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Hire Dr. Rizwan Q.
United Arab Emirates
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Medical writer (manuscripts, grants, thesis) and statistician, with 15+ experience in clinical research

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Medical Writing
Research Systematic Literature Review
Consulting Healthcare Consulting
Data & AI Statistical Analysis
Work Experience

Associate Professor

University of Sharjah

January 2024 - Present

Assistant Professor

University of Sharjah

January 2019 - January 2024

Research Assistant Member

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

July 2018 - January 2019

Post-doc

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

August 2014 - June 2018

Post-doc

University of Pavia

September 2012 - June 2014

Senior Lecturer

Khyber Medical University

March 2012 - August 2012

Junior Lecturer

Kohat University of Science and Technology

February 2007 - January 2008

Education

PhD (Clinical Neurofysiology)

Uppsala Universitet

February 2008 - March 2012

Internship in Cardiology and General Surgery

Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar

January 2006 - January 2007

MBBS (Medicine & Surgery)

Khyber Medical College

December 1999 - December 2005

Certifications
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences

    University of Uppsala, Sweden

    March 2012 - Present

Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rizwan Qaisar, Sathyaseelan S. Deepa (2026). A Narrative Review of Necroptosis in Neuromuscular Junction Disorders: Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies . Archives of Medical Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Muhammad Waleed Yousaf, Ahmad Hassan Nadeem, M. Faisal Nadeem (2026). The role of artificial intelligence in sarcopenia: Advances, applications, and future directions . Computational Biology and Chemistry.
Rizwan Qaisar, Musa Ahmed Idris (2026). Conserved metabolic suppression and species‑specific divergence in muscle disuse transcriptomes . Life Sciences in Space Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Saeed Ahmad Khan, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2026). Nano-curcumin mitigates muscle impairment in hypoxic hindlimb-unloaded mice . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease.
Rizwan Qaisar, M. Azhar Hussain, Salma Naheed, Khalid Saeed, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad, Sandra Haider, Maha H. Alhussain, Shaea A. Alkahtani (2026). Low Protein Intake Is Associated with the Risk of Functional Impairment in Older Adults in an Age- and Gender-Specific Manner: A SHARE-Based Study . Nutrients.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Haroon Ahmed Khan, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad (2026). The effect of multi-strain probiotics on frailty in osteoarthritis patients: a randomized trial focusing on intestinal leak repair . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Rizwan Qaisar, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2026). Neuromuscular Junction as a Molecular Target in Sarcopenia: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Strategies, and Future Directions . Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy.
Rizwan Qaisar, M. Azhar Hussain, Salma Naheed, Khalid Saeed, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad, Sandra Haider, Maha H. Alhussain, Shaea A. Alkahtani (2026). Low Protein Intake Is Associated with the Risk of Functional Impairment in Older Adults in an Age- and Gender-Specific Manner: A SHARE-Based Study . Nutrients.
Rizwan Qaisar, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2026). Sex hormones regulate neuromuscular junction structure, plasticity, and disease vulnerability . Discover Neuroscience.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, Khalid Saeed, Shaea A. Alkahtani (2026). ACE Inhibitors Boost Mobility and Muscle Strength by Reducing Intestinal Permeability in Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease . Pharmaceuticals.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, Khalid Saeed, Shaea A. Alkahtani (2026). ACE Inhibitors Boost Mobility and Muscle Strength by Reducing Intestinal Permeability in Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease . Pharmaceuticals.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran Ullah Khan, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2026). Effects of Ramadan fasting on physical capacity and plasma markers of neuromuscular junction degradation in older adult men . European Journal of Nutrition.
Rizwan Qaisar, Khuloud Bajbouj, Mohammed A. Alshura, Zeinab Ibrahim, Mohamad B. Alebaji, Amenah W. Al Ani, Hanadi M. Janajrah, Mariah M. Bilalaga, Abdelrahman I. Omara, Rebal S. Abou Assaleh, et al. (2026). Correction: Bajbouj et al. Synergistic Anti-Angiogenic Effect of Combined VEGFR Kinase Inhibitors, Lenvatinib, and Regorafenib: A Therapeutic Potential for Breast Cancer. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 4408 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Rizwan Qaisar, Khuloud Bajbouj, Mohammed A. Alshura, Zeinab Ibrahim, Mohamad B. Alebaji, Amenah W. Al Ani, Hanadi M. Janajrah, Mariah M. Bilalaga, Abdelrahman I. Omara, Rebal S. Abou Assaleh, et al. (2026). Correction: Bajbouj et al. Synergistic Anti-Angiogenic Effect of Combined VEGFR Kinase Inhibitors, Lenvatinib, and Regorafenib: A Therapeutic Potential for Breast Cancer. <i>Int. J. Mol. Sci.</i> 2022, <i>23</i>, 4408 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Rizwan Qaisar (2026). From aging to space: A comparative biology of skeletal muscle degeneration . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran Ullah Khan, Atif ur Rehman, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2026). Semaglutide use is associated with neuromuscular junction degradation in older adults with type II diabetes mellitus . British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran Ullah Khan, M. Shahid Iqbal, Shaea Alkahtani, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad (2025). Neuromuscular Degradation and Muscle Decline in Older Men Physically Competent Versus Incompetent To Perform the Short Physical Performance Battery . SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine.
Rizwan Qaisar, Shah Hussain, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2025). Plasma CAF22 and NfL reflect neuromuscular decline during cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radical cystectomy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer . International Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran Ullah Khan, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2025). Smoking cessation improves neuromuscular health and respiratory sarcopenia in older male adults over one year . Respiratory Medicine.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Shaea A Alkahtani, Firdos Ahmad (2025). The interface of a leaky gut with neuromuscular junction degradation; implications for severe sarcopenia . Journal of Clinical Densitometry.
Rizwan Qaisar, Firdos Ahmad, Hezlin Marzook, Musa Idris, Omama I. Dawuod, Megna Srinivas, Asima Karim, Mohamed A. Saleh (2025). GSK-3α regulates miRNAs associated with transcriptional and metabolic processes in human cardiomyocytes under hypoxia . Biochemical Journal.
Rizwan Qaisar, Suha Al-Naimi (2025). SERCA blockade as a treatment strategy for obesity . European Journal of Applied Physiology.
Rizwan Qaisar, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2025). Oral butyrate improves postural balance by repairing leaky gut in geriatric adults . Gait & Posture.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Shaea A. Alkahtani, Imran Ullah Khan, Firdos Ahmad (2025). The improvement in muscle function following statin withdrawal might involve the repair of the neuromuscular junction . British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Saeed Ahmad Khan, Josemin Jose, Gopika Ramachandran, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Anu Ranade, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad (2025). Effects of concomitant hypoxia and simulated microgravity on skeletal muscle, liver, and lungs in a novel experimental mouse model . Acta Astronautica.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Shaea A. Alkahtani, Firdos Ahmad (2025). Associations of plasma Neurofilament light chain with sarcopenia and physical capacity in patients with Alzheimer’s diseases . Acta Neurologica Belgica.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Firdos Ahmad, Daniel Marinho, Ioannis Arkadianos, Shaea Alkahtani (2025). The Interface of a Leaky Gut with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life (SarQoL) in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Rizwan Qaisar, Ayousha Burki, Asima Karim, Shahjahan Ustrana, Firdos Ahmad (2025). Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Improve Sarcopenia-related Quality of Life by Repairing Intestinal Leak in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease . SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran Muhammad Khan, Mashal Javed, Hina Zuhra (2025). Contribution of Neuromuscular Junction Degradation to Muscle Decline in Burn Patients . Journal of the Oman Medical Association.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran Muhammad Khan, Mashal Javed, Hina Zuhra (2025). Contribution of Neuromuscular Junction Degradation to Muscle Decline in Burn Patients . Journal of the Oman Medical Association.
Rizwan Qaisar, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim, Javaidullah Khan (2025). Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors attenuate circulating CAF22 and physical decline in congestive heart failure: Diagnostic implications of CAF22 . British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Megna Srinivas, Muhammad Tehsil Gul, Amir Ali Khan, Anu Ranade, Josemin Jose, Gopika Ramachandran, Suni Ebby, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2025). Mesenchymal stem cell transplant as an intervention to ameliorate disuse-induced muscle atrophy in a mouse model of simulated microgravity . Acta Astronautica.
Rizwan Qaisar, Mashal Javed, Imran Muhammad Khan, Firdos Ahmad, Asima Karim (2024). Metformin improves skeletal muscle and physical capacity by stabilizing neuromuscular junction in older adults . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M Shahid Iqbal, Tahir Muhammad, Firdos Ahmad, Shaea Alkahtani (2024). The Pathology of Intestinal Mucosal Disruption; Implications for Muscle Loss and Physical Dependency from Late Adolescence to Octogenarians . International Journal of General Medicine.
Rizwan Qaisar (2024). The emerging roles of necroptosis in skeletal muscle health and disease . Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Maria Abutair, Sara Elkhatib, Rawan Flayyih, Dalal Alarabid, Mohamed Nacer, Shah Hussain, Areesha Ashraf (2024). Hormone Replacement Therapy Protects Skeletal Muscle by Stabilizing the Neuromuscular Junction in Post-Menopausal Women . Journal of the Oman Medical Association.
Rizwan Qaisar, Maria Abutair, Sara Elkhatib, Rawan Flayyih, Dalal Alarabid, Mohamed Nacer, Shah Hussain, Areesha Ashraf (2024). Hormone Replacement Therapy Protects Skeletal Muscle by Stabilizing the Neuromuscular Junction in Post-Menopausal Women . Journal of the Oman Medical Association.
Rizwan Qaisar, Shah Hussain, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad (2024). Association of neuromuscular disjunction with cachexia in patients with gynecological cancers . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, M. Azhar Hussain (2024). Tracking the Plasma C-Terminal Agrin Fragment as a Biomarker of Neuromuscular Decline in 18- to 87-Year-Old Men . Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy.
Rizwan Qaisar, Shah Hussain, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Shahjahan Ustrana, M. Azhar Hussain, Firdos Ahmad (2024). A leaky gut contributes to postural imbalance in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.
Rizwan Qaisar, Shah Hussain, Ayousha Burki, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Firdos Ahmad (2024). Plasma levels of Neurofilament light chain correlate with handgrip strength and sarcopenia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Respiratory Investigation.
Rizwan Qaisar, M. Shahid Iqbal, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad (2024). Resistance Exercise Reduces Sarcopenia by Repairing Leaky Gut in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease . Archives of Medical Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Ayousha Burki, Asima Karim, Shahjahan Ustrana, Firdos Ahmad (2024). The Association of Intestinal Leak with Sarcopenia and Physical Disability in Patients with Various Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease . Calcified Tissue International.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad (2024). Metformin Improves Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life in Geriatric Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial . Archives of Medical Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Imran M. Khan, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Firdos Ahmad (2024). Lipid-Lowering Medications are Associated with Reduced Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Hyperlipidemia . Drugs & Aging.
Rizwan Qaisar, Ayousha Burki, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad (2024). Probiotics Supplements Improve the Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Age-Related Muscle Decline . Calcified Tissue International.
Rizwan Qaisar, M. Azhar Hussain, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad, Fabio Franzese, Saad M. Alsaad, Abeer A. Al-Masri, Shaea A. Alkahtani (2024). Biomarkers of Physical and Mental Health for Prediction of Parkinson's Disease: A Population-Based Study from 15 European Countries . Archives of Medical Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, M. Shahid Iqbal, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Firdos Ahmad (2024). A leaky gut contributes to reduced sarcopenia-related quality of life (SarQoL) in geriatric older adults . Quality of Life Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Lara J. Bou Malhab, Vidhya A. Nair, Gianfranco Pintus, Wael M. Abdel-Rahman (2024). Towards Understanding the Development of Breast Cancer: The Role of RhoJ in the Obesity Microenvironment . Cells.
Rizwan Qaisar, Lara J. Bou Malhab, Vidhya A. Nair, Gianfranco Pintus, Wael M. Abdel-Rahman (2024). Towards Understanding the Development of Breast Cancer: The Role of RhoJ in the Obesity Microenvironment . Cells.
Rizwan Qaisar, Ridha Umar, Rashida Dhilawala, Rehab Mohd Jamali, Dana Ahmad Saqr, Rawan Adel Mahmood Alfaraji (2023). Factors Driving the Knowledge of Tuberculosis in Pakistani Men: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey . Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
Rizwan Qaisar, Hossam Kamli, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Firdos Ahmad, Ahmad Shaikh (2023). Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Restore Skeletal Muscle in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . Archives of Medical Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Firdos Ahmad, Ahmad Shaikh, Hossam Kamli, Nizar A. Khamjan (2023). A leaky gut contributes to postural dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer's disease . Heliyon.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Shaea A. Alkahtani, Hossam Kamli, Firdos Ahmad (2023). Degradation of neuromuscular junction contributes to muscle weakness but not physical compromise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients taking lipids-lowering medications . Respiratory Medicine.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Shaea A. Alkahtani, Firdos Ahmad, Hossam Kamli (2023). ACE Inhibitors Improve Skeletal Muscle by Preserving Neuromuscular Junctions in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease . Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Rizwan Qaisar, Anu V. Ranade, Amir Ali Khan, Muhammad Tehsil Gul, Josemin Jose, Gopika Ramachandran, Asima Karim, Firdos Ahmad, Wael M. Abdel-Rahman (2023). Pharmacological inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress mitigates testicular pathology in a mouse model of simulated microgravity . Acta Astronautica.
Rizwan Qaisar, Akash Mitra, Bipasha Bose, Shenoy P Sudheer (2023). The elusive role of myostatin signaling for muscle regeneration and maintenance of muscle and bone homeostasis . Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, M. Shahid Iqbal (2023). Elevated plasma CAF22 are incompletely restored six months after COVID-19 infection in older men . Experimental Gerontology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Islam Shah, Javaidullah Khan (2022). A multistrain probiotic reduces sarcopenia by modulating Wnt signaling biomarkers in patients with chronic heart failure . Journal of Cardiology.
Rizwan Qaisar, Zaheer Ahmed (2022). Nanomedicine for Treating Muscle Dystrophies: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Perspectives . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, M. Shahid Iqbal (2022). A multistrain probiotic improves handgrip strength and functional capacity in patients with COPD: A randomized controlled trial . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Rizwan Qaisar, Zeinab Ibrahim, Gopika Ramachandran, Waseem El-Huneidi, Adel Elmoselhi (2022). Suppression of endoplasmic reticulum stress prevents disuse muscle atrophy in a mouse model of microgravity . Life Sciences in Space Research.
Rizwan Qaisar, Anna Hawliczek, Bianca Brix, Shamma Al Mutawa, Hanan Alsuwaidi, Stefan Du Plessis, Yunfang Gao, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Adel B. Elmoselhi, Nandu Goswami(2022). Hind-limb unloading in rodents: Current evidence and perspectives . Acta Astronautica. 195. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 574--582. Elsevier {BV}
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Islam Shah, Javaidullah Khan(2022). Relationship of Haptoglobin Phenotypes With Sarcopaenia in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure . Heart, Lung and Circulation. 31. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 822--831. Elsevier {BV}
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Shahid Iqbal, Tahir Muhammad(2022). Evaluation of Sarcopenia Using Biomarkers of the Neuromuscular Junction in Parkinson’s Disease . Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 72. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 820--829. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Rizwan Qaisar, Ayesha M. Yusuf, Abaher O. Al‐Tamimi, Manju Nidagodu Jayakumar, James R. Woodgett, Walter J. Koch, Firdos Ahmad(2022). Cardiomyocyte‐GSK‐3β deficiency induces cardiac progenitor cell proliferation in the ischemic heart through paracrine mechanisms . Journal of Cellular Physiology. 237. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1804--1817. Wiley
Rizwan Qaisar, Syeda&#160;Kiran Shahzadi, Hezlin Marzook, Firdos Ahmad(2022). Nicotinamide riboside kinase-2 inhibits JNK pathway and limits dilated cardiomyopathy in mice with chronic pressure overload . Clinical Science. 136. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 181--196. Portland Press Ltd.
Rizwan Qaisar, Shahjahan Ustrana, Tahir Muhammad, Islam Shah (2022). Sarcopenia in pulmonary diseases is associated with elevated sarcoplasmic reticulum stress and myonuclear disorganization . Histochemistry and Cell Biology.
Qaisar, R., Ustrana, S., Muhammad, T., Shah, I.(2022). Sarcopenia in pulmonary diseases is associated with elevated sarcoplasmic reticulum stress and myonuclear disorganization . Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 157. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 93-105.
Shahzadi, S.K., Marzook, H., Qaisar, R., Ahmad, F.(2022). Nicotinamide riboside kinase-2 inhibits JNK pathway and limits dilated cardiomyopathy in mice with chronic pressure overload . Clinical science (London, England : 1979). 136. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 181-196.
Yusuf, A.M., Qaisar, R., Al-Tamimi, A.O., Jayakumar, M.N., Woodgett, J.R., Koch, W.J., Ahmad, F.(2022). Cardiomyocyte-GSK-3β deficiency induces cardiac progenitor cell proliferation in the ischemic heart through paracrine mechanisms . Journal of Cellular Physiology. 237. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1804-1817.
Karim, A., Iqbal, M.S., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R.(2022). Evaluation of Sarcopenia Using Biomarkers of the Neuromuscular Junction in Parkinson’s Disease . Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 72. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 820-829.
Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Khan, J., Qaisar, R.(2022). Relationship of Haptoglobin Phenotypes With Sarcopaenia in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure . Heart Lung and Circulation. 31. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 822-831.
Hawliczek, A., Brix, B., Al Mutawa, S., Alsuwaidi, H., Du Plessis, S., Gao, Y., Qaisar, R., Siddiqui, R., Elmoselhi, A.B., Goswami, N.(2022). Hind-limb unloading in rodents: Current evidence and perspectives . Acta Astronautica.
Ibrahim, Z., Ramachandran, G., El-Huneidi, W., Elmoselhi, A., Qaisar, R.(2022). Suppression of endoplasmic reticulum stress prevents disuse muscle atrophy in a mouse model of microgravity . Life Sciences in Space Research. 34. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 45-52.
Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shahid Iqbal, M., Qaisar, R.(2022). A multistrain probiotic improves handgrip strength and functional capacity in patients with COPD: A randomized controlled trial . Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 102.
Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Khan, J., Qaisar, R.(2022). A multistrain probiotic reduces sarcopenia by modulating Wnt signaling biomarkers in patients with chronic heart failure . Journal of Cardiology.
Karim, A., Bajbouj, K., Shafarin, J., Qaisar, R., Hall, A.C., Hamad, M., Karim, A., Bajbouj, K., Shafarin, J., Qaisar, R., et al.(2022). Iron Overload Induces Oxidative Stress, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Chondrocytes . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10.
Khan, A.A., Gul, M.T., Karim, A., Ranade, A., Azeem, M., Ibrahim, Z., Ramachandran, G., Nair, V.A., Ahmad, F., Elmoselhi, A., et al.(2022). Mitigating sarcoplasmic reticulum stress limits disuse-induced muscle loss in hindlimb unloaded mice . npj Microgravity. 8. (1).
Gupta, A., Jayakumar, M.N., Saleh, M.A., Kannan, M., Halwani, R., Qaisar, R., Ahmad, F., Gupta, A., Jayakumar, M.N., Saleh, M.A., et al.(2022). SARS-CoV-2 infection- induced growth factors play differential roles in COVID-19 pathogenesis . Life Sciences. 304.
Bajbouj, K., Qaisar, R., Alshura, M.A., Ibrahim, Z., Alebaji, M.B., Al Ani, A.W., Janajrah, H.M., Bilalaga, M.M., Omara, A.I., Assaleh, R.S.A., et al.(2022). Synergistic Anti-Angiogenic Effect of Combined VEGFR Kinase Inhibitors, Lenvatinib, and Regorafenib: A Therapeutic Potential for Breast Cancer . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23. (8).
Gupta, A., Qaisar, R., Halwani, R., Kannan, M., Ahmad, F., Gupta, A., Qaisar, R., Halwani, R., Kannan, M., Ahmad, F.(2022). TFPI and FXIII negatively and S100A8/A9 and Cystatin C positively correlate with D-dimer in COVID-19 . Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Karim, A., Bajbouj, K., Qaisar, R., Hall, A.C., Hamad, M., Karim, A., Bajbouj, K., Qaisar, R., Hall, A.C., Hamad, M.(2022). The role of disrupted iron homeostasis in the development and progression of arthropathy . Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 40. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1243-1250.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, Islam Shah, M. Shahid Iqbal (2021). The coupling between sarcopenia and COVID-19 is the real problem . European Journal of Internal Medicine.
Rizwan Qaisar (2021). CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUSCLE REGENERATION . Khyber Medical University Journal.
F Aman, E El Khatib, A AlNeaimi, A Mohamed, AS Almulla, A Zaidan, J Alshafei, O Habbal, S Eldesouki, R Qaisar(2021). Is the myonuclear domain ceiling hypothesis dead? . Singapore Medical Journal. Singapore Medical Journal
Rizwan Qaisar, Muhammad Azeem, Asima Karim, Anu Ranade, Adel Elmoselhi (2021). Signature molecular changes in the skeletal muscle of hindlimb unloaded mice . Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, M. Azhar Hussain(2021). Growth and socio-economic status, influence on the age at menarche in school going girls . Journal of Adolescence. 86. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 40--53. Elsevier {BV}
Azeem, M., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Ranade, A., Elmoselhi, A., Azeem, M., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Ranade, A., Elmoselhi, A.(2021). Signature molecular changes in the skeletal muscle of hindlimb unloaded mice . Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 25.
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Khan, J., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Khan, J.(2021). Prediction of sarcopenia using a battery of circulating biomarkers . Scientific Reports. 11. (1).
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Khan, J., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Khan, J.(2021). Circulating MicroRNAs as biomarkers of accelerated sarcopenia in chronic heart failure . Global Heart. 16. (1).
Siddiqui, R., Qaisar, R., Goswami, N., Khan, N.A., Elmoselhi, A., Siddiqui, R., Qaisar, R., Goswami, N., Khan, N.A., Elmoselhi, A.(2021). Effect of microgravity environment on gut microbiome and angiogenesis . Life. 11. (10).
Qaisar, R., Qaisar, R.(2021). CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUSCLE REGENERATION . Khyber Medical University Journal. 13. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 173-178.
Karim, A., Qaisar, R., Hussain, M.A., Karim, A., Qaisar, R., Hussain, M.A.(2021). Growth and socio-economic status, influence on the age at menarche in school going girls . Journal of Adolescence. 86. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 40-53.
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Iqbal, M.S., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Iqbal, M.S.(2021). The coupling between sarcopenia and COVID-19 is the real problem . European Journal of Internal Medicine. 93. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 105-106.
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Qaisar, R., Karim, A.(2021). BMI status relative to international and national growth references among Pakistani school-age girls . BMC Pediatrics. 21. (1).
Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Ustrana, S., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Ustrana, S., Qaisar, R.(2021). Intestinal permeability marker zonulin as a predictor of sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Respiratory Medicine. 189.
Qaisar, R., Qayum, M., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R., Qayum, M., Muhammad, T.(2021). Reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca<sup>2+</sup> ATPase activity underlies skeletal muscle wasting in asthma . Life Sciences. 273.
Qaisar, R., Pharaoh, G., Bhaskaran, S., Xu, H., Ranjit, R., Bian, J., Ahn, B., Georgescu, C., Wren, J.D., Van Remmen, H., et al.(2021). Restoration of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca<sup>2+</sup> atpase (SERCA) activity prevents age-related muscle atrophy and weakness in mice . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-14.
Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R.(2021). Prediction of sarcopenia using multiple biomarkers of neuromuscular junction degeneration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11. (9).
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Adel B. Elmoselhi (2020). Muscle unloading: A comparison between spaceflight and ground‐based models . Acta Physiologica.
(2020). Circulating Biomarkers of Handgrip Strength and Lung Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad (2020). <p>Circulating Biomarkers of Handgrip Strength and Lung Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p> . International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T.(2020). Circulating biomarkers of handgrip strength and lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . International Journal of COPD. 15. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 311-321.
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Elmoselhi, A.B., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Elmoselhi, A.B.(2020). Muscle unloading: A comparison between spaceflight and ground-based models . Acta Physiologica. 228. (3).
Bhaskaran, S., Pollock, N., C. Macpherson, P., Ahn, B., Piekarz, K.M., Staunton, C.A., Brown, J.L., Qaisar, R., Vasilaki, A., Richardson, A., et al.(2020). Neuron-specific deletion of CuZnSOD leads to an advanced sarcopenic phenotype in older mice . Aging Cell. 19. (10).
Karim, A., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Qaisar, R.(2020). Anthropometric measurements of school-going-girls of the Punjab, Pakistan . BMC Pediatrics. 20. (1).
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Shah, I.(2020). Circulating biomarkers of accelerated sarcopenia in respiratory diseases . Biology. 9. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-14.
Brown, J.L., Lawrence, M.M., Ahn, B., Kneis, P., Piekarz, K.M., Qaisar, R., Ranjit, R., Bian, J., Pharaoh, G., Brown, C., et al.(2020). Cancer cachexia in a mouse model of oxidative stress . Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 11. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1688-1704.
Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Muhammad, T.(2020). Plasma CAF22 levels as a useful predictor of muscle health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Biology. 9. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-11.
Rizwan Qaisar, Shylesh Bhaskaran, Rojina Ranjit, Kavithalakshmi Sataranatarajan, Pavithra Premkumar, Kendra Huseman, Holly Van Remmen(2019). Restoration of SERCA ATPase prevents oxidative stress-related muscle atrophy and weakness . Redox Biology. 20. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 68--74. Elsevier {BV}
Qaisar, R., Bhaskaran, S., Ranjit, R., Sataranatarajan, K., Premkumar, P., Huseman, K., Van Remmen, H., Qaisar, R., Bhaskaran, S., Ranjit, R., et al.(2019). Restoration of SERCA ATPase prevents oxidative stress-related muscle atrophy and weakness . Redox Biology. 20. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 68-74.
Qaisar, R., Bhaskaran, S., Premkumar, P., Ranjit, R., Natarajan, K.S., Ahn, B., Riddle, K., Claflin, D.R., Richardson, A., Brooks, S.V., et al.(2018). Oxidative stress-induced dysregulation of excitation–contraction coupling contributes to muscle weakness . Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 9. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1003-1017.
Bhaskaran, S., Unnikrishnan, A., Ranjit, R., Qaisar, R., Pharaoh, G., Matyi, S., Kinter, M., Deepa, S.S., Bhaskaran, S., Unnikrishnan, A., et al.(2017). A fish oil diet induces mitochondrial uncoupling and mitochondrial unfolded protein response in epididymal white adipose tissue of mice . Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 108. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 704-714.
Qaisar, R., Bhaskaran, S., Van Remmen, H., Qaisar, R., Bhaskaran, S., Van Remmen, H.(2016). Muscle fiber type diversification during exercise and regeneration . Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 98. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 56-67.
Gurley, J.M., Ilkayeva, O., Jackson, R.M., Griesel, B.A., White, P., Matsuzaki, S., Qaisar, R., Van Remmen, H., Humphries, K.M., Newgard, C.B., et al.(2016). Enhanced GLUT4-dependent glucose transport relieves nutrient stress in obese mice through changes in lipid and amino acid metabolism . Diabetes. 65. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3585-3597.
Deepa, S.S., Bhaskaran, S., Ranjit, R., Qaisar, R., Nair, B.C., Liu, Y., Walsh, M.E., Fok, W.C., Van Remmen, H., Deepa, S.S., et al.(2016). Down-regulation of the mitochondrial matrix peptidase ClpP in muscle cells causes mitochondrial dysfunction and decreases cell proliferation . Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 91. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 281-292.
Minetto, M.A., Qaisar, R., Agoni, V., Motta, G., Longa, E., Miotti, D., Pellegrino, M.A., Bottinelli, R., Minetto, M.A., Qaisar, R., et al.(2015). Quantitative and qualitative adaptations of muscle fibers to glucocorticoids . Muscle and Nerve. 52. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 631-639.
Sataranatarajan, K., Qaisar, R., Davis, C., Sakellariou, G.K., Vasilaki, A., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Bhaskaran, S., McArdle, A., Jackson, M., et al.(2015). Neuron specific reduction in CuZnSOD is not sufficient to initiate a full sarcopenia phenotype . Redox Biology. 5. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 140-148.
Walsh, M.E., Bhattacharya, A., Sataranatarajan, K., Qaisar, R., Sloane, L., Rahman, M.M., Kinter, M., Van Remmen, H., Walsh, M.E., Bhattacharya, A., et al.(2015). The histone deacetylase inhibitor butyrate improves metabolism and reduces muscle atrophy during aging . Aging Cell. 14. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 957-970.
(2014). What determines myonuclear domain size?. Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology.
Qaisar, R., Larsson, L., Qaisar, R., Larsson, L.(2014). What determines myonuclear domain size? . Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 58. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-12.
Maffei, M., Longa, E., Qaisar, R., Agoni, V., Desaphy, J.-F., Camerino, D.C., Bottinelli, R., Canepari, M., Maffei, M., Longa, E., et al.(2014). Actin sliding velocity on pure myosin isoforms from hindlimb unloaded mice . Acta Physiologica. 212. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 316-329.
Qaisar, R., Renaud, G., Hedstrom, Y., P&#246;ll&#228;nen, E., Ronkainen, P., Kaprio, J., Alen, M., Sipil&#228;, S., Artemenko, K., Bergquist, J., et al.(2013). Hormone replacement therapy improves contractile function and myonuclear organization of single muscle fibres from postmenopausal monozygotic female twin pairs . Journal of Physiology. 591. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2333-2344.
(2012). Loss of muscle strength during sepsis is in part regulated by glucocorticoids and is associated with reduced muscle fiber stiffness . American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology.
Qaisar, R., Renaud, G., Morine, K., Barton, E.R., Sweeney, H.L., Larsson, L., Qaisar, R., Renaud, G., Morine, K., Barton, E.R., et al.(2012). Is functional hypertrophy and specific force coupled with the addition of myonuclei at the single muscle fiber level? . FASEB Journal. 26. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1077-1085.
Alamdari, N., Toraldo, G., Aversa, Z., Smith, I., Castillero, E., Renaud, G., Qaisar, R., Larsson, L., Jasuja, R., Hasselgren, P.-O., et al.(2012). Loss of muscle strength during sepsis is in part regulated by glucocorticoids and is associated with reduced muscle fiber stiffness . American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 303. (10).
(2011). Is functional hypertrophy and specific force coupled with the addition of myonuclei at the single muscle fiber level? . FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
Ochala, J., Gustafson, A.-M., Diez, M.L., Renaud, G., Li, M., Aare, S., Qaisar, R., Banduseela, V.C., Hedstr&#246;m, Y., Tang, X., et al.(2011). Preferential skeletal muscle myosin loss in response to mechanical silencing in a novel rat intensive care unit model: Underlying mechanisms . Journal of Physiology. 589. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2007-2026.
Cristea, A., Qaisar, R., Edlund, P.K., Lindblad, J., Bengtsson, E., Larsson, L., Cristea, A., Qaisar, R., Edlund, P.K., Lindblad, J., et al.(2010). Effects of aging and gender on the spatial organization of nuclei in single human skeletal muscle cells . Aging Cell. 9. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 685-697.
Liu, J.-X., H&#246;glund, A.-S., Karlsson, P., Lindblad, J., Qaisar, R., Aare, S., Bengtsson, E., Larsson, L., Liu, J.-X., H&#246;glund, A.-S., et al.(2009). Myonuclear domain size and myosin isoform expression in muscle fibres from mammals representing a 100 000-fold difference in body size . Experimental Physiology. 94. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 117-129.
PREPRINT
Rizwan Qaisar, Asima Karim, Tahir Muhammad, M. Shahid Iqbal, Javaidullah Khan, Firdos Ahmad (2023). Association of intestinal leakage with frailty in patients with age-related diseases .
Rizwan Qaisar, Syeda Kiran Shahzadi, Hezlin Marzook, Firdos Ahmad(2021). Nicotinamide riboside kinase-2 inhibits JNK pathway and limits dilated cardiomyopathy in mice with chronic pressure overload . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Ranade, A.V., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Azeem, M., Jose, J., Ramachandran, G., Ibrahim, Z., Elmoselhi, A., Ahmad, F., Rahman Hassan, W.A.(2022). Hindlimb unloading induces time-dependent disruption of testicular histology in mice . ResearchSquare.
Rizwan Qaisar, Ayesha M. Yusuf, Abaher O. Al-Tamimi, Manju Nidagodu Jayakumar, James R. Woodgett, Walter J. Koch, Firdos Ahmad(2021). Cardiomyocyte GSK-3β deficiency induces cardiac progenitor cell proliferation in the ischemic heart through paracrine mechanisms . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Yusuf, A.M., Qaisar, R., Al-Tamimi, A.O., Jayakumar, M.N., Woodgett, J.R., Koch, W.J., Ahmad, F., Yusuf, A.M., Qaisar, R., Al-Tamimi, A.O., et al.(2021). Cardiomyocyte GSK-3β deficiency induces cardiac progenitor cell proliferation in the ischemic heart through paracrine mechanisms . bioRxiv.
Shahzadi, S.K., Marzook, H., Qaisar, R., Ahmad, F., Shahzadi, S.K., Marzook, H., Qaisar, R., Ahmad, F.(2021). Nicotinamide riboside kinase-2 inhibits JNK pathway and limits dilated cardiomyopathy in mice with chronic pressure overload . bioRxiv.
Rizwan Qaisar, Mughal Qayyum, Tahir Muhammad(2020). SR stress in locomotor muscles of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Research Square
Qaisar, R., Qayyum, M., Muhammad, T., Qaisar, R., Qayyum, M., Muhammad, T.(2020). SR stress in locomotor muscles of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . ResearchSquare.
Azeem, M., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Ranade, A., Elmoselhi, A., Azeem, M., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Ranade, A., Elmoselhi, A.(2020). Signature molecular changes in the skeletal muscle of hindlimb unloaded mice . bioRxiv.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Khan, N.A., Qaisar, R., Siddiqui, R., Elmoselhi, A., Khan, N.A., Qaisar, R., Siddiqui, R., Elmoselhi, A.(2021). Effect of microgravity on the gut microbiota bacterial composition in a hindlimb unloading model . Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. A1.
Ranade, A., Qaisar, R., Karim, A., Elmoselhi, A., Nair, V., Jose, J., Ramachandran, G., Ibrahim, Z., Gul, M.T., Hassan, W.A.-R., et al.(2021). PHARMACOLOGICAL INHIBITION OF ER STRESS MITIGATES TESTICULAR PATHOLOGY IN HIND-LIMB UNLOADED MICE . Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. A2.