Publications by authors named "M Kamandar Dezfouli"
The increasing prevalence of methamphetamine abuse among women, particularly pregnant females, is a global concern. Methamphetamine can readily cross anatomical barriers like the blood-placenta barrier and cause detrimental impacts on the growing fetus. The current research evaluated the effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on helping behaviour and neuroinflammatory cascade in the amygdala of male offspring.
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- - Catamenial pneumothorax (CP) is a condition where women experience spontaneous lung collapses that coincide with their menstrual cycle; this report details two cases from three affected sisters.
- - The first case involved a 38-year-old woman who required multiple surgeries due to recurring pneumothoraxes and an endometrial nodule, while the second case was a 47-year-old woman who also faced similar surgical challenges after discovering multiple lesions.
- - The report suggests a possible genetic link to CP due to the familial occurrence and highlights the need for more research on genetic factors and better collaboration between thoracic surgeons and gynecologists for effective management and prevention of recurrence.
Background: As a multifunctional ecosystem, the human digestive system contains a complex network of microorganisms, collectively known as gut microbiota. This consortium composed of more than 10 microorganisms and Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes are the dominant microbes. Gut microbiota is increasingly recognized for its critical role in physiological processes beyond digestion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In goat kids, choosing the appropriate age to administer the first dose of goat pox disease (GTP) vaccine requires knowing when maternal antibody decline concentrations.
Objective: Determine the persistence of maternal antibodies against goat pox virus (GTPV) in goat kids.
Animals: Twenty Saanen goat kids from birth to 120 days old.
Introduction: In the current systematic review and meta-analysis, we aim to analyze the existing literature to evaluate the role of inflammatory biomarkers, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) among individuals with cardiac syndrome X (CSX) compared to healthy controls.
Methods: We used PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, and Embase to systematically search relevant publications published before April 2, 2023. We performed the meta-analysis using Stata 11.