Department of Pharmaceutics

Research

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Publications

• Advanced 3D biomimetic scaffolds with bioactive glass and bone-conditioned medium for enhanced osteogenesis — Shazia Hameed, Saeed Ur Rahman, Kiran Konain, Muhammad Samie, Sajida Farid, Jeevithan Elango, Syed Rashid Habib, Kyung Mi Woo, Praveen R Arany , Journal (2025) — Dr. Muhammad Samie
• Development and characterization of suppository formulation for rectal delivery of clarithromycin — ● Mirza S, Baseer A, Rahim A, Rehman M, Badshah M, Younatan Y, Ullah KH, Iqbal H , Journal (2025) — Dr. Mehreen Rahman
• The synthesis of folate-targeted chitosan nanoparticles for the co-delivery of 5-FU and methotrexate: comprehensive studies on drug release, cellular uptake, and cytotoxicity — Wasi Ullah, Asif Nawaz, Muhammad Khurshid Alam Shah, Muhammad Shahid Latif, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Azmat Ali Khan, Sabiha Fatima, Yuan Seng Wu, Abul Kalam Azad , Journal (2026) — Dr. Muhammad Waseem Khan
• Chemopreventive effects of resveratrol and curcumin on melanoma growth in C57BL/6 mice — Salman Ul Islam, Abdullah Al Saidi, Shehla Akbar, Amina Akhlaq, Adeeb Shehzad, Mazhar Ul-Islam , Journal (2025) — Dr. Shehla Akbar
• Arabinoxylan-Incorporated Poly (ε-caprolactone) Nanofiber Matrix Promote Fibroblast Cells Adhesion and Proliferation — Kiran Konain, Sajida Farid, Shazia Hameed, Fozia Rehman, Muhammad Samie, Faiza Sharif, Muhammad Zaman, Syed Rashid Habib, Jeevithan Elango, Saeed Ur Rahman , Journal (2025) — Dr. Muhammad Samie
• Assessing the systemic impacts of COVID-19 on environment, economy, and public health: a global review toward resilience and sustainability — ● Jabeen F, Rahman M, Bibi Z, Maqsood S, Ain QU, Yahya M, Javaid A, Safdar H , Journal (2025) — Dr. Mehreen Rahman
• Muriolide, a novel antioxidant lactone from Ranunculus muricatus — Naila Raziq, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Shaiq Ali, Mehreen Lateef, Muhammad Shahid, Shehla Akbar, Salman Zafar , Journal (2021) — Dr. Shehla Akbar
• Methotrexate Loaded Polymeric Patches with Penetration Enhancers for Transdermal Delivery: in vitro, Ex Vivo, and in Vivo Characterization — Muhammad Shahid Latif, Asif Nawaz, Muhammad Khurshid Alam Shah, Muhammad Fareed, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Muhammad Luqman Nordin, Omar Awad Alsaidan, Sami I Alzarea , Journal (2026) — Dr. Muhammad Waseem Khan
• Formulation development of Sertaconazole loaded nanoemulsion and gel for the management of deep skin fungal infection: in vitro, ex-vivo and in vivo characterizations — Zakir Ullah, Muhammad Khurshid Alam Shah, Asif Nawaz, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Muhammad Shahid Latif, Omar Awad Alsaidan, Sami I Alzarea, Mohammad Shoaib , Journal (2026) — Dr. Muhammad Waseem Khan
• 6-Hydroxyflavanone treats anxiety and chemotherapy-induced neuropathy in Sprague–Dawley rats — Shehla Akbar, Fazal Subhan, Rida Qamar, Aroosha Akbar, Naila Shahbaz, Muhammad Aamir, Nayyer Siddique, Salman Ul Islam , Journal (2024) — Dr. Shehla Akbar
• Curcumin-Loaded Nanofibrous Matrix Accelerates Fibroblast Cell Proliferation and Enhances Wound Healing via GSK3-β Inhibition — Kiran Konain, Nayyer Saddique, Muhammad Samie, Zia Ur Rahman, Sajida Farid, Shazia Hameed, Munazza R Mirza, Wenhui Wu, Kyung Mi Woo, Praveen R Arany, Saeed Ur Rahman , Journal (2023) — Dr. Muhammad Samie
• ROS activated cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of Pt-AuNRs — Rehman M, Khan JA, Raza A , Journal (2024) — Dr. Mehreen Rahman
• Comparative analysis of rifampicin and nitazoxanide loaded formulations towards the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis — Kanwal Shabbir, Zakir Ali, Omer Mustapha, Shumaila Shafique, Ainy Butt, Muhammad Waseem Khan, Hussain Ali, Fakhar ud Din, Gul Majid Khan , Journal (2025) — Dr. Muhammad Waseem Khan
• Targeting anti-inflammatory pathways to treat diabetes-induced neuropathy by 6-hydroxyflavanone — Shehla Akbar, Fazal Subhan, Aroosha Akbar, Faiza Habib, Naila Shahbaz, Ashfaq Ahmad, Abdul Wadood, Saad Salman , Journal (2023) — Dr. Shehla Akbar
• Tideglusib-incorporated nanofibrous scaffolds potently induce odontogenic differentiation — Nadia Tabassum, Saira Khalid, Sarah Ghafoor, Kyung Mi Woo, Eun Hye Lee, Muhammad Samie, Kiran Konain, Sasikumar Ponnusamy, Praveen Arany, Saeed Ur Rahman , Journal (2023) — Dr. Muhammad Samie
• Laser responsive cisplatin-gold nano-assembly synergizes the effect of cisplatin with compliance — Rehman M, Raza A, Khan JA, Zia MA , Journal (2021) — Dr. Mehreen Rahman
• Drug/bioactive eluting chitosan composite foams for osteochondral tissue engineering — Muhammad Samie, Ather Farooq Khan, Saeed Ur Rahman, Haffsah Iqbal, Muhammad Arfat Yameen, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Hanaa A Galeb, Nathan R Halcovitch, John G Hardy , Journal (2023) — Dr. Muhammad Samie
• Pharmacological evaluation of the gabapentin salicylaldehyde derivative, gabapentsal, against tonic and phasic pain models, inflammation, and pyrexia — Nisar Ahmad, Fazal Subhan, Nazar Ul Islam, Muhammad Shahid, Naseem Ullah, Rahim Ullah, Muhammad Khurram, Muhammad Usman Amin, Shehla Akbar, Ihsan Ullah, Robert DE Sewell , Journal (2021) — Dr. Shehla Akbar
• Methotrexate-loaded PEGylated gold nanoparticles as hemocompatible and pH-responsive anticancer drug nanoconjugate. — Rehman M, Khan JA, Kanwal U, Awan UA, Raza A , Journal (2021) — Dr. Mehreen Rahman
• Investigating the Role of Vitamin D in Enhancing Duloxetine and Fluoxetine Efficacy: Mechanistic Insights Into NRF2 Activation, Oxidative Stress, and Neurochemical Modulation — Naveed Khan, Shakir Ullah, Muhammad Ilyas, Muhammad Waseem Khan , Journal (2025) — Dr. Muhammad Waseem Khan

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