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2. AN EMPIRICAL AGENT-BASED MODEL FOR RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION, CASE STUDY: TEHRAN
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Mohammadi, N., primary, Mesgari, M. S., additional, and Klein-Paste, A., additional
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- 2023
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3. AN EMPIRICAL AGENT-BASED MODEL FOR RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION, CASE STUDY: TEHRAN.
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Mohammadi, N., Mesgari, M. S., and Klein-Paste, A.
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RESIDENTIAL segregation ,SOCIAL factors ,PUBLIC spaces ,DEVELOPING countries ,PRESTIGE ,SYSTEM dynamics - Abstract
Residential segregation as a known consequence of rapid urbanization in developing countries is a complicated socio-economic phenomenon. Quantified description, analysis, and prediction of urban dynamics as a complex system have always been challenging issues. The recent intensive developments of multi-agent simulations as a solution to these problems still lack enough real-world examples. Our purpose in this research is to develop a spatially explicit model of residential segregation in urban space which accounts for a specific city's infrastructure. The proposed agent-based simulation of the residential dynamics of Tehran over a 20-year period between 1996 and 2016 is based on the GIS datasets provided by Tehran Municipality and the Statistical Center of Iran.This is the first effort at presenting an agent-based model for Tehran's residential segregation. We revised the "Schelling" segregation model in an attempt to customize it and arrive at an acceptable fit for Tehran. In addition to Schelling's parameters, which comprise purely social factors, we identified several important socio-economic and spatial-environmental criteria, in turn categorizing them based on the AHP method. A certain number of the parameters like "neighborhood prestige" specifically belong to Tehran and are suggested for the first time. The proposed expert-based model was implemented in Netlogo. Validation of the resulting pattern using the Kappa indicator showed that the model simulated Tehran's segregation pattern at a rate higher than 62%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. THE LARGE-SCALE WILDFIRE SPREAD PREDICTION USING A MULTI-KERNEL CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK.
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Marjani, M. and Mesgari, M. S.
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CONVOLUTIONAL neural networks ,DROUGHT management ,WILDFIRES ,FOREST fires ,DEEP learning - Abstract
In the last twenty years, destructive wildfires have affected the environment to the tune of billions of dollars. An accurate model is crucial for predicting the spreading of wildfires in a variety of conditions. In this study, a multi-kernel convolution neural network (CNN) deep learning model was proposed based on elevation, wind direction, and speed, minimum and maximum temperatures, humidity, precipitation, drought index, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and energy release component to predict wildfire spread across the United States. Using multi-kernel CNN, it is possible to predict whether a pixel will be on fire at a future time. Compared to the model presented by other authors, the multi-kernel CNN model achieved high accuracy and F1 score. In comparison with CNNs without a multi-kernel mechanism and fixed kernel size, the proposed model predicted more accurate results based on the test data set. The multi-kernel CNN model reached an overall accuracy of 98.6 and F1 score of 70.97 on test data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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5. Seismic human loss estimation for an earthquake disaster using neural network
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Aghamohammadi, H., Mesgari, M. S., Mansourian, A., and Molaei, D.
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- 2013
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6. DEVELOPING A CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL FOR SIMULATING RAINFALL-RUNOFF PROCESS (CASE STUDY: BABOL CATCHMENT)
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Mahdizadeh Gharakhanlou, N., primary and Mesgari, M. S., additional
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- 2019
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7. A HYBRID OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM USING ARTIFICIAL BEE COLONY AND GENETIC ALGORITHM
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Davoodi, M., primary, Malekpour Golsefidi, M., additional, and Mesgari, M. S., additional
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- 2019
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8. EVALUATION OF EFFECTING PARAMETERS ON OPTIMUM ARRANGEMENT OF URBAN LAND USES AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR COMPATIBILITY USING ADJACENCY MATRIX
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Vaezi, S., primary, Mesgari, M. S., additional, and Kaviary, F., additional
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- 2015
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9. AGENT-BASED CROWD SIMULATION CONSIDERING EMOTION CONTAGION FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROBLEM
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Faroqi, H., primary and Mesgari, M.-S., additional
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- 2015
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10. OPTIMUM ALLOCATION OF WATER TO THE CULTIVATION FARMS USING GENETIC ALGORITHM
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Saeidian, B., primary, Saadi Mesgari, M., additional, and Ghodousi, M., additional
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- 2015
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11. GIS-BASED ROUTE FINDING USING ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION AND URBAN TRAFFIC DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
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Davoodi, M., primary and Mesgari, M. S., additional
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- 2015
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12. TRAFFIC TIME SERIES FORECASTING BY FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORK: A CASE STUDY BASED ON TRAFFIC DATA OF MONROE
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Raeesi, M., primary, Mesgari, M. S., additional, and Mahmoudi, P., additional
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- 2014
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13. Preventive effect of onion juice on selenite-induced experimental cataract
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Javadzadeh Alireza, Ghorbanihaghjo Amir, Bonyadi Somayeh, Rashidi Mohammad, Mesgari Mehran, Rashtchizadeh Nadereh, and Argani Hassan
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Antioxidants ,experimental cataract ,onion ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of onion juice on sodium-selenite induced cataract formation. Materials and Methods: Thirty-two 10-day-old Wistar-albino rat pups were divided into four equal groups. Group 1 received only subcutaneous saline injection. In Group 2, sodium-selenite (30 nmol / g body weight) was injected subcutaneously. In Group 3, subcutaneous sodium-selenite was injected and one drop 50% diluted fresh juice of crude onion was instilled every 8 h into the right eye for 14 days; the left eye received no treatment. Group 4 rats were similar to those of Group 3, the only difference being that of undiluted fresh juice of crude onion. The development of cataract was assessed. Rat lenses were analyzed for total antioxidant (TA) level, and for activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Results: Both eyes of all rats in Group 1 did not exhibit cataract formation . In Group 2, all rats developed Grade 3 cataract in the lenses of both eyes. The difference in exhibited cataract in the lens of the right eyes in all rats between Group 2 and any eyes of groups 3 or 4 were significant ( P = 0.001). The mean TA level and mean activities of SOD and GPX in Group 2 rat lenses were significantly lower than the values in lenses of all rats in Group 1 ( P = 0.001, 0.003, 0.001), and in the lenses of the right eyes of rats in Groups 3 and 4 ( P = 0.001, 0.020, 0.001). Conclusion: Instillation of onion juice into the rat eyes can effectively prevent selenite-induced cataract formation. This effect was associated with increased TA level, SOD and GPX activities in the lens.
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- 2009
14. Investigation of the effects of constant darkness and light on blood serum cholesterol, insulin and glucose levels in healthy male rats
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Arasteh, A., Aliyev, A., Saeed Khamnei, Delazar, A., Mesgari, M., and Mehmannavaz, Y.
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Constant darkness, light, cholesterol, glucose, insulin, healthy male rats - Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the effects of constant darkness and light on changes of serum cholesterol, insulin and glucose levels in healthy male rats. In this study, healthy male rats (n = 30) were divided into 3 groups of tens and kept at various light/dark conditions: Control 12:12 light/dark (LD); constant darkness (DD), and constant light (LL) groups for 2 weeks. Blood samples were obtained from retro-orbital sinus before start of experiment and on the 7th and 14th days of the experimental period. The serum cholesterol and glucose levels were measured by the enzymatic method and insulin levels were measured using insulin kit by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. The results of the study showed that the levels of serum cholesterol and glucose on the 7th and 14th days of the experimental period in DD group significantly decreased compared to the LD and LL groups (p < 0.05). On the 14th day of experiment, we observed significant decrease of serum insulin level in the constant darkness group compared with the two other groups (p < 0.05). The study showed that on the 7th and 14th days of experiment, constant light significantly increased serum glucose level without having any significant effects on serum cholesterol and insulin levels. Also, the long period of time (14 days) was found to be more effective in the serum of these metabolic parameters changes than the short period (7 days).Key words: Constant darkness, light, cholesterol, glucose, insulin, healthy male rats.
15. Protective effect of grape seed extract on gentamicin-induced acute kidney injury.
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Safa J, Argani H, Bastani B, Nezami N, Rahimi Ardebili B, Ghorbanihaghjo A, Kalagheichi H, Amirfirouzi A, Mesgari M, and Soleimany Rad J
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Introduction. This study was designed to determine the protective effect of red grape seed extract (RGSE) on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Materials and Methods. Thirty male Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups to receive RGSE, for 60 days followed by intraperitoneal injection of saline solution (as placebo) for 8 days (group 1); RGSE followed by gentamicin for 8 days (group 2); and gentamicin without pre-medication of RGSE (group 3). Oral RGSE, 40 mg/kg/d, and intraperitoneal injection of gentamicin, 100 mg/kg/d, were administered in these groups of rats. Blood and urine samples were collected on days 0 and 68 of the study. Then, the kidneys were removed for pathologic examination. Results. On day 68, serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen concentrations were highest in group 3, which was significantly higher than in group 1 (P = .001 and P = .004, respectively), while slightly higher than in group 2 (P = .30 and P = .50, respectively). Fractional excretion of sodium was not significantly different between the three groups. Histopathological evaluation showed that rats in group 3 had significantly higher degrees of severe acute tubular necrosis and interstitial mononuclear cell infiltration than the rats in groups 1 and 2 (P < .001). Conclusions. This animal study suggests that pretreatment with RGSE protects against gentamicin-induced acute kidney injury as evident on tissue histology. However, this was not accompanied with significant improvement in biochemical markers of kidney injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
16. Detection of homogeneous precipitation regions at seasonal and annual time scales, northwest Iran
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Christian Conoscenti, Mohammad Saadi Mesgari, Mohammad Arab Amiri, Arab Amiri, M., Mesgari, M., and Conoscenti, C.
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Atmospheric Science ,Global and Planetary Change ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Settore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E Geomorfologia ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,020801 environmental engineering ,Homogeneous precipitation ,Climatology ,Principal component analysis ,Period (geology) ,Cluster (physics) ,Common spatial pattern ,Environmental science ,Precipitation ,Scale (map) ,Cluster analysis ,Settore GEO/05 - Geologia Applicata ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,cluster analysis, GIS, principal component analysis, time scale, total precipitation - Abstract
Detection of homogeneous climate areas is a challenging issue, which can be affected by different criteria. One of the most prominent factors is choosing the time scale, which can lead to different spatial and temporal patterns. Total precipitation is a key factor in climatological studies, and studying its distribution is of utmost importance. The combination of principal components analysis and cluster analysis is used for homogeneous precipitation areas' detection. Hence, the spatial pattern of total precipitation was investigated in northwestern Iran during the past two decades (1991–2010) on seasonal and annual time scales. The results of clustering on each time scale were validated, and well-defined clusters were investigated and compared with each other. Two homogeneous sub-regions were recognized in spring, the best period for depicting homogeneous precipitation clusters at seasonal resolution. The annual pattern of precipitation delineated three clusters in the study region. Finally, the characteristics of the well-clustered maps reveal the importance of time scale in detection of homogeneous precipitation sub-zones.
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- 2017
17. A Comprehensive Review of the Development of Carbohydrate Macromolecules and Copper Oxide Nanocomposite Films in Food Nanopackaging.
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Mesgari M, Aalami AH, Sathyapalan T, and Sahebkar A
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Background . Food nanopackaging helps maintain food quality against physical, chemical, and storage instability factors. Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) can improve biopolymers' mechanical features and barrier properties. This will lead to antimicrobial and antioxidant activities in food packaging to extend the shelf life. Scope and Approach . Edible coatings based on carbohydrate biopolymers have improved the quality of packaging. Several studies have addressed the role of carbohydrate biopolymers and incorporated nanoparticles to enhance food packets' quality as active nanopackaging. Combined with nanoparticles, these biopolymers create film coatings with an excellent barrier property against transmissions of gases such as O
2 and CO2 . Key Findings and Conclusions . This review describes the CuO-biopolymer composites, including chitosan, agar, cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose nanowhiskers, carrageenan, alginate, starch, and polylactic acid, as food packaging films. Here, we reviewed different fabrication techniques of CuO biocomposites and the impact of CuONPs on the physical, mechanical, barrier, thermal stability, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties of carbohydrate-based films., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Mohammad Mesgari et al.)- Published
- 2022
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18. Brain tumors and circulating micrornas: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis.
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Aalami AH, Abdeahad H, Shoghi A, Mesgari M, Amirabadi A, and Sahebkar A
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- Area Under Curve, Biomarkers, Tumor genetics, Humans, Sensitivity and Specificity, Brain Neoplasms diagnosis, Brain Neoplasms genetics, Circulating MicroRNA genetics, MicroRNAs genetics
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Purpose: Brain tumors (BT) are among the most prevalent cancers in recent years. Various studies have examined the diagnostic role of microRNAs in different diseases; however, their diagnostic role in BT has not been comprehensively investigated. This meta-analysis was performed to assess microRNAs in the blood of patients with BTs accurately., Methods: Twenty-six eligible studies were included for analysis. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), area under curve (AUC), Q*index, summary receiver-operating characteristic (SROC) were assessed using the Meta-Disc V.1.4 and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis V.3.3 software., Results: The diagnostic accuracy of microRNA was high in identifying BT based on the pooled sensitivity 0.82 (95%CI: 0.816-0.84), specificity 0.82 (95%CI: 0.817-0.84), PLR 5.101 (95%CI: 3.99-6.51), NLR 0.187 (95%CI: 0.149-0.236), DOR 34.07 (95%CI: 22.56-51.43) as well as AUC (0.92), and Q*-index (0.86). Subgroup analyses were performed for sample types (serum/plasma), reference genes (RNU6, miR-39, and miR-24), and region to determine the diagnostic power of microRNAs in the diagnosis of BT using pooled sensitivity, specificity, PLR, NLR, AUC, and DOR., Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggested that circulating microRNAs might be potential markers for noninvasive early detection of BT.
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- 2022
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19. Urinary Angiogenin as a Marker for Bladder Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.
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Aalami AH, Abdeahad H, Mesgari M, Sathyapalan T, and Sahebkar A
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- Humans, Sensitivity and Specificity, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms urine, Biomarkers, Tumor urine, Ribonuclease, Pancreatic urine, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms diagnosis
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Aims: Bladder cancer (BCa) is a common cancer in North America and Europe that carries considerable morbidity and mortality. A reliable biomarker for early detection of the bladder is crucial for improving the prognosis of BCA. In this meta-analysis, we examine the diagnostic role of the angiogenin (ANG) protein in patients' urine with bladder neoplasm., Methods: We performed a systematic literature search using ScienceDirect, Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Embase, up to 10
th October 2020 databases. Meta-Disc V.1.4 and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis V.2.2 software calculated the pooled specificity, sensitivity, area under the curve (AUC), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), positive likelihood ratio (LR+ ), negative likelihood ratio (LR- ), Q∗ index, and summary receiver-operating characteristic (SROC) for the role of ANG as a urinary biomarker for BCa patients., Results: Four case-control studies were included with 656 participants (417 cases and 239 controls) in this meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivity of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.66-0.75), specificity of 0.78 (95% CI: 0.73-0.81), LR+ of 3.34 (95% CI: 2.02-5.53), LR- of 0.37 (95% CI: 0.32-0.44), DOR of 9.99 (95% CI: 4.69-21.28), and AUC of 0.789 and Q∗ index of 0.726 demonstrate acceptable diagnostic precision of ANG in identifying BCa., Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that ANG could be a fair biomarker for the diagnosis of BCa patients., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Amir Hossein Aalami et al.)- Published
- 2021
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20. Synthesis and Characterization of Green Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Antiproliferative Effects through Apoptosis Induction and MicroRNA Modulation in Breast Cancer Cells.
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Aalami AH, Mesgari M, and Sahebkar A
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Changes in the expression of microRNAs can affect cancer cells' viability and behavior and the impact on cancer treatment. In this study, the expression of miR-155-5p, miR-203a-3p, and miR-223-3p in the MCF7 cancer cell line was studied when exposed to ZnO nanoparticles synthesized through a green route. Mentioned ZnO-NPs were well characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, DLS, XRD, FTIR, FE-SEM, EDX, zeta potential, and AFM analyses. Cellular studies were conducted using ZnO-NPs before miRNA investigations including MTT cytotoxicity test against MCF7, MDA-MB-231, and HFF cell lines. Moreover, apoptosis assays were performed using morphological analysis, fluorescent dyes, flow cytometry, and evaluation of caspase-3 and caspase-8 gene expression. Biological properties such as the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of these novel ZnO-NPs were considered. MTT assays showed that the inhibitory concentration (IC
50 ) of ZnO-NPs after 24 h was 11.16 μ g/mL, 60.08 μ g/mL, and 26.3 μ g/mL on MCF7, MDA-MB-231, and HFF cells, respectively. The qRT-PCR results showed reduced expression of miR-155-5p, miR-203a-3p, and miR-223-3p when the MCF7 cells were treated with the IC50 concentration of ZnO-NPs (11.16 μ g/mL). The antioxidant activity results showed EC50 values at 57.19 μ g/mL and 31.5 μ g/mL in DPPH and ABTS assays, respectively. The antimicrobial activity of ZnO-NPs was determined on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial strains and fungi using MIC and MBC assays. These NPs had a significant effect in reducing the expression of microRNAs in breast cancer cells. Finally, ZnO-NPs exerted antioxidant and antimicrobial activities., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2020 Amir Hossein Aalami et al.)- Published
- 2020
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21. STAT3 inhibitory stattic enhances immunogenic cell death induced by chemotherapy in cancer cells.
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Jafari S, Lavasanifar A, Hejazi MS, Maleki-Dizaji N, Mesgari M, and Molavi O
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- Animals, Apoptosis drug effects, Cell Line, Tumor, Dendritic Cells drug effects, HMGB1 Protein metabolism, HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins metabolism, Interleukin-12 metabolism, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neoplasms drug therapy, Neoplasms metabolism, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Cyclic S-Oxides pharmacology, Doxorubicin pharmacology, Immunogenic Cell Death drug effects, Oxaliplatin pharmacology, STAT3 Transcription Factor antagonists & inhibitors
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Background: Induction of immunogenic cell death (ICD) is considered a promising strategy for cancer immunotherapy. Stattic is an inhibitor of STAT3, which is found constitutively active in many cancers and plays a major role in cancer progression., Objectives: In the present study, we proposed to evaluate whether stattic can enhance the effects of chemotherapy in the induction of ICD in cancer cells harboring hyperactive STAT3., Methods: The growth inhibitory effects of stattic and chemo agents including doxorubicin (DOX) and oxaliplatin (OXP) were evaluated using MTT assay in B16F10 and CT26 cell lines. Flow cytometry was applied to study cell apoptosis and calreticulin (CRT) surface exposure. The levels of high mobility group box 1 (HGMB1), heat shock protein70 (HSP70) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) were measured using ELISA., Results: Treatment of B16F10 and CT26 cells with stattic in combination with DOX resulted in synergistic antitumor effects with combination index being 0.82 and 0.87, respectively. Interestingly, we found a higher level of ICD markers including CRT expression as well as HMGB1 and HSP70 secretion in the cells received combination therapy of stattic and DOX as compared with monotherapies. Moreover, exposure of dendritic cells (DCs) to conditioned media (CM) from cancer cells treated with stattic and/or DOX resulted in secretion of IL-12, which is an indicator of DCs maturation and induction of Th1 response. OXP and stattic monotherapy induced ICD in CT26 cells and stimulated IL-12 secretion by DCs; however, we did not observe a significant increase in the level of ICD in CT26 cells and IL-12 secretion by DCs when CT26 cells were treated with stattic and OXP combination as compared with monotherapy groups., Conclusion: These findings indicate that STAT3 inhibitory stattic can increase ICD induced by DOX. Graphical abstract.
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- 2020
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22. Effect of Sevelamer on Serum Levels of Klotho and Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor-like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis in Rats With Adenine-induced Chronic Kidney Disease.
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Golmohamadi Z, Argani H, Ghorbanihaghjo A, Rashtchizadeh N, Bargahi N, Mesgari M, and Sanajou D
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- Adenine, Animals, Klotho Proteins, Male, Phosphates blood, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic chemically induced, Apoptosis drug effects, Cytokine TWEAK blood, Glucuronidase blood, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic blood, Sevelamer pharmacology
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Introduction: Nontraditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including mineral disorder, high fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), low klotho, and low soluble TWEAK could predict the incipient risk of CVD in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The present study evaluates the effect of sevelamer on soluble tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK), and klotho levels in adenine-induced CKD rats., Methods and Materials: Normal control rats without sevelamer were compared with 3 groups of adenine-induced CKD rats, including CKD rats without sevelamer, CKD rats treated with 3% sevelamer, and rats receiving adenine and 3% sevelamer concurrently. After 4 weeks of sevelamer treatment, serum levels of klotho and soluble TWEAK were measured, along with biochemical parameters related to kidney function., Results: Sevelamer significantly reduced serum levels of phosphate and increased serum levels of klotho and soluble TWEAK. Decreased levels of phosphate were negatively correlated with elevated levels of klotho and soluble TWEAK (r = -0.70, P = .003; r = -0.58, P = .02; respectively) in serum., Conclusions: Sevelamer successfully reduced serum levels of phosphate, and meanwhile, it led to an elevation in serum levels of klotho and soluble TWEAK in rat models of CKD.
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- 2018
23. Effect of Ferula persica plant methanol extract on the level of Cox-2 in induced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in rat tongue.
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Vosoughhosseini S, Aghbali A, Emamverdizadeh P, Razbani M, Mesgari M, and Barzegar A
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Background: More than 90% of oral cancers are cases of squamous cell carcinoma. Standard treatment of cancer includes a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Each of these treatments, however, brings about certain problems and side effects. Today herbal medicine, has become a more preferable option in dealing with health problems or preventing them because this type of medicine has better compatibility with the body and does not cause undesirable side effects. In this study , the effect of Ferula persica plant methanol extraction on Cox-2 levels in SCC induced rat tongue is conducted in vivo. Methods: In this lab research, 75 rats from SD race in the age - range of 2/5 - 3 months were selected and put in five groups. In order to induce tongue carcinoma, 4- Nitroquinoline 1 (4 NQO) powder was used 3 times a week for each rat. Furthermore, Ferula persica extract was given to each of the groups in order to examine Cox-2 changes in the blood. Results: Comparison of Cox-2 average in various groups resulted in the observation that there was significant difference between the Cox-2 levels in the groups which had only received carcinogen and the other groups. In this group, Cox-2 level was less and in the group that had received Ferula extract (500 mg) along with carcinogen , Cox-2 level was found to be more than other groups. Conclusion: Ferula persica extract does not have reducing effect on serum Cox-2.
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- 2018
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24. The Effect of Furosemide on the Level of Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin in Critically Hospitalized Patients with Acute Kidney Injury.
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Hamishehkar H, Sanaie S, Fattahi V, Mesgari M, and Mahmoodpoor A
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Background and Aims: Oliguric acute kidney injury (AKI), commonly attributed to a more severe degree of renal injury, is associated with poorer prognosis than nonoliguric form. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of furosemide therapy on kidney function and on the level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in critically hospitalized patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)., Materials and Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 106 ICU patients with AKI were assigned into furosemide and control groups. In furosemide group, 40-80 mg of intravenous furosemide was administrated, followed by 1-5 mg/h furosemide infusion. In control group, patients received standard treatment. Serum and urinary NGAL were measured on the 1
st , 3rd , and 7th days of the study., Results: The results of this study indicated that during the study, serum blood urea nitrogen levels of patients increased in both groups; this, however, was significant only in the control group ( P = 0.009). Both plasma and urine NGAL decreased significantly ( P < 0.05) in both groups. The findings of 28-day mortality follow-up revealed that 20% and 28% of patients died in the furosemide and the control groups, respectively., Conclusions: NGAL was not found to reflect any positive or negative effects of Furosemide in patients with AKI., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.- Published
- 2017
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25. Thalamocortical-auditory network alterations following cuprizone-induced demyelination.
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Ghaffarian N, Mesgari M, Cerina M, Göbel K, Budde T, Speckmann EJ, Meuth SG, and Gorji A
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- Action Potentials drug effects, Animals, Auditory Pathways physiopathology, Biophysics, Demyelinating Diseases pathology, Disease Models, Animal, Electric Stimulation, In Vitro Techniques, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Myelin Proteolipid Protein, Neurons drug effects, Neurons pathology, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Synaptic Potentials drug effects, Thalamus drug effects, Time Factors, Auditory Cortex pathology, Auditory Pathways drug effects, Cuprizone toxicity, Demyelinating Diseases chemically induced, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors toxicity, Thalamus pathology
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Background: Demyelination and remyelination are common pathological processes in many neurological disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Clinical evidence suggests extensive involvement of the thalamocortical (TC) system in patients suffering from MS., Methods: Using murine brain slices of the primary auditory cortex, we investigated the functional consequences of cuprizone-induced de- and remyelination on neuronal activity and auditory TC synaptic transmission in vitro., Results: Our results revealed an impact of myelin loss and restoration on intrinsic cellular firing patterns, synaptic transmission, and neuronal plasticity in layer 3 and 4 neurons of the auditory TC network. While there was a complex hyper- and depolarizing shift of the resting membrane potential, spontaneous and induced action potential firing was reduced during demyelination and early remyelination. In addition, excitatory postsynaptic potential amplitudes were decreased and induction of LTP was reduced during demyelination., Conclusions: These data indicate that demyelination-induced impairment of neurons and network activity within the TC system may underlie clinical symptoms observed in demyelinating diseases, corroborating human findings that disease progression is significantly correlated with microstructural tissue damage of the TC system. Further investigation into focal inflammation-induced demyelination models ex vivo and in vivo are needed to understand the functional implication of local and remote lesion formation on TC network activity in MS.
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- 2016
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26. Protective effect of pioglitazone on morphine-induced neuroinflammation in the rat lumbar spinal cord.
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Charkhpour M, Ghavimi H, Ghanbarzadeh S, Yousefi B, Khorrami A, Mesgari M, and Hassanzadeh K
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- Animals, Cytokines metabolism, Lumbar Vertebrae, Male, Pioglitazone, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Spinal Cord immunology, Drug Tolerance, Inflammation immunology, Morphine pharmacology, PPAR gamma agonists, Spinal Cord drug effects, Thiazolidinediones pharmacology
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Background: Morphine-induced tolerance is associated with the spinal neuroinflammation. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of oral administration of the pioglitazone, the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) agonist, on the morphine-induced neuroinflammation in the lumbar region of the male Wistar rat spinal cord., Results: Co-administration of the pioglitazone with morphine not only attenuated morphine-induced tolerance, but also prevented the up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1beta, and interleukin 6) and nuclear factor-kappa B activity. Administration of the GW-9662 antagonized the above mentioned effects of the pioglitazone., Conclusions: It is concluded that oral administration of the pioglitazone attenuates morphine-induced tolerance and the neuroinflammation in the lumbar region of the rat spinal cord. This action of the pioglitazone may be, at least in part, due to an interaction with the spinal pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and the nuclear factor-kappa B activity.
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- 2015
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27. Effects of Fresh Yellow Onion Consumption on CEA, CA125 and Hepatic Enzymes in Breast Cancer Patients: A Double- Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
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Jafarpour-Sadegh F, Montazeri V, Adili A, Esfehani A, Rashidi MR, Mesgari M, and Pirouzpanah S
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- Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Body Mass Index, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Cyclophosphamide therapeutic use, Diet, Docetaxel, Double-Blind Method, Doxorubicin therapeutic use, Feeding Behavior, Female, Fluorouracil therapeutic use, Humans, Liver metabolism, Methotrexate therapeutic use, Middle Aged, Placebos therapeutic use, Taxoids therapeutic use, Alkaline Phosphatase blood, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Breast Neoplasms blood, Breast Neoplasms drug therapy, CA-125 Antigen blood, Carcinoembryonic Antigen blood, Membrane Proteins blood, Onions metabolism, Plant Preparations therapeutic use
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Onion (Allium cepa) consumption has been remarked in folk medicine which has not been noted to be administered so far as an adjunct to conventional doxorubicin-based chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. To our knowledge, this is the first study aimed to investigate the effects of consuming fresh yellow onions on hepatic enzymes and cancer specific antigens compared with a low-onion containing diet among breast cancer (BC) participants treated with doxorubicin. This parallel design randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 56 BC patients whose malignancy was confirmed with histopathological examination. Subjects were assigned in a stratified-random allocation into either group received body mass index dependent 100-160 g/d of onion as high onion group (HO; n=28) or 30-40 g/d small onion in low onion group (LO; n=28) for eight weeks intervention. Participants, care givers and laboratory assessor were blinded to the assignments (IRCT registry no: IRCT2012103111335N1). The compliance of participants in the analysis was appropriate (87.9%). Comparing changes throughout pre- and post-dose treatments indicated significant controls on carcinoembryonic antigen, cancer antigen-125 and alkaline phosphatase levels in the HO group (P<0.05). Our findings for the first time showed that regular onion administration could be effective for hepatic enzyme conveying adjuvant chemotherapy relevant toxicity and reducing the tumor markers in BC during doxorubicin-based chemotherapy.
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- 2015
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28. The effect of erythropoietin on ischemia/reperfusion injury after testicular torsion/detorsion: a randomized experimental study.
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Rashed FK, Ghasemi B, Deldade Mogaddam H, and Mesgari M
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This study was conducted to investigate the protective effect of erythropoietin (EPO) on ischemia/reperfusion related changes after testicular torsion/detorsion. In a randomized experimental trial 30 male rats were randomly allocated into six equal groups of five rats each. Group I (orchiectomy for histopathologic examination), group II (sham operation), group III (torsion for 2 hours, and ischemia/detorsion for 24 hours, and orchiectomy); group IV (torsion for 2 hours, ischemia/detorsion for 24 hours with erythropoietin injection then orchiectomy), group V (torsion for 2 hours and detorsion and EPO injection and orchiectomy 1 week later, group VI (torsion for 2 hours/detorsion and orchiectomy 1 week later). Two groups (groups 4 and 5) received different protocols of erythropoietin administration after testicular torsion/distortion. other groups were not receiving erythropoietin. Johnsen's spermatogenesis scoring method and Cosentino's histologic staging method were used to assess main outcome measures of the study. After the experimentation, Johnsen's score in EPO Groups was statistically different from the score in some groups not receiving erythropoietin. Cosentino's score in EPO groups was statistically different from the score in all groups not receiving erythropoietin. Neovascularization, vascular necrosis, vascular congestion, edema, hemorrhage, and acute inflammation were observed in some groups. This study shows short-term protective efficacy of erythropoietin on rat testicular injury after ischemia/reperfusion.
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- 2013
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29. Development a heuristic method to locate and allocate the medical centers to minimize the earthquake relief operation time.
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Aghamohammadi H, Saadi Mesgari M, Molaei D, and Aghamohammadi H
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Background: Location-allocation is a combinatorial optimization problem, and is defined as Non deterministic Polynomial Hard (NP) hard optimization. Therefore, solution of such a problem should be shifted from exact to heuristic or Meta heuristic due to the complexity of the problem. Locating medical centers and allocating injuries of an earthquake to them has high importance in earthquake disaster management so that developing a proper method will reduce the time of relief operation and will consequently decrease the number of fatalities., Methods: This paper presents the development of a heuristic method based on two nested genetic algorithms to optimize this location allocation problem by using the abilities of Geographic Information System (GIS). In the proposed method, outer genetic algorithm is applied to the location part of the problem and inner genetic algorithm is used to optimize the resource allocation., Results: The final outcome of implemented method includes the spatial location of new required medical centers. The method also calculates that how many of the injuries at each demanding point should be taken to any of the existing and new medical centers as well., Conclusions: The results of proposed method showed high performance of designed structure to solve a capacitated location-allocation problem that may arise in a disaster situation when injured people has to be taken to medical centers in a reasonable time.
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- 2013
30. A comparative study of the burn wound healing properties of saline-soaked dressing and silver sulfadiazine in rats.
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Maghsoudi H, Monshizadeh S, and Mesgari M
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The purpose of this study was to further investigate that phenomenon and to explore the effect silver sulfadiazine on wound healing. Full-thickness burn wounds were created on the dorsum of Wistar albino rats under anesthesia. The wounds were treated with silver sulfadiazine and saline-soaked dressing for fourteen days, and then observed until healed. Wound surface area was measured each three days. Time to 50% and 90% healing was compared. No clinical infections occurred. Wound half-life and healing times were shortest in the saline-soaked group (P < 0.0001) in full-thickness burns. Wound contraction was delayed by silver sulfadiazine. These data suggest that silver sulfadiazine retard burn wound healing. Infection control without delay of burn wound healing is most appealing and clinical trials are planned.
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- 2011
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31. Effects of age increment and 36-week exercise training on antioxidant enzymes and apoptosis in rat heart tissue.
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Ahmadiasl N, Soufi FG, Alipour M, Bonyadi M, Sheikhzadeh F, Vatankhah A, Salehi I, and Mesgari M
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This study investigated the onset of age-related changes in the myocardial antioxidant enzymes and apoptosis and the vulnerability of the myocardium to oxidative stress following exercise training. Few studies have investigated the influence of the most prevalent life-prolonging strategy physical exercise, on the age increment alterations in the myocardial antioxidant enzymes and apoptosis at mid age and to determine whether exercise-induced antioxidant defense system could attenuate lipid peroxidation. Thirty six male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to exercise trained (n = 18) and sedentary (n = 18) groups. The rats in the training group went under 12, 24 and 36 weeks of moderate exercise trainings (25 m·min(-1) for 60-min with a 0% slope). Six sedentary controls were killed together with each exercise group at the end of the training programs. Levels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and catalase (CAT) activity in myocardial homogenates were unchanged by training irrespective of the protocol duration. However, an increased content of the TBARS was detected in hearts from both the 24 and 36-week trained and sedentary control rats when compared with their corresponding 12-week groups (p<0.01). The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) remained unchanged after the 12-week training period whereas a significant increase was observed in heart homogenates of 24-week trained animals as compared with their sedentary controls (p<0.05). The activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPX) remained unchanged. The rates of apoptosis which was detected by ELISA assays, were significantly modified after 24 and 36-week of training (p<0.05). These results demonstrate that a long-term endurance training (24 weeks) induced increases in SOD activities in rat myocardium and elicited a marked reduction in apoptosis rate. However, a shorter training program (12 weeks) was not effective in increasing heart antioxidant defenses. Key pointsExercise training induces activity of myocardial SOD.Long-term regular moderate-intensity exercise decreases the rate of myocardial apoptosis.Short-term regular moderate-intensity exercises do not change the rate of myocardial anti oxidant capacity and apoptosis.
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- 2007
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