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Nobari S, Rezvan M, Dashtestani F, Gangi M, Keshmiri Neghab H. Cellular Therapy: The Hope for Covid-19. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2022; 14:104-113. [PMID: 35633981 PMCID: PMC9077656 DOI: 10.18502/ajmb.v14i2.8883] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a group of very diverse viruses that cause a broad spectrum of diseases from mild to severe enteric, respiratory, systemic diseases, and common cold or pneumonia among humans and animals. This virus is associated with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and lung disease that lead to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). In December 2019, researchers identified a novel coronavirus type, called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), which was associated with symptoms of high fever, dry cough, headache, diarrhea, and reduction of White Blood Cells (WBC). Coronavirus-associated acute respiratory disease was named Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19). No proven treatment has been discovered for COVID-19 so far, but researchers are trying to find the best effective way to treat this disease. Therefore, therapeutic strategies that facilitate the recovery of COVID-19 patients and reduce life-threatening complications are urgently needed now. Today, Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and their secretion are utilized as one of the most applied tools to treat various diseases such as inflammation and cancer. MSC-derived vesicles are rich in various growth factors, cytokines, and interleukins that are produced and secreted under different physiological or pathological conditions. These vesicles were considered a suitable and effective tool in regeneration medicine because of their high power in repairing damaged tissues and modulating immune responses. Recently, evidence has shown MSC-derived vesicles through reduced expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines could improve damaged tissues in COVID-19 patients. In addition to MSCs and MSC-derived exosomes, Natural Killer (NK) cells, T cells, and platelet lysates were used against viral infection. In this review, we tried to provide an overview of MSC secretion and immune cells for COVID-19 therapy.
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- Sima Nobari
- Research Center for Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Photo Healing and Regeneration, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Taft, Iran
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- Department of Photo Healing and Regeneration, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- Corresponding author: Hoda Keshmiri Neghab Ph.D., Department of Photo Healing and Regeneration, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran, Tel: +98 21 66462447, E-mail:
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Dashtestani F, Ma'mani L, Jokar F, Maleki M, Eskandari Fard M, Hosseini Salekdeh G. Zeolite-based nanocomposite as a smart pH-sensitive nanovehicle for release of xylanase as poultry feed supplement. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21386. [PMID: 34725388 PMCID: PMC8560943 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00688-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Xylanase improves poultry nutrition by degrading xylan in the cell walls of feed grains and release the entrapped nutrients. However, the application of xylanase as a feed supplement is restricted to its low stability in the environment and gastrointestinal (GI) tract of poultry. To overcome these obstacles, Zeozyme NPs as a smart pH-responsive nanosystem was designed based on xylanase immobilization on zeolitic nanoporous as the major cornerstone that was modified with L-lysine. The immobilized xylanase was followed by encapsulating with a cross-linked CMC-based polymer. Zeozyme NPs was structurally characterized using TEM, SEM, AFM, DLS, TGA and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms at liquid nitrogen temperature. The stability of Zeozyme NPs was evaluated at different temperatures, pH, and in the presence of proteases. Additionally, the release pattern of xylanase was investigated at a digestion model mimicking the GI tract. Xylanase was released selectively at the duodenum and ileum (pH 6-7.1) and remarkably preserved at pH ≤ 6 including proventriculus, gizzard, and crop (pH 1.6-5). The results confirmed that the zeolite equipped with the CMC matrix could enhance the xylanase thermal and pH stability and preserve its activity in the presence of proteases. Moreover, Zeozyme NPs exhibited a smart pH-dependent release of xylanase in an in vitro simulated GI tract.
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- Fariba Dashtestani
- Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.,Department of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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Hadian-Ghazvini S, Dashtestani F, Hakimian F, Ghourchian H. An electrochemical genosensor for differentiation of fully methylated from fully unmethylated states of BMP3 gene. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 142:107924. [PMID: 34474202 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2021.107924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The methylation state of a part of the BMP3 gene was detected by our genosensor. This epigenetic biomarker is involved in the biomarker panel of the sDNA test, which is an FDA approved test for colorectal cancer screening. In the present genosensor, polyethyleneimine-stabilized silver nanoparticles (PEI-AgNPs) were used as a non-specific nanolabel for signal generation/amplification and lowering the limit of detection. After immobilization of capture probes and mercaptoethanol molecules on the gold electrode, a thermally treated mixture of the BMP3 targets and reporter probes was introduced to the electrode. Because of the specificity of the reporter probes for fully methylated targets, complete sandwich-like complexes are formed only with them. Therefore, such full-length double-stranded hybrids compared to fully unmethylated targets have more negative charges and can more attract positively charged PEI-AgNPs. For discrimination between methylated and unmethylated targets, electroimpedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry were used for electrode modification monitoring and signal measurement. The sharp and narrow anodic peaks of cyclic voltammograms, which resulted from silver oxidation, were utilized for calibration plot analysis. The genosensor showed a linear response for the target concentration range from 1fM to 100 nM, while the detection limit for methylated and unmethylated target discrimination was 1 fM.
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- Samaneh Hadian-Ghazvini
- Laboratory of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614335, Iran
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- Laboratory of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614335, Iran
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- Laboratory of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614335, Iran
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- Laboratory of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417614335, Iran.
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Bahreinipour M, Zarei H, Dashtestani F, Rashidiani J, Eskandari K, Zarandi SAM, Ardestani SK, Watabe H. Radioprotective effect of nanoceria and magnetic flower-like iron oxide microparticles on gamma radiation-induced damage in BSA protein. AIMS Biophysics 2021. [DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2021010] [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: 01/24/2023] Open
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Ganji M, Dashtestani F, Neghab HK, Soheilifar MH, Hakimian F, Haghiralsadat F. Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated L-Lysine for Improving Cisplatin Delivery to Human Breast Cancer Cells. Curr Drug Deliv 2020; 18:753-760. [PMID: 33272179 DOI: 10.2174/1567201818666201203150931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Nano drug delivery is a broad field of research on the development of novel nano- carrier systems for effective therapeutic delivery of drugs. Here, an anticancer drug, cisplatin (CDDP) conjugated Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs) via L-Lysine (Lys) linker. METHODS The produced nanodrug (GNPs-Lys-CDDP) was characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Zeta potentials and electron force microscopy. The cytotoxic efficacy of the GNPs-Lys-CDDP against human breast cancer cells (SKBR3) and normal cells (MCF- 10A) was evaluatedby MTT assay. Cell apoptosis and morphology changes were assessed by flowcytometery and Acridine Orange/Ethidium Bromide (AO/EtBr) staining, respectively. RESULTS It was found that the GNPs-Lys-CDDP with a size of 85 nm and negatively charged with a zeta-potential of about -25 mV could be taken up by tumor cells. A marked change in the UV spectrum of GNPs-Lys-CDDP compare to GNPs showed a strong absorption shift in the 525 nm region. The LD 50 of GNPs-Lys-CDDP against SKBR3 (1 μg.mL -1), was found to be 8 times lower than that of naked CDDP against SKBR3 (8 μg.mL -1). The nanocomplex GNPs-Lys-CDDP also significantly increased the apoptosis of SKBR3 with the lowest cytotoxic effects on normal cells. DISCUSSION This work indicates that GNPs effectively could decrease the lethal dose of CDDP to 87%. Hence, GNPs modified by Lys, could be a good nano-carrier for chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Mahdieh Ganji
- Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Taft, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Nanotechnology & Tissue Engineering Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Mirhosseini M, Shekari-Far A, Hakimian F, Haghiralsadat BF, Fatemi SK, Dashtestani F. Core-shell Au@Co-Fe hybrid nanoparticles as peroxidase mimetic nanozyme for antibacterial application. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Keshmiri Neghab H, Azadeh SS, Soheilifar MH, Dashtestani F. Nanoformulation-Based Antiviral Combination Therapy for Treatment of COVID-19. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2020; 12:255-256. [PMID: 33014319 PMCID: PMC7502165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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- Hoda Keshmiri Neghab
- Department of Photo Healing and Regeneration, Medical Laser Research Center, Yara Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran,Corresponding author: Fariba Dashtestani, Ph.D., Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, E-mail:
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Keihan AH, Hosseinzadeh G, Sajjadi S, Ashiani D, Dashtestani F, Eskandari K. Bacteriophage-Based Biosensor for Detection of E. coli Bacteria on Graphene Modified Carbon Paste Electrode. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/2210681208666180402110651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria is one of the hazardous human pathogens.
Consequently, developing the rapid and effective method for identification and quantization of E. coli is
popular in biotechnological researches in recent years.
Experimental:
In this research, a label-free capacitance E. coli biosensor was fabricated based on immobilizing
bacteriophage on the carbon paste electrode (Cp). Reduced graphene (RGr) was synthesized
and used as a substrate for immobilization of bacteriophage on the Cp surface. E. coli bacteriophage
was trapped in graphene modified carbon paste electrodes. The immobilization accuracy was confirmed
via electrochemical techniques. The modified electrodes were applied as indicator electrodes for capacitance
measurements of E. coli.
Results:
Through this method, E. coli was detected in a concentration range of 33×10-3 to 330×10-3 N L-1
(number of E. coli per Liter) with a correlation coefficient of 0.99 and a detection limit of 12×10-3 N L-1.
Conclusion:
The proposed biosensor has a fast response time of about 5 s and good selectivity over
other bacteria.
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- Amir H. Keihan
- Molecular Biology Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Dashtestani F, Ghourchian H, Najafi A. Silver-gold-apoferritin nanozyme for suppressing oxidative stress during cryopreservation. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2018; 94:831-840. [PMID: 30423769 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause oxidative stress, which involves in the pathogenesis of many serious diseases. Apoferittin containing gold-silver nanoparticles (Au-Ag-AFT) was designed and evaluated as a nanozyme for scavenging the ROS. The nanozyme consisting of silver-gold nanohybrid in apoferittin cage represents superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase mimetic activities. The Au-Ag-AFT nanozyme was characterized by spectroscopy, FESEM, TEM and dynamic light scattering. The inhibition process for pyrogallol autoxidation was used for assaying the superoxide dismutase mimetic activity and measuring the kinetic parameters of Au-Ag-AFT nanozyme. Additionally, Aebi method and standard protocol was used for evaluating the catalase and peroxidase mimetic activity. The kcat values for superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase mimetics activity were 1.4 × 106, 0.1 and 9 × 103 s-1 respectively. These values indicated that Au-Ag-AFT nanozyme could act as a suitable ROS scavenger. Additionally, Au-Ag-AFT nanozyme was examined as a protective agent for human sperm against oxidative stress induced during the cryopreservation process. Presence of the nanozyme in the sperm media significantly increased the motility and viability of the cells and also decreased the ROS, apoptosis and necrosis (P < 0.05) compare to the control group.
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- Fariba Dashtestani
- Laboratory of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Laboratory of Bioanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6447, Tehran, Iran
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Dashtestani F, Ghourchian H, Najafi A. Albumin coated copper-cysteine nanozyme for reducing oxidative stress induced during sperm cryopreservation. Bioorg Chem 2018; 80:621-630. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dashtestani F, Farahmand L, Jalili N, Majidzadeh-A K. Chitosan-gold nanocarrier for targeted delivery of anti MUC1: Opportunity for breast cancer treatment. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(18)30515-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Shokri S, Dashtestani F, Farahmand L, Majidzadeh-A K, Salehi M. The effect of monoclonal MUC1 antibody loaded on pegilated carbon nanotubes on MCF7 cell line. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(18)30532-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Badri M, Farahmand L, Dashtestani F, Rahighi R, Majidzadeh-A K, Nazerian Z. Smart drug delivery to breast cancer cells by biocompatible nanographene oxide as a carrier. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(18)30516-1] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Alikhan H, Farahmand L, Dashtestani F, Majidzadeh-A K, Jalili N. Efficiency increasement of anti-EpCAM in breast cancer treatment via silica nanoparticle. Eur J Cancer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(18)30526-4] [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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Najafi A, Adutwum E, Yari A, Salehi E, Mikaeili S, Dashtestani F, Abolhassani F, Rashki L, Shiasi S, Asadi E. Melatonin affects membrane integrity, intracellular reactive oxygen species, caspase3 activity and AKT phosphorylation in frozen thawed human sperm. Cell Tissue Res 2017; 372:149-159. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-017-2743-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Azizi M, Ghourchian H, Yazdian F, Dashtestani F, AlizadehZeinabad H. Cytotoxic effect of albumin coated copper nanoparticle on human breast cancer cells of MDA-MB 231. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188639. [PMID: 29186208 PMCID: PMC5706725 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to design a new nanocomposite that would have high cytotoxicity against invasive breast cancer cells and minimum side effects on normal cells. METHODS An albumin nano-carrier for delivery of CuNPs was developed. The ACuNPs formation was characterized by TEM, DLS and UV-Vis, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The cytotoxic efficacy of the ACuNPs against human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB 231) and normal cells (MCF-10A) was compared using a standard MTT assay. The mechanism of cell death induced by ACuNPs was considered by inverted and fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry and gel electrophoresis. The effects of compounds on ROS generations in MDA-MB 231 cells were also studied. RESULTS It was found that the resulted ACuNPs with a diameter of 62.7 nm and zeta potential of about -10.76 mV, are suitable for extravasation into tumor cells. In ACuNPs, the 90% of the secondary structure and almost all the tertiary structure of albumin remained intact. Comparing to CuNPs, ACuNPs could significantly suppress the viability of cancer cells while they were less toxic on normal cells. Compared with the untreated cells, the MDA-MB 231 cell line showed higher levels of ROS production after treatment with ACuNPs. The increase in ROS production after 24 hours indicated that ACuNPs induce apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS The ACuNPs characteristics such as intact structure of albumin, high toxicity against cancer cells comparing to normal cells and apoptosis induction as the mechanism of cell death, revealed that this nanocomposite is a good candidate to be used as a chemotherapeutic agent against invasive breast cancer cells.
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- Marzieh Azizi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Nanobiomedicine Center of Excellence, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of New Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Dashtestani F, Ghourchian H, Eskandari K, Rafiee-Pour HA. A superoxide dismutase mimic nanocomposite for amperometric sensing of superoxide anions. Mikrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-014-1424-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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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Moghimi A, Khavasi HR, Dashtestani F, Kordestani D, Behboodi E, Maddah B. A cocrystal of caffeine and dipicolinic acid: synthesis, characterization, X-ray crystallography, and solution studies. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476613050247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Moghimi A, Khavassi H, Dashtestani F, Kordestani D, Ekram Jafari A, Maddah B, Moosavi S. A ternary tetracoordinated PdII complex with metformin and dipicolinate: Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure. J Mol Struct 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2011.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Moradi S, Farahani Z, Madadi A, Dashtestani F, Alimadadi B, Khorrami SA. Substitution Effect in NICS Values in Tropylium Ion Derivatives: An Ab Initio Study. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10426500802583546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Shahram Moradi
- a Department of Chemistry , Azad Islamic University , Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- b Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Alzahra University , Tehran, Iran
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- a Department of Chemistry , Azad Islamic University , Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- a Department of Chemistry , Azad Islamic University , Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- b Department of Chemistry, School of Science , Alzahra University , Tehran, Iran
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