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  1. Article ; Online: Antibody Therapy for COVID-19: Categories, Pros, and Cons.

    Zare Marzouni, Hadi / Rahbar, Marjan / Seddighi, Nazanin / Nabizadeh, Mohsen / Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Sabouni, Nasim

    Viral immunology

    2022  Volume 35, Issue 8, Page(s) 517–528

    Abstract: COVID-19 is a life-threatening respiratory disease triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( ...

    Abstract COVID-19 is a life-threatening respiratory disease triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Viral ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; COVID-19/therapy ; Humans ; Immunization, Passive ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Viral ; Antiviral Agents ; Pharmaceutical Preparations
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639075-4
    ISSN 1557-8976 ; 0882-8245
    ISSN (online) 1557-8976
    ISSN 0882-8245
    DOI 10.1089/vim.2021.0160
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  2. Article ; Online: Interleukin-1

    Mardi, Amirhossein / Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Nikfarjam, Sepideh / Majidi Zolbanin, Naime / Jafari, Reza

    Viral immunology

    2021  Volume 34, Issue 10, Page(s) 679–688

    Abstract: The newfound coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), initiated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an international public health concern, threatening the lives of millions of people worldwide. The virus seems to have a ... ...

    Abstract The newfound coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), initiated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an international public health concern, threatening the lives of millions of people worldwide. The virus seems to have a propensity to infect older males, especially those with underlying diseases. The cytokine storm following hyperactivated immune responses due to SARS-CoV-2 infection is probably the crucial source of severe pneumonia that leads to acute lung injury, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, or acute respiratory distress syndrome, and finally multiple organ dysfunction syndromes, as well as death in many cases. Several studies revealed that interleukin (IL)-1
    MeSH term(s) Acute Lung Injury/drug therapy ; Acute Lung Injury/immunology ; Acute Lung Injury/pathology ; COVID-19/drug therapy ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/mortality ; COVID-19/pathology ; Cytokine Release Syndrome/drug therapy ; Cytokine Release Syndrome/immunology ; Cytokine Release Syndrome/pathology ; Humans ; Interleukin-1/antagonists & inhibitors ; Interleukin-1/immunology ; Multiple Organ Failure/drug therapy ; Multiple Organ Failure/immunology ; Multiple Organ Failure/pathology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/drug therapy ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/immunology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/pathology ; SARS-CoV-2/immunology ; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-1
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639075-4
    ISSN 1557-8976 ; 0882-8245
    ISSN (online) 1557-8976
    ISSN 0882-8245
    DOI 10.1089/vim.2021.0071
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  3. Article ; Online: Role of curcumin and its nanoformulations in the treatment of neurological diseases through the effects on stem cells.

    Sabouni, Nasim / Marzouni, Hadi Zare / Palizban, Sepideh / Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Kesharwani, Prashant / Jamialahmadi, Tannaz / Sahebkar, Amirhossein

    Journal of drug targeting

    2022  Volume 31, Issue 3, Page(s) 243–260

    Abstract: Curcumin from turmeric is a natural phenolic compound with a promising potential to regulate fundamental processes involved in neurological diseases, including inflammation, oxidative stress, protein aggregation, and apoptosis at the molecular level. In ... ...

    Abstract Curcumin from turmeric is a natural phenolic compound with a promising potential to regulate fundamental processes involved in neurological diseases, including inflammation, oxidative stress, protein aggregation, and apoptosis at the molecular level. In this regard, employing nanoformulation can improve curcumin efficiency by reducing its limitations, such as low bioavailability. Besides curcumin, growing data suggest that stem cells are a noteworthy candidate for neurodegenerative disorders therapy due to their anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and neuronal-differentiation properties, which result in neuroprotection. Curcumin and stem cells have similar neurogenic features and can be co-administered in a cell-drug delivery system to achieve better combination therapeutic outcomes for neurological diseases. Based on the evidence, curcumin can induce the neuroprotective activity of stem cells by modulating their related signalling pathways. The present review is about the role of curcumin and its nanoformulations in the improvement of neurological diseases alone and through the effect on different categories of stem cells by discussing the underlying mechanisms to provide a roadmap for future investigations.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Curcumin/pharmacology ; Curcumin/therapeutic use ; Oxidative Stress ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/drug therapy ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism ; Antioxidants/pharmacology ; Stem Cells/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Curcumin (IT942ZTH98) ; Antioxidants
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1187110-6
    ISSN 1029-2330 ; 1061-186X
    ISSN (online) 1029-2330
    ISSN 1061-186X
    DOI 10.1080/1061186X.2022.2141755
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  4. Article: Monocytes and macrophages in COVID-19: Friends and foes

    Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Sabouni, Nasim / Marzouni, Hadi Zare / Bengar, Sajad / Khalili, Ahmad / Jafari, Reza

    Life sciences. 2021 Mar. 15, v. 269

    2021  

    Abstract: The COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and is known as a pandemic emergency that has led to a high rate of mortality throughout the world. Evidence has indicated that hyperinflammatory responses triggered by SARS-CoV-2 are the ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and is known as a pandemic emergency that has led to a high rate of mortality throughout the world. Evidence has indicated that hyperinflammatory responses triggered by SARS-CoV-2 are the main cause of pathogenicity in the severe cases of patients who have died during the current viral disease. Monocytes and macrophages as the most important cells of the innate arm of the immune system play a substantial part in the body's defense against viral infections. They mainly respond to the microbial antigens by producing inflammatory mediators to remove pathogens and repair tissue injury. Nevertheless, aberrant alterations in their function such as cytokine storm can be so harmful to the host in the acute respiratory distress syndrome cases caused by SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, inflammatory responses stimulated by SARS-CoV-2 have affected the other vital organs of the body including the heart. As cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients have been reported in several studies. During the infection, monocytes and macrophages may be involved in the hypersensitive and exacerbated reactions that contribute to the tissue damage, especially lung injury resulted in its dysfunction and respiratory disorder. In this review, we discuss both advantageous and disadvantageous about the pathological potential of monocytes and macrophages during the infection of SARS-CoV-2 to clarify their mutual effects on immune processing as a fist line defender in the current disease.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; acute respiratory distress syndrome ; cytokines ; heart ; lungs ; macrophages ; monocytes ; mortality ; pandemic ; pathogenicity
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0315
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 3378-9
    ISSN 1879-0631 ; 0024-3205
    ISSN (online) 1879-0631
    ISSN 0024-3205
    DOI 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.119010
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  5. Article ; Online: Monocytes and macrophages in COVID-19: Friends and foes.

    Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Sabouni, Nasim / Marzouni, Hadi Zare / Bengar, Sajad / Khalili, Ahmad / Jafari, Reza

    Life sciences

    2021  Volume 269, Page(s) 119010

    Abstract: The COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and is known as a pandemic emergency that has led to a high rate of mortality throughout the world. Evidence has indicated that hyperinflammatory responses triggered by SARS-CoV-2 are the ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and is known as a pandemic emergency that has led to a high rate of mortality throughout the world. Evidence has indicated that hyperinflammatory responses triggered by SARS-CoV-2 are the main cause of pathogenicity in the severe cases of patients who have died during the current viral disease. Monocytes and macrophages as the most important cells of the innate arm of the immune system play a substantial part in the body's defense against viral infections. They mainly respond to the microbial antigens by producing inflammatory mediators to remove pathogens and repair tissue injury. Nevertheless, aberrant alterations in their function such as cytokine storm can be so harmful to the host in the acute respiratory distress syndrome cases caused by SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, inflammatory responses stimulated by SARS-CoV-2 have affected the other vital organs of the body including the heart. As cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients have been reported in several studies. During the infection, monocytes and macrophages may be involved in the hypersensitive and exacerbated reactions that contribute to the tissue damage, especially lung injury resulted in its dysfunction and respiratory disorder. In this review, we discuss both advantageous and disadvantageous about the pathological potential of monocytes and macrophages during the infection of SARS-CoV-2 to clarify their mutual effects on immune processing as a fist line defender in the current disease.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/immunology ; COVID-19/virology ; Cytokine Release Syndrome/immunology ; Cytokine Release Syndrome/virology ; Humans ; Macrophages/immunology ; Monocytes/immunology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/immunology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-14
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 3378-9
    ISSN 1879-0631 ; 0024-3205
    ISSN (online) 1879-0631
    ISSN 0024-3205
    DOI 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.119010
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  6. Article: The protection quest is a primary key to sharing the neutralizing antibody response to cover against all emerging VOCs based on BIV1-CovIran studies.

    Shafaati, Maryam / Bagherzadeh, Kowsar / Lotfinia, Majid / Karimi, Hesam / Teimoori, Ali / Razazian, Mehdi / Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Hosseini, Hamed / Jamshidi, Hamid Reza / Jalili, Hasan / Abdoli, Asghar

    Heliyon

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 3, Page(s) e14108

    Abstract: Over time, the antigenic evolution of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 has demanded the development of potential protective vaccines. Administration of additional doses of current vaccines based on the WT spike protein may boost immunity, but their ... ...

    Abstract Over time, the antigenic evolution of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 has demanded the development of potential protective vaccines. Administration of additional doses of current vaccines based on the WT spike protein may boost immunity, but their effectiveness has dwindled for patients with more recent variants. Here, we studied the neutralization activity of post-WT strain-based vaccination and a structural simulation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14108
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  7. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 and Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Lessons from Viral Infections.

    Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Sabouni, Nasim / Taheri, Mahdie / Borjkhani, Mahdis / Bengar, Sajad / Majidi Zolbanin, Naime / Khalili, Ahmad / Jafari, Reza

    Viral immunology

    2022  Volume 35, Issue 6, Page(s) 404–417

    Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has a broad clinical spectrum from asymptomatic patients to multiorgan dysfunction and septic shock. Most of the common symptoms of COVID-19 ... ...

    Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has a broad clinical spectrum from asymptomatic patients to multiorgan dysfunction and septic shock. Most of the common symptoms of COVID-19 are classified as respiratory disorders, but some reports show neurological involvements. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a case series of neurological complications, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), were reported. GBS is a neuroimmune disorder with acute inflammatory radicular polyneuropathy in different parts of the peripheral nerve. Some studies have reported GBS as an inflammatory neuropathy related to various viral infections, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), influenza, and Zika virus. There are some immunomodulation approaches for the management of GBS. Studies have evaluated the effects of the various therapeutic approaches, including intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), plasma exchange (PE), complement inhibitors, and corticosteroids to regulate overactivation of immune responses during GBS in experimental and clinical studies. In this regard, the possible association between GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection during the outbreak of the current pandemic and also the mentioned therapeutic approaches were reviewed.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/complications ; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/diagnosis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/epidemiology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/therapy ; Herpesvirus 4, Human ; Humans ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Zika Virus ; Zika Virus Infection
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 639075-4
    ISSN 1557-8976 ; 0882-8245
    ISSN (online) 1557-8976
    ISSN 0882-8245
    DOI 10.1089/vim.2021.0187
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  8. Article ; Online: The protection quest is a primary key to sharing the neutralizing antibody response to cover against all emerging VOCs based on BIV1-CovIran studies

    Shafaati, Maryam / Bagherzadeh, Kowsar / Lotfinia, Majid / Karimi, Hesam / Teimoori, Ali / Razazian, Mehdi / Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Hosseini, Hamed / Jamshidi, Hamid Reza / Jalili, Hasan / Abdoli, Asghar

    Heliyon. 2023 Mar., v. 9, no. 3 p.e14108-

    2023  

    Abstract: Over time, the antigenic evolution of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 has demanded the development of potential protective vaccines. Administration of additional doses of current vaccines based on the WT spike protein may boost immunity, but their ... ...

    Abstract Over time, the antigenic evolution of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 has demanded the development of potential protective vaccines. Administration of additional doses of current vaccines based on the WT spike protein may boost immunity, but their effectiveness has dwindled for patients with more recent variants. Here, we studied the neutralization activity of post-WT strain-based vaccination and a structural simulation in-silico based on the interactions of the RBD-hACE2 as the key to initiating infection among the VOCs of SARS-CoV-2. Our data display shows that WT sera showed a markedly greater reduction in Delta and Omicron, suggesting that the Wuhan-based vaccines may be more susceptible to breakthrough and new VOCs. According to the MD simulation, mutations of Omicron result in a significant change in the variant charge distribution throughout the binding interface that consequently alters the critical interface electrostatic potential in comparison to other variants. This observation provides new insights into immunization policy and next-generation vaccine development.
    Keywords Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; antibody formation ; computer simulation ; issues and policy ; neutralization ; vaccination ; vaccine development ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Variants of concern ; Neutralizing antibody ; Molecular dynamic simulations ; Vaccine
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-03
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14108
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  9. Article ; Online: The protection quest is a primary key to sharing the neutralizing antibody response to cover against all emerging VOCs based on BIV1-CovIran studies

    Maryam Shafaati / Kowsar Bagherzadeh / Majid Lotfinia / Hesam Karimi / Ali Teimoori / Mehdi Razazian / Sepideh Meidaninikjeh / Hamed Hosseini / Hamid Reza Jamshidi / Hasan Jalili / Asghar Abdoli

    Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp e14108- (2023)

    2023  

    Abstract: Over time, the antigenic evolution of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 has demanded the development of potential protective vaccines. Administration of additional doses of current vaccines based on the WT spike protein may boost immunity, but their ... ...

    Abstract Over time, the antigenic evolution of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 has demanded the development of potential protective vaccines. Administration of additional doses of current vaccines based on the WT spike protein may boost immunity, but their effectiveness has dwindled for patients with more recent variants. Here, we studied the neutralization activity of post-WT strain-based vaccination and a structural simulation in-silico based on the interactions of the RBD-hACE2 as the key to initiating infection among the VOCs of SARS-CoV-2. Our data display shows that WT sera showed a markedly greater reduction in Delta and Omicron, suggesting that the Wuhan-based vaccines may be more susceptible to breakthrough and new VOCs. According to the MD simulation, mutations of Omicron result in a significant change in the variant charge distribution throughout the binding interface that consequently alters the critical interface electrostatic potential in comparison to other variants. This observation provides new insights into immunization policy and next-generation vaccine development.
    Keywords SARS-CoV-2 ; Variants of concern ; Neutralizing antibody ; Molecular dynamic simulations ; Vaccine ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article ; Online: A comparative study of various methods for detection of IL28B rs12979860 in chronic hepatitis C.

    Monavari, Seyed Hamidreza / Fateh, Roohollah / Vaziri, Farzam / Rahimi Jamnani, Fatemeh / Anvari, Enayat / Sadeghi, Farzin / Afrough, Parviz / Behrouzi, Ava / Sakhaee, Fatemeh / Meidaninikjeh, Sepideh / Mollaie, Hamidreza / Hadizadeh Tasbiti, Alireza / Yari, Shamsi / Sadeghi, Maryam / Fateh, Abolfazl / Siadat, Seyed Davar

    Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation

    2017  Volume 77, Issue 4, Page(s) 247–252

    Abstract: Interleukin-28B (IL28B) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) constitute important host-related factors influencing the response rate to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) standard antiviral therapy. In the last few years, several new technologies for SNP ... ...

    Abstract Interleukin-28B (IL28B) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) constitute important host-related factors influencing the response rate to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) standard antiviral therapy. In the last few years, several new technologies for SNP detection have been developed. However, the sensitivity and specificity of various methods are different and needs evaluation. Five different methods (resolution melting curve [RMC], polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism [PCR-RFLP], PCR-sequencing analysis, amplification refractory mutation system [ARMS], and zip nucleic acid probe-based real-time PCR [ZNA]) were developed for genotyping rs12979860 associated with IL28B. In this study, limit of detection (LD), costs and turnaround time of these methods were compared in 350 subjects. As for IL28B rs12979860 polymorphisms, 348/350 (99.4%) samples were consistent among the five methods, while results for 2/350 (0.57%) samples were concordant by ZNAs and PCR-sequencing, and discordant by other methods. Without considering the cost of DNA extraction, the price of each reaction for ARMS-PCR, RMC, PCR-RFLP, ZNA and PCR-sequencing were respectively: US$3.10, US$5.0, US$5.50, US$8.50 and US$17.0. RMC was the fastest method, while the ZNA method was easy to use, reliable and effective. Lower LD was determined to be 50-60 copies/μL for the PCR-RFLP, RMC and ARMS-PCR assays; whilst ZNA assay was able to detect 2-3 copies/μL. In conclusion, in the current study, all four methods are suitable for IL28B rs12979860 genotyping, but the ZNA assay can be a reliable tool. Due to its lower LD for SNP identification, this method is better than others for detecting this type of polymorphism.
    MeSH term(s) Genotype ; Hepatitis C/genetics ; Hepatitis C, Chronic/genetics ; Humans ; Interferons ; Interleukins/genetics ; Limit of Detection ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/economics
    Chemical Substances interferon-lambda, human ; Interleukins ; Interferons (9008-11-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-03-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3150-1
    ISSN 1502-7686 ; 0036-5513
    ISSN (online) 1502-7686
    ISSN 0036-5513
    DOI 10.1080/00365513.2017.1299207
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