Dr. Meha Fatima Aftab

Qualifications

BS-(Surgical Technology), PGD, PhD

Research

1. Majeed U, Aftab MF, Baloch DM, Ahmed S, Yusuf IM, Hasan MA, Qureshi MS. Modulation of Heart and Brain Function by Surah Al-Rehman Recitation Among Distressed Diabetic Patients in Pakistan. J Relig Health. 2021 Sep 23. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01431-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34554380.
2. Aslam A, Ahmer Z, Fatima Aftab M, Ahmed A. Spiritual Health Among Pakistani Religious and Non-Religious Professional: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Highlighting the Role of Regional Beliefs and Practices. Adv Mind Body Med. 2020;34(3):18-24.
3. Azeemi M, Ahmer Z, Aftab MF. Effectiveness of Maraqba in improving depression and reducing sympathetic tone in depressed females; A Quasi experimental study. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research. 2020;11(In Press).
4. Khan, G., M. F. Aftab, B. Bano, K. M. Khan, M. Murtaza, S. Siddiqui, M. H. Rehman and R. S. Waraich (2018). "A new indanedione derivative alleviates symptoms of diabetes by modulating RAGE-NF-kappaB pathway in db/db mice." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 501(4): 863-870.
5. Aftab MF, Afridi SK, Mughal UR, Karim A, Haleem DJ, Kabir N, et al. New isatin derivative inhibits neurodegeneration by restoring insulin signaling in brain. Journal of chemical neuroanatomy. 2017;81:1-9.
6. Murtaza M, Khan G, Aftab MF, Afridi SK, Ghaffar S, Ahmed A, et al. Cucurbitacin E reduces obesity and related metabolic dysfunction in mice by targeting JAK-STAT5 signaling pathway. PloS one. 2017;12(6):e0178910.
7. Ghaffar S, Afridi SK, Aftab MF, Murtaza M, Syed SA, Begum S, et al. Attenuation of palmitate induced insulin resistance in muscle cells by harmala, clove and river red gum. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 2016;29(5 Suppl):1795-800.
8. Ghaffar S, Afridi SK, Aftab MF, Murtaza M, Hafizur RM, Sara S, et al. Clove and Its Active Compound Attenuate Free Fatty Acid-Mediated Insulin Resistance in Skeletal Muscle Cells and in Mice. Journal of medicinal food. 2017;20(4):335-44.
9. Afridi SK, Aftab MF, Murtaza M, Ghaffar S, Karim A, Mughal UR, et al. A new glycotoxins inhibitor attenuates insulin resistance in liver and fat cells. Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2016;476(4):188-95.
10. Aftab MF, Afridi SK, Ghaffar S, Murtaza M, Khan M, Karim A, et al. A bis-Schiff base of isatin improves methylglyoxal mediated insulin resistance in skeletal muscle cells. Archives of pharmacal research. 2015.
11. Meha Fatima Aftab and Rizwana S. Waraich (2012), “A Review Of Biochemical Markers For Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer’s Disease”, American Journal of Neuroscience 3(2) 54-62.