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Hoseinnezhad Zarghani E, Geraily G, Haddad P, Esfahani M, Farzin M, Rastjoo A, Amini MK. Dosimetric comparison of AP/PA and bilateral geometries for total body irradiation treatment. Radiat Environ Biophys 2021; 60:663-672. [PMID: 34487229 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-021-00933-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Total body irradiation (TBI) is an external radiotherapy technique. Its aim is to deliver a therapeutic dose uniformly within ± 10% of the absorbed dose to the prescription point. In the present study, the TBI technique was implemented in anterior/posterior (AP/PA), and bilateral geometry with photons from a 6 [Formula: see text] and 18 [Formula: see text] accelerator. The TBI technique was implemented on an Alderson Rando phantom at 312 [Formula: see text] source surface distance. During bilateral fraction, rice bags were applied as tissue compensators. To reduce the lung's absorbed dose to the acceptance level, in AP/PA geometry lung blocks made of Cerrobend were used. The required monitor unit (MU) for each fraction was calculated regarding depending on the prescribed dose and beam output. Gafchromic EBT3 films were used for dosimetry between the phantom layers in eight selected points. It is demonstrated that dose uniformity for AP/PA geometry with 6 [Formula: see text] and 18 [Formula: see text] photons was within ± 10%. In contrast, for the bilateral geometry the dose uniformity was not acceptable for both studied energies; However, the results for 18 [Formula: see text] were better than those for 6 [Formula: see text]. Dose accuracy for all measurements was within ± 5 of the prescribed dose. The absorbed dose to the lungs was successfully reduced using the lung blocks. By combining different therapeutic geometries and energies over six fractions, the results of uniformity and accuracy of dose delivery could be improved. It is concluded that the introduced TBI method achieved good dose accuracy and acceptable dose uniformity. Lungs absorbed dose was lower than 10 [Formula: see text] using the lungs blocks. Based on these results, the TBI technique can now be implemented in radiotherapy at Tehran's Imam Hospital. The approach developed in the present study can be used and adapted to match with the conditions at other hospitals.
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- Elham Hoseinnezhad Zarghani
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Radiation Engineering, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Kavousi N, Nedaie HA, Gholami S, Esfahani M, Shafiekhani S, Hassani M. Ipsilateral lung normal tissue complication probability parameters for different dose calculation algorithms in radiotherapy of breast cancer. J Cancer Res Ther 2021; 16:1323-1330. [PMID: 33342791 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1149_19] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Purpose Different dose calculation algorithms (DCAs) predict different dose distributions for the same treatment. Awareness of optimal model parameters is vital for estimating normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for different algorithms. The aim is to determine the NTCP parameter values for different DCAs in left-sided breast radiotherapy, using the Lyman-Kutcher-Burman (LKB) model. Materials and Methods First, the methodology recommended by International Atomic Energy Agency TEC-DOC 1583 was used to establish the accuracy of dose calculations of different DCAs including: Monte Carlo (MC) and collapsed cone algorithms implemented in Monaco, pencil beam convolution (PBC) and analytical anisotropic algorithm (AAA) implemented in Eclipse, and superposition and Clarkson algorithms implemented in PCRT3D treatment planning systems (TPSs). Then, treatment planning of 15 patients with left-sided breast cancer was performed by the mentioned DCAs and NTCP of the left-lung normal tissue were calculated for each patient individually, using the LKB model. For the PB algorithm, the NTCP parameters were taken from previously published values and new model parameters obtained for each DCA, using the iterative least squares methods. Results For all cases and DCAs, NTCP computation with the same model parameters resulted in >15% deviation in NTCP values. The new NTCP model parameters were classified according to the algorithm type. Thus, the discrepancy of NTCP computations was reduced up to 5% after utilizing adjusted model parameters. Conclusions This paper confirms that the NTCP values for a given treatment type are different for the different DCAs. Thus, it is essential to introduce appropriate NTCP parameter values according to DCA adopted in TPS, to obtain a more precise estimation of lung NTCP. Hence, new parameter values, classified according to the DCAs, must be determined before introducing NTCP estimation in clinical practice.
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- Nasim Kavousi
- Department of Medical Physic,Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute; Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute; Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Tajiki S, Gholami S, Kazemian A, Haddad P, Esfahani M, Ghalehtaki R, Rastjoo A, Pakniyat F, Meigooni A. Management of bulky high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma using grid therapy technique. INT J RADIAT RES 2021. [DOI: 10.29252/ijrr.19.1.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 10/31/2022]
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Nair V, Bik-Yu Hui A, Chabon J, Esfahani M, Stehr H, Nabet B, Benson J, Chaudhuri A, Zhou L, Ayers K, Bedi H, Ramsey M, Van Wert R, Sung A, Lui N, Backhus L, Berry M, Massion P, Shrager J, Alizadeh A, Diehn M. P2.05-01 Broad Genomic Profiling of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1600] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Falahati L, Nedaie HA, Esfahani M, Banaee N. Dosimetric evaluation of electron total skin irradiation using gafchromic film and thermoluminescent dosimetry. J Cancer Res Ther 2019; 15:S115-S122. [PMID: 30900632 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1020_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Aim of Study The aim of this study is to evaluate some dosimetry parameters such as uniformity, surface dose, and max depth dose with thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) and EBT3 film in total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT). Methods Stationary and rotary methods were set on Varian linear accelerator, Clinac 2100C. To create a radiation field large enough (168 cm × 60 cm) and uniform, the source skin distance was set 400 cm. Electron beam energy was 6 MeV. The skin dose values were obtained in 21 different points on the phantom surface. Results The results of dose uniformity in stationary technique were obtained as 10% and 2.6% by TLDs and 6% and 2.3% by films in longitudinal axis and transverse axis, respectively. The measurements at rotational technique by TLDs at the referred conditions showed a homogeneous total field with intensity variation of 10% in the longitudinal axis and 4% at horizontal axis. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, stationary techniques are preferred for TSEBT. The main advantage of rotational techniques is reducing the time of treatment. The results also demonstrate that TLD should be routinely used in TSEBT treatment. Due to the high sensitivity of radiochromic films, this type of film was suitable for a wide therapeutic field. Comprehensive treatment to Rando phantom showed that the uniformity is better at the trunk than in the mobile parts of the body; the soles of the feet, perineum region, and scalp vertex should be treated in boost.
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- Leila Falahati
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Radiation Oncology Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute; Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Radiation, Engineering Faculty, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Najafi M, Shirazi A, Geraily G, Esfahani M, Teimouri J. Evaluation of dose profiles using Gafchromic EBT3 films in Leksell Gamma Knife 4C around inhomogeneities in the treatment of pituitary adenoma in anthropomorphic heterogeneous head phantom. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.04.003] [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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Haddad P, Karimi-Moghaddam Z, Esfahani M, Afkhami M, Farhan F, Amouzegar-Hashemi F. Thermoluminescence dosimetry of the dose received by scrotum and testes in radiotherapy of rectal cancer, compared to the point doses calculated by 3D-planning software. Phys Med 2018; 45:143-145. [PMID: 29472079 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Radiation received by the testes in the course of radiotherapy for rectal cancer may cause oligospermia and azospermia. We sought to determine the dose to the scrotum and testes with thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD), and compare it to the dose calculated by 3D planning software. METHODS The TLDs were fixed to the scrotum in six points anteriorly and posteriorly in two fractions of radiotherapy. All patients received a 50-50.4 Gy total dose in prone position with 3D-planning. The average dose of TLD measurements was compared to the average of 6 relevant point doses calculated by the planning software. RESULTS The mean scrotal dose of radiation in 33 patients as measured by TLD was 3.77 Gy (7.5% of the total prescribed dose), and the mean of point doses calculated by the planning software was 4.11 Gy (8.1% of the total dose), with no significant difference. A significant relationship was seen between the position of the inferior edge of the fields and the mean scrotal dose (P = .04). Also body mass index (BMI) was inversely related with the scrotal dose (P = .049). CONCLUSION We found a dose of about 4 Gy received by the scrotum and testes from a total prescribed dose of 50 Gy in the radiotherapy of rectal carcinoma patients, with TLD measurements confirming testicular dose estimations by the planning software. This dose could be significantly harmful for spermatogenesis. Thus careful attention to the testicular dose in radiotherapy of rectal cancer for men desiring continued fertility is a necessity.
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- Peiman Haddad
- Radiation Oncology Research Centre, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Physics Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Physics Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Oncology Research Centre, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Radiation Oncology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Najafi M, Teimouri J, Shirazi A, Geraily G, Esfahani M, Shafaei M. Technical Note: Construction of heterogeneous head phantom for quality control in stereotactic radiosurgery. Med Phys 2017; 44:5070-5074. [PMID: 28766885 DOI: 10.1002/mp.12496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Stereotactic radiosurgery is a high precision modality for conformally delivering high doses of radiation to the brain lesion with a large dose volume. Several studies for the quality control of this technique were performed to measure the dose delivered to the target with a homogenous head phantom and some dosimeters. Some studies were also performed with one or two instances of heterogeneity in the head phantom to measure the dose delivered to the target. But these studies assumed the head as a sphere and simple shape heterogeneity. The construction of an adult human head phantom with the same size, shape, and real inhomogeneity as an adult human head is needed. Only then is measuring the accurate dose delivered to the area of interest and comparison with the calculated dose possible. METHODS According to the ICRU Report 44, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and methyl methacrylate were selected as a bone and soft tissue, respectively. A set of computed tomography (CT) scans from a standard human head were taken, and simplification of the CT images was used to design the layers of the phantom. The parts of each slice were cut and attached together. Tests of density and CT number were done to compare the material of the phantom with tissues of the head. The dose delivered to the target was measured with an EBT3 film. RESULTS The density of the PTFE and Plexiglas that were inserted in the phantom are in good agreement with bone and soft tissue. Also, the CT numbers of these materials have a low difference. The dose distribution from the EBT3 film and the treatment planning system is similar. CONCLUSIONS The constructed phantom with a size and inhomogeneity like an adult human head is suitable to measure the dose delivered to the area of interest. It also helps make an accurate comparison with the calculated dose by the treatment planning system. By using this phantom, the actual dose delivered to the target was obtained. This anthropomorphic head phantom can be used in other modalities of radiosurgery as well.
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- Mohsen Najafi
- Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elites Club, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Changizi V, Bahrami M, Esfahani M, Shetab-Boushehri SV. Prevention of γ-Radiation-Induced DNA Damage in Human Lymphocytes Using a Serine-Magnesium Sulfate Mixture. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2017; 17:e162-e167. [PMID: 28690887 PMCID: PMC5488816 DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Ionising radiation has deleterious effects on human cells. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and cysteine, the active metabolite of NAC, are well-known radioprotective agents. Recently, a serine-magnesium sulfate combination was proposed as an antidote for organophosphate toxicity. This study aimed to investigate the use of a serine-magnesium sulfate mixture in the prevention of γ-radiation-induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes as compared to NAC and cysteine. METHODS This study was carried out at the Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, between April and September 2016. Citrated blood samples of 7 mL each were taken from 22 healthy subjects. Each sample was divided into 1 mL aliquots, with the first aliquot acting as the control while the second was exposed to 2 Gy of γ-radiation at a dose rate of 102.7 cGy/minute. The remaining aliquots were separately incubated with 600 μM concentrations each of serine, magnesium sulfate, serine-magnesium sulfate, NAC and cysteine before being exposed to 2 Gy of γ-radiation. Lymphocytes were isolated using a separation medium and methyl-thiazole-tetrazolium and comet assays were used to evaluate cell viability and DNA damage, respectively. RESULTS The serine-magnesium sulfate mixture significantly increased lymphocyte viability and reduced DNA damage in comparison to serine, magnesium sulfate, NAC or cysteine alone (P <0.01 each). CONCLUSION The findings of the present study support the use of a serine-magnesium sulfate mixture as a new, non-toxic, potent and efficient radioprotective agent.
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- Vahid Changizi
- Department of Technology of Radiology & Radiotherapy, Allied Medical Sciences School, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Technology of Radiology & Radiotherapy, Allied Medical Sciences School, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, International Campus, Tehran, Iran
- Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hadjilooei F, Haddad P, Kalaghchi B, Hashemi FA, Esfahani M, Nedaie H, Shahriaran S, Babaei M, Farhan F. 94P Influence of different treatment planning techniques on radiation doses to the heart, left anterior descending coronary artery and lungs in the radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(21)00254-4] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Hadjilooei F, Haddad P, Kalaghchi B, Amouzgar Hashemi F, Esfahani M, Nedaie H, Shahriaran S, Babaei M, Farhan F. 94P Influence of different treatment planning techniques on radiation doses to the heart, left anterior descending coronary artery and lungs in the radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw575.033] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Eshraghy B, Abdi F, Faramarzi N, Esfahani M, Akbari Baghbani M. Auto-evisceration in an elderly schizophrenic female. Int Ophthalmol 2013; 33:717-20. [PMID: 23417144 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-012-9713-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 12/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Auto-evisceration is a severe form of self-mutilation. The majority of cases consist of middle-aged male psychiatric patients with a history of depression, schizophrenia or drug abuse. Here we describe a case of right-sided auto-evisceration by a 72-year-old schizophrenic patient who has been living in a psychiatric institute since she was diagnosed 33 years ago. Following a commanding auditory hallucination, she auto-eviscerated her right eye manually. The patient was admitted to the ophthalmology hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
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Nedaie H, Vaezzadeh S, Sadoughi H, Allahverdi M, Aghili M, Esfahani M. 1366 poster DESIGN, FABRICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PELVIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOM FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE BY USING GEL DOSIMETRY. Radiother Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(11)71488-8] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Goudarzi H, Mirsamadi ES, Farnia P, Jahani Sherafat S, Esfahani M, Faramarzi N. Phospholipase C in Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Iran J Microbiol 2010; 2:194-7. [PMID: 22347572 PMCID: PMC3279787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Phospholipase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis plays an important role in pathogenesis through breaking up phospholipids and production of diacylglycerol. In this study, we examined the Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from Iranian patients for the genes encoding this enzyme. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA extraction was performed using CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) from positive culture specimens in tuberculosis patients. PCR was then used to amplify the plcA, plcB, plcC genes of Beijing strain, and non-Beijing strains were identified by spoligotyping. RESULTS Of 200 specimens, 19 (9.5%) were Beijing strain and 181 (90.5%) were non-Beijing strains. The results of PCR for Beijing strains were as follows: 16 strains (84.2%) were positive for plcA, 17 (89.4%) were positive for plcB and 17 (89.4%) were positive for plcC genes. The standard strain (H37RV) was used as control. CONCLUSION The majority of Beijing strains have phospholipase C genes which can contribute to their pathogenesis but we need complementary studies to confirm the role of phospholipase C in pathogenecity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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- H Goudarzi
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Mycobacterium Research Center (MRC) National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Tehran, Iran
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- Mycobacterium Research Center (MRC) National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Mycobacterium Research Center (MRC) National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kamian S, Kazemian A, Esfahani M, Mohammadi E, Aghili M. Comparison of three-dimensional vs. conventional radiotherapy in saving optic tract in paranasal sinus tumors. J BUON 2010; 15:281-284. [PMID: 20658722] [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: 05/29/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the possibility of delivering a homogeneous irradiation with respect to maximal tolerated dose to the optic pathway for paranasal sinus (PNS) tumors. METHODS Treatment planning with conformal three-dimensional (3D) and conventional two-dimensional (2D) was done on CT scans of 20 patients who had early or advanced PNS tumors. Four cases had been previously irradiated. Dose-volume histograms (DVH) for the planning target volume (PTV) and the visual pathway including globes, chiasma and optic nerves were compared between the 2 treatment plannings. RESULTS The area under curve (AUC) in the DVH of the globes on the same side and contralateral side of tumor involvement was significantly higher in 2D planning (p <0.05), which caused higher integral dose to both globes. Also, the AUC in the DVH of chiasma was higher in 2D treatment planning (p=0.002). The integral dose to the contralateral optic nerve was significantly lower with 3D planning (p=0.007), but there was no significant difference for the optic nerve which was on the same side of tumor involvement (p >0.05). The AUC in the DVH of PTV was not significant (201.1 + or - 16.23 mm(3) in 2D planning vs. 201.15 + or - 15.09 mm(3) in 3D planning). The volume of PTV which received 90% of the prescribed dose was 96.9 + or - 4.41 cm(3) in 2D planning and 97.2 + or - 2.61 cm(3) in 3D planning (p >0.05). CONCLUSION 3D conformal radiotherapy (RT) for PNS tumors enables the delivery of radiation to the tumor with respect to critical organs with a lower toxicity to the optic pathway.
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- S Kamian
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Aghamohammadi A, Moin M, Kouhi A, Mohagheghi MA, Shirazi A, Rezaei N, Tavassoli S, Esfahani M, Cheraghi T, Dastan J, Nersesian J, Ghaffari SR. Chromosomal radiosensitivity in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. Immunobiology 2007; 213:447-54. [PMID: 18472053 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2007.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2007] [Revised: 10/17/2007] [Accepted: 10/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of primary immunodeficiency disorders. In addition to recurrent infections and autoimmunity, cancers are more prevalent in these patients than the normal population. Increased radiosensitivity may be a reason for the increased malignancies. To analyze chromosomal radiosensitivity of CVID patients, lymphocytes were cultured from 20 CVID patients. After irradiation (50, 100 cGy), metaphases were evaluated for chromosomal aberrations. Results were compared in patients, healthy individuals, and ataxia telangiectasia as positive controls. Before irradiation there was no difference between groups of patients, but after radiation, the incidence of all kinds of aberrations was higher in the CVID patients and this was statistically significant at 100 cGy (P<0.05). CVID patients appear to be susceptible to in vitro irradiation. These patients should be protected from unnecessary radiographic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Also, radiosensitivity may help classifying CVID patients.
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- Asghar Aghamohammadi
- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Children's Medical Center, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Lovastatin is a widely used anticholesterolemic drug which exercises its effect by inhibiting hepatic cholesterol synthesis and up-regulating low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors. In the present study, we determined that the drug has no adverse effects on the expression of three cell surface antigens of human monocytes, i.e. high affinity Fc receptors (Fc gamma RI), low affinity Fc receptors (Fc gamma RII) and CD14 antigen. We have shown previously these antigens are regulated by cholesterol and lipoproteins. At 0.5 micrograms/mL of culture medium, lovastatin did not reduce the percentage of receptor-positive cells or the average number of receptor molecules per cell. These observations add to the attractiveness of the drug as an anticholesterolemic agent and also indicate that endogenous cholesterol biosynthesis by monocytes is not required for expression of Fc gamma RI, Fc gamma RII, or CD14.
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- M Esfahani
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
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Esfahani M, Bigler RD, Alfieri JL, Lund-Katz S, Baum JD, Scerbo L. Cholesterol regulates the cell surface expression of glycophospholipid-anchored CD14 antigen on human monocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta 1993; 1149:217-23. [PMID: 7686772 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(93)90204-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The CD14 antigen which is expressed on human monocytes and macrophages is a phosphatidylinositol-linked surface protein. We investigated the effects of cellular cholesterol depletion and repletion on cell surface expression of this glycoprotein. Adherent normal human monocytes were cultured for four days in media containing delipidated fetal calf serum which depleted cellular cholesterol. Immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated a markedly diminished surface expression of CD14 on cells cultured in delipidated serum compared to normal serum. Expression of CD64 (high-affinity Fc receptors, Fc gamma RI) also was reduced under these conditions. This inhibition of CD14 expression was overcome by addition to the culture medium of cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, or very low density lipoprotein. All of these supplements replenished cellular cholesterol. Expression of CD64(Fc gamma RI) was not restored by addition of cholesterol. These observations indicate that cholesterol can regulate the surface expression of some phosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoproteins.
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- M Esfahani
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
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Esfahani M, Bigler RD, Alfieri JL, Gressen E, Lund-Katz S, Scerbo L. Lipoproteins upregulate high affinity Fc receptors in human monocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1993; 191:610-6. [PMID: 8461017 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Plasma lipoproteins have been implicated in immunoregulation. Here we report that LDL and VLDL up-regulate high affinity Fc receptors (Fc gamma RI) in normal human monocytes. Adherent monocytes were cultured for 4 days in media containing fetal calf serum or delipidated serum. Immunofluorescence analysis showed a significant decrease in percentage of Fc gamma RI-positive cells from 85 +/- 3 in medium containing normal serum to 54 +/- 9 in medium containing delipidated serum. The decrease in the fraction of cells expressing Fc gamma RI was parallel to a decrease in the average number of receptor molecules per cell as indicated by a decrease in the mean value fluorescence intensity from 234 +/- 20 to 112 +/- 14. The inhibition of Fc gamma RI expression was overcome by addition to the culture medium of LDL or VLDL. Since pure cholesterol is ineffective, it is proposed that these lipoproteins deliver a component(s) such as apolipoprotein B-100 which triggers a signal leading to up-regulation of Fc gamma RI in monocytes and macrophages.
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- M Esfahani
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Hahnemann University, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Bigler RD, Khoo M, Lund-Katz S, Scerbo L, Esfahani M. Identification of low density lipoprotein as a regulator of Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990; 87:4981-5. [PMID: 2367519 PMCID: PMC54245 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.13.4981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 12/31/2022] Open
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Optimal expression of the high-affinity Fc receptor for IgG (FcRI) by the human monocyte cell line U-937 requires the presence of low density lipoprotein (LDL), and neither cholesterol nor high density lipoprotein can provide the component necessary for optimal FcRI expression. Here we show that FcR-mediated phagocytosis also requires LDL. U-937 cells were cultured in medium containing interferon gamma and either fetal calf serum (FCS) or delipidated FCS (DLFCS). The phagocytosis of IgG-coated erythrocytes was measured by a colorimetric assay. U-937 cells cultured in DLFCS medium had less than 16% of the phagocytic activity of cells cultured in normal FCS medium. Phagocytosis of IgG-coated erythrocytes could be inhibited 85% by the addition of murine IgG2a myeloma protein (5 micrograms/ml). U-937 cells cultured in DLFCS medium supplemented with pure cholesterol in ethanol (10 micrograms/ml) had only 30% of the phagocytic activity of cells grown in FCS medium. Addition of very low density lipoprotein (0.2 mg of protein per ml) to DLFCS medium also failed to increase phagocytosis. However, the addition of LDL (0.2 mg of protein per ml) to DLFCS medium restored 90% of the phagocytic activity. Since neither pure cholesterol nor very low density lipoprotein restored normal phagocytic function to U-937 cells despite a normalization of cellular cholesterol content, the restoration of phagocytosis observed with LDL replacement cannot be explained by mere delivery of cholesterol by LDL. Thus, LDL is required for the expression of FcRI and FcR-mediated phagocytosis by U-937 cells and may be an important regulator of phagocytic activity of monocytes and macrophages in vivo.
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- R D Bigler
- Department of Neoplastic Diseases, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Bigler RD, Brown HM, Guyre PM, Lund-Katz S, Scerbo L, Esfahani M. Effect of low-density lipoprotein on the expression of high affinity Fc gamma receptors. Biochim Biophys Acta 1989; 1011:102-9. [PMID: 2523738 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(89)90195-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A substrain of the human monocyte-like cell line U937, which is a cholesterol auxotroph, was used to study the effect of cellular cholesterol depletion on the expression of the type I Fc receptor for IgG (Fc gamma RI). Measurement of Fc gamma RI expression was performed by immunofluorescence and flow cytometry using the monoclonal antibody (mAb) 32.2, which is specific for an epitope on Fc gamma RI, and monomeric IgG2a, which binds to the ligand binding site of Fc gamma RI. Incubation of these cells for 24 h in growth medium containing delipidated fetal calf serum depletes cellular cholesterol without affecting growth or viability. While incubation of U937 cells with human interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) increased Fc gamma RI expression, cholesterol depletion after cell growth in media containing delipidated serum and IFN-gamma resulted in reduced binding of both mAb 32.2 and IgG2a. A significant decrease in the number of cell surface binding sites, as measured by mean fluorescence intensity, was observed after cholesterol depletion. Supplementation of the delipidated serum medium with pure cholesterol in an ethanol/bovine serum albumin mixture, which replenished cellular cholesterol and supported growth, failed to restore antibody binding significantly. In contrast, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) which also delivered cholesterol to the cells restored binding both in terms of the number of the reactive cells and cell surface receptor density. High-density lipoprotein (HDL3), which does not deliver cholesterol to the cells, showed results similar to those obtained with pure cholesterol. This indicates that either LDL cholesterol is better utilized for membrane synthesis than pure cholesterol or that LDL provides another component, in addition to cholesterol, which is required for expression of Fc gamma RI, but not for growth. These studies indicate a role for LDL in regulating the expression of Fc gamma RI on the cell surface.
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- R D Bigler
- Department of Neoplastic Diseases, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Cells of the U937 cell line were grown in delipidated calf serum for 24 and 48 hr. These cells are known cholesterol auxotrophs. When grown for 48 hr without an exogenous source of cholesterol, these cells are known to become depleted of their intracellular cholesterol stores by greater than 95%. The result is an aggregation of the cells upon mild agitation of the culture. Examination of the cell aggregate from these cultures revealed cells in various stages of altered morphology. There was a loss of microvilli from the cells. Subsequently, the Golgi complex became dilated, and secondary lysosomes and myelin figures accumulated in the cytoplasm. The cells became swollen, and the rough endoplasmic reticulum became dilated. A small percentage of the cells showed complete disintegration, with release of membrane-bound fragments and other intercellular debris. These events suggest that the depletion of cholesterol results in the inability of the cell to produce usable membrane. As a consequence, the synthetic apparatus of the cell becomes disrupted.
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- D M De Pace
- Department of Anatomy, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Billheimer JT, Chamoun D, Esfahani M. Defective 3-ketosteroid reductase activity in a human monocyte-like cell line. J Lipid Res 1987; 28:704-9. [PMID: 3475398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The human monocyte-like cell line U937, which is a cholesterol auxotroph, does not grow on mevalonate, squalene, or 4,4-dimethyl cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol. It grows on cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol and converts it to cholesterol. When deprived of an exogenous source of cholesterol, the cells accumulate 4 alpha-methyl-cholest-8-en-3-one. The cell-free extracts of U937 are also devoid of 3-ketoreductase activity. The present studies indicate that the lesion in cholesterol synthesis by these cells is located at 3-ketosteroid reductase, making this the first report of a deficiency of this enzyme. In contrast, another U937 strain (U937-N) synthesizes cholesterol, does not accumulate 4 alpha-methyl-cholest-8-en-3-one, and has 3-ketosteroid reductase activity. The two strains should be valuable in studies of the regulation of cholesterol metabolism and of the role of cholesterol in membrane structure and function.
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Esfahani M, Hathotuwegama S, Kalenak A, Scerbo L, Brown HM. A requirement for cholesterol for phorbol ester-induced adhesion of a human monocyte-like cell line. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1987; 144:1167-74. [PMID: 3034273 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(87)91434-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The human monocyte/macrophage-like cell line U937, which is a cholesterol auxotroph, is nonadherent. However, it becomes adherent after treatment with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (phorbol ester). We investigated the effects of cellular cholesterol depletion and repletion on the effectiveness of phorbol ester to induce adhesion to substratum. Almost 70% of cellular cholesterol is depleted by incubation of the cells for 24 hrs in the growth medium in which delipidated fetal calf serum is substituted for fetal calf serum without affecting viability or the rate of growth. The use of delipidated fetal calf serum inhibited phorbol ester-induced adhesion by 40%. If the cells were preincubated in the medium containing delipidated fetal calf serum 6 hrs prior to addition of phorbol ester, adhesion was inhibited by 90%. Addition of cholesterol to the medium containing delipidated fetal calf serum, which replenishes cellular cholesterol, restored the ability of phorbol ester to induce adhesion to levels seen in cells cultured in the medium containing fetal calf serum. Epicholesterol was not as effective as cholesterol in supporting adhesion. Cholesterol depletion did not inhibit phorbol ester stimulation of superoxide anion production. These observations indicate a function for cholesterol in phorbol ester-induced adhesion that is independent of phorbol ester-induced superoxide anion production. It is proposed that cholesterol is required for synthesis and/or proper orientation and distribution, in the plasma membrane, of macromolecule(s) that mediate phorbol ester-induced adhesion.
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Esfahani M, Scerbo L, Lund-Katz S, DePace DM, Maniglia R, Alexander JK, Phillips MC. Effects of cholesterol and lipoproteins on endocytosis by a monocyte-like cell line. Biochim Biophys Acta 1986; 889:287-300. [PMID: 3539203 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(86)90191-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The human monocyte/macrophage-like cell line U937 is a cholesterol auxotroph. Incubation of these cells in the growth medium in which delipidated fetal calf serum has been substituted for fetal calf serum depletes cellular cholesterol and inhibits growth. The cholesterol requirement of these cells for growth can be satisfied by human low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), but not by high-density lipoprotein (HDL). U937 cells can bind and degrade LDL via a high-affinity site and this recognition is altered by acetylation of LDL. This indicates that these cells express relatively high LDL receptor activity and low levels of the acetyl-LDL receptor. The cells were used to study the role of cholesterol in lectin-mediated and fluid-phase endocytosis. Growth of the cells in the medium containing delipidated fetal calf serum results in impairment of both concanavalin A-mediated endocytosis of horseradish peroxidase and concanavalin A-independent endocytosis of Lucifer Yellow. Supplementation of the medium with cholesterol prevents cellular cholesterol depletion, supports growth and stimulates Lucifer Yellow endocytosis but fails to restore horseradish peroxidase endocytosis. However, if the cells are incubated in the presence of no less than 40 micrograms LDL protein/ml to maintain normal cell cholesterol levels, concanavalin A-mediated endocytosis of horseradish peroxidase is activated. The effect of LDL is specific since neither VLDL nor HDL3 at the same protein concentration activates horseradish peroxidase uptake by the cells. Furthermore, the activation of endocytosis by LDL is not inhibited by the inclusion of heparin or acetylation of the LDL indicating that binding of LDL to the LDL receptor is not required for these effects. The mediation of activation of horseradish peroxidase endocytosis by the lectin is presumed to involve binding of LDL to concanavalin A associated with the cell surface which in turn stimulates horseradish peroxidase binding and uptake by adsorptive endocytosis. The rate of fluid endocytosis and endosome formation seems to depend on cellular cholesterol content presumably because cholesterol is involved in maintaining the appropriate plasma membrane structure and fluidity.
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Multilamellar vesicles were prepared from choline phospholipids with various fatty acyl chains, singly and in mixtures, with and without cholesterol. Mobility of acyl side chains for each type of vesicle was measured by fluorescence polarization with diphenylhexatriene, and the amounts of cholesterol and phospholipid retained by them after extraction with a nonpolar solvent were determined. The data suggest that structures of acyl chains determine the extractability of cholesterol. Phosphatidylcholines with unsaturated or short saturated side chains above transition temperature retain less cholesterol upon extraction with petroleum ether than phosphatidylcholines with saturated side chains below transition temperature. Correlation of cholesterol retention with side chain mobility showed that cholesterol is more easily removed from vesicles with mobile acyl side chains than from vesicles with rigid side chains. The presence of cholesterol also alters extractability of phospholipids from vesicles and suggests that sterol affects the polarity rather than spacing of headgroups on vesicle surfaces.
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The lipid requirements of a human macrophagelike cell line were studied. The cells grew only about one generation in a medium supplemented with delipidated serum; during the growth the cholesterol content of the cells was depleted. Growth was restored by including in the medium serum lipids subjected to alkaline hydrolysis or cholesterol. The extent of growth was dependent on cholesterol concentration. No growth was obtained with 5-cholestene, 5-cholesten-3-one, cholesteryl chloride, coprostanol, beta-sitosterol, or stigmasterol. Very limited growth occurred with cholesterol methylether, epicholesterol, or beta-cholestanol. Therefore, for optimal growth of these cells there is a stringent requirement for the structural features of cholesterol, which include a 3-beta OH group, a delta 5-double bond, a trans ring A/B configuration, and freedom of the side chain from bulky groups. This stringency far exceeds what was previously reported for other cells. Of the six sterols that failed to support growth at all, five were incorporated into cells moderately to extensively. This suggests that assembly of a functional membrane is impaired when these sterols are used as substrates for growth.
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Esfahani M, Saluk PH, Tabor DR, Scerbo L, Devlin TM. Correlation of C3b-receptor activity and diphenylhexatriene polarization in a murine macrophage cell line. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1982; 109:328-33. [PMID: 6217816 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(82)91724-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Esfahani M, Devlin TM. Effects of lipid fluidity on quenching characteristics of tryptophan fluorescence in yeast plasma membrane. J Biol Chem 1982; 257:9919-21. [PMID: 7050112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Fluorescence characteristics of tryptophan residues in yeast plasma membrane indicate that the residues are buried. The fluorescence is fully quenchable by iodide with similar quenching kinetics at temperatures from 8 to 37 degrees C in oleate-enriched membranes and from 25 to 37 degrees C in palmitelaidate-enriched membranes. Substantial increases in lipid microviscosity in palmitelaidate-enriched membranes reduce the fraction of quenchable tryptophan fluorescence by about 40% and increase the effective quenching constant 3-fold. These observations indicate that at above 25 degrees C, proteins in this membrane undergo transient conformational changes and that freedom of conformational changes of the proteins is regulated by lipid microviscosity.
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Esfahani M, Cavanaugh JR, Pfeffer PE, Luken DW, Devlin TM. 19F-NMR and fluorescence polarization of yeast plasma membrane and isolated lipids. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1981; 101:306-11. [PMID: 7025840 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(81)80045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Esfahani M, Kucirka EM, Timmons FX, Tyagi S, Lord AE, Henry SA. Effect of exogenous fatty acids on growth, membrane fluidity, and phospholipid fatty acid composition in yeast. J Supramol Struct Cell Biochem 1981; 15:119-28. [PMID: 6100953 DOI: 10.1002/jsscb.1981.380150203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The growth response of a double-mutant fatty acid auxotroph of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to exogenous saturated fatty acids of a homologous series from 12:0 to 16:0, each supplied with oleate, linoleate, linolenate, or cis-delta 11-eicosenoate, cannot be explained in terms of the efficiency of incorporation of the fatty acids into phospholipids or alteration of membrane fluidity. There is, however, a negative correlation between growth and levels of 12:0 plus 13:0 in phospholipids, as well as a positive correlation between growth and levels of 14:0, 15:0, and 16:0. We, therefore, conclude that the predominant factor in these phospholipid fatty acyl chain modifications is maintenance of an optimal concentration of C14:0 through C16:0 in phospholipids of this organism.
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- M Esfahani
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
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Esfahani M, Solomon DJ, Mele L, Teter MN. Lipid-protein interactions in membranes: effect of lipid composition on mobility of spin-labeled cysteine residues in yeast plasma membrane. J Supramol Struct 1979; 10:277-86. [PMID: 226805 DOI: 10.1002/jss.400100302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In order to gain direct evidence for lipid-dependent protein conformation in membrane, effects of modification of lipid composition on mobility of spin-labeled cysteine residues were investigated in the plasma membrane of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Conversion of the bulk of phospholipids to diglycerides by treatment of the membrane with phospholipase C substantially enhanced spectral anisotropy. However, alterations of the viscosity of the lipid-bilayer by enriching the membrane with palmitelaidic or oleic acid had no effect on mobility of spin-labeled cysteine residues. These observations indicate that while the spin-labeled residues are not in direct contact with the lipid core of the membrane, there are lipid-protein interactions to the extent that removal of the polar portion of the bulk of phospholipids induces conformational changes in proteins, which in turn restrict mobility of these residues. It is concluded that conformation of membrane proteins on lipid structure and that phospholipids have a role in preserving the native conformation of proteins.
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Esfahani M, Rudkin BB, Cutler CJ, Waldron PE. Lipid-protein interactions in membranes: interaction of phospholipids with respiratory enzymes of Escherichia coli membrane. J Biol Chem 1977; 252:3194-8. [PMID: 324993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Esfahani M, Rudkin BB, Cutler CJ, Waldron PE. Lipid-protein interactions in membranes: interaction of phospholipids with respiratory enzymes of Escherichia coli membrane. J Biol Chem 1977. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)40370-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ligand-binding activity of rat testis homogenate increases during storage for 24 h at 4°C, and rapidly deteriorates after 48 h at the same temperature. Inhibition of cellular proteases with phenylmethanesulphonylfluoride (PMSF) preserves the activity for 7 days, and, lyophilized preparations of the tissue homogenate retain their ligand-binding activity for prolonged periods of time during storage at 4°C. The rate of increase in ligand-binding capacity is temperature-dependent. Enhancement of activity is also noted in the purified membrane fraction and appears to be due to unmasking of receptor molecules in the membrane. Even in the presence of PMSF, there is a rapid and irreversible loss of ligand-binding activity when either fresh or reconstituted freeze-dried receptor preparations are pre-incubated at 37°C, although in the former case this is preceeded by a brief period of activation. The destabilization of the reconstituted lyophilized preparation at 37°C is induced by the dehydration step in the freeze-drying process and not by freezing alone. It is therefore unlikely that the rapid inactivation at 37°C is enzymatically induced; rather it is due to destabilization of membrane architecture and/or receptor accessibility. The inherent inaccuracies of measurements of kinetic parameters and assessments of the number of receptor sites in such unstable systems by Scatchard plots of binding data are pointed out.
Evidence is presented which indicates that in the presence of luteinizing hormone the spontaneous inactivation of receptors is inhibited and that there is an apparent "conservation" of receptor sites. A mechanism whereby this is accomplished is proposed, on the basis of the kinetics of inactivation.
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Schlamowitz M, Cronquist J, Esfahani M, Ward DN. A comparative study of preparations of ovine lutenizing hormone by bioassay, immunodoublediffusion, radioimmunoassay, radioreceptor assay and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1976; 81:270-82. [PMID: 813473 DOI: 10.1530/acta.0.0810270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Three preparations of ovine LH were compared for biological potency and by several in vitro parameters. All were found to be heterogenous by immunodoublediffusion and by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels. They all also showed similarities and/or differences with respect to their characteristics in immunodoublediffusion, radioimmunoassay, radioreceptor assay, gel electrophoresis and in dye-binding capacity, but in ways that preclude establishing a meaningful correlation between biopotency and the in vitro parameters or even among the in vitro parameters themselves. The implications of these findings for the use of these in vitro parameters for screening and assessing biological potencies of LH preparations and for inferring chemical and/or structural similarities between LH preparations are discussed. Aspects of polymorphism of LH, observed by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gels, are also discussed.
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The free amino groups in oLH, oLHalpha and oLHbeta were guanidinated by O-methylisourea. The epsilon-NH2 groups of lysine residues reacted bo substitute these positions in the sequence with the more basic homoarginine residue. The alpha-NH2 groups did not react under the conditions used. Guanidinated oLH or the products of guanidinated oLHalpha + native oLHbeta or guanidinated oLHalpha + guanidinated oLHbeta were inactive in two bioassay systems. Native oLHalpha + guanidinated oLHbeta, however, showed potencies of 39% to 55% of that observed with the native subunit recombinant or native oLH. Possible structural implications for hormone-receptor site interactions are discussed.
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The membrane phospholipids of an unsaturated fatty acid auxotroph of Escherichia coli were found to undergo turnover. These phospholipids were excreted into the culture medium, and were replaced in the cell with newly synthesized phospholipids. Phospholipids of growing cells supplemented with elaidic acid underwent rapid turnover, while those of cells supplemented with oleate, or cis-vaccenate plus palmitoleate, underwent slow turnover. Starvation for required amino acids stimulated this turnover in the latter two cases. Protein was also lost from growing cells. However, after amino acid starvation this loss ceased while phospholipid turnover continued. Electron micrographs of growing cells indicated that large pieces of membrane-like material were separating from the cell surface.
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Turnover of phospholipids occurred continuously in a fatty acid auxotroph of Escherichia coli, but in the wild-type parent strain significant turnover occurred only under conditions where protein synthesis was inhibited but lipid synthesis continued. Both strains gave a stringent response of ribonucleic acid accumulation to amino acid starvation, but only in the wild type was lipid synthesis also inhibited. A revertant strain of the auxotroph resembled the wild type in this respect. The phospholipid that accumulates in the culture medium as a result of the lipid turnover appears to be part of a loosely bound low-density complex arising from the cell envelope.
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Esfahani M, Crowfoot PD, Wakil SJ. Molecular organization of lipids in Escherichia coli membranes. II. Effect of phospholipids on succinic-ubiquinone reductase activity. J Biol Chem 1972; 247:7251-6. [PMID: 4565080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Waikil SJ, Esfahani M, Limbrick AR, Knutton S, Oka T. The molecular organization of lipids in the membrane of Escherichia coli. Biochem J 1972; 128:20P. [PMID: 4563764 PMCID: PMC1173621 DOI: 10.1042/bj1280020pa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Esfahani M, Ioneda T, Wakil SJ. Studies on the control of fatty acid metabolism. 3. Incorporation of fatty acids into phospholipids and regulation of fatty acid synthetase of Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 1971; 246:50-6. [PMID: 5541772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Esfahani M, Barnes EM, Wakil SJ. Control of fatty acid composition in phospholipids of Escherichia coli: response to fatty acid supplements in a fatty acid auxotroph. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1969; 64:1057-64. [PMID: 4905989 PMCID: PMC223343 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.64.3.1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The effect of exogenous unsaturated fatty acids on the fatty acid composition of phospholipids of a mutant of E. coli has been examined. These exogenous acids serve as growth factors for an auxotroph requiring unsaturated fatty acids. When each member of a structurally homologous series of cis-unsaturated fatty acids serves as a growth factor, the percentage of unsaturated fatty acid present in phospholipids increases with increasing chain length or decreasing number of double bonds in the apolar chain of the supplement. At 37 degrees , trans-octadecenoic acids support growth and are incorporated into phospholipids at levels higher than the corresponding cis-acids. However, a temperature shift to 27 degrees with trans-acids results in loss of viability and lysis. Utilization of cis-acids as supplements at decreasing temperatures between 42 degrees and 27 degrees results in increasing amounts of unsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids with decreasing temperature. These observations suggest the operation of a regulatory mechanism which controls the composition of saturated versus unsaturated acids in order to maintain the physical properties of phospholipids within narrow limits.
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