Nayiar Shahid, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

Inhibition of purine nucleoside and nucleobase transporters by tyrosine kinase inhibitors
PLoS ONE · 2026 · first author
Characterization of genetically modified human embryonic kidney 293 cells lacking equilibrative nucleoside transporter subtype 2, or both subtypes 1 and 2, and the impact of their loss on sensitivity to chemotherapeutic purine/pyrimidine analogs
Drug Metabolism and Disposition · 2025 · first author
Development of a Novel HEK293 Cell Model Lacking SLC29A1 to Study the Pharmacology of Endogenous SLC29A2-Encoded Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Subtype 2
Drug Metabolism and Disposition · 2024 · first author

All 3 publications

3 publications.

01

Inhibition of purine nucleoside and nucleobase transporters by tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Nayiar Shahid, Chan H. Kim, Kerrylei B. Jabilona, Khanh H. Nguyen, Nicholas M. Ruel, James R. Hammond

PLoS ONE20261 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0348426 PMID: 42139231

02

Characterization of genetically modified human embryonic kidney 293 cells lacking equilibrative nucleoside transporter subtype 2, or both subtypes 1 and 2, and the impact of their loss on sensitivity to chemotherapeutic purine/pyrimidine analogs

Nayiar Shahid, James R. Hammond

Drug Metabolism and Disposition20252 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.dmd.2025.100203 PMID: 41349356

03

Development of a Novel HEK293 Cell Model Lacking SLC29A1 to Study the Pharmacology of Endogenous SLC29A2-Encoded Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Subtype 2

Nayiar Shahid, Christopher R. Cromwell, Basil P. Hubbard, James R. Hammond

Drug Metabolism and Disposition20243 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1124/dmd.124.001814 PMID: 39054074

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Biological Sciences
Department of Oncology
Pharmacology Dept
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James Hammond

Pharmacology Dept

3 shared papers, latest 2026

J Hammond

Department of Oncology

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Basil Hubbard

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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