Nurshad Ali
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a global public health crisis. Little is known about the protective factors of this infection. Therefore, preventive health measures that can reduce the risk of infection, progression and severity are desperately needed. This review discussed the possible roles o...
Nurshad Ali
The outbreak of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging global health threat. The healthcare workers are facing challenges in reducing the severity and mortality of COVID-19 across the world. Severe patients with COVID-19 are generally treated in the intensive care unit, while mild or non...
Nurshad Ali, Jenny Katsouli, Emma L. Marczylo, Timothy W. Gant et al.
Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This review aims to provide an overview of the potential impacts of MNPs on various organ systems and identify knowledge gaps i...
Nurshad Ali, Rasheda Perveen, Shahnaz Rahman, Shakil Mahmood et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have shown that hyperuricemia is commonly associated with dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Elevated serum uric acid has been demonstrated to be associated with obesity in the adult population in many countries; howe...
Nurshad Ali, Farjana Islam
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a serious public health concern worldwide. Although, most of the regions around the globe have been affected by COVID-19 infections; some regions are more badly affected in terms of infections and fatality rates than others. The exact reasons for such variations ...
Johannes Gerding, Nurshad Ali, Jeremy Schwartzbord, Benedikt Cramer et al.
An improved "dilute and shoot" LC-MS/MS multibiomarker approach was used to monitor urinary excretion of 23 mycotoxins and their metabolites in human populations from Asia (Bangladesh), Europe (Germany), and the Caribbean region (Haiti). Deoxynivalenol (DON), deoxynivalenol-3-glucuronide (DON-3-GlcA...
Nurshad Ali, Rakib Miah, Mahmudul Hasan, Zitu Barman et al.
Elevated levels of serum uric acid (SUA) have been suggested to associate with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, information is limited on the association between SUA and MetS in general adults. This study aimed to assess the relationship of SUA with MetS and i...
Nurshad Ali, Sadaqur Rahman, Shiful Islam, Md Tangigul Haque et al.
BACKGROUND: Although the link between elevated uric acid and metabolic syndrome has been reported in some studies; the relationship of serum uric acid (SUA) with lipid profile has not well studied or little is known so far. This study was conducted to assess the relationship between SUA and lipid pr...
Ananya Dutta Mou, Zitu Barman, Mahmudul Hasan, Rakib Miah et al.
Preeclampsia is a multi-organ system disorder of pregnancy and is responsible for a significant rate of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Bangladesh, a large number of obstetric deaths occur every year but the exact reasons are not well investigated. The data regarding preeclampsia and ...
Khairul Islam, Abedul Haque, Rezaul Karim, Abul Fajol et al.
Abstract Background Chronic arsenic exposure has been shown to cause liver damage. However, serum hepatic enzyme activity as recognized on liver function tests (LFTs) showing a dose-response relationship with arsenic exposure has not yet been clearly documented. The aim of our study was to investiga...
Md Tangigul Haque, Sadaqur Rahman, Shiful Islam, Noyan Hossain Molla et al.
BACKGROUND: In epidemiological studies, serum uric acid (SUA) has been shown to be associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disorders. However, limited studies have evaluated the relationship between SUA and glucose levels in healthy and diabetic individuals and their observed findings are in...
Rahanuma Raihanu Kathak, Abu Hasan Sumon, Noyan Hossain Molla, Mahmudul Hasan et al.
Dyslipidemia, a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases, is rapidly increasing in Asian countries including Bangladesh. In addition to the cardiovascular system, abnormal lipid levels are also known to cause complications in renal and hepatic systems. The data regarding dyslipidemia and its rel...
Nurshad Ali, Shakil Mahmood, Farjana Islam, Shahnaz Rahman et al.
Experimental evidence suggests a causal role of serum uric acid (SUA) in hypertension development. Currently, there are few data available on the association between SUA and hypertension; data from Bangladeshi adults are not available yet. This study evaluated the association of SUA with hypertensio...
Nurshad Ali
Aflatoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that contaminate dietary staples worldwide, including maize, rice and groundnuts. Dietary exposure to aflatoxins is a public health concern due to their carcinogenic, acute and chronic effects. Rice is an important staple food consumed widely and consists ...
Shiful Islam, Sadaqur Rahman, Md Tangigul Haque, Abu Hasan Sumon et al.
Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major public health concern affecting millions of people worldwide. The relationship between liver enzymes and T2D has been reported in limited studies; however, there is still a lack of evidence for the Bangladeshi population. This study aimed to evalu...