Publications by authors named "Bahare Amirkalali"
Background: Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients suffering from hereditary β-thalassemia major is a concern due to drug complications and liver malfunction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate treatment outcome of Direct-Acting Antiviral (DAA) therapy in thalassemia major patients infected with HCV in a three year follow-up.
Methods: In a cohort study, long-term safety and efficacy of DAA therapy were evaluated in a group of thalassemia major patients suffering from chronic HCV infection.
BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common diseases worldwide. Studies have shown that melatonin, as a regulatory hormone, is effective in different cell protective pathways. We aimed to compare serum melatonin levels of patients with NAFLD with different stages of fibrosis with that of healthy individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vitamin D and Calcium have a possible protective impact versus rectal neoplasm. Vitamin D, an important nutrient, is vital to regulate the absorption of calcium and bone mineralization; nevertheless, in a case-control study in Iran, we investigated the relationship among the dietary intake of vitamin D and calcium with the hazard of rectal neoplasm. Methods: 363 subjects (162 cases and 201 controls) participated in the case- control Study from March 2017 to November 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) is the major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma and increases the risk of mortality. Understanding the trends of its clinical and biochemical changes is essential to identify patients with NAFLD that are at the greatest risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis in Iran.
Methods: Patients with NAFLD confirmed by ultrasonography were enrolled into the current study.