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  1. Article: Theoretical Assessment of Therapeutic Effects of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on COVID-19.

    Khalili, Azadeh / Karim, Hosein / Bayat, Gholamreza

    Iranian journal of medical sciences

    2021  Volume 46, Issue 4, Page(s) 312–316

    MeSH term(s) Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; COVID-19/drug therapy ; Humans
    Chemical Substances Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-22
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603872-4
    ISSN 1735-3688 ; 0253-0716
    ISSN (online) 1735-3688
    ISSN 0253-0716
    DOI 10.30476/ijms.2021.88753.1949
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  2. Article ; Online: Role of Farnesoid Receptors and Nrf2-mediated Genes in Gentamicin-induced Nephrotoxicity in Rat: A Time-course Study.

    Ashrafi, Mohammad Reza / Khalili, Azadeh / Hashemi, Seyed Ali / Mazloom, Roham / Changizi-Ashtiyani, Saeed / Bayat, Gholamreza

    Iranian journal of kidney diseases

    2023  Volume 17, Issue 6, Page(s) 294–305

    Abstract: Introduction: Farnesoid-X-activated receptor (FXR) is considered as an upstream controller which could influence the other key regulatory genes encoding cellular antioxidant defense system.: Methods: Thirty-five male Wistar rats (240 ± 20 g) were ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Farnesoid-X-activated receptor (FXR) is considered as an upstream controller which could influence the other key regulatory genes encoding cellular antioxidant defense system.
    Methods: Thirty-five male Wistar rats (240 ± 20 g) were randomly allocated into five groups: 1) control, 2) received gentamicin (100 mg/kg/d) for three days (GM-3d), 3) seven days (GM-7d), 4) 10 days (GM-10d), and 5) 14 consecutive days (GM-14d). Biochemical measurements of BUN and serum creatinine (SCr), histological assessment of renal samples as well as molecular analysis using real-time qRT-PCR were used to investigate the pattern of changes in different levels.
    Results: Administration of gentamicin was associated with a significant increase in the BUN and SCr until the 10th day, which then suddenly dropped at the day 14. Meantime, the maximum histological distortion was also seen on the 10th day but in a similar pattern, 14th day was associated with clear improvement. Compared to the control value, the maximum reduction in the mRNA expression of Farnesoid X-activated receptor (FXR), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and Glutathione cysteine ligase-modulatory subunit (GCLM), occurred at the 3rd and 7th days, respectively. Compared to the control, the mRNA expression of the mentioned genes significantly increased up to day 14. Apart from the 3rd day, the mRNA expression of alpha-glutathione S-transferase (α-GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) showed a similar descending and ascending pattern at 7th and 10th days, respectively.
    Conclusion: The expression of FXR, as an upstream controller gene and its downstream pathways mediated by Nrf2, could play a role in gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity but the pattern of expression was rather biphasic at the acute phase or the subacute ones.  DOI: 10.52547/ijkd.7523.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Male ; Animals ; Gentamicins/toxicity ; Gentamicins/metabolism ; Rats, Wistar ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism ; Kidney/pathology ; Renal Insufficiency ; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Oxidative Stress
    Chemical Substances Gentamicins ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ; RNA, Messenger
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-03
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2388271-2
    ISSN 1735-8604 ; 1735-8582
    ISSN (online) 1735-8604
    ISSN 1735-8582
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  3. Article: Cannabidiol interacts with the FXR/Nrf2 pathway and changes the CB1/CB2 receptors ratio in gentamicin-induced kidney injury in rats.

    Hokmabadi, Vahideh / Khalili, Azadeh / Hashemi, Seyed Ali / Hedayatyanfard, Keshvad / Parvari, Soraya / Changizi-Ashtiyani, Saeed / Bayat, Gholamreza

    Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

    2023  Volume 26, Issue 3, Page(s) 343–350

    Abstract: Objectives: Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity was used as an experimental model of kidney disease. The present study was performed to assess the therapeutic role of cannabidiol (CBD) against gentamicin-induced renal damage.: Materials and methods: ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity was used as an experimental model of kidney disease. The present study was performed to assess the therapeutic role of cannabidiol (CBD) against gentamicin-induced renal damage.
    Materials and methods: Forty two male Wistar rats were randomly allocated into 6 groups (n=7), including: (1) Control, (2) Vehicle, (3) Gentamicin-treated group (100 mg/kg/day) for 10 days (GM), (4-6) 3 Gentamicin-CBD-treated groups (2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg/day) for 10 days (GM+CBD2.5, GM+CBD5, GM+CBD10). Serum levels of BUN and Cr, renal histology as well as real-time qRT-PCR were used to investigate the pattern of changes at different levels.
    Results: Gentamicin increased serum BUN and Cr (
    Conclusion: CBD particularly at 10 mg/kg/day might be of significant therapeutic benefit against such renal complications. Activating the FXR/Nrf2 pathway and counteracting the deleterious effects of CB1 receptors via CB2 receptors scale-up could be part of the protective mechanisms of CBD.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-14
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2500485-2
    ISSN 2008-3874 ; 2008-3866
    ISSN (online) 2008-3874
    ISSN 2008-3866
    DOI 10.22038/IJBMS.2023.67998.14867
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  4. Article: Potential use of angiotensin receptor blockers in skin pathologies.

    Hedayatyanfard, Keshvad / Khalili, Azadeh / Karim, Hosein / Nooraei, Soren / Khosravi, Ehsan / Haddadi, Nazgol-Sadat / Dehpour, Ahmad-Reza / Bayat, Gholamreza

    Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

    2023  Volume 26, Issue 7, Page(s) 732–737

    Abstract: Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components such as angiotensin II, angiotensin receptors ( ... ...

    Abstract Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components such as angiotensin II, angiotensin receptors (AT
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-26
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2500485-2
    ISSN 2008-3874 ; 2008-3866
    ISSN (online) 2008-3874
    ISSN 2008-3866
    DOI 10.22038/IJBMS.2023.66563.14606
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  5. Article ; Online: The time interval between injection of nicotine and tremor initiation: a new index for evaluating nicotine efficacy in rodents.

    Esmaeeli Dehaj, Helia / Maleki Dehnavi, Saeideh / Zahedi Nejad, Mohadese / Akbarzadeh Kolahi, Saeid / Abdolghaffari, Amir Hossein / Khalili, Azadeh / Mazloom, Roham

    Toxicology mechanisms and methods

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 4, Page(s) 408–412

    Abstract: Tremor is one of the effects of nicotine as a toxic substance, especially in animal models. The intensity and duration of tremors were used to evaluate the effect of nicotine on locomotor activity in laboratory animals. In our observations, the time ... ...

    Abstract Tremor is one of the effects of nicotine as a toxic substance, especially in animal models. The intensity and duration of tremors were used to evaluate the effect of nicotine on locomotor activity in laboratory animals. In our observations, the time interval between nicotine injection and the onset of tremor changed depending on the dose. Therefore, by increasing the dose of nicotine in rats, the time interval of tremor onset was also shortened. These results suggest that the time interval between nicotine injection and the onset of tremors can be used as a complementary index for better evaluation of nicotine-derived motor disturbances.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Nicotine ; Tremor/chemically induced ; Rodentia
    Chemical Substances Nicotine (6M3C89ZY6R)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2081252-8
    ISSN 1537-6524 ; 1537-6516 ; 1051-7235
    ISSN (online) 1537-6524
    ISSN 1537-6516 ; 1051-7235
    DOI 10.1080/15376516.2023.2294822
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  6. Article: Biliary cirrhosis-induced cardiac abnormality in rats: Interaction between Farnesoid-X-activated receptors and the cardiac uncoupling proteins 2 and 3.

    Bayat, Gholamreza / Hashemi, Seyed Ali / Karim, Hosein / Fallah, Parviz / Hedayatyanfard, Keshvad / Bayat, Mahnaz / Khalili, Azadeh

    Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

    2022  Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 126–133

    Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between Farnesoid-X-activated receptors (FXR) as nuclear regulators of the antioxidant defense system as well as cardiac mitochondrial carrier proteins of UCP2 and UCP3 in cardiac damage induced ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between Farnesoid-X-activated receptors (FXR) as nuclear regulators of the antioxidant defense system as well as cardiac mitochondrial carrier proteins of UCP2 and UCP3 in cardiac damage induced by cirrhosis.
    Materials and methods: Twenty-two male Wistar rats (200-250 g) were randomly divided into 3 experimental groups, including a control group (n=6), a sham-operated group (n=8), and a bile duct ligated (BDL) group (n=8). Four weeks after surgical intervention, biochemical assessment (AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, and ALP), histological observation, and molecular evaluation (FXR, UCP2, UCP3, BNP, Caspase3, and GAPDH) using real-time RT-PCR were performed.
    Results: Compared with the sham-operation group, the BDL group showed a significant rise in liver enzymes of AST, ALT, GGT, LDH, and ALP. Defined fibrotic and necrotic bundles and thick reticulin fibers were also found in BDL liver tissue. Besides liver morphological alterations, left ventricles of BDL ones were also associated with defined cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, myofiber vacuolization, and clear pigmentation. Findings showed a significant up-regulation of cardiac Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) along with marked down-regulation in hepatic FXR, cardiac FXR, and cardiac UCP2 and UCP3. However, the expression of caspase 3 in the cardiac tissue was not affected by BDL operation during 4 weeks.
    Conclusion: Expression of FXR as an upstream regulator of cellular redox status, besides the non-enzymatic ROS buffering defense system of cardiac UCPs, has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of cirrhotic-induced cardiac abnormality in rats.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-01
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2500485-2
    ISSN 2008-3874 ; 2008-3866
    ISSN (online) 2008-3874
    ISSN 2008-3866
    DOI 10.22038/IJBMS.2022.60888.13485
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  7. Article ; Online: Silymarin Administration Attenuates Cirrhotic-induced Cardiac Abnormality in the Rats: A Possible Role of β

    Bayat, Gholamreza / Mazloom, Roham / Hashemi, Seyed Ali / Pourkhalili, Khalil / Fallah, Parviz / Shams, Alireza / Esmaeili, Parvaneh / Khalili, Azadeh

    Iranian journal of medical sciences

    2022  Volume 47, Issue 4, Page(s) 367–378

    Abstract: Background: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a well-recognized cardiac dysfunction in cirrhotic patients. Studies have confirmed the protective effects of silymarin in different types of cardiac injury. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and ... ...

    Abstract Background: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a well-recognized cardiac dysfunction in cirrhotic patients. Studies have confirmed the protective effects of silymarin in different types of cardiac injury. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and molecular mechanism of silymarin against myocardial dysfunction and hypertrophy in a rat model of cirrhosis.
    Methods: The experiment was performed at Alborz University of Medical Sciences (Karaj, Iran) during 2020-2021. Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups of Sham-operated (control group for surgical procedures), Bile Duct Ligated (BDL), and two Silymarin extract (SE)-treated groups of 300 and 600 mg/Kg/day. After 28 days, serum levels of AST, ALT, GGT, and ALP, liver histopathological status, as well as cardiac mechanical function, were assessed. Cardiac β
    Results: BDL was associated with a significant elevation in serum AST, ALT, GGT, and ALP, development of necrosis and fibrosis of the liver texture, increased Heart Weight and Heart Weight to Body Weight ratio, enhanced cardiac mechanical function as well as a significant up-regulation of ventricular β
    Conclusion: Silymarin treatment in higher dose attenuated cirrhosis-associated cardiac remodeling and reduced cardiac mechanical dysfunctions.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Calcium Channels, L-Type ; Cardiomyopathies/drug therapy ; Cardiomyopathies/metabolism ; Liver Cirrhosis/complications ; Liver Cirrhosis/drug therapy ; Liver Cirrhosis/metabolism ; Male ; Necrosis/drug therapy ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1/metabolism ; Silymarin/pharmacology ; Silymarin/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Calcium Channels, L-Type ; Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-1 ; Silymarin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-02
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 603872-4
    ISSN 1735-3688 ; 0253-0716
    ISSN (online) 1735-3688
    ISSN 0253-0716
    DOI 10.30476/IJMS.2021.90750.2172
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  8. Article: Oleuropein improves glucose tolerance and lipid profile in rats with simultaneous renovascular hypertension and type 2 diabetes

    Khalili, Azadeh / Ali Akbar Nekooeian / Mohammad Bagher Khosravi

    Journal of Asian natural products research. 2017 Oct. 3, v. 19, no. 10

    2017  

    Abstract: Oleuropein mediates most of the beneficial effects of olive products. This study examined the role of oxidative stress in the effects of oleuropein on lipid profile and blood glucose in rats with simultaneous renovascular hypertension and type 2 diabetes. ...

    Abstract Oleuropein mediates most of the beneficial effects of olive products. This study examined the role of oxidative stress in the effects of oleuropein on lipid profile and blood glucose in rats with simultaneous renovascular hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Eight groups (n = 7–9 each) of male Sprague-Dawley rats including a control, a type 2 diabetic, a renovascular hypertensive, a sham, a simultaneously hypertensive diabetic receiving vehicle, and 3 simultaneously hypertensive-diabetic receiving 20, 40, or 60 mg/kg/day oleuropein were used. Four weeks after treatment, blood glucose, lipid profile, and biomarkers of oxidative stress were measured, and glucose tolerance test (GTT) was performed. Simultaneously hypertensive diabetic rats had significantly higher blood pressure, blood glucose, and serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride and malondialdehyde. They also had lower serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, erythrocyte superoxide dismutase, and impaired glucose tolerance. Oleuropein significantly reduced blood pressure, blood glucose, and serum total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglyceride and malondoaldehyde. It also increased serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, erythrocyte superoxide dismutase, and improved glucose tolerance. The findings show that the model is associated with impaired glucose tolerance, and adverse lipid profile. They also show that oleuropein, partly by an antioxidant mechanism, improves glucose tolerance and changed lipid profile favorably.
    Keywords animal disease models ; antioxidants ; biomarkers ; blood glucose ; blood pressure ; blood serum ; erythrocytes ; glucose tolerance ; glucose tolerance tests ; high density lipoprotein cholesterol ; hypertension ; lipid composition ; low density lipoprotein cholesterol ; males ; malondialdehyde ; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; oleuropein ; olives ; oxidative stress ; rats ; superoxide dismutase ; triacylglycerols
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-1003
    Size p. 1011-1021.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2077926-4
    ISSN 1477-2213 ; 1028-6020
    ISSN (online) 1477-2213
    ISSN 1028-6020
    DOI 10.1080/10286020.2017.1307834
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  9. Article: Effect of intra-ovarian platelet rich plasma in women with poor ovarian response.

    Davari Tanha, Fatemeh / Salimi Setudeh, Shohreh / Ebrahimi, Mahbod / Feizabad, Elham / Khalaj Sereshki, Zahra / Akbari Asbagh, Firoozeh / Pakniat, Hamideh / Khalili, Azadeh / Kaveh, Zahra / Saeedi, Sara

    Caspian journal of internal medicine

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 3, Page(s) 485–489

    Abstract: Background: Poor ovarian responder (POR) women, whose ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation has decreased, are at higher risk of unsuccessful in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Therefore, this study designed to evaluate the effect of intra-ovarian ... ...

    Abstract Background: Poor ovarian responder (POR) women, whose ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation has decreased, are at higher risk of unsuccessful in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Therefore, this study designed to evaluate the effect of intra-ovarian platelet rich plasma (PRP) on POR women.
    Methods: This single-arm trial research was done on 20 POR women referred to the IVF Unit, university-based hospital, Tehran, Iran between October 2020 and September 2021. For all participants, autologous PRP was injected into each ovary by transvaginal ultrasound guidance under spinal anesthesia between days 12 and 14 of the menstrual cycle. After 12 weeks of PRP injection, embryo transfers were carried out following our routine IVF department protocol. The study outcomes were the number of mature oocytes, and pregnancy rates.
    Results: The average age of the participants was 41.80±1.82 yr. The average infertility duration was 9.70±1.89 yrs., with 80% primary infertility type. After PRP injection, follicle-stimulating hormone levels dropped about 1% (P=0.499), anti-Mullerian hormone levels were on average 4.5% higher (P=0.356), and estradiol levels raised by 1.2% (P=0.681). The average number of oocytes and their quality increased after PRP injection, while these changes were not significant (p-value>0.05). Chemical pregnancy was detected in 3 (15%) women and clinical pregnancy was detected only in one person.
    Conclusion: This study revealed that PRP injection into ovaries of POR women is safe and had a tendency to improve ovarian reserve markers and serum levels of AMH, estradiol, number and quality of oocytes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-10
    Publishing country Iran
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2971933-1
    ISSN 2008-6172 ; 2008-6164
    ISSN (online) 2008-6172
    ISSN 2008-6164
    DOI 10.22088/cjim.14.3.485
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  10. Article ; Online: Oleuropein improves glucose tolerance and lipid profile in rats with simultaneous renovascular hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

    Khalili, Azadeh / Nekooeian, Ali Akbar / Khosravi, Mohammad Bagher

    Journal of Asian natural products research

    2017  Volume 19, Issue 10, Page(s) 1011–1021

    Abstract: Oleuropein mediates most of the beneficial effects of olive products. This study examined the role of oxidative stress in the effects of oleuropein on lipid profile and blood glucose in rats with simultaneous renovascular hypertension and type 2 diabetes. ...

    Abstract Oleuropein mediates most of the beneficial effects of olive products. This study examined the role of oxidative stress in the effects of oleuropein on lipid profile and blood glucose in rats with simultaneous renovascular hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Eight groups (n = 7-9 each) of male Sprague-Dawley rats including a control, a type 2 diabetic, a renovascular hypertensive, a sham, a simultaneously hypertensive diabetic receiving vehicle, and 3 simultaneously hypertensive-diabetic receiving 20, 40, or 60 mg/kg/day oleuropein were used. Four weeks after treatment, blood glucose, lipid profile, and biomarkers of oxidative stress were measured, and glucose tolerance test (GTT) was performed. Simultaneously hypertensive diabetic rats had significantly higher blood pressure, blood glucose, and serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride and malondialdehyde. They also had lower serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, erythrocyte superoxide dismutase, and impaired glucose tolerance. Oleuropein significantly reduced blood pressure, blood glucose, and serum total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglyceride and malondoaldehyde. It also increased serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, erythrocyte superoxide dismutase, and improved glucose tolerance. The findings show that the model is associated with impaired glucose tolerance, and adverse lipid profile. They also show that oleuropein, partly by an antioxidant mechanism, improves glucose tolerance and changed lipid profile favorably.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antioxidants/pharmacology ; Blood Glucose/drug effects ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy ; Disease Models, Animal ; Glucose Tolerance Test ; Hypertension, Renal/drug therapy ; Hypertension, Renovascular ; Iridoids/chemistry ; Iridoids/pharmacology ; Lipids/pharmacology ; Male ; Malondialdehyde/pharmacology ; Molecular Structure ; Oxidative Stress/drug effects ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Streptozocin/pharmacology ; Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Antioxidants ; Blood Glucose ; Iridoids ; Lipids ; oleuropein (2O4553545L) ; Malondialdehyde (4Y8F71G49Q) ; Streptozocin (5W494URQ81) ; Superoxide Dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2077926-4
    ISSN 1477-2213 ; 1028-6020
    ISSN (online) 1477-2213
    ISSN 1028-6020
    DOI 10.1080/10286020.2017.1307834
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