prof. madya dr. azizah binti ugusman

pensyarah perubatan

jabatan fisiologi

 dr.azizah@hctm.ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • Dr. Azizah Ugusman is an Associate Professor and the Head of Physiology Department , Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She graduated with distinction in Medicine from UKM and obtained her Ph.D. in Physiology from the same university. Following her Ph.D., she completed her postdoctoral training at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. Her research area is cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology with a special focus on vascular endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. Dr. Azizah has published over 90 articles in WoS/Scopus indexed journals. She also serves as an editorial board member and reviewer in high impact journals at national and international levels. To date, she is the principal investigator of several internal and external research grants.

  • aslah nabilah abdull sukor, nurul iffah mohd isa, nur syakirah othman, azizah ugusman, mohd faizal ahmad, nur fariha mohd manzor, shahidee zainal abidin, amilia aminuddin and adila a. hamid .  (2026).  regulatory role of mir-196a-5p in angiogenesis-related markers in endothelial cells exposed to hypertensive pregnancies.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1 - 20. 

     

    adila a hamid, nurul iffah mohd isa, amilia aminuddin, saiful effendi syafruddin, mohd faizal ahmad, mohd faizal ahmad?shahidee zainal abidin, azizah ugusman.  (2026).  modulation of inflammation-related genes by mir-196a-5p in endothelial cells from hypertensive pregnancies.  - the annual meeting of the physiological society of japan. 

     

    reshiika poorvii, isa naina mohamed, mohamad fairuz yahaya, norazrina azmi, teoh seong lin, rashidi mohamed pakri mohamed, azizah ugusman, prem kumar shanmugam and jaya kumar .  (2026).  cognitive effects of methamphetamine and amphetamine withdrawal in rodents: a systematic review.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 20. 

     

    nur athirah othman basri, azizah ugusman, adila a. hamid, amilia aminuddin, chua kien hui, mohd kaisan mahadi.  (2026).  human wharton’s jelly-mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: a potent cell-free nanotherapy mitigating hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in cardiomyocytes.  - the 103rd annual meeting of the physiological society of japan. 

     

    azizah ugusman, nina diyana rusanuar, nur athirah othman basri, mohd kaisan mahadi, chua kien hui, adila a hamid, amilia aminuddin.  (2026).  nature’s remedy for the heart: edible bird’s nest protects cardiomyocytes from hypoxia-reoxygenation injury.  - the 103rd annual meeting of the physiological society of japan. 

     

    reshiika poorvii, isa naina mohamed, mohamad fairuz yahaya, norazrina azmi, teoh seong lin, rashidi mohamed pakri mohamed, azizah ugusman, prem kumar shanmugam and jaya kumar .  (2026).  cognitive effects of methamphetamine and amphetamine withdrawal in rodents: a systematic review.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 20. 

     

    nur athirah othman basri, nur aishah che roos, amilia aminuddin, adila a. hamid, chua kien hui, mohd kaisan mahadi, jaya kumar, azizah ugusman .  (2026).  mechanistic insights into the cardioprotective effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in myocardial ischemic injury: a systematic review.  - pharmaceutics.  1 - 21. 

     

    aslah nabilah abdull sukor, nurul iffah mohd isa, nur syakirah othman, azizah ugusman, mohd faizal ahmad, nur fariha mohd manzor, shahidee zainal abidin, amilia aminuddin and adila a. hamid .  (2026).  regulatory role of mir-196a-5p in angiogenesis-related markers in endothelial cells exposed to hypertensive pregnancies.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1 - 20. 

     

    yi ting lee, mohd heikal mohd yunus, rizal abdul rani, chiew yong ng, muhammad dain yazid, azizah ugusman and jia xian law.  (2026).  bioactive-rich piper sarmentosum aqueous extract mitigates osteoarthritic pathology by enhancing anabolic activity and attenuating no-driven catabolism in human chondrocytes.  - biomedicines.  1 - 21. 

     

    ashok kumar mandal, sharifah zamiah syed abdul kadir, azizah ugusman, dharmani devi murugan.  (2025).  des-aspartate angiotensin-1: a dual-targeted therapeutic for perivascular inflammation and vascular dysfunction in obesity.  - journal of cardiovascular translational research.  1946 - 1958. 

     

    chee hooi chung, mohammad yusuf hasan, satirah zainalabidin, chua eng wee, azizah ugusman, zakiah jubri, mohd kaisan mahadi.  (2025).  modulation of a7nachr for cardioprotection against isoprenaline-induced myocardial injury.  - sains malaysiana.  3727 - 3740. 

     

    azizah ugusman, izzat zulhilmi abd rahman, nina diyana rusanuar, amilia aminuddin, adila a hamid.  (2025).  vitexin promotes nitric oxide production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.  - sains malaysiana.  569 - 575. 

     

    najla' shakirah ab halim, sheril june ankasha, aslah nabilah abdull sukor, nur najmi mohamad anuar, norhazlina abdul wahab, shahidee zainal abidin, azizah ugusman & adila a hamid.  (2024).  anti-angiogenic effect of polygonum species: a comprehensive review of literature.  - sains malaysiana.  369-381. 

     

    siao suan cheong, nazirah samah, nur aishah che roos, azizah ugusman, mohd shawal faizal mohamad, boon cong beh, isa azzaki zainal, amilia aminuddin .  (2024).  prognostic value of pulse wave velocity for cardiovascular disease risk stratification in diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  - journal of diabetes and its complications.  1 - 9. 

     

    nazirah samah, azizah ugusman, adila a. hamid, nadiah sulaiman, and amilia aminuddin.  (2023).  role of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in the development of atherosclerosis among patients with coronary artery disease.  - mediators of inflammation.  1-16. 

     

    aslah nabilah abdull sukor, nurul iffah mohd isa, nur syakirah othman, azizah ugusman, mohd faizal ahmad, nur fariha mohd manzor, shahidee zainal abidin, amilia aminuddin and adila a. hamid .  (2026).  regulatory role of mir-196a-5p in angiogenesis-related markers in endothelial cells exposed to hypertensive pregnancies.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1 - 20. 

     

    yi ting lee, mohd heikal mohd yunus, rizal abdul rani, chiew yong ng, muhammad dain yazid, azizah ugusman and jia xian law.  (2026).  bioactive-rich piper sarmentosum aqueous extract mitigates osteoarthritic pathology by enhancing anabolic activity and attenuating no-driven catabolism in human chondrocytes.  - biomedicines.  1 - 21. 

     

    reshiika poorvii, isa naina mohamed, mohamad fairuz yahaya, norazrina azmi, teoh seong lin, rashidi mohamed pakri mohamed, azizah ugusman, prem kumar shanmugam and jaya kumar .  (2026).  cognitive effects of methamphetamine and amphetamine withdrawal in rodents: a systematic review.  - frontiers in psychology.  1 - 20. 

     

    nur athirah othman basri, nur aishah che roos, amilia aminuddin, adila a. hamid, chua kien hui, mohd kaisan mahadi, jaya kumar, azizah ugusman .  (2026).  mechanistic insights into the cardioprotective effects of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in myocardial ischemic injury: a systematic review.  - pharmaceutics.  1 - 21. 

     

    chee hooi chung, mohammad yusuf hasan, satirah zainalabidin, chua eng wee, azizah ugusman, zakiah jubri, mohd kaisan mahadi.  (2025).  modulation of a7nachr for cardioprotection against isoprenaline-induced myocardial injury.  - sains malaysiana.  3727 - 3740. 

     

    najla shakirah ab halim, azizah ugusman, amilia aminuddin, mohd heikal mohd yunus, mohd faizal ahmad,nur najmi mohamad anuar, adila a hamid.  (2021).  polygonum minus inhibits tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced endothelial cell migration.  - malaysian society of pharmacology & physiology (mspp) - 34th scientific meeting 2021, frontiers in pharmacology.  207-208. 

     

    lazim, m.r.m.l.m., aminuddin, a., chellappan, k., ugusman, a., salamt, n., maskon, o., ahmad, w.a.n.w., mohamad, m.s.f., yusof, a.k.m..  (2019).  development and validation of heart rate - incorporated finger photoplethysmography fitness index algorithm for cardiovascular disease risk assessment.  - 2018 ieee-embs conference on biomedical engineering and sciences (iecbes).  75-79. 

     

    datu agasi mohd kamal, siti fatimah ibrahim, azizah ugusman dan mohd helmy mokhtar.  (2025).  kelulut honey ameliorates oestrus cycle, hormonal profiles, and oxidative stress in letrozole-induced polycystic ovary syndrome rats.  - 155 - 175. 

     

    izzat zulhilmi abd rahman, nur syahidah nor hisam, amilia aminuddin, adila a. hamid, jaya kumar, azizah ugusman .  (2025).  evaluating the potential of plukenetia volubilis linneo (sacha inchi) in alleviating cardiovascular disease risk factors: a mini review.  - 225 - 243. 

     

    nur najmi mohamad anuar, nur athirah othman basri, shahrul azhar sharom, phong hui kuan, azizah ugusman.  (2021).  kesan ekstrak akueus kaliks rosel sebagai agen antioksida terhadap sel endotelium teraruh lipoprotein berketumpatan rendah teroksida.  - 57-70. 

     

    azizah ugusman, nur 'izzati mansor, adila a. hamid, amilia aminuddin, mohd faizal ahmad, nur najmi mohamad anuar.  (2021).  aqueous extract of polygonum minus leaf: benefits for endothelial cell growth.  - 56-60. 

     

    amilia aminuddin, azizah ugusman, norizam salamt, aini farzana zulkefli, zanariyah asmawi, norliza saari, norsuhana omar.  (2022).  kesan senaman terhadap penyakit jantung.  - impak.  16. 

     

    nur najmi mohamad anuar, nur athirah othman basri, shahrul azhar sharom, phong hui kuan, azizah ugusman.  (2021).  kesan ekstrak akueus kaliks rosel sebagai agen antioksida terhadap sel endotelium teraruh lipoprotein berketumpatan rendah teroksida.  - 57-70. 

     

    amilia aminuddin, musilawati muhajir, norizam salamt, kalaivani chellappan, azizah ugusman, zanariyah asmawi.  (2020).  kekenyalan arteri dan umur salur darah.  - impak.  4. 

     

    azizah ugusman, muhd fakh rur razi md salleh, amilia aminuddin.  (2020).  evaluating the potential of piper sarmentosum in attenuating nicotine-induced vascular dysfunction in rats.  - 1-8. 

     

    azizah ugusman.  (2019).  tekanan darah tinggi - pembunuh dalam senyap.  - awal.  1-10. 

     

    azizah ugusman, nina diyana rusanuar, nur athirah othman basri, mohd kaisan mahadi, chua kien hui, adila a hamid, amilia aminuddin.  (2026).  nature’s remedy for the heart: edible bird’s nest protects cardiomyocytes from hypoxia-reoxygenation injury.  - the 103rd annual meeting of the physiological society of japan. 

     

    adila a hamid, nurul iffah mohd isa, amilia aminuddin, saiful effendi syafruddin, mohd faizal ahmad, mohd faizal ahmad?shahidee zainal abidin, azizah ugusman.  (2026).  modulation of inflammation-related genes by mir-196a-5p in endothelial cells from hypertensive pregnancies.  - the annual meeting of the physiological society of japan. 

     

    nur athirah othman basri, azizah ugusman, adila a. hamid, amilia aminuddin, chua kien hui, mohd kaisan mahadi.  (2026).  human wharton’s jelly-mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: a potent cell-free nanotherapy mitigating hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in cardiomyocytes.  - the 103rd annual meeting of the physiological society of japan. 

     

    adila a hamid, nurul iffah mohd isa, saiful effendi syafruddin, amilia aminuddin, shahidee zainal abidin, mohd faizal ahmad, azizah ugusman.  (2025).  profiling of upregulated mirnas in endothelial cells exposed to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a bioinformatic analysis .  - 38th scientific meeting of the malaysian society of pharmacology . 

     

    norizam salamt, nur aishah che roos, nik noorul shakira mohamed shakrin, and azizah ugusman.  (2025).  microrna expression profiles in essential hypertension: a systematic review of case-control studies.  - 13th international symposium on applied engineering and science 2025. 

     

    BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    cardiovascular health, cardiovascular physiology, endothelial function, hypertension, natural products
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Cardiovascular Physiology
    Pengalaman / Experience : 8 tahun/years(s)