• Cytokine- and chemokine-induced inflammatory colorectal tumor microenvironment: Emerging avenue for targeted therapy 

      Bhat, Ajaz A.; Nisar, Sabah; Singh, Mayank; Ashraf, Bazella; Masoodi, Tariq; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Article Review)
      Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a predominant life-threatening cancer, with liver and peritoneal metastases as the primary causes of death. Intestinal inflammation, a known CRC risk factor, nurtures a local inflammatory environment ...
    • Cytokine-chemokine network driven metastasis in esophageal cancer; promising avenue for targeted therapy 

      Bhat, A.A.; Bhat, Ajaz A.; Nisar, Sabah; Maacha, Selma; Carneiro-Lobo, Tatiana Correa; ... more authors ( BMC , 2021 , Article Review)
      Esophageal cancer (EC) is a disease often marked by aggressive growth and poor prognosis. Lack of targeted therapies, resistance to chemoradiation therapy, and distant metastases among patients with advanced disease account ...
    • Genetic variations influence brain changes in patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 

      Yadav, Santosh K.; Bhat, Ajaz A.; Hashem, Sheema; Nisar, Sabah; Kamal, Madeeha; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article Review)
      Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological and neurodevelopmental childhood-onset disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattentiveness, impulsiveness, restlessness, and hyperactivity. ...
    • Genetics of glutamate and its receptors in autism spectrum disorder 

      Nisar, Sabah; Bhat, Ajaz A.; Masoodi, Tariq; Hashem, Sheema; Akhtar, Sabah; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article Review)
      Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental impairment characterized by deficits in social interaction skills, impaired communication, and repetitive and restricted behaviors that are thought to be due to altered ...
    • Insights Into the Role of CircRNAs: Biogenesis, Characterization, Functional, and Clinical Impact in Human Malignancies 

      Nisar, Sabah; Bhat, Ajaz A.; Singh, Mayank; Karedath, Thasni; Rizwan, Arshi; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article Review)
      Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an evolutionarily conserved novel class of non-coding endogenous RNAs (ncRNAs) found in the eukaryotic transcriptome, originally believed to be aberrant RNA splicing by-products with decreased ...
    • miRNAs as novel immunoregulators in cancer 

      Saife N., Lone; Bhat, Ajaz A.; Wani, Nissar A.; Karedath, Thasni; Hashem, Sheema; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)
      The immune system is a well-known vital regulator of tumor growth, and one of the main hallmarks of cancer is evading the immune system. Immune system deregulation can lead to immune surveillance evasion, sustained cancer ...
    • Role of NAD+ in regulating cellular and metabolic signaling pathways 

      Sara, Amjad; Nisar, Sabah; Bhat, Ajaz A.; Shah, Ab Rauf; Frenneaux, Michael P.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)
      BackgroundNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a critical coenzyme present in every living cell, is involved in a myriad of metabolic processes associated with cellular bioenergetics. For this reason, NAD+ is often ...
    • Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37: an important cog in the oncogenic machinery of cancerous cells. 

      Chauhan, Ravi; Bhat, Ajaz A; Masoodi, Tariq; Bagga, Puneet; Reddy, Ravinder; ... more authors ( BMC , 2021 , Article Review)
      Protein ubiquitination is one of the most crucial posttranslational modifications responsible for regulating the stability and activity of proteins involved in homeostatic cellular function. Inconsistencies in the ...