Ishfaq Bukhari, Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmacology

  • Office: Coal, Room
  • Telephone: (606) 218-5249
  • E-mail: ishfaqbukhari@upike.edu

Pharmacology I
Pharmacology II
Selected Pharmacology Topics in Optometry

B.Pharm, Gomal University, KPK, Pakistan

M.Phil (Pharmacology), University of Karachi, Pakistan

Ph.D (Pharmacology), University of Karachi, Pakistan

Bukhari IA, Mohamed OY, Mahmood A, Alfadda AA, Almotrefi AA. 1-
trifluoromethoxyphenyl-3(1-propionylpiperidin-4-yl) urea (TPPU), a soluble epoxide
hydrolase inhibitor attenuates high fat diet-induced cardiovascular and metabolic disorders
in rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2021 Jan;25(10):3835-3847.

Shah SA, Mehmood MH, Khan M, Bukhari IA, Alorainey BI, Vohra F. Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase offers protection against fructose-induced diabetes and related metabolic complications in rats. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2020 Oct;71(5). doi: 10.26402/jpp

Bukhari IA, Alorainey BI, Al-Motrefi AA, Mahmoud A, Campbell WB, Hammock BD.
1- trifluoromethoxyphenyl-3-(1-propionylpiperidin-4-yl) urea (TPPU), a soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor, lowers L-NAME induced hypertension through suppression of
angiotensin-converting enzyme in rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 (15):8143-8150.

Bukhari IA, Habib SS, Alnahedh A, Almutairi F, Alkahtani L, Alareek LA, Assiri GA. Relationship of Body Adiposity with Platelet Function in Obese and Non-obese Individuals. Cureus. 2020 Jan 29;12(1):e6815.

Saeed A, Assiri AM, Bukhari IA, Assiri R. Antifungals in a case of basidiobolomycosis:role and limitations. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Sep 30;12(9):e230206.

Post-Doc Fellowship (Cardiovascular Pharmacology), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Exploring the role of Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids
(EETs), novel endothelium products, in the cardiovascular system. Their role in the regulation of blood pressure and vascular tone in the heart.

Natural Product Pharmacology (Neuropharmacology, pain and inflammation research)

substantiating  medicinal plants/herbal products for their therapeutic potential in various health conditions and drug discovery).