Md. Kawser Ahmed, Nazma Shaheen, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Habibullah‐Al‐Mamun et al.
Concentrations of fourteen trace elements (Cd, As, Pb, Cr, Ni, Zn, Se, Cu, Mo, Mn, Sb, Ba, V and Ag) in the composite samples of most frequently consumed two staple foods, i.e. rice and wheat (collected from 30 different agroecological zones for the first time in Bangladesh) were measured by ICP-MS....
Mohammad Mamun Ur Rashid, Most. Nazma Parvin, Mohammad Sharifur Rahman, Mohammad S. Islam
A total of four compounds namely, lupeol (1), betulinaldehyde (2), betulinic acid (3) and stigmasterol (4) were isolated from the stem extract of Dillenia indica Linn. The structures of the isolated compounds (1-4) were established by extensive spectroscopic studies. The crude methanolic extracts an...
Sadia Afreen Chowdhury, Jannatul Islam, M. M. Rahaman, Md. Mostafizur Rahman et al.
Rebeka Sultana and Most Nazma Parvin - were added as authors on 13th September 2010.The petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol crude extracts of the two different plant parts (aerial part and root) of Mimosa pudica (Mimosaceae) were screened in vitro for cytotoxicity studies by brine shrimp lethal...
Most. Nazma Parvin, Md. Abdul Aziz, Sikder Nahidul Islam Rabbi, Mir Md. Abdullah Al-Mamun et al.
Nephrotic syndrome is a common pediatric kidney disease. Investigations on several genetic polymorphisms revealed an inconsistent influence on the resistance of patients to steroids. This study aimed to identify the association of ABCB1 (1236C > T, 2677G > T, 3435C > T), NR3C1 (rs10482634, rs6877893...
Amitabh Basak, Md. Lokman Hossain, Most. Nazma Parvin
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <em>Bacopa monnieri</em> (L.) locally called Brahmi of Scrophulariaceae family has a long history for numerous therapeutic purposes like memory enhancing, antianxiety and antiepileptic agent. The aim of this study was to ...
Farzana Akter Popy, Irin Dewan, Most. Nazma Parvin, Sardar Mohammad Ashraful Islam
This paper describes the evaluation of the in vitro equivalence of tablets containing a poorly water-soluble compound, atorvastatin, marketed in Bangladesh under biowaiver conditions. Drug release was compared with that of a reference product. The in vitro equivalence test was carried out in three d...
Nowshin N. Rumzhum, M. Mostafizur Rahman, Muhammad Shahidul Islam, Sadia Afreen Chowdhury et al.
The petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol crude extracts of the two different plant parts (leaves and bark) of Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) were screened for cytotoxicity by brine shrimp lethality bioassay and the crude methanol extract of the bark was screened for antioxidant activity using ...
M. Mufizur Rahman, Mst. Minara Khatun, M. Hasibur Rahman, Nazma Parvin Ansari
As regards food safety issues there is a distinct demarcation in Islam between lawful food allowed to Moslems and unlawful food not allowed to Muslims. With the increasing awareness of their Islamic dietary requirements, the Muslim consumers all the over the world now demand more information on food...
Most. Nazma Parvin
<em><em></em></em><p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <em>Carissa carandas </em>Linn. (Bengali name- Karamya, Karancha, Karamcha, English name-Karaunda) commonly known as Karanda is a widly used medicinal plants belongs to apocynacea...
Kamrun Nahar, Muhammad Ashikur Rahman, Most. Nazma Parvin, Shammy Sarwar
Development of anthelmintic resistance and high cost of conventional anthelmintic drugs led to the evaluation of medicinal plants as an alternative source of anthelmintics. The current study was aimed to evaluate the possible anthelmintic effects of crude fresh juice of leaves of Clitoria ternatea L...
Most. Nazma Parvin, Riaz Uddin, Sadia Afreen Chowdhury
Hepatitis is common disease in Bangladesh. As a country of the Asia Pacific region Bangladesh is considered to be a high risk country for developing hepatitis A and B. This study represents the pattern and types of treatment of hepatitis in two tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh; Bangabandhu Shei...
Most. Nazma Parvin, Shammy Sarwar, Sadia Afreen Chowdhury, Hasan Mohammed Zakaria et al.
The pet-ether soluble fraction (PEF), Carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction (CTSF) and Chloroform soluble fraction (CFSF) of the methanolic extract of stem bark of Elaeocarpus serratus were investigated for cytotoxic activity using brine shrimp lethality bioassay .The methanolic extract was also eva...
SM Shahida, Nazma Parvin Ansari, Afrina Begum, Md Anisul Islam et al.
Background: Persistent infection with high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes development of cervical cancer. Among the high risk group, HPV-16 accounts for 50% & HPV-18 accounts for 12% of cervical cancer.Objective: The current sudy aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HPV genotype 16 and 1...
M I Hossain, M H Rahman, S Parveen, Nazma Parvin et al.
Malnutrition is recognized to be a serious and common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in children. Early identification and swift intervention is the key in the management of malnutrition in CKD. The objective of the study was to ...
Moumita Dey, Md. Lokman Hossain, Most. Nazma Parvin
Background: Thevetia peruviana, a common plant of Apocynaceae family has been used as Ayurvedic herbal medicine to treat hemorrhoids, hair loss, arthritis, and dysentery. The bark and leaf decoction has been used to loosen the bowels, as an emetic, and is said to be an effective curative agent for i...
Most. Nazma Parvin, Sadia Afreen Chowdhury, S.M. Ashraful Islam, Riaz Uddin
Gout is a common metabolic disorder which occurs due to excessive deposition of uric acid in different bone joints. Increasing life expectancy, life style change, changes in diet are causing an increased incidence of the disease nowadays. The present study was aimed to understand the pattern and tre...
Naz Hasan Huda, Yeakuty Marzan Jhanker, A. F. M. Shahid-Ud-Daula, Most. Nazma Parvin et al.
Commercially available twenty national and four multinational brands of Amoxicillin Trihydrate capsules werestudied in water for 60 minutes using USP reference dissolution apparatus. All, except two national brands(Code: NB-8 and NB-15); complied with the USP in vitro dissolution specification for d...
Most. Nazma Parvin
Pouzolzia zeylanica (L.) Benn., a perennial herbaceous medicinal plant from the Urticaceae family, is commonly found along roadsides throughout Bangladesh and is widely distributed across both Asia and Australia. This plant is traditionally used to treat a variety of ailments, including diarrhea, in...
Nazma Parvin Ansari, Joy Prokas Biswas, Swagota Sen, Shakib Abrar et al.
Ovarian fibrothecomas comprise tumors in the spectrum of ovarian sex cord / stromal tumors where there are components of both an ovarian fibroma and an ovarian thecoma. They account for 3-4% of all ovarian tumors. Most occur in adult women, with 65% in postmenopausal women. However, it represents on...
Most. Nazma Parvin
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background: </strong><em>Saraca indica</em> or <em>Saraca asoca</em> belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae. It<em> </em>is popularly known as Ashoka, is the most ancient tree of Bangladesh. This versatile plant has a...