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Vaqar M. Adhami is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Dermatology, Molecular Medicine, Biochemistry, and Cell Biology.

Their research interests include several specialized topics, notably:

  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • RNA Regulation and Disease

Vaqar M. Adhami has published in multiple scientific journals, including:

  • Nanomedicine
  • Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • Seminars in Cancer Biology
  • International Journal of Nanomedicine

Their recent papers include:

  • "Nanoencapsulated Dietary Polyphenols for Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Successes and Challenges," 2020, Nanomedicine
  • "Photochemoprevention of ultraviolet Beam Radiation-induced DNA damage in keratinocytes by topical delivery of nanoformulated Epigallocatechin-3-gallate," 2022, Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • "Epigenetic regulation of RNA sensors: Sentinels of immune response," 2021, Seminars in Cancer Biology
  • "Chitosan-Based Nanoformulated (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Modulates Human Keratinocyte-Induced Responses and Alleviates Imiquimod-Induced Murine Psoriasiform Dermatitis [Erratum]," 2023, International Journal of Nanomedicine

Collaboration has been a component of their research activities, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Hasan Mukhtar
  • Mohammad Imran Khan
  • Shaker A. Mousa
  • Shams Tabrez
  • Nasimudeen R. Jabir

Best Publications

  • Pomegranate Fruit Juice for Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy of Prostate Cancer

    A. Malik;F. Afaq;S. Sarfaraz;V.M. Adhami

  • Targeting Microtubules by Natural Agents for Cancer Therapy

    Eiman Mukhtar;Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Hasan Mukhtar

  • 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

  • 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

  • Photochemoprevention of ultraviolet B signaling and photocarcinogenesis

    Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar M. Adhami;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

  • Cannabinoids for Cancer Treatment: Progress and Promise

    Sami Sarfaraz;Vaqar M. Adhami;Deeba N. Syed;Farrukh Afaq

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

    Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Nihal Ahmad

  • Molecular Targets for Green Tea in Prostate Cancer Prevention

    Vaqar M Adhami;Nihal Ahmad;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Lupeol modulates NF-κB and PI3K/Akt pathways and inhibits skin cancer in CD-1 mice

    Mohammad Saleem;Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Cannabinoid receptor as a novel target for the treatment of prostate cancer.

    Sami Sarfaraz;Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar M. Adhami;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Constitutive overexpression of Nrf2-dependent heme oxygenase-1 in A549 cells contributes to resistance to apoptosis induced by epigallocatechin 3-gallate.

    Mee-Hyang Kweon;Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Jeong-Sang Lee;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Inhibition of ultraviolet B-mediated activation of nuclear factor kappaB in normal human epidermal keratinocytes by green tea Constituent (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate.

    Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar M Adhami;Nihal Ahmad;Hasan Mukhtar

  • Green tea polyphenol EGCG sensitizes human prostate carcinoma LNCaP cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis and synergistically inhibits biomarkers associated with angiogenesis and metastasis.

    I. A. Siddiqui;A. Malik;V. M. Adhami;M. Asim

  • S100A4 accelerates tumorigenesis and invasion of human prostate cancer through the transcriptional regulation of matrix metalloproteinase 9

    Mohammad Saleem;Mee Hyang Kweon;Jeremy James Johnson;Vaqar Mustafa Adhami

  • Suppression of Ultraviolet B Exposure-Mediated Activation of NF-κB in Normal Human Keratinocytes by Resveratrol

    Vaqar Mustafa Adhami;Farrukh Afaq;Nihal Ahmad

  • Green tea polyphenol EGCG blunts androgen receptor function in prostate cancer

    Imtiaz A. Siddiqui;Mohammad Asim;Bilal B. Hafeez;Vaqar M. Adhami

  • Green tea constituent epigallocatechin-3-gallate selectively inhibits COX-2 without affecting COX-1 expression in human prostate carcinoma cells.

    Tajamul Hussain;Sanjay Gupta;Vaqar M. Adhami;Hasan Mukhtar

  • A dietary anthocyanidin delphinidin induces apoptosis of human prostate cancer PC3 cells in vitro and in vivo: Involvement of nuclear factor-κB signaling

    Bilal Bin Hafeez;Imtiaz Ahmad Siddiqui;Mohammad Asim;Arshi Malik

  • Cannabinoid receptor agonist-induced apoptosis of human prostate cancer cells LNCaP proceeds through sustained activation of ERK1/2 leading to G1 cell cycle arrest.

    Sami Sarfaraz;Farrukh Afaq;Vaqar M. Adhami;Arshi Malik

Frequent Co-Authors

Hasan Mukhtar
Hasan Mukhtar University of Wisconsin–Madison
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui
Imtiaz A. Siddiqui University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nihal Ahmad
Nihal Ahmad University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shaker A. Mousa
Shaker A. Mousa Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Gary S. Wood
Gary S. Wood University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sheikh Raisuddin
Sheikh Raisuddin Jamia Hamdard
James M. Ntambi
James M. Ntambi University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shile Huang
Shile Huang Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Konstantin G. Kousoulas
Konstantin G. Kousoulas Louisiana State University

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