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Hassanpour K, Hooshmandi S, Bagheri A, Veisi A. Exposure of a Pintucci-type keratoprosthesis: Surgical revision with buccal mucosal patch graft. J Fr Ophtalmol 2022; 45:e436-e437. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2022.04.027] [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: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rahimi MM, Bagheri A, Bagheri Y, Fathi E, Bagheri S, Nia AV, Jafari S, Montazersaheb S. Renoprotective effects of prazosin on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:1263-1273. [PMID: 33559503 DOI: 10.1177/0960327121993224] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is one of the main leading causes of acute kidney injury associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and cell apoptosis. We studied the effects of prazosin, as a specific blocker of α1-AR, on renal IR injury. METHODS Rats were divided into normal control; untreated IR and prazosin-treated IR (1 mg/kg body weight). Prazosin was administered by intraperitoneal injection 30 min prior to IR induction. The level of urea/creatinine and oxidative factors were detected by colorimetric methods. Apoptosis-associated factors, inflammatory, and signaling proteins were analyzed in renal tissue. The abnormalities of renal histopathology were detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Administration of prazosin to IR rats ameliorated serum urea and creatinine and IR-induced histopathological damages. Lipid peroxidation was significantly improved after treatment by prazosin in IR injury rats, however, antioxidant status was not affected. Rats subjected to IR injury activated Bax protein and NF-κB mediated inflammatory response. Moreover, treatment with prazosin inhibited renal NF-κB activation, resulting in a significant decline in pro-inflammatory cytokine of IL-6. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that prazosin could be a good candidate to attenuate renal IR injury due to its ability to modulate renal function, apoptosis and inflammation.
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- M M Rahimi
- Kidney Research Center, 48432Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Sina Hospital, 48432Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, 201583Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 56947University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- 475027Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- 475027Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Kidney Research Center, 48432Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, 48432Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, 48432Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Bagheri Y, Fathi E, Maghoul A, Moshtagh S, Mokhtari K, Abdollahpour A, Montazersaheb S, Bagheri A. Effects of Achillea tenuifolia Lam. hydro-alcoholic extract on anxiety-like behavior and reproductive parameters in rat model of chronic restraint stress. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:1852-1866. [PMID: 34167364 DOI: 10.1177/09603271211026723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Achillea tenuifolia Lam (AT) has several biological activities and medicinal properties. In this study, we elucidated the impact of the AT on anxiety-related behaviors, reproductive parameters, antioxidant capacity in male rats subjected to chronic restraint stress (CRS). METHODS 35 Wistar rats were divided into five groups: control, CRS-control (received normal saline) and three CRS-treated groups received AT extract (100, 150, and 200 mg/kg body weight) for 21 consequences days. To induce CRS rats, the rats were immobilized for 21 days and received the extract orally. On the last day of treatment, anxiety-related behaviors were assessed through the sucrose preference test (SPT) as well as elevated plus maze (EPM) tests. Corticosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone levels were evaluated to determine reproductive capacity. Sperm parameters including the total count, motility, and viability were also analyzed. Weight of body, testis and seminal vesicles was measured as well. RESULTS The findings revealed that 100, 150, and 200 mg/kg of AT extract had anxiolytic effects in CRS rats, as confirmed by the EPM test and SPT. In addition, AT extract could improve fertile capacity and sperm quality to varying degrees. The level of corticosterone had decreased, whereas the level of LH, FSH and testosterone had increased in CRS-treated rats. Moreover, the reduced level of MDA coincided with an increased rate of antioxidant capacity. Our findings suggest that AT extract could alleviate stress-induced dysfunctions. CONCLUSION Overall, these observations would infer that AT extract could improve fertility capacity and behavioral impairment in the stress conditions. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT Assumption pathway describing the probability underlying mechanism of CRS-induced anxiety and reproductive toxicity and protective effect of AT.
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- Y Bagheri
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, 201583Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 56947University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, 201583Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, 201583Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, 201583Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, 201583Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Biomedicine Institute, 201583Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,These authors are equally contributed to this work
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- Department of Urology, Sina Hospital, 56947Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,These authors are equally contributed to this work
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Bagheri A, Madani R, Navidpour S, Hoghooghi-Rad N. Prevalence and Early Detection of Hypodermosis in Goats using a Competitive ELISA System in Lorestan, Iran. Arch Razi Inst 2021; 76:69-77. [PMID: 33818959 DOI: 10.22092/ari.2019.125071.1296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the prevalence and early detection of hypodermosis in goats by the investigation of Przhevalskiana larvae and sera collected from the infested animals. This study was conducted in Lorestan province, located in the South-West of Iran, from April 2017 up to April 2018. A total of 3350 goats slaughtered in Lorestan abattoirs were investigated by clinical-parasitological examinations in different periods. The larvae were collected from the back and flank regions of the slaughtered goats. The number of infested animals, gender and age, number of maggots present on the body of each animal, location, and larval stage of warble flies were recorded in this study. To detect an infestation in the early period, a total of 150 blood samples were randomly collected from the field animals in Lorestan, Iran. The morphological findings showed that out of 3350 goats examined, 706 (21.07%) goats were infested. Furthermore, three species of Przhevalskiana, including P. Silenus (n=726, 50.07%), P.crossii (n=440, 30.43%), and P. aegagri (n=284, 19.59%) were recognized as the causative agents of goat hypodermosis in this province. No significant difference was observed between genders and/or among the age groups (P>0.05). The anti-Przhevalskiana antibodies in the serum samples were detected using ELISA from August up to mid-September (summer). Clinical diagnosis of infestation was usually performed from late October until mid-March (winter) by visual observations and direct palpation of warbles in the back and flank regions of the animals. It could be concluded that the use of ELISA can help to detect hypodermosis among goats in the early stages.
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- A Bagheri
- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Proteomics and Biochemistry Department, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.,Department of Microbiology, School of Specialized Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.,Proteomics and Biochemistry Department, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Venomous Animal and Antivenom Production, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Bagheri A, Hassani Marand M. Voltammetric and Potentiometric Determination of Cu2+ Using an Overoxidized Polypyrrole Based Electrochemical Sensor. RUSS J ELECTROCHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1023193520060026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 12/14/2022]
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Bagheri A, Madani R, Navidpour S, Hoghooghi-Rad N. Serodiagnosis of Przhevalskiana spp. Infestation in Goats Using a Competitive ELISA. Arch Razi Inst 2020; 75:233-239. [PMID: 32621453 DOI: 10.22092/ari.2019.123764.1263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Goat warble-fly infestation is one of the parasitic diseases caused by the larvae of przhevalskiana spp. It is known to be a major challenge for health and welfare in infested goats and causes high economic losses in livestock worldwide. The detection of goat grub was previously conducted by direct palpation of second and third stage larvae in the back and flank site of the live animals or visual evaluation of the carcasses in slaughterhouses. However, due to the small size of the first instar larvae of przhevalskiana (less than 1 mm during emerging from the egg), some of the infected cases were ignored and recorded as negative samples. Immunodiagnostic procedures as easy and cost-effective diagnostic methods provide early detection of myiasis in living animals (even when the larvae are still migrating or are undetectable in the animal body).This study was conducted to evaluate the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system in order to detect the antibodies of przhevalskiana larvae in the goat sera. In order to prepare the larval antigen, 200 first instar larvae of przhevalskiana were collected from the subdermal region of the back and flanks of the infested goats in Khoramabad slaughterhouse, Khoramabad, Iran, from September 2017 to March 2018. Totally, 37 and 46 sera samples were taken from the infected and uninfected goats. The sensitivity and specificity at cut-off 3SD were obtained at 89.18% and 84.78%. Moreover, the measures of inter-and intra-assay coefficients of variability to express the precision or replicability of ELISA kit results were 5.33% and 2.81%, respectively.
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- A Bagheri
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Proteomics and Biochemistry, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Venomous Animals and Toxins, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Sammani A, Jansen M, Linschoten M, Bagheri A, de Jonge N, Kirkels H, van Laake LW, Vink A, van Tintelen JP, Dooijes D, Te Riele ASJM, Harakalova M, Baas AF, Asselbergs FW. UNRAVEL: big data analytics research data platform to improve care of patients with cardiomyopathies using routine electronic health records and standardised biobanking. Neth Heart J 2019; 27:426-434. [PMID: 31134468 PMCID: PMC6712144 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-019-1288-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Despite major advances in our understanding of genetic cardiomyopathies, they remain the leading cause of premature sudden cardiac death and end-stage heart failure in persons under the age of 60 years. Integrated research databases based on a large number of patients may provide a scaffold for future research. Using routine electronic health records and standardised biobanking, big data analysis on a larger number of patients and investigations are possible. In this article, we describe the UNRAVEL research data platform embedded in routine practice to facilitate research in genetic cardiomyopathies. Design Eligible participants with proven or suspected cardiac disease and their relatives are asked for permission to use their data and to draw blood for biobanking. Routinely collected clinical data are included in a research database by weekly extraction. A text-mining tool has been developed to enrich UNRAVEL with unstructured data in clinical notes. Preliminary results Thus far, 828 individuals with a median age of 57 years have been included, 58% of whom are male. All data are captured in a temporal sequence amounting to a total of 18,565 electrocardiograms, 3619 echocardiograms, data from over 20,000 radiological examinations and 650,000 individual laboratory measurements. Conclusion Integration of routine electronic health care in a research data platform allows efficient data collection, including all investigations in chronological sequence. Trials embedded in the electronic health record are now possible, providing cost-effective ways to answer clinical questions. We explicitly welcome national and international collaboration and have provided our protocols and other materials on www.unravelrdp.nl.
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- A Sammani
- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Genetics, Division Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Methodology and Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Division Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Division Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Division Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK.,Health Data Research UK London and Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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Bagheri A, Masoudinia M. Erratum to: Catalytic Properties of Gadolinium Oxide in the Removal of Doxycycline with Anticancer Activity. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476619010232] [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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Karimi S, Izadi H, Askari Seyahooei M, Bagheri A, Khodaygan P. Variation in bacterial endosymbionts associated with the date palm hopper, Ommatissus lybicus populations. Bull Entomol Res 2018; 108:271-281. [PMID: 28807085 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485317000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The date palm hopper, Ommatissus lybicus, is a key pest of the date palm, which is expected to be comprised of many allopatric populations. The current study was carried out to determine bacterial endosymbiont diversity in the different populations of this pest. Ten date palm hopper populations were collected from the main date palm growing regions in Iran and an additional four samples from Pakistan, Oman, Egypt and Tunisia for detection of primary and secondary endosymbionts using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with their specific primers. The PCR products were directly sequenced and edited using SeqMan software. The consensus sequences were subjected to a BLAST similarity search. The results revealed the presence of 'Candidatus Sulcia muelleri' (primary endosymbiont) and Wolbachia, Arsenophonus and Enterobacter (secondary endosymbionts) in all populations. This assay failed to detect 'Candidatus Nasuia deltocephalinicola' and Serratia in these populations. 'Ca. S. muelleri' exhibited a 100% infection frequency in populations and Wolbachia, Arsenophonus and Enterobacter demonstrated 100, 93.04 and 97.39% infection frequencies, respectively. The infection rate of Arsenophonus and Enterobacter ranged from 75 to 100% and 62.5 to 100%, respectively, in different populations of the insect. The results demonstrated multiple infections by 'Ca. Sulcia muelleri', Wolbachia, Arsenophonus and Enterobacter in the populations and may suggest significant roles for these endosymbionts on date palm hopper population fitness. This study provides an insight to endosymbiont variation in the date palm hopper populations; however, further investigation is needed to examine how these endosymbionts may affect host fitness.
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- S Karimi
- Department of Plant Protection,Faculty of Agriculture,Vali-e-Asr University,Rafsanjan,Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection,Faculty of Agriculture,Vali-e-Asr University,Rafsanjan,Iran
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- Plant Protection Research Department,Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center,Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO),Bandar Abbas,Iran
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- Plant Protection Research Department,Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center,Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO),Bandar Abbas,Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection,Faculty of Agriculture,Vali-e-Asr University,Rafsanjan,Iran
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PURPOSE To determine the optimal dosage of cyclopentolate for adequate cycloplegia with minimal side effects. METHODS A prospective randomized clinical trial of patients 3.5 to 20 years of age referred to a strabismus clinic during a 1-year period. Eligible patients were randomly divided into three groups. In Group 1, the cycloplegic effect of one drop of cyclopentolate was compared with two drops; in Group 2, the effect of two drops was compared with three drops; and in Group 3, the effect of one drop was compared with three drops. RESULTS This study includes 192 eyes of 96 patients with a mean age of 11.0 +/- 5.7 years. Strabismus was present in 43 patients (44.8%). A total of 146 patients (76%) were hyperopic, 33 (17.2%) were myopic, and 13 (6.8%) were slightly hyperopic or myopic at the two stages of the study. Overall, only 16 eyes, including 9 eyes in Group 1 (16.4%), 2 eyes in Group 2 (3.2%), and 5 eyes in Group 3 (8.6%), had > or = 0.5 D difference in spherical equivalent refractive error at two stages of the study; however, intergroup differences were not statistically significant (p=0.16, chi-square test). Within each group, the percentage of eyes with <0.5 D difference was significantly greater than those with > or = 0.5 D difference (p<0.001 in all three groups, binomial test). Side effects were more prevalent using more frequent drops. CONCLUSIONS A single drop of cyclopentolate 1% suffices for cycloplegic refraction. There were less frequent side effects using one drop of cyclopentolate, compared to two or three drops.
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- A Bagheri
- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
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Salour H, Eshaghi M, Abrishami M, Bagheri A, Aletaha M. Complications of Hydroxyapatite Pegging: Comparison between Polycarbonate and Titanium Peg System. Eur J Ophthalmol 2018; 17:408-12. [PMID: 17534825 DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Polycarbonate peg has been customarily used for pegging of hydroxyapatite for years. For better movement, tissue tolerance, and to decrease the complications of pegging, titanium peg system has been used. This study compares the two systems. METHODS Complications associated with pegging (polycarbonate: Bio-Eye or titanium: Dr-Perry new P-K) were retrospectively reviewed from the charts of 153 patients admitted to the Labbafinejad Medical Center, Tehran, Iran, for over 5 years from 1997 to 2003. RESULTS A total of 153 cases were studied. Ninety-six (62.3%) were male and 57 (37.7%) were female, and the mean age was 27.7 years (6-59 years). In 88 cases pegs were poly-carbonate and sleeve system and in 65 cases pegs were titanium. Forty-one (46%) of cases with polycarbonate and 18 (27%) of cases with titanium had at least one or more complications (p=0.018). The most common complications were granulation tissue, discharge, overgrowth of conjunctiva, and peg falling out in 25%, 23%, 13%, and 8% in polycarbonate peg and 15%, 5%, 1.5%, and 0% in titanium peg group. The prevalence of the last three complications was statistically lower in titanium peg compared with polycarbonate. Twenty-five cases (35%) with polycarbonate peg and 5 cases (7.5%) with titanium peg had two or more complications (p=0.03). Peg removal was done in 11 cases of polycarbonate but only two cases of titanium peg in order to treat the complication. CONCLUSIONS Both pegging systems had some complications, although these were less severe and prevalent in titanium peg. More studies on complications due to titanium pegs are recommended.
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- H Salour
- Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
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Bagheri A, Kumar P, Kamath A, Rao P. Association of angiogenic cytokines (VEGF-A and VEGF-C) and clinical characteristic in women with unexplained recurrent miscarriage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 118:258-264. [PMID: 28516786 DOI: 10.4149/bll_2017_051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Recurrent miscarriage (RM) defined as 2 or more spontaneous miscarriage before 20 weeks of gestation, affects at least 1 % of couples trying to conceive. In over 50 % of cases, the cause of the loss of pregnancy remains unexplained. Reduced expression of Angiogenic factors such as: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) and VEGF-C has been linked with spontaneous miscarriage, likely due to defective foetal and placental angiogenesis. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationships between serum level of VEGF-A and VEGF-C with clinical characteristic in women with URM and compare to pregnant and healthy women. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case-control study, which was conducted between 90 non-pregnant women with history of RM, age-matched with 70 non-pregnant women without history of recurrent abortion with at least one child (controls) and 70 pregnant women without history of recurrent abortion with at least one child (controls). Those with unexplained RM were eligible. Demographic and Anthropometric data were retrieved by pre-test questionnaire and serum level of VEGF-A and VEGF-C measured by ELISA kit. RESULTS This study showeds that maternal levels of VEGF-A and VEGF-C were distinctly lower in RSA (189.87±88.1 vs 238.8±99.6) compared to healthy (239.1±99.7 vs 275.5±133.08) and pregnant (301.5±76.4 vs 402.5±128.6) women as control groups. Univariate analysis demonstrated that clinical characteristic factors were significantly associated with concentration of VEGF-A and VEGF-C in cases and controls. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that these molecules could be used as potential predictive markers of miscarriage in these women presenting with URM (Tab. 4, Fig. 5, Ref. 40).
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Faghihi M, Bagheri A, Seyahooei MA, Pezhman A, Faraji G. First report of a
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Phytoplasma aurantifolia'‐related strain associated with witches'‐broom disease of limequat in Iran. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.035.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- M.M. Faghihi
- Plant Protection Research DepartmentHormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education CenterAgricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)Bandar AbbasIran
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- Plant Protection Research DepartmentHormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education CenterAgricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)Bandar AbbasIran
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- Plant Protection Research DepartmentHormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education CenterAgricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)Bandar AbbasIran
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- Plant Protection DivisionOrganization of Jahad Agriculture of KermanshahIran
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- Plant Protection DivisionOrganization of Jahad Agriculture of KermanshahIran
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Tashkhourian J, Daneshi M, Nami-Ana F, Behbahani M, Bagheri A. Simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol at gold nanoparticles mesoporous silica modified carbon paste electrode. J Hazard Mater 2016; 318:117-124. [PMID: 27420383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [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: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new electrochemical sensor based on gold nanoparticles mesoporous silica modified carbon paste electrode (AuNPs-MPS) was developed for simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol. Morphology and structure of the AuNPs-MPS were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The electrochemical behavior of hydroquinone and catechol were investigated using square wave voltammetry and the results indicate that the electrochemical responses are improved significantly at the modified electrode. The observed oxidative peaks separation of about 120mV made possible the simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol in their binary-mixture. Under the optimized condition, a linear dynamic range of 10.0μM-1.0mM range for hydroquinone with the detection limit of 1.2μM and from 30.0μM-1.0mM for catechol with the detection limit of 1.1μM were obtained. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by the recovery studies of hydroquinone and catechol in spiked tap water samples.
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- J Tashkhourian
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71456, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71456, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71456, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran, Iran
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Keykha F, Bagheri A, Moshtaghi N, Bahrami AR, Sharifi A. RNAi-induced silencing in floral tissues of Petunia hybrida by agroinfiltration: a rapid assay for chalcone isomerase gene function analysis. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:26-31. [PMID: 27609470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Variegation in flower color is commonly observed in many plant species and also occurs on Petunia (Petunia hybrida) as an ornamental plant. Variegated plants are of highly valuable in the floricultural market. Agroinfiltration is an Agrobacterium-mediated transient assay for the analysis of gene function and genetic modification in leaves, flowers and fruit tissues of various plants. Transient RNAi-induced silencing by agroinfiltration has been developed in leaves and fruits of several plant species. Here we report the establishment of a transient hairpin RNAi-induced silencing system for color modification assay in floral tissues of Petunia with different colors. chiRNAi construct was cloned into the pBI121 vector under the control of 35S promoter. Transient RNA silencing of chi in the floral tissues of Petunia was induced by delivering 530 bp chi hairpin RNAs (hpRNAs) into the petals of flowers using agroinfiltration. Impaired anthocyanin accumulation and reduction of endogenous mRNAs of the corresponding targets were observed in the infiltrated areas of the petals of four colors of Petunia. Silencing of the endogenous chi mRNAs was highly effective in reduction of chi gene and anthocyanin accumulation. This transient silencing system is a prototype for modification of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Petunia through chi gene suppression.
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- F Keykha
- Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Branch of Mashhad Department of Ornamental Plant Biotechnology Mashhad Iran
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- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture Mashhad Iran
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- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture Mashhad Iran
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- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Branch of Mashhad Department of Ornamental Plant Biotechnology Mashhad Iran
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Maftouni N, Bagheri A. Passive air conditioning methods for different climates, special focous on Iran. J Fundam and Appl Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.4314/jfas.8vi2s.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hauch H, Klinkel N, Chao CM, Behrje J, Kreuzaler P, Bagheri A, Sibelius U, Berthold D. [Constitution of a New Specialised Pediatric Home Care Team - First Year Experience]. Klin Padiatr 2016; 228:145-8. [PMID: 27135272 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-103327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since the amendment of the Social Law V in Germany in 2007 the financial basis for a Specialised Home Palliative Care for Children (SHPC) for children was established. In Hesse 3 different SHPC teams entered into collective negotiations with health insurance companies. In 2014, the team of the University Children's Hospital in Giessen started to treat the first patient with a lead time of two months. METHODS Thus in this paper the development of a SHPC team is described. After the first year anonymized patients data were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Within 12 months 35 patients, 24 females and 11 males, were treated. All of the 6 patients who died, died at home. Calculated 48 weeks survival was 78%. 45% of the patients suffered from malignancies, 34% of malformations and 34% had metabolic disorders. 51% needed crisis intervention and 51% infusion therapy. Only 26% of parents denied cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Only 10% of the patients or their families received professional psychological care. CONCLUSION Formation of a SHPC is feasible within a short time period once a financial basis is established. So, empathic guidance of families to help decision making for emergency situations are considered to be important. Analysis of patient's data after one year could help to improve the quality of care. Our data provides information for developing a palliative care team und could motivate colleagues to start the job.
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- H Hauch
- SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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- SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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- SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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- SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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- SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Care Department for adults, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Care Department for adults, UKGM, Giessen, Germany
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Mahmoodabadi M, Momennejad S, Bagheri A. Online optimal decoupled sliding mode control based on moving least squares and particle swarm optimization. Inf Sci (N Y) 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2014.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mahmoodabadi M, Taherkhorsandi M, Bagheri A. Optimal robust sliding mode tracking control of a biped robot based on ingenious multi-objective PSO. Neurocomputing 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neucom.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nemati M, Zarrin M, Mir-Abdollah SA, Rezayati MT, Mirzaee V, Bagheri A, Ebrahimi M, Jafarzadeh A. Lower serum level of anti-tetanus toxin antibodies in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Acta Med Indones 2014; 46:44-50. [PMID: 24760808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the serum levels of anti-tetanus toxin antibodies (anti-TTA) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and in a control group. METHODS Totally, 100 patients with type 2 DM and 100 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals were enrolled to study. The presence of type 2 DM confirmed according to the clinical and para-clinical criteria such as fasting plasma glucose above 126 mg/dl. A peripheral blood sample was collected from all subjects. The serum samples of participants tested for the levels of anti-TTA by ELISA method. The serum antitoxin concentration 0.1 IU/mL was considered as a protective level of antibody. RESULTS The seroprotective rate in healthy group was significantly higher than diabetic group (99% vs. 92%; p<0.02). The mean titer of anti-TTA in healthy group (5.32 ± 0.26 IU/ml) was also significantly higher than diabetic patients (3.46 ± 0.26 IU/ml; p>0.001). In diabetic men the mean titer of anti-TTA was significantly higher in comparison to diabetic women (3.94 ± 0.34 IU/ml vs 2.59 ± 0.36 IU/ml; p<0.01). In diabetic patients the seroprotective rate and the mean titer of anti-TTA in subjects with age >40 years was also lower in comparison to those with age <40 years (89.23% vs 97.14%; p<0.15 and 4.57 ± 0.38 IU/ml vs 2.86 ± 0.32 IU/ml; P<0.002, respectively). The mean titer of anti-TTA was significantly higher in patients with diabetes duration <5 years in comparison to patients with disease duration >5 years (3.91 ± 0.35 IU/ml vs 2.85 ± 0.38 IU/ml; p<0.04). CONCLUSION these results showed lower levels of anti-TTA in patients with type 2 DM, in diabetic women, in patients aged >40 years and in diabetic patients with disease duration >5 years.
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- M Nemati
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Bagheri A, Rafati AA, Tajani AA, Borujeni ARA, Hajian A. Prediction of the Surface Tension, Surface Concentration and the Relative Gibbs Adsorption Isotherm of Non-ideal Binary Liquid Mixtures. J SOLUTION CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-013-0093-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mahmoodabadi M, Safaie AA, Bagheri A, Nariman-zadeh N. A novel combination of Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Algorithm for Pareto optimal design of a five-degree of freedom vehicle vibration model. Appl Soft Comput 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2012.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Farahini H, Moghtadaei M, Bagheri A, Akbarian E. Factors influencing range of motion after total knee arthroplasty. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2012; 14:417-21. [PMID: 22997557 PMCID: PMC3438434] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The range of motion after a total knee arthroplasty is an important clinical outcome affecting the life of the patient. The aim of this study was to determine the most important factors influencing the postoperative knee flexion in Tehran, Iran. METHODS Between July 2007 and January 2009, on 95 cases of total knee joint replacement (89 patients), who were followed for 1 year postoperatively, the risk factors were assessed. Patient demographics (sex, age, body mass index, previous surgery, preoperative Knee Society System score, and preoperative range of motion) as well as radiographic measurement for preoperative tibiofemoral angle were statistically analyzed and the probable predictors entered into a linear regression model. RESULTS Univariate analysis showed that age, preoperative flexion angle, preoperative flexion arc and preoperative tibiofemoral angle had significant correlation with the postoperative flexion angle. The linear regression model on the other hand revealed that preoperative flexion angle and preoperative tibiofemoral angle were the true predictors of the postoperative flexion angle with coefficients of 0.64 and -0.21, respectively. CONCLUSION Better range of motion before the surgery with a lower tibiofemoral varus/valgus angle were more likely to result in a better range of motion after the surgery, suggesting that an appropriate timing for the surgery when the knee joint is still in a better function can lead to a better outcome.
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- H Farahini
- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Rasule-Akram General Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Rasule-Akram General Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Correspondence: Mehdi Moghtadaei, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Fellowship of Knee Surgery, Rasule-Akram General Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98-21-66507059, E-mail:
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Rasule-Akram General Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Campus Solna, Sweden
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Memarpour M, Rahimi M, Bagheri A, Mina K. Unerupted primary molar teeth positioned inferior to the permanent premolar: a case report. J Dent (Tehran) 2012; 9:79-82. [PMID: 22924106 PMCID: PMC3422068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Primary tooth impaction is a rare finding during the development of primary dentition. Several factors contribute to the impaction of a deciduous tooth. This report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a 10-year-old boy who presented an impacted second primary mandibular molar. This tooth, located inferior to the second premolar together with an odontoma, was positioned superior to the premolar teeth. Treatment consisted of surgical removal of the impacted deciduous tooth and odontoma and placement of a passive lower lingual holding arch. Periodic examination was indicated for follow-up. Early intervention was recommended to manage orofacial disfigurement and to avoid consequent problems.
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- M. Memarpour
- Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Bagheri A, Azad RF. Effects of low-level laser Diode (630 nm) on treatment of oral erosive Lichen Planus. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2012. [DOI: 10.4317/medoral.17643546] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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Mahmoodabadi M, Bagheri A, Arabani Mostaghim S, Bisheban M. Simulation of stability using Java application for Pareto design of controllers based on a new multi-objective particle swarm optimization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rafati A, Bagheri A, Khanchi A, Ghasemian E, Najafi M. Application of the UNIFAC model for prediction of surface tension and thickness of the surface layer in the binary mixtures. J Colloid Interface Sci 2011; 355:252-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Razmpa E, Naghibzadeh B, Bagheri A, Sadeghi M, Khak M. The clinical manifestation, evaluation and surgical management of sphenoid sinus mucoceles: a case series and literature review. B-ENT 2011; 7:87-90. [PMID: 21838091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study was designed to describe clinical manifestation, treatment and outcomes in patients with sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting to Amiralam Hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHODS A review of 43280 medical records covering a period of 10 years included just 12 patients with sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting to our teaching centre. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 35 years (ranging from 19 to 52 years). Headache was the most frequent symptom in 9 of the 12 patients. Visual disorders were noted in five patients. Two patients underwent external ethmoidectomy accompanied by intranasal sphenoidotomy while transseptal sphenoidotomy was performed for five patients and five patients underwent endoscopic endonasal sphenoidotomy. Wide spectrum antibiotics were given to all the patients for 3 to 5 days in order to prevent any iatrogenic infection. All patients did well after surgery without postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS Sphenoid sinus mucocele should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions presenting as visual disturbance. Retro-orbital headache with or without visual symptoms is a leading symptom. CT and MRI are essential in the diagnosis of sphenoid disease.
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- E Razmpa
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Yano S, Baskin B, Bagheri A, Watanabe Y, Moseley K, Nishimura A, Matsumoto N, Ray PN. Familial Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome: studies of X-chromosome inactivation and clinical phenotypes in two female individuals with GPC3 mutations. Clin Genet 2010; 80:466-71. [PMID: 20950395 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01554.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) is an overgrowth/multiple congenital anomalies syndrome with an X-linked inheritance. Most cases of SGBS are attributed to mutations in the glypican 3-gene (GPC3), which is highly expressed in the mesodermal embryonic tissues and involves in a local growth regulation. Typical clinical features include pre/postnatal overgrowth, developmental delay, macrocephaly, characteristic facies with prominent eyes and macroglossia, diaphragmatic hernia, congenital heart defects, kidney anomalies, and skeletal anomalies. Obligate carrier females with GPC3 mutations are usually asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. It is thought that skewed X-inactivation is the underlining mechanism for the female patients to present with findings of SGBS. We identified three siblings with typical SGBS (two male and one female cases) and their mother with very mild symptoms in a family carrying c.256C>T (p.Arg86X) mutation in GPC3. X-inactivation studies on the androgen-receptor gene (AR) and the Fragile XE (FRAXE) gene were performed with blood, buccal swabs, and fibroblasts in the carrier females. The studies with blood showed moderately skewed X-inactivation with paternal X-chromosome being preferentially inactivated (71-80% inactivated) in the female patient with SGBS and no skewing was shown in the mother with very mild symptoms. The X-inactivation studies in the mother showed inactivation of the X-chromosome with the mutation by 57%. This suggests that loss of the functional GPC3 protein by 43% is closed to the threshold to develop the SGBS phenotype. Studies with buccal swabs and fibroblasts failed to show different X-inactivation patterns between the two female individuals.
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- S Yano
- Genetics Division, Department of Pediatrics, LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Bagheri A, Karimi T, Amanifard N. Tracking performance control of a cable communicated underwater vehicle using adaptive neural network controllers. Appl Soft Comput 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2009.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bagheri A, Shmygalev S, Werschy A, Heller A. Frühzeitige Epiduralanästhesie in der Geburtshilfe. Anaesthesist 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s00101-010-1729-3] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Midi H, Bagheri A, Imon A. The Application of Robust Multicollinearity Diagnostic Method Based on Robust Coefficient Determination to a Non-Collinear Data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.611.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bagheri A, Sadeghipou O. Effects of Salt Stress on Yield, Yield Components and Carbohydrates Content in Four Hullless Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Cultivars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.909.912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Bagheri A, Latifnezshad R, Omodi A, Esmaeli H. O81 Evaluation of the factors that affected the infertile couples in accepting the adopted child. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)60453-7] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Bagheri A, Sarafraz N, Kafaee M. O80 When is necessary termination of pregnancy after 40 weeks? Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)60452-5] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Fazeli E, Shahriari F, Samizadeh H, Bagheri A, Farsi M. Evaluation of genetic diversity among different genotypes of Brassica napus using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Pak J Biol Sci 2009; 11:2629-33. [PMID: 19630215 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2629.2633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In current research, genetic relationships among rapeseed genotypes from several geographical origins including France, Canada, Germany, Iran, Hungary, Denmark, Australia and America were evaluated using RAPD markers. Among generated 86 bands, 80 different polymorphic bands were obtained using 9 random primers. Diversity Index (DI) or Polymorphism Information Content (PIC) was varied from 0.29 to 0.48, showed a relatively high potential of primers among studied genotypes. Dice similarity coefficient between genotypes was calculated using Nei and Li formula. Maximum (0.91) and minimum (0.42) similarity coefficients were observed between Bristol and Amber genotypes, consul and express, respectively. Cluster analysis based on dice similarity coefficient was also carried out. Base on the cluster analysis, genotypes were grouped into five main clusters. Results showed that genotypes with same geographical origin were genetically different. Therefore, geographical origins of genotypes cannot be used as a base to cross parent to obtain high heterosis and it must be carried out by exact genetic studies. Results confirmed that RAPD is a simple, cheap and fast method for evaluation of genetic diversity of Brassica napus.
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- E Fazeli
- Department of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
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Rashed Mohassel MH, Nezami A, Bagheri A, Hajmohammadnia K, Bannayan M. Evaluation of Freezing Tolerance of Two Fennel (Foeniculum vulgarL.) Ecotypes Under Controlled Conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10496470903139249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Sarafraz N, Kafaie M, Bagheri A, Abbaszadeh F. COMMON CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN. Maturitas 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(09)70537-7] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Salour H, Aletaha M, Bagheri A. Comparison of Mersilene mesh and autogenous fascia lata in correction of congenital blepharoptosis: a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Ophthalmol 2009; 18:853-7. [PMID: 18988153 DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To asses the functional results and complications of Mersilene mesh as an alternative to autogenous fascia lata in the management of low function ptosis. METHODS In a randomized clinical trial, 31 eyelids with poor levator function were operated on. In 16 eyelids Mersilene mesh (Group A) and in 15 eyelids autogenous fascia lata were used for frontalis suspension procedure (Group B). RESULTS Nine patients with congenital unilateral and 11 patients with bilateral ptosis underwent sling procedure. There were no differences between the two groups with regards to functional (lid fissure height stability) and cosmetic (lid margin contour) results. Eyelid fissure increase was 4.00-/+1.46 mm in Group A and 3.13-/+1.72 mm in Group B. Change in eyelid fissure in both groups was significant (p=0.00, paired t-test), but intergroup difference was not significant (p=0.141, independent sample t-test). Follow-up for Group A was 14.2 (range 6-26) months and for Group B was 15.1 (range 9-29) months. Dermatochalasis was seen more in Group B (B/A = 10/2) and extrusion of Mersilene mesh was seen in two cases of Group A and none of Group B. Early complications such as corneal epithelial defects and entropion and late complications such as undercorrection were comparable in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Mersilene mesh with long-term functional results and low rate of complications is a suitable alternative to autogenous fascia lata as a suspensory material in ptosis surgery.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University, Tehran - Iran.
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Shahcheraghi F, Nikbin V, Shooraj F, Bagheri A, Shafiee M, Arabestani M. PCR Detection of VIM-1, VIM-2 and IMP-1 Metalo-beta-lactamases in Clinically Multi Drug Resistant P. aeruginosa Isolated in Tehran, Iran. Int J Infect Dis 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.294] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Omran VG, Bagheri A, Moshtaghi N. Direct in vitro regeneration of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Pak J Biol Sci 2008; 11:2237-2242. [PMID: 19137833 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2237.2242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study surveyed a rapid, efficient and reproducible protocol for in vitro shoot regeneration and rooting by different explants and different concentration of BAP. Due to optimization of shoot regeneration, two media including of MS and modified MS (MS salts with double concentration of CaC21, and B5 vitamins), different explants such as decapitated embryo axes, epicotyls and cotyledonary nodes and different concentrations of BAP hormone (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 4 mg L(-1)) in two genotypes (Gachsaran and Flip. 92-12 L) were used. The results showed that modified MS is a suitable medium for in vitro shoot regeneration of lentil. High levels of BAP caused increasing of shoot regeneration in lentil genotypes. Three milligram per liter of BAP induced the highest level of shoot regeneration. In addition, decapitated embryo explants were the best explants for highest shoot regeneration (5.8) (p < 0.05). However, increasing of hormone concentration from 2 to 3 and 4 mg L(-1) caused decreasing in the number of shoots, so 2 mg L(-1) of BAP was best. For rooting, the in vitro-in vivo method of rooting was better than only in vitro method. The shoots regenerated in 2 mg L(-1) BAP had higher rooting percentage than the shoots were regenerated in 3 and 4 mg L(-1) BAP. These results indicate on the inhibitory effect of high concentration of BAP on root induction. But the genotype didn't have any significant effect on rooting percentage and length of roots.
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- V G Omran
- Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
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Sazgar AA, Massah J, Sadeghi M, Bagheri A, Rasool E. The incidence of concha bullosa and the correlation with nasal septal deviation. B-ENT 2008; 4:87-91. [PMID: 18681204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To analyse the incidence of concha bullosa and any aetiological correlation with nasal septal deviation. METHODOLOGY Paranasal sinus computerised tomography (CT) scans were made of 143 consecutive patients with sinonasal symptoms. Patients with altered anatomy (iatrogenic or pathological) were excluded and the remaining CT scans were analysed for the pneumatisation of the middle turbinate, septal deviation and the correlation between them. RESULTS Sixty-three percent of patients had some types of septal deviation and 35% had unilateral or bilateral concha bullosa. Septal deviation was present in 9 out of 13 patients (69.2%) with large unilateral or dominant concha bullosa, 10 out of 24 (41.7%) with medium unilateral or dominant concha bullosa, and 12 out of 30 (40%) with small concha bullosa. There was a clear link between the presence of a unilateral concha, or a dominant concha (in bilateral concha), and the presence of nasal septal deviation (P <0.009). CONCLUSIONS After the assessment of various sizes and shape of concha bullosa and the form of nasal septal deviation away from the dominant concha, we suggest that deviation is an indirect result of the presence of the concha. This hypothesis can be proved by reference to the laws of physics.
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- A Arvin Sazgar
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bagheri A. STRUCTURAL STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF NMR TENSORS IN INTERACTION OF DOPAMINE WITH ADENINE AND GUANINE. B CHEM SOC ETHIOPIA 2007. [DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v21i3.21224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sailler L, Pereira C, Bagheri A, Uro-Coste E, Roussel B, Roussel H, Adoue D, Fournie B, Laroche M, Zabraniecki L, Cintas P, Arlet P, Lapeyre-Mestre M, Montastruc JL, Arlet-Suau E. Increased exposure to statins in patients developing chronic muscle diseases: a 2-year retrospective study. Ann Rheum Dis 2007; 67:614-9. [PMID: 17768174 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.075523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Case reports have suggested that lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs), especially statins, could induce or reveal chronic muscle diseases. We conducted a study to evaluate the association between chronic muscle diseases and prior exposure to LLDs. METHOD This was a retrospective study of chronic primary muscle disease cases newly diagnosed at the Toulouse University Hospitals between January 2003 and December 2004 among patients living in the Midi-Pyrénées area, France. All patients remained symptomatic for more than 1 year after drug withdrawal, or required drugs for inflammatory myopathy. Data on the patient's exposure to LLDs and to other drugs were compared with that of matched controls (5/1) selected through the Midi-Pyrénées Health Insurance System database. RESULTS A total of 37 patients were included in the study. Of those, 21 (56.8%) suffered from dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM), 12 (32.4%) from genetic myopathy, and 4 (10.8%) from an unclassified disease. The prevalence of exposure to statins was 40.5% in patients and 20% in controls (odds ratio (OR) 2.73, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21-6.14; p<0.01). There was a significant positive interaction between statins and proton pump inhibitors exposure (weighted OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.37-7.54; p = 0.02). Statin exposure rate was 47.6% among patients with DM/PM (OR 3.86, 95% CI 1.30-11.57; p<0.01). There was no difference between patients and controls for exposure to fibrates. CONCLUSION Patients who developed chronic muscle diseases after the age of 50, including DM/PM, had a higher than expected frequency of prior exposure to statins. Further studies are needed to confirm this association and the role of proton pump inhibitors.
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- L Sailler
- Unit of Pharmacoepidemiology, EA 3696, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Paul Sabatier University, 37 Allées Jules Guesdes, 31000 Toulouse, France.
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Salehi M, Izadpanah K, Siampour M, Bagheri A, Faghihi SM. Transmission of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia' to Bakraee (Citrus reticulata Hybrid) by Feral Hishimonus phycitis Leafhoppers in Iran. Plant Dis 2007; 91:466. [PMID: 30781213 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-91-4-0466c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Witches'-broom disease of lime (WBDL) caused by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia' is a devastating disease in the Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates, and southern Iran. The disease primarily affects lime (Citrus aurantifolia), but in Iran, it is also found in bakraee, a natural C. reticulata hybrid. The disease has been experimentally transmitted from lime to several citrus cultivars by grafting and to a number of herbaceous hosts by dodder. However, the natural vector of 'Ca. P. aurantifolia' has not been determined. The most common phloem-feeding insect associated with lime trees in the area is the leafhopper Hishimonus phycitis. The WBDL phytoplasma has been detected in the body of this leafhopper by ELISA and PCR (1), but previous attempts to establish its vector status have failed. It was recently reported that the leafhopper can release the phytoplasma into a sugar solution by feeding through a Parafilm membrane (4). Here we report successful transmission of WBDL phytoplasma to bakraee seedlings by H. phycitis. The leafhopper nymphs and adults were collected in a WBDL-infected lime orchard in Minab (Hormozgan Province) in May of 2006. Of more than 100 leafhopper samples tested, at least 70% were positive for the phytoplasma by PCR using P1/P7 primer pair (3). Additional field-collected leafhoppers were caged (five per plant) on bakraee seedlings at the two-leaf stage in pots in the greenhouse in Zarghan (Fars Province). After 8 weeks, the remaining leafhoppers were killed with an insecticide. Six months after inoculation, 3 of 10 inoculated plants showed typical symptoms of WBDL, including bud proliferation, general chlorosis, and stunting. Symptomatic plants were strongly positive in PCR assays using primer pair P1/P7. No amplification was obtained with healthy control lime or nonsymptomatic bakraee seedlings. Amplified P1/P7 primed PCR products (1,800 bp) from experimentally vector-challenged bakraee seedlings, captured H. phycitis, and a naturally infected lime tree from Minab were subjected to restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis using AluI, HhaI, HpaII, RsaI, and TaqI enzymes. RFLP patterns from these sources were identical and similar to those reported earlier (2). These analyses verified the identity of WBDL phytoplasma in experimentally infected bakraee seedlings. To our knowledge, this is the first report of natural transmission of 'Ca. P. aurantifolia' by H. phycitis. References: (1) J. M. Bové et al. Proc. Conf. IOCV 12:342. 1993. (2) A. J. Khan et al. Phytopathology 92:1038, 2002. (3) B. Schneider et al. Pages 369-380 in: Molecular and Diagnostic Procedures in Mycoplasmology. Vol. 2. S. Razin and J. G. Tully, eds. Academic Press, New York, 1995. (4) M. Siampour et al. Iran. J. Plant Pathol. 41:139 (Farsi) and 35 (English), 2006.
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- Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Iran
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- Plant Virology Research Center, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran
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- Plant Virology Research Center, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran
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- Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Iran
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- Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Iran
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While there are numerous doubts, controversies and lack of consensus on alternative definitions of human death, it is argued that it is more ethical to allow people to choose either cessation of cardio-respiratory function or loss of entire brain function as the definition of death based on their own views. This paper presents the law of organ transplantation in Japan, which allows people to decide whether brain death can be used to determine their death in agreement with their family. Arguably, Japan could become a unique example of individual choice in the definition of death if the law is revised to allow individuals choose definition of death independently of their family. It suggests that such an approach is one of the reasonable policy options a country can adopt for legislation on issues related to the definition of death.
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- A Bagheri
- Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku 606-8501, Kyoto, Japan.
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Nilchi A, Khanchi A, Atashi H, Bagheri A, Nematollahi L. The application and properties of composite sorbents of inorganic ion exchangers and polyacrylonitrile binding matrix. J Hazard Mater 2006; 137:1271-6. [PMID: 16730116 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2006] [Revised: 04/09/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A description is given of the preparation and properties of potassium hexacyanocobalt (II) ferrate (II) (KCFC) and the composite, potassium hexacyanocobalt (II) ferrate (II)-polyacrylonitrile (KCFC-PAN). The materials were dried at high temperatures and characterized by chemical analysis, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma and infrared. The ion exchange of alkaline earth metals and molybdenum on a nonstoichiometric compound K(2)[CoFe(CN)(6)] and its PAN based absorber was examined by batch methods. The adsorption of molybdenum from aqueous solutions on KCFC-PAN was investigated and optimized as a function of equilibration time and pH. The materials which were dried at optimum high temperature of 110 degrees C were found to be stable in water, dilute acids, alkaline solutions and relatively high temperature. The distribution coefficient values K(d) for alkaline earth metals, followed the same trend of increase for both sets of absorbers studied, i.e. Ba(2+)>Sr(2+)>Ca(2+)>Mg(2+), which closely resembles to the order of the size of the hydrated cations. However, the K(d) values show a significant increase for PAN based absorbers in comparison to KCFC absorbers.
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- A Nilchi
- Jaber Ibn Hayan Research Laboratories, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, P.O. Box 11365/8486, Tehran, Iran.
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