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Yousefi M, Khoshnevis SJ, Seraj M, Abbasvandi F, Sadeghi P, Khoshnevis Z, Akbari A, Hadi A, Akbari ME. Primary repair with no flaps for lower lip defects (30-80 %) after cancer excision. Asian J Surg 2024; 47:995-998. [PMID: 38160160 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.12.124] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Reconstruction of the lip is a necessary procedure when lip tumors are excised. Although many good techniques have been described, they often have disadvantages such as necrosis and extensive suture lines. In our approach, we aim to minimize the suture line and avoid tissue necrosis for medium-sized lip defects (30-80 %). This is a surgical technique report from a single center. After tumor resection, we made a bilateral 15 mm horizontal skin and mucosa incision from the angles of the lip to the lateral sides. The mucosa and skin were dissected from the underlying muscle, and the muscle was cut approximately 15 mm on each side. The lip defect was then closed and sutured in four layers. Finally, the released mucosa was sutured to the corner of the incised skin. We followed the patients for 36 months and found that their speech intelligibility, sensation, mobility, and aesthetic satisfaction were preserved. The scars were also less pronounced compared to flaps, and there were no signs of edema or drooling. In conclusion, our technique offers many advantages for moderate defects of lower lip tumors. By avoiding the use of flaps, we eliminate the complications associated with flap surgery while achieving aesthetically satisfactory results. However, further evaluation by other surgeons is necessary to fully examine the technique's benefits.
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- M Yousefi
- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Plastic Surgery Department, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- School of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Arefinejad A, Khodadadi M, Zeinali T, Yousefi M. Phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of ESBL- and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli isolated from chicken distributed in Birjand, East of Iran. AAlim 2023. [DOI: 10.1556/066.2022.00164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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AbstractThe aims of the present study were to detect Escherichia coli in chicken distributed in Birjand, to investigate the prevalence of ESBL and AmpC beta-lactamases producers among them, and to identify their antibiotic resistance patterns. The study was conducted on 150 chicken samples, and the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns were determined by the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method. Phenotypic identification of ESBL and AmpC was performed by the combined disk test (CDT). The specific genes of ESBL and AmpC beta-lactamases were detected using two multiplex PCR (m-PCR) assays. According to our results, 116 out of 150 chicken samples were contaminated with E. coli. Moreover, the highest resistance of E. coli isolates was observed to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (46%), ampicillin (40%), and amoxicillin (29.33%). In the molecular confirmation step, among 17 (11.33%) beta-lactamase producers, five samples contained the blaCTX-M14 gene (3.33%), two samples contained blaDHA (1.33%) and blaCTX-M3 gene (1.33%), and just one sample carried blaCMY-2 gene (0.66%). The blaSHV and blaTEM genes were not detected in any strains isolated from the chicken samples. This study showed the contamination of chicken with antibiotic-resistant E. coli. Therefore, it is recommended that veterinarians be more precautious in prescribing antibiotics.
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- A. Arefinejad
- Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Medical Toxicology and Drug Abuse Research Center (MTDRC), Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Shahin R, Yousefi M, Ziyadi H, Bikhof M, Hekmati M. pH-Responsive and magnetic Fe3O4@UiO-66-NH2@PEI nanocomposite as drug nanocarrier: Loading and release study of Imatinib. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110186] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Hashem Boroojerdi M, Rahimi A, Roostayi MM, Talebian Moghaddam S, Yousefi M, Norouzi M, Akbarzadeh Baghban A. The occurrence of flexion-relaxation phenomenon in elite cyclists during trunk forward bending. Sports Biomech 2022:1-13. [PMID: 36239128 DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2022.2126326] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Flexion-relaxation phenomenon (FRP) is a well-known phenomenon in spinal extensor muscles. According to the literature, prolonged flexed posture leads to creep phenomenon and affects the active and passive neuromuscular control of the spinal column. The purpose of this study was to investigate FRP occurrence in elite cyclists that prolonged flexion posture is an integral part of their professional life. Their muscles' contraction pattern during forward bending was also compared. Electromyography (EMG) was recorded during flexion and extension from standing position in thoracic erector spinae (TES), lumbar erector spinae (LES) and gluteus maximus (Gluteus max) in 15 healthy male elite cyclists. In addition, the kinematic data related to the trunk angles were simultaneously recorded by a motion analysis system. Two-way ANOVA was used to assess the effects of muscle group and direction of movement on maximum amplitude of EMG activity. Among 15 cyclists, FRP was detectable in 60%, 87% and 73% of the participants in TES, LES and Gluteus max, respectively, and happened between 74% and 82% of the trunk flexion. There was no statistically significant difference in onset and offset of muscles FRP. Despite prolong hyper kyphotic posture, FRP was identifiable in TES, LES and Gluteus max muscles of elite cyclists.
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- M Hashem Boroojerdi
- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- School of Physical Education, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Paramedical Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ebrahimabadi Z, Naimi S, Rahimi A, Yousefi M, Wikstrom E. Postural phase duration during self-generated and triggered gait initiation in patients with chronic ankle instability. Sci Sports 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2022.08.001] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Yousefi M, Narchi M, Sharafi M, Borghei-Rad SM, Shahverdi A, Masoudi R. Rooster frozen-thawed semen quality following sublethal xanthine oxidase treatments. Anim Reprod Sci 2021; 235:106883. [PMID: 34768036 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2021.106883] [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: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species are associated with cryodamage and may be a factor causing or exacerbating cellular cryodamage during freezing and thawing processes. Induction of sublethal oxidative stress as a new approach for preconditioning of sperm improves the cryo-resistance of sperm. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of sublethal concentrations of xanthine oxidase (XO), which induces oxidative stress before cryopreservation on values for semen quality variables of rooster sperm post-thawing. Semen samples were collected from 15 roosters and treated with different concentrations of XO [XO-0, XO-0.005, XO-0.05, XO-0.5, XO-5, and XO-50 U/ml]; then, the effects of treatments with XO as sublethal stressors, were examined. Results indicated the XO-0.5 and XO-5 treatments resulted in a greater percentage of sperm total motility, progressive motility, viability, and membrane functionality compared to other groups. There was no difference after treatments with XO-0, XO-0.005, and XO-0.05 on sperm total motility, membrane functionality, apoptosis, mitochondria activity, and viability. There was a greater percentage of mitochondria activity in sperm of the XO-0.05, XO-0.5, and XO-5 groups. Furthermore, there was the greatest concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) in samples of the XO-50 group. Values for sperm abnormal morphology, acrosome integrity, and DNA fragmentation were not different among samples post-thawing. Sperm treated with XO-0.5 and XO-5 had a greater fertilization capacity than those of the control group. In conclusion, treatment of sperm with 0.5 and 5 U/ml XO as inducers of mild oxidative stress before cryopreservation, improved several function quality indices of sperm post-thawing.
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- M Yousefi
- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinay, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Embryology at Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Embryology at Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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Shooshtary Veisi S, Yousefi M, Amini M, Shakeri A, Bagherzadeh M, Afghahi SS. Magnetic properties, structural studies and microwave absorption performance of Ba0.5Sr0.5CuxZrxFe12-2xO19/Poly Ortho-Toluidine (X = 0.2,0.4, 0.6, 0.8) ceramic nanocomposites. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 01/16/2023]
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Saeidian A, Youssefian L, Sotoudeh S, Goodarzi A, Mahmoudi H, Yousefi M, Zeinali S, Casanova J, Jouanguy E, Uitto J, Vahidnezhad H. 172 Inherited STK4/MST1 deficiency in two unrelated families with atypical epidermodysplasia verruciformis. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.192] [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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Pourlak T, Pourlak T, Ghodrati M, Mortazavi A, Dolati S, Yousefi M. Usage of stem cells in oral and maxillofacial region. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020; 122:441-452. [PMID: 33099018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2020.10.003] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Malformations of the maxillofacial region has disturbing psychosocial effects and causes enormous socioeconomic concerns. The management of maxillofacial defects caused by congenital anomalies, trauma, osteoporotic fractures, periodontitis, or cancer treatment is challenging for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Numerous approaches have been recommended for the managing of these deficiencies. The traditional treatment for maxillofacial defects or their repair is an intricate process by autologous bone grafts from the scapula, ribs, fibula, or iliac crest origins. Regenerative medicine is well thought-out as a perfect substitute approach for autologous bone grafts to renovate bone deficiencies. The use of stem cells has improved results and offered a technique to reconstruct craniofacial bone defects. The field of tissue engineering for the regeneration of maxillofacial needs integration of biochemical and biomaterial engineering aspects with cell transplantation to generate better-quality biomimetic scaffolds, prevascularize three-dimensional (3D) tissue structures, and engineer the composite interface of diverse facial tissues. In this review, we have discussed the application of different adult stem cells to repair oral and maxillofacial defects in animal models and clinical trials.
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- T Pourlak
- Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Endodontics, Dental and Periodental Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Yousefi M, Jonaidi H, Sadeghi B. Influence of peripheral lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on feed intake, body temperature and hypothalamic expression of neuropeptides involved in appetite regulation in broilers and layer chicks. Br Poult Sci 2020; 62:110-117. [PMID: 32820660 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2020.1813254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/19/2023]
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1. This study examined the expression of genes related to appetite-regulating neuropeptides in the hypothalamus of broiler and layer chicks (Gallus gallus) after intraperitoneal (IP) injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). 2. Both broiler and layer chicks received (n = 10 per group) LPS at doses of 0 and 200 µg and feed intake was measured up to 6 h after injection. In a further experiment, (n = 8 per group) mRNA abundance of some hypothalamic neuropeptides was measured 2 h after injection. The rectal temperature of each chick was measured before and 2 h post-injection. 3. Feed intake was significantly decreased by LPS from 2 h after injection and thereafter, while the rectal temperature did not change. 4. LPS decreased the expression of appetite-enhancing neuropeptides: neuropeptide Y (NPY) and agouti-related peptide (AgRP) in broilers and, NPY in layer chicks. The expression of appetite-suppressing neuropeptides (corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF), proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and, cocaine and amphetamine regulated-transcript (CART) was not changed in broilers, while CRF tended to decrease and POMC was significantly decreased in layers. The abundance of the cytokine tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) did not change in broilers but was decreased in layers. 5. The findings indicated that the reduction in gene expression of hypothalamic appetite-enhancing neuropeptides NPY and AgRP is responsible for anorexia caused by LPS at a dose that did not influence body temperature.
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- M Yousefi
- Division of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK) , Kerman, Iran
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- Division of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK) , Kerman, Iran
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- Division of Food Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK) , Kerman, Iran
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Yazdani A, Rezaeianpour S, Shahhosseini S, Yousefi M, Iranbakhsh A. Synthesis and evaluation of [2+1] Re(I)/Tc(I) complexes as isostructural optical and nuclear probes for imaging prostate cancer. Nucl Med Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(19)30264-1] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Fallah N, Gholivand K, Yousefi M, Aberoomand azar P, Dusek M, Eigner V. Synthesis, X-ray Diffraction Studies, and Hydrogen Bonding Analysis of a New Phosphoramide Counterion in Solid State. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023619050061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sarbazi E, Yousefi M, Khami B, Ettekal-Nafs R, Babazadeh T, Gaffari-fam S. Epidemiology and the survival rate of burn-related injuries in Iran: a registry-based study. Ann Burns Fire Disasters 2019; 32:3-9. [PMID: 31285727 PMCID: PMC6588330] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Burns are considered an important preventable fraction of injuries in low and middle-income countries, and are still a leading cause of death in Iran. This study investigates features of burns in Sina Hospital's Burn Centre in East Azerbaijan Province in order to calculate survival and mortality rates as well as factors affecting mortality in this centre. In this cross-sectional study, demographic characteristics of patients such as age, sex, cause of burns, type of burns, length of stay (LOS) in the hospital, total body surface area (TBSA), anatomic distribution of burn, mortality rate and final status of patients at the time of discharge from hospital (recovery, death) were investigated. The total mortality rate was 6.84%. Hot liquid burns and gas cylinder explosion burns were among the most common. Burns on multiple regions of the body (45.9%) and pelvic and lower limb burns (22%) constituted the next most common injury. In the TBSA index, compared to reference categories (extent of burn less than 50 percent), the categories of 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89 and over 90 percent indicated lowest survival based on the Log-Rank test. Hazard ratio for burns greater than 10% was 15.33 fold. Total body surface area burned of over 10% constantly increases the instantaneous risk of mortality therefore there is a need to enhance the quality of care provided to burn victims.
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- E. Sarbazi
- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Yousefi M, Shariatifar N, Tajabadi Ebrahimi M, Mortazavian AM, Mohammadi A, Khorshidian N, Arab M, Hosseini H. In vitroremoval of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by lactic acid bacteria. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 126:954-964. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.14163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- M. Yousefi
- Food Science and Technology Department; National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute; Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
- Food Safety Research Center (Salt); School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences; Semnan Iran
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- Department of Food Safety and Hygiene; School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Biology; Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University; Tehran Iran
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- Food Science and Technology Department; National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute; Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Food Science and Technology Department; National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute; Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Food Safety Research Center (Salt); School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences; Semnan Iran
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- Food Science and Technology Department; National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute; Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Food Science and Technology Department; National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute; Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology; Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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Ashoori A, Kafash A, Varasteh Moradi H, Yousefi M, Kamyab H, Behdarvand N, Mohammadi S. Habitat modeling of the common pheasant Phasianus colchicus (Galliformes: Phasianidae) in a highly modified landscape: application of species distribution models in the study of a poorly documented bird in Iran. The European Zoological Journal 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2018.1510994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- A. Ashoori
- Gilan Provincial Office of the Department of the Environment, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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Yousefi M, Pepin D, Kang E, Zhu L, Willing B, Gruenheid S. A17 DIETARY MODULATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CITROBACTER RODENTIUM. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy009.017] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Yousefi
- Research Center on Complex Traits, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Research Center on Complex Traits, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center on Complex Traits, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Research Center on Complex Traits, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Allameh F, Hasanzadeh Haddad A, Abedi A, Ranjbar A, Qashqai H, Fadavi B, Yousefi M. Varicocelectomy with primary gubernaculum veins closure: A randomised clinical trial. Andrologia 2018; 50:e12991. [PMID: 29460294 DOI: 10.1111/and.12991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
To evaluate the effect of microsurgical inguinal varicocelectomy with testicular delivery on semen parameters. A total of 416 patients, diagnosed with grade III varicocele, were randomised into two groups. One group underwent microsurgical inguinal varicocelectomy without testicular delivery. For the other group, testicular delivery and ligation of gubernacular and all collateral veins were performed. A semen analysis was performed before and 6 months after the procedure. Mean age of the patients in the case and control groups was 27.3 ± 6.1 years and 25.9 ± 4.6 years respectively (p = .1). The total number of recurrence after 6 months in the conventional and testicular delivery groups was 13 (6.5%) and 3 (1.5%) (p < .05). No case of hydrocele formation was observed in any of the groups. All sperm parameters were improved 6 months after the surgery in both groups. But comparing the mean improved difference between the two groups revealed a significant difference in improvement in sperm motility for patients who had undergone varicocelectomy with testicular delivery (p = .05). Microsurgical inguinal varicocelectomy is a safe and efficient technique with a minimum chance of post-operative complications and recurrence and also may have role in improvement of sperm motility compared with conventional techniques.
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- F Allameh
- Clinical Research Development Unit, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Yousefi M, Fallah F, Arshadi M, Pourmand MR, Hashemi A, Pourmand G. Identification of tigecycline- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains among patients with urinary tract infection in Iran. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 19:8-12. [PMID: 28663797 PMCID: PMC5479968 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the major causes of hospital- and community-acquired infections worldwide. Although S. aureus rarely accounts for urinary tract infections (UTI), untreated UTI can lead to several complications. For decades vancomycin has been used for the treatment of MRSA infections. This study was performed to assess the in vitro activity of vancomycin, tigecycline, linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin against MRSA isolates from UTI patients. Thirty MRSA strains from 54 S. aureus isolates were isolated from patients with UTI. The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the strains were determined by the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion and broth microdilution methods. PCR assays were used to detect the vanA gene. The MRSA isolates resistant to vancomycin were confirmed using the broth microdilution method. The results revealed that the MRSA isolates were 100% susceptible to linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin but 93.3% susceptible to vancomycin and tigecycline respectively. The broth microdilution method confirmed two MRSA strains (6.6%) to be resistant to vancomycin and tigecycline. The study identified vancomycin resistance among the MRSA isolates from UTI patients. This vancomycin resistance in MRSA isolates poses a challenge in managing S. aureus infections. Our study's results highlight the need to correctly identify patients in whom last-resort therapy such as linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin should be administered.
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- M Yousefi
- Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Fallah F, Yousefi M, Pourmand MR, Hashemi A, Nazari Alam A, Afshar D. Phenotypic and genotypic study of biofilm formation in Enterococci isolated from urinary tract infections. Microb Pathog 2017; 108:85-90. [PMID: 28483600 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most frequent types of nosocomial and community acquired infections in humans. Management of multidrug-resistant Enterococci UTI due to the limited therapeutic options is a great challenge for physicians and clinical microbiologists. The role of bacterial biofilms in recurrent urinary tract infections and antimicrobial resistance has great importance for public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility pattern as well as the phenotypic and genotypic biofilm formation ability of Enterococci isolates from patients with UTI. METHODS A total of 57 isolates of Enterococci were collected from patients with UTI. Enterococcus species were identified using conventional microbiological methods. The antibiotic susceptibility patterns of the isolates were determined by the Kirby-Bauer disk-diffusion. The Modified Congo red agar (MCRA) and Microtiter plate methods used to assess the ability of biofilm formation. All enterococcal isolates were examined for determination of biofilm-related genes, esp, asa1 and ebpR using PCR method. RESULTS Of 57 enterococcal isolates, 85.9% were recognized as E. faecalis and 14.1% of them were E. faecium. According to our results, linezolid, chloramphenicol and nitrofurantoin were the most effective agents against Enterococcus species. Overall, 26.5% of E. faecalis and 75% of E. faecium isolates were biofilm producers, respectively. Resistance to some antibiotics including penicillin G, ampicillin, vancomycin, nitrofurantoin and chloramphenicol, and ciprofloxacin was significantly higher among biofilm producers than non-biofilm producers Enterococci. The esp, asa1 and ebpR genes were present in 84.2%, 91.2% and 100% isolates. In this study, there was not a significant relationship between presence of these genes and biofilm formation. CONCLUSION Our findings reinforce the role of biofilm formation in resistance to antimicrobial agents. Quinupristin/dalfopristin, tetracycline and rifampin may be used as an effective treatment for UTI caused by biofilm producers Enterococci. Our results suggest that biofilm formation is complex and depends on various factors but not just esp, asa1 and ebpR genes in Enterococcus strains.
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- F Fallah
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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Yousefi M, Ferreira RPM. An agent-based simulation combined with group decision-making technique for improving the performance of an emergency department. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e5955. [PMID: 28380196 PMCID: PMC5423739 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20175955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
This study presents an agent-based simulation modeling in an emergency department. In a traditional approach, a supervisor (or a manager) allocates the resources (receptionist, nurses, doctors, etc.) to different sections based on personal experience or by using decision-support tools. In this study, each staff agent took part in the process of allocating resources based on their observation in their respective sections, which gave the system the advantage of utilizing all the available human resources during the workday by being allocated to a different section. In this simulation, unlike previous studies, all staff agents took part in the decision-making process to re-allocate the resources in the emergency department. The simulation modeled the behavior of patients, receptionists, triage nurses, emergency room nurses and doctors. Patients were able to decide whether to stay in the system or leave the department at any stage of treatment. In order to evaluate the performance of this approach, 6 different scenarios were introduced. In each scenario, various key performance indicators were investigated before and after applying the group decision-making. The outputs of each simulation were number of deaths, number of patients who leave the emergency department without being attended, length of stay, waiting time and total number of discharged patients from the emergency department. Applying the self-organizing approach in the simulation showed an average of 12.7 and 14.4% decrease in total waiting time and number of patients who left without being seen, respectively. The results showed an average increase of 11.5% in total number of discharged patients from emergency department.
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- M Yousefi
- Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Seifi-Najmi M, Hajivalili M, Safaralizadeh R, Sadreddini S, Esmaeili S, Razavi R, Ahmadi M, Mikaeili H, Baradaran B, Shams-Asenjan K, Yousefi M. SiRNA/DOX lodeded chitosan based nanoparticles: Development, Characterization and in vitro evaluation on A549 lung cancer cell line. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:87-94. [PMID: 27755958] [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: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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High-mobility group AT-hook2 (HMGA2), involved in epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) process, has a pivotal role in lung cancer metastasis. Lung cancer therapy with HMGA2 suppressing small interfering RNA (siRNA) has been introduced recently while doxorubicin (DOX) has been used as a frequent cancer chemotherapy agent. Both reagents have been faced with obstacles in clinic which make them ineffective. NanoParticles (NPs) provided a platform for efficient co delivery of the anticancer drugs. The aim of this study was production and in vitro characterization of different pharmacological groups (siRNA, DOX or siRNA-DOX) of carboxymethyl dextran thrimethyl chitosan nanoparticles (CMDTMChiNPs) on cytotoxicity, gene expression, apoptosis and migration of metastatic lung cancer cell line (A-549). CMDTMChiNPs were synthesized and encapsulated with siRNA, DOX or siRNA-DOX. Then the effects of HMGA2 siRNA and DOX co delivery was assessed in A549 viability and target genes (HMGA2, Ecadherin, vimentin and MMP9) by MTT and real time PCR, respectively. In addition capability of apoptosis induction and anti-migratory features of formulated NPs were analyzed by flowcytometry and wound healing assays. SiRNA-DOX-CMDTM ChiNPs approximate size were 207±5 with poly dispersity index (PDI) and zeta potential of 0.4 and 16.3±0.3, respectively. NPs loaded with DOX and siRNA were the most efficient drug formulations in A549 cell cytotoxicity, altering of EMT markers, apoptosis induction and migration inhibition. Generally our results showed that co delivery of HMGA2 siRNA and DOX by novel designed CMDTMChiNPs is a new therapeutic approach with great potential efficiency for lung cancer treatment.
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- M Seifi-Najmi
- Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology research center Tabriz Iran
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- University of Tabriz Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology research center Tabriz Iran
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- Tarbiat Modares University Department of Hematology and Blood banking Tehran Iran
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- University of Tabriz Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology research center Tabriz Iran
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- Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology research center Tabriz Iran
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- High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine Blood Transfusion Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology research center Tabriz Iran
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Mohammadi A, Kaboli M, Ashrafi S, Mofidi‐Neyestanak M, Yousefi M, Rezaei A, Stuart Y. Trophic niche partitioning between two Rock Nuthatches (
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) in a contact zone in Iran. J Zool (1987) 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12329] [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: 12/21/2022]
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- A. Mohammadi
- Faculty of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Sciences University of Tehran Karaj Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Sciences University of Tehran Karaj Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Sciences University of Tehran Karaj Iran
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- Insect Taxonomy Research Department Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection Tehran Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Sciences University of Tehran Karaj Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Sciences University of Tehran Karaj Iran
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- Department of Integrative Biology University of Texas at Austin Texas USA
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Heidari G, Mousavi Khoie SM, Yousefi M, Ghasemifard M. Kinetic model of copper electrodeposition in sulfate solution containing trisodium citrate complexing agent. RUSS J ELECTROCHEM+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1023193516050050] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hajivalili M, Pourgholi F, Majidi J, Aghebati-Maleki L, Movassaghpour AA, Samadi Kafil H, Mirshafiey A, Yousefi M. G2013 modulates TLR4 signaling pathway in IRAK-1 and TARF-6 dependent and miR-146a independent manner. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:1-5. [PMID: 27188726] [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: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Inflammation is inseparable part of different diseases especially cancer and autoimmunity. During inflammation process toll like receptor 4(TLR4) responds to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), one of the bacterial components, and TLR4 signaling leads to interleukine-1 receptor associated kinase-1 (IRAK1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factor6 (TRAF6) activation which ultimately results in nuclear factor- ĸB (NF-ĸB) activation as the main transcription factor of inflammatory cytokines. Conversely, NF-ĸB over activation induces miR-146a in innate immune cells which can consequently reduce TRAF6, IRAK1, and NF-ĸB activation in a negative feedback. G2013 is a novel designed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) which was recently shown to be effective in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model. The aim of this study was to evaluate G2013 effects on inflammatory (IRAK1 and TRAF6) and anti-inflammatory (miR-146a) factors of TLR4 signaling pathway. For this purpose, cytotoxicity of G2013 has been evaluated by MTT assay. Expression level of miR-146a in PBMCs and IRAK1 along with TRAF6 in HEK-293 TLR4 cells have been determined using real time PCR. Our results showed that IC50 of G2013 was 25μg/ml, thus 5 and 25 μg/ml concentrations used for further treatments as low dose and high dose concentrations. Our results showed that IRAK1 expression reduced between 5 to 8 fold after treatment by G2013 in a dose dependent manner (p<0.001). In parallel TRAF6 expression declined between 3 to 10 fold dose dependently (p<0.05). However, miR-146a expression was not affected after treatment with low dose and high dose of G2013. In conclusion our data showed that G2013 can regulate TLR4 signaling pathway during inflammation by reducing downstream signaling molecules, IRAK1 and TRAF6 without altering miR-146a expression.
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- M Hajivalili
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Hematology and Oncology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Hematology and Oncology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Hematology and Oncology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Tabriz Iran
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- Tehran University of Medical Sciences Department of Immunology, School of Public Health Tehran Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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Torabi Goudarzi S, Hajivalili M, Hosseini M, Ghafari Khamene M, Yazdani Y, Sadreddini S, Miahipour A, Younesi V, Yousefi M. Tetanus neurotoxin HCC protein commits T cells to IFN-γ producing cells. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:20-24. [PMID: 27064869] [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: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A protective response against tetanus toxin and toxoid demands efficient specific T cell and B cell responses. Tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT), a 150 kDa polypeptide, is the main cause of tetanus disease. TeNT consists of two structurally distinct chains, a 50 kDa N-terminal light (L) and a 100 kDa C-terminal heavy (H) chain. C-terminal heavy (H) chain (fragment C) has two sub-domains named as proximal HCN and carboxy sub-domain or HCC. Beside neural binding property, HCC has been recently found as an immunodominant module of TeNT. In the present study, we investigated the effects of recombinant HCC (rHCC) on the expression of lineage specific transcription factors and secretion of a panel of functional cytokines including IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-17 from purified human T cells. Our results revealed that T-bet transcript level, as TH1 specific transcription factor, was significantly increased in the cells treated with 10 and 20 µg/ml of rHCC following 48 h treatment(p<0.05). Treated purified human T cells with rHCC showed significant increase in IFN-γ mRNA level and cytokine secretion, but not IL-4 and IL-17, following 48 h treatment. In conclusion, our results showed that treatment of T cells with r HCC resulted in development of Th1 lineage phenotype, which might lead to a specific and protective antibody mediated response against tetanus toxin.
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- S Torabi Goudarzi
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Drug Applied Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Drug Applied Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Golestan University of Medical Sciences Infectious Diseases Research Center and Laboratory Science Research Center Gorgan Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Alborz University of Medical Sciences Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine Karaj Iran
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- Avicenna research institute, ACESR Monoclonal antibody research center Tehran Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Tabriz Iran
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Habibi Z, Yousefi M, Kheyrabadi R, Mohammadi M, Moemeni M, Nazari S. Lipase-Catalysed Addition of Pyrrolidine to Chalcone and Benzylidene Malonate Derivatives. Chem Nat Compd 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-015-1434-1] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Mashayekhi F, Yousefi M, Salehi Z, Saedi HS, Pournourali M. The association of ApE1 -656T>G and 1349T>G polymorphisms with breast cancer susceptibility in northern Iran. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2015; 61:70-74. [PMID: 26314200] [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: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer and one of the main causes of cancer-related death in the world and has become a major public health concern. Many genes have been shown to be involved in the progress of the breast cancer. Human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) is a multifunctional protein that has an important role in the base excision repair (BER) pathway. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between ApE1 -656T>G and 1349T>G polymorphisms and the susceptibility to breast cancer in northern Iran population. Samples were obtained from 150 patients diagnosed with breast cancer and 150 control subjects and genotyped by tetra - primer amplification refractory mutation system PCR (T-ARMS-PCR). We observed a significant difference in genotype distributions of -656T>G polymorphism between patients and controls (P= 0.03). Findings indicated that individuals with the variant TG genotypes had a significant decreased risk of breast cancer (OR= 0.55, 95% CI= 0.33 - 0.91, P= 0.019). However, the significant association between 1349T>G polymorphism and breast cancer risk was not observed (P = 0.89). Larger studies are needed to confirm our results.
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- F Mashayekhi
- University of Guilan Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Rasht Iran mashayekhi@guilan.ac.ir
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- University of Guilan Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Rasht Iran
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- University of Guilan Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Rasht Iran
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- Guilan University of Medical Sciences Department of Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine Rasht Iran
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- University of Guilan Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Rasht Iran
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Pournourali M, Tarang AR, Yousefi M. The association between 1349T>G polymorphism of ApE1 gene and the risk of prostate cancer in northern Iran. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2015; 61:21-24. [PMID: 26255264] [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: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy in men and the fourth most common cause of death based on cancer all over the world. Many genes has been shown to be involved in the progress of the prostate cancer. Human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) is a multifunctional protein that has an important role in the base excision repair (BER) pathway. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of ApE1 1349T>G polymorphism and the susceptibility to prostate cancer in northern Iran population. Samples were collected from 100 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer patients and 100 controls subjects and genotyped by PCR-RFLP (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism). We observed a significant difference in genotype distributions of ApE1 1349T>G polymorphism between patients and controls (P= 0.039). Our findings revealed individuals with the variant TG and GG had a significant increased risk of prostate cancer (GG: OR= 2.50, 95%CI= 1.063-5.874, P= 0.035. TG: OR= 2.40, 95%CI= 1.16-4.95, P= 0.017). Also, more analyses were showed that G allele were associated with increased risk of prostate cancer (OR= 1.493, 95%CI= 1.007-2.21, P= 0.045). The data from this study indicates that the ApE1 1349T>G polymorphism is associated with increased risk of prostate cancer. Although more studies should be considered with larger number of patients and control subjects to confirm our results.
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- M Pournourali
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan Department of Biology Rasht Iran mostafapournourali@yahoo.com
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- Agriculture Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) Department of Genomics and Animal, Branches of north region of Iran Rasht Iran
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan Department of Biology Rasht Iran
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Montazami N, Kheir Andish M, Majidi J, Yousefi M, Yousefi B, Mohamadnejad L, Shanebandi D, Estiar MA, Khaze V, Mansoori B, Baghbani E, Baradaran B. siRNA-mediated silencing of MDR1 reverses the resistance to oxaliplatin in SW480/OxR colon cancer cells. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2015; 61:98-103. [PMID: 26025411] [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: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
One of the most challenging aspects of colon cancer therapy is rapid acquisition of multidrug resistant phenotype. The multidrug resistance gene 1 (MDR1) product, p—glycoprotein (P—gp), pump out a variety of anticancer agents from the cell, giving rise to a general drug resistance against chemotherapeutic agents. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a specific MDR1 small interference RNA (siRNA) on sensitivity of oxaliplatin—resistant SW480 human colon cancer cell line (SW480/OxR) to the chemotherapeutic drug oxaliplatin. SW480 cells were made resistant by continuous incubation with stepwise serially increased concentrations of oxaliplatin over a 6—months period. Resistance cell were subsequently transfected with specific MDR1 siRNA. Relative MDR1 mRNA expression was measured by Quantitative real—time PCR. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the protein levels of P—gp. The cytotoxic effects of oxaliplatin and MDR1 siRNA, alone and in combination were assessed using MTT and the number of apoptotic cells was determined with the TUNEL assay. MDR1 siRNA effectively reduced MDR1 expression in both mRNA and protein levels. MDR1 down—regulation synergistically increased the cytotoxic effects of oxaliplatin and spontaneous apoptosis SW480/OxR. Our data demonstrates that RNA interference could down regulate MDR1 gene expression and reduce the P—gp level, and partially reverse the drug resistance in SW480/OxR cells in vitro. Therefore, the results could suggest that MDR1 silencing may be a potent adjuvant in human colon chemotherapy.
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- N Montazami
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine Department of Immunology Tehran Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Student Research Committee Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Department of Medical Genetics Tehran Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences Department of Immunology Semnan Iran
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- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Immunology Research Center Tabriz Iran behzad_im@yahoo.com
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Mashayekhi F, Behrouzi S, Yousefi M, Salehi Z. The association of PON1 192 Q/R polymorphism and the risk of female infertility. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2015; 61:74-77. [PMID: 26025407] [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: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Both environmental and genetic factors are involved in female infertility. Paraoxonase (PON) is an oxidant enzyme which plays an important role in various diseases and is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and lipid metabolism. The present study was aimed to evaluate the PON1 192 Q/R gene polymorphism in female infertility. Samples were obtained from 150 patients diagnosed with female infertility and 150 controls subjects and genotyped by Polymerase Chain Reaction—Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR—RFLP). The PON genotype frequencies amongst the 70 cases were C/C=40%, C/T=52.8% and T/T=7.2%; the C and T allele frequencies were 66% and 34%, respectively. The PON genotype frequencies amongst the 73 controls were C/C=45.20%, C/T=50.70% and T/T=4.1%; the C and T allele frequencies were 70% and 30%, respectively. We observed a significant difference in the genotype distributions of PON1 192 Q/R polymorphism between patients and controls (P= 0.03). Our findings revealed that individuals with the variant QR had a significant decrease risk of female infertility (OR= 0.55, 95% CI= 0.33 - 0.91, P= 0.019). The data from this study indicates that the PON1 192 Q/R polymorphism may be associated with decreased risk of female infertility. Although more studies should be considered with larger number of patients and control subjects to confirm our results.
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan Department of Biology Rasht Iran mashayekhi@guilan.ac.ir
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan Department of Biology Rasht Iran
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan Department of Biology Rasht Iran
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan Department of Biology Rasht Iran
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Yousefi M, Rippon L, Forbes M, Gopaluni R, Loewen P, Dumont G, Backstrom J. Moving-Horizon Predictive Input Design for Closed-Loop Identification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.08.170] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Fazaeli S, Yousefi M, Banikazemi SH, Ghazizadeh Hashemi SAH, Khorsand A, Badiee S. Importance of customer adjustment regions in the non-clinical property of thought: A home examination in low and high-income areas of Mashhad. J Med Life 2015; 8:107-112. [PMID: 28316675 PMCID: PMC5348963] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Responsiveness was proposed via WHO as a fundamental sign to evaluate the enforcement of wellness practices and evaluates with a standard organization of fields that are classified to 2 principal classes "Respect as characters" and "customer adjustment". The current research included the value of customer adjustment areas in low and high-income communities of Mashhad. In the current descriptive research, an example of 923 families was chosen stochastically of 2 low and high pay areas of Mashhad. WHO survey employed for information gathering. Regular rate reviews and Ordinal Logistic Regression (OLR) applied for information investigation. In overall, respondents chose basic amenities quality as the primary area, and the path to social care networks recognized as the wicked primary area. Families in high-income states obtained higher areas of immediate notations and selection associated with low-income. There is a meaningful correlation among parameters of ages, having a part whom required care and self-imposed health via the ranking of customer adjustment areas. The investigation of the homes' viewpoint concerning the classification of non-clinical perspectives of care quality, particularly while confronted by restricted sources, can assist in managing enterprises towards topics that are more relevant and results in the development of the wellness policy achievement and fecundity.
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- S Fazaeli
- Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology,
School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,
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- Department of Health Economics and Management Sciences, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, ,Health Strategic Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,
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- Health Strategic Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,
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- Health Strategic Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,
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- Department of Complementary and Chines Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Complementary and Chines Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Yazdani A, Normandie M, Yousefi M, Saidi M, Ahmadi G. Transport and deposition of pharmaceutical particles in three commercial spacer–MDI combinations. Comput Biol Med 2014; 54:145-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yousefi M, Safari M, Torbati MB, Amanzadeh A. In vitro anti-proliferative activity of novel hexacoordinated triphenyltin(IV) trifluoroacetate containing a bidentate N-donor ligand. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476614010168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yousefi M, Kamel Attar Kar M, Kamel Attar Kar M. Ni-doped MgFe2O4 nanoferrite as a novel catalyst for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. Main Group Chemistry 2013. [DOI: 10.3233/mgc-130102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- M. Yousefi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry-Nanochemistry, Shahr-e-Rey branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry-Nanochemistry, Shahr-e-Rey branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Yousefi M, Kamel Attar Kar M. Ni-doped CoFe2O4 nanoferrite as a novel catalyst for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. Main Group Chemistry 2013. [DOI: 10.3233/mgc-130090] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- M. Yousefi
- Inorganic Chemistry-Nanochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Inorganic Chemistry-Nanochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Yousefi M, Alimard P. Synthesis of M–Nd doped Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles (M = Co, Ce, Cr, Ni) with tunable magnetic properties. B CHEM SOC ETHIOPIA 2012. [DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v27i1.5] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yousefi M, Barikbin B, Kamalinejad M, Abolhasani E, Ebadi A, Younespour S, Manouchehrian M, Hejazi S. Comparison of therapeutic effect of topical Nigella with Betamethasone and Eucerin in hand eczema. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012. [PMID: 23198836 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nigella sativa has been used in traditional medicine. Although it was investigated in different studies, its effect on hand eczema has not been studied yet. OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of Nigella, Betamethasone and Eucerin on severity of hand eczema and patients' life quality. METHODS In this randomized, controlled, double-blinded clinical trial, we allocated new cases of hand eczema with 18-60 years of age in three therapeutic groups (Nigella, Betamethasone and Eucerin) by using permuted blocks for randomization. Patients applied medications twice a day and followed in a 4-week period. The primary outcome of the study was changes in severity and life quality, which were assessed at the beginning, 14th and 28th days of the study by Hand Eczema Severity index (HECSI) and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) respectively. RESULTS Sixty patients recruited in the study with 20 patients allocated in each study arm. Eighteen, 19 and 15 patients in Eucerin, Nigella and Betamethasone groups, respectively, attended at least one of the therapy sessions. Nigella and Betamethasone showed significantly more rapid improvement in hand eczema compared with Eucerin (P = 0.003 and P = 0.012 respectively); Nigella and Betamethasone ointments caused significant decreases in DLQI scores compared with Eucerin (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.007 respectively). No significant difference was detected in mean DLQI and HECSI of the Nigella and Betamethasone groups over time (P = 0.38 and P = 0.99 respectively). CONCLUSION It seems that Nigella might have the same efficacy as Betamethasone in improvement of life quality and decreasing severity of hand eczema.
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- M Yousefi
- Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, TehranSchool of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Yousefi M, Amiri M, Azimirad R, Moshfegh A. Enhanced photoelectrochemical activity of Ce doped ZnO nanocomposite thin films under visible light. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2011.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Jadidi-Niaraqh F, Asgarian-Omran H, Yousefi M, Hojjat-Farsangi M, Razavi S, Jeddi-Tehrani M, Shokri F. 9209 POSTER Unbalanced Frequency of Regulatory T Cells in Different Subsets of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)72474-1] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Memarian A, Jadidi F, Yousefi M, Jeddi-Tehrani M, Razavi S, Emami A, Mirahmadian M. 9215 POSTER CD200 Expression Level on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia B Cells Correlates With Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Frequency in These Patients. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)72480-7] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Soto-Ramírez N, Alexander M, Karmaus W, Yousefi M, Zhang H, Kurukulaaratchy R, Raza A, Mitchell F, Ewart S, Arshad S. Breastfeeding is associated with increased lung function at 18 years of age: a cohort study. Eur Respir J 2011; 39:985-91. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00037011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Z. Shariatinia
- a Department of Chemistry , Amirkabir University of Technology , Tehran, Iran
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- b Department of Chemistry , Islamic Azad University, Shahre-Rey Branch , Tehran, Iran
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- b Department of Chemistry , Islamic Azad University, Shahre-Rey Branch , Tehran, Iran
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Hadi M, Rouhollahi A, Yousefi M. Direct Electrooxidation of Ascorbic Acid at the Nanocrystaline Graphite-like Pyrolytic Carbon Film Electrode. ELECTROANAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201100066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Saberivand A, Karimi I, Becker LA, Moghaddam A, Azizi-Mahmoodjigh S, Yousefi M, Zavareh S. The effects of Cannabis sativa L. seed (hempseed) in the ovariectomized rat model of menopause. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 32:467-73. [PMID: 21069097 DOI: 10.1358/mf.2010.32.7.1487085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cannabis sativa L. has been used for the treatment of various gynecological diseases in traditional medicine. The potential of this plant to protect against complications of menopause has been raised but rarely studied. Twenty female rats were divided into five groups: sham-operated (sham), ovariectomized (OVX) and three other ovariectomized groups: HST1%, HST2% and HST10% which received 1%, 2% and 10% hempseed, respectively, in their diet for 3 weeks. The effects of hempseed on plasma lipid and lipoprotein profiles, estradiol and calcium levels were evaluated. Rats were tested for behavioral changes using the forced swimming test. The results showed that ovariectomy, independent of the type of diet, caused elevation of plasma calcium, total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels, while hempseed modified this effect. Plasma estradiol levels were significantly lower in the OVX group compared to other groups. The swimming times for the OVX and sham groups were significantly shorter than that of the HSD10% group. All hempseed-treated groups were less anxious and showed significant declines in fecal boli compared to the sham group. The exploratory diving percent decreased in the HST10% group compared with other groups. These results suggest that hempseed may improve post-ovariectomy complications in rats.
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- A Saberivand
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Naseri N, Yousefi M, Moradlou O, Moshfegh AZ. The first study on enhanced photoresponsivity of ZnO–TiO2 nanocomposite thin films by anodic polarization. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:4239-42. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02103b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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