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- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Biomarker,Metabolomics,metabolites,NMR spectroscopy,Unstable angina
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Objective(s): Unstable angina (UA) is a form of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that affects more than a third of the population before age 70. Due to the limitations of diagnostic tests, appropriate identification of UA is difficult. In this study, we proceeded to investigate metabolite profiling in UA patients compared with controls to determine potential candidate biomarkers.
Materials and Methods: Ninety-four plasma samples from UA and 32 samples from controls were analyzed based on 1H NMR spectroscopy. The raw data were processed, analyzed, and subjected to partial least squares-discrimination analysis (PLS-DA), a supervised classification method with a good separation of control and UA patients was observed. The most important variables (VIP) ≥1 were selected and submitted to MetaboAnalyst pathway enrichment to identify the most important ones.
Results: We identified 17 disturbed metabolites in UA patients in comparison with the controls. These metabolites are involved in various biochemical pathways such as steroid hormone biosynthesis, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, and lysine degradation. Some of the metabolites were deoxycorticosterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione, androstanedione, etiocholanolone, estradiol, 2-hydroxyestradiol, 2-hydroxyestrone, 2-methoxyestradiol, and 2-methoxyestrone. In order to determine test applicability in diagnosing UA, a diagnostic model was further created using the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve. The areas under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and precision were 0.87, 90%, 65%, and 91%, respectively, for diagnosing of UA.
Conclusion: These metabolites could not only be useful for the diagnosis of UA patients but also provide more information for further deciphering of the biological processes of UA.- انتشار مقاله: 09-02-1398
- نویسندگان: Mohammad Pouralijan Amiri,Maryam Khoshkam,Reza Madadi,Koorosh Kamali,Ghassem Faghanzadeh Ganji,Reza Salek,Ali Ramazani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Aminoglycosides modifying enzymes Coagulase,negative Staphylococci Healthcare workers Methicillin resistance Polymerase chain reaction
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Objective(s): Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci (MR-CoNS) are recognized as one of the major causes of healthcare-associated infections in hospitals. The present investigation aimed to study the prevalence of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types, along with aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs) genes in the nasal carriage of MR-CoNS in the north-west of Iran.
Materials and Methods: To assess the potential of coagulase-negative Staphylococci as hidden reservoirs for antibiotic resistance, we analyzed the antimicrobial susceptibility of MR-CoNS using the disk diffusion method. In addition, PCR and multiplex PCR assays were performed to determine the prevalence of AME encoding genes and SCCmec types in methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolates.
Results: A total of 51 MR-CoNS isolates were recovered from the anterior nares of healthcare workers. The observed resistance rates to tobramycin, gentamicin, cotrimoxazole, kanamycin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin were 74.5%, 68.5%, 57%, 53%, 51%, 49%, and 8%, respectively. Of the 51 tested MR-CoNS isolates, 2(4%) were harboring SCCmec type I, four (8%) were type II, six (12%) type III, eleven (21.6%) type IVa, two (4%) type IVb, two (4%) type IVc, six (12%) type IVd, and two (4%) type V. The rates of prevalence of the aminoglycoside modifying enzyme genes were as follows: aac (6′)/aph (2′′) (28 cases, 55 %), ant (4′)-Ia (20 cases, 39%), and the aph (3´)-IIIa gene (9 cases, 17.6 %).
Conclusion: Subtypes IVa and IVd were the most prevalent SCC elements, and aac (6′)/aph (2′′) was the most common AME gene detected among the MR-CoNS isolates.- انتشار مقاله: 15-02-1399
- نویسندگان: Zahra Shokravi,Mehdi Haseli,Laleh Mehrad,Ali Ramazani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Biomarker,Metabolomics,metabolites,NMR spectroscopy,Unstable angina
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Objective(s): Unstable angina (UA) is a form of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that affects more than a third of the population before age 70. Due to the limitations of diagnostic tests, appropriate identification of UA is difficult. In this study, we proceeded to investigate metabolite profiling in UA patients compared with controls to determine potential candidate biomarkers.
Materials and Methods: Ninety-four plasma samples from UA and 32 samples from controls were analyzed based on 1H NMR spectroscopy. The raw data were processed, analyzed, and subjected to partial least squares-discrimination analysis (PLS-DA), a supervised classification method with a good separation of control and UA patients was observed. The most important variables (VIP) ≥1 were selected and submitted to MetaboAnalyst pathway enrichment to identify the most important ones.
Results: We identified 17 disturbed metabolites in UA patients in comparison with the controls. These metabolites are involved in various biochemical pathways such as steroid hormone biosynthesis, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, and lysine degradation. Some of the metabolites were deoxycorticosterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione, androstanedione, etiocholanolone, estradiol, 2-hydroxyestradiol, 2-hydroxyestrone, 2-methoxyestradiol, and 2-methoxyestrone. In order to determine test applicability in diagnosing UA, a diagnostic model was further created using the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve. The areas under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and precision were 0.87, 90%, 65%, and 91%, respectively, for diagnosing of UA.
Conclusion: These metabolites could not only be useful for the diagnosis of UA patients but also provide more information for further deciphering of the biological processes of UA.- انتشار مقاله: 09-02-1398
- نویسندگان: Mohammad Pouralijan Amiri,Maryam Khoshkam,Reza Madadi,Koorosh Kamali,Ghassem Faghanzadeh Ganji,Reza Salek,Ali Ramazani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Traditional medicine,Cytotoxicity,Phytochemicals,Antimalarials,Plasmodium falciparum
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Objective(s): In an attempt to discover new natural active extracts against malaria parasites, the present study evaluated the antiplasmodial properties of selected plants based on Iranian traditional medicine.
Materials and Methods: Ten plant species found in Iran were selected and collected based on the available literature about the Iranian traditional medicine. The methanolic extracts of these plants were investigated for in vitro antimalarial properties against chloroquine-sensitive (3D7) and multi-drug resistant (K1) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Their in vivo activity against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice was also determined. Cytotoxicity tests were carried out using the Raji cells line using the MTT assay. The extracts were phytochemically screened for their active constituents.
Results: According to the IC50 and selectivity index (SI) values, of the 10 selected plant species, Citrullus colocynthis, Physalis alkekengi, and Solanum nigrum displayed potent in vitro antimalarial activity against both 3D7 and K1 strains with no toxicity (IC50= 2.01-18.67 µg/ml and SI=3.55 to 19.25). Comparisons between treated and untreated control mice showed that the mentioned plant species reduced parasitemia by 65.08%, 57.97%, and 60.68%, respectively. The existence of antiplasmodial compounds was detected in these plant extracts.
Conclusion: This was the first study to highlight the in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial effects of C. colocynthis, P. alkekengi, and S. nigrum in Iran. Future studies can use these findings to design further biological tests to identify the active constituents of the mentioned plant species and clarify their mechanism of action.- انتشار مقاله: 23-01-1396
- نویسندگان: Mohammad Hossein Feiz Haddad,Hamidreza Mahbodfar,Zahra Zamani,Ali Ramazani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: TGF-β1,Diabetic nephropathy,Gene Therapy,Fibromodulin,Diabetic rats
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Objective(s):Diabetic nephropathy is an important long-term complication of diabetes mellitus which appears to be partially mediated by an increase in secretion of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). Fibromodulin, the small leucine-rich proteoglycan, has been proposed to be the potent TGFβ1 modulator. In this study, the therapeutic effects of recombinant adenoviral vectors expressing fibromodulin on TGF-β1 expression on diabetic nephropathy were assessed. Materials and Methods:Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: STZ-induced diabetic rats (diabetic-control), fibromodulin adenovirus vector treated STZ rats (Ad- fibromodulin), and Ad-lacZ-treated STZ rats (Ad-lacZ), and vehicle control (PBS-control). At 10 weeks after STZ treatment, we measured urinary albumin excretion (UAE), urine creatinine was measured by Jaffe method.We also measured kidney TGF-β1 levels by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Real-time PCR. Results:Urine albumin to creatinine ratio or UAE level were listed in four groups. UAE difference between healthy and diabetic rats in all three groups were significant (P≤0.005) and between the control group and treated groups were not significant. Our results indicated that TGF-β1gene expression in diabetic rats were increased and difference between normal group and diabetic group were significant (P≤0.001). Fibromodulin gene transfection mediated by a recombinant adenovirus decreased TGF-β1 level in STZ-induced diabetic rats and TGF-β1 mRNA in diabetic kidney were reduced 2 weeks after Ad-fibromodulin injection. Conclusion:Intraperitoneal injection of adenoviral vectors expressing fibromodulin reduced TGF-β1 level in diabetic rat models. The molecular mechanisms involved in this process require further study.
- انتشار مقاله: 27-12-1394
- نویسندگان: Maryam Foroutan Jazi,Alireza Biglari,Saeideh Mazloomzadeh,Paul Kingston,Ali Ramazani,Javad Tavkoli Bazzaz,Mehdi Eskandari
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Catalysis
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Microwave Irradiation,Solvent-free,Magnetic nanoparticles,Ferrite,Tetrahydrobrnzo[b]pyran drivetives
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Ni0.5Cu0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles using Arabic gel (AG) as a reducing and stabilizing agent was prepared by the sol-method. The catalyst identification was performed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The magnetic analysis showed that the Ni0.5Cu0.5Fe2O4 had a ferromagnetic behavior with a saturation magnetization of 31.22 emu/g at room temperature. Then, Ni0.5Cu0.5Fe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles were applied as a green, convenient, effective and reusable catalyst for the one-pot three-component synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans in good to excellent yields. It should be noted, the nanocatalyst is separated by a magnet was used several times and it was as efficient as ever.
- انتشار مقاله: 27-12-1398
- نویسندگان: Hamideh Ahankar,Saeid Taghavi Fardood,Ali Ramazani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Catalysis
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Oxidation,Alcohols,Nanomagnetic catalyst,Copper ferrite,Tragacanth gel
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: During this study, we report the green synthesis of magnetic copper ferrite nanoparticles using tragacanth gum as a reducing and stabilizing agent by the sol-gel method. The green synthesized CuFe2O4 MNPs are characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed the formation of Cubic phase ferrite MNPs with average crystallite size of 14 nm. This study has demonstrated that CuFe2O4 nanoparticles can act as an efficient catalyst for selective oxidations of alcohols applying oxone (potassium hydrogen monopersulfate) as oxidant in the presence of acetonitrile as solvent at 40 ºC. Primary and secondary alcohols gave the corresponding products in good yields. Furthermore, the catalyst can be simply recovered and reused several times with almost no loss in activity.
- انتشار مقاله: 22-10-1395
- نویسندگان: Ali Ramazani,Saeid Taghavi Fardood,Zahra Hosseinzadeh,Fariba Sadri,Sang Woo Joo
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Catalysis
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Green chemistry,Ultrasound Irradiation,Citric acid,Hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (HBIW)
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: The condensation of benzylamine with glyoxal leads to Hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane (HBIW) in acetonitrile solvent with citric acid as a green catalyst under both conventional stirring and ultrasonic irradiation conditions. The influence of four variables, including the amount of catalyst, solvent, reaction time and ultrasonic power, on the reaction yield was investigated. The results showed that the optimum parameters for synthesis of HBIW were 5% mol with respect to glyoxal for catalyst, acetonitrile-water as solvent, 5 minutes as reaction time and 150 W for ultrasonic power. In general, improvement in rates and yields were observed when the reactions were carried out under sonication in comparison with classic conditions.
- انتشار مقاله: 26-03-1394
- نویسندگان: Sahar Shokrollahi,Ali Ramazani,Seyed Jamal Tabatabaei Rezaei,Asemeh Mashhadi Malekzadeh,Pegah Azimzadeh Asiabi,Sang Woo Joo
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Catalysis
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Oxidation,Carbonyl compounds,Alcohols,Nanomagnetic catalyst,zinc ferrite,Oxone
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles were synthesized via the auto-combustion assisted sol-gel method of Zn2+ and Fe3+ ions (molar ratio 1:2) in ammonia solution. The prepared nanomagnetic catalyst was characterized by IR, XRD, SEM and ICP. The diameter of the ZnFe2O4 MNPs (63.7 nm) was determined by Debye-Scherre equation via their XRD pattern. Nanomagnetic ZnFe2O4 efficiently catalyzes oxidation of alcohols and gave the corresponding carbonyl-containing products in good yields. The reactions were carried out in an aqueous medium at r.t in the presence of oxone (potassium hydrogen monopersulfate) as an oxidant. In addition, the catalysts could be reused up to 5 runs without significant loss of activities.
- انتشار مقاله: 07-10-1393
- نویسندگان: Ali Ramazani,Fariba Sadri,Abdolhossain Massoudi,Mehdi Khoobi,Sang Woo Joo,Leila Dolatyari,Nahid Dayyani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: ultrasonic irradiation,Ferrites,tragacanth gum,natural Hydrogel,HBIW
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Here, we report the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic evaluation of Ni-Cu-Mg ferrite using tragacanth gum as biotemplate and Metals nitrate as the metal source by the sol-gel method without using any organic chemicals. The sample was characterized by powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The X-Ray powder Diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed the formation of Cubic phase ferriteMNPs with an average particle size of 19 nm. The magnetic analysis revealed that the Ni-Cu-Mg ferrite nanoparticles had a ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature with a saturation magnetization of 27.85 emu/g. The catalytic activity of Ni-Cu-Mg ferrite MNPs was evaluated for the synthesis of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexabenzyl-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo [5.5.0.05,9.03,11 ] dodecane (HBIW) under ultrasonic irradiation. The catalyst could easily be recycled and reused a few times without a noticeable decrease in catalytic activity.
- انتشار مقاله: 03-04-1397
- نویسندگان: Saeid Taghavi Fardood,Behrooz Ebadzadeh,Ali Ramazani
- مشاهده