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  1. Article ; Online: Two Birds with One Stone: Drug Regime Targets Viral Pathogenesis Phases and COVID-19 ARDS at the Same Time.

    Ghavami, Ghazaleh / Sardari, Soroush

    Infectious disorders drug targets

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Severe COVID-19 or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a kind of viral pneumonia induced by infection with the coronavirus that causes ARDS. It involves symptoms that are a combination of viral pneumonia and ARDS. ...

    Abstract Background: Severe COVID-19 or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a kind of viral pneumonia induced by infection with the coronavirus that causes ARDS. It involves symptoms that are a combination of viral pneumonia and ARDS. Antiviral or immunosuppressive medicines are used to treat many COVID-19 patients. Several drugs are now undergoing clinical studies in order to see if they can be repurposed in the future.
    Material and methods: In this study, in silico biomarker-targeted methodologies, such as target/molecule virtual screening by docking technique and drug repositioning strategy, as well as data mining approach and meta-analysis of investigational data, were used.
    Results: In silico findings of used combination of drug repurposing and high-throughput docking methods presented acetaminophen, ursodiol, and β-carotene as a three-drug therapy regimen to treat ARDS induced by viral pneumonia in addition to inducing direct antiviral effects against COVID-19 viral infection.
    Conclusion: In the current study, drug repurposing and high throughput docking methods have been employed to develop combination drug regimens as multiple-molecule drugs for the therapy of COVID-19 and ARDS based on a multiple-target therapy strategy. This approach offers a promising avenue for the treatment of COVID-19 and ARDS, and highlights the potential benefits of drug repurposing in the fight against the current pandemic.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-29
    Publishing country United Arab Emirates
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2234298-9
    ISSN 2212-3989 ; 1871-5265
    ISSN (online) 2212-3989
    ISSN 1871-5265
    DOI 10.2174/0118715265270637240107153121
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  2. Article ; Online: Study Break: Number Crunching towards Molecular Barcoding

    Sardari, Soroush

    Iranian biomedical journal

    2017  Volume 21, Issue 2, Page(s) 67–68

    Language English
    Publishing date 2017
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2489282-8
    ISSN 2008-823X ; 1028-852X
    ISSN (online) 2008-823X
    ISSN 1028-852X
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  3. Article ; Online: Combined in silico strategy for repurposing DrugBank entries towards introducing potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs.

    Ghavami, Ghazaleh / Adibzadeh, Setare / Amiri, Shahin / Sardari, Soroush

    Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

    2023  Volume 101, Issue 6, Page(s) 268–285

    Abstract: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) from China in December 2019 led to the coronavirus disorder 2019 pandemic, which has affected tens of millions of humans worldwide. Various in silico research via bio- ... ...

    Abstract The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) from China in December 2019 led to the coronavirus disorder 2019 pandemic, which has affected tens of millions of humans worldwide. Various in silico research via bio-cheminformatics methods were performed to examine the efficiency of a range of repurposed approved drugs with a new role as anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs. The current study has been performed to screen the approved drugs in the DrugBank database based on a novel bioinformatics/cheminformatics strategy to repurpose available approved drugs towards introducing them as a possible anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug. As a result, 96 approved drugs with the best docking scores passed through several relevant filters were presented as the candidate drugs with potential novel antiviral activities against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
    MeSH term(s) Drug Repositioning ; COVID-19 Drug Treatment ; Humans ; Databases, Pharmaceutical ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; Ligands ; Drug Design ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; SARS-CoV-2/chemistry ; SARS-CoV-2/drug effects ; Viral Nonstructural Proteins/chemistry ; Protein Conformation
    Chemical Substances Ligands ; Viral Nonstructural Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-27
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 127527-6
    ISSN 1205-7541 ; 0008-4212
    ISSN (online) 1205-7541
    ISSN 0008-4212
    DOI 10.1139/cjpp-2022-0309
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  4. Article ; Online: Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Applications in Natural Product Studies Based on Medicinal Plant and Secondary Metabolite Analysis.

    Karimi Baker, Zahra / Sardari, Soroush

    Iranian biomedical journal

    2021  Volume 25, Issue 2, Page(s) 68–77

    Abstract: Characterization and extraction of plant secondary metabolites are important in agriculture, pharmaceutical, and food industry. In this regard, the applied analytical methods are mostly costly and time-consuming; therefore, choosing a suitable approach ... ...

    Abstract Characterization and extraction of plant secondary metabolites are important in agriculture, pharmaceutical, and food industry. In this regard, the applied analytical methods are mostly costly and time-consuming; therefore, choosing a suitable approach is essential for optimum results and economic suitability. One of the recently considered methods used to characterize new types of materials is MIPs. Among the various applications of MIPs is the identification and separation of various plant-derived compounds, such as secondary metabolites, chemical residues, and pesticides. The present review describes the application of MIPs as a tool in medicinal plant material analysis, focusing on plant secondary metabolism.
    MeSH term(s) Biological Products/chemistry ; Molecularly Imprinted Polymers/chemistry ; Patents as Topic ; Plants, Medicinal/chemistry ; Publications ; Secondary Metabolism
    Chemical Substances Biological Products ; Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2489282-8
    ISSN 2008-823X ; 1028-852X
    ISSN (online) 2008-823X
    ISSN 1028-852X
    DOI 10.29252/ibj.25.2.68
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  5. Article ; Online: In Silico

    Pashapour, Arsalan / Sardari, Soroush / Ehsani, Parastoo

    Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

    2022  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) e124017

    Abstract: The human body produces two classes of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), namely defensins and cathelicidins. In this study, a novel decapeptide (Catoid) and its dimer (Dicatoid) based on human cathelicidin (LL-37) have been designed by bioinformatics tools ... ...

    Abstract The human body produces two classes of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), namely defensins and cathelicidins. In this study, a novel decapeptide (Catoid) and its dimer (Dicatoid) based on human cathelicidin (LL-37) have been designed by bioinformatics tools to be used in the treatment of bacterial keratitis. After the selection and synthesis of peptide sequences, their antimicrobial activities against the standard and resistant strains of
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2578271-X
    ISSN 1726-6890 ; 1726-6890 ; 1735-0328
    ISSN (online) 1726-6890
    ISSN 1726-6890 ; 1735-0328
    DOI 10.5812/ijpr-124017
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  6. Article ; Online: Critical Aggregation Concentration Can be a Predictor of Doxorubicin Delivery Performance of Self-Assembling Amphiphilic Peptides with Different Hydrophobic Tails.

    Zanganeh, Saeed / Firoozpour, Loghman / Salavatipour, Maryam Samareh / Sardari, Soroush / Cohan, Reza Ahangari / Mohajel, Nasir

    Journal of pharmaceutical sciences

    2024  

    Abstract: Amphiphilic peptides hold great potential as drug delivery systems. A popular peptide design approach has been to place amino acids in the peptide sequence based on their known properties. On the other hand, the directed discovery approach aims to screen ...

    Abstract Amphiphilic peptides hold great potential as drug delivery systems. A popular peptide design approach has been to place amino acids in the peptide sequence based on their known properties. On the other hand, the directed discovery approach aims to screen a sequence space for a desired property. However, screening amphiphilic peptides for desirable drug delivery properties is not possible without a quantity that is predictive of these properties. We studied the predictive power of critical aggregation concentration (CAC) values on the drug delivery performance of a series of amphiphilic peptides with different hydrophobic tails and close CAC values. The CAC values were predicted by our previously developed model and doxorubicin was used as a model hydrophobic drug. All peptides showed close drug loading, entrapment efficiency, and release profile. They also formed similar spherical particles by assembling in reverse β-sheet arrangements regardless of drug presence. Moreover, the assembled particles were able to accumulate doxorubicin inside ordinary as well as drug-resistant breast cancer cells and enhance its toxicity up to 39 and 17 folds, respectively. It can be concluded that similar drug delivery properties displayed by the peptides can be attributed to their similar hydrophilic-lipophilic balance as reflected in their close CAC values.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3151-3
    ISSN 1520-6017 ; 0022-3549
    ISSN (online) 1520-6017
    ISSN 0022-3549
    DOI 10.1016/j.xphs.2024.02.022
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  7. Article ; Online: N-unsubstituted Imidazoles: Design, Synthesis, and Antimicrobial Evaluation.

    Davood, Asghar / EbrahimiNassimi, Yassamin / Sardari, Soroush / Farahani, Yekta Farmahini

    Current pharmaceutical design

    2023  Volume 29, Issue 23, Page(s) 1875–1881

    Abstract: Background: All the current antifungal azoles have one substituted nitrogen atom in their imidazole or triazole rings. In this study, eleven imine and amine derivatives of imidazole, in which both nitrogen atoms of the imidazole ring are unsubstituted, ... ...

    Abstract Background: All the current antifungal azoles have one substituted nitrogen atom in their imidazole or triazole rings. In this study, eleven imine and amine derivatives of imidazole, in which both nitrogen atoms of the imidazole ring are unsubstituted, were designed and synthesized.
    Materials and methods: Imine derivatives were prepared by condensation of imidazole-4-carboxaldehyde with appropriate amines, and then in the next step, using sodium borohydride, the imines were reduced to amine derivatives. Docking studies reveal unsubstituted nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring coordinated well with the heme molecule of the receptor.
    Results: Based on the results of the antimicrobial study, compound 10, which contains 4-chlorobenzyl moiety, proved to be the most potent compound against
    Conclusion: It is concluded that compound 10 can be acted as a new lead compound to find new azoles antifungal.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antifungal Agents/pharmacology ; Escherichia coli ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Imidazoles/pharmacology ; Azoles ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests
    Chemical Substances Antifungal Agents ; Imidazoles ; Azoles
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-08
    Publishing country United Arab Emirates
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1304236-1
    ISSN 1873-4286 ; 1381-6128
    ISSN (online) 1873-4286
    ISSN 1381-6128
    DOI 10.2174/1381612829666230807120704
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  8. Article: Effect of metformin alone and in combination with etoposide and epirubicin on proliferation, apoptosis, necrosis, and migration of B-CPAP and SW cells as thyroid cancer cell lines.

    Ghavami, Ghazaleh / Kiasari, Ramin Ebrahimi / Pakzad, Faezeh / Sardari, Soroush

    Research in pharmaceutical sciences

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 2, Page(s) 185–201

    Abstract: Background and purpose: There has not been a comprehensive study on the simultaneous effects of metformin, etoposide, and epirubicin on thyroid cancer cells. Hence, the current research proposed the : Experimental approach: MTT-based proliferation ... ...

    Abstract Background and purpose: There has not been a comprehensive study on the simultaneous effects of metformin, etoposide, and epirubicin on thyroid cancer cells. Hence, the current research proposed the
    Experimental approach: MTT-based proliferation assay, combination index method, flow cytometry, and scratch wound healing assays were used to evaluate the simultaneous effects of the three approved drugs against thyroid cancer cells.
    Findings/results: This study showed that the toxic concentration of metformin on normal Hu02 cells was more than 10 folds higher than B-CPAP and SW cancerous cells. Metformin in combination with epirubicin and etoposide could increase percentages of B-CPAP and SW cells in early and late apoptosis and necrosis phases in comparison with their single concentrations, significantly. Metformin in combination with epirubicin and etoposide could arrest the S phase in B-CPAP and SW cells, significantly. Metformin in combination with epirubicin and etoposide could reduce ~100% migration rate, whereas single concentrations of epirubicin and etoposide could reduce ~50% migration rate.
    Conclusion and implication: Combined treatment of metformin with anticancer drugs epirubicin and etoposide can increase the mortality in thyroid cancer cell lines and reduce the toxicity of these drugs on the normal cell line, which could be the starting point for proposing a new combination strategy in the therapy of thyroid cancer to induce more potency and reduce acute toxicity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-19
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2400156-9
    ISSN 1735-9414 ; 1735-5362
    ISSN (online) 1735-9414
    ISSN 1735-5362
    DOI 10.4103/1735-5362.367797
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  9. Article: The data age is on the verge of full bloom.

    Sardari, Soroush

    Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

    2013  Volume 10, Issue 2, Page(s) 181–182

    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-10-22
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2578271-X
    ISSN 1726-6890 ; 1735-0328 ; 1735-0328
    ISSN (online) 1726-6890 ; 1735-0328
    ISSN 1735-0328
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  10. Article ; Online: Synergistic Effect of Vitamin C with Cisplatin for Inhibiting Proliferation of Gastric Cancer Cells

    Ghazaleh Ghavami / Soroush Sardari

    Iranian Biomedical Journal, Vol 24, Iss 2, Pp 119-

    2020  Volume 127

    Abstract: Background: Ascorbic acid, known as vitamin C, has been used in combination with a number of cytotoxic agents in vitro and in vivo with contradictory results on its effectiveness. It is believed that vitamin C can sensitize different cancer cells to ... ...

    Abstract Background: Ascorbic acid, known as vitamin C, has been used in combination with a number of cytotoxic agents in vitro and in vivo with contradictory results on its effectiveness. It is believed that vitamin C can sensitize different cancer cells to common therapy strategies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. During current research, the combination effect of vitamin C with cisplatin was evaluated against gastric cancer cells. Methods: MTT-based proliferation assay, CI method, and flow cytometry technique were employed for the assessment of cell cycle and determination of apoptosis/necrosis on the AGS cell line. Results: Co-treatment of gastric cancer cells with vitamin C in its IC50 dose in addition to cisplatin in both IC50 (10 µg/ml) and five times less (2 µg/ml) doses could increase the cytotoxicity effect of cisplatin in a synergistic manner. Moreover, the pointed co-treatment approach could induce the cell count in sub-G0 phase while reducing it in the G0/G1, G2/M, and S phases. Further findings showed that the combined dose of vitamin C and cisplatin could increase the percentage of apoptotic and necrotic cells in comparison with a single dose of cisplatin. Conclusion: This study introduces a possible approach for the treatment of gastric cancer with more potency and less amount of administered cisplatin to induce toxicity.
    Keywords ascorbic acid ; cisplatin ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Pasteur Institute of Iran
    Document type Article ; Online
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