Name
Dr. Hira Hanif
Designation
Assistant Professor
Qualifications
PhD in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi
B.S in Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry. University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Research
1. Maria A, Khan H, Qureshi SA, Khatoon N, Jehan A, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Ameliorative Effect of Marine Macroalgae on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatic Fibrosis and Associated Complications in Rats. Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2022 Apr;19(2):116.
2. Maria Azam, Hira Khan, Amna Tariq, Shamim A. Qureshi, Jehan Ara and Syed Ehteshamul-Haque. Ameliorative effect of Spatoglossum asperum and its solvent fractions against acetaminophen-induced liver dysfunction in rats. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 2022. 35 (1): 53-58.
3. Hira K., Farhat H., Sohail N., Ansari M., Ara J., and Ehteshamul-Haque S. Hepatoprotective activity against acetaminophen-induced liver dysfunction and GC-MS profiling of brown algae Sargassum ilicifolium. Clin. Phytosci. 2021. 7:40.
4. Sundus S., Hira K., Sohail N., Habiba S., Tariq A., Ara J., Sultana V., Ehteshamul-Haque S. Protective role of Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi in diabetes, hyperlipidemia, liver and kidney dysfunction in alloxan diabetic rats. Clin. Phytosci. 2021. 7:48.
5. Sohail N., Hira K., Kori, JA., Farhat H., Urooj F., Khan W., sultana V., Ali MS., Ehteshamul-Haque S. Nephroprotective effect of ethanol extract and fractions of a sea lettuce, Ulva fasciata against cisplatin induced kidney injury in rats. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021. 28:9448-9461.
6. Hira K., Sohail N., Azam M, Tariq A., Sultana V., and Ara J. Hepatoprotective role of medicinal plants in liver dysfunction. Int. J. Biol. Res. 2019. 7:67-94.
7. Sohail N., Hira K., Tariq A., Sultana V., Ehteshamul-Haque S. Marine macro-algae attenuate nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity induced by cisplatin and acetaminophen in rats. Environ. Sci. Pol. Res. 2019. 26:25301-25311.
8. Akhtar P, Hira K, Ambreen, Sultana V, Ara J, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Hypoglycemic potential of some seaweeds from Karachi coast of Pakistan. Pak .J. Pharm. Sci.2019; 32: 1599-1605.
9. Hira K, Sultana V, Khatoon N, Ara J, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Protective Effect of crude sulphated polysaccharides from Sargassum swartzii against acetaminophen induced liver toxicity in rats. Clin Phytosci. 2019. 5:14.
10. Sultana V, Tariq S, Hira K, Tariq A, Ara J, Tariq RM, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Seaweed bio-fertilizer for the management of root rotting fungi and root knot nematodes affecting cotton crop. Pak. J. Bot. 2018; 50: 2409-2412.
11. Hira K, Sultana V, Ara J, Syed Ehteshamul-Haque. Protective role of Sargassum species in liver and kidney dysfunctions and associated disorders in rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride and acetaminophen. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci.2017; 30: 721-728.
12. Wajid S, Haider W, Azam M, Tariq A, Hira K, Sultana V, Ara J. Protective role of Melanothamnus afaqhusainii against hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Int. J. Biol. Res. 2017; 5: 7-10.
13. Hira K, Tariq RM, Sultana V, Ara J, Syed Ehteshamul-Haque. Effect of seaweeds occurring at Karachi coast on mosquito larvae and liver function in rats. Pak .J. Pharm. Sci. 2017; 30: 387-391.
14. Hira K, Sultana V, Ara J, Syed Ehteshamul-Haque, Athar M. Hepatoprotective potential of three Sargassum species from Karachi Coast against carbon tetrachloride and acetaminophen intoxication. J. Coast. Life & Med. 2016; 4: 10-13.
15. Laghari AH, Sultana V, Samoo AH, Mikhija P, Ara J, Hira. Prevalence and associated risk factors for syphilis in women with recurrent miscarriages. Pak. J. Med. Sci. 2014; 30:2.
16. Taj D, Hira K, Sultana V, Ara J, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Antihepatotoxic effect of Golden berry (Physalis peruviana Linn.) in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) intoxicated rats. Pak .J. Pharm. Sci. 2014; 27: 491-494.
17. Batool H, Fatima N, Hira K, Sultana V, Ara J, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Role of fluorescent Pseudomonas associated with root nodules of Soyabean in suppressing the root rotting fungi and root knot nematode of Soyabean in soil amended with seeds of Vernonia antihelmenthica. Intern. J. Biol. Res. 2013; 1: 75-81.
18. Ambreen, Ruqqia, Hira, K, Tariq A, Sultana V, Ara J. Evaluation of biochemical component and antimicrobial activity of some seaweed occurring at Karachi Coast. Pak. J. Bot. 2012; 44: 1799-1803.
19. Qureshi SA, Hira, Sultana V, Ara J, Ehteshamul-Haque S. Cytotoxic potential of fungi associated with Rhizosphere and Rhizoplane of wild and cultivated plants. Pak. J. Bot. 2011; 43: 3025-3028.
20. Channa NA, Hira K. Risk factors for hepatitis C disease in Tando Allahyar, Pakistan: A case-control study. Bangladesh J. Med. Sci. 2011; 10: 163-169.
