Dr. Asmat U. Khan
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Dr. Asmat U. Khan 
asmatullahkhan@upr.edu.pk 
Assistant Professor  
In vitro / in vivo neuropsychopharamcological study of medicinal plants applied to diseased state 
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Qualifications
Degree From To Major Institute/University
Ph.D. Medicine (Neuro) 2015 2018 Neurology/Neuroscience University of Sao Paulo, South America
M.Phil 2010 2014 Eastern Medicine and Surgery Hamdard University Karachi
BSc 2008 2009 English only The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
BEMS 2005 2010 Eastern Medicine and Surgery Hamdard University Karachi
Experience
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House Officer Shifa-ul-Mulk Memorial Hospital, Hamdard University Karachi March,2010 March,2011
Medical Officer DHQ Hospital Bannu June,2009 August,2009
Quality Controller KRKA-PAK Pharmacetical and Chemical Works Karachi July,2008 July,2008
Assistant Professor University of the Poonch Rawalakot October,2018 May,0000
Lecturer The University of Poonch Rawalakot March,2011 November,-0001
Research Projects
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Study of the role played by CB1 and 5-HT1A receptors of dorsal pre-mammilarly nucleus of the hypotha This project was completed in Brazil, South America The World Academy of Sciences-CNPq 18500000
 
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PAEM Member Hamdard University Karachi Pakistan
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Daniyal M, Siddiqui ZA, Akram M, Asif HM, Sultana S, Khan AU (2014). Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15(22): 9575-8.
Asmatullah Khan, Halima Nazar, Syed Mubashar Sabir, Muhammad Irshad, Shahid Iqbal Awan, AbdulKhaliq, KhanUsmanghani, João Batista Texeira Rocha, Abdul Hanan, Farnaz Malik, (2014). Antioxidantactivity and inhibitory effect of some commonly used medicinal plants against lipid peroxidation in micebrain. African Journal of Traditional Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. 11(5): 83–90.
Asmatullah Khan, Syed Mubashar Sabir, Halima Nazar, A. Hamid, Khan Usmanghani, and A. Hussain (2014). Antioxidant Activities and Inhibitory Effects of Dietary Plants against Sodium Nitroprusside Induced Lipid Peroxidation in the Mouse Brain and Liver, 2014. Food Sci. Biotechnol. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 23(4): 1305-1311.
Khaliq A, Ahmad S.D, Sabir S.M, Khan Asmatullah (2015). Antioxidant activity and inhibitory effect of cultivars of Olive (Olea europaea) against lipid peroxidation in mice liver. Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 40(2):188–196.
Abdul Khaliq1, Syed Mubashar Sabir2*, Syed Dilnawaz Ahmad3 , Aline Augusti Boligon4, Margareth Linde Athayde4 , Abdul Jabbar5, Imtiaz Qamar6, Asmatullah Khan (2015). Antioxidant activities and phenolic composition of Olive (Olea europaea) leaves. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 88, 16 – 21.
Khalil A, Ahmad SD, Ahmad MJ, Khan FM, Akram M, Khan Asmatullah, Sabir M, Daniyal M (2017). Determination of some macro-minerals of Olea europaea L. growing in Pakistan. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 46(2) 813-816.
Asmat U. Khan, Akram M, Daniyal M, Zainab R. Awareness and current knowledge of Parkinson's disease: a neurodegenerative disorder. Int J Neurosci. 2019 Jan;129(1):55-93. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2018.1486837. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Akram M, Iqbal M, Daniyal M, Khan AU. Awareness and current knowledge of breast cancer. Biol Res. 2017 Oct 2;50(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s40659-017-0140-9.
de Oliveira RC, de Oliveira R, Falconi-Sobrinho LL, Biagioni AF, Almada RC, Dos Anjos-Garcia T, Bazaglia-de-Sousa G, Khan AU, Coimbra NC. Neurotoxic lesions of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus impair the elaboration of postictal antinociception. Physiol Behav. 2018 Oct 1;194:162-169. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.05.011. Epub 2018 May 12.
Ullah F, Dos Anjos-Garcia T, Mendes-Gomes J, Elias-Filho DH, Falconi-Sobrinho LL, Freitas RL5, Khan AU, Oliveira R, Coimbra NC. Connexions between the dorsomedial division of the ventromedial hypothalamus and the dorsal periaqueductal grey matter are critical in the elaboration of hypothalamically mediated panic-like behaviour. Behav Brain Res. 2017 Feb 15;319:135-147. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.11.026. Epub 2016 Nov 14.
de Freitas RL, Medeiros P, Khan AU, Coimbra NC. µ1 -Opioid receptors in the dorsomedial and ventrolateral columns of the periaqueductal grey matter are critical for the enhancement of post-ictal antinociception. Synapse. 2016 Dec;70(12):519-530. doi: 10.1002/syn.21926. Epub 2016 Sep 6.
de Freitas RL1, Medeiros P2, da Silva JA3, de Oliveira RC2, de Oliveira R4, Ullah F5, Khan AU6, Coimbra NC7. The μ1-opioid receptor and 5-HT2A- and 5HT2C-serotonergic receptors of the locus coeruleus are critical in elaborating hypoalgesia induced by tonic and tonic-clonic seizures. Neuroscience. 2016 Nov 12;336:133-145. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.08.040. Epub 2016 Sep 4.
Syed Mubashar Sabir, Asmatullah Khan, Halima Nazar, Khan Usmanghani, Syed Dilnawaz Ahmad, Asad Hussain Shah, Shahid Iqbal. Effect of some antihyperlipidemic medicinal plants against oxidative stress in mice brain. International conference on agriculture and food security issues in global environmental perspectives. 11, 13 july, 2012.
Asmatullah Khan, Abdul Hamid, M. Akram (2012). Diuretic activity of Unani Medicine (Simple and Compound drugs), Conservation and Sustainable utilization of medicinal plants in Pakistan, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, pp. 197-202.
M. Akram, S. M. Ali Shah, H. M. Asif, Ghazala Shaheen, Tahira Shamim, M.Ibrahim Khan, Asmat Ullah and Khalil Ahmed, Comparative study of similarity and identity of human albumin with some selected organism albumin, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 5(19):4974 – 4976:2011
M. Akram, S. M. Ali Shah, H. M. Asif, Ghazala Shaheen, Tahira Shamim, Ashfaq Ahmed, Asmat Ullah, Khalil Ahmed, Glucose 6 Phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A Review, Global Journal of Medical Sciences 1(1):6:2011
M. Akram, H. M. Asif, M. Uzair, Naveed Akhtar, Asadullah Madni, S. M. Ali Shah, Zahoor ul Hasan and Asmat Ullah, Amino acids: A review article, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(17), 3997–4000:2011