arshiya Sultana

Prof. Dr. arshiya Sultana

National institute of unani medicine, Bengaluru, India
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 October 2022 in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
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MFMohamed Joonus Aynul Fazmiya
Mohamed Joonus Aynul Fazmiya
ASarshiya Sultana
arshiya Sultana
Khaleequr RahmanKhaleequr Rahman
Khaleequr Rahman
Md Belal Bin HeyatMd Belal Bin Heyat
Md Belal Bin Heyat
SUSumbul
Sumbul
SASeth Christopher Yaw Appiah
Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah
C. camphora is a renowned traditional Unani medicinal herb and belongs to the family Lauraceae. It has therapeutic applications in various ailments and prophylactic properties to prevent flu‐like epidemic symptoms and COVID‐19. This comprehensive appraisal is to familiarize the reader with the traditional, broad applications of camphor both in Unani and modern medicine and its effects on bioactive molecules. Electronic databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Research Gate were searched for bioactive molecules, and preclinical/clinical research and including 59 research and review papers up to 2022 were retrieved. Additionally, 21 classical Unani and English herbal pharmacopeia books with ethnomedicinal properties and therapeutic applications were explored. Oxidative stress significantly impacts aging, obesity, diabetes mellitus, depression, and neurodegenerative diseases. The polyphenolic bioactive compounds such as linalool, borneol, and nerolidol of C. camphora have antioxidant activity and have the potential to remove free radicals. Its other major bioactive molecules are camphor, cineole, limelol, safrole, limonene, alpha‐pinene, and cineole with anti‐inflammatory, antibacterial, anxiolytic, analgesic, immunomodulatory, antihyperlipidemic, and many other pharmacological properties have been established in vitro or in vivo preclinical research. Natural bioactive molecules and their mechanisms of action and applications in diseases have been highlighted, with future prospects, gaps, and priorities that need to be addressed.

1 January 2022 in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
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ASarshiya Sultana
arshiya Sultana
Khaleequr RahmanKhaleequr Rahman
Khaleequr Rahman
Md Belal Bin HeyatMd Belal Bin Heyat
Md Belal Bin Heyat
SUSumbul
Sumbul
FAIJAN AKHTARFAIJAN AKHTAR
FAIJAN AKHTAR
AMABDULLAH YAHYA MOHAMMED Muaad
ABDULLAH YAHYA MOHAMMED Muaad
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) significantly lowers the quality of life and impairs personal and social relationships in reproductive-age women. Some recommendations are that inappropriate oxidative stress and inflammatory response are involved in PMS. Various nutritional supplements and herbs showed neuro-psycho-pharmacological activity with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aims to determine the systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of herbal medicine and nutritional supplements in PMS. We also comprehensively highlighted the role of oxidative stress, inflammation, and mitochondrial changes on PMS with the application of computational intelligence. We used PRISMA and research question-based techniques to collect the data for evaluation of our study on different databases such as Scopus, PubMed, and PROSPERO from 1990 to 2022. The methodological quality of the published study was assessed by the modified Jadad scale. In addition, we used network visualization and word cloud techniques to find the closest terms of the study based on previous publications. While we also used computational intelligence techniques to give the idea for the classification of experimental data from PMS. We found 25 randomized controlled studies with 1949 participants ( : ) using the PRISMA technique, and all were high-quality studies. We also extracted the closest terms related to our study using network visualization techniques. This work has revealed the future direction and research gap on the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in PMS. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that bioactive molecules such as curcumin, allicin, anethole, thymoquinone, cyanidin 3-glucoside, gamma-linoleic acid, and various molecules not only have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties but also other various activities such as GABA-A receptor agonist, serotonergic, antidepressant, sedative, and analgesic. Traditional Unani Herbal medicine and nutritional supplements can effectively relieve PMS symptoms as they possess many bioactive molecules that are pharmacologically proven for the aforementioned properties. Hence, these biomolecules might influence a complex physical and psychological disease process like PMS. However, more rigorous research studies are recommended for in-depth knowledge of the efficacy of bioactive molecules on premenstrual syndrome in clinical trials.

4 April 2024 in Complex & Intelligent Systems
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Md Belal Bin HeyatMd Belal Bin Heyat
Md Belal Bin Heyat
FAIJAN AKHTARFAIJAN AKHTAR
FAIJAN AKHTAR
FMFarwa Munir
Farwa Munir
ASarshiya Sultana
arshiya Sultana
AMABDULLAH YAHYA MOHAMMED Muaad
ABDULLAH YAHYA MOHAMMED Muaad
KWKaishun Wu
Kaishun Wu
Depression is a multifactorial disease with unknown etiology affecting globally. It’s the second most significant reason for infirmity in 2020, affecting about 50 million people worldwide, with 80% living in developing nations. Recently, a surge in depression research has been witnessed, resulting in a multitude of emerging techniques developed for prediction, evaluation, detection, classification, localization, and treatment. The main purpose of this study is to determine the volume of depression research conducted on different aspects such as genetics, proteins, hormones, oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and associations with other mental disorders like anxiety and stress using traditional and medical intelligence (medical with AI). In addition, it also designs a comprehensive survey on detection, treatment planning, and genetic predisposition, along with future recommendations. This work is designed through different methods, including a systematic mapping process, literature review, and network visualization. In addition, we also used VOSviewer software and some authentic databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science for data collection, analysis, and designing comprehensive picture of the study. We analyzed 60 articles related to medical intelligence, including 47 from machine learning with 513,767 subjects (mean ± SD = 10,931.212 ± 35,624.372) and 13 from deep learning with 37,917 subjects (mean ± SD = 3159.75 ± 6285.57). Additionally, we also found that stressors impact the brain's cognitive and autonomic functioning, resulting in increased production of catecholamine, decreased cholinergic and glucocorticoid activity, with increased cortisol. These factors lead to chronic inflammation and hinder the brain's normal functioning, leading to depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular disorders. In the brain, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is increased by IL-6 stimulation and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase is inhibited by nitric oxide, a potent inhibitor. Proteins, lipids, oxidative phosphorylation enzymes, and mtDNA are further disposed to oxidative impairment in the mitochondria. Consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction exacerbates oxidative stress, impairs mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or deletions of mtDNA, increases intracellular Ca2+ levels, changes in fission/fusion and mitochondrial morphology, and lastly leads to neuronal death. This study highlights the multidisciplinary approaches to depression with different aspects using traditional and medical intelligence. It will open a new way for depression research through new emerging technologies.

1 January 2023 in Journal of Patient Experience
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SBSumaira Bashir
Sumaira Bashir
AAAbdul Haseeb Ansari
Abdul Haseeb Ansari
ASarshiya Sultana
arshiya Sultana
Knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) for an antenatal check-up during pregnancy is a key indicator of a healthcare facility in a community. Antenatal care (ANC) is a useful practice for lowering infant and maternal mortality. Therefore, the present study was planned to estimate knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding ANC among pregnant women and determine its association with sociodemographic factors. This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 pregnant women through convenience sampling from March 2020 to February 2021. A semistructured questionnaire included sociodemographic and obstetrical history, and scored questionnaire on KAP was used. The analysis included parametric, nonparametric, and Pearson correlation coefficient tests. The finding of the study revealed that pregnant women had average knowledge (96%), positive attitudes (98.75%), and good practices (58.5%) toward ANC. The level of overall knowledge had a positive correlation with the practices toward ANC ( r = 0.18, P < 0.001). The sociodemographic association showed that age, type of family, education, and occupation had a significant association with awareness and practices about ANC. Furthermore, the practice of ANC in our study area was low despite good knowledge and attitude toward ANC. Further, exploratory studies are required and need to be planned to improve practices in prenatal care and ultimately improve their health.

14 February 2023 in Pharmaceutics
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SQSana Qayyum
Sana Qayyum
ASarshiya Sultana
arshiya Sultana
Md Belal Bin HeyatMd Belal Bin Heyat
Md Belal Bin Heyat
Khaleequr RahmanKhaleequr Rahman
Khaleequr Rahman
FAIJAN AKHTARFAIJAN AKHTAR
FAIJAN AKHTAR
RGReem M. Gahtani
Reem M. Gahtani
A single-blind double-dummy randomized study was conducted in diagnosed patients (n = 66) to compare the efficacy of Linseeds (Linum usitatissimum L.), Psyllium (Plantago ovata Forssk.), and honey in uncomplicated pelvic inflammatory disease (uPID) with standard drugs using experimental and computational analysis. The pessary group received placebo capsules orally twice daily plus a per vaginum cotton pessary of powder from linseeds and psyllium seeds, each weighing 3 gm, with honey (5 mL) at bedtime. The standard group received 100 mg of doxycycline twice daily and 400 mg of metronidazole TID orally plus a placebo cotton pessary per vaginum at bedtime for 14 days. The primary outcomes were clinical features of uPID (vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain (LAP), low backache (LBA), and pelvic tenderness. The secondary outcomes included leucocytes (WBCs) in vaginal discharge on saline microscopy and the SF-12 health questionnaire. In addition, we also classified both (pessary and standard) groups using machine learning models such as Decision Tree (DT), Random Forest (RF), Logistic Regression (LR), and AdaBoost (AB). The pessary group showed a higher percentage reduction than the standard group in abnormal vaginal discharge (87.05% vs. 77.94%), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)-LAP (80.57% vs. 77.09%), VAS-LBA (74.19% vs. 68.54%), McCormack pain scale (McPS) score for pelvic tenderness (75.39% vs. 67.81%), WBC count of vaginal discharge (87.09% vs. 83.41%) and improvement in SF-12 HRQoL score (94.25% vs. 86.81%). Additionally, our DT 5-fold model achieved the maximum accuracy (61.80%) in the classification. We propose that the pessary group is cost-effective, safer, and more effective as standard drugs for treating uPID and improving the HRQoL of women. Aucubin, Plantamajoside, Herbacetin, secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, Secoisolariciresinol Monoglucoside, and other various natural bioactive molecules of psyllium and linseeds have beneficial effects as they possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory properties. The anticipated research work is be a better alternative treatment for genital infections.

1 January 2022 in Complexity
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ASarshiya Sultana
arshiya Sultana
WBWajeeha Begum
Wajeeha Begum
RSRushda Saeedi
Rushda Saeedi
Khaleequr RahmanKhaleequr Rahman
Khaleequr Rahman
Md Belal Bin HeyatMd Belal Bin Heyat
Md Belal Bin Heyat
HUHadaate Ullah
Hadaate Ullah
The temperament (Mizaj) of the body is an essential constituent for health conservancy and diagnosis of several diseases. Hence, general body temperament and uterine dystemperament (Su’-i-Mizaj) with abnormal vaginal discharge (Salayan al-Rahim) need evaluation. In addition, we also applied a computational intelligence technique for enhancing scientific validity to classify the warm‐cold and wet‐dry temperaments. This trial included a total of 66 participants with a vaginal discharge of reproductive age. Data included demographic characteristics of the participants, symptoms associated with vaginal discharge, women’s general temperament, and symptoms of uterine dystemperament. Correlation between general body temperament and age, abnormal vaginal discharge, and its associated symptoms was also performed. Additionally, we used the Support Vector Machine‐Radial Basis Function (SVM‐RBF) model to classify the warm‐cold and wet‐dry temperaments. Warm general temperament was highly prevalent (77.27%), followed by moderate (19.69%) on the warm‐cold temperament scale. In wet‐dry temperament, moderate general body temperament (50%) was more prevalent. In warm‐cold and wet‐dry scores, 78.78% and 74.24% had warm and wet uterine dystemperament, respectively. The age and symptoms were correlated with general temperament. A strong positive correlation was found between warm general temperament and warm dystemperament of the uterus (r = 0.40, p < 0.009). In addition, our SVM‐RBF CV‐5 classification model achieved the highest accuracy (99.2%). Our results showed that vaginal discharge is more common in warm general temperament and warm‐wet dystemperament of the uterus. The same has been proven by computational intelligence. Nevertheless, vaginal discharge can also happen in normal and other temperaments.