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Ranjbar M, Salehi A, Rezaeizadeh H, Zarshenas MM, Sadeghniiat-Haghighi K, Mirabzadeh M, Firoozabadi A. Efficacy of a Combination of Melissa officinalis L. and Nepeta Menthoides Boiss. & Buhse on Insomnia: A Triple-Blind, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. J Altern Complement Med 2018; 24:1197-1203. [PMID: 29741926 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2017.0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Insomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder that has not been well managed thus far. There are numerous medicaments for treatment of insomnia, but they have undesirable side effects that make herbal medicine a more viable option. OBJECTIVES The effectiveness of a combination of Melissa officinalis L. (dry powder) and Nepeta menthoides Boiss. & Buhse (freeze-dried aqueous extract) on insomnia was evaluated. DESIGN AND SETTING Insomniacs who met the entry criteria participated in a triple-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial at the Persian Medicine (PM) clinic in Tehran. INTERVENTIONS The subjects received either 1000 mg of M. officinalis plus 400 mg N. menthoides or a placebo nightly for four weeks in accordance with prescriptions from the pharmaceutical manuscripts on PM and the results of previous studies. OUTCOME MEASURES The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), sleep diary, and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were used for assessment of insomnia. RESULTS Comparison of the treatment and placebo groups showed a significant decrease in the mean difference of ISI (4.97 ± 4.69 vs. 1.60 ± 3.70; p =; 0.002) and total PSQI (4.14 ± 3.69 vs. 1.42 ± 2.81; p = 0.001) scores in the treatment group. A significant increase was also observed in total sleep time of treatment group (p < 0.001) based on the sleep diary. CONCLUSIONS A combination of M. officinalis and N. menthoides Boiss. & Buhse could be an alternative sleep improvement therapy.
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- Maryam Ranjbar
- 1 Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
- 2 Research Centre for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- 2 Research Centre for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- 3 Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- 4 Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
- 5 Department of Phytopharmaceuticals (Traditional Pharmacy), School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- 6 Occupational Sleep Research Center, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- 7 Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- 2 Research Centre for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
- 8 Hafez Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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Shiri M, Ranjbar M, Yasaei Z, Zamanian F, Notash B. Palladium-catalyzed tandem reaction of 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehydes and isocyanides. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 15:10073-10081. [PMID: 29168530 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02043k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A facile domino reaction of 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehydes in one and two equivalents of isocyanide has been investigated. Three-component reactions of 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehydes, isocyanides and amines are also described. In this Pd-catalyzed reaction under controlled conditions, three novel types of quinoline derivatives were formed via amidation, lactamization or carbamate formation along with the formation of C-C, C-N, and C-O bonds in a one-pot procedure.
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- Morteza Shiri
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran 1993893973, Iran.
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Ranjbar M, Soleimani AA, Saleh Sedghpour B, Mohammadi Shahboulaghi F, Paton D, Noroozi M. Associating Factors With Public Preparedness Behavior Against Earthquake: A Review of Iranian Research Literature. hdq 2018. [DOI: 10.29252/nrip.hdq.3.2.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Shiri M, Heravi MM, Faghihi Z, Zadsirjan V, Mohammadnejad M, Ranjbar M. Tandem and transition metal-free synthesis of novel benzoimidazo-quinazoline as highly selective Hg2+ sensors. Res Chem Intermed 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-017-3239-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Jamei MR, Ranjbar M, Eliassi A. Sonochemical synthesis of vanadium complex nano-particles: a new precursor for preparation and evaluation of V2O5/Al2O3 nano-catalyst in selective oxidation of methanol to methylal. J IRAN CHEM SOC 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-017-1197-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ghamari S, Nabitabar M, Ranjbar M. Study the Properties of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Nano-Powders Synthesized Via Sol–Gel Method with New Precursors. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40995-017-0270-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nedaeinia R, Avan A, Ahmadian M, Nia SN, Ranjbar M, Sharifi M, Goli M, Piroozmand A, Nourmohammadi E, Manian M, Ferns GA, Ghayour-Mobarhan M, Salehi R. Current Status and Perspectives Regarding LNA-Anti-miR Oligonucleotides and microRNA miR-21 Inhibitors as a Potential Therapeutic Option in Treatment of Colorectal Cancer. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:4129-4140. [PMID: 28401648 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the leading causes of cancer-related death, principally due to its metastatic spread and multifactorial chemoresistance. The therapeutic failure can also be explained by inter- or intra-tumor genetic heterogeneity and tumor stromal content. Thus, the identification of novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic options are warranted in the management of CRC patients. There are data showing that microRNA-21 is elevated in different types of cancer, particularly colon adenocarcinoma and that this is association with a poor prognosis. This suggests that microRNA-21 may be of value as a potential therapeutic target. Furthermore, locked nucleic acid (LNA)-modified oligonucleotides have recently emerged as a therapeutic option for targeting dysregulated miRNAs in cancer therapy, through antisense-based gene silencing. Further work is required to identify innovative anticancer drugs that improve the current therapy either through novel combinatorial approaches or with better efficacy than conventional drugs. We aimed to provide an overview of the preclinical and clinical studies targeting key dysregulated signaling pathways in CRC as well as the therapeutic application of LNA-modified oligonucleotides, and miR inhibitors in the treatment of CRC patients. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 4129-4140, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Reza Nedaeinia
- Deputy of Food and Drug, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Department of medical biotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Gastroentrology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural engineering and Weed science, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Deputy of Food and Drug, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Kashan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of medical biotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PH, Sussex, UK
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Rezaie F, Farhadi MH, Farhoudian A, Najafi M, Bazrafshan A, Higgs P, Mohammadi Shahboulagh F, Ranjbar M, Vameghi M, Abbasi M, Noroozi A, Noroozi M. Access to needle and syringe programs and the relationship to equipment sharing among people who inject drugs in Kermanshah, Iran. Journal of Substance Use 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2016.1227384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Fatemeh Rezaie
- Department of Social Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jahrom, Iran
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- Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
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- Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pasalar M, Rezaeizadeh H, Ranjbar M, Heydari M, Tavakoli A. Prevention of epilepsy from the viewpoint of Traditional Persian Medicine. Eur J Integr Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2016.08.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ranjbar M, Mozaffari SA, Kouhestanian E, Salar Amoli H. Sonochemical synthesis and characterization of a Zn(II) supramolecule, bis(2,6 diaminopyridinium)bis(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylato)zincate(II), as a novel precursor for the ZnO-based dye sensitizer solar cell. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Shirbeigi L, Zareie E, Ranjbar M. Evaluating the Causes of Freckle and Nevus from the Viewpoint of Iranian Traditional Medicine. Iran J Med Sci 2016; 41:S67. [PMID: 27840533 PMCID: PMC5103577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Freckles are due to an increase in the amount of dark pigments called melanin. These spots are more likely developed on the sun-exposed skin areas like the cheeks, nose, and forehead. Nevus is usually a benign melanocytic tumor and can be congenital or acquired. Due to the high influence of skin lesions on the person's appearance and quality of life, the aim of this study was to evaluate the causes of these lesions from the viewpoint of Iranian traditional medicine (ITM). METHODS This study is a review base on Iranian traditional medicine manuscripts, including Canon of medicine, Tib-e-Akbari' Kamel-al-sanaat, Sharaholasbab and Exir-e-Aazam. After the review, subjects were analyzed and classified and all the relevant measures were deduced. RESULTS According to humoral theory in ITM, abnormal black bile congestion in skin layers and its increased concentration causes dark color spots on the face, known as "Namash and Barash" being equivalent to freckle. Nevus formation is caused by congestion of gradually hardened and dense black bile humor in the skin after leaking through the vessels. The main cause of these problems is dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, spleen, and uterus. Human's intellectual body function called "nature" and is by default designed to eradicate this residue from the essential internal organs and the skin. CONCLUSION Based on ITM theory, since "nature" prefers excreting residue from the main organs through the skin, the necessary step for the treatment of the skin lesion is to purge and treat the internal organs before topical treatments. In addition to this, skin tonics should be used to enhance skin reinforcement in order to prevent the recurrence of the above-mentioned condition after peeling.
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- Leila Shirbeigi
- Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine‚ Faculty of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Iranian Traditional Medicine‚ School of Medicine‚ Shiraz University of Medical Sciences‚ Shiraz‚ Iran
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Khankeh H, Ranjbar M, Khorasani-Zavareh D, Zargham-Boroujeni A, Johansson E. Challenges in conducting qualitative research in health: A conceptual paper. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res 2016; 20:635-41. [PMID: 26793245 PMCID: PMC4700679 DOI: 10.4103/1735-9066.170010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Qualitative research focuses on social world and provides the tools to study health phenomena from the perspective of those experiencing them. Identifying the problem, forming the question, and selecting an appropriate methodology and design are some of the initial challenges that researchers encounter in the early stages of any research project. These problems are particularly common for novices. MATERIALS AND METHODS This article describes the practical challenges of using qualitative inquiry in the field of health and the challenges of performing an interpretive research based on professional experience as a qualitative researcher and on available literature. RESULTS One of the main topics discussed is the nature of qualitative research, its inherent challenges, and how to overcome them. Some of those highlighted here include: identification of the research problem, formation of the research question/aim, and selecting an appropriate methodology and research design, which are the main concerns of qualitative researchers and need to be handled properly. Insights from real-life experiences in conducting qualitative research in health reveal these issues. CONCLUSIONS The paper provides personal comments on the experiences of a researcher in conducting pure qualitative research in the field of health. It offers insights into the practical difficulties encountered when performing qualitative studies and offers solutions and alternatives applied by these authors, which may be of use to others.
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- Hamidreza Khankeh
- Department of Health in Disaster and Emergencies and Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran and Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology in Institute of Humanities and Social Studies, and Social Determinants of Health Research Center in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Uremia University of Medical Sciences, Uremia, Iran and Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sbiaa R, Shaw JM, Nembach HT, Al Bahri M, Ranjbar M, Åkerman J, Piramanayagam SN. Ferromagnetic resonance measurements of (Co/Ni/Co/Pt) multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. J Phys D Appl Phys 2016; 49:https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/42/425002. [PMID: 33100381 PMCID: PMC7580010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Multilayers of [Co/Ni(t)/Co/Pt]×8 with varying Ni thickness were investigated for possible use as a free layer in magnetic tunnel junctions and spintronics devices. The thickness t of the Ni sub-layer was varied from 0.3 nm to 0.9 nm and the resulting magnetic properties were compared with (Co/Ni) and (Co/Pt) multilayers. As determined from magnetic force microscopy, magnetometry and ferromagnetic resonance measurements, all multilayers exhibited perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Compared with (Co/Pt) multilayers, the sample with t of 0.9 nm showed almost the same anisotropy field of μ 0 H k = 1.15 T but the damping constant was 40% lower. These characteristics make these multilayers attractive for spin torque based magnetoresistive devices with perpendicular anisotropy.
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- R Sbiaa
- Department of Physics, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 36, PC 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Quantum Electromagnetics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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- Quantum Electromagnetics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 36, PC 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, SPMS-04-01, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- Physics Department, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Materials and Nanophysics, School of ICT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Isafjordsg. 22, 16440 Kista, Sweden
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, SPMS-04-01, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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Mansouri P, Ranjbar M, Abolhasani E, Chalangari R, Martits-Chalangari K, Hejazi S. Pulsed dye laser in treatment of steroid-induced atrophy. J Cosmet Dermatol 2015; 14:E15-20. [PMID: 26282056 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND One of the important and distressing cutaneous side effects of steroid therapy is skin atrophy, which has no definite and effective treatment. To the best of our knowledge, laser therapy for steroid-induced atrophic scars has not been investigated to date. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pulsed dye laser in the treatment of steroid-induced atrophic scars. METHODS In this pilot study, 15 patients with at least one atrophic patch were treated with the 585-nm pulsed dye laser at 4-week interval sessions until achieving complete improvement or until patient were lost to follow-up. Clinical outcome was assessed via standard photographic method before each treatment session and after the final visit. An independent dermatologist evaluated the photographs. RESULT All of the patients (13 females and two males) with 25-59 years of age experienced some degree of improvement, except one patient who withdrew from the treatment after three sessions. The treatment was well tolerated. CONCLUSION The results of our study indicated that pulsed dye laser therapy could be employed as a new method in the treatment of steroid-induced atrophic scars. Pulsed dye laser might affect the lesions through inducing collagen deposition and production of more superficial dermal elastin as well as less unidirectional collagen in clusters.
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- Parvin Mansouri
- Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin and Stem Cell Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reza M Robati
- Department of Dermatology, Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Dermatology, Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Dermatology, Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Taheri M, Nabian S, Ranjbar M, Mazaheri Nezhad R, Gerami Sadeghian A, Sazmand A. Study of vitellogenin in Boophilus annulatus tick larvae and its immunological aspects. Trop Biomed 2014; 31:398-405. [PMID: 25382465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Boophilus annulatus is an important one-host tick in the Mediterranean regions and Iran. It can transmit the Babesia bigemina, Babesia bovis and Anaplasma marginale to cattle. Nowadays, immunization programs by tick proteins is one of the potential methods for the control and prevention of tick infestations. Therefore, the characterization and identification of various tick proteins are necessary. Vitellogenin is a precursor of vitellin that is produced in mid gut cells and fat bodies in ticks. In this study, we characterized vitellogenin protein of B. annulatus unfed larvae using one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis and immunoblotting. In one-dimensional immunoblotting, 48, 70, 100, 130 and >250 kDa protein bands positively reacted with immune sera. In two-dimensional immunoblotting many protein spots positively reacted with immune sera. Six of them were analyzed by MALDI-TOF and MALDI-TOF- TOF mass spectrometry. The results showed that amino acid sequences of four immunogenic proteins with molecular weights of 38, 43, 85 and 97 kDa had identity to tick vitellogenin and its homologues (GP80), based on the Mascot search results. It seems that more knowledge on tick proteins including vitellogenin and their characterization could be useful for the development of anti-tick vaccines.
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- M Taheri
- Rastegar Reference Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Rastegar Reference Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Iran
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Barikbin B, Shakoei S, Ranjbar M. Lichen planus of the uterine cervix: a rare manifestation of mucocutaneous lichen planus. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2014; 80:264-5. [PMID: 24823412 DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.132262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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Ranjbar M, Yousefi M. Synthesis and Characterization of Lanthanum Oxide Nanoparticles from Thermolysis of Nano-sized Lanthanum(III) Supramolecule as a Novel Precursor. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-014-0019-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Khankeh H, Khorasani-Zavareh D, Hoseini SA, Khodai-Ardekandi MR, Ekman SL, Bohm K, Nakhaie M, Ranjbar M, Castrén M. The journey between ideal and real: Experiences of beginners psychiatric nurses. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res 2014; 19:396-403. [PMID: 25183982 PMCID: PMC4145496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND Understanding how novice nurses perceive their career in the psychiatric ward can be helpful for nurse educators and managers to gain insight into psychiatric nursing care and adding applicable knowledge to the development of support strategies for this group. The aim of this study was to describe and illuminate experiences of new graduated nurses working at a psychiatric ward in an Iranian context. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive phenomenology has been chosen. Participants with baccalaureate degrees in nursing were selected purposefully and they all had less than 6 months of work experience in psychiatric wards beforehand. The study was conducted at the Razi Hospital in Iran. Data were collected through unstructured individual in-depth interviews and analyzed according to the Colaizzi method by means of Husserlian phenomenology. RESULTS Three main themes were found in this study, of which six sub-themes were constructed as follows: Being in the world of fear and complaint, which has been abstracted by having mixed feelings of conflict and compliant on entry to the psychiatric ward, doubt about adequacy of being a psychiatric nurse and working in psychiatric ward and a frightening and non-supportive environment; A sense of imprisoned and confined, which has been constructed by different experience with different environmental milieu in psychiatric ward, as a lock sense; Becoming a psychiatric nurse, which has been constructed as a sense of usefulness, a sense of sympathy and compassion for patients and a sense of professional identity. CONCLUSIONS This study identified areas that require modification by providing insight into lived experiences of beginners' nurses as the value in psychiatric ward. New graduated nurses may face negative perceptions and feelings due to confrontation with a new environment, patients and colleagues as well as shortcomings in the preparation.
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- Hamidreza Khankeh
- Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran,Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran,Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden,Address for correspondence: Dr. Davoud Khorasani Zavareh, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. E-mail:
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Birjand Health Qualitative Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- PhD Student of Psychology in Institute of Humanities and Social Studies, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Davari Tanha F, Ghajarzadeh M, Mohseni M, Shariat M, Ranjbar M. Is ACOG guideline helpful for encouraging pregnant women to do exercise during pregnancy? Acta Med Iran 2014; 52:458-461. [PMID: 25130154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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To evaluate physical activity of pregnant women before and after ACOG guideline study. Four hundred and eighty-five pregnant women enrolled in this before-after study. They were asked to study ACOG guideline. A structured questionnaire filled by women at first visit and the last visit in the prenatal clinic.Type, frequency, duration and anxiety about doing exercises during pregnancy period. Before education, 411 did exercises before pregnancy onset, among them, 346 were walking out and 65 did light exercises such as aerobics. After studying the protocol, 434 (89.4%) did walking during pregnancy period in comparison to 71% who did walking before pregnancy (P<0.001). Forty two (56.7%) out of 74 who had not done sport before, went for walking after the protocol reading, and nine continued not doing exercise. Among 74 participants who had not done exercise before the protocol reading, 16 (21%) were doing exercise three times a week and 11 (14%) changed their habit to daily exercise practice (P<0.001). Forty percent (195 women) were anxious about doing exercise during pregnancy before guideline study, while 116 reported that after the protocol reading, they had no anxiety about doing exercises during pregnancy (P<0.001). Guidelines providing information about physical activity during pregnancy will help pregnant women to do exercise during pregnancy with convenience and less anxiety.
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- Department of Neurology, Brain And Spinal Injury Repair (BASIR) Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of NICU, Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Salaramoli H, Maleki E, Shariatinia Z, Ranjbar M. CdS/CdSe quantum dots co-sensitized solar cells with Cu2S counter electrode prepared by SILAR, spray pyrolysis and Zn–Cu alloy methods. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Moosavi V, Vafakhah M, Shirmohammadi B, Ranjbar M. Optimization of Wavelet-ANFIS and Wavelet-ANN Hybrid Models by Taguchi Method for Groundwater Level Forecasting. Arab J Sci Eng 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-013-0762-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Raeisi A, Ringwald P, Safa O, Shahbazi A, Ranjbar M, Keshavarz H, Nateghpour M, Faraji L. Monitoring of the therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated,Plasmodium falciparummalaria in Iran. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 2013; 100:11-6. [PMID: 16417708 DOI: 10.1179/136485906x86220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Between 2002 and 2004, the standardized 28-day protocol recently developed by the World Health Organization was used to explore the efficacy of chloroquine, in the treatment of uncomplicated, Plasmodium falciparum malaria, in five sentinel sites in southern Iran. All but 14 of the 158 patients enrolled (128, 28 and two from the provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman, respectively) were successfully followed-up. The overall frequency of treatment failure by day 28 was 78.5%, with 17.4% of the patients being classed as early treatment failures, 34.7% as late clinical failures, and 26.4% as late parasitological failures. There appeared to be no significant change in the frequency of treatment failure between the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 transmission seasons, nor any significant between-site variation in the efficacy of chloroquine. Given these observations, the replacement of chloroquine, as the first-line drug for the treatment of uncomplicated, P. falciparum malaria in Iran, was inevitable. Artesunate-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is now the recommended first-line treatment, with artemether-lumefantrine used for second-line treatment. The efficacies of these combination therapies are currently being evaluated and monitored.
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- A Raeisi
- National Malaria Control Programme, Disease Management Centre, 68 Iranshahr Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
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Ranjbar M, Shirazian S, Ghafarnejad Parto S, Ahmadi M. Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Mass Transfer in the Separation of Fermentation Products Using Nanoporous Membranes. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201300008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Haghdoost AA, Ranjbar M, Rahimi A, Sheikhzadeh K, Majdzadeh R. Lessons learnt from malaria epidemics in the Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2012; 18:864-9. [PMID: 23057376 DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.8.864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is in the pre-elimination phase of malaria control, but malaria epidemics are still a concern in the south of the country. This retrospective study presents the epidemiological characteristics and predisposing factors of 60 of the malaria epidemics reported in Sistan va Baluchestan province during 2005-09. A zero-truncated negative binomial model was used to investigate the relation between predictor variables and the total number of malaria cases. Malaria epidemics occurred mainly in the southern part of the province, mostly between July and October, peaking in August. Most malaria epidemics were small-scale (68.3% were < 100 cases) and short (51.7% lasted < 1 month). Plasmodium falciparum was present in 46.7% of the epidemics. An increase in the rainfall rate as well as population movements were the most significant predisposing factors. The results may help inform an epidemic investigation and reporting system as the country approaches the malaria elimination phase.
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- A Ostovar
- School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Akhgar B, Pazouki M, Ranjbar M, Hosseinnia A, Salarian R. Application of Taguchi method for optimization of synthetic rutile nano powder preparation from ilmenite concentrate. Chem Eng Res Des 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jalali M, Mahdavi M, Memarian H, Ranjbar M, Soleymani M, Fassihi A, Abedi D. Antimicrobial evaluation of some novel derivatives of 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-one. Res Pharm Sci 2012; 7:243-7. [PMID: 23248675 PMCID: PMC3523416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial activity of thirty six novel dihydropyrimidine derivatives was evaluated against common pathogenic bacteria. Significant antimicrobial activity (MIC=32, 64 μg/ml) was observed. Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus as Gram-positive bacteria were determined to be the most susceptible pathogens in this study. The highest inhibitory activity was observed against Gram-negative microorganisms. The widest spectrum of antibacterial activity was exerted by C6 and C22. Most of the compounds had remarkable antifungal activity (MIC=32 μg/ml).
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- M. Jalali
- Food Security Research Center and School of Food Science Nutrition and, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.,Corresponding author: M. Jalali Tel. 0098 311 7922781, Fax. 0098 311 6682509
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Shokrollahi A, Abbaspour A, Ghaedi M, Haghighi AN, Kianfar A, Ranjbar M. Construction of a new Cu2+ coated wire ion selective electrode based on 2-((2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylidene amino)phenyl)disufanyl)phenylimino)methyl)-4-methoxyphenol Schiff base. Talanta 2011; 84:34-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2010] [Revised: 11/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Khankeh H, Rahgozar M, Ranjbar M. The effects of nursing discharge plan (post-discharge education and follow-up) on self-care ability in patients with chronic schizophrenia hospitalized in Razi psychiatric Center. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res 2011; 16:162-8. [PMID: 22224101 PMCID: PMC3249767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a debilitating psychotic disorder that affects patients' personality, career-related and social functioning. Patients stop medications after discharge or inpatient care, when they feel relatively recovered. Most patients do not know that they are sick and they need medication for recovery due to lack of information and cognitive impairment, which makes them incompetent for self-care. A well designed discharge plan with disease management, prevention cares and education along with follow-up can significantly improve patients and decrease the health care costs; because it helps them take care of themselves and maintain a certain level of health. This study aimed to determine the effect of discharge, education and follow-up program on self-care abilities of patients with chronic schizophrenia. METHODS This was a quasi-experimental study, using a hospital based accessible sampling method. Participants included 60 schizophrenic patients who were randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control (30 patients in each group). After their symptoms were relatively controlled, the intervention group received a service of post-discharge program and home-care for 6 months. Data were collected before, and one month after education up to 6 month after discharge, using a demographic data questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire for self-care. Validity and reliability of instruments were approved by content validity and test-retest, respectively. Also, ethical approval for this study was obtained from the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science. RESULTS There was a significant difference between the self-care abilities after intervention (from month 1 to month 6) in the intervention group compared with the controls. It means that conducting a discharge plan, education and follow-up increased the self-care abilities of the participants in the intervention group compared with themselves and control group members. CONCLUSIONS Educating patients and their families and follow-up cares after discharge along with medications led to independency, self-care improvement and cognitive and social functioning of schizophrenic patients.
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- Hamidreza Khankeh
- Assistant Professor and Head of Educational Development Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,
Correspondence to: Hamidreza Khankeh This article was derived from MSc thesis conducted in the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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- Associate Professor and Head of Statistic Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Master of Counseling and Gguidance, Bachelor degree in Nursing, Tehran, Iran
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Almodares A, Ranjbar M, Hadi MR. Effects of nitrogen treatments and harvesting stages on the aconitic acid, invert sugar and fiber in sweet sorghum cultivars. J Environ Biol 2010; 31:1001-1005. [PMID: 21506489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Sweet sorghum is adapted to the hot and dry climatic conditions and its tolerance to slat is moderately. It can be used for different products such as food, feed, fiber and fuel. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects, three nitrogen treatments, and three harvesting stages on the aconitic acid, fiber and invert sugar of three sweet sorghum cultivars in the experimental station and the results showed that the effects were significant. Among nitrogen treatments, application of 100 kg ha(-1) urea at planting and 200 kg ha(-1) urea at 4 leaf stage had the highest aconitic acid (0.26%) and invert sugar (3.44%). Among sweet sorghum cultivars, IS2325 and Vespa had the highest aconitic acid (0.26%) and invert sugar (3.86%), respectively Plant harvested at 4 leaf stage had the highest aconitic acid (0.26%) and the highest invert sugar (3.85%). Rio had higher fiber content than Vespa and IS2325 and all cultivars had the highest fiber content before chilling harvesting stage. In general, since high invert sugar and high aconitic acid interfere crystallization of sugar so, it is suggested that to plant Vespa, apply urea 100 kg ha(-1) urea at planting, 100 kg ha' urea at 4 leaf stage and 100 kg ha(-1) urea at booting and harvested before chilling that had lowest aconitic acid and invert sugar. Thereby, it is recommended to plant Vespa, apply urea 100 kg ha(-1) urea at planting, 100 kg ha(-1) urea at 4 leaf stage and 100 kg ha(-1) urea at booting and harvested at 4 leaf stage that had the highest aconitic acid.
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- A Almodares
- Biology Department, College of Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan--81846-73441, Iran.
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Khalilzadeh O, Anvari M, Esteghamati A, Momen-Heravi F, Mahmoudi M, Rashidi A, Amiri HM, Ranjbar M, Tabataba-Vakili S, Amirzargar A. The interleukin-1 family gene polymorphisms and Graves' disease. Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2010; 71:281-5. [PMID: 20400062 DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2009] [Revised: 01/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Genetic factors, including cytokine gene polymorphisms, are potential contributors to the pathogenesis of the Graves' disease (GD). We attempted in this study to determine the association between GD and the following polymorphisms in the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family genes: IL-1alpha (-889C/T), IL-1ss (-511C/T), IL-1ss (+3962C/T), IL-1R (Pst-1 1970C/T) and IL-1RA (Mspa-I 11100C/T). We studied 107 patients with an established diagnosis of GD and 140 healthy controls. Cytokine typing was performed by the polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers assay. Genotype distributions among patients were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for all polymorphisms. The frequency of the IL-1alpha -889T allele was significantly higher in patients than in controls (51.9% vs. 31.6%, OR=2.33, 95% CI=1.61-3.38; p<0.0001). The IL-1RA Msp-I 11100C allele was significantly more frequent in patients than in controls (50.0% vs. 22.9%, OR=3.38, 95% CI=2.29-4.97, p<0.0001). No significant associations were found for other polymorphisms. Although the IL-1 family has well-known roles in GD pathogenesis, the contributions of their genetic variations to the disease are unclear. In this study, we documented a highly significant association between GD and polymorphism in IL-1alpha and IL-1RA genes. Further studies in other populations are necessary to confirm our results.
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- O Khalilzadeh
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali-Asr hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ranjbar M, Najafi SHM, Ng SW. catena-Poly[lead(II)-[μ-2,4-diamino-6-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrimidine N-oxide-κO:O]di-μ-iodido]. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2009; 65:m749. [PMID: 21582686 PMCID: PMC2969437 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536809020972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2009] [Accepted: 06/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The N-oxide O atom of the minoxidil unit in the 1/1 adduct with lead(II) iodide, [PbI2(C9H15N5O)]n, bridges two PbII atoms, as do each of the I atoms. The bridging interactions give rise to a linear chain motif that propagates along the a axis of the orthorhombic unit cell. The coordination sphere around the six-coordinate PbII atom is a distorted ψ-monocapped octahedron in which the stereochemically active lone pair caps one of the faces defined by the O and I atoms forming the longer Pb—O or Pb—I bonds. The PbII atom lies on a mirror plane; the mirror plane is perpendicular to the pyrimidine ring and it bisects the piperidine ring. The aromatic ring is disordered about the mirror plane with respect to the 1-nitrogen and 5-carbon atoms.
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Alizadeh A, Ansari S, Ranjbar M, Shalmani H, Habibi I, Firouzi M, Zali M. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Nahavand: a population-based study. East Mediterr Health J 2009. [DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.1.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Alizadeh AHM, Ansari S, Ranjbar M, Shalmani HM, Habibi I, Firouzi M, Zali MR. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Nahavand: a population-based study. East Mediterr Health J 2009; 15:129-135. [PMID: 19469435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated H. pylori seroprevalence and the relevant factors in 1518 people aged > or = 6 years from the general population of Nahavand, western Islamic Republic of Iran. Questionnaires covering sociodemographic variables were completed by interview. Blood samples were taken from each individual. Sera were tested for anti-H. pylori IgG using commercial enzyme immunoassay. Overall, seroprevalence of H. pylori was high, 71.0% (95% CI: 69.0%-73.0%). There was a gradual increase with age. Based on multivariate adjustment, only female sex and age could be considered risk factors.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Ranjbar M, Rezaiee A, Hashemi S, Mehdipour S. Neurobrucellosis: report of a rare disease in 20 Iranian patients referred to a tertiary hospital. East Mediterr Health J 2009. [DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.1.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ranjbar M, Rezaiee AA, Hashemi SH, Mehdipour S. Neurobrucellosis: report of a rare disease in 20 Iranian patients referred to a tertiary hospital. East Mediterr Health J 2009; 15:143-148. [PMID: 19469437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We reviewed the clinical manifestations and outcome of 20 cases of neurobrocellosis out of 1375 patients with brucellosis admitted to the infectious diseases ward of a tertiary hospital in Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Of the 20 cases, 12 had meningitis (acute and subacute), 4 had meningoencephalitis, 2 had myelopathy, 1 had polyradiculopathy and 1 had meningovascular complications manifested by stroke. The most prevalent symptoms were headache (75%), vomiting and fever (50%) and unconsciousness (35%). Among 20 neurobrucellosis patients, 1 died and the other 19 recovered; 14 fully recovered and 5 patients had residual neurological deficits. In endemic areas, the disease should be ruled out in all patients who develop unexplained neurological symptoms.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Mohammadi G, Roostaii O, Bolandi M, Hashemi S, Ranjbar M, Hajilooi M. Seroprevalence of IgG Antibodies to Pertussis Toxin in the First Grade Medical Students in Hamedan, Iran. Int J Infect Dis 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Alizadeh AHM, Ranjbar M, Yadollahzadeh M. Patient concerns regarding chronic hepatitis B and C infection. East Mediterr Health J 2008; 14:1142-1147. [PMID: 19161087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Counselling of patients with viral hepatitis is often limited to discussions about how the virus is transmitted. The aim of the present study was to document the principal concerns of patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B and C infection. The most common volunteered concerns were infecting family members (80.6%), infecting others (66.7%), side-effects of treatment (50.0%), disease progression to cirrhosis (44.4%), loss of employment (41.7%), liver transplantation (36.1%), social stigma (36.1%), change in lifestyle (33.3%), development of liver cancer (25%), costs and money (22.2%), fear of disease (5.6%) and psychological disease (5.6%). Health care providers who focus counselling efforts exclusively on viral transmission are unlikely to address other important concerns.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Keramat F, Hashemi SH, Mamani M, Ranjbar M, Erfan H. Survey of antibiogram tests in cholera patients in the 2005 epidemic in Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2008; 14:768-775. [PMID: 19166158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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An analytical cross-sectional study determined the serogroups and serotypes of Vibrio cholerae, and their antibiotic resistance rates, in the 2005 cholera epidemic in Hamadan. All 190 patients with positive stool cultures had V. cholerae serogroup O1, biotype El Tor and serotype Inaba positive. Of 60 cases selected randomly for antibiogram testing, sensitivity to norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, kanamycin, amikacin, tetracycline and doxycycline was 97%, 92%, 88%, 85%, 77% and 67% respectively. Resistance to furazolidone, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and erythromycin was 100%, 98% and 62% respectively. Comparison with the results of the 1998 epidemic suggests a worrying increase in the resistance of V. cholerae to erythromycin, doxycycline and ciprofloxacin.
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- F Keramat
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Principal component and cluster analyses were used to evaluate the pattern of morphological variation in 122 accessions of Aegilops crassa for 14 quantitative characters. With the principal component analysis, the first five principal components with eigenvalues more than 1 contributed 69.5% of the variability amongst accessions, whereas PC6 to PC14 were less than unity. Plant height, stem diameter, spike length and number of spikelets per spike were the most important characters in the first principal component. The germplasm was grouped into five clusters using cluster analysis. Although each cluster had some specific characteristics of its own, but clusters were not clearly separated when plotted by the first two principal components. Mahalanobis distances (D2) determined that plant height, stem diameter, spike length, number of spikelets per spike, node width, seed length, seed width and flowering date characters as the most important characters in differentiating the accessions. The morphological variation of Aegilops crassa accessions obtained in this study provides useful information for the future collection and makes these genetic resources more accessible to breeders.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Agricultural College, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran
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Alizadeh AHM, Behrouz N, Salmanzadeh S, Ranjbar M, Azimian MH, Habibi E, Jaafari F, Zolfagharian K, Zali MR. Escherichia coli, Shigella and Salmonella species in acute diarrhoea in Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2007; 13:243-9. [PMID: 17684844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This study investigated the frequency of Escherichia col, Shigella and Salmonella species in stool specimens from patients with diarrhoea presenting to health centres in Hamedan province, Islamic Republic of Iran. From 144 samples, Shigella strains were isolated in 17 cases (11.8%): 10 Sh. flexneri, 3 Sh. sonnei, 2 Sh. boydii and 2 untyped strains. No Salmonella strains were isolated. Using molecular diagnostic methods, diarrheogenic E. coli were detected in 37 cases (25.7%), the majority were enterotoxigenic (ETEC) (22 cases) and Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) strains (15 cases). In 14 cases (9.7%) there was co-infection.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Alizadeh AHM, Ranjbar M, Ansari S, MirArab A, Alavian SM, Mohammad K, Adibi P, Sadri GH, Keramat F, Ardalan A, Arabi M, Gharekhani S, Ataei A, Amraei GR, Hosseinzadeh M, Hatami S, Zali M. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2006; 12:528-37. [PMID: 17333790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis B in Nahavand in a sample of 1824 subjects > 5 years in 2002. Face-to-face interviews were conducted and blood samples taken. The association between risk factor and hepatitis B was assessed using logistic regression. The prevalence of HBsAg positive cases was 2.3%, and HBcAb and HBsAb were isolated in 7.8% and 11.6% of the participants respectively; 11.9% were positive for both HBcAb and HBsAb. History of surgery and imprisonment were the major risk factors for infection with odds ratios of 2.14 (95% CI: 1.22-3.05) and 3.57 (95% CI: 1.68-5.4) respectively.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Alizadeh A, Ranjbar M, Kashani KM, Taheri MM, Bodaghi M. Albendazole versus metronidazole in the treatment of patients with giardiasis in the Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2006; 12:548-54. [PMID: 17333792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We examined the therapeutic effects of albendazole compared to metronidazole in 120 patients with giardiasis in Hamdan. Patients were randomized to receive albendazole (400 mg, once daily for 5 days) or metronidazole (250 mg, 3 times a day for 5 days). Demographic data of the patients, results of stool examination for Giardia trophozoites before and after treatment, and drug side-effects were recorded. After treatment 6 (10.0%) of the albendazole group had trophozoites compared with 14 (23.3%) of metronidazole group (P < 0.05). Patients in the albendazole group had fewer side-effects while 43.3% of the metronidazole group experienced a metallic taste and 35.0% experienced loss of appetite. Albendazole is an easy, safe and effective treatment for giardiasis.
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- A Alizadeh
- Research Centre for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Rezazadeh M, Hajilooi M, Rafiei A, Haidari M, Nikoopour E, Kerammat F, Mamani M, Ranjbar M, Hashemi H. TLR4 polymorphism in Iranian patients with brucellosis. J Infect 2005; 53:206-10. [PMID: 16343635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Brucellosis is a zoonosis of both public health and economic significance in most developing countries. Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) have been reported to be associated with a blunted immune response to microbial pathogens. Information regarding any association between genetic variation of TLR4 and susceptibility to brucellosis is not available in the literatures. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the role of polymorphic alleles of TLR4 gene in susceptibility to brucellosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this case-control study, 198 patients with brucellosis and 111 healthy volunteers matched for sex, age and geographic area were evaluated by genotyping for polymorphism in TLR4 gene (Asp299Gly) using amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR method. RESULTS Allele 896G was more prevalent in patients with brucellosis compared to healthy controls (33.6% vs. 20.7%, P=0.000003). Also the frequency of G allele of TLR4 gene was significantly higher in male patients with brucellosis compared to the same sex in control group (36% vs. 21.7%, P=0.00005). Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated that male patients heterozygous at allele G gene had a significantly higher risk for brucellosis with an odds ratio of OR 2.89, 95% CI: 1.79-4.69, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION This study is the first to show an association between genetic polymorphism in TLR4 gene and susceptibility to brucellosis.
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- M Rezazadeh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sina Hospital, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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Iranfar S, Shakeri J, Ranjbar M, NazhadJafar P, Razaie M. Is unintended pregnancy a risk factor for depression in Iranian women? East Mediterr Health J 2005; 11:618-24. [PMID: 16700376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A study was carried out to determine the association between unintended pregnancy and pre- and postpartum depression in 163 women in Kermanshah city, Islamic Republic of Iran. Using the self-administered Beck Depression Inventory for educated women and a special interview for illiterate women, 105 intended and 58 unintended pregnancies were studied. Of the 58 women with unintended pregnancy, 43% reported attempting to abort the fetus. Depression at 37 weeks' gestation was slightly higher in the unintended than the intended pregnancy group (53.4% versus 41.0%; relative risk = 1.3) and depression 10 days postpartum was much higher in the unintended group (48.7% versus 25.6%; relative risk = 1.9). Screening for depression is recommended for pregnant women with unintended pregnancy.
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- S Iranfar
- Educational Development Centre and Reproductive Research Centre, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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