siRNA-mediated inhibition of hTERT enhances the effects of curcumin in promoting cell death in precursor-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells: an in silico and in vitro study

Authors: Muhammad Hossein Ashoub, Ali Afgar, Alireza Farsinejad, Razieh Razavi, Samira Anvari, Ahmad Fatemi

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2025)

Subject Terms: Pre-B ALL, Curcumin, hTERT, siRNA, Ferroptosis, Medicine, Science

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Identification of CβS and ODC antimony resistance markers in anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis field isolates by gene expression profiling

Authors: Farzaneh Zarrinkar, Iraj Sharifi, Razieh Tavakoli Oliaee, Ali Afgar, Elaheh Molaakbari, Mehdi Bamorovat, Zahra Babaei, Ebrahim Eskandari, Ehsan Salarkia, Marzieh Asadi

Source: Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Vol 28, Iss , Pp e00413- (2025)

Subject Terms: Antimonial resistance, Leishmania tropica, Genetic markers, Cystathionine β synthase, Ornithine decarboxylase, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673125000066; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-6731

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6-Gingerol modulates miRNAs and PODXL gene expression via methyltransferase enzymes in NB4 cells: an in silico and in vitro study

Authors: Ali Afgar, Mahdiyeh Ramezani Zadeh Kermani, Athareh Pabarja, Amir Reza Afgar, Batoul Kavyani, Hossein Arezoomand, Saeed Zanganeh, Mohammad Javad Sanaei, Mahla Sattarzadeh Bardsiri, Reza Vahidi

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)

Subject Terms: PODXL gene, Methyltransferase, NB4 cell line, AML, MiRNA, Molecular dynamic simulation, Medicine, Science

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Catechin-Induced changes in PODXL, DNMTs, and miRNA expression in Nalm6 cells: an integrated in silico and in vitro approach

Authors: Ali Afgar, Alireza Keyhani, Amirreza Afgar, Mohamad Javad Mirzaei-Parsa, Mahdiyeh Ramezani Zadeh Kermani, Masoud Rezaei, Mohammad Ebrahimipour, Ladan Langroudi, Mahla Sattarzadeh Bardsiri, Reza Vahidi

Source: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2024)

Subject Terms: PODXL, Methyltransferase, miRNAs, Docking, MD simulation, ALL, Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999

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Neutralizing tumor-related inflammation and reprogramming of cancer-associated fibroblasts by Curcumin in breast cancer therapy

Authors: Elnaz Jalilian, Firoozeh Abolhasani-Zadeh, Ali Afgar, Arash Samoudi, Hamid Zeinalynezhad, Ladan Langroudi

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Design of ion channel blocking, toxin-like Kunitz inhibitor peptides from the tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus, with potential anti-cancer activity

Authors: Zahra Rashno, Elham Rismani, Jahan B. Ghasemi, Mehdi Mansouri, Mohammad Shabani, Ali Afgar, Shahriar Dabiri, Farahnaz Rezaei Makhouri, Abbas Hatami, Majid Fasihi Harandi

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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MicroRNA-Transcription factor regulatory networks in the early strobilar development of Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces

Authors: Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Mehdi Mansouri, Ali Derakhshani, Masoud Rezaie, Mehdi Borhani, Saeid Nasibi, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Ali Afgar, Natalia Macchiaroli, Mara C. Rosenzvit, Majid Fasihi Harandi

Source: BMC Genomics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Subject Terms: Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto, Canine echinococcosis, Dog intestine, Gene regulation, Transcriptome, Pepsin, Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164

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In utero and postnatal exposure to Foeniculum vulgare and Linum usitatissimum seed extracts: modifications of key enzymes involved in epigenetic regulation and estrogen receptors expression in the offspring’s ovaries of NMRI mice

Authors: Fahimeh Pourjafari, Massood Ezzatabadipour, Seyed Noureddin Nematollahi-Mahani, Ali Afgar, Tahereh Haghpanah

Source: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Subject Terms: Foeniculum vulgare, Linum usitatissimum, Epigenetic modification, Estrogen receptor, First Generation, Ovary, Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999

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MiR-548c-3p through suppressing Tyms and Abcg2 increases the sensitivity of colorectal cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil

Authors: Elham Khalili, Ali Afgar, Azam Rajabpour, Seyed Hamid Aghaee-Bakhtiari, Khadijeh Jamialahmadi, Ladan Teimoori-Toolabi

Source: Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 11, Pp e21775- (2023)

Subject Terms: Colorectal neoplasm, Drug resistance, 5-Fluorouracil, TYMS protein, Human, ATP binding cassette transporter, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99

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Discrimination of human papillomavirus genotypes using innovative technique nested-high resolution melting

Authors: Melika Alirezaei, Sayed Hussain Mosawi, Ali Afgar, Mehdi Zarean, Tahereh Komeili Movahhed, Vajiheh Abbasi, Reza Fotouhi-Ardakani

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Caraway extract alleviates atopic dermatitis by regulating oxidative stress, suppressing Th2 cells, and upregulating Th1 cells in mice

Authors: Fardin Khajepour, Mohammad Reza Zangouyee, Arezu Khosravimashizi, Ali Afgar, Vahideh Abdollahi, Shahriar Dabiri, Reza Nosratabadi

Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp 421-429 (2022)

Subject Terms: carum carvi l., caraway, atopic dermatitis, 4 dinitrochlorobenzene, th2, th1, oxidative stress, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://www.apjtb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-1691;year=2022;volume=12;issue=10;spage=421;epage=429;aulast=Khajepour; https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691; https://doaj.org/toc/2588-9222

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Natural history of Echinococcus granulosus microcyst development in long term in vitro culture and molecular and morphological changes induced by insulin and BMP-4

Authors: Ali Derakhshani, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Masoud Rezaei, Ali Afgar, Ali Reza Keyhani, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Shahriar Dabiri, Majid Fasihi Harandi

Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 9 (2023)

Subject Terms: degeneration, calcification, apoptosis, growth factor, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), hydatid disease, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1068602/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769

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Bioinformatics evaluation of anticancer properties of GP63 protein-derived peptides on MMP2 protein of melanoma cancer

Authors: Fatemeh Sharifi, Iraj Sharifi, Zahra Babaei, Sodabeh Alahdin, Ali Afgar

Source: Journal of Pathology Informatics, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 100190- (2023)

Subject Terms: Leishmanolysin, Matrix metalloproteases, Leishmania, In silico, Anticancer, Peptide, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Pathology, RB1-214

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2153353923000044; https://doaj.org/toc/2153-3539

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Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection Potentiates Parkinson’s Disease Course in Mice Model

Authors: Nima Firouzeh, Naser Ziaali, Vahid Sheibani, Amir Hossein Doustimotlagh, Ali Afgar, Hossein Keshavarz, Saeideh Shojaee, Reza Shafiei, Khadijeh Esmaeilpour, Zahra Babaei

Source: Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 527-537 (2021)

Subject Terms: methyl-4-phenyl-1, 6-tetrahydropyridine (mptp), behavioral impairments, inflammation, anxiety behaviors, parkinson, toxoplasma gondii, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3323; https://doaj.org/toc/1735-7020; https://doaj.org/toc/2008-238X

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Genetic and epigenetic modifications of F1 offspring’s sperm cells following in utero and lactational combined exposure to nicotine and ethanol

Authors: Athareh Pabarja, Sepideh Ganjalikhan Hakemi, Elahe Musanejad, Massood Ezzatabadipour, Seyed Noureddin Nematollahi-Mahani, Ali Afgar, Mohammad Reza Afarinesh, Tahereh Haghpanah

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Novel Descriptors Derived from the Aggregation Propensity of Di- and Tripeptides Can Predict the Critical Aggregation Concentration of Longer Peptides

Authors: Saeed Zanganeh, Loghman Firoozpour, Soroush Sardari, Ali Afgar, Reza Ahangari Cohan, Nasir Mohajel

Source: ACS Omega, Vol 6, Iss 20, Pp 13331-13340 (2021)

Subject Terms: Chemistry, QD1-999

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2470-1343

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Evaluation of expression and serum concentration of anti-Mullerian hormone as a follicle growth marker following consumption of fennel and flaxseed extract in first-generation mice pups

Authors: Fahimeh Pourjafari, Tahereh Haghpanah, Fariba Sharififar, Seyed Noreddin Nematollahi-Mahani, Ali Afgar, Massood Ezzatabadipour

Source: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)

Subject Terms: Anti-Müllerian hormone, Fennel, Flaxseed, Ovarian follicular growth, First-generation mice pups, Other systems of medicine, RZ201-999

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Biological and morphological consequences of dsRNA-induced suppression of tetraspanin mRNA in developmental stages of Echinococcus granulosus

Authors: Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Ali Afgar, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Seifollah Mortezaei, Ashkan Faridi, Balal Sadeghi, Majid Fasihi Harandi

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)

Subject Terms: RNAi, Hydatid disease, Tegument, In vitro culture, Development, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04052-y; https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

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Cytotoxicity of Amphotericin B and AmBisome: In Silico and In Vivo Evaluation Employing the Chick Embryo Model

Authors: Ahmad Khosravi, Iraj Sharifi, Hadi Tavakkoli, Elaheh Molaakbari, Sina Bahraminegad, Ehsan Salarkia, Fatemeh Seyedi, Alireza Keyhani, Zohreh Salari, Fatemeh Sharifi, Mehdi Bamorovat, Ali Afgar, Shahriar Dabiri

Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: leishmaniasis, amphotericin B, toxicity, apoptosis, angiogenesis, in silico, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.860598/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1663-9812

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Intestinal Expression of miR-130b, miR-410b, and miR-98a in Experimental Canine Echinococcosis by Stem-Loop RT-qPCR

Authors: Ashkan Faridi, Ali Afgar, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Saeid Nasibi, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Mohammad Farajli Abbasi, Majid Fasihi Harandi

Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 7 (2020)

Subject Terms: Echinococcus granulosus, dog, host response, small intestine, miRNA, stem-loop RT-qPCR, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00507/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769

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