Faria Khurshid

Dr. Faria Khurshid


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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

Representative Publications

View All Publications
9 April 2024 in Heliyon
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
FKFaria Khurshid
Faria Khurshid
JIJaveid Iqbal
Javeid Iqbal
FAFiaz Ud Din Ahmad
Fiaz Ud Din Ahmad
ALArslan Hussain Lodhi
Arslan Hussain Lodhi
AMAbdul Malik Moinuddin
Abdul Malik Moinuddin
MYMohammed Younis
Mohammed Younis
Hydrogen sulfide and nitricoxide possess cytoprotective activity and in vivo, they are generated from exogenous sodium hydrosulfide and L-arginine respectively. Cisplatin is a major chemotherapeutic agent used to treat cancer and has a high incidence of nephrotoxicity as a side effect. The study aim was to explore the effects of NaHS and L-arginine or their combination on cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Wistar Kyoto rats were given a single intraperitoneal dose of cisplatin (5 mg/kg) followed either by NaHS (56 μmol/kg, i. p.), L-arginine (1.25 g/L in drinking water) or their combination daily for 28-days. Post-mortem plasma, urine and kidney samples were collected for biochemical assays and histopathological analysis. Cisplatin decreased body weights and increased urinary output, while plasma creatinine and urea levels were elevated, but sodium and potassium concentrations were diminished. The renal function parameters, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine clearance, were raised and decreased respectively. Regarding markers of reactive oxygen species, plasma total superoxide dismutase was reduced, whereas malondiadehyde was augmented. Cisplatin also diminished plasma and urinary H2S as well as plasma NO, while NaHS and L-arginine counteracted this activity on both redox-active molecules. Cisplatin cotreatment with NaHS, and/or L-arginine exhibited a reversal of all other measured parameters. In current study, NaHS and L-arginine as monotherapy protected the rats from cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity but the combination of both worked more effectively suggesting the augmented anti-inflammatory and antioxidative potential of test treatments when administered together.

27 May 2025 in The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
FKFaria Khurshid
Faria Khurshid
JIJaveid Iqbal
Javeid Iqbal
FAFiaz-Ud-Din Ahmad
Fiaz-Ud-Din Ahmad
SJSana Javaid
Sana Javaid
AKAlmas Kanwal
Almas Kanwal
RSRobert D.E. Sewell
Robert D.E. Sewell