Publications by authors named "Abbas Jahanara"
Background: This study aims to identify policy content challenges related to high-risk sexual behaviors, stimulant drugs, and alcohol consumption in Iranian adolescents.
Methods: This qualitative study analyzed high-level and national documents pertaining to adolescent health, high-risk sexual behaviors, stimulant, and alcohol consumption in adolescents. The documents, which were published by public organizations between January 1979 and February 2023 and publicly available, were complemented by interviews with policymakers and executives.
Background: High blood lead levels (BLLs) in pregnant women are associated with poor outcome in neonates. One of the newest non-occupational sources of lead contamination is opium consumption. Accordingly, this study aimed to assess BLLs in mothers addicted to opium and their neonates in Kerman.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNatural substances are increasingly being used as cancer treatments. Scutellarin, as a flavonoid, recently has been identified in a Chinese herbal extract called Erigeron breviscapus (Vant.).
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- Exposure to air pollution leads to around seven million premature deaths and significantly contributes to disability, with particulate matter (PM) being a primary pollutant.
- PM2.5, due to its large surface area, can absorb harmful substances and cause cellular issues like oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis.
- Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are increasingly recognized for their role in responding to environmental changes, with exposure to PM2.5 linked to alterations in these ncRNAs, impacting health and disease processes.
Chemokines exert crucial roles in inducing immune responses through ligation to their canonical receptors. Besides these receptors, there are other atypical chemokine receptors (ACKR1-4) that can bind to a wide range of chemokines and carry out various functions in the body. ACKR2, due to its ability to bind various CC chemokines, has attracted much attention during the past few years.
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