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Nihal Ahmad is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Immunology, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including microtubule and mitosis dynamics, sirtuins and resveratrol in medicine, immunotherapy and immune responses, cancer genomics and diagnostics, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, melanin and skin pigmentation, and melanoma and MAPK pathways.

Frequent venues for their publications include Cancer Research, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Photochemistry and Photobiology, Frontiers in Oncology, and Cancers. These outlets reflect the focus areas of their studies and the communities they engage with.

Nihal Ahmad has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, such as Gagan Chhabra, Chandra K. Singh, Mary A. Ndiaye, Shengqin Su, and Minakshi Nihal. This network supports a diverse range of investigations across related biomedical and oncological topics.

Some recent publications exemplify the scope of their research contributions:

  • PLK1 inhibition-based combination therapies for cancer management (2021), Translational Oncology
  • Recent Advancements on Immunomodulatory Mechanisms of Resveratrol in Tumor Microenvironment (2021), Molecules
  • Mechanisms of Immunotherapy Resistance in Cutaneous Melanoma: Recognizing a Shapeshifter (2022), Frontiers in Oncology
  • Quercetin-Resveratrol Combination for Prostate Cancer Management in TRAMP Mice (2020), Cancers
  • Role of Polo-Like Kinase 4 (PLK4) in Epithelial Cancers and Recent Progress in its Small Molecule Targeting for Cancer Management (2021), Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Best Publications

  • Dose translation from animal to human studies revisited

    Shannon Reagan-Shaw;Minakshi Nihal;Nihal Ahmad

  • Tea polyphenols: prevention of cancer and optimizing health

    Hasan Mukhtar;Nihal Ahmad

  • Targeting Multiple Signaling Pathways by Green Tea Polyphenol (−)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate

    Naghma Khan;Farrukh Afaq;Mohammad Saleem;Nihal Ahmad

  • Green Tea Constituent Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate and Induction of Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Carcinoma Cells

    Nihal Ahmad;Denise K. Feyes;Rajesh Agarwal;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Inhibition of prostate carcinogenesis in TRAMP mice by oral infusion of green tea polyphenols

    Sanjay Gupta;Kedar Hastak;Nihal Ahmad;Jonathan S. Lewin

  • Over-expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human prostate adenocarcinoma.

    Sanjay Gupta;Mayank Srivastava;Nihal Ahmad;David G. Bostwick

  • Green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate differentially modulates nuclear factor κB in cancer cells versus normal cells

    Nihal Ahmad;Sanjay Gupta;Hasan Mukhtar

  • What Is New for an Old Molecule? Systematic Review and Recommendations on the Use of Resveratrol

    Ole Vang;Nihal Ahmad;Clifton A. Baile;Joseph A. Baur

  • Green tea polyphenols and cancer: biologic mechanisms and practical implications.

    Nihal Ahmad;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Prevention of collagen-induced arthritis in mice by a polyphenolic fraction from green tea

    Tariq M. Haqqi;Donald D. Anthony;Sanjay Gupta;Nihal Ahmad

  • Resveratrol causes WAF-1/p21-mediated G(1)-phase arrest of cell cycle and induction of apoptosis in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells.

    Nihal Ahmad;Vaqar M. Adhami;Farrukh Afaq;Denise K. Feyes

  • Fisetin: A Dietary Antioxidant for Health Promotion

    Naghma Khan;Deeba N. Syed;Nihal Ahmad;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Cancer chemoprevention by resveratrol: in vitro and in vivo studies and the underlying mechanisms (review).

    Moammir H. Aziz;Raj Kumar;Nihal Ahmad

  • Role of p53 and NF-κB in epigallocatechin-3-gallate-induced apoptosis of LNCaP cells

    Kedar Hastak;Sanjay Gupta;Sanjay Gupta;Nihal Ahmad;Mukesh K Agarwal

  • Introducing nanochemoprevention as a novel approach for cancer control: proof of principle with green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate.

    Imtiaz A. Siddiqui;Vaqar M. Adhami;Dhruba J. Bharali;Bilal B. Hafeez

  • Growth Inhibition, Cell-Cycle Dysregulation, and Induction of Apoptosis by Green Tea Constituent (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate in Androgen-Sensitive and Androgen-Insensitive Human Prostate Carcinoma Cells

    Sanjay Gupta;Nihal Ahmad;Anna Liisa Nieminen;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Oral consumption of green tea polyphenols inhibits insulin-like growth factor-I-induced signaling in an autochthonous mouse model of prostate cancer.

    Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Imtiaz Ahmad Siddiqui;Nihal Ahmad;Sanjay Gupta

  • Plk1 Inhibitors in Cancer Therapy: From Laboratory to Clinics.

    Rosie Elizabeth Ann Gutteridge;Mary Ann Ndiaye;Xiaoqi Liu;Nihal Ahmad

  • Enhancing the bioavailability of resveratrol by combining it with piperine.

    Jeremy J. Johnson;Minakshi Nihal;Imtiaz A. Siddiqui;Cameron O. Scarlett

  • Prevention of short-term ultraviolet B radiation-mediated damages by resveratrol in SKH-1 hairless mice.

    Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Nihal Ahmad

Frequent Co-Authors

Hasan Mukhtar
Hasan Mukhtar University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui University of Wisconsin–Madison
Vaqar M. Adhami
Vaqar M. Adhami University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rajesh Agarwal
Rajesh Agarwal University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Timothy L. Ratliff
Timothy L. Ratliff Purdue University West Lafayette
Gary S. Wood
Gary S. Wood University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shihuan Kuang
Shihuan Kuang Purdue University West Lafayette
Stephen F. Konieczny
Stephen F. Konieczny Purdue University West Lafayette
Mohammad Athar
Mohammad Athar University of Alabama at Birmingham

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