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Author

Saghir Akhtar

Kuwait UniversityORCID

Also Known As

Akhtar S, Akhtar, Saghir, S AKHTAR, S Akhtar, S. AKHTAR, S. Akhtar, SAGHIR AKHTAR, Saad S. Akhtar, Saghir Akhtar, Saghir akhtar

194

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6.7K

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45

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Kuwait UniversityAston UniversityCardiff UniversityEastern Mediterranean UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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About

Saghir Akhtar is an author at Kuwait University specializing in medicine, pharmacology, and cell biology.

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YearCitations

Biosynthetic polyhydroxyalkanoates and their potential in drug delivery

Colin W. Pouton, Saghir Akhtar

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

1996

362

Stability of antisense DNA oligodeoxynucleotide analogs in cellular extracts and sera

Saghir Akhtar, Ryszard Kole, R. L. Juliano

Life Sciences

1991

214

Mechansism of cellular uptake of modified oligodeoxynucleotides containing methylphosphonate linkages

Yôko Shôji, Saghir Akhtar, Ammasi Periasamy,

Nucleic Acids Research

1991

179

Angiotensin‐(1–7) inhibits allergic inflammation, via the MAS1 receptor, through suppression of ERK1/2‐ and NF‐κB‐dependent pathways

Ahmed Z. El‐Hashim, Waleed M. Renno, Raj Raghupathy,

British Journal of Pharmacology

2012

156

Toxicogenomics of Non-viral Vectors for Gene Therapy: A Microarray Study of Lipofectin- and Oligofectamine-induced Gene Expression Changes in Human Epithelial Cells

Yadollah Omidi, Andrew J. Hollins, Mustapha Benboubetra,

Journal of drug targeting

2003

150

Polypropylenimine dendrimer-induced gene expression changes: The effect of complexation with DNA, dendrimer generation and cell type

Yadollah Omidi, Andrew J. Hollins, Ross M. Drayton,

Journal of drug targeting

2005

142

Interactions of antisense DNa oliginucletide analogs with phospholid membranes (liposomes)

Saghir Akhtar, Soumitra Basu, Eric Wickstrom,

Nucleic Acids Research

1991

140

Sustained Polymeric Delivery of Gene Silencing Antisense ODNs, siRNA, DNAzymes and Ribozymes:<i>In Vitro</i>and<i>In Vivo</i>Studies

Alim Khan, Mustapha Benboubetra, Pakeeza Sayyed,

Journal of drug targeting

2004

135

Toxicogenomics of drug delivery systems: Exploiting delivery system-induced changes in target gene expression to enhance siRNA activity

Andrew J. Hollins, Yadollah Omidi, Ibrahim F. Benter,

Journal of drug targeting

2007

115

The cellular delivery of antisense oligonucleotides and ribozymes

Marcus D. Hughes, Majad Hussain, Qamar Nawaz,

Drug Discovery Today

2001

95

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