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Overview

Mohammad Athar is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States and has an extensive body of work primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Dermatology, Plant Science, Immunology, and Surgery. The main topics of their studies cover various specialized areas such as Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments, Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas, Skin Protection and Aging, Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery.

Mohammad Athar has published frequently in the following scientific venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Some recent papers contributed to or associated with their research include:

  • UALCAN: An update to the integrated cancer data analysis platform, 2022, Neoplasia
  • EZH2-Targeted Therapies in Cancer: Hype or a Reality, 2020, Cancer Research
  • Neuroendocrine signaling in the skin with a special focus on the epidermal neuropeptides, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • Photoprotective Properties of Vitamin D and Lumisterol Hydroxyderivatives, 2020, Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Mechanistic understanding of the toxic effects of arsenic and warfare arsenicals on human health and environment, 2022, Cell Biology and Toxicology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ritesh K. Srivastava
  • Jasim Khan
  • Craig A. Elmets
  • Mahendra Kashyap
  • Jessy S. Deshane

Best Publications

  • Oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of skin disease.

    David R. Bickers;Mohammad Athar

  • Resveratrol: a review of preclinical studies for human cancer prevention.

    Mohammad Athar;Jung Ho Back;Xiuwei Tang;Kwang Ho Kim

  • Induction of oxyradicals by arsenic: Implication for mechanism of genotoxicity

    Su X. Liu;Mohammad Athar;Istvan Lippai;Charles Waldren

  • Multiple molecular targets of resveratrol: Anti-carcinogenic mechanisms

    Mohammad Athar;Jung Ho Back;Levy Kopelovich;David R. Bickers

  • Induction of hepatic antioxidants in freshwater catfish (Channa punctatus Bloch) is a biomarker of paper mill effluent exposure

    Iqbal Ahmad;Tariq Hamid;Masroor Fatima;Hitendra S Chand

  • Punica granatum (pomegranate) flower extract possesses potent antioxidant activity and abrogates Fe-NTA induced hepatotoxicity in mice

    Gurpreet Kaur;Zoobi Jabbar;Mohammad Athar;M. Sarwar Alam

  • Antimutagenic activity of green tea polyphenols.

    Zhi Y. Wang;Shu J. Cheng;Zong C. Zhou;Mohammad Athar

  • Evaluation of antioxidant activity of Cassia siamea flowers

    Gurpreet Kaur;M. Sarwar Alam;Zoobi Jabbar;Kaleem Javed

  • Antiinflammatory evaluation of alcoholic extract of galls of Quercus infectoria.

    Gurpreet Kaur;Hinna Hamid;Asif Ali;M Sarwar Alam

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in murine and human nonmelanoma skin cancers: Implications for therapeutic approaches

    Kathy P. An;Mohammad Athar;Xiuwei Tang;Santosh K. Katiyar

  • Hedgehog signalling in skin development and cancer.

    Mohammad Athar;Xiuwei Tang;Juliette L. Lee;Levy Kopelovich

  • Glutathione metabolizing enzymes and oxidative stress in ferric nitrilotriacetate mediated hepatic injury.

    M. Iqbal;S. D. Sharma;H. Rezazadeh;N. Hasan

  • Crude extracts of hepatoprotective plants, Solanum nigrum and Cichorium intybus inhibit free radical-mediated DNA damage

    Sarwat Sultana;Shahid Perwaiz;Mohammad Iqbal;Mohammad Athar

  • Cyclooxygenases in the skin: pharmacological and toxicological implications.

    Juliette L Lee;Hasan Mukhtar;David R Bickers;Levy Kopelovich

  • TGF-β2 Suppresses Macrophage Cytokine Production and Mucosal Inflammatory Responses in the Developing Intestine

    Akhil Maheshwari;Akhil Maheshwari;David R. Kelly;Teodora Nicola;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Namasivayam Ambalavanan

  • Glutathione redox system in oxidative lung injury.

    Qamar Rahman;Parveen Abidi;Farrukh Afaq;D. Schiffmann

  • Inhibition of Smoothened Signaling Prevents Ultraviolet B-Induced Basal Cell Carcinomas through Regulation of Fas Expression and Apoptosis

    Mohammad Athar;Chengxin Li;Chengxin Li;Xiuwei Tang;Sumin Chi;Sumin Chi

  • Eruca sativa seeds possess antioxidant activity and exert a protective effect on mercuric chloride induced renal toxicity.

    M. Sarwar Alam;Gurpreet Kaur;Zoobi Jabbar;Kaleem Javed

  • Pollutant-induced over-activation of phagocytes is concomitantly associated with peroxidative damage in fish tissues

    Masroor Fatima;Iqbal Ahmad;Iqbal Sayeed;Mohammad Athar

  • Roles of catalase and hydrogen peroxide in green tea polyphenol-induced chemopreventive effects.

    Tetsuya Yamamoto;Jill Lewis;John Wataha;Douglas Dickinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig A. Elmets
Craig A. Elmets University of Alabama at Birmingham
David R. Bickers
David R. Bickers Columbia University
Levy Kopelovich
Levy Kopelovich Cornell University
Hasan Mukhtar
Hasan Mukhtar University of Wisconsin–Madison
Zhiping Weng
Zhiping Weng University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Santosh K. Katiyar
Santosh K. Katiyar University of Alabama at Birmingham
Andrzej Slominski
Andrzej Slominski University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sheikh Raisuddin
Sheikh Raisuddin Jamia Hamdard
Victor J. Thannickal
Victor J. Thannickal Tulane University
Anupam Agarwal
Anupam Agarwal University of Alabama at Birmingham

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