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Dr. Muhammad Bilal Azmi

Name

Dr. Muhammad Bilal Azmi

Designation

Assistant Professor

Email

bilal.azmi@duhs.edu.pk

Office

Dow Medical College, 2nd Floor, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

Qualifications

MS (Bioinformatics), PhD (Biochemistry), University of Karachi  ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-4479 

Research

1. Tehniat Faraz Ahmed, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Fauzia Imtiaz, Uzma Zaman, Affan Ahmed, Naila Shahbaz. Plasma levels of phosphorylated tau and neurofilament light chain as potential biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease: A biochemical analysis in Pakistani population. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2023, 31, 1202-1209
2. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Waqasuddin Khan, M. Kamran Azim, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Fyezah Jehan. Identification of potential therapeutic intervening targets by in-silico analysis of nsSNPs in preterm birth-related genes. Plos One. 2023, 18:e0280305.
3. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Fearoz Khan, Uzma Asif, Beenish Khurshid, Abdul Wadood, Shamim Akhtar Qureshi, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed, Hina Akram Mudassir, Sadia Ikhlaque Sheikh, Nazia Feroz. In Silico Characterization of Withania coagulans Bioactive Compounds as Potential Inhibitors of Hydroxymethylglutaryl (HMG-CoA) Reductase of Mus musculus. ACS Omega. 2023, 8, 5057-5071.
4. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Unaiza Naeem, Arisha Saleem, Areesha Jawed, Haroon Usman, Shamim Akhtar Qureshi, M Kamran Azim. 2022. In silico identification of the rare-coding pathogenic mutations and structural modeling of human NNAT gene associated with anorexia nervosa. Eating and Weight Disorders. PMID: 35655118 (2022):1-20 
5. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Saleha Sultana, Sadaf Naeem, Shamim A. Qureshi. 2021. In silico investigation on alkaloids of Rauwolfia serpentina as potential inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28(2021): 731–737.
6. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shamim A. Qureshi, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed, Auwais Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Ahsan, Hina Akram Mudassir and Fauzia Imtiaz. 2021. Therapeutic role of Rauwolfia serpentina in minimizing the risk of glycosylation and associated biomarkers in experimentally induced type 1 diabetic mice. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 34(1): 069-076.
7. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shamim A Qureshi, Shakil Ahmed, Saleha Sultana, Auwais Ahmed Khan, Hina Akram Mudassir. 2021. Antioxidant and Haematinic Effects of Methanolic and Aqueous Methanolic Roots Extracts of Rauwolfia Serpentina Benth in Type 2 Diabetic Mice. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 34(2): 529-535.
8. Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed, Auwais Ahmed Khan, Hina Akram Mudassir. 2021. Risk association of fasting insulin resistance index in non-diabetic heart failure patients: A case-control study at Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 34(2):567-575.
9. Hina Akram Mudassir, Saima Khaliq, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Madiha Bano, Munazzah Naheed, Mahnoor Fatima and Saeedullah. 2020. Persea americana seeds improve glycosylation and dyslipidemia in fructose-fed streptozotocin-injected type 2 diabetic male rats. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 33(6):2579-2587.
10. Arisha Salman, Shamim A. Qureshi, Muhammad Bilal Azmi. 2020. Changing trends of anaemia prevalence among female medical students in a metropolitan setting: Assessment through self-grading and haematological parameters. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 36(7):1533-1538. 
11. Shamim A. Qureshi, Uzma Imran, Tooba Lateef, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Sumera Rais, Hina Akram Mudassir, Musarrat Jahan, Syed Muhammad Shabib Zaidi, Rabia Badar and Dildar Ahmed. 2020. Raisins: A kitchen cabinet item can restores the liver function and structure. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 33(4):1787-1794.
12. Syed Muhammad Hasan, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Akhter Ali Baloch, Fauzia Imtiaz. 2020. Relationship of glycemic status with anthropometric measures and body mass index. Rawal Medical Journal. 45(1):46-50.
13. Waqasuddin Khan, Aisha Ghani, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Safina Abdul Razzak. 2019. Beyond sequencing: re-visiting annotations for PJL as a test case. BMC Research Notes. 12(1):467.
14. Hafiz Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Harris Shoaib, Wajiha Iffat, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Kamran Zaheer. 2019. Bioanalytical Method Development and Validation of Gatifloxacin. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy. 38(5):896-900.
15. Shamsa K. Udani, Shamim A. Qureshi, Tooba Lateef, Lena Jafri, Muhammad Umer Naeem Effendi, Ahmed Raheem, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Sumera Rais, Musarrat Jahan, Hina Akram Mudassir, Bushra Akram, Mohammad Alvi, Shaista Khan, Farooq Ghani. 2019. Vitamin D and bone metabolism in breast cancer patients in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 32(2) Suppl.: 875-880.
16. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Muhammad Ahsan, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed, Hina Akram Mudassir, Fauzia Imtiaz. 2019. Risk assessment of insulin resistance with anthropometric measures in non-diabetic heart failure patients: A gender based case-control investigation at tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 32(1) Suppl.: 301-308.
17. Shamim A. Qureshi, Musarrat Jahan, Tooba Lateef, Dildar Ahmed, Sumera Rais, Muhammad Bilal Azmi. 2019. Presence of gallic acid and rutin improve the hepatoprotective strength of Withania coagulans. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
18. Shamim A. Qureshi, Shamsa K. Udani, Mishghan Zehra, Tooba Batool, Tooba Lateef, Farooq Ghani, Muhammad Bilal Azmi. 2018. A Cross-sectional Study: Bone Markers in Different Body Mass Index Groups of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Females in Karachi, Pakistan. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 4(1): 141-145.   
19. Hina Akram Mudassir, Shamim A. Qureshi, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Muhammad Ahsan, Musab Kamran, Sakina Jafar. 2018. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities of crude seeds of Centratherum anthelminticum in healthy volunteers and type 2 diabetic patients. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 31(3) Suppl.: 1061-1065.
20. Hina Akram Mudassir, Shamim A. Qureshi, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Muhammad Ahsan. 2018. Ethanolic seeds extract of Centratherum anthelminticum reduces oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 31(3) Suppl.: 991-995.
21. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shamim A. Qureshi, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed,  Hina Akram Mudassir, Fauzia Imtiaz, Sumera Rais, Auwais Ahmed Khan and Muhammad Ahsan. 2018.  Ameliorative effect of hydro-methanolic extract from roots of Rauwolfia serpentina on some biochemical parameters of type 1 diabetic mice. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 31(2 Suppl): 663-668.
22. Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Syed Danish Haseen Ahmed, Sadia Ikhlaque Sheikh, Hina Akram Mudassir, Tehseen Iqbal, Fauzia Imtiaz. 2018. Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance in non-diabetic heart failure patients: A case-control investigation at tertiary care Hospitals of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Vol. 31(2 Suppl): 719-725.
23. Shamim A. Qureshi, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Rabia Gulzar, Ali Zia and Hina Akram Mudassir. 2017. Section Biochemistry Assessment of Haematological Markers in Relation with Blood Urea Nitrogen and Serum Creatinine in Pre-dialysis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 3(4):8-12.
24. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shamim A. Qureshi, Fauzia Imtiaz, Ahmed Moiz, Hina Akram Mudassir, Amna Nayyar, Saadia Ikhlaque Sheikh, Uzma Imran and Arisha Sohail. 2017. Categorization of relative risk of disease with relation to stress, body mass index and anthropometric markers: A cross-sectional study in general population of Karachi, Pakistan. International Journal of medicine and Medical Sciences. Vol. 9(5): 51-60.
25. Muhammad Bilal Azmi and Shamim A. Qureshi. 2016. Rauwolfia serpentina improves altered glucose and lipid homeostasis in fructose-induced type 2 diabetic mice. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 29(5): 1619-1624.
26. Shamim A. Qureshi, Sumera Rais, Rabbiya Usmani, Syed Shabib M. Zaidi, Musarat Jehan, Tooba Lateef and Muhammad Bilal Azmi. Centratherum anthelminticum seeds reverse the carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 10(26): 533-539.
27. Wasif Iqbal, Khurram Parvez, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Amna Nayyar, Ahmed Moiz, Zareena Zaffar and Shaheryar Shafqat. 2015. Assessment of knowledge, awareness and attitude towards hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus among dental students: A cross-sectional study at Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene. 7(9): 144-152.
28. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Shamim A. Qureshi, Sumera Rais and Saleha Sultana. 2015. Methanolic Root Extract of Rauwolfia serpentina Lowers Atherogenic Dyslipidemia, Arteriosclerosis and Glycosylation Indices in Type 1 Diabetic Mice. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences. 5(8):61-67.
29. Kiran Rafiq, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Zafar. S. Saify, Waqasuddin Khan, I. Ashraf, N. Rahim, Greesh Kumar and Naureen Baloch. 2015. Assessment of Knowledge and Practice on Consumption of Expired Pharmaceuticals: A Cross-Sectional Study at Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences. 5(4): 40-47.
30. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, S. Adnan Ali, Sarah S. Azmi, Shamim A. Qureshi and Arisha Sohail. 2015. Stress in female medical doctors; a cross-sectional study at tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. The Professional Medical Journal. 22(6): 715-722.
31. Muhammad Bilal Azmi and Shamim A. Qureshi. 2014. Glucose lowering potential of hydromethanolic extract of Rauwolfia. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2(3):219-223.
32. Muhammad Bilal Azmi and S.A. Qureshi. 2013. Rauwolfia serpentina ameliorates hyperglycemia, haematinic and antioxidant status in alloxan-induced diabetic mice.  Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences. 3(7): 136-141.
33. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Arsiha Sohail, Mehwish Hussain, Sarah Shamim Azmi and Shamim A Qureshi. 2013. Work associated stress on female medical house officers of Karachi, Pakistan. FUUAST Journal of Biology. 3(1): 167-175.
34. Farhat Khan, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Mehwish Hussain & Sarah Shamim Azmi. 2013. Assessment of job stress; demographic factors in doctors working at the tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. The Professional Medical Journal. 20(1):152-159.
35. H. M. Arshad, Omair A Mohiuddin and Muhammad Bilal Azmi. 2012. Comparative in vitro antibacterial analysis of different brands of cefixime against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Eschericia coli. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2(1): 109-113.
36. Muhammad Bilal Azmi and Shamim A Qureshi. 2012. Methanolic root extract of Rauwolfia serpentina Benth improves the glycemic, anti-atherogenic and cardioprotective indices in alloxan induced diabetic mice. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. Vol. 2012, Article ID 376429, 11 pages.
37. Muhammad Bilal Azmi and S.A. Qureshi. 2012. Methanolic Root Extract of Rauwolfia serpentina improves the glucose tolerance in mice. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. 20(2): 484-488.
38. Hina A. Mudassir, Muhammad Bilal Azmi and Shamim A Qureshi. 2011. Phytochemical investigation of ethanolic seed extract of Anethum Graveolens and its effect on glucose tolerance in rabbits. FUUAST Journal of Biology. 1(2):41-45
39. Shamim A. Qureshi, M. Muzammil Ur Rehman, Muhammad Bilal Azmi and Shaima Hasnat. 2011. The Most Prevalent Diseases with Relation of Basal Metabolic Index (BMI) & Waist Circumference (WC) in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences. 5(3): 85-91.
40. Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Sarah Shamim., Mehwish Hussain., Ali Masood and Zahid Mirza. 2011. Factors And Demographic Characteristics Related To Nursing Workplace Satisfaction: Perspectives Of Nursing Care Providers At Tertiary Care Hospitals Of Karachi. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences. 5(3): 92-98.
41. Shamim A. Qureshi. M. Kamran. M. Asad. A. Zia. T. Lateef and Muhammad B. Azmi. 2010. A Preliminary Study of Santalum album on Serum Lipids and Enzymes. Global Journal of Pharmacology, 4(2): 71 – 74.
42. Muhammad Bilal Azmi. S. A Qureshi, T. Lateef and M Arshad. 2010 Health Hazards of work related stress. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences. 4(3): 115-118.
43. Tooba Lateef, H. Rukash, F. Bibi, Muhammad Bilal Azmi and S A Qureshi. 2010. Effect of Convalaria Majalis on Kidney function. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences. 4(3):94-97.
44. Shamim A. Qureshi, A. Nawaz, S.K. Udani & B. Azmi. 2009. Hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic activities of Rauwolfia serpentina in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. International Journal of Pharmacology. 5(5): 323-326.