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Mohammadzadeh M, Kolahi S, Mehrabi Nejad MM, Firouznia K, Naghibi H, Mohammadzadeh A, Shakiba M, Mohebi F, Komaki H, Sharifian H, Hashemi H, Harirchian MH, Azimi A, Adin ME, Yousem DM. Does Gadolinium Deposition Lead to Metabolite Alteration in the Dentate Nucleus? An MRS Study in Patients with MS. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:1403-1410. [PMID: 36574329 PMCID: PMC9575534 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7623] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Repeat contrast-enhanced MR imaging exposes patients with relapsing-remitting MS to frequent administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents. We aimed to investigate the potential metabolite and neurochemical alterations of visible gadolinium deposition on unenhanced T1WI in the dentate nucleus using MRS. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted in a referral university hospital from January 2020 to July 2021. The inclusion criteria for case and control groups were as follows: 1) case: patients with relapsing-remitting MS, visible gadolinium deposition in the dentate nucleus (ribbon sign), >5 contrast-enhanced MR images obtained; 2) control 1: patients with relapsing-remitting MS without visible gadolinium deposition in the dentate nucleus, >5 contrast-enhanced MR images obtained; 3) control 2: patients with relapsing-remitting MS without visible gadolinium deposition in the dentate nucleus, <5 contrast-enhanced-MR images obtained; and 4) control 3: adult healthy individuals, with no contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Dentate nucleus and pontine single-voxel 12 × 12 × 12 MRS were analyzed using short TEs. RESULTS Forty participants (10 per group; 27 [67.5%] female; mean age, 35.6 [SD, 9.6] years) were enrolled. We did not detect any significant alteration in the levels of NAA and choline between the studied groups. The mean concentrations of mIns were 2.7 (SD, 0.73) (case), 1.5 (SD, 0.8) (control 1), 2.4 (SD, 1.2) (control 2), and 1.7 (SD, 1.2) (control 3) (P = .04). The mean concentration of Cr and mIns (P = .04) and the relative metabolic concentration (dentate nucleus/pons) of lipid 1.3/Cr (P = .04) were significantly higher in the case-group than in healthy individuals (controls 1-3). Further analyses compared the case group with cumulative control 1 and 2 groups and showed a significant increase in lactate (P = .02), lactate/Cr (P = .04), and Cr (dentate nucleus/pons) (P = .03) in the case group. CONCLUSIONS Although elevated concentrations of Cr, lactate, mIns, and lipid in the dentate nucleus of the case group indicate a metabolic disturbance, NAA and choline levels were normal, implying no definite neuronal damage.
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- M Mohammadzadeh
- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- Department of Radiology (A.M.), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- Hass School of Business (F.M.), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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- Khoury College of Computer Sciences (H.K.), Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (M.M., S.K., M.-M.M.N., K.F., H.N., M.S., H.S., H.H.)
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- Neurology (M.H.H., A.A.), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurology (M.H.H., A.A.), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (M.E.A.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Radiology (D.M.Y.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Radiology (D.M.Y.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Haghpanah M, Azimi A, Fadavi P, Bagheri SM, Arefpour AM. The Complete Response of a Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Brain, Lungs, and Liver to Second-Line Nivolumab: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14:e29680. [PMID: 36321052 PMCID: PMC9615099 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29680] [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] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a therapeutic challenge to clinicians since it shows significant resistance to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. With the introduction of immunotherapy, the treatment paradigm for RCC has evolved. Here, we describe the case of a 55-year-old male who presented with flank pain. An abdominal-pelvic computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a right renal mass. Following open right radical nephrectomy, first-line treatment with sunitinib was administered. After four months he developed multiple metastases to the liver, lungs, abdominal wall, and brain. He initiated second-line treatment with nivolumab and also received whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). Six months following combined treatment with nivolumab and WBRT, a CT scan revealed complete radiologic response in the lungs, abdominal wall, brain, and liver except for the persistence of a subhepatic mass. Despite the discontinuation of nivolumab and starting bevacizumab due to financial problems, the patient was stable for 22 months, and after this, he was hospitalized with high bilirubin levels. An abdominal CT scan detected the development of the necrotic subhepatic mass compressing the common bile duct (CBD), with no other sign of metastatic disease. We believe that the explanation for this long-term disease control could be the combination of immune-checkpoint-inhibitor (ICI) with WBRT resulting in significant cranial and extracranial immune response, known as "the abscopal effect". This report highlights the importance of local therapy combined with ICI-based therapy in metastatic RCC.
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Ghadiri F, Eskandarieh S, Sahraian MA, Azimi A, Moghadasi AN. Late-onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case series from Iran. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2021; 178:249-252. [PMID: 34776261 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.08.006] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a disabling autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that can start at ages of 50 or more, when it is called late-onset NMOSD (LO-NMOSD). Data on this disorder are sparse. In this cross-sectional study, patient characteristics of the disease were studied. LO-NMOSD patients of a tertiary center in Tehran were studied from 2016 to 2020. CASE REPORTS Eight patients were identified, half of whom were men. The diagnostic delay was from no time-lapse to three years (mean: 0.62, SD: 1.06), which was significantly shorter than in early-onset patients. Seven patients (87.5%) tested positive for AQP4-IgG which was significantly higher compared to early-onset patients (p-value=0.01). Four patients (50%) had both transverse myelitis and optic neuritis as presenting symptoms, while three (38%) had just myelitis and only one (12%) had optic neuritis. CONCLUSION There is discrepancy regarding different aspects of LO-NMOSD. Further studies are needed to clarify the subject in order to enhance diagnosis and treatment.
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- F Ghadiri
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hasan Abad Sq, Tehran, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hasan Abad Sq, Tehran, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hasan Abad Sq, Tehran, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hasan Abad Sq, Tehran, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hasan Abad Sq, Tehran, Iran.
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Kardan-Yamchi J, Hajihasani A, Talebi M, Khodaparast S, Azimi A, Rahbar M, Fallah F, Douraghi M. Intra-hospital dissemination of clinical and environmental isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from Tehran. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 72:325-331. [PMID: 33064916 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates are responsible for various hospital-acquired infections and are particularly increasing in the immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to determine the clonal relatedness between S. maltophilia isolates originating from the clinic and environment. A total of 150 S. maltophilia isolates from patients and 1108 environmental samples obtained in three hospitals from Tehran. Following molecular identification targeting 23S rRNA gene, the clonal relatedness of the environmental and clinical isolates was determined using pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Of the 150 clinical and 18 environmental isolates identified using phenotypic tests, the speciation of 120 and 15 was confirmed by targeting the 23S rRNA gene. The 24 common pulsotypes (PTs) and 32 single PTs were identified by PFGE. Only a small cluster was shared among the clinic and environment within a hospital; therefore, the intra-hospital dissemination of certain isolates of S. maltophilia among the clinic and environment was demonstrated.
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- J Kardan-Yamchi
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Reference Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Food Microbiology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Alipour A, Zarinabadi S, Azimi A, Mirzaei M. Adsorptive removal of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions by thiourea-functionalized magnetic ZnO/nanocellulose composite: Optimization by response surface methodology (RSM). Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 151:124-135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Yekta A, Hashemi H, Khabazkhoob M, Ali S, Ostadimoghaddam H, Heravian J, Azimi A, Momeni-Moghaddam H. Prevalence of refractive errors and visual impairment in university students. Acta Ophthalmol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.0f007] [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: 11/29/2022]
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- A.A. Yekta
- Optometry; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mahhad Iran
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- Noor Ophthalmology Research Center; Noor Eye Hospital; Tehran Iran
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- Medical Surgical Nursing; School of Nursing and Midwifery; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Optometry; School of Paramedical Sciences; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Optometry; Refractive Errors Research Center; School of Paramedical Sciences; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Optometry; Refractive Errors Research Center; School of Paramedical Sciences; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Optometry; Refractive Errors Research Center; School of Paramedical Sciences; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Optometry; School of Paramedical Sciences; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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Hoeiom V, Yang M, Nosrati K, Azimi A, Egyhazi Brage S, Tuominen R. Investigation of AMBRA1 as a melanoma susceptibility gene. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx377.018] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yekta A, Hashemi H, Khabazkhoob M, Forouzesh S, Ostadimoghaddam H, Heravian J, Azimi A, Nabovati P, Yazdani N, Yekta R. Normal values for amplitude of accommodation among a population of high school students in Iran. Acta Ophthalmol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0256] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Bayanak M, Azimi A. Investigation of activity and selectivity of redox catalysts in oxidative coupling of methane in fluidized bed reactor. J Fundam and Appl Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.4314/jfas.v8i3s.189] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yousefi B, Shafiei-Irannejad V, Azimi A, Samadi N, Zarghami N. PPAR-gamma in overcoming kinase resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:52-55. [PMID: 27545215] [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: 01/24/2006] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) plays key roles in regulating cellular differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis pathways. As such, they are considered promising targets for anticancer drug development, especially for breast cancer, multiple myeloma and hematologic malignancies. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder arising from an oncogenic Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase. Inhibitors of this oncogene by small molecules such as imatinib are effective only in 75% of the patient's population. One of the potential strategies to overcome this resistance is to devise combination therapy protocols with other therapeutic agents including PPAR ligands. Since PPAR ligands are potentially interesting in different hematologic malignancies, this article will review the potential of PPAR ligands for use in CML treatment.
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- B Yousefi
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tabriz Iran
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- Maragheh University of Medical Sciences Departmant of Basic Sciences Maragheh Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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Azimi A, Hagh MF, Yousefi B, Rahnama MA, Khorrami A, Heydarabad MZ, Najafpour M, Hallajzadeh J, Ghahremani A. The Effect of Prednisolone on miR 15a and miR16-1 Expression Levels and Apoptosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cell Line: CCRF-CEM. Drug Res (Stuttg) 2016; 66:432-5. [PMID: 27281445 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-108640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glucocorticoids are probably the most important drugs in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Prednisolone exerts its effect by induce apoptosis in lymphoid lineage cells. Micro RNAs are 18-24 nucleotides RNA implicated in the control of essential biological functions, including apoptosis. In the following study, the effect of prednisolone on the expression of miR 15a & miR16-1 and apoptosis in the CCRF-CEM cell line is investigated. METHODS The cell line of CCRF-CEM was cultured in standard conditions. The changes in the miR 15a and miR 16-1 expression levels were determined by Real Time-PCR technique. Also, the apoptosis is evaluated by flow cytometry using Annexin V and PI staining. RESULTS This study revealed that, the prednisolone induced apoptosis in a time dependent manner. Prednisolone in concentration of 700 µM was significantly increased the expression of miR 16-1 and miR 15a after 24 h and 48 h treatment (p<0.05). CONCLUSION prednisolone-induced apoptosis might be mediated by up-regulation of these 2 miRNAs in CCRF-CEM cells.
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- A Azimi
- Department of Basic Sciences, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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- Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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- Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Medical Biotechnology Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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Yekta A, Khabazkhoob M, Hashemi H, Shadalouee Z, Ostadimoghaddam H, Rezvan F, Azimi A, Heravian J, Yekta R, Davari Ashteyani R. Frequency of refractive errors and binocular vision anomalies in children with learning disability. Acta Ophthalmol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0283] [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: 11/29/2022]
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- A.A. Yekta
- Optometry; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mahhad Iran
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- Noor Eye Hospital; Noor Ophthalmology Research Center; Tehran Iran
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- Noor Eye Hospital; Noor Ophthalmology Research Center; Tehran Iran
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- Optometry; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mahhad Iran
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- Refractive Errors Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mahhad Iran
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- Noor Eye Hospital; Noor Ophthalmology Research Center; Tehran Iran
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- Optometry; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mahhad Iran
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- Optometry; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mahhad Iran
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- Fadak Cclinic; Fadak clinik; Mahhad Iran
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Sadaghiani S, Nazeri A, Roostaei T, Naghibzadeh G, Park M, Owji M, Moghadasi A, Azimi A, Rad A, Sahraian M. Clinical and radiologic correlates of quality of life measures in patients with relapse-onset multiple sclersosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2014.09.208] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Azimi A, Pernemalm M, Frostvik Stolt M, Hansson J, Lehtiö J, Egyházi Brage S, Hertzman Johansson C. Proteomics analysis of melanoma metastases: association between S100A13 expression and chemotherapy resistance. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:2489-95. [PMID: 24722184 PMCID: PMC4021518 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Disseminated cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is commonly unresponsive to standard chemotherapies, and there are as yet no predictive markers of therapy response. METHODS In the present study we collected fresh-frozen pretreatment lymph-node metastasis samples (n=14) from melanoma patients with differential response to dacarbazine (DTIC) or temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, to identify proteins with an impact on treatment response. We performed quantitative protein profiling using tandem mass spectrometry and compared the proteome differences between responders (R) and non-responders (NR), matched for age, gender and histopathological type of CMM. RESULTS Biological pathway analyses showed several signalling pathways differing between R vs NR, including Rho signalling. Gene expression profiling data was available for a subset of the samples, and the results were compared with the proteomics data. Four proteins with differential expression between R and NR were selected for technical validation by immunoblotting (ISYNA1, F13A1, CSTB and S100A13), and CSTB and S100A13 were further validated on a larger sample set by immunohistochemistry (n=48). The calcium binding protein S100A13 was found to be significantly overexpressed in NR compared with R in all analyses performed. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that S100A13 is involved in CMM resistance to DTIC/TMZ.
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- A Azimi
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23, S-17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23, S-17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, CCK R8:03, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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Aghajani M, Vaez Mahdavi MR, Khalili Najafabadi M, Ghazanfari T, Azimi A, Arbab Soleymani S, Mahdi Dust S. Effects of dominant/subordinate social status on formalin-induced pain and changes in serum proinflammatory cytokine concentrations in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80650. [PMID: 24278302 PMCID: PMC3835427 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Current investigations regarding social stress primarily focus on the health consequences of being in stressful social hierarchies. The repetitive nature of social conflicts seems to favor an induction of hyperalgesia or hypoalgesia, both in rodents and humans. Additionally, social conflicts may affect the immune system. In order to better establish the pain and immune responses to stress, the present study implemented a sensory contact model on 32 male BALB/c mice. Subsequent to establishing a dominance/submissive social relationship, each mouse was injected with formalin (20 μl, 2%) and their pain behavior was scored and serum concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 and IL-6, and corticosterone were also measured. Test results revealed that subordinate mice were hypoalgesic during chronic phase of formalin test compared to control and dominant mice (P<0.05). On the other hand, subordinate mice were hyperalgesic compared to dominant mice during the whole acute phase of formalin test (P<0.05). Corticosterone, IL-1 and IL-6 concentrations were much higher in serum of dominant and subordinate mice than in the control group (p<0.05). The results indicated that, although both dominant and subordinate animals displayed an increase in serum corticosterone and proinflammatory cytokines during social interactions, their response to pain perception differently was affected with the social status.
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- Marjan Aghajani
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
- Equity and Health research Department, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tehran Medical University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
- Equity and Health research Department, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
- Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Equity and Health research Department, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Azimi A, Gitz Charlot M, Torp-Pedersen C, Thayssen P, Tilsted Hansen H, Thuesen L, Jensen P, Hansen P, Gislason G. Weight gain is associated with lower risk of death regardless of baseline BMI in women with angiographically documented coronary artery disease a nationwide study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.4354] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Azimi A, Johansson CH, Pernemalm M, Touminen R, Lehtiö J, Hansson J, Egyhazi S. 140 Unraveling BRAF Inhibitor (PLX4032) Resistance Mechanisms. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71938-x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Azimi A, Kuznecovs S, Kuznecovs J, Blazejczyk A, Switalska M, Chlopicki S, Marcinek A, Gebicki J, Wietrzyk J, Egyhazi S, Azimi A, Ghasghgaei S, Frostvik Stolt M, Hertzman Johansson C, Hansson J, Delage JD, Li H, Lu H, Cazin LH, Vannier JP, Drouet L, Dupuy E, Soria J, Varin R, Soria C, Castle J, Kreiter S, Diekmann J, Lower M, van der Roemer N, de Graaf J, Selmi S, Diken M, Boegel S, Paret C, Koslowski M, Kuhn AN, Britten CM, Huber C, Tureci O, Sahin U, Procopio G, Verzoni E, Testa I, de Braud F, Misale S, Yaeger R, Hobor S, Scala E, Janakiraman M, Liska D, Valtorta E, Schiavo R, Buscarino M, Siravergna G, Bencardino K, Cercek A, Chen C, Veronese S, Zanon C, Sartore-Bianchi A, Gambacorta M, Gallicchio M, Vakiani E, Boscaro V, Medico E, Weiser M, Siena S, di Nicolantonio F, Solit D, Bardelli A, Burbridge MF, Dovat SP, Song C, Payne KJ, Yang L, Cree A, Glaysher M, Bolton L, Johnson P, Atkey N, Torrance C, Bogush TA, Dudko EA, Shaturova AS, Tikhomirov MV, Bogush EA, Polotsky BE, Tjulandin SA, Davydov MI, Hertzman Johansson C, Azimi A, Pernemalm M, Pawitan Y, Frostvik Stolt M, Lazar V, Lundeberg J, Lehtio J, Egyhazi S, Hansson J, Rasul A, Ma T, Dyshlovoy SA, Naeth I, Venz S, Fedorov SN, Shubina LK, Stonik VA, Balabanov S, Honecker F, Kongpracha P, Tohtong R, Demidkina V, Kudryavtsev VA, Kabakov AE, Golan T, Atias D, Barshack I, Avivi C, Goldstein RS, Berger R, Ben-Arieh S, Urban D, Maimon N, Leibowitz-Amit R, Keizman D, Biran H, Mishaeli M, Onn A, Gottfried M, Saraswati S, Agrawal SS, Raval P, Patel M, Ganure L, Hanen JH, Sonia BHK, Aya M, Zohra H, Touhami M, Cheng X, Shi TY, Yang L, Yang G, Tu XY, Wu XH, Wei QY, Benboubker H, Zheng BQ, Shi YQ, He XH, Liang LH, Saied GM. Therapeutics. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rezaei B, Hadadzadeh H, Azimi A. Fabrication of an optical sensor based on the immobilization of Qsal on the plasticized PVC membrane for the determination of copper(II). J Anal Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934812080060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Azimi A. P2.01 Characterization of Resistance Mechanisms To The Braf Inhibitor Vemurafenib (PLX4032). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)31324-7] [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: 10/25/2022] Open
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Egyhazi S, Azimi A, Ghasghgaei S, Frostvik Stolt M, Hertzman Johansson C, Hansson J. P2.04 Effects of Combined Exposure To Braf and Pi3K Inhibitors With Chemotherapeutic Agents. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)31327-2] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hertzman Johansson C, Azimi A, Pernemalm M, Pawitan Y, Frostvik Stolt M, Lazar V, Lundeberg J, Lehtiö J, Egyhazi S, Hansson J. P2.17 Proteomics and Gene Expression Profiling of Melanoma Chemotherapy Response in Tumors. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)31340-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Heravian J, Daneshvar R, Dashti F, Azimi A, Ostadi Moghaddam H, Yekta AA, Esmaily H. Simultaneous pattern visual evoked potential and pattern electroretinogram in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2011; 13:21-6. [PMID: 22946015 PMCID: PMC3407582] [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] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Amblyopia is a relatively common condition in which visual acuity through an eye is subnormal despite no overt pathology. Pattern visual evoked potential (PVEP) can detect any defect from optic nerve to occipital cortex and pattern electroretinogram (PERG) can detect retinal defects specially the ganglion layers. This study was performed to evaluate the cortical and retinal activity in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. METHODS PVEP and PERG were recorded simultaneously in 40 amblyopes (20 strabismics and 20 anisometropics) and 20 normal control subjects. Normal subjects were age and sex matched with patients. RESULTS The P(100) latency in PVEP was increased in both groups of patients but the P(100) amplitude was reduced only in anisometropic group. In PERG, the amplitude of P(50) was reduced in all patients with no significant change in latency. CONCLUSION Beside reduced PVEP responses in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia, the activity of retina reduced too. It is likely that retinal impulses can affect the development of visual system.
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- J Heravian
- Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,Correspondence: Javad Heravian, PhD,Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, +98-915-5154052, +98-511-7628088, E-mail:
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- Eye Research Center, Khatam Anbia Hospital, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Fallah M, Azimi A, Taherkhani H. Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003. East Mediterr Health J 2007; 13:1073-7. [DOI: 10.26719/2007.13.5.1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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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As the precise role of nitric oxide (NO) as a modulator of myocardial contraction and the force-interval relationship remains unclear, the objective of this study was to examine the effect of the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP) on baseline myocardial contraction, and the impact of both SNAP and the NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on the force interval relation. Studies were performed using isolated rat papillary muscles. In the presence of baseline NOS blockade, nanomolar to micromolar concentrations of SNAP exerted a modest positive inotropic effect with a small but significant increase in twitch isometric tension (P<0.007). Nanomolar concentrations of SNAP also reduced overall twitch duration (P<0.007). These effects were not seen in control experiments using N-acetyl-penicillamine instead of SNAP. The force-frequency response (FFR) and post-rest contractile potentiation, mechanical correlates of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)handling, were also examined. Neither L-NAME nor SNAP had any effect on post-rest potentiation following rest intervals as long as 6 min, or on the negative FFR at stimulation frequencies between 0.3 to 1.7 Hz. However, L-NAME significantly blunted the net reduction in twitch duration between 0.3 Hz and 1.7 Hz compared to control (P=0.006), an effect reversed by 100 n m SNAP. These results indicate that low concentrations of NO can modulate myocardial function by influencing myocardial inotropy and the time course of myofilament interaction, but do not impact significantly on the force-interval relation and, by inference, SR Ca(2+)handling. Moreover, modulation of twitch duration occurs over a range of stimulation frequencies, suggesting a mechanistic role for NO in the changes in contraction and relaxation time intervals seen during changes in heart rate.
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- S D Prabhu
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78284, USA.
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Rosenfield M, Ciuffreda KJ, Ong E, Azimi A. Proximally induced accommodation and accommodative adaptation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1990; 31:1162-7. [PMID: 2354916] [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: 12/31/2022] Open
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To determine the effect of proximally induced accommodation (PIA) on accommodative adaptation, this study has examined the posttask shift in tonic accommodation (TA) following 5-min monocular viewing of equivalent-sized targets located at distances of 0.33 and 5 m. The distal target was viewed through a negative lens to equate the dioptric stimuli (3 D). The steady-state accommodative response was measured subjectively in 10 subjects using a Hartinger coincidence optometer. A significant correlation was observed between the degree of adaptation following the two conditions, with the magnitude of adaptation for the distal target being approximately half that for the nearer target. Furthermore, adaptation magnitude was inversely correlated with pretask TA under both conditions. These results indicate that PIA can produce accommodative adaptation. The implications of this finding are discussed with regard to models of the accommodative mechanism.
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- M Rosenfield
- Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research, Department of Vision Sciences, SUNY/State College of Optometry, NY 10010
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Steady-state accommodative responses to a wide range of commonly encountered textural and graphic stimuli were investigated in 12 young, visually normal subjects. Details of two experiments are described. In the first experiment, stimuli were varied in terms of size, contrast, spatial frequency, colour and intellectual demand. In the second experiment, only the colour of the targets was systematically altered. In both experiments the stimulus demand was maintained at 3 D, and accommodation was measured subjectively using a Hartinger coincidence optometer. No significant difference in mean accommodative response was observed between the widely differing targets adopted in either experiment. These findings suggest that an overall threshold exists for accommodative stimuli, with supra-threshold targets of low to moderate contrast being capable of initiating and sustaining an appropriate accommodative response.
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- K J Ciuffreda
- Department of Vision Sciences, SUNY/State College of Optometry, NY 10010
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