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Irfan Ahsan

Abington Memorial Hospital
Verified email at kemu.edu.pk
Cited by 183

Functional specialization of calreticulin domains

…, A Zuppini, S Arnaudeau, J Lynch, I Ahsan… - The Journal of cell …, 2001 - rupress.org
Calreticulin is a Ca 2+ -binding chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and calreticulin
gene knockout is embryonic lethal. Here, we used calreticulin-deficient mouse embryonic …

Osteoporosis and multiple sclerosis: risk factors, pathophysiology, and therapeutic interventions

S Gupta, I Ahsan, N Mahfooz, N Abdelhamid… - CNS drugs, 2014 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory-demyelinating disease of the nervous system.
There has been mounting evidence showing that MS is associated with increased risk of …

Compromised calnexin function in calreticulin-deficient cells

R Knee, I Ahsan, N Mesaeli, RJ Kaufman… - … and biophysical research …, 2003 - Elsevier
Calnexin and calreticulin are molecular chaperones, which are involved in the protein folding,
assembly, and retention/retrieval. We know that calreticulin-deficiency is lethal in utero, …

A deadly prescription: combination of methotrexate and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

M Hamid, B Lashari, I Ahsan, I Micaily… - Journal of Community …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Methotrexate (MTX) is a chemotherapeutic synthetic(s) phase cell cycle inhibitor, and its role
has evolved as an immunological agent in autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, …

Initial clinical and hemodynamic results of a regional pulmonary thromboendarterectomy program.

…, V Lakhter, H Al-Maluli, I Ahsan… - The Journal of …, 2017 - europepmc.org
Background Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is the treatment of choice for eligible
patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, access to …

Palbociclib related pnemotoxicity: a rare side effect

I Ahsan, F Malik, SI Jafri - C43. DRUG INDUCED LUNG DISEASE …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Introduction: Palbociclib is a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that is used in hormone receptor
positive and HER-2 negative metastatic breast cancer. It has shown promising results as …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical approach to manage gastrointestinal bleeding with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

I Ahsan, A Faraz, A Mehmood, W Ullah, AR Ghani - Cureus, 2019 - cureus.com
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an exceedingly important form of mechanical
support for patients with end-stage heart failure. LVADs can be utilized both as a bridge to …

Identification of risk factors for hepatitis B and C in Peshawar, Pakistan

…, Z Sattar, SM Khan, SM Faheem, I Ahsan… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hepatitis B and C need immediate worldwide attention as the infection rates are
too high. More than 240 million people have chronic (long-term) liver infections. Every year, …

[HTML][HTML] The role of echocardiography in diagnostic evaluation of patients with syncope-a retrospective analysis

…, Y Sattar, U Sarwar, I Ahsan… - American Journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Syncope is a symptom complex comprising of a brief loss of consciousness
leading to a transient decrease in cerebral blood flow that resolves completely. 2D-…

Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Organophosphate Poisoning.

S Bibi, S Kauser, I Ahsan - Journal of the College of Physicians and …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Organophosphate poisoning is common following accidental or suicidal ingestion. Cases
have been reported with different neurological consequences including acute cholinergic …