 37-43
  142. Gul Afshan, Afzal N, Sadia Qureshi. CD4+CD25hi Regulatory T cells in healthy males and females mediate gender difference in the prevalence of autoimmune diseases. Clin. Lab. 2012;58:567-571
  143. Shah Jahan, Usman A Ashfaq, Muhammad Qasim, Saba Khaliq, Muhammad Javed Saleem, Afzal Nadeem. Hepatitis C virus to hepatocellular carcinoma. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2012, 7:2 doi:10.1186/1750-9378-7-2
  144. Shah Jahan, Usman A. Ashfaq, Saba Khaliq, Baila Samreen, Afzal N. Dual behavior of HCV Core gene in regulation of apoptosis is important in progression of HCC. Infection, Genetics and Evolution xxx (2012) xxx–xxx
  145. Baila Samreen, Saba Khaliq, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Mahwish Khan, Nadeem Afzal, Muhammad Aiman Shahzad, Sabeen Riaz, Shah Jahan. Hepatitis C virus entry: Role of host and viral factors. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2012: 12; 1699–1709
  146. Nadeem Afzal, Nagi AH, Muhammad Imran, Abu Zafar, Amtul Musawar, Romeeza Tahir, Sarwar Abbas, Afia Abbas, Shakeela Zaman, Shah Jahan. Association of Alpha-2 Beta-1 Integrin Polymorphism with Retinopathy in Diabetic Patients. J Diabetes & Metab 2012, 3: 9
  147. Amna Habib, Afzal N, Mehreen Ahmed, Afia Abbas, Romeeza Tahir Quantification of Serum IgA of Coeliac Disease Patients. Biomedica Vol 27. Jan-Jun 2011: 26-28
  148. Mehreen Ahmad, Afzal N, Amna Habib, Romeeza Tahir, Khursheed Rana, Afia Abbas Detection of anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG antibodies in Healthy Subjects. Biomedica Vol 27. Jan-Jun 2011: 42-45
  149. Numan Javed, Afzal N, Romeeza Tahir, Afia Abbas. Misdiagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus in different hospitals of Lahore. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 43 (4), pp. 815-818, 2011
  150. Afzal N, Sarwar Abbas, Azazmand, Maria Arif, Khursheed Javeed. Effect of Hepatitis C virus on C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in Hemodylasis Patients. Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases Vol 5, No 3 182-86 May 2011.
  151. Jahan, S Khaliq, S., Ijaz, B., Ahmad, W and Hassan, S HCV Core and Cox-2: role in HCV pathogenesis Virol J. 2011 13; 7:318.
  152. Jahan S, Khaliq S, Samreen B, Ijaz B, Khan M, Ahmad W, Ashfaq U A and Hassan S Effect of combined siRNA of HCV E2 gene and HCV receptors against HCV (Virol; J. 201181):295
  153. Jahan S, Samreen B, Khaliq S, Ijaz B, Khan M, Ahmad W, and Hassan S HCV entry receptor as potential targets for siRNA based inhibition of HCV Gene,Vaccine Therapy 2011;8(1):295
  154. Jahan S, Khaliq S, Afzal N, Mujtiba G, Samreen A, Ijaz B, Ahmad W, Ashfaq U A and Hassan S “Regulation of Apoptosis by HCV”IJAVMS. (2011) 5 (4): 321-325.
  155. Khaliq S, Jahan S, Ijaz B, Ahmad W, Asad S, Hassan S. Inhibition of HCV 3a genotype by siRNAs targeting envelope genes Arch Virol. 2011 Mar; 156 (3): 433-442.
  156. Khaliq, S., Jahan, S. and Hassan, S "HCV p7: Molecular function and importance in HCV life cycle and potential antiviral target ". 2010. Liver International May 2011, 31(5), 606–617.
  157. Khaliq, S., Jahan, S. and Pervaiz A. Sequence variability of HCV Core region: Important predictors of HCV induced pathogenesis and viral production Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Apr; 11(3):543-56.
  158. Numan Javed, Afzal N, Romeeza Tahir, Afia Abbas. Misdiagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus in different hospitals of Lahore. Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 43 (4), pp. 815-818, 2011
  159. Afzal N, Sarwar Abbas, Azazmand, Maria Arif, Khursheed Javeed. Effect of Hepatitis C virus on C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in Hemodylasis Patients. Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases Vol 5, No 3 182-86 May 2011.
  160. Jahan, S Khaliq, S., Ijaz, B., Ahmad, W and Hassan, S HCV Core and Cox-2: role in HCV pathogenesis Virol J. 2011 13; 7:318.
  161. Jahan S, Khaliq S, Samreen B, Ijaz B, Khan M, Ahmad W, Ashfaq U A and Hassan S Effect of combined siRNA of HCV E2 gene and HCV receptors against HCV (Virol; J. 201181):295
  162. Jahan S, Samreen B, Khaliq S, Ijaz B, Khan M, Ahmad W, and Hassan S HCV entry receptor as potential targets for siRNA based inhibition of HCV Gene,Vaccine Therapy 2011;8(1):295
  163. Jahan S, Khaliq S, Afzal N, Mujtiba G, Samreen A, Ijaz B, Ahmad W, Ashfaq U A and Hassan S “Regulation of Apoptosis by HCV”IJAVMS. (2011) 5 (4): 321-325.
  164. Khaliq S, Jahan S, Ijaz B, Ahmad W, Asad S, Hassan S. Inhibition of HCV 3a genotype by siRNAs targeting envelope genes Arch Virol. 2011 Mar; 156 (3): 433-442.
  165. Khaliq, S., Jahan, S. and Hassan, S "HCV p7: Molecular function and importance in HCV life cycle and potential antiviral target ". 2010. Liver International May 2011, 31(5), 606–617.
  166. Khaliq, S., Jahan, S. and Pervaiz A. Sequence variability of HCV Core region: Important predictors of HCV induced pathogenesis and viral production Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Apr; 11(3):543-56.
  167. Ahmad W, Ijaz B, Gull S, Asad, S Sarwar T.M., Jahan S. Khaliq S , Kausar H , Sumrin A, Hassan, S A brief review on molecular, genetic and imaging techniques for HCV fibrosis evaluation Virol J. 2011 Feb 8;8(1):53.
  168. Ahmad W, Ijaz B, Gull S, Asad S, Sarwar T.M., Kausar H, Sumrin A, Khaliq S Jahan S. Hassan, S.,A comparison of four fibrosis indexes in chronic HCV: Development of new fibrosis-cirrhosis index (FCI) BMC Gastroenterology 2011, 11:44.
  169. Khaliq S, Jahan S, Pervaiz A, Ashfaq UA, Hassan S. Down-regulation of IRES containing 5`UTR of HCV genotype 3a using siRNAs. Virol J. 2011 ;8(1):221
  170. Ashfaq UA, Yousaf MZ, Aslam M, Ejaz R, Jahan S, Ullah O. siRNAs: Potential therapeutic agents against Hepatitis C Virus. Virol J. 2011;8(1):276
  171. Mujtaba G, Jahan S, Khaliq S, Mahmood N, Javed FT, Choudhry N, Aslam A, Bashir T, Faiz M. Current Status of Transmission Risk Factors and Genotypes of Hepatitis C Virus, In Punjabi Population of Pakistan. IJAVMS. (2011) 5 (2): 271-282.
  172. Ijaz B, Ahmad W, Gull S, Asad, S Sarwar T.M., Khaliq S, Jahan S. Kausar H , Sumrin A, Hassan, S Association of laboratory parameters with viral factors in patients with hepatitis C Virol J. 2011;8(1):276
  173. Romeeza T, Naeem R, Afzal N. Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Based Typing of Staphylococcal Chromosomal Cassette mec of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Selected Hospitals in Lahore. The International Medical Journal volume 9 No 1, June 2010: 5-8
  174. Sara K, Afzal N. Anti-CCP Antibodies: an emerging marker for the early diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The International Medical Journal volume 9 No 1, June 2010: 63-66
  175. Maria Arif, Afzal N, Aizaz Mand, Waqas Sami, Khursheed Javaid, Sarwar Abbas, Sarah Karim. Frequency of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody in Glomerulonephritis Patients. Biomedica Vol 26. Jan-Jun 2010: 45-49
  176. Asim Mumtaz, Afzal N, Waqas Sami, Romeeza Tahir, Khursheed Javeed, Saqib Mehmood. Evaluation of four ELISA based immunoassays for the detection of IgM antibodies against dengue virus. Biomedica Vol 26. Jan-Jun 2010: 54-57
  177. Farhana S, Tawwab S, Afzal N. Association of interleukin-4 and IgE levels with LDL oxidation in atherosclerosis. Iran J Immunol Vol 7 No 2 June 2010
  178. Gul Afshan, Afzal N, Sadia Qureshi. Establishment of CD4+ CD25HI T Cells Reference intervals in Healthy Adult Pakistani Males versus Females. J App Pharm 4(2): 2010; 104-111
  179. Khan, M., Jahan, S Khaliq, S., Ijaz, B., Ahmad, W and Hassan, S. "Interaction of HCV Core with cellular genes in developing HCV induced Steatosis" Achieves of Virology 2010 Nov; 155(11):1735-53.
  180. Khaliq S, Jahan S, Ijaz B, Ahmad W, Asad S, Pervaiz A, Samreen B, Khan M, Hassan S. Inhibition of core gene of HCV 3a genotype using synthetic and vector derived siRNAs. Virol J. 2010 Nov 13; 7:318.
  181. Khaliq, S., Khaliq, SA. Zahur, M., Iajz, B., Jahan, S., Ansar M., Riazuddin, S. and Hassan, S. RNAi, as a new therapeutic strategy against HCV. Biotechnol Adv. 2010 Jan-Feb; 28(1):27-34.
  182. Ahmad.W, Ijaz.B, Javed F. T., Jahan.S, Shahid.I, Hassan. S Age specific prevalence and transmission of HCV genotypes in Lahore, Pakistan. World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Sep 14; 16(34):4321-8.
  183. Shahid Hussain, Afzal N, Khursheed Javaid, Muhammad Ikram Ullah, Tanveer Ahmad, Saleem-uz-Zaman. Level of Interferon Gamma in the Blood of Tuberculosis Patients. Iran J Immunol Vol 7 No 4 December 2010
  184. Javed F. T, Ijaz.B, Ahmad.W, Jahan.S, Khaliq S, Hassan. S Correlation of Serum HCV titer, ALP and Bilirubin levels with liver fibrosis stage IJAVMS. (2010) 4 (2): 56-22. (IF 0.34)
  185. Nurul Khaiza Yahya, Afzal N, Kamaliah Mohd Daud. The association of HLA class-II antigens with anti-cardiolipin antibody expression in Malays with systemic lupus erythematosus in Hospital USM, Malaysia International Medical Journal, Vol 16, No 1, March 2009: 3-7
  186. S. Suliman, Afzal N, C. Maraina. Anti-nucleosome antibody as a disease marker in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its correlation with disease activity. International Journal of Rheumatology 2009; 12: 100-106
  187. Romeeza Tahir, Afzal N, Nauman Javed, Afia Abbas, Kunwal Rauf. Discrepancies in the diagnosis of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among different hospitals of Lahore Pakistan. The International Medical Journal: Vol. 8 No 2, Dec 2009: 7-10
  188. Nadia Rashid, Asim Mumtaz, Saqib Mehmood, Afzal N, Salma Haq, Tanveer Ahmad. Assessment of Thyroid Dysfunction in Down syndrome patients. Pak Paed J Dec 2009; 33(4): 211-7
  189. Numan J, Afzal N, Romeeza T. In vitro phagocytosis of methicillin resistant and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes. Journal of Ayub Medical College 2009;21(2):49-52
  190. Farhana Shahzad, Shahzad Tawwab, Afia Abbas. Relationship of white blood cells counts, haemoglobin and ESR with IHD. Journal of Ayub Medical College: Sep 2009;21(3):59-62
Funding agency Principal Investigator Title Award year Amount (Rs.)
HEC-858 Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Relationship between oxidized LDL, IgE and associated cytokines 24-10-2007 Rs. 4,757,280/-
HEC-1386 Dr. Nadeem Afzal Role of genetics and immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy 12-07-2010 Rs. 1,002,800/-
HEC-IPFP Dr. Saba Khaliq Expression analysis of Interleukin-28 (IL-28) and interferon stimulating genes (ISGs) in Pakistani HVC patients with and without interferon therapy 12-05-2011 Rs. 500,000/-
HEC-IPFP Dr. Shah Jahan Gene expression analysis of cellular genes involved in apoptosis and steatosis of HCV patients of Genotype 1a and 3a 20-08-2011 Rs. 500,000/-
HEC NRPU-2206 Dr. Nadeem Afzal Level of Autoantibodies in Healthy Females and Males 14-11-2012 Rs. 567,763/-
HEC NRPU-3742 Dr. Shah Jahan Molecular characterization of New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) producing microorganisms and efficacy of Monuka honey against NDM positive strains in mouse model 13-12-2015 Rs. 1,360,832/-
HEC-IPFP Dr. Romeeza Tahir Immunoglobulin light chain allelic inclusion in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 23-11-2016 Rs. 500,000/-
HEC NRPU-8557 Dr. Shah Jahan Molecular characterization of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase bacteria from hospitals & poultry and in vitro efficacy of silver nanoparticles 28-01-2020 Rs. 1,538,274/-
HEC RRG-211 Dr. Shah Jahan Immunological Virology and Genetic Basis of COVID-19 patients 19-08-2020 Rs. 10,306,728/-
HEC LCF-601 Dr. Shah Jahan Fecal microbiota profiling & molecular biomarkers for early colorectal cancer screening 19-05-2022 Rs. 21,206,000/-
HEC NRPU-15589 Dr. Romeeza Tahir Frequency of Th17 cells, cytokine levels, and their genetic variants in Guillain-Barré Syndrome 16-06-2022 Rs. 5,838,000/-