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Post Doc Fellow
Primary Appointment:
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Location:
655 W Baltimore street, Baltimore, Maryland
Phone (Secondary):
443-722-3416
Education and Training
2022- PhD (Medical Elementology and Toxicology), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
2014- M.Sc. (Toxicology), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
2011- B.Pharm, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
Biosketch
Saima Khatoon is a Postdoc fellow in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Saima Khatoon has completed PhD from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, INDIA, with her research focused on deciphering the potential neuroprotective mechanism of the polyphenolic compound “Fisetin” in acute and chronic mouse models of epilepsy.
Saima Khatoon pursued her Masters of Science in Toxicology and Bachelors in Pharmacy from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Maternal inflammation, maternal infection, placenta explant, fetal brain.
Highlighted Publications
1. Khatoon, S., Kalam, N., Rashid, S., & Bano, G. (2023). Effects of gut microbiota on neurodegenerative diseases. Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 15, 1145241. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1145241
2. Khatoon, S., Samim, M., Dahalia, M., & Nidhi (2023). Fisetin provides neuroprotection in pentylenetetrazole-induced cognition impairment by upregulating CREB/BDNF. European journal of pharmacology, 944, 175583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175583
3. Khatoon, S., Kalam, N., Shaikh, M. F., Hasnain, M. S., Hafiz, A. K., & Ansari, M. T. (2022). Nanoencapsulation of Polyphenols as Drugs and Supplements for Enhancing Therapeutic Profile - A Review. Current molecular pharmacology, 15(1), 77–107. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874467214666210922120924
4. Khatoon, S., Agarwal, N. B., Samim, M., & Alam, O. (2021). Neuroprotective Effect of Fisetin Through Suppression of IL-1R/TLR Axis and Apoptosis in Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Kindling in Mice. Frontiers in neurology, 12, 689069. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.689069
5. Chakraborty, R., Parveen, R., Varshney, P., Kapur, P., Khatoon, S., Saha, N., & Agarwal, N. B. (2021). Elevated urinary IL-36α and IL-18 levels are associated with diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Minerva endocrinology, 46(2), 226–232. https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-6507.20.03196-X
Additional Publication Citations
1. Ashafaq, M., Sharma, P., Khatoon, S., Haque, D., Tabassum, H., & Parvez, S. (2016). Heavy Metal-Induced Systemic Dysfunction Attenuated by Tannic Acid. Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer, 35(2), 109–120. https://doi.org/10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.2016014527
2. Khatoon, S., Kalam, N., Balasubramaniam, V. R., Shaikh, M. F., & Ansari, M. T. (2022). Chemotherapeutic Role of Polyphenols Present in Ocimum sanctum. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry, 22(20), 3325–3342. https://doi.org/10.2174/1871520622666220516142839
3. Arafah, A., Khatoon, S., Rasool, I., Khan, A., Rather, M. A., Abujabal, K. A., Faqih, Y. A. H., Rashid, H., Rashid, S. M., Bilal Ahmad, S., Alexiou, A., & Rehman, M. U. (2023). The Future of Precision Medicine in the Cure of Alzheimer's Disease. Biomedicines, 11(2), 335. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020335