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Askaripour M, Najafipour H, Jafarinejad-Farsangi S, Rajabi S, Saberi S, Jafari E. The effect of daidzein on renal injury in ovariectomized rats: interaction of angiotensin receptors and long non-coding RNAs H19, GAS5, MIAT, and Rian. Iran J Vet Res 2023; 24:14-21. [PMID: 37378389 PMCID: PMC10291528 DOI: 10.22099/ijvr.2023.43460.6357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Background Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is prominently associated with renal pathophysiology in postmenopausal women. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) H19, GAS5, MIAT, and Rian have been linked to the pathogenesis of renal injury. Aims This study aimed to evaluate the beneficial effects of daidzein on unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) induced-renal injury in ovariectomized (OVX) rats through interaction with angiotensin AT1, Mas receptors, and lncRNAs. Methods 84 female rats were ovariectomized (OVX) two weeks before performing obstruction of the left kidney ureter (UUO). The animals were then randomly divided into four main groups (n=21): Sham+DMSO, UUO+DMSO, UUO+17β-Estradiol (E2) (positive control), and UUO+daidzein. Each main group comprised three subgroups (n=7) and were treated with saline, A779 (MasR antagonist), or losartan (AT1R antagonist) for 15 days. On day 16, the animals were euthanized, and the left kidneys were harvested for histopathology and lncRNAs expression assays. Results UUO significantly increased kidney tissue damage score (KTDS) in the UUO rats, increased the expression of H19 and MIAT, and decreased the expression of GAS5 and Rian. Daidzein alone and in co-treatment with losartan or A779 reversed these effects. Daidzein with 1 mg/kg dose was more effective than E2. Conclusion Daidzein alone and in co-treatment with A779 and losartan improved renal injury in UUO rats and recovered dysregulated expression of UUO-related lncRNAs through modulating MasR and AT1R receptors, associating with modulation of the expression of lncRNAs. Daidzein could be considered a renoprotective phytoestrogen substitute for E2 therapy in postmenopausal women suffering from renal diseases.
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- M Askaripour
- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
- These authors contributed equally to this work and were considered as the first authors
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Afzalipour Medical Faculty, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour Medical Faculty, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- These authors contributed equally to this work and were considered as the first authors
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Afzalipour Medical Faculty, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Physiology Research Centre, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Afzalipour Medical Faculty, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Department of Pathology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Rajabi S, Aghamohammadi V, Moradpour G, Amini M, Hosseini SV, Sobhani Z, Medhati P, Hosseini E, Hosseini B, Haghighat N, Vafa L, Moeinvaziri N. Vitamin D Status in Patients with Morbid Obesity Following Bariatric Surgery in Shiraz, Iran: A Retrospective Observational Study. Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care 2021. [DOI: 10.1089/bari.2020.0121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Shirin Rajabi
- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Colorectal Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Laparascopy Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Moradpour G, Amini M, Moeinvaziri N, Hosseini SV, Rajabi S, Clark CCT, Hosseini B, Vafa L, Haghighat N. Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19: What We Have Learned from the Pandemic in Iran: a Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. Obes Surg 2021; 32:18-25. [PMID: 34716898 PMCID: PMC8556836 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05761-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Little is known about the symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients with morbid obesity following bariatric surgery (BS) in Iran. Thus, we sought to investigate the symptoms and effect of COVID-19 in patients with morbid obesity following, or candidates for, BS in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective observational cohort study, we enrolled 236 morbid obese patients following (surgical group) or candidates (nonsurgical group) for bariatric surgery. Demographics, probable COVID-19 incidence, acute and persistent COVID-19 symptoms, and clinical outcome parameters of bariatric patients and candidates for BS were compared. The incidence of probable COVID-19 was assessed including the clinical definition of probable case, according to World Health Organization criteria. RESULTS The incidence of probable COVID-19 among surgical and nonsurgical groups was significantly different (20.6% vs 26.08%, respectively, p = 0.046). The probable case of surgical patients had a shorter length of symptoms and hospitalization duration, and a lower proportion of admission in ICUs and hospitals with respect to nonsurgical patients (p < 0.001). Surgical patients had a greater prevalence of persistent symptoms including anorexia, food intolerance, and anosmia-hyposmia than nonsurgical patients. Moreover, surgical patients with probable COVID-19 had a significantly higher proportion of diabetic patients than surgical patients without probable COVID-19 (20% vs 9.3%). CONCLUSION These findings highlight the need to evaluate the persistent symptoms of COVID-19 and the importance of nutritional support for at least several weeks after COVID-19 symptom onset. Moreover, it seems that COVID-19 incidence in post-bariatric surgery patients could reduce the effectiveness of bariatric surgery in the resolution of diabetes.
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- Gholamreza Moradpour
- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- laparoscopy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Mostafaee A, Rafiei S, Fazeli Z, Sayad A, Rahimi M, Rajabi S, Khamseh F, Shamshirgaran F, Rajabibazl M. The association analysis between rs1544410 and rs10735810 polymorphisms located at VDR gene and susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis in Iranian population. Gene Reports 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2019.100538] [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]
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Haghighat N, Rajabi S, Mohammadshahi M. Effect of synbiotic and probiotic supplementation on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level, depression and anxiety symptoms in hemodialysis patients: a randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial. Nutr Neurosci 2019; 24:490-499. [PMID: 31379269 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2019.1646975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [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: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on the depression and anxiety symptoms and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) level. METHODS Seventy-five HD patients were randomly assigned to receive the synbiotic (15 g of prebiotics, 5 g of probiotic containing Lactobacillus acidophilus T16, Bifidobacterium bifidum BIA-6, Bifidobacterium lactis BIA-7, and Bifidobacterium longum BIA-8 (2.7 × 107 CFU/g each)) or probiotics (5 g probiotics as in synbiotic group with 15 g of maltodextrin as placebo) or placebo (20 g of maltodextrin) for 12 weeks. Serum BDNF was measured by ELISA kit. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess symptoms of depression (HADS-DEP) and anxiety (HADS-ANX). RESULTS From baseline to 12 weeks, synbiotic supplementation resulted in a significant decrease in HADS-DEP score in a subgroup of patients with depressive symptom (HADS-DEP ≥ 8) compared to the placebo and probiotic supplementation (p = .001, p = .002, respectively) and in all patients compared to the placebo (p = .004). There was no significant difference among the groups in terms of HADS-ANX scores. However, the HADS-ANX scores decreased significantly in the synbiotic group compared to the baseline in all patients (p = .047) and also patients with depressive symptom (p = .03). In addition, in a subgroup of HD patients with depressive symptom, the serum BDNF increased significantly in the synbiotic group when compared to the placebo (p < .001) and probiotic group (p = .011). CONCLUSION Overall, 12 weeks of synbiotic supplementation resulted in greater improvement in depression symptoms and serum BDNF level compared to the probiotic supplementation in HD patients especially in the subgroup of patients with depression symptoms.
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- Neda Haghighat
- Laparoscopy Research Center, School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Department of Nutrition, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Rajabi S, Mazloom Z, Zamani A, Tabatabaee HR. Effect of Low Glycemic Index Diet Versus Metformin on Metabolic Syndrome. Int J Endocrinol Metab 2015; 13:e23091. [PMID: 26587028 PMCID: PMC4648126 DOI: 10.5812/ijem.23091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) continues to be highly prevalent and contributes to a rapidly growing problem worldwide. The most important therapeutic intervention for metabolic syndrome is diet modification, an intervention whose efficacy has been proven for metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of low glycemic index diet versus metformin on MetS components in adults with MetS. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-one adults with MetS participated in this randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients were randomly allocated to two groups of metformin and low glycemic index diet. The intervention period was eight weeks. The studied participants were compared at baseline and the end of the trial, regarding the following factors: weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c and lipid profiles (Triglyceride (TG), Total Cholesterol (TC), Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol). RESULTS The anthropometric measurements, Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Hemoglobin A1c, serum lipid profiles (TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C) and lipoprotein ratio (LDL/HDL) showed a significant decrease after the intervention in both groups (P < 0.05). Comparison of the difference between the two groups was not significant, except for the mean reduction in FBS, which was more in the metformin group although this was not clinically significant. CONCLUSIONS This study supports the assumption that low glycemic index diet as well as metformin can positively affect metabolic syndrome components.
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- Shirin Rajabi
- Student Research Committee, Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Zohreh Mazloom, Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran. Tel: +98-7137251001, Fax. +98-7137260225, E-mail:
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- Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Health , Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
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Ayoobi F, Roohbakhsh A, Allahtavakoli M, Vazirinejad R, Rajabi S, Shamsizadeh A. Achillea millefolium Aqueous Extract does not Impair Recognition Memory in Mice. TROP J PHARM RES 2013. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i2.12] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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