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Ansariniya H, Hadinedoushan H, Zare F, Idali F, Shabani M, Mosaffa N. Study the effect of recombinant leukemia inhibitory factor on maintenance of pregnancy and frequency of regulatory T cells in abortion-prone mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 124:110908. [PMID: 37713786 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) can have a significant impact on a woman's quality of life. Understanding the mechanisms behind abortion is crucial for developing potential treatments. Among various models of abortion, the CBA/J(♀) × DBA/2J(♂) model stands out as the most extensively studied. This model reveals the influence of an altered immune system on resorption during pregnancy. The leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) holds considerable importance as a secretory glycoprotein essential for successful implantation. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been found to produce high levels of LIF in both mice and humans. LIF plays a vital role in the development of Tregs by upregulating the expression of the Foxp3 transcription factor while downregulating the expression of RORγt. To investigate the impact of recombinant LIF (rLIF) on pregnancy maintenance and Treg cell frequency in abortion-prone (AP) mice, a specific recombinant protein was used in this study. The AP group consisted of CBA/J(♀) × DBA/2J(♂) mice, while the control group comprised CBA/J(♀) × BALB/c(♂) mice. Intraperitoneal injections of rLIF were administered to the AP group on the third day of pregnancy, and its effects on Treg cell frequency and pregnancy maintenance were examined during this period. Following rLIF injections on the fourteenth day of pregnancy, the expression of Foxp3 significantly increased in AP mice (p = 0.02,0.008). Additionally, AP mice injected with rLIF demonstrated a significant reduction in resorption rate (p = 0.01) and a notable increase in birth rate (p = 0.01,0.0005). These findings provide new insights into the potential benefits of LIF in treating RSA patients.
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- Hossein Ansariniya
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Evin, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Yavari A, Zare F, Hadinedoushan H, Tahoori MT. The effect of the anti-leukemia inhibitory factor on the immune system in the Balb/c mice bearing breast cancer induced with 4T1 cells. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:211. [PMID: 37393300 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01196-2] [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: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is considered as one of the effective factors in the growth of breast cancer, and anti-leukemia inhibitory factor antibody is considered as one of the treatment options for this type of cancer. METHODS Mice models of breast cancer were made with 4T1 cell line and were randomly divided into four groups. The first group included the mice that received anti-LIF (Anti LIF group). The mice in the second group received anti-LIF and doxorubicin (Anti LIF & DOX). The mice in the third group received only doxorubicin (DOX). Finally, the mice in the fourth group did not receive any intervention. 22 days after tumor induction, some of the mice were killed, and their tumor tissues, lymph nodes, and spleens were separated for evaluating P53, Caspase-3, TIM-3, LAG-3, CTLA-4, and PD-1 genes expression. The percentage of regulatory T cells and level of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) were evaluated. The rest of the mice were kept to check the tumor size and their survival rate. RESULTS The proposed intervention did not have any significant effect on the tumor growth and the survival rate. However, the expression of P53 gene and Caspase-3 in the tumor tissue of the Anti LIF group had a significant enhancement. In tumor tissues and lymph nodes, the expression of T-bet, PD-1, TIM-3, and LAG-3 genes in the Anti LIF group showed a significant increase. There was no significant difference between groups in the percentage of regulatory T cells and level of IFN-γ and TGF-β. CONCLUSIONS The proposed interventions were able to have a direct effect on tumors, but no significant effect was observed on the immune system.
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- Abolfazl Yavari
- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Daneshjou Boulevard., Yazd, Iran
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, International Campus, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Daneshjou Boulevard., Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Daneshjou Boulevard., Yazd, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Suarez-Trujillo F, Amirzargar A, Hadinedoushan H, Juarez I, Nikbin B, Gil-Martin R, Vaquero-Yuste C, Arnaiz-Villena A. HLA study in Iranian desert Yazd province inhabitants. Hum Immunol 2023:S0198-8859(23)00063-0. [PMID: 37061394 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2023.04.001] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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Yazd City (1,200,000 inhabitants) is placed in the middle of its Iran desert province and it was constructed on a oasis in ancient times.However,it was a central point on the Silk Road and merchants from both Asia and Mediterranean/European areas crossed through Yazd City.We have studied HLA-A,-B,-DRB1 and DQB1 alleles in Yazd population.Analysys of nine most frequent extended class I and class II haplotypes shows that four of them are specific of this population.The other six haplotypes are also found in Asian and Mediterranean populations in significant frequency. This supports that the nowadays relatively isolated in desert Yazd area also contains people that may bear HLA genes probably originated because of long lasting merchants route between Europe and Asia through the European/Asian Silk Road in addition to other HLA genes close to other Iranian populations, including Kurds.
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- Fabio Suarez-Trujillo
- Department of Immunology, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Immunology Research Center, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Immunology Research Center, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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Zare F, Seifati S, Ansariniya H, Rahmani F, Saboor-Yaraghi A, Fesahat F, Hadinedoushan H. Serum anti-leukemia inhibitory factor antibody and recurrent pregnancy loss in Iranian women. Asian Pac J Reprod 2023. [DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.365232] [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: 01/08/2023] Open
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Vaziri Nezamdoust F, Hadinedoushan H, Ghasemi N. Association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 polymorphisms with recurrent pregnancy loss: A case-control study. Int J Reprod Biomed 2023; 21:33-43. [PMID: 36875506 PMCID: PMC9982320 DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v21i1.12664] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Background A large proportion of cases of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) are associated with immunological factors. Objective This study investigated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein (CTLA)-4 gene in women with a history of RPL compared to healthy women. Materials and Methods A case-control study was performed on 2 groups consisting of 120 healthy women with no history of abortion and at least one delivery (control) and 120 women with a history of 2 or more primary RPLs (case). In addition, 5 mL of peripheral blood sample was taken from all subjects. The frequencies of CTLA-4 rs3087243 and rs231775 polymorphisms were assayed by restriction fragment length polymorphism polymerase chain reaction and rs5742909 using the high-resolution melting real-time polymerase chain reaction method. Results The mean age of the women in the control and RPL groups were 30.03 ± 4.23 (range 21-37), and 28.64 ± 3.61 yr (range 20-35), respectively. Pregnancy loss numbers ranged between 2-6 in women with a history of RPL, and between 1 and 4 in the successful pregnancy group. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between the genotypes of GG and AG in the 2 groups in rs3087243 polymorphism (OR 1.00 for GG genotype and OR 2.87 for AG genotype, p = 0.0043). No significant difference was observed in the genotype frequencies of rs231775 and rs5742909 polymorphisms, of the 2 groups (p = 0.37, and p = 0.095), respectively. Conclusion Our findings indicated that CTLA-4 polymorphism, rs3087243, might be associated with a risk of RPL in Iranian women.
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Abortion Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Ansariniya H, Zare F, Mosaffa N, Idali F, Shabani M, Hadinedoushan H. Immunologic deviations in recurrent spontaneous abortion mouse model. Am J Reprod Immunol 2022; 88:e13631. [PMID: 36193554 DOI: 10.1111/aji.13631] [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: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recurrent spontaneous abortion or recurrent pregnancy loss is an abnormality that has a great impact on women's quality of life. Recurrent spontaneous abortion is defined as at least three unexplained abortions (without prior live birth) occurring before the twentieth week of pregnancy. AIM The present review attempts to discuss immunologic deviations in a mouse models of recurrent spontaneous abortion. CONTENT The mating of DBA/2J males with CBA/J female mice has provided specialists with a homologous model of recurrent spontaneous abortion. Much of the research using the CBA/J x DBA/2J mouse model has shown immune system alteration results in rejection. The link between recurrent spontaneous abortion and the immune system suggests new approaches to prevent recurrent spontaneous abortion from an immunological perspective. Rejection in this model is linked with the changed immune system during pregnancy, including change in Th1/Th2 ratio and defects in T and NK cells function, etc. IMPLICATIONS: : The use of animal models prone to recurrent spontaneous abortion can help a lot to solve the remained mysteries. This study reviews the existing knowledge of immune system roles in the recurrent spontaneous abortion mouse models. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Hossein Ansariniya
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Evin, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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OBJECTIVE To determine association between IL-32 gene polymorphism, and serum levels of IL-32 and susceptibility to preeclampsia (PE). METHODS The frequency of IL-32 rs9927163 and rs4786370 polymorphisms was determined by PCR-RFLP. Also ELISA was used to determine the levels of serum IL-32. RESULTS Regarding rs4786370 C/T SNPs, the frequencies of CT, TT genotypes, and T allele were shown to be higher in the PE patients. IL-32 serum level significantly increased in the PE patients. CONCLUSION Variety of allele and genotype IL32 rs4786370 as well as a rise in serum level of IL-32 can be regarded as a risk factor for PE.
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- Fatemeh Mazlum
- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Department of Immunology, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Dehghan-Manshadi M, Nikpoor AR, Hadinedoushan H, Zare F, Sankian M, Fesahat F, Tahoori MT, Jaafari MR, Rafatpanah H. Preventive cancer vaccination with P5 HER-2/neo-derived peptide‐pulsed peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a mouse model of breast cancer. Biochem Cell Biol 2021; 99:435-446. [DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2020-0559] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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This study compared the prophylactic effects from vaccines based on dendritic cells (DCs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by pulsing the cells in-vitro with p5 peptide. The different test groups of mice were injected with free peptide or with peptide pulsed with DCs or PBMCs. Two weeks after the last booster dose, immunological tests were performed on splenocyte suspensions from three mice in each group and the remaining mice (5/each group) were evaluated for tumor growth and survival time. The levels of IFN-γ, granzyme B, and IL-10 were detected in T cells. Additionally, IFN-γ and perforin as well as mRNA levels of some genes associated with immune responses were assessed after challenging the splenocytes with TUBO cells. A significant increase was observed in frequency of CD4+ IFN-γ+, CD8+ IFN-γ+, and CD8+ granzyme B+ T cells, and the perforin of supernatants from mice in the DC and PBMC treatment groups. Significant expression levels of Fas ligand (FasL) and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) were observed in the DC and PBMC groups. These responses led to smaller tumors and longer survival time in our mouse model of breast cancer. The efficacy of the PBMC-based vaccine in improving the protective immune response makes it a simpler and less expensive candidate vaccine compared with DC-based vaccines.
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- Mahdi Dehghan-Manshadi
- Department of Immunology and Allergy, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Inflammation and Inflammatory Diseases Division, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Hosseinzadeh M, Razmpoosh E, Elham shareghfarid, Hosseinzadeh E, Hadinedoushan H, Salami MA, Khosravi M, Amini M, Mozaffari-Khosravi H. The effect of a single mega dose injection of vitamin D on serum adiponectin concentration at first gestational diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Clinical Nutrition Experimental 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yclnex.2020.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zare F, Amiri MM, Hadinedoushan H, Dehghan-Manshadi M, Mansouri F, Fesahat F, Saboor-Yaraghi AA. Contraceptive and molecular function of a novel recombinant vaccine based human leukemia inhibitory factor on Balb/c mice: An experimental in vivo study. J Reprod Immunol 2020; 142:103195. [PMID: 32927320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The functional competence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), as immunocontraceptive vaccine in mice, was investigated. Balb/c mice were divided into two groups of vaccinated and controls. The recombinant human LIF (rhLIF) protein and phosphate buffer saline was emulsified with Freund's adjuvant and injected into vaccinated and control groups, respectively. Theinhibition of implantation was evaluated in mice uterine. The concentration of secreted interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin (IL)-4 were measured in cultured splenocyte of mice stimulated by rhLIF. The expressions of immune responsive gene 1 (IRG-1), cochlin (COCH), amphiregulin(Ar), and heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) genes were determined. Mice were assessed for inhibition of fertility after delivery, reversibility of immune response against rhLIF, and survival rate. Active immunization of mice with rhLIF resulted in reduction of the implantation and fertility rate up to 80.49% and 75%, respectively. All mice produced a high titer of anti-rhLIF antibodies in serums and vaginal fluids washes after 16 weeks; however, these antibodies were cleared from vaginal fluid washes after six months. A significant down-regulation in mRNA levels of IRG-1, Ar and HB-EGF was observed in vaccinated group compared to controls; however, no significant change in the expression profile of cochlin gene was detected. The results showed that rhLIF prevented pregnancy in a high percentage of female mice. Although the immunization of female Balb/c mice with rhLIF inhibited fertility and expression of genes associated with this molecule, further studies are needed to support this protein as a suitable candidate for contraceptive vaccine in mammals.
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- Fateme Zare
- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Zare F, Saboor-Yaraghi AA, Hadinedoushan H, Dehghan-Manshadi M, Mirzaei F, Mansouri F, Amiri MM. Production and characterization of recombinant human leukemia inhibitory factor and evaluation of anti-fertility effects of rabbit anti-rhLIF in Balb/c mice. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 174:105684. [PMID: 32512045 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2020.105684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Human leukemia inhibitory factor (hLIF) is a cytokine of interleukin-6 family. This study aimed to evaluate the recombinant production rate of active hLIF by different vector-host systems under various conditions. Moreover, a rabbit polyclonal antibody (pAb) against recombinant hLIF (rhLIF) was produced and its anti-fertility effects were explored in Balb/c mice. Four different constructs including pET22b/hLIF, pET28b/hLIF, pET32b/hLIF and pColdI/hLIF were designed and transformed into BL21-(DE3), Rosetta-(DE3), Origami-(DE3) and Shuffle T7-(DE3) host cells. The expression level and proliferative effect of rhLIF were measured by SDS-PAGE and MTT assays, respectively. Rabbit pAb to rhLIF was produced and characterized using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blot techniques. The Balb/c mice were divided into two intervention and control groups. Then, they were intraperitoneally injected by purified rabbit anti-rhLIF and non-immunized rabbit pAb, respectively. After sacrifice on day 7, the number of implantation sites was counted. The rhLIF was successfully expressed by pET32b/hLIF and pColdI/hLIF vectors in all hosts with no significant difference in the rate of their expression. The rhLIF was purified and checked for activity. The results showed that it is functionally active and the produced anti-rhLIF pAb could specifically bind to commercial rhLIF. Passive immunization results showed that anti-rhLIF antibody completely inhibited fertility in all injected Balb/c mice compared to controls. Although previous studies showed expression of rhLIF using various methods, using different vector-host systems ensures us of successful biological active expression of it. The pAb against rhLIF could be a powerful tool for inducing in vivo infertility.
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- Fateme Zare
- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedicine, ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Kabiri M, Hemmatpour A, Zare F, Hadinedoushan H, Karimollah A. Paroxetine modulates immune responses by activating a JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2020; 34:e22464. [DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Mahdieh Kabiri
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Yazd Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Yazd Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Yazd Iran
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- Reproductive Immunology Research Center Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Yazd Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Yazd Iran
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Ansariniya H, Hadinedoushan H, Javaheri A, Zare F. Vitamin C and E supplementation effects on secretory and molecular aspects of vascular endothelial growth factor derived from peritoneal fluids of patients with endometriosis. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2019; 39:1137-1142. [PMID: 31234682 DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1601167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Endometriosis is an extremely heterogeneous disease and affects about ten percent of the female population during their reproductive years. Recent studies showed that endometriosis is an angiogenesis-dependent disease. Peritoneal macrophages are a well-characterised source of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The aim of this study was to determine the VEGF gene expression and production in peritoneal macrophages of patients with endometriosis under the effects of vitamins C and E in comparison with control. The lab trial study carried out on 50 patients undergoing laparoscopy and peritoneal fluid samples were collected from them. We compared the VEGF gene expression and production in peritoneal macrophages among groups by using real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods, respectively. Our results showed that gene expressions influenced by vitamin C increased in different concentrations and incubation times, except for the incubation time after 48 h. In the case of vitamin E, this was evident with the exception of vitamin E 50 μM after 24 h and vitamin E 100 μM after 48 h. Our findings indicated that vitamin C and E in different concentrations and incubation times altered VEGF gene expression in the peritoneal macrophages but they had not affected on VEGF productions. Impact statement What is already known on this subject? Previous studies showed that antioxidants play a key role in the inhibition of oxidative stress-induced damages and the reduction of pelvic pain in patients with endometriosis. Vitamin E and vitamin C are the main components in neutralising free radicals. Also, antioxidant consumption such as vitamin C and vitamin E in women with endometriosis showed an inverse correlation between antioxidant intake and endometriosis pathology. What do the results of this study add? Vitamin C and E in different concentrations and times of incubation altered vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression and production in peritoneal macrophages. What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Further studies are needed to determine the effects of C and E vitamins in different concentrations on vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression and production in peritoneal macrophages and the possible roles of these vitamins in treating endometriosis.
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- Hossein Ansariniya
- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Reseach Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Reseach Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Reseach Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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Rahmani F, Hadinedoushan H, Ghasemi N. Relative Expression of OX40, OX40L mRNA, and OX40L Serum Levels in Women with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion. Immunol Invest 2019; 48:480-489. [PMID: 30794011 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2019.1567530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 12/21/2022]
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This study determined the roles of OX40 and OX40L in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA). We compared the expression of OX40 and OX40L genes in peripheral blood mRNA levels and serum levels of OX40L in women with a history of RSA to the control group. In this case-control study, 40 women with a history of RSA (case group), and 40 others with no history of abortion (control group) were investigated. The expressions of OX40 mRNA and OX40L mRNA were determined in the two groups using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Also, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine the levels of serum OX40L in the two groups. There were no significant differences in the maternal age of women in the two groups (30.1 ± 4.28 years in the case vs. 30.03 ± 4.23 years in the control group). There was no difference in terms of the levels of OX40 and OX40L mRNA between the groups (p = 0.08 and p = 0.56, respectively). In addition, there was no significant correlation between the expression of OX40 and OX40L mRNA levels with age or the number of abortions. The correlation between OX40 and OX40L mRNA levels was not significant. RSA history group turned to show a higher level of serum OX40L than the control group (p = 0.03). In conclusion, our findings demonstrated that the expression of OX40 mRNA and OX40L mRNA was similar between women with a history of RSA and the control group. The elevation of serum OX40L level may be considered as a risk factor for RSA.
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- Fateme Rahmani
- a Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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- a Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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- b Abortion Research Centre, Reproductive Sciences Institute , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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Motamedzadeh L, Mohammadi MM, Hadinedoushan H, Farashahi Yazd E, Fesahat F. Association of IL-17 and IL-23 follicular fluid concentrations and gene expression profile in cumulus cells from infertile women at risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. HUM FERTIL 2019; 23:289-295. [PMID: 30714434 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2019.1566648] [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] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study determined the association between the levels of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-23 in follicular fluid (FF), as well as their mRNA levels in cumulus cells from infertile women at risk for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). In this case-controlled study, the control group (n = 40) was infertile women whose partners had male factor infertility, whereas the case group (n = 40) was infertile women at risk of OHSS. IL-17 and IL-23 concentrations in FF were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method, whereas the mRNA expression levels of IL-17 and IL-23 of cumulus cells were determined using RT-PCR. Significantly higher levels of IL-17 were seen in the case group (p = 0.04), whereas there was no significant difference in IL-23 concentrations between the two groups (p = 0.3). The mRNA levels of IL-17 and IL-23 showed no significant differences. In the case group, there was a positive significant correlation between the IL-23 concentration in FF and the oocyte maturation rates (p = 0.01). In the case group, the number of follicles, MII oocytes, immature oocytes, fertilized oocytes and number of embryos were significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.05). Our findings showed that the mRNA expressions of IL-17 and IL-23 were similar in the two groups, and IL-17 was increased in the case group.
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- Leila Motamedzadeh
- Department of Immunology & Allergy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology & Allergy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Nikbin B, Nicknam MH, Hadinedoushan H, Ansaripour B, Moradi B, Yekaninejad M, Aminikhah M, Ranjbar MM, Amirzargar A. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class I and II Polymorphism in Iranian Healthy Population from Yazd Province. Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017; 16:1-13. [PMID: 28417619] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes are the most polymorphic loci in the human genome and have been widely studied in various populations and ethnic groups. Investigations into the HLA genes and proteins have been useful tool for anthropological, transplantation and disease association studies. The polymorphism of the HLA class I (A, B, C) and class II (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1) genes were investigated in 90 unrelated Iranian individuals from Yazd province located in the center of Iran using sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP). Allele and haplotype frequencies, expected/observed heterozygosity, unbiased expected heterozygosity, number of effective alleles, deviations from Hardy-Weinberg (HW) equilibrium and genetic diversity were computed. A total of 23, 48, 23, 24, 13 and 16 alleles for HLA-A, -B,-C, -DRB1, -DQA and -DQB loci were determined, respectively in the population study. The most frequent allele identified in this study were A*02:01 (18.889%), HLA-B* 51:01 (12.778%), HLA-C* 12:03 (17.033%), HLA-DRB* 11 (24.4%), HLA-DQA* 05:05 (20.55%) and HLA-DQB*03:01 (22.8%).Furthermore, the most frequent 3-locus haplotypes were DRB*11-DQA*05:01-DQB*03:01 (21.1%), HLA-A*02:01- B *50:01- DRB*07:01 (4.9%) and A*26:01 -B* 38:01 -C*12:03(5%). The most 4-locus haplotype were A*11:01 -B* 52:01 -C*12:03 -DRB!*15(2.5%) and A*02:01 -B* 50:01 -DRB1*07:01 -DQB1*02:01(4.5%). The heterozygosity of the study population was confirmed the expected value and not deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for all loci (p>0.05). Our study shows a close relatedness between Yazd population and other ethnic group of Iran despite some differences, which may be due to admixture of each one of these groups with each other or foreigner subpopulations during centuries. Moreover, the results of this study suggest that the Iranian population from Yazd province is in close vicinity with the Caucasians populations and far from the Korean and Japanese populations.
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- Behrouz Nikbin
- Molecular Immunology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Immunogenetic Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Immunology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Immunogenetic Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran
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- Immunogenetic Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunogenetic Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Immunology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Immunogenetic Laboratory, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Dehghan-Manshadi M, Hadinedoushan H, Amirbaigy MK, Zare F, Eslami G, Mirghanizade-Bafghi SA, Akhondi-Meybodi M. Relative Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 7 mRNA in Peripheral Blood of Patients With Hepatitis C. Hepat Mon 2015; 15:e30427. [PMID: 26834788 PMCID: PMC4719121 DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.30427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 09/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen affecting an estimated 120 - 170 million individuals in the world. Toll-Like receptors (TLRs) are pattern-recognition receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and stimulate immune responses. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the mRNA expression level of TLR2 and TLR7 in HCV-infected patients in comparison with normal controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS Nineteen consecutive patients with HCV infection and nineteen sex and age-matched healthy controls were studied in a case-controlled research. RESULTS Our results showed that the expressions of TLR7 in HCV infected samples were significantly increased in comparison those of the controls (P = 0.02), while the expression of TLR2 was similar between the case and the control group (P = 0.8). There were no associations between the expression levels of TLR2 and TLR7 with HCV viral load and HCV genotypes. Also, there was no association between viral load and genotypes of the virus. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed that HCV infection could lead to increased expression level of TLR7 mRNA in peripheral blood cells of HCV infected samples. The viral load and genotypes of HCV did not affect the mRNA expression levels of TLR2 and TLR7.
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- Mahdi Dehghan-Manshadi
- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
- Immunology Department, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
- Corresponding Author: Hossein Hadinedoushan, Immunology Department, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran. Tel: +98-3536285406; +98-9133576620, Fax: +98-3536238561, E-mail:
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Parasitology and Mycology Department, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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Nematollahi Z, Hadinedoushan H, Aflatoonian A, Eslami G, Ghasemi N. The association between single nucleotide polymorphism in interleukin-27 gene and recurrent pregnancy loss in Iranian women. Iran J Reprod Med 2015; 13:209-14. [PMID: 26131009 PMCID: PMC4475769] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) has been defined as two or more miscarriages before 20(th) week of gestation. It seems that IL-27 may reduce inflammatory responses and affect the survival of the embryo during human pregnancy. IL-27 polymorphisms may influence RPL by altering the levels or the activity of gene product. OBJECTIVE We studied for the first time the association of IL-27 -964 A>G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with RPL in Iranian women. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case-controlled study was performed on two groups consisting of 150 healthy women with at least one delivery (control group) and 150 women with two or more primary RPLs history (RPL group). The -964 A>G SNP in IL-27 gene was determined by PCR-RFLP technique. Genotype and allele frequencies were compared using (2) tests between two groups. RESULTS There was no difference between the two groups regarding age of women (29±4.4 [control] vs. 30.84±5.2 years [case]). In the RPL group, the genotype frequencies of -964 A>G polymorphism were AG (49.3%), AA (40%), and GG (10.7%), and in the control group, they were AG (43.3%), AA (48.7%), and GG (8%). There was no significant difference between the genotypes of AA, AG, and GG in two groups (p=0.23). As the frequency of allele A was 64.7% in the RPL group and 70.3% in the control group, the difference in frequency of allele A in -964 A>G between two groups was not significant (p=0.19). CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that SNP of -964 A>G in IL-27 gene is not a risk factor for RPL in Iranian women.
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- Zeinab Nematollahi
- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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Najafi S, Hadinedoushan H, Eslami G, Aflatoonian A. Association of IL-17A and IL-17 F gene polymorphisms with recurrent pregnancy loss in Iranian women. J Assist Reprod Genet 2014; 31:1491-6. [PMID: 25227691 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0294-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as the occurrence of two or more miscarriages before the 20th week of pregnancy. T helper17 cells are a novel subset of T cells, which secrete IL (Interleukin)-17 and are known to be involved in inflammation, autoimmunity and rejection of non-self tissues. Herein, we studied the association between IL-17A rs2275913 and IL-17F rs763780 gene polymorphisms with RPL in Iranian women. METHODS A case-controlled study was performed on two groups consisting of 85 healthy women with at least one delivery and 85 women with the history of two or more RPLs. The frequency of IL-17A rs2275913 and IL-17 F rs763780 polymorphisms were determined by PCR-RFLP. RESULTS In the RPL group, the genotypes frequencies of rs2275913 polymorphism were GG (8.2 %), AG (30.6 %), and AA (61.2 %) and in the control group, were GG (3.5 %), AG (42.4 %) and AA (54.1 %). Statistical analysis showed no significant difference between the genotypes of AA, AG and GG in the two groups (p = 0.1). The genotypes frequencies of rs763780 polymorphism were TT (43.5 %), TC (49.4 %) and CC (7.1 %) in the RPL group; whereas the frequencies were TT (25.9 %), TC (70.6 %) and CC (3.5 %) in the control group. Statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in the TT, TC, and CC genotypes frequencies between the case and the control groups (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that IL-17F polymorphism, rs763780, might be associated with a high risk of RPL in Iranian women.
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- Soheil Najafi
- Department of Immunology, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Daneshjou Blv, Pirapezeshki, Yazd, Iran
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Hadinedoushan H, Abbasirad N, Aflatoonian A, Eslami G. The serum level of transforming growth factor beta1 and its association with Foxp3 gene polymorphism in Iranian women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. HUM FERTIL 2014; 18:54-9. [DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2014.927594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Hadinedoushan H, Salmanroghani H, Amirbaigy MK, Akhondi-Meybodi M. Hepatitis C virus genotypes and association with viral load in yazd, central province of iran. Hepat Mon 2014; 14:e11705. [PMID: 24693314 PMCID: PMC3955264 DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.11705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease. Infection with HCV is a global public health problem. The virus is classified into 6 genotypes and more than 80 subtypes named as a, b, c, etc. HCV genotyping has been an important parameter for the treatment of HCV infection. OBJECTIVES The main aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HCV genotypes in Yazd, central province of Iran. In addition, the study investigated whether there was any association between HCV load and genotypes. PATIENTS AND METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on samples suspicious of HCV infection from March 2010 to June 2013. Peripheral blood sample was obtained and screened for anti-HCV antibodies using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Then sera of anti-HCV positive samples were analyzed using quantitative polymerase chain reaction method. Plasma samples were used to determine the HCV genotypes of 1a, 1b, 2, 3, and 4 in 191 infected patients. RESULTS One hundred fifty-two out of 191 (79.6%) samples were from male patients. The mean of the patients' age was 40.7 ± 11.9 years (range 21-75 years old). Sixty- three (33%) patients were included in 31-40 years group. The mean number of HCV in infected patients was 2.92 × 10(6) ± 1.85 × 10(6) copies/mL (Min: 508; Max: 2.75 × 10(8) copies/mL). HCV genotype 3 was the predominant genotype (50.3%) followed by subtypes 1a (38.7%) and 1b (6.8%). The distribution of other HCV genotypes showed genotype 2 in 1.6% and mixed genotypes in 2.6% of positive samples. Genotype 3 was predominant in all age groups except 21-30 years of age group. We were unable to find any significant difference between mean viral load of the patients infected with genotype 3 and those infected with genotype 1 (1a and 1b). CONCLUSIONS Findings of the present study showed that HCV genotype 3 was the predominant genotype followed by the subtypes 1a and 1b in Yazd, central province of Iran. In addition, there was no difference between HCV load and genotypes 1 and 3. HCV genotyping is recommended in other provinces of Iran.
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- Hossein Hadinedoushan
- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
- Corresponding Author: Hossein Hadinedoushan, Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Daneshjou Blv, Yazd, IR Iran. Tel: +98-3516233235, Fax: +98-3516238561, E-mail:
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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Mozaffari-Khosravi H, Hesabgar HAS, Owlia MB, Hadinedoushan H, Barzegar K, Fllahzadeh MH. The Effect of Garlic Tablet on Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Diet Suppl 2012; 9:262-71. [DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2012.726703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hosseinzadeh-Shamsi-Anar M, Mozaffari-Khosravi H, Salami MA, Hadinedoushan H, Mozayan MR. The efficacy and safety of a high dose of vitamin d in mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Iran J Med Sci 2012; 37:159-65. [PMID: 23115447 PMCID: PMC3470091] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 09/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND During pregnancy and lactation outstanding changes occur in mother's vitamin D metabolism. This study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of 300,000 IU vitamin D given intramuscularly on body status in new cases of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS This is a randomized clinical trial with the follow-up period of 3 months. Totally 45 participants were randomly divided into intervention group (IG) and control group (CG). The IG received an IM injection of 300,000 IU of vitamin D, whereas CG did not. The glycosylated hemoglobin A1C (HBA1C), serum 25-OH-D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), serum calcium and phosphorus were measured. RESULTS Forty five patients including 24 with the mean age of 30.7±6.2 years in the IG and 21 with the mean age of 29.5±4.0 years in the CG participated in the study. The median concentration of serum 25(OH)D3 in the IG was to 62.10 nmol/l after the intervention, showing an increase of around 158%, compared to before intervention (24.25 nmol/l) whereas the CG showed a decrease of around 4.5%. Of the patients, 79.2% of IG and 81.9% of CG suffered to some degree from vitamin D deficiency. These figures were 4.2% and 71.4% for the IG and CG, respectively after the intervention.For the IG, the PTH was significantly lower and Ca was significantly higher after the intervention. The serum Phosphorus before and after the intervention in each group or between the two groups was not significant. CONCLUSIONS The single 300,000 IM dose of vitamin D is regarded as an effective and safe to promptly improve vitamin D status in GDM. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER IRCT138902113840N1.
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of English Language, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Absalan A, Mohiti-Ardakani J, Hadinedoushan H, Khalili MA. Hydro-Alcoholic Cinnamon Extract, Enhances Glucose Transporter Isotype-4 Translocation from Intracellular Compartments into the Cytoplasmic Membrane of C2C12 Myotubes. Indian J Clin Biochem 2012; 27:351-6. [PMID: 24082459 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-012-0214-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cinnamon has been used as an anti-diabetic agent for centuries but only in recent few years its mechanism of action has been under investigation. Previous studies showed that cinnamon might exert its anti-diabetic effect via increasing glucose transporter isotype-4 (GLUT4) gene and glycoprotein contents in fat cells. To study if hydro-alcoholic cinnamon extract (HACE) enhances GLUT4 translocation from intracellular compartments of nuclear or endoplasmic reticulum membranes (N/ER) into the cytoplasmic membrane (CM). C2C12 myoblastic cell line were seeded in DMEM plus 20 % FBS and differentiated to myotubes using 2 % horse serum. After myotubes formation, 100 or 1,000 μg/ml HACE, as intervention, and as control 1 % DMSO were added for 3 h. Cells were washed and homogenized followed by ultracentrifuge fractionation, protein separation by SDS-PAGE and GLUT4 detection using semi-quantitative Western blotting. Data analysis was done by two-independent samples t test for comparison of mean ± SD of GLUT4 percent in categories. GLUT4 contents were higher in CM of groups 100 and 1,000 μg/ml HACE and lower in 1 % DMSO treated myotubes (CI = 0.95, P < 0.05). For N/ER reverse results were obtained (CI = 0.95, P < 0.05). As our results have shown HACE induces GLUT4 translocation from intra-cell into cell surface. We conclude that cinnamon maybe a choice of type-2 diabetes mellitus treatment because its extract enhances GLUT4 contents in CM where it facilitates glucose entrance into the cell. However it is necessary to trace the signaling pathways which are activated by HACE in muscular tissue.
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- Abdorrahim Absalan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Yazd Province Islamic Republic of Iran ; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Mozaffari-Khosravi H, Hosseinzadeh-Shamsi-Anar M, Salami MA, Hadinedoushan H, Mozayan MR. Effects of a single post-partum injection of a high dose of vitamin D on glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in mothers with first-time gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabet Med 2012; 29:36-42. [PMID: 21977923 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03473.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIM This study was performed to determine the effect of a single, large, intramuscular injection of vitamin D post-partum on glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in women with gestational diabetes. METHODS Forty-five participants in a randomized controlled trial on gestational diabetes mellitus were divided into an intervention group and a control group. Only subjects in the intervention group received one intramuscular injection of 300,000 IU of vitamin D3. HbA(1c), serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, fasting insulin and blood glucose, C-peptide, homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), β-cell function, insulin sensitivity and the Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) were measured at baseline and after 3 months of intervention. RESULTS Approximately 80% of the mothers had a degree of vitamin D deficiency. Post-intervention, this was found in 4.2 and 71.4% in the intervention and control groups, respectively. The medians of HOMA-IR indices before and after intervention were 0.6 and 0.5 (P = 0.7), respectively, in subjects in the intervention group, and 0.5 and 0.9 (P = 0.01) in subjects in the control group. The mean of the QUICKI fell only in the control group (P = 0.008). In the control group, β-cell function increased by ~8% (P = 0.01) and insulin sensitivity decreased after 3 months (P = 0.002). Post-intervention, the median C-peptide decreased in the intervention group and increased in the control group, but the change was significant only in the control group (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS A single injection of 300,000 IU of vitamin D3 achieves a 3-month serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D range of 50-80 nmol/l and is an efficient, effective and safe procedure for improving the vitamin status and indices of insulin resistance in mothers with gestational diabetes after delivery.
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- H Mozaffari-Khosravi
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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Baghianimoghadam MH, Shadkam MN, Hadinedoushan H. Immunity to hepatitis B vaccine among health care workers. Vaccine 2011; 29:2727-9. [PMID: 21316498 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.01.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Revised: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the level of anti-HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) in vaccinated high risk group. We measured anti-HBsAg concentration in blood sera of adult students aged from 19 to 37 years old. Five milliliters (5ml) of blood sample was taken from 210 cases four months after the second dose and 126 out of 210 cases three months after the third dose of hepatitis B vaccination. All blood samples were analyzed for anti-HBsAg by ELISA method. 125 out of 210 samples (59.5%) showed anti-HBsAg concentrations higher than 20mIu/ml and considered immune after the second dose of hepatitis B vaccination. Also, 99.2% of samples had anti-HBsAg higher than 20mIu/ml three months after the third dose of the vaccination. Non-immune cases in males were more than females (41.2% vs.40.1%). In conclusions, our results reinforce the importance of hepatitis B vaccine in adolescents and suggest that three dose of hepatitis B vaccine is necessary to increase the seropositive rate of anti-HBsAg in adults.
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Soheilykhah S, Mohammadi M, Mojibian M, Rahimi-Saghand S, Rashidi M, Hadinedoushan H, Afkhami-Ardekani M. Maternal serum adiponectin concentration in gestational diabetes. Gynecol Endocrinol 2009; 25:593-6. [PMID: 19626510 DOI: 10.1080/09513590902972109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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AIM Adiponectin is an insulin sensitizing protein. Because gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with insulin resistance, we compared serum adiponectin levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and healthy pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-nine women with gestational diabetes and 26 women with impaired glucose tolerance were compared with 27 normal pregnant women in control group. Controls were matched for gestational age, age and body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy with two other groups. At 28 weeks of gestation serum concentration of adiponectin, insulin and insulin resistance (calculated by the homeostasis model assessment) were measured in three groups. MAIN FINDINGS The serum adiponectin level in gestational diabetes (6379.31 + or - 1934.90 ng/ml), was significantly lower than the impaired glucose tolerance test (7384.61 + or - 1626.70 ng/ml) and control groups (7962.96 + or - 2667.20 ng/ml),(p = 0.02). Serum level of insulin and HOMA index in gestational diabetes were higher than the normal group (p > 0.05). In patients with gestational diabetes, there was a significant correlation between serum adiponectin level and BMI before pregnancy (r = -0.531, p = 0.013). Also, the correlation between maternal serum adiponectin levels and neonatal birth weight was not significant (r = -0.07, p value = 0.73). CONCLUSION Our data show that serum adiponectin level was significantly lower in gestational diabetes in comparison with healthy pregnant women.
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- Sedigheh Soheilykhah
- Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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Hosseini-Sharifabad M, Hadinedoushan H. Prenatal stress induces learning deficits and is associated with a decrease in granules and CA3 cell dendritic tree size in rat hippocampus. Anat Sci Int 2008; 82:211-7. [PMID: 18062150 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-073x.2007.00186.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Exposure to gestational stress impairs hippocampal-dependent learning in offspring. In spite of the known decisive role of hippocampal dendritic architecture in learning and memory, there has been no study to date that examines the effect of prenatal stress on the morphology of the hippocampal neurons. Therefore we performed a quantitative morphological analysis of the dendritic architecture of Golgi-impregnated hippocampal neurons in prenatally stressed rats. Subjects included male rat offspring (2 months old) for which the mothers had been restrained for 1 h/day during the last week of gestation. Spatial learning performance levels using Morris water maze and changes in the morphology of hippocampal dendritic trees were studied. Results indicated that the study group had lower spatial learning capabilities along with decreased length and number of dendritic segments, branching of granules and cornu ammonis (CA)3 pyramidal cells. There was no change in the dendritic morphology of CA1 pyramidal cells. These results suggest that prenatal stress in rat results in spatial learning deficits and profound alterations in the neurites of the hippocampal cells of male offspring.
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Hadinedoushan H, Aflatounian A, Anvari M. The Role of IL-2 and rheumatoid factor in recurrent spontaneous abortion. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2008. [DOI: 10.11613/bm.2008.020] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Hadinedoushan H, Mirahmadian M, Aflatounian A. Increased natural killer cell cytotoxicity and IL-2 production in recurrent spontaneous abortion. Am J Reprod Immunol 2007; 58:409-14. [PMID: 17922693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00524.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PROBLEM To determine whether natural killer (NK) cells cytotoxicity in peripheral blood is altered in patients with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA); also, if there is any correlation between cytokine production and NK cytotoxicity. METHOD OF STUDY In this case-control study, 21 patients with RSA within 24 hr of the last abortion (group I), and 32 pregnants with no history of abortion (group II) were surveyed. NK cell cytotoxicity was evaluated by flow cytometry, and IL-2, IL-10, transforming growth factor beta1 were measured in cell culture supernatant by ELISA method. RESULTS Group I showed higher NK cytotoxicity than group II at all of effector to target (E:T) ratios (P < or = 0.045). The correlation between production of IL-2 and NK cytotoxicity was positively significant (R = 0.350, P = 0.001). Group I had significantly higher levels of IL-2 than group II (P = 0.001). In group II, the production of IL-10 by peripheral blood mononuclear cells was higher than group I (P = 0.002). CONCLUSION Increased NK cell cytotoxicity and high level of IL-2 may be considered as a risk factor for RSA.
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Mirahmadian M, Hadinedoushan H, Akbari Asbagh F. Natural Killer cell cytotoxicity in recurrent abortion. Fertil Steril 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.07.864] [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: 11/17/2022]
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