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Mba IE, Nweze EI. Antimicrobial Peptides Therapy: An Emerging Alternative for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria. THE YALE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2022; 95:445-463. [PMID: 36568838 PMCID: PMC9765339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Microbial resistance to antibiotics is an ancient and dynamic issue that has brought a situation reminiscent of the pre-antibiotic era to the limelight. Currently, antibiotic resistance and the associated infections are widespread and pose significant global health and economic burden. Thus, the misuse of antibiotics, which has increased resistance, has necessitated the search for alternative therapeutic agents for combating resistant pathogens. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) hold promise as a viable therapeutic approach against drug-resistant pathogens. AMPs are oligopeptides with low molecular weight. They have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities against pathogenic microorganisms. AMPs are nonspecific and target components of microbes that facilitate immune response by acting as the first-line defense mechanisms against invading pathogenic microbes. The diversity and potency of AMPs make them good candidates for alternative use. They could be used alone or in combination with several other biomaterials for improved therapeutic activity. They can also be employed in vaccine production targeting drug-resistant pathogens. This review covers the opportunities and advances in AMP discovery and development targeting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria. Briefly, it presents an overview of the global burden of the antimicrobial resistance crisis, portraying the global magnitude, challenges, and consequences. After that, it critically and comprehensively evaluates the potential roles of AMPs in addressing the AMR crisis, highlighting the major potentials and prospects.
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- To whom all correspondence should be addressed:
Prof. Emeka Nweze, MSc, PhD, MPH, Department of Microbiology, University of
Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; ; ORCID:
https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-4432-0885
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Rabiee N, Ghadiri AM, Alinezhad V, Sedaghat A, Ahmadi S, Fatahi Y, Makvandi P, Saeb MR, Bagherzadeh M, Asadnia M, Varma RS, Lima EC. Synthesis of green benzamide-decorated UiO-66-NH 2 for biomedical applications. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 299:134359. [PMID: 35318020 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) biocompatible systems can host enzymes/bacteria/viruses. Herein we synthesized a series of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)-decorated UiO-66-NH2 based on Citrus tangerine leaf extract for drug delivery and biosensor applications. Five chemically manipulated FAAH-like benzamides were localized on the UiO-66-NH2 surface with physical interactions. Comprehensive cellular and molecular analyses were conducted on HEK-293, HeLa, HepG2, PC12, MCF-7, and HT-29 cell lines (cytotoxicity assessment after 24 and 48 h). MTT results proved above 95 and 50% relative cell viability in the absence and presence of the drug, respectively. A complete targeted drug-releasing capability of nanocarriers was demonstrated after capping with leaf extract from Citrus tangerine, with a stimuli-responsive effect in acidic media. Targeted delivery was complete to the nucleus and cytoplasm of HT-29 cell, but merely to the cytoplasm of HeLa cell lines. Nanocarrier could be targeted for drug delivery to the cytoplasm of the HeLa cell line and to both the nucleus and cytoplasm of HT-29 cell lines. MOF-based nanocarriers proved authentic in vivo towards kidney and liver tissues with targeted cancerous cells efficiently. Besides, FAAH-like molecules revealed optical biosensor potential with high selectivity (even ˂5 nM LOD) towards ssDNA, sgRNA, and Anti-cas9 proteins.
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- Navid Rabiee
- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Iran; School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14155-6451, Iran; Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 14155-6451, Iran
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Materials Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- Regional Center of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Goncalves 9500, Postal Box, 15003, ZIP, 91501-970, Brazil.
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Ramezani Farani M, Aminzadeh Jahromi N, Ali V, Ebrahimpour A, Salehian E, Shafiee Ardestani M, Seyedhamzeh M, Ahmadi S, Sharifi E, Ashrafizadeh M, Rabiee N, Makvandi P. Detection of Dopamine Receptors Using Nanoscale Dendrimer for Potential Application in Targeted Delivery and Whole-Body Imaging: Synthesis and In Vivo Organ Distribution. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1744-1755. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Marzieh Ramezani Farani
- Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic Azad University, 19585-466 Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radio-pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19839-63113 Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 19839-63113 Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council (IPCB-CNR), Naples, 80078, Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanlı, Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran, Iran
- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Materials Interfaces, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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Khodadadi Yazdi M, Zarrintaj P, Khodadadi A, Arefi A, Seidi F, Shokrani H, Saeb MR, Mozafari M. Polysaccharide-based electroconductive hydrogels: Structure, properties and biomedical applications. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 278:118998. [PMID: 34973800 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Architecting an appropriate platform for biomedical applications requires setting a balance between simplicity and complexity. Polysaccharides (PSAs) play essential roles in our life in food resources, structural materials, and energy storage capacitors. Moreover, the diversity and abundance of PSAs have made them an indispensable part of food ingredients and cosmetics. PSA-based hydrogels have been extensively reviewed in biomedical applications. These hydrogels can be designed in different forms to show optimum performance. For instance, electroactive PSA-based hydrogels respond under an electric stimulus. Such performance can be served in stimulus drug release and determining cell fate. This review classifies and discusses the structure, properties, and applications of the most important polysaccharide-based electroactive hydrogels (agarose, alginate, chitosan, cellulose, and dextran) in medicine, focusing on their usage in tissue engineering, flexible electronics, and drug delivery applications.
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- Mohsen Khodadadi Yazdi
- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials and Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Song SJ, Choi JS. Enzyme-Responsive Amphiphilic Peptide Nanoparticles for Biocompatible and Efficient Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14010143. [PMID: 35057039 PMCID: PMC8779831 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14010143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Self-assembled peptide nanostructures recently have gained much attention as drug delivery systems. As biomolecules, peptides have enhanced biocompatibility and biodegradability compared to polymer-based carriers. We introduce a peptide nanoparticle system containing arginine, histidine, and an enzyme-responsive core of repeating GLFG oligopeptides. GLFG oligopeptides exhibit specific sensitivity towards the enzyme cathepsin B that helps effective controlled release of cargo molecules in the cytoplasm. Arginine can induce cell penetration, and histidine facilitates lysosomal escape by its buffering capacity. Herein, we propose an enzyme-responsive amphiphilic peptide delivery system (Arg-His-(Gly-Phe-Lue-Gly)3, RH-(GFLG)3). The self-assembled RH-(GFLG)3 globular nanoparticle structure exhibited a positive charge and formulation stability for 35 days. Nile Red-tagged RH-(GFLG)3 nanoparticles showed good cellular uptake compared to the non-enzyme-responsive control groups with d-form peptides (LD (LRH-D(GFLG)3), DL (DRH-L(GFLG)3), and DD (DRH-D(GFLG)3). The RH-(GFLG)3 nanoparticles showed negligible cytotoxicity in HeLa cells and human RBCs. To determine the drug delivery efficacy, we introduced the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) in the RH-(GFLG)3 nanoparticle system. LL-Dox exhibited formulation stability, maintaining the physical properties of the nanostructure, as well as a robust anticancer effect in HeLa cells compared to DD-Dox. These results indicate that the enzyme-sensitive RH-(GFLG)3 peptide nanoparticles are promising candidates as drug delivery carriers for biomedical applications.
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- Su Jeong Song
- Korean Medicine Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea;
- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-(42)-821-5489
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Zarghami Dehaghani M, Yousefi F, Seidi F, Sajadi SM, Rabiee N, Habibzadeh S, Esmaeili A, Hamed Mashhadzadeh A, Spitas C, Mostafavi E, Saeb MR. Dynamics of Antimicrobial Peptide Encapsulation in Carbon Nanotubes: The Role of Hydroxylation. Int J Nanomedicine 2022; 17:125-136. [PMID: 35058692 PMCID: PMC8765279 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s335380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Maryam Zarghami Dehaghani
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and Joint International Research Lab of Lignocellulosic Functional Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45195-313, Iran
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources and Joint International Research Lab of Lignocellulosic Functional Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nutrition, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq
- Department of Phytochemistry, SRC, Soran University, Soran, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, 1591639675, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, College of the North Atlantic — Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
- Correspondence: Amin Hamed Mashhadzadeh Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan Email ;
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Ebrahim Mostafavi Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Biomedical Innovation Building, 240 Pasteur Drive, Palo Alto, Stanford, CA94304, USA Email ;
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
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Zarghami Dehaghani M, Yousefi F, Sajadi SM, Tajammal Munir M, Abida O, Habibzadeh S, Mashhadzadeh AH, Rabiee N, Mostafavi E, Saeb MR. Theoretical Encapsulation of Fluorouracil (5-FU) Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy Drug into Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) and Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNT). Molecules 2021; 26:4920. [PMID: 34443508 PMCID: PMC8398462 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chemotherapy with anti-cancer drugs is considered the most common approach for killing cancer cells in the human body. However, some barriers such as toxicity and side effects would limit its usage. In this regard, nano-based drug delivery systems have emerged as cost-effective and efficient for sustained and targeted drug delivery. Nanotubes such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) are promising nanocarriers that provide the cargo with a large inner volume for encapsulation. However, understanding the insertion process of the anti-cancer drugs into the nanotubes and demonstrating drug-nanotube interactions starts with theoretical analysis. METHODS First, interactions parameters of the atoms of 5-FU were quantified from the DREIDING force field. Second, the storage capacity of BNNT (8,8) was simulated to count the number of drugs 5-FU encapsulated inside the cavity of the nanotubes. In terms of the encapsulation process of the one drug 5-FU into nanotubes, it was clarified that the drug 5-FU was more rapidly adsorbed into the cavity of the BNNT compared with the CNT due to the higher van der Waals (vdW) interaction energy between the drug and the BNNT. RESULTS The obtained values of free energy confirmed that the encapsulation process of the drug inside the CNT and BNNT occurred spontaneously with the free energies of -14 and -25 kcal·mol-1, respectively. DISCUSSION However, the lower value of the free energy in the system containing the BNNT unraveled more stability of the encapsulated drug inside the cavity of the BNNT comparing the system having CNT. The encapsulation of Fluorouracil (5-FU) anti-cancer chemotherapy drug (commercial name: Adrucil®) into CNT (8,8) and BNNT (8,8) with the length of 20 Å in an aqueous solution was discussed herein applying molecular dynamics (MD) simulation.
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- Maryam Zarghami Dehaghani
- Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 11155-4563, Iran;
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- Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45195-313, Iran;
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- Department of Nutrition, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Erbil P.O. Box 625, Iraq;
- Department of Phytochemistry, SRC, Soran University, Soran P.O. Box 624, Iraq
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, Kuwait; (M.T.M.); (O.A.)
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, Kuwait; (M.T.M.); (O.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran 1591639675, Iran
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran P.O. Box 11155-9161, Iran;
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland;
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