Muhammad Torequl Islam, Seyed Abdulmajid Ayatollahi, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Nazifa Sifat et al.
Phytol (PHY) is an acyclic natural diterpene alcohol and a chlorophyll constituent that exhibits several pharmacological effects, such as anticancer, antioxidant, and antimicrobial. Here, we aimed to assess the PHY anti-inflammatory effect in vitro and in vivo, and to deepen knowledge on the possibl...
Kiran Kousar Noor, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Nazia Ehsan, Arfa Tahir et al.
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the potent occupational and environmental toxicants, which induces oxidative stress to the multiple organs of the body, including liver. The present investigation was planned to evaluate the protective role of vitexin against Cd-prompted hepatotoxicity in rats. 24 male rats we...
Mohasana Afroz, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Razina Rouf et al.
Traditionally, sesame oil (SO) has been used as a popular food and medicine. The review aims to summarize the antioxidant and antiinflammatory effects of SO and its identified compounds as well as further fatty acid profiling and molecular docking study to correlate the interaction of its identified...
S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Nazifa Sifat, Farhana Lovely et al.
Date palm (P. dactylifera) plays a vital role in ethnomedicinal practices in several parts of the world. There are over 2000 cultivars of date palm that differ in chemical composition and extent of bioactivity. The present study was undertaken to comparatively evaluate the antioxidant potential of t...
S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Yashu Gupt, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Muhammad Torequl Islam et al.
were found to have good nutritional and antioxidant properties, thus can be promoted as a significant source of nutritional and antioxidant food supplements.
Bassem Y. Sheikh, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Nazifa Sifat, Shaikh Jamal Uddin et al.
In addition to the rich nutritional value, date palm is also used in various ethnobotanical practices for the treatment of various disease conditions. Present investigation was undertaken to examine the neuropharmacological and antinociceptive effect of the ethanol extract of three date cultivars gr...
Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Saima Muzammil, Muhammad Nazir et al.
Since long, medicinal plants or herbs are being used in different traditional treatment systems as therapeutic agents to treat a variety of illnesses. Bixa orellana L., an medicinal plant (family: Bixaceae), is an Ayurvedic herb used to treat dyslipidemia, diarrhoea, and hepatitis since ancient time...
Safaet Alam, Anik Dhar, Muhib Hasan, Fahmida Tasnim Richi et al.
Diabetes mellitus is a life-threatening disorder affecting people of all ages and adversely disrupts their daily functions. Despite the availability of numerous synthetic-antidiabetic medications and insulin, the demand for the development of novel antidiabetic medications is increasing due to the a...
Nazifa Sifat, Farhana Lovely, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Md. Golam Hossain et al.
Abstract Background Mushrooms have been recognized both as medicine and nutritional food in many countries for thousands of years, owing to the presence of significant amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, fibers, and antioxidants. This study aims at evaluating the nutritional contents and ant...
Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Mohasana Afroz, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Md. Shamim Rahman et al.
Gallic acid (GA) is a bioactive phytoconstituent that has been reported to prevent a number of diseases. However, there is no systematic review to-date on its anti-diabetic and cardioprotective potential including molecular mechanisms for such activities. This review aims to summarize the anti-diabe...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Md. Shamim Rahman, Nazifa Sifat et al.
In this article, we have summarized the biological sources and pharmacological activities of agathisflavone along with molecular docking studies to correlate the interaction of this biflavonoid and biomacromolecules involving in its biological effects observed in database-oriented scientific reports...
S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Md. Towhid Hasan, Mst Sabiha Sultana, Sushmita Nath et al.
The Sundarbans, a UNESCO world heritage site, is one of the largest mangrove forests in one stretch. Mangrove plants from this forest are little studied for their endophytic fungi. In this study, we isolated fourteen endophytic fungi from the plants Ceriops decandra and Avicennia officinalis collect...
S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Nazifa Sifat, Mohammad Ashraful Islam, A.S.M. Monjur-Al-Hossain et al.
and subsequent initiation of signaling pathways to provide the molecular insight of the specific Mtb ligands interacting with specific PRR, key adaptor molecules of the downstream signaling pathways and the resultant effector functions which will aid in identifying novel drug targets, and developing...
Md. Nafees Rahman Chowdhury, Yasin Arafat Alif, Safaet Alam, Nazim Uddin Emon et al.
Steam inhalation therapy can be a contemporary approach for COVID-19 affected patients of all age groups to manage respiratory conditions, though it presently lacks the scientific backing to establish itself as a befitting practice. The age of COVID-19 has facilitated this traditional home remedy to...
Md. Raihan Uzzaman Prince, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Puja Ghosh, Nazifa Sifat et al.
Amaranthus spinosus is a common vegetable of Bangladesh and well-known for its ethnomedicinal uses. In this study, we have evaluated the ability of powdered supplementation, methanol extract, and aqueous extract of A. spinosus in attenuating in high-carbohydrate-high-fat (HCHF) diet-induced obesity ...