Dr. Dabeeran Zehra

Name

Dr. Dabeeran Zehra

Designation

Senior Lecturer

Email

dabeeran.zehra@duhs.edu.pk

Office

1st Floor, Department of Pharmacology, Dow Medical College, Baba -e- Urdu Road, Karachi

Qualifications

  • MBBS (DMC, DUHS)
  • MPhil Pharmacology (Ziauddin University)

Research

ResearchGate/ORCID link:

List of Selected Research Publications (with DOI citation)

ARTICLES

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

  • Basit A, Masood B, Memon F, Habib FA, Zehra D, Keen IT. Predictors of Outcome in Management of Ruptured Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi: Management of Ruptured Arteriovenous fistula. Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences. 2023 Nov 30:54-9.
  • Usman S, Ismail K, Hasan SS, Turab M, Jabeen A, Zehra D, Rasheed N. Azithromycin as Potent Inhibitor of Cell Migration in Tumor Cell Line. Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences. 2022;49(6).
  • Zehra D, Memon Z, Usman S, Jabeen A, Ismail K, Siddiqui RA. Low Dose of Azithromycin Enhances the Anticancer Efficacy of Sorafenib in HepG2 Cell Line. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 2022 Jun 1;54(3).
  • Turab M, Hasan SS, Zaidi SA, Khalid S, Shaikh F, Zehra D. The Allopurinol and Febuxostat in the Treatment of Hyperuricemic Patients and Their Impact on Lipid Fractions (Cholesterol, LDL, HDL). Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences. 2022;49(1).
  • Zehra D, Usman S, Ismail K, Hasan SS, Zafar U, Rizvi SF, Rasheed N. Inhibitory Potential of Combination of Macrolide Antibiotic with Conventional Chemotherapeutic Agent Sorafenib on Growth Rate of Cancer Cell Population. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. 2021 Nov 2;33(47B):274-9.
  • Saifullah N, Zehra D, Wasim A, Saifullah S, Zafar U, And Ali A. (2021). Attitude and Practices Regarding Use of Direct Acting Antiviral Agents (DAAs) in the Treatment of Hepatitis C among Health Care Practitioners “A Survey-based Study”. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(30B): 133-140.
  • Zahid N, Shaheen S, Memon Z, Ali A, Zehra D, Shehzano. Assessment of Various Lipid Rich Diets for the Induction of Dyslipidemia in Animal Model “An Experimental Study”. IJBPAS, February, 2020, 9(2): 257-269.
  • Zehra D, Memon Z, Jabeen A, Ismail K, Usman S, And Agha F. In-Vitro Assessment and Comparison of Antioxidant Effects of Azithromycin with its Silver and Gold Nano Conjugated. IJBPAS, January, 2020, 9(1): 2617-2635.
  • Zafar, U., Memon, Z., Moin, K., Agha, S., Hassan, J. A., & Zehra, D. (2019). Prevalence of PCOS with Associated Symptoms and Complications at Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 30(4): 1-9.
  • Ali, A., Shaheen, S., Ahmed, F., Zahid, N., Israr, N. and Zehra, D., 2019. Association of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Medical Students Studying in Modular, Semester and Annual Examination System. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 16(2): 1-8.

REVIEW ARTICLE:

  • Zehra, D., Memon, Z., Moin, K., Usman, S., Zafar, U., & Zahid, N. (2019). Antitumor Potential of Antimicrobials: An Anticipated Armour for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 30(7): 1-8.
  • RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

    • Dabeeran Zehra, Zahida Memon, Almas Jabeen, Shumaila Usman, Kauser Moin Mirza, Raza Shah, and Zara Aslam. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-proliferative effects of Sorafenib, Azithromycin and its Gold Conjugated Nanoparticles. Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (MMDR-7) held at PCMD, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 4-7 November, 2019
    • Dabeeran Zehra, Zahida Memon, Shumaila Usman, Almas Jabeen, Kauser Moin Mirza, Raza Shah, and Zara Aslam. Anti-proliferative effects of Sorafenib, Azithromycin and its Silver Conjugated Nanoparticles on Hepatocellular carcinoma cell line. 4th international conference on challenges in drug discovery & therapeutics, held at Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan, 6-7 December, 2019

    PUBLICATIONS UNDER PROCESS (2023-2024):

    • Comparative Therapeutic Potential of Antibiotic Loaded Gold and Silver Nanoconjugates in Cancer Therapy. (Submitted to PJP)
    • The Road to Professional Fulfilment: Insights from a Career Satisfaction Survey of Medical Institute Faculty in Pakistan. (Submitted to PJP)
    • Effect of Azithromycin-conjugated Gold and Silver nanoparticles on the cytotoxicity of Hepatocellular Cancer Cells. (Submitted to PJPS)