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Yam-Puc JC, Hosseini Z, Horner EC, Gerber PP, Beristain-Covarrubias N, Hughes R, Lulla A, Rust M, Boston R, Ali M, Fischer K, Simmons-Rosello E, O'Reilly M, Robson H, Booth LH, Kahanawita L, Correa-Noguera A, Favara D, Ceron-Gutierrez L, Keller B, Craxton A, Anderson GSF, Sun XM, Elmer A, Saunders C, Bermperi A, Jose S, Kingston N, Mulroney TE, Piñon LPG, Chapman MA, Grigoriadou S, MacFarlane M, Willis AE, Patil KR, Spencer S, Staples E, Warnatz K, Buckland MS, Hollfelder F, Hyvönen M, Döffinger R, Parkinson C, Lear S, Matheson NJ, Thaventhiran JED. Age-associated B cells predict impaired humoral immunity after COVID-19 vaccination in patients receiving immune checkpoint blockade. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3292. [PMID: 37369658 PMCID: PMC10299999 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38810-0] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Age-associated B cells (ABC) accumulate with age and in individuals with different immunological disorders, including cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint blockade and those with inborn errors of immunity. Here, we investigate whether ABCs from different conditions are similar and how they impact the longitudinal level of the COVID-19 vaccine response. Single-cell RNA sequencing indicates that ABCs with distinct aetiologies have common transcriptional profiles and can be categorised according to their expression of immune genes, such as the autoimmune regulator (AIRE). Furthermore, higher baseline ABC frequency correlates with decreased levels of antigen-specific memory B cells and reduced neutralising capacity against SARS-CoV-2. ABCs express high levels of the inhibitory FcγRIIB receptor and are distinctive in their ability to bind immune complexes, which could contribute to diminish vaccine responses either directly, or indirectly via enhanced clearance of immune complexed-antigen. Expansion of ABCs may, therefore, serve as a biomarker identifying individuals at risk of suboptimal responses to vaccination.
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- Juan Carlos Yam-Puc
- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Barts Health, London, UK
- UCL GOSH Institute of Child Health Division of Infection and Immunity, Section of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, London, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- NHS Blood and Transplant, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
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Hosseini Z, Jafari M, Mohseni S, Aghamolaei T, Dadipoor S, Hosseini Teshnizi S, Esmaeli S. Parents' Perception of Fissure Sealant Therapy in 6-12 Year Old Children: Evaluating a theory-driven intervention. Community Dent Health 2023; 40:9-15. [PMID: 36533695 DOI: 10.1922/cdh_00123hosseini07] [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: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dental caries is considered a major global health issue and among the most challenging diseases worldwide. An effective way of preventing dental caries is the fissure sealant (FS) therapy. OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention developed based on the health belief model (HBM) for parents' perception of FS therapy for their children. METHODS Quasi-experiment among 300 parents of 6-12 year-old children, 150 in the intervention group (IG) and 150 in the control (CG), in the south of Iran recruited via both clustering and convenience sampling. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire collecting demographic information, knowledge and data on HBM constructs and FS behaviour. Eight intervention sessions, 40-60 minutes long, were held for over month. The primary outcome was child's receipt of fissure sealants 3 months after the intervention. RESULTS The two groups had similar knowledge and the HBM constructs at baseline. After the intervention, the receipt of FS therapy was 65% and 12% in the IG and CG, respectively (p ⟨ 0.001, Chi Sq.). ANCOVA supported post-test differences between the intervention and control groups when accounting for baseline scores (p⟨0.05). CONCLUSIONS The educational HBM-based intervention improved parents' perceptions and their children's receipt of FS therapy. The intervention affected the HBM constructs. Barriers to healthy oral/dental behaviours may be reduced by interventions at multiple layers (beyond the individual level).
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- Z Hosseini
- Public Health, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Public health, Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Public Health, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Public Health, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Public health, Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Public Health, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Weilandt DR, Salvy P, Masid M, Fengos G, Denhardt-Erikson R, Hosseini Z, Hatzimanikatis V. Symbolic kinetic models in python (SKiMpy): intuitive modeling of large-scale biological kinetic models. Bioinformatics 2022; 39:6887139. [PMID: 36495209 PMCID: PMC9825757 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btac787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Large-scale kinetic models are an invaluable tool to understand the dynamic and adaptive responses of biological systems. The development and application of these models have been limited by the availability of computational tools to build and analyze large-scale models efficiently. The toolbox presented here provides the means to implement, parameterize and analyze large-scale kinetic models intuitively and efficiently. RESULTS We present a Python package (SKiMpy) bridging this gap by implementing an efficient kinetic modeling toolbox for the semiautomatic generation and analysis of large-scale kinetic models for various biological domains such as signaling, gene expression and metabolism. Furthermore, we demonstrate how this toolbox is used to parameterize kinetic models around a steady-state reference efficiently. Finally, we show how SKiMpy can implement multispecies bioreactor simulations to assess biotechnological processes. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION The software is available as a Python 3 package on GitHub: https://github.com/EPFL-LCSB/SKiMpy, along with adequate documentation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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Amanati Manbar H, Hosseini Z, Ghanbari T, Moshksar E, Khodapanah M. Early Thermal Aging Detection in Tin based Perovskite Solar Cell. Heliyon 2022; 8:e11455. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11455] [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] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Masoudkabir F, Ghodsi S, Hosseini Z, Davarpasand T, Haj Hossein Talasaz A, Jalali A, Bagheri J. Steroid use for recovery of advanced atrioventricular block immediately after valvular surgery (survival): a randomized clinical trial. Europace 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab116.320] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Limited inconsistent evidence support use of steroids in recovery of atrioventricular block (AVB) after trans-catheter aortic valve implantation. However, there is no study to examine the efficacy of steroids in recovery of high-grade AVB following valvular surgery.
Purpose
To assess the effect of high-dose dexamethasone on recovery of advanced AVB following valvular heart surgery.
Methods
In this randomized controlled trial, patients with advanced postoperative AVB (either Mobitz type II or third degree) were randomly assigned to receive either dexamethasone (0.4 mg /kg, maximum 30 mg /day in three divided doses) intravenously for three days or conservative care only. Primary endpoint was recovery rate in day five since randomization. Secondary endpoints were recovery rate in day 7 and day 10, cumulative AVB time, PPM implantation rate, length of stay in critical care units, and post-operative major adverse events (MAE) during one month. We defined MAE as composite of all-cause mortality, all-type infections, major bleeding, prolonged sternal dehiscence, new stroke, postoperative MI, complicated uncontrolled hyperglycemia and readmission for decompensated heart failure.
Results
We enrolled 139 subjects (48.9% male) with mean age of 59.9 years who were randomly allocated to intervention group (n= 69) and control group (n= 70). Dexamethasone led to higher recovery rates at day 5 (82.6% vs. 62.9%, P= 0.009) and day 7 (88.4% vs. 61.4%, P< 0.0001) respectively. Random 24-hours ECG Holter monitoring of patients at day 5 revealed the same results and confirmed the superiority of dexamethasone for recovery of AVB (80.5% vs 61.2%, respectively, P = 0.024). Although this benefit ceased at day 10 (83.05 vs 78.6 %, P = 0.547), Generalized Estimating Equation analysis for recovery over 10 days favored intervention (odds ratio: 2.56, 95% CI: 1.27- 5.15, P = 0.008). Median cumulative AVB time was shorter in dexamethasone group compared to control group (41 hours vs 64 hours, P = 0.044). PPM implantation rates were similar between the dexamethasone and control groups (15.9% vs 17.1 %, respectively, P = 0.849). Median length of stay in ICU (10 days vs 12 days, P= 0.03) and MAE (17.4 % vs 25.7%, P = 0.133) tended to be lower with dexamethasone.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that dexamethasone may serve as a safe and effective medication to improve recovery of advanced AVB after valvular surgery. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings, particularly regarding subsequent PPM implantation rate.
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- F Masoudkabir
- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Mokhtari S, Mokhtari S, Sabour S, Hosseini Z. Evaluation of the relationship between dental caries and dermatoglyphics in 3 to 6-Year-Old Iranian children. Niger J Clin Pract 2021; 24:193-198. [PMID: 33605908 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_110_20] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background As enamel and finger buds have an ectodermal origin and grow at the same time, it might be supposed that factors and agents that affect dental caries might give rise to the diversity of dermatoglyphic dermal ridge patterns. Aim The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries and dermatoglyphics in 3 to 6-year-old Iranian children. Methods The present case-control study was performed on 3 to 6-year-old children. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) scale was used to evaluate the oral and dental health status in the participants. Then, the patients were divided into two groups: 1) The case group: patients with a dmft of ≥3 (101 cases); 2) the control group: those with dmft value of zero (86 cases). Afterward, using a fingerprint recording device, the fingerprints were obtained from both hands of the participants. Results There was no significant relationship between the patterns of fingerprints and dental caries. The percentages of whorls, loops, and arches in the case group were higher than those in the control group; however, these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion Dermatoglyphic patterns could not be used as a variable for the detection or prediction of dental caries in Iranian children.
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- S Mokhtari
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Education Development Office, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Shakeri H, Khoshi A, Kaffash Bajestani M, Farahi A, Javadzadeh MS, Hosseini Z, Mohammadi R. ASSOCIATION OF IRS1 GLY971ARG GENE POLYMORPHISM WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE IN IRANIAN NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETIC ADULTS. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2020; 15:317-322. [PMID: 32010350 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2019.317] [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] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Context Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) has an important role in insulin signaling and the common Gly971Arg polymorphism is related to type 2 diabetes (T2D). IRS-1 Gly971Arg polymorphism can modify tyrosine phosphorylation at a specific site of IRS-1 and may have a critical role in the development of insulin resistance (IR). Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between this polymorphism and IR in Iranian patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Design The study was conducted on 114 individuals with newly-diagnosed T2D and 118 healthy matched controls, aged 20-80 years. Fasting blood glucose and insulin were measured by the enzymatic method and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. Insulin-resistance was calculated by homeostasis model assessment estimated-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The gene polymorphism was examined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Results There are significant differences between IRS1 Gly971Arg polymorphism and studied individuals (P<0.0001). The findings showed that the risk of developing T2D in individuals who had R-alleles was 3.74 folds higher than those without R-alleles. However, IRS1 Gly971Arg polymorphism was not associated with high HOMA-IR, high BMI and familial history of diabetes. Conclusions Even though there was not a significant relationship between IRS-1 G971R polymorphism with insulin resistance and high BMI, this polymorphism was correlated to newly-diagnosed diabetic patients. Thus, the evaluation of IRS-1 G971R polymorphism may be helpful for predicting T2D new cases.
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- H Shakeri
- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - Dept. of Endocrinology - Bojnurd, Iran
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- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry - Bojnurd, Iran.,North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - Dept. of Pathobiology and Laboratory Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - Educational Development Center - Bojnurd, Iran
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- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - Student Research Committee - Bojnurd, Iran
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- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Immunology, Sari, Iran
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- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine - Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry - Bojnurd, Iran
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- Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Medical Faculty, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
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Ghasemi-Kahrizsangi T, Marashi SA, Hosseini Z. Genome-Scale Metabolic Network Models of Bacillus Species Suggest that Model Improvement is Necessary for Biotechnological Applications. Iran J Biotechnol 2019; 16:e1684. [PMID: 31457023 PMCID: PMC6697824 DOI: 10.15171/ijb.1684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background A genome-scale metabolic network model (GEM) is a mathematical representation of an organism’s metabolism. Today, GEMs are popular tools for computationally simulating the biotechnological processes and for predicting biochemical properties of (engineered) strains. Objectives In the present study, we have evaluated the predictive power of two GEMs, namely iBsu1103 (for Bacillus subtilis 168) and iMZ1055 (for Bacillus megaterium WSH002). Materials and Methods For comparing the predictive power of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium GEMs, experimental data were obtained from previous wet-lab studies included in PubMed. By using these data, we set the environmental, stoichiometric and thermodynamic constraints on the models, and FBA is performed to predict the biomass production rate, and the values of other fluxes. For simulating experimental conditions in this study, COBRA toolbox was used. Results By using the wealth of data in the literature, we evaluated the accuracy of in silico simulations of these GEMs. Our results suggest that there are some errors in these two models which make them unreliable for predicting the biochemical capabilities of these species. The inconsistencies between experimental and computational data are even greater where B. subtilis and B. megaterium do not have similar phenotypes. Conclusions Our analysis suggests that literature-based improvement of genome-scale metabolic network models of the two Bacillus species is essential if these models are to be successfully applied in biotechnology and metabolic engineering.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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List C, Hosseini Z, Lederballe Meibom K, Hatzimanikatis V, Bernier-Latmani R. Impact of iron reduction on the metabolism of Clostridium acetobutylicum. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:3548-3563. [PMID: 31020759 PMCID: PMC6852232 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Iron is essential for most living organisms. In addition, its biogeochemical cycling influences important processes in the geosphere (e.g., the mobilization or immobilization of trace elements and contaminants). The reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) can be catalysed microbially, particularly by metal‐respiring bacteria utilizing Fe(III) as a terminal electron acceptor. Furthermore, Gram‐positive fermentative iron reducers are known to reduce Fe(III) by using it as a sink for excess reducing equivalents, as a form of enhanced fermentation. Here, we use the Gram‐positive fermentative bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum as a model system due to its ability to reduce heavy metals. We investigated the reduction of soluble and solid iron during fermentation. We found that exogenous (resazurin, resorufin, anthraquinone‐2,6‐disulfonate) as well as endogenous (riboflavin) electron mediators enhance solid iron reduction. In addition, iron reduction buffers the pH, and elicits a shift in the carbon and electron flow to less reduced products relative to fermentation. This study underscores the role fermentative bacteria can play in iron cycling and provides insights into the metabolic profile of coupled fermentation and iron reduction with laboratory experiments and metabolic network modelling.
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- Cornelia List
- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Systems Biotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Systems Biotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hosseini Z, Mokhtari S, Sanati I, Abdolahy S. Evaluation of the effect of honey on the healing of tooth extraction wounds in 4- to 9-year-old children. Niger J Clin Pract 2019; 22:1328-1334. [DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_102_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hosseini Z, Kabir GH. Technology for An Instant Almond Gruel. Food Nutr Bull 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/156482659201400203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper describes methods for processing an instant baby food made from rice and almonds. Commercial production of ready-to-serve baby foods in Iran is limited, and imported baby foods are expensive. Since home preparation is time-consuming and often neglected, a ready-to-serve local product is desirable. The resultant product was acceptable and caused no digestive disturbance when fed to children for three months.
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Ghasemi-Kahrizsangi T, Marashi SA, Hosseini Z. Genome-Scale Metabolic Network Models of Bacillus Species Suggest that Model Improvement is Necessary for Biotechnological Applications. ijbiotech 2018. [DOI: 10.21859/ijb.1684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hosseini Z, Matusinec J, Rudko DA, Liu J, Kwan BYM, Salehi F, Sharma M, Kremenchutzky M, Menon RS, Drangova M. Morphology-Specific Discrimination between MS White Matter Lesions and Benign White Matter Hyperintensities Using Ultra-High-Field MRI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018; 39:1473-1479. [PMID: 29930096 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recently published North American Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis guidelines call for derivation of a specific radiologic definition of MS WM lesions and mimics. The purpose of this study was to use SWI and magnetization-prepared FLAIR images for sensitive differentiation of MS from benign WM lesions using the morphologic characteristics of WM lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventeen patients with relapsing-remitting MS and 18 healthy control subjects were enrolled retrospectively. For each subject, FLAIR and multiecho gradient-echo images were acquired using 7T MR imaging. Optimized postprocessing was used to generate single-slice SWI of cerebral veins. SWI/FLAIR images were registered, and 3 trained readers performed lesion assessment. Morphology, location of lesions, and the time required for assessment were recorded. Analyses were performed on 3 different pools: 1) lesions of >3 mm, 2) nonconfluent lesions of >3 mm, and 3) nonconfluent lesions of >3 mm with no or a single central vein. RESULTS The SWI/FLAIR acquisition and processing protocol enabled effective assessment of central veins and hypointense rims in WM lesions. Assessment of nonconfluent lesions with ≥1 central vein enabled the most specific and sensitive differentiation of patients with MS from controls. A threshold of 67% perivenous WM lesions separated patients with MS from controls with a sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 100%. Lesion assessment took an average of 12 minutes 10 seconds and 4 minutes 33 seconds for patients with MS and control subjects, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Nonconfluent lesions of >3 mm with ≥1 central vein were the most sensitive and specific differentiators between patients with MS and control subjects.
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- Z Hosseini
- From the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program (Z.H., R.S.M., M.D.).,Imaging Research Laboratories (Z.H., J.L., R.S.M., M.D.), Robarts Research Institute
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (D.A.R.), McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute.,Department of Biomedical Engineering (D.A.R.), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Imaging Research Laboratories (Z.H., J.L., R.S.M., M.D.), Robarts Research Institute
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- Medical Imaging (B.Y.M.K., F.S., M.S.)
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- Medical Imaging (B.Y.M.K., F.S., M.S.).,Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.S., M.K.), Western University and London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (M.S., M.K.), Western University and London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program (Z.H., R.S.M., M.D.).,Imaging Research Laboratories (Z.H., J.L., R.S.M., M.D.), Robarts Research Institute.,Medical Biophysics (R.S.M., M.D.), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- From the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program (Z.H., R.S.M., M.D.) .,Imaging Research Laboratories (Z.H., J.L., R.S.M., M.D.), Robarts Research Institute.,Medical Biophysics (R.S.M., M.D.), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Hosseini Z, Marashi SA. Discovering missing reactions of metabolic networks by using gene co-expression data. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41774. [PMID: 28150713 PMCID: PMC5288723 DOI: 10.1038/srep41774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Flux coupling analysis is a computational method which is able to explain co-expression of metabolic genes by analyzing the topological structure of a metabolic network. It has been suggested that if genes in two seemingly fully-coupled reactions are not highly co-expressed, then these two reactions are not fully coupled in reality, and hence, there is a gap or missing reaction in the network. Here, we present GAUGE as a novel approach for gap filling of metabolic networks, which is a two-step algorithm based on a mixed integer linear programming formulation. In GAUGE, the discrepancies between experimental co-expression data and predicted flux coupling relations is minimized by adding a minimum number of reactions to the network. We show that GAUGE is able to predict missing reactions of E. coli metabolism that are not detectable by other popular gap filling approaches. We propose that our algorithm may be used as a complementary strategy for the gap filling problem of metabolic networks. Since GAUGE relies only on gene expression data, it can be potentially useful for exploring missing reactions in the metabolism of non-model organisms, which are often poorly characterized, cannot grow in the laboratory, and lack genetic tools for generating knockouts.
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- Zhaleh Hosseini
- Department of Biotechnology, College of science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Heidari-Bakavoli A, Esmaeili H, Hosseini Z, Moohebati M, Azarpazhooh M, Mazidi M, Safarian M, Nematy M, Ferns G, Behrouz M, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. Prevalence of obesity in Iran and its related socio-economic factors. MNM 2015. [DOI: 10.3233/mnm-150033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- A.R. Heidari-Bakavoli
- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Statistics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Division of Medical Education, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Mayfield House, Falmer, UK
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (WHO Collaborating Center), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
- Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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Hosseini S, Shuker M, Hosseini Z, Joao Tomocene T, Shabib-asl A, Sabet M. The Role of Salinity and Brine Ions in Interfacial Tension Reduction While Using Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.19026/rjaset.9.2617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Two reactions are in the same "correlated reaction set" (or "Co-Set") if their fluxes are linearly correlated. On the other hand, two reactions are "coupled" if nonzero flux through one reaction implies nonzero flux through the other reaction. Flux correlation analysis has been previously used in the analysis of enzyme dysregulation and enzymopathy, while flux coupling analysis has been used to predict co-expression of genes and to model network evolution. The goal of this paper is to emphasize, through a few examples, that these two concepts are inherently different. In other words, except for the case of full coupling, which implies perfect correlation between two fluxes (R(2) = 1), there are no constraints on Pearson correlation coefficients (CC) in case of any other type of (un)coupling relations. In other words, Pearson CC can take any value between 0 and 1 in other cases. Furthermore, by analyzing genome-scale metabolic networks, we confirm that there are some examples in real networks of bacteria, yeast and human, which approve that flux coupling and flux correlation cannot be used interchangeably.
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- Sayed-Amir Marashi
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Roohian H, Abbasi A, Hosseini Z, Jahanmiri A. Comparative Modeling and Analysis of the Mass Transfer Coefficient in a Turbulent Bed Contactor using Artificial Neural Network and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2014.891238] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Abdevali F, Gholivand K, Farshadian S, Hosseini Z. Crystal structure of two new carbacylamidophosphates. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311080779] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Farshadian S, Gholivand K, Molaei F, Hosseini Z. Crystal structure of a carbacylamidophosphate organotin compound. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311084443] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Jafary S, Nahrevanian H, Omidinia E, Farahmand M, Khalili G, Hosseini Z, Naeimi S. PP-051 Immunobiochemical evaluation of killed leishmania vaccine (KLV) ainhibind BCG adjuvant in tion of visceralization of Leishmania major in Balb/c mice. Int J Infect Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1201-9712(11)60204-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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