Saif Nirzhor, Rubayat Khan, Sharmind Neelotpol
Even though Alzheimer's disease (AD) is of significant interest to the scientific community, its pathogenesis is very complicated and not well-understood. A great deal of progress has been made in AD research recently and with the advent of these new insights more therapeutic benefits may be identif...
Raushanara Akter, Afrina Afrose, Shahana Sharmin, Rifat Rezwan et al.
Childhood obesity accounts for several psychosocial and clinical consequences. Psychosocial consequences include lower self-esteem, social isolation, poor academic achievement, peer problems, and depression, whereas clinical consequences are cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, ca...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Alastair Hay, Arthur J. Jolly, Mike Woolridge
OBJECTIVE: To recruit South Asian pregnant women, living in the UK, into a clinicoepidemiological study for the collection of lifestyle survey data and antenatal blood and to retain the women for the later collection of cord blood and meconium samples from their babies for biochemical analysis. DESI...
Saif Nirzhor, Rubayat Khan, Sharmind Neelotpol
Even though Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is of significant interest to the scientific community, its pathogenesis is very complicated and not well-understood. A great deal of progress has been made in AD research recently and with the advent of these new insights more therapeutic benefits may ...
R.B. Zaid, M. Nargis, Sharmind Neelotpol, J. M. A. Hannan et al.
The objective of the present study was to determine the acetylator status of the Bangladeshi population and to compare the findings with the acetylator status of other Asian populations. The acetylator phenotype was determined in 517 unrelated healthy Bangladeshi subjects. The phenotyping procedure ...
Raushanara Akter, Sharmind Neelotpol, Md. Tanvir Kabir
: Arsenic (As) toxicity is a major public health concern in many countries worldwide. Chronic arsenic toxicity results in multiple organ failure, cancer, neurological disorder, behavioral disorder, reproductive complications, etc. Allium sativum (garlic) has been reported to ameliorate mercury, lead...
Md. Rashidur Rahman, Raushanara Akter, Sharmind Neelotpol, Iffat Islam Mayesha et al.
Recently, some researchers claimed neuropathological changes lead to Alzheimer's-like brains after severe infection of SARS-CoV-2. Several mechanisms have been postulated on how SARS-CoV-2 neurological damage leads to Alzheimer's disease (AD) development. Neurobiochemical changes during infection ma...
Md Jahidul Hasan, Sharmind Neelotpol, Raihan Rabbani
Introduction: Invasive candidiasis (IC) in critically ill patients is a serious infection with high rate of mortality. As an empirical therapy, like antibiotics, the use of antifungals is not common in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. The empirical use of echinocandins including anidulafungin ...
R.B. Zaid, M. Nargis, Sharmind Neelotpol, M Abu Sayeed et al.
The Marma, Tripura, and Chakma are tribal populations of South Asian countries such as Bangladesh. The populations are thought to be immigrants who started moving from their original home in the Far East toward the west and south. We randomly selected 80 Marma, 53 Tripura, and 43 Chakma to determine...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Asef Raj, Anushka Alam Nabila, Lovely Kamal et al.
Surface water contamination by heavy metals (HMs) is a growing concern in industrial regions of Bangladesh. This study assessed HM levels and associated health risks in surface water near pharmaceutical-industrial zones in Gazipur and Narayanganj. Twelve samples were collected from the Turag and Shi...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Rifat Rezwan, Masum Shahriar
mice. Heavy metals are believed to be harmful to the brain and responsible for cognitive dysfunction and elevated anxiety. In this study, decreased body weight in mice may occur due to disorders in hunger and thirst centers of the brain by heavy metals. Therefore, heavy metals may be responsible for...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Raksa Andalib Hia
Lead is one of the oldest toxins existing in the environment that can affect almost all organs of the body without any noticeable symptom. Depending on its concentration in the body, lead may cause lower IQ level, autism, abnormal pregnancy outcome, abortion, and increased involvement in crime. As l...
Saif Nirzhor, Rubayat Khan, Sharmind Neelotpol
The pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is very complicated and not well-understood. As more and more studies are performed with regards to this disease, new insights are coming to light. Much of the research in AD so far has been very neuron-oriented however, recent studies suggest t...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Alastair W.M. Hay, Mike W. Woolridge
BACKGROUND Maternal lead exposure, shaped by environmental and cultural factors, can transfer to the foetus. Culturally embedded practices among South Asian women, including dietary habits and traditional cosmetics, may increase exposure compared with Caucasian women. This study measured ante-natal ...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Alastair Hay, Mike W. Woolridge
In recent years, growing attention has been directed towards the impact of environmental pollution on child health, particularly the silent threat posed by heavy metals (HMs). Foetuses may also be exposed to HMs through placental transfer from the mother. To evaluate such exposures, researchers are ...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Rifat Rezwan, Timothy Singh, Iffat Islam Mayesha et al.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the leading causes of distorted social communication, impaired speech, hyperactivity, anxiety, and stereotyped repetitive behaviour. The aetiology of ASD is complex; therefore, multiple drugs have been suggested to manage the symptoms. Studies with histamine ...
Raushanara Akter, Sharmind Neelotpol, Afrina Afrose, Shahana Sharmin et al.
Abstract Background: Childhood obesity and vitamin D deficiency (VDD) are recent health concerns associated with several clinical, psychosocial, and genetic manifestations like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, depression, and cancer. This study aimed to investigate the association between lifestyl...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Rifat Rezwan, Luluin Maknun Shova, Masum Shahriar
The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior and the brain-histomorphology of mice due to the consumption of calabash chalk. Asian and African pregnant or breast-feeding women frequently consume calabash chalk/clay for morning sickness or as a nutritional supplement. However, scientists found ...
Sharmind Neelotpol, Marzia Alam, Syeda Fahria Hoque Mimmi, Hamza Albee
Purpose: Now-a-days, the role of Pharmacists has become more patient-centric that includes drug safety by preventing, identifying, documenting, and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of pharmacy undergraduate and graduate students of...
R.B. Zaid, R.A. Bethe, Saiful Islam, Sharmind Neelotpol et al.