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Ansari S, Rostami M, Kidgell D. Understanding the impact: an investigation into the National Brain Injury Awareness Week and public interest regarding concussion in Australia. Public Health 2024; 228:150-152. [PMID: 38354585 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the occurrence of the National Brain Injury Awareness Week and public interest in the concussion topic in Australia through an analysis of Internet search activity data from Google Trends. STUDY DESIGN Online retrospective observational study. METHODS For the keyword "concussion", the search interest rate over a period of 10 years between August 2012 and August 2022 within Australia has been analyzed using the Google Trends tool. The rising related topics that contributed to the months with the highest search interest were extracted for each year and a trendline analysis was performed to capture temporal patterns. RESULTS There was a significant difference in the average search interest between the month of August, when the Brain Injury Awareness Week is annually held, and the rest of the year (d = 0.09, p = 0.017). Also, May and August were the two months with the overall highest search interests (mean ± SD: 73.3 ± 5.16 and mean ± SD: 70.1 ± 5.49, respectively). Trendline analysis showed a positive slope of 0.3081 with R2 = 0.4462 for search interests of concussion over the 10-year period. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that there is a growing interest and potential awareness of concussion in Australia that seems highly limited to the context of sports such as football, rugby, and soccer. Major sports events, news coverage, and media exposure appear to be associated with this trend. The study highlights the importance of more investment in producing engaging media content to educate the public on concussion of different causes and improving strategies for National Brain Injury Awareness Week.
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- S Ansari
- Monash Exercise Neuroplasticity Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Monash Exercise Neuroplasticity Research Unit, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Exercise Neuroplasticity Research Unit, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Mehri A, Mahnam K, Sirous H, Aghaei M, Rafiei L, Rostami M. Dihydropyrimidine derivatives as MDM2 inhibitors. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14399. [PMID: 38011915 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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One of the chief pathways to regulate p53 levels is MDM2 protein, which negatively controls p53 by direct inhibition. Many cancers overproduce MDM2 protein to interrupt p53 functions. Therefore, impeding MDM2's binding to p53 can reactivate p53 in tumor cells may suggest an effective approach for tumor therapy. Here, some Monastrol derivatives were designed in silico as MDM2 inhibitors, and their initial cytotoxicity was evaluated in vitro on MFC-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. A small library of Monastrol derivatives was created, and virtual screening (VS) was performed on them. The first-ranked compound, which was extracted from VS, and the other six compounds 5a-5f were selected to carry out the single-docking and docking with explicit waters. The compound with the best average results was then subjected to molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. Compounds 5a-5f were chemically synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their initial cytotoxicity on MFC-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells by MTT assay. The best compound was compound 5d with ΔGave = -10.35 kcal/mol. MD simulation revealed a median potency in comparison with Nutlin-3a. The MTT assay confirmed the docking and MD experiments. 5d has an IC50 of 60.09 μM on MCF-7 cells. We attempted to use Monastrol scaffold as a potent inhibitor of MDM2 rather than an Eg5 inhibitor using in silico modification. The results obtained from the in silico and in vitro evaluations were noteworthy and warranted much more effort in the future.
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- Ali Mehri
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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Khorshid M, Varshosaz J, Rostami M, Haghiralsadat F, Akbari V, Khorshid P. Anti HER-2 aptamer functionalized gold nanoparticles of dasatinib for targeted chemo-radiotherapy in breast cancer cells. Biomater Adv 2023; 154:213591. [PMID: 37611441 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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In the present study, gold nanoparticles functionalized with anti HER-2 aptamer were designed for effective targeted delivery of dasatinib (DSB) to breast cancer cells. Anti HER-2 aptamer attached to porous or plain gold nanoparticles were compared for dasatinib delivery. Activated drug with succinic anhydride and L-cysteine linker was used for conjugation of DSB to gold nanoparticles. The loading efficiency of the activated drug on plain and porous gold nanoparticles was 52 and 68 %, respectively, which was significantly more than the loading of free DSB in gold nanoparticles (1-2.5 %). The anti HER-2 aptamer was conjugated to porous gold nanoparticles loaded with the activated drug. Various characterization techniques such as FESEM, TEM, AFM, zeta potential and ICP-MS were used to confirm the binding of the drug to gold nanoparticles. 1HNMR and FTIR spectroscopic analyses were employed to examine the structural characteristics of the conjugated drug. These analytical techniques confirmed the successful incorporation of succinyl and thiol groups onto the drug molecule. The amount of aptamer binding to different types of gold nanoparticles was obtained from the intensity of the light emitted from the bands observed in electrophoresis gel and due to the presence of porosity in porous gold nanoparticles, the amount of aptamer conjugation on porous gold nanoparticles increased compared to plain ones. Cell cytotoxicity and cellular uptake were evaluated by MTT assay and TEM in BT-474 and MCF-7 cells. Aptamer-functionalized porous gold nanoparticles containing activated dasatinib showed higher cytotoxicity and cellular uptake than modified DSB-loaded nanoparticles and un-activated DSB. The combination of radiation therapy with the modified dasatinib attached to porous gold nanoparticles and aptamer demonstrated a notable reduction in the IC50 values for both the BT-474 and MCF-7 cell lines. Specifically, the IC50 value for the BT-474 cells decreased from 6.95 μM (for unmodified dasatinib) to 2.57 μM, while for the MCF-7 cells, it decreased from 13.97 μM to 8.57 μM. These findings indicate a significant improvement in the efficacy of the modified dasatinib compared to its unmodified counterpart when used in conjunction with radiation therapy.
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- Mahdis Khorshid
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Advanced Medical Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Rostami M, Ahmadian MT. Numerical investigation of force and deflection of nanoneedle penetration into cell using finite element approach: Parameter study and experimental validation of results. Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng 2023; 39:e3749. [PMID: 37431177 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.3749] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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This paper aims to develop a numerical methodology to investigate the penetration process of nanoneedles into cells and the corresponding force and indentation length. The finite element approach via the explicit dynamic method handles convergence difficulties in the nonlinear phenomenon. The cell is modeled as an isotropic elastic hemiellipsoidal shell with a thickness of 200 nm, which represents the lipid membrane and actin cortex, encapsulating cytoplasm that is regarded as an Eulerian body because of its fluid-type behavior. Nanoneedles with diameters 400, 200, and 50 nm are considered for model development based on available experimental data. The Von Mises strain failure criterion is used for rupture detection. A parameter study using 1, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 kPa shows that Young's modulus of the HeLa cell membrane is about 5 kPa. Moreover, a failure strain of 1.2 chosen among 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1, and 1.2 matches best the experimental data. In addition, a diameter study shows that the relations between force-diameter and indentation length-diameter are linear and polynomial, respectively. Furthermore, regarding the experimental data and by using contour of minimum principal stress around needle and an analytical equation for calculation of buckling force of a woven fabric, we proposed that for a given cell, membrane structural stability-a function of the coupled effect of Young's modulus and actin meshwork size-contributes directly to needle insertion success rate for that type of cell.
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- M Rostami
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Mehri A, Mardanshahi M, Sirous H, Khanahmad H, Rostami M. Pyrimido[4,5-b]indole derivatives bearing 1,2,4-oxadiazole moiety as MDM2 inhibitor candidates in cancer treatment. Future Med Chem 2023; 15:517-532. [PMID: 37097083 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2023-0012] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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Aim: In this study, novel hybrid structures of pyrimido-indole-oxadiazole were developed as MDM2 inhibitors for restoring the regular function of the p53. Materials & methods: A multistep chemical pathway was used to synthesize the derivatives. Nutlin-3a was used as a standard lead in molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. Finally, cytotoxicity was evaluated against MCF-7 cancer cells versus Doxorubicin. Results: The most promising candidate was 12c, which had an NO2 group in the para position of the oxadiazole ring (IC50: 1.1 μM). A satisfactory result was obtained with the combined application of 12c and Doxorubicin (IC50 decreased to 0.63 μM), which could be potentially attributed to MDM2 inhibition. Conclusion: These hybrid structures can be further investigated as potential MDM2 inhibitors.
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- Ali Mehri
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran
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- Department of Genetics & Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran
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- Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center & Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran
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Aminolroayaei F, Shahbazi-Gahrouei D, Rostami M, Hejazi SH, Farzadniya A. Chitosan-Imidazolium Core-Shell Nanoparticles of Gd-Mn-Mo Polyoxometalate as Novel Potential MRI Nano-Agent for Breast Cancer Detection. Micromachines (Basel) 2023; 14:741. [PMID: 37420974 DOI: 10.3390/mi14040741] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are mineral nanoclusters with many advantages in various diagnostic fields, in particular cancer detection. This study aimed to synthesize and evaluate the performance of gadolinium-manganese-molybdenum polyoxometalate (Gd-Mn-Mo; POM) nanoparticles coated with chitosan-imidazolium (POM@CSIm NPs) for detecting 4T1 breast cancer cells by magnetic resonance imaging in vitro and in vivo. The POM@Cs-Im NPs were fabricated and characterized by FTIR, ICP-OES, CHNS, UV-visible, XRD, VSM, DLS, Zeta potential, and SEM. Cytotoxicity, cellular uptake, and MR imaging in vivo and in vitro of L929 and 4T1 cells were also assessed. The efficacy of nanoclusters was demonstrated using MR images of BALB/C mice bearing a 4T1 tumor in vivo. The evaluation of the in vitro cytotoxicity of the designed NPs showed their high biocompatibility. In fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry, NPs had a higher uptake rate by 4T1 than L929 (p < 0.05). Furthermore, NPs significantly increased the signal strength of MR images, and its relaxivity (r1) was calculated as 4.71 mM-1 s-1. MR imaging also confirmed the attachment of nanoclusters to cancer cells and their selective accumulation in the tumor region. Overall, the results showed that fabricated POM@CSIm NPs have considerable potential as an MR imaging nano-agent for early 4T1 cancer detection.
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- Fahimeh Aminolroayaei
- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Askarieh Hospital, Isfahan 81997-53966, Iran
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Veisi H, Varshosaz J, Rostami M, Mirian M. Thermosensitive TMPO-oxidized lignocellulose/cationic agarose hydrogel loaded with deferasirox nanoparticles for photothermal therapy in melanoma. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 238:124126. [PMID: 36944379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Deferasirox (DFX) is an iron-chelating agent effective in treating various kinds of cancers, which inhibits iron metabolism in cancer cells. The recent study aimed to prepare an injectable thermosensitive hydrogel based on lignocellulose and agarose containing deferasirox-loaded polypyrrole nanoparticles for local drug delivery in a combined chemo-photothermal therapy by laser light irradiation. Polypyrrole nanoparticles containing DFX were made by the emulsification method and optimized. Thermosensitive hydrogels were prepared by quaternary ammonium substituted agarose and TMPO-oxidized lignocellulose at different ratios, and the optimal hydrogel was selected based on gelation time, gelation temperature, and injectability. DFX- loaded polypyrrole nanoparticles were then added to the hydrogel, and the drug release, rheology test, injectability, degradation, and swelling percent, as well as cytotoxicity, and photothermal properties, were studied on B16F10, human melanoma cells. The hydrogel with 2 % anionic lignocellulose and 0.5 % cationic agarose showed the shortest gelation time and the highest mechanical strength. It transferred from a liquid state at 4 °C into a semisolid form at 37 °C with a gelation time of 10.3 min. The nanoparticles loaded in hydrogel showed dose-dependent cytotoxicity. The cytotoxic dose of the drug was reduced by laser light irradiation.
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- Hadis Veisi
- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Rosenberg JB, De BP, Greco A, Gorman N, Kooner V, Chen A, Yost-Bido M, Munoz-Zuluaga C, Kaminsky SM, Rostami M, Monette S, Crystal RG, Sondhi D. Safety of Intravenous Administration of an AAV8 Vector Coding for an Oxidation-Resistant Human α1-Antitrypsin for the Treatment of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency. Hum Gene Ther 2023; 34:139-149. [PMID: 36606685 PMCID: PMC9963503 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2022.192] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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α1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a common autosomal recessive hereditary disorder, with a high risk for the development of early-onset panacinar emphysema. AAT, produced primarily in the liver, functions to protect the lung from neutrophil protease; with AAT deficiency, unimpeded neutrophil proteases destroy the lung parenchyma. AAT is susceptible to oxidative damage resulting in an inability to inhibit its target proteases, neutrophil elastase, and cathepsin G. The major sites of oxidative modification on the AAT molecule are methionine residues 351 and 358. We have previously demonstrated that an engineered variant of AAT that resists oxidation by modifying both protein surface methionines (M351V and M358L) provides antiprotease protection, despite oxidative stress. In mice, intravenous delivery of the modified AAT(AVL) variant by AAV serotype 8, AAV8hAAT(AVL), primarily to the liver resulted in long-term expression of an AAT that resists oxidative inactivation. In this study, we evaluated the safety of intravenous administration of AAV8hAAT(AVL) in a dose-escalating, blinded, placebo-controlled toxicology study in wild-type mice. The study assessed organ histology and clinical pathology findings of mice, intravenously administered AAV8hAAT(AVL) at three doses (5.0 × 1011, 5.0 × 1012, and 5.0 × 1013 genome copies [gc]/kg), compared to control mice injected intravenously with phosphate-buffered saline. As previously demonstrated, administration of AAV8hAAT(AVL) resulted in dose-dependent expression of high, potentially therapeutic, levels of serum human AAT protein that persist for at least 6 months. Antibodies against the AAV8 capsid were elicited as expected, but there was no antibody detected against the AAT(AVL) protein generated by the AAV8hAAT(AVL) vector. There was no morbidity or mortality observed in the study. The data demonstrate that intravenous administration of AAV8hAAT(AVL) is safe with no significant adverse effect attributed to AAV8hAAT(AVL) vector at any dose. This study demonstrates that AAV8hAAT(AVL) has a safety profile consistent with the requirements for proceeding to a clinical study.
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Rafiemanzelat F, Tafazoli S, Hairi AA, Varshosaz J, Mirian M, Khodarahmi G, Hassanzadeh F, Rostami M. Peptide-based pegylated polyurethane nanoparticles for paclitaxel delivery in HeLa cancer cells: the art of the architecture design in nanocarriers. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04569-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Emami F, Aliomrani M, Tangestaninejad S, Kazemian H, Moradi M, Rostami M. Copper-Curcumin-Bipyridine Dicarboxylate Complexes as Anticancer Candidates. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200202. [PMID: 36163613 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200202] [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: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this study, copper complexes with Curcumin (Cur) and 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid (BPYD) were synthesized and their cytotoxicity on the MDA-MB-231 cell lines was evaluated. The resulting complex was characterized using FTIR, UV/VIS, CHNS, TGA, ICP-MS, and Mass spectroscopy techniques. The in-vitro cytotoxicity was studied on the MDA-MB-231 as a cancerous cell line and the HUVEC as a normal cell line. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was measured using the 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) test in the MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines. The in-vitro assays revealed that all synthesized copper complexes exhibited a higher cytotoxicity effect than carboplatin as a positive control on the MDA-MB-231 cells. While the synthesized complexes exhibited cytotoxic effects on cancerous cell lines, they are practically safe on normal cells. The Cu-Cur-BPYD complexes (a5 & b5) exhibited higher cytotoxicity on MDA-MB-231 cells with IC50 s around 4.9 and 2.3 mM, respectively. It can be concluded that the synthesized Cu-Cur-BPYD complexes (a5 & b5) could be considered effective anticancer candidates in complementary studies.
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- Fatemeh Emami
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Northern Analytical Lab Services, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, V2 N 4Z9, Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Mobarhan G, Zolriasatein A, Ghahari M, Jalili M, Rostami M. The enhancement of wear properties of compressor oil using MoS2 nano-additives. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ramezani-Aliakbari M, Varshosaz J, Mirian M, Khodarahmi G, Rostami M. pH-responsive Glucosamine Anchored Polydopamine Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for delivery of Anderson-type Polyoxomolybdate in Breast Cancer. J Microencapsul 2022; 39:433-451. [PMID: 35762905 DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2022.2096139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/17/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to develop novel pH-sensitive Glucosamine (Glu) targeted Polydopamine (PDA) coated mesoporous silica (SBA-15) nanoparticles (NPs) for selective delivery of anticancer Anderson-type manganese polyoxomolybdate (POMo) to breast cancer. METHODS The POMo@SBA-PDA-Glu NPs were prepared via direct hydrothermal synthesis of SBA, POMo loading, in situ PDA post functionalization, and Glu anchoring; the chemical structures were fully studied by different characterization methods. The anticancer activity was studied by MTT method and Annexin V-FITC apoptosis detection kit. RESULTS The optimized NPs had a hydrodynamic size (HS) of 195 nm, a zeta potential (ZP) of -18.9 mV, a loading content percent (LC%) of 45%, and a pH-responsive release profile. The targeted NPs showed increased anticancer activity against breast cancer cell lines compared to the free POMo with the highest cellular uptake and apoptosis level in the MDA-MB-231 cells. CONCLUSIONS POMo@SBA-PDA-Glu NPs could be a promising anticancer candidate for further studies.
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- Maryam Ramezani-Aliakbari
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Ph.D student of Medicinal chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Ph.D student of Medicinal chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Center and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Shirani S, Varshosaz J, Rostami M, Mirian M. Redox responsive polymeric micelles of gellan gum/abietic acid for targeted delivery of ribociclib. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 215:334-345. [PMID: 35718159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.06.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In most breast tumors level of glutathione reductase is much higher than in healthy tissues. In the current study, a redox-glutathione sensitive micelle based on Abietic acid-Cystamine-Gellan gum (AB-ss-GG) was designed for targeted delivery of Ribociclib (RIB) to breast cancer cells. AB is a monocarboxylic acid and a diterpenoid abietane with anti-tumor effects. Successful synthesis of the conjugate was confirmed by FT-IR and 1HNMR spectroscopy. Critical micelle concentration (CMC) was measured by pyrene as a fluorescent probe. Micelles of AB-GG and AB-ss-GG were loaded with different RIB/polymer ratios, and their redox-sensitivity was measured in the presence and absence of dithiothreitol (DTT) by determining the particle size and RIB release efficiency. Cell cytotoxicity and cellular uptake were assessed by MTT assay and flow-cytometry method on MCF-7 cells. CMC of AB-ss-GG and AB-GG micelles were estimated to be 40.15 and 37.33 mg/mL, respectively. In the presence of DTT, the particle size and release efficiency of AB-ss-GG micelles increased specially at a 1:1 drug/polymer ratio. AB-ss-GG micelles containing RIB showed higher cytotoxicity (IC50 = 47.86 μmol/L) and cellular uptake than AB-GG micelles (IC50 = 190.25 μmol/L) and free RIB (IC50 = 75.26 μmol/L) at 48 h. AB-ss-GG micelles showed a promising redox-sensitive polymeric carrier for RIB delivery.
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- Sarvin Shirani
- Drug Delivery Systems Research Center and Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Drug Delivery Systems Research Center and Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Moradi MM, Aliomrani M, Tangestaninejad S, Varshosaz J, Kazemian H, Emami F, Rostami M. Hyaluronic acid targeted Metal Organic Framework based on Iron (III) for delivery of Platinum curcumin cytotoxic agent to triple negative Breast cancer cell line. Appl Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Mohammad Mahdi Moradi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical science Isfahan University of Medical Science Isfahan Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical science Isfahan University of Medical Science Isfahan Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical science Isfahan University of Medical Science Isfahan Iran
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- Northern Analytical Lab Services University of Northern British Columbia Prince George BC Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering University of Northern British Columbia Prince George BC Canada
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical science Isfahan University of Medical Science Isfahan Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran
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Malekzadeh M, Dadkhah S, Khodarahmi GA, Asadi P, Hassanzadeh F, Rostami M. Some novel hybrid quinazoline-based heterocycles as potent cytotoxic agents. Res Pharm Sci 2022; 17:22-34. [PMID: 34909041 PMCID: PMC8621847 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.329923] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In this study, some new cytotoxic hybrid structures were synthesized by combining pyrazolinone and imidazolinone rings with quinazoline pharmacophores. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The benzoxazinone, pyrazolo-quinazoline fused ring, and imidazolinone anchored quinazoline derivatives were synthesized by simple ring-opening, ring expansion, and ring closure strategies from oxazolones. The molecular docking studies of the final derivatives were accomplished on the epidermal growth factor receptor enzyme. The cytotoxic effect of the final compounds on the MCF-7 cell line was evaluated by MTT assay. FINDINGS/RESULTS The docking results confirmed the optimized electrostatic, H-bonding, and hydrophobic interactions of structures with the key residues of the active site (ΔGbin< -9Kcal/mol). The derivatives have been obtained in good yield and purity, and their structures were confirmed by different methods (FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and CHNS analysis). The IC50s of all final derivatives against the MCF-7 cell line were lower than 10 μM, and between all, the IXa from pyrazolo-quinazolinone class (IC50: 6.43 μM) with chlorine substitute was the most potent. Furthermore, all derivatives showed negligible cytotoxicity on HUVEC normal cell line which would be a great achievement for a novel cytotoxic agent. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Based on the obtained results, pyrazolo[1,5-c] quinazolin-2-one series were more cytotoxic than imidazolinone methyl quinazoline-4(3H)-ones against MCF-7 cells. Chlorine substitute in the para position of the aromatic ring improved the cytotoxicity effect in both classes. It could be related to the polarizability of a chlorine atom and making better intermolecular interactions. Further pre-clinical evaluations are required for the promising synthesized cytotoxic compounds.
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- Mahla Malekzadeh
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Soleimanbeigi M, Dousti F, Hassanzadeh F, Mirian M, Varshosaz J, Kasesaz Y, Rostami M. Boron Phenyl Alanine Targeted Chitosan-PNIPAAm Core-Shell Thermo-Responsive Nanoparticles; Boosting Drug Delivery to Glioblastoma in BNCT. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2022; 47:1607-1623. [DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2022.2032132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Monireh Soleimanbeigi
- Master Student of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Master Student of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Reactor and Nuclear Safety Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Tehran, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Dadkhah S, Malekzadeh M, Hassanzadeh F, Khodarahmi G, Asadi P, Rostami M. The art of design in azlactone–benzoxazinone chemistry, docking studies and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation. Aust J Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/ch21275] [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: 11/23/2022]
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Mohebi M, Fayazi N, Esmaeili S, Rostami M, Bagheri F, Aliabadi A, Asadi P, Saghaie L. Synthesis, characterization, molecular docking, antimalarial, and antiproliferative activities of benzyloxy-4-oxopyridin benzoate derivatives. Res Pharm Sci 2022; 17:252-264. [PMID: 35531137 PMCID: PMC9075022 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.343079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background and purpose: Malaria and cancer are two major health issues affecting millions of lives annually. Maltol complexes and derivatives have been extensively investigated as chemotherapeutic and antimalarial activities. In this study, the design, synthesis, biological activities, and docking study of a novel series of pyridinones derivatives were reported. Experimental approach: The chemical structures of synthesized compounds were approved by FTIR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, and mass spectroscopies. The antimalarial activity was evaluated through β-hematin inhibition assay and the cytotoxicity activities were evaluated against PC12 and fibroblast cell lines via MTT and cell uptake assays. To theoretically investigate the ability of compounds to inhibit hemozoin formation, the synthesized compounds were docked in a heme sheet to explore their binding mode and possible interactions. Findings/Results: β-Hematin inhibition assay showed acceptable activity for 7f, 7c, and 7d compounds and the molecular docking study showed 7h and 7f had effective interactions with the heme sheet. The cytotoxic study revealed compound 4b (IC50 = 18 μM) was significantly more active against PC12 cells than docetaxel (IC50 = 280 μM). The observations of cell uptake images were also shown both cell penetration and monitoring potential of synthesized compounds. Conclusion and implications: The compounds showed a moderate ability to inhibition of heme polymerization and also good interaction with heme through molecular docking was observed. Additionally, some of them have a good cytotoxic effect on the study2 cell line. So further study on these compounds can lead to compounds that can be considered as anti-malarial and/or anticancer agents.
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Naghi-Ganji N, Saghaei L, Tavakoli F, Azimian V, Mirian M, Sirous H, Rostami M. Design, synthesis, and cytotoxicity evaluation of novel indoleacylhydrazone derivatives of 4-pyridinone as potential histone deacetylase-2 inhibitors. Res Pharm Sci 2022; 17:572-584. [DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.355214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Asadi P, Alvani M, Hajhashemi V, Rostami M, Khodarahmi G. Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular docking study on triazine based derivatives as anti-inflammatory agents. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Dousti F, Soleimanbeigi M, Mirian M, Varshosaz J, Hassanzadeh F, Kasesaz Y, Rostami M. Boron phenyl alanine targeted ionic liquid decorated chitosan nanoparticles for mitoxantrone delivery to glioma cell line. Pharm Dev Technol 2021; 26:899-909. [PMID: 34266344 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2021.1955927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Nanotechnology has revolutionized drug delivery in cancer treatment. In this study, novel efficient pH-responsive boron phenylalanine (BPA) targeted nanoparticles (NPs) based on ionic liquid modified chitosan have been introduced for selective mitoxantrone (MTO) delivery to the U87MG glioma cells. Urocanic acid (UA) and imidazolium (Im) based ionic liquids were used for structural modification simultaneously. The NPs were prepared by ionic gelation and fully characterized; the pH-responding and swelling index of NPs were studied carefully. The drug release was studied at a pH of 5.5 in comparison to the neutral state. Also, the cytotoxicity of loaded NPs was evaluated on U87MG glial cells, and cellular uptake was studied. The NPs were smaller than 250 nm, with a spherical pattern and acceptable uniformity with a zeta potential around +20 mV. The loading efficacy was about 85%, and most of the loaded MTO released at a pH of 5.5 after 48 h with a swelling-controlled mechanism. The NPs showed a relatively lower IC50 than the free MTO, and the BPA-targeted NPs have lower IC50 and better cellular uptake than non-targeted NPs in U87MG cells. More studies on this promising formula are on the way, and the results will be published soon.
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- Fatemeh Dousti
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Reactor and Nuclear Safety Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Tehran, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Najmafshar A, Rostami M, Varshosaz J, Norouzian D, Samsam Shariat SZA. Enhanced antitumor activity of bovine lactoferrin through immobilization onto functionalized nano graphene oxide: an in vitro/ in vivo study. Drug Deliv 2021; 27:1236-1247. [PMID: 32812454 PMCID: PMC7470100 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2020.1809558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This study aims to improve the anticancer activity of bovine lactoferrin through enhancing its stability by immobilization onto graphene oxide. Bovine lactoferrin was conjugated onto graphene oxide and the conjugation process was confirmed by FT-IR, SDS-PAGE, and UV spectrophotometry. Physical characterization was performed by DLS analysis and atomic force microscopy. The cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of the final construct (CGO-PEG-bLF) was inspected on lung cancer TC-1 cells by MTT assay and flow cytometry/confocal microscopy. The anticancer mechanism of the CGO-PEG-bLF was studied by cell cycle analysis, apoptosis assay, and western blot technique. Finally, the anticancer activity of CGO-PEG-bLF was assessed in an animal model of lung cancer. Size and zeta potential of CGO-PEG-bLF was obtained in the optimum range. Compared with free bLF, more cytotoxic activity, cellular uptake and more survival time was obtained for CGO-PEG-bLF. CGO-PEG-bLF significantly inhibited tumor growth in the animal model. Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis were more induced by CGO-PEG-bLF. Moreover, exposure to CGO-PEG-bLF decreased the phospho-AKT and pro-Caspase 3 levels and increased the amount of cleaved caspase 3 in the treated cells. This study revealed the potential of CGO-PEG as a promising nanocarrier for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of anticancer agents.
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- Azam Najmafshar
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Ramezani-Aliakbari M, Varshosaz J, Sadeghi-Aliabadi H, Hassanzadeh F, Rostami M. Biotin-Targeted Nanomicellar Formulation of an Anderson-Type Polyoxomolybdate: Synthesis and In Vitro Cytotoxicity Evaluations. Langmuir 2021; 37:6475-6489. [PMID: 34010005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study is aimed at developing a micellar carrier for an Anderson-type manganese polyoxomolybdate (TRIS-MnPOMo) to improve the potency and reduce the general toxicity. The biotin-targeted stearic acid-polyethylene glycol (SPB) polymeric conjugate was selected for the first time as a micelle-forming basis for the delivery of TRIS-MnPOMo to breast cancer cells. The cytotoxicity of TRIS-MnPOMo and its nanomicellar form (TRIS-MnPOMo@SPB) was evaluated against MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer cell lines), and HUVEC (normal cell line) in vitro using the MTT assay. The quantity of cellular uptake and apoptosis level were studied properly using standard methods. The hydrodynamic size, zeta potential, and polydispersity index of the prepared micelles were 140 nm, -15.6 mV, and 0.16, respectively. The critical micelle concentration was about 30 μg/mL, which supports the colloidal stability of the micellar dispersion. The entrapment efficiency was interestingly high (about 82%), and a pH-responsive release of TRIS-MnPOMo was successfully achieved. The micellar form showed better cytotoxicity than the free TRIS-MnPOMo on cancer cells without any significant heme and normal cell toxicity. Biotin-targeted nanomicelles internalized into the MDA-MB-231 cells interestingly better than nontargeted micelles and TRIS-MnPOMo, most probably via the endocytosis pathway. Furthermore, at the same concentration, micelles remarkably increased the level of induced apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells. In conclusion, TRIS-MnPOMo@SPB could profoundly improve potency, safety, and cellular uptake; these results are promising for further evaluations in vivo.
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- Maryam Ramezani-Aliakbari
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Center and Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Center and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran
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Farhady S, Kobarfard F, Saghaei L, Rostami M. Synthesis and Antiplatelet Activity Evaluation of a Group of Novel Ethyl Acetoacetate Phenylhydrazone Derivatives. Iran J Pharm Res 2021; 20:307-315. [PMID: 34567164 PMCID: PMC8457716 DOI: 10.22037/ijpr.2020.114123.14674] [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] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A group of Novel phenylhydrazone derivatives of ethyl acetoacetate was synthesized and evaluated for their antiplatelet activities. Fourteen ethyl acetoacetate phenylhydrazone derivatives were synthesized using the diazonium salt of various aromatic primary amines with good yields and purity. The structure of the final compounds was confirmed and approved by spectroscopic techniques such as 1HNMR, FTIR, and ESI-Mass. We examined the antiplatelet activity of the derivatives against Arachidonic Acid (AA) and Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) as platelet aggregation inducers. The final results indicated the acceptable potency for different derivatives. In this regard, the para-hydroxyphenylhydrazine derivative of ethyl acetoacetate has the best activity among all derivatives, both on AA and ADP pathways. It seems that the derivatives with electron-releasing substituents (hydroxyl, methoxy, and methyl group) have better inhibition activities against the aggregation induced by AA. In contrast, those with an electron-withdrawing group showed a significant decrease in their potency. Based on the results of this study, we would proceed with further assessments both in-vitro and in-vivo to get success in introducing some new antiplatelet agents to the clinic.
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- Sarveen Farhady
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. ,Corresponding author: E-mail:
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Satari N, Taymouri S, Varshosaz J, Rostami M, Mirian M. Preparation and evaluation of inhalable dry powder containing glucosamine-conjugated gefitinib SLNs for lung cancer therapy. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2020; 46:1265-1277. [PMID: 32594775 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2020.1788063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Gefitinib as an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor has strong potential in lung cancer therapy. However, a major challenge of using gefitinib is its toxicities. In the present study, we developed a dry powder inhaler dosage form containing gefitinib loaded glucosamine targeted solid lipid nanopaticles (Gef-G-SLNs) to locally transfer anticancer agent to the lung tumor. The Gef-G-SLNs were prepared by emulsion-solvent diffusion and evaporation method and optimized with irregular factorial design. The optimized nanoformulation was tested for action against A549 cells. Mannitol or lactose based dry powders were obtained from Gef-G-SLNs after spray drying and characterized using Anderson Cascade Impactor. The optimized formulation had drug loading of 33.29%, encapsulation efficiency of 97.31 ± 0.23%, zeta potential of -15.53 ± 0.47 mV, particle size of 187.23 ± 14.08 nm, polydispersity index of 0.28 ± 0.02 and release efficiency of 35.46 ± 2.25%. The Gef-G-SLNs showed superior anticancer effect compared to free gefitinib. The increased cellular uptake of G-SLNs in A549 cells was demonstrated compared with non-targeted SLNs using flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. The produced mannitol based microparticles showed suitable aerodynamic properties with an acceptable mass median aerodynamic diameter of 4.48 µm and fine particle fraction of 44.41%. Therefore, it can be concluded that this formulation represents promising drug delivery to treatment of lung cancer.
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- Nazafarin Satari
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Bidram Z, Sirous H, Khodarahmi GA, Hassanzadeh F, Dana N, Hariri AA, Rostami M. Monastrol derivatives: in silico and in vitro cytotoxicity assessments. Res Pharm Sci 2020; 15:249-262. [PMID: 33088325 PMCID: PMC7540817 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.288427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background and purpose Cancer is the leading cause of death in today's world, therefore the efforts to achieve anticancer drugs with higher potency and fewer side effects have always been conducted by researchers in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry.Monastrol, a cytotoxic small molecule, from dihydropyrimidinone scaffold, is an inhibitor of the kinesin-5 protein. So, efforts to identify more derivatives of this molecule have been of interest. Experimental approach Some of monastrol's analogs as Eg5 inhibitors with different substitution patterns were analyzed, synthesized, and their cytotoxic effects were evaluated on MCF-7 and HeLa cancerous cells in vitro using the MTT assay. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) was studied in silico by molecular docking. Findings / Results Among all proposed structures, in ducking study, those with hydrophobic moieties on the C2-N3 region, those with a hydroxyl group on the phenyl on C4 position, and those with a carboxylic group on C5 were the best candidates. In vitro studies, on the other side, emphasized that monastrol still was the most potent derivative. Another finding was the more moderate activity of synthesized compounds on the HeLa cell compared to the MCF-7 cell line. During different challenges for substitution at 5-position, some earlier reports around the dihydropyrimidinone reactions were questioned. It seems that the change at the position 5 is not merely accessible, as earlier reports claimed. Also, we could not achieve any better cell cytotoxicity by the larger group in the thiourea region or position 5; nonetheless, it seems that the introduction of a methylene group at this position could be beneficial. Conclusion and implications The initial results of this study were valuable in terms of design and synthesis and will be useful for future investigations.
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- Zahra Bidram
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.,Pharmaceutical Science Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.,Pharmaceutical Science Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Kazemi R, Rostami R, Dehghan S, Lotfollahzadeh S, Nasiri Z, Rostami M, Ikeda S, Ishii R, L.Hadipour A. P61 Theta and alpha frequency rTMS modulates theta lagged phase synchronization in dorsal attention and default mode network. Clin Neurophysiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.172] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Rostami M, Nasimi Z, Mehrpour M, Barzegar M, Masoumzadeh Khalkhali K, Ghorbani A, Momeni H, Saeedi H, Ozgoli S. P148 Faster recovery of stroke patients through alternative electrical stimulation and rehabilitation movement frequency matching. Clin Neurophysiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rostami M, Rostami R, Hossein-Zadeh G. P20 Dissociating TMS-evoked potentials from peripheral effects in sham-controlled TMS-EEG. Clin Neurophysiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.131] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Sobhani T, Shahbazi-Gahrouei D, Rostami M, Zahraei M, Farzadniya A. Assessment of Manganese-Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles as a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent for the Detection of 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells. J Med Signals Sens 2019; 9:245-251. [PMID: 31737553 PMCID: PMC6839441 DOI: 10.4103/jmss.jmss_59_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of manganese-zinc ferrite nanoparticles (MZF NPs) as a novel negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents for 4T1 (mouse mammary carcinoma) and L929 (murine fibroblast) cell lines. Methods: MZF NPs and its suitable coating, polyethylene glycol (PEG) via covalent bonding, were investigated under in vitro condition. The cytotoxicity of MZF NPs was tested by 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay after 12 and 24 h of incubation. To evaluate the potential of MZF NPs as T2 MRI nanocontrast agent, images were obtained from phantom containing different Fe concentrations and T2 relaxivity (r2) was measured. The viability of both 4T1 breast cancer and L929 murine fibroblast cell lines incubated with different Fe concentrations. Results: In vitro T2-weighted MRI showed that signal intensity of 4T1 cells was lower than that of L929 as control cells. T2-weighted MRI showed that signal intensity of MZF NPs enhanced with increasing concentration of NPs. The values of 1/T2 relaxivity (r2) for coated MZF NPs with PEG found to be 85.5 mM−1 s−1 which is higher than that of commercially clinical used (Sinerem) MRI contrast agent. Conclusion: The results showed that MZF NPs have potential to detect breast cancer cells (4T1) and also have high contrast resolution between normal (L929) and cancerous cells (4T1) which is a suitable nanoprobe for T2-weighted MR imaging contrast agents.
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- Tayebe Sobhani
- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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Varshosaz J, Sadri F, Rostami M, Mirian M, Taymouri S. Synthesis of pectin-deoxycholic acid conjugate for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 139:665-677. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.07.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Rostami M, Zuo WL, Crystal RG, Mezey JG. Cell-specific upregulation of lung “cancer signature genes” in the small airway epithelium of asymptomatic smokers. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.3109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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3109 Background: Most lung cancers are derived from the small airway (6th -23rd generations) epithelium (SAE). While a pathogenic mutation in a driver gene is critical to transform a SAE cell to a malignant cell, single cell analysis of lung cancers has demonstrated that individual cancer cells have transcriptional alterations in many “cancer signature genes” (Lambrechts D et al, Nature Med 2018; 24:1277) that are not driver genes, but likely support the malignant state. Based on the concept that dysregulation of many of these genes facilitate the malignant state, we hypothesized that, with the stress of smoking, some of these cancer-supporting transcriptional modifications occur long before the random hit with a driver mutation, providing a soil for the driver mutation. Methods: To assess this hypothesis, we applied drop-seq single cell transcriptome analysis to assess SAE recovered by fiberoptic bronchoscopy and brushing of n = 3 healthy non-smokers and n = 3 healthy smokers. Using unsupervised clustering, 11 cell types were identified including major SAE cell types (basal, intermediate, club, mucous and ciliated), rare epithelial cells (ionocyte, neuroendocrine and undefined NCLhi) and rare immune/inflammatory cell (Tcell, mast, antigen presenting). Results: Comparison of smokers and nonsmokers showed that smoking significantly altered the transcriptome (n = 426 genes upregulated, n = 572 genes downregulated) in different SAE cell types; 21% -56% of smoking-upregulated genes in the major SAE cell population are identified as “cancer signature genes”, where a number have cell-specific smoking regulated patterns within individual cell types including HSPB1 in mucous cells, ADH7 in ciliated, LAMB3 in basal and intermediate cells, MIF intermediate and club cells, ALDH3A1 in all main SAE cell types. Conclusions: These data support the concept that cigarette smoking, long before the development of cancer, reprograms specific SAE cells to provide the biological soil to support driver genes to function.
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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Zuo WL, Yang J, Strulovici-Barel Y, Salit J, Rostami M, Mezey JG, O'Beirne SL, Kaner RJ, Crystal RG. Exaggerated BMP4 signalling alters human airway basal progenitor cell differentiation to cigarette smoking-related phenotypes. Eur Respir J 2019; 53:13993003.02553-2017. [PMID: 30705127 PMCID: PMC8048147 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02553-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Airway remodelling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) originates, in part, from smoking-induced changes in airway basal stem/progenitor cells (BCs). Based on the knowledge that bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) influences epithelial progenitor function in the developing and adult mouse lung, we hypothesised that BMP4 signalling may regulate the biology of adult human airway BCs relevant to COPD.BMP4 signalling components in human airway epithelium were analysed at the mRNA and protein levels, and the differentiation of BCs was assessed using the BC expansion and air-liquid interface models in the absence/presence of BMP4, BMP receptor inhibitor and/or small interfering RNAs against BMP receptors and downstream signalling.The data demonstrate that in cigarette smokers, BMP4 is upregulated in ciliated and intermediate undifferentiated cells, and expression of the BMP4 receptor BMPR1A is enriched in BCs. BMP4 induced BCs to acquire a smoking-related abnormal phenotype in vitro mediated by BMPR1A/Smad signalling, characterised by decreased capacity to differentiate into normal mucociliary epithelium, while generating squamous metaplasia.Exaggerated BMP4 signalling promotes cigarette smoking-relevant airway epithelial remodelling by inducing abnormal phenotypes in human airway BCs. Targeting of BMP4 signalling in airway BCs may represent a novel target to prevent/treat COPD-associated airway disease.
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- Wu-Lin Zuo
- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Varshosaz J, Raghami F, Rostami M, Jahanian A. PEGylated trimethylchitosan emulsomes conjugated to octreotide for targeted delivery of sorafenib to hepatocellular carcinoma cells of HepG2. J Liposome Res 2019; 29:383-398. [PMID: 30668221 DOI: 10.1080/08982104.2019.1570250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The current study aimed to develop PEGylated trimethyl chitosan (TMC) coated emulsomes (EMs) conjugated with octreotide for targeted delivery of sorafenib to hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCC) of HepG2. Sorafenib loaded TMC coated EMs were prepared by the emulsion evaporation method and characterized concerning particle size, zeta potential, drug encapsulation efficiency, and in vitro drug release. Synthesized EMs were then conjugated to octreotide. The cytotoxicity of the targeted and non-targeted EMs was determined by cellular uptake and MTT assay on HepG2 cell. Cell cycle assay was also studied using flow cytometry. The results showed the optimized EMs had the particle size of 127 nm, zeta potential of -5.41 mV, loading efficiency of 95%, and drug release efficiency of 62% within 52 h. Octreotide was attached efficiently to the surface of EMs as much as 71%. MTT assay and cellular uptake studies showed that targeted EMs had more cytotoxicity than free sorafenib and non-targeted EMs. Cell cycle analyses revealed that there was a significant more accumulation of targeted EMs treated HepG2 cells in the G1 phase than free sorafenib and non-targeted EMs. The results indicate that designed EMs may be promising for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Jaleh Varshosaz
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran
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Rostami M, Mosallanezhad Z, Jaberzadeh S, Bakhshi E. The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on functional performance of healthy older subjects. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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On solid-phase thermal decarboxylation 2-methoxycarbonyl-5-aryloxytetrazoles release carbon dioxide to produce the corresponding 1- and (predominantly) 2-methyl-5-aryloxytetrazoles in high yields and short reaction times.
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- Hossein A. Dabbagh
- College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84154, Iran
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- College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84154, Iran
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- College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84154, Iran
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- College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84154, Iran
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Hassanzadeh F, Mehdifar M, Varshosaz J, Khodarahmi GA, Rostami M. Folic acid Targeted Polymeric Micelles Based on Tocopherol Succinate- Pulluan as an Effective Carrier for Epirubicin: Preparation, Characterization and In-vitro Cytotoxicity Assessment. Curr Drug Deliv 2018; 15:235-246. [PMID: 28571542 DOI: 10.2174/1567201814666170602074149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 12/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy still encounters a serious drawback, the lack of selectivity of anticancer drugs toward neoplastic cells, thus, the normal cells are affected by the cytotoxic action of the drugs. This causes a narrow therapeutic index in most anticancer drugs. OBJECTIVE We describe the preparation of pullulan-tocopherol succinate-folic acid (Pu-TS-FA) micelles for the first time to targeted delivery of Epirubicin (EPI) to Hela and MCF-7 cell lines. METHODS We confirmed the structure of conjugate using spectroscopic methods. The degree of substitution for both folic acid and tocopherol succinate was calculated using 1HNMR. We prepared the micelles via direct dissolution method. All the physicochemical properties of micelles including size, zeta potential, polydispersity index (PDI), critical micelle concentration (CMC), entrapment efficiency (EE %) and release efficiency (RE24%) were determined. The morphology of particles was studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the in-vitro cell cytotoxicity of EPI loaded micelles was studied using MTT assay on MCF-7 and Hela cell lines. RESULTS The optimized micelles showed the particle size of 149.5 nm, the zeta potential of -6.49 mV, a polydispersity index of 0.259 ± 0.07, LE% of 88 %, and RE24% of 63 ± 2.45 % with a relatively low CMC 194.87 µg/ml. TEM showed the relatively uniform spherical structure for particles and in vitro MTT assay showed that EPI loaded micelles were more toxic on Hela cell line than MCF7 as expected. CONCLUSION Since the Pu-TS-FA micelle could improve the anticancer activity of epirubicin and would be a promising candidate for EPI treatment of cancers.
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- Farshid Hassanzadeh
- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Centre and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Rezazadeh M, Emami J, Hassanzadeh F, Sadeghi H, Rostami M, Mohammadkhani H. Targeted Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Delivery of Paclitaxel to Cancer Cells: Preparation, Characterization, and Cell Toxicity. Curr Drug Deliv 2018; 14:1189-1200. [PMID: 28472908 DOI: 10.2174/1567201814666170503143646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Low water solubility, high systemic toxicity and insignificant cellular uptake have limited efficient clinical applications of the anti-tumor agent Paclitaxel (PTX). To overcome these limitations, a Novel Nanostructured Lipid Carrier (NLC) modified with Folic Acid (FA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) was prepared by emulsion solvent evaporation method using cholesterol, α-tocopherol, lecithin and Poloxamer. A partial factorial design was applied to determine the appropriate levels of variables for optimized formulation. Formulations were evaluated for Particle Size (PS), Zeta Potential (ZP), Entrapment Efficiency (EE), and release efficiency (RE72%). FA- and PEGconjugated octadecylamine (FA-ODA and PEG-ODA) were synthesized and confirmed by FTIR and H-NMR and incorporated either alone or in combination with the optimized formulation whose properties were also evaluated. PTX-loaded optimized, targeted, pegylated, targeted/pegylated NLCs, pure PTX, and Anzatax® along with their respective controls were selected for toxicity evaluation on human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7, using MTT assay. METHODS PS, ZP, EE%, and RE72% of the optimized formulation were 154.6 nm, -16.5 mv, 79.1% and 49.3%, respectively. Incorporation of α-tocopherol as the liquid lipid allowed for more efficient drug encapsulation, PS reduction, enhanced stability and sustained-release of the drug. Cytotoxicity of PTX-loaded NLCs modified with both FA-ODA and PEG-ODA was significantly enhanced compared to that of free PTX and other drug-loaded modified NLCs. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The results suggest that preparation of NLCs with synthesized conjugates might be a promising candidate for drug delivery of PTX to the cancerous cells and has a great potential as a carrier for tumor targeting in breast cancer.
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- Mahboubeh Rezazadeh
- Novel Drug Delivery Systems Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran
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Sadeghian-Rizi S, Khodarahmi G, Sakhteman A, Jahanian-Najafabadi A, Rostami M, Mirzaei M, Hassanzadeh F. Synthesis and characterization of some novel diaryl urea derivatives bearing quinoxalindione moiety. Res Pharm Sci 2018; 13:82-92. [PMID: 29387115 PMCID: PMC5772085 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.220971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Diaryl urea derivatives have exhibited a broad spectrum of biochemical effects and pharmaceutical applications. Several diaryl urea derivatives such as sorafenib, regorafenib, linifanib, and tivozanib and lenvatinib are in clinical trial or clinical use. Therefore, development of small molecules within the diaryl urea scaffold with the ability of binding to variety of enzymes and receptors in the biological system are an interesting topic for researchers. Sorafenib as a diaryl urea derivative is a well-known anticancer agent. Corresponding to available information about biological activities of quinoxaline moieties, based on sorafenib scaffold, several structures were designed by replacement of pyridyl carboxamide group of sorafenib with quinoxalindione moiety. A total of 14 novel compounds in 7 synthetic steps were synthesized. Briefly, the amino group of p-aminophenol was first protected followed by O-arylation of 4-acetamidophenol with 5-chloro-2-nitroaniline to provide 5-(4-acetamidophenoxy)-2-nitroaniline. Reduction of the nitro group of 5-(4-acetamidophenoxy)-2-nitroaniline and cyclization of diamine N-(4-(3,4-diaminophenoxy) phenyl) acetamides with oxalic acid afforded compound N-(4-((2,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-6-yl)oxy)phenyl) acetamides which on deacetylation gave compounds 6-(4-aminophenoxy) quinoxaline-2,3 (1H, 4H)-diones. Then resultant compounds, 6-(4-aminophenoxy) quinoxaline-2,3 (1H, 4H)-diones were reacted by appropriate isocyanates/ carbamates to give the target compounds 1-(4-((2,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-6-yl)oxy)phenyl)-3-phenylureas. The structures of compounds confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), mass spectrum and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR).
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- Sedighe Sadeghian-Rizi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
- Bioinformatics Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Emami J, Rezazadeh M, Mashayekhi M, Rostami M, Jahanian-Najafabadi A. A novel mixed polymeric micelle for co-delivery of paclitaxel and retinoic acid and overcoming multidrug resistance: synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity, and pharmacokinetic evaluation. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2017; 44:729-740. [PMID: 29235901 DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2017.1411940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the current study, retinoic acid (RA) was conjugated to Pluronic F127 (PF127) through an esterification process. Mixed micelles were formed with tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 (TPGS) for co-delivery of paclitaxel (PTX) and RA to the cancer cells. Mixed micelles of RA-PF127 and TPGS in different weight ratios (10:0, 7:3, 5:5, 3:7, 0:10 w/w) were prepared and physicochemical properties including, particle size, zeta potential, critical micelle concentration (CMC), drug loading content, entrapment efficiency, drug release, cellular uptake and in vitro cytotoxicity, were investigated in details. Furthermore, the pharmacokinetics of PTX-loaded optimized mixed micelles were evaluated in Sprague-Dawley rats and compared with Stragen® (PTX in Cremophor EL®). Particle sizes and zeta potentials of the drug-loaded micelles were in the range of 102.6-223.5 nm and -5.3 to -9.6 mV, respectively. The 7:3 and 5:5 micellar combinations had lower CMC values (0.034-0.042 mg/mL) than 0:10 (0.124 mg/mL). The entrapment efficiencies of 10:0, 7:3, and 5:5 were 53.4 ± 9.3%, 61.3 ± 0.5%, and 78.7 ± 1.66%, respectively. The release rates of PTX from 7:3 and 5:5 mixed micelles were significantly slower than other formulations. Cytotoxicity assay demonstrated increased cytotoxic activity of PTX-loaded mixed micelles compared to free PTX. The Vd and t1/2ß of PTX-loaded RA-PF127/TPGS (7:3) were increased by 2.61- and 1.27-fold, respectively, while the plasma area under the curve (AUC) of the micelles was 2.03-fold lower than those of Stragen®. Therefore, these novel mixed micelles could be effectively used for delivery of PTX and RA to the cancer cells. Moreover, TPGS as part of micelle composition could enhance the therapeutic effect of PTX and reduce side effects.
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- Jaber Emami
- a Department of Pharmaceutics , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science , Isfahan , Iran
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- b Department of Pharmaceutics and Novel Drug Delivery System Research Center , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science , Isfahan , Iran
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- a Department of Pharmaceutics , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science , Isfahan , Iran
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- c Department of Medicinal Chemistry , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science , Isfahan , Iran
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- d Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran
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To develop an effective therapeutic treatment, the potential of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)-polyethylene glycol-retinoic acid (PLGA-PEG-RA) polymeric micelles for targeted delivery of irinotecan to hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and colorectal cancer cell lines (HT-29) was evaluated. PLGA-PEG-RA was synthesized by amide reaction of PLGA with NH2-PEG-NH2 and then PLGA-PEG-NH2 with RA and confirmed by FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. Irinotecan-loaded nanomicelles were prepared using thin-film hydration method and the impact of various formulation variables on their particle size (PS), polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential (ZP), entrapment efficiency (EE), and mean release time (MRT) were assessed using a Taguchi design. TEM was used to observe morphology of the nanomicelles and the CMC was determined by fluorescence spectroscopy. Adopted PLGA-PEG-RA nanomicelle exhibited PS of 160 ± 9.13 nm, PDI of 0.20 ± 0.05, ZP of -24.9 ± 4.03 mV, EE of 83.9 ± 3.61%, MRT of 3.28 ± 0.35 h, and CMC value of 25.7 μg/mL. Cytotoxicity of the targeted nanomicelles on HepG2 and HT-29 cell lines was significantly higher than that of non-targeted nanomicelles and the free drug. These results suggest that PLGA-PEG-RA nanomicelles could be an efficient delivery system of irinotecan for targeted therapy of colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Jaber Emami
- a Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- a Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- b Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- c Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- c Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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- b Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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Nasab RR, Hassanzadeh F, Khodarahmi GA, Rostami M, Mirzaei M, Jahanian-Najafabadi A, Mansourian M. Docking study, synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of some novel 4-anilinoquinazoline derivatives. Res Pharm Sci 2017; 12:425-433. [PMID: 28974981 PMCID: PMC5615873 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.213988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A series of novel 4-anilinoquinazoline derivatives were designed and synthesized from benzoic acid through ring closure, chlorination or nucleophilic substitution. The structures of compounds were characterized by IR, 1H-NMR and mass spectroscopy. All synthesized derivatives were screened for their antimicrobial activities against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aurous, Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocitogenes) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella entritidis) bacteria and also for antifungal activities against Candida albicans using the conventional micro dilution method. Most of the compounds have shown good antibacterial activities, especially compound 4c having highest activities against E. coli at 32 μg/mL concentration while the tested compounds did not exhibited remarkable antifungal activities. The potential DNA gyrase inhibitory activity of these compounds was investigated in silico using molecular docking simulation method. All compounds showed good results especially compound 4c which showed the lowest ΔGbind results (-8.16 Kcal/mol).
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- Rezvan Rezaee Nasab
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, I.R. Iran
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Hassanzadeh F, Farzan M, Varshosaz J, Khodarahmi GA, Maaleki S, Rostami M. Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)-based polymeric thermo-responsive nanocarriers for controlled delivery of epirubicin to hepatocellular carcinoma. Res Pharm Sci 2017; 12:107-118. [PMID: 28515763 PMCID: PMC5385725 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.202449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) as a novel biocompatible polymeric scaffold was surface modified by succinylation to get EVOHS and further pegylated to improve structural properties using methoxypolyethylene glycol (5000 Da) succinate (PEGS) along with targeting with retinoic acid (RA) to get final modified active and passive targeted conjugate (PEGS-EVOHS-RA) to evaluate its ability in carrying and delivery of epirubicin to hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines in response to varying temperatures. In this regard, the PEGS-EVOHS-RA conjugate was prepared through the desired chemical reactions and its structure was confirmed using 1H-NMR and FT-IR spectra. The micelles were prepared from PEGS-EVOHS-RA by dialysis method. The Particle size and zeta potential were measured, and entrapment efficacy along with in vitro release efficiency in different temperatures were also studied. The structural morphology of optimized nanomicelle was studied by transmission electron microscopy micrographs. The desired final micelles were evaluated for their toxicity using MTT assay on HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines at normal (37 °C) and elevated temperature (45 °C). The results revealed that, as the hydrophilicity of micelles increased, all characteristic properties improved. Then, these micelles can be considered as potentially effective thermo responsive delivery systems for targeted delivery of cytotoxic agents to hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Farshid Hassanzadeh
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Nasab RR, Hassanzadeh F, Khodarahmi GA, Mirzaei M, Rostami M, Abadi AJN. Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxic screening, and density functional theory studies of new derivatives of quinazolin-4(3H)-one Schiff bases. Res Pharm Sci 2017; 12:444-455. [PMID: 29204173 PMCID: PMC5691571 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.217425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A series of novel derivatives of quinazolinone Schiff bases were synthesized from benzoic acid starting material and evaluated for potential cytotoxic activities against the human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and the human colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29) cell lines. Compared to the reference drug, these compounds showed good cytotoxic activities against studied cell lines especially compounds 4d and 4e. The ground-state geometries of these compounds (4a-g) were optimized at the B3LYP/6–31G* density functional theory (DFT) level. Then maximum absorptions electron affinity, ionization potential, electronegativity (χ), energy gap (Egap), hardness (η), softness (S), electrophilicity (ω), and electrophilicity index (ωi) were calculated and discussed. The quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) properties including the physicochemical parameters were also evaluated and studied. The computed properties of our novel synthesized compounds were compared with erlotinib compound.
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- Rezvan Rezaee Nasab
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Sadeghian-Rizi S, Khodarahmi GA, Sakhteman A, Jahanian-Najafabadi A, Rostami M, Mirzaei M, Hassanzadeh F. Biological evaluation, docking and molecular dynamic simulation of some novel diaryl urea derivatives bearing quinoxalindione moiety. Res Pharm Sci 2017; 12:500-509. [PMID: 29204178 PMCID: PMC5691576 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.217430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In this study a series of diarylurea derivatives containing quinoxalindione group were biologically evaluated for their cytotoxic activities using MTT assay against MCF-7 and HepG2 cell lines. Antibacterial activities of these compounds were also evaluated by Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA) against three Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhi), three Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Listeria monocitogenes) and one yeast-like fungus (Candida albicans) strain. Furthermore, molecular docking was carried out to study the binding pattern of the compounds to the active site of B-RAF kinase (PDB code: 1UWH). Molecular dynamics simulation was performed on the best ligand (16e) to investigate the ligand binding dynamics in the physiological environment. Cytotoxic evaluation revealed the most prominent cytotoxicity for 6 compounds with IC50 values of 10-18 μM against two mentioned cell lines. None of the synthesized compounds showed significant antimicrobial activity. The obtained results of the molecular docking study showed that all compounds fitted in the binding site of enzyme with binding energy range of -11.22 to -12.69 kcal/mol vs sorafenib binding energy -11.74 kcal/mol as the lead compound. Molecular dynamic simulation indicated that the binding of ligand (16e) was stable in the active site of B-RAF during the simulation.
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- Sedighe Sadeghian-Rizi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.,Bioinformatics Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Rezazadeh M, Emami J, Mostafavi A, Rostami M, Hassanzadeh F, Sadeghi H, Minaiyan M, Lavasanifar A. A Rapid and Sensitive HPLC Method for Quantitation of Paclitaxel in Biological Samples using Liquid-Liquid Extraction and UV Detection: Application to Pharmacokinetics and Tissues Distribution Study of Paclitaxel Loaded Targeted Polymeric Micelles in Tumor Bearing Mice. J Pharm Pharm Sci 2016; 18:647-60. [PMID: 26670364 DOI: 10.18433/j3rp6z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A simple, rapid, and sensitive reversed-phase HPLC method was developed and validated for determination of paclitaxel (PTX) in plasma, various organs and tumor tissues of tumor-bearing mice. Tissue specimens of liver, kidneys, spleen, lungs, heart and tumor were separately homogenized in normal saline. Plasma or tissue homogenate (250 µl) containing PTX and internal standard (diazepam) were extracted by diethyl ether (6 ml). The separation was achieved on a µ-Bondapak C18 HPLC column using sodium acetate buffer solution (0.01 M)/acetonitrile (58/42 v/v) at pH 5 ± 0.1 and flow rate of 1.9 mL/min. The effluent was monitored at 227 nm and column temperature was adjusted at 58ºC. The internal standard and PTX were eluted at 4.2 and 5.2 min, respectively and no interfering peaks were observed. Calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 0.25-10 µg/ml of PTX in plasma and 0.3-20 µg/ml PTX in tissue homogenates with acceptable precision and accuracy (<15%). The mean recoveries of the drug after plasma extraction was 87.4% ± 3.6 while those of tissue homogenates ranged from 62.1± 4.5 to 75.5± 3.2 depending on the type of tissues studied. PTX was stable in samples with no evidence of degradation during 3 freeze-thaw cycles and 3 months storage at -70 °C. The developed HPLC method was applied to quantify PTX in the mouse plasma and tissues after intravenous administration of 10 mg equivalent PTX/Kg dose of PTX-loaded tocopherol succinate-chitosan-polyethylene glycol-folate (TS-CS-PEG-FA) micelles formulation or Anzatax® (Cremophor® EL- based formulation of PTX) to female Balb/c mice.
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- Mahboubeh Rezazadeh
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Soltani-Ghombavani M, Ansari-Mahyari S, Rostami M, Ghanbari-Baghenoei S, Edriss MA. Effect of polymorphisms in the ABCG2, LEPR and SCD1 genes on milk production traits in Holstein cows. S AFR J ANIM SCI 2016. [DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v46i2.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ramezanpour H, Yousefi H, Rezaei M, Rostami M. Effects of Rotational Motion in Robotic Needle Insertion. J Biomed Phys Eng 2015; 5:207-16. [PMID: 26688800 PMCID: PMC4681466] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Robotic needle insertion in biological tissues has been known as one the most applicable procedures in sampling, robotic injection and different medical therapies and operations. OBJECTIVE In this paper, we would like to investigate the effects of angular velocity in soft tissue insertion procedure by considering force-displacement diagram. Non-homogenous camel liver can be exploited as a tissue sample under standard compression test with Zwick/Roell device employing 1-D axial load-cell. METHODS Effects of rotational motion were studied by running needle insertion experiments in 5, 50 and 200 mm/min in two types of with or without rotational velocity of 50, 150 and 300 rpm. On further steps with deeper penetrations, friction force of the insertion procedure in needle shaft was acquired by a definite thickness of the tissue. RESULTS Designed mechanism of fixture for providing different frequencies of rotational motion is available in this work. Results for comparison of different force graphs were also provided. CONCLUSION Derived force-displacement graphs showed a significant difference between two procedures; however, tissue bleeding and disorganized micro-structure would be among unavoidable results.
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- H. Ramezanpour
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Electrical Engineering & Mechatronics, Islamic Azad University, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Rostami M, Sirous H, Zabihollahi R, Aghasadeghi MR, Sadat SM, Namazi R, Saghaie L, Memarian HR, Fassihi A. Design, synthesis and anti-HIV-1 evaluation of a series of 5-hydroxypyridine-4-one derivatives as possible integrase inhibitors. Med Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-015-1443-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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