Dr. Afshan Mehboob Khan

Research

1. Mehboob A, Rahim M, Mustafa S, Khan MM, Ali A. Pharmacological effects of oral vitamin D intake on pulmonary function Test and Interleukin-17 in adult asthmatic patients in Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020 Mar 1;33(2 (Supplementary)):751-4.
2. Nazar S, Mehboob A, Rafique S. Association of Serum Vitamin-D and Omentin-1 Levels in Post-Menopausal Female with Coronary Artery Disease. Annals of Abbasi Shaheed hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental college. 2020 Sep 16;25(2):76-81.
3. Khan AM, Khan KM, Pardhan K, Memon AS. Comparison of serum levels of vitamin D with asthma severity in children in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi. Ann Jinnah Sindh Med Uni 2016; 2(1): 3-7.
4. 4.Khan AM, Abbasi SM, Khalil F, Saleem DM, Khan MM, Mehboob S. Spirometric evaluation of asthmatic children and its association with biophysical parameters: a case control study. Ann Jinnah Sindh Med Uni 2017; 3(1):
5. 5.Shakil M, Saleem DM, Zafar A, Ali A, Raziq M, Shams S. Clinical and hematological parameters in patients of Rheumatoid arthritis in a tertiary care hospital. Rawal Medical Journal. 2021 Jan;46(1):45-7.
6. 6.Serum insulin levels and anthropometric indices in macrosomic neonates; a comparative study between fetuses of diabetic and non-diabetic mothers   Shahneela Siraj, Meraj Raheem, Durr e Sameen Kamran, Afshan Mehboob Khan, Naila Parveen, Masood Anwar Qureshi (Rawal Med J 2020;45:593-597).
7. Screening of sickle cell anemia in high prevalence Lyari district of Karachi through different screening tests Durr e Sameen Kamran, Uzair Abbas, Farheen Danish, Shahneela Parveen, Afshan Mehboob ….(Rawal Med J 2020;46:741-744).
8. Aftab K, Mehboob S, Khan AM, Sultana N, Arayne S. Drug-Drug Interaction studies of Levocetirizine with Losartan Potassium. J of Pharmacol & Clin. 2017;2(4):1-5.
9. Nazar S, Qamar A, Ahmed H, Fahmi S, Mehboob A, Iffat W. Frequency and Pattern of Dyslipidemia in Pakistani Females with Coronary Artery Disease [Online]. Annals ASHKM& DC 2019;24:(ASH & KMDC 24(2):70;2019
10. Saleem DM, Mehboob S, Khan MM, Samad N, Zafar A, Haleem DJ. Inhibition of diet-restriction-induced behavioral deficits by tryptophan administration in rats. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 2018 May 2;31.
11. Relationship between pulmonary function test and sputum inflammatory cells in adult asthmatic patients…Afshan Mehboob Khan, Shazia Nazar, Shahneela Siraj, Sumera Mustafa, Durre Sameen, Anwar Ali (Rawal Med J 2020;45:58-61).
12. Serum vitamin D status in children of bronchial asthma Afshan Mehboob Khan, Shahjabeen Khan, Darakhshan M Saleem, Fearoz Khan, Uzair Abbas, Shahneela Siraj…. (Rawal Med J 2020; 45:607-610).
13. Association of Vitamin D Binding Protein with Interleukin-6 levels in patients with periodontitis…. Sara Rafique, Shazia Nazar Askari, Muhammad Mansoor Majeed, Afshan Mehboob Khan, Sassi Kanwal, Faiza Abdul Sattar (Rawal Med J 2021;46:620-624)
14. Ahmed FK, Khan AM, Memon AS, Burney I, Bano K. Effect of BMI on Semen Parameters in Male Infertility in Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi. Med Forum 2019;30(8):104-108.
15. Abbas U, Imdad B, Mughal SA, Baloch IA, Khan AM, Kamran DE. Differential expression of micro-RNA-29 family in non-diabetic adults of diabetic and non-diabetic parents. BMC Research Notes. 2021 Dec;14(1):1-6.
16. Nazar S, Khan AM, Siraj S, Khan M, Zehra Association of Omentin 1 and central obesity with coronary heart disease. Pakistan journal of Medicine and Dentistry 2020, vol.9(4):3-8
17. Khan AM, Ara J, Durr-E-Sameen, Abbas G, Lakho MT, Zaheer F. Comparison of Hematological Parameters of Asthmatic Children: A Comparative Case Control Study. Pak Pediatr J 2021; 45(4): 425-28
18. Kamran DeS, Siraj S, Ishaq I, Riffat S, Haq AA, Khan AM. Validity of peripheral blood smear as a screening tool for Sickle Cell Anemia: Comparison with Electrophoresis. RMJ. 2023; 48(1): 47-49.
19. Jabeen S, Khan AM, Rehmatullah A, Sundus S, Ali A. Severity of Hypocholesterolemia in β Thalassemia Intermedia Genotypes: A Communal Finding in Adults Suffering from β Thalassemia. Xi’an Shiyou Univ. Nat. Sci. Ed.2023;19(5):42-46
20. Khan AM, Ahsan A, Qadir MSA, Abbas U, Khan AS, Nazar S. Does serum vitamin D status reflect the severity of asthma? A comparative case control study. RMJ. (2024); 49(3): 467-470.
21. Fatima M, Abbas U, Haider SI, Khan A, Uqaili AA, Khan AM, Rasheed B. Evaluation of a medical school’s mentorship program using CIPP model: a mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Education. 2026 Dec;26(1):94.
22. Uqaili AA, Abbas U, Khan AM, Memon A, Farrukh GM, Shah T. Undergraduate medical students’ perceptions of case-based learning in preclinical physiology within a resource limited setting: a qualitative study. Scientific Reports. 2026 Feb 22.