Publications by authors named "Maryam Ghasemi"

Family screen use rules (FSRs) could plausibly protect against the development of childhood obesity, although the mechanisms underlying these protective effects remain largely unexplored. This research aimed to investigate prospectively the associations between exposure to FSRs at age 24 months, obesogenic behaviours (excessive screen time and short sleep duration) at age 45 months, and obesity at age 54 months. Additionally, a model proposing the mediating role of obesogenic behaviours in the association between FSRs and childhood obesity was tested.

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Background: Currently, the use of probiotics to treat inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is widely accepted because of their gut microbiota modulation capabilities and anti-inflammatory potential.

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the immunomodulatory outcomes of probiotics and sulfasalazine in the acetic acid-induced colitis murine model.

Methods: The animals were randomly assigned to one of the seven groups.

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IBD, an autoimmune-inflammatory disorder that affects people who are genetically prone to inflammation. There is a lot of interest in MSC-CM therapy, especially when primed with TNF-α + IFN-γ. Throughout the study, data were collected on the percentage of apoptotic cells, gene expression of ZO-1, Foxp3, GATA3, IDO-1, Muc2, T-bet, Notch1, TNFR2, and ROR-γt, colon weight and length, histopathological analysis, and DAI.

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Background: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a member of the cytoplasmic inducible transcription factors and plays an important role in mediating signals from cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. We and others have found that STAT3 directly regulates pro-fibrotic signaling in the kidney. The STAT3 protein-protein interaction plays an important role in activating its transcriptional activity.

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In this study we employ computational methods to investigate the influence of aeration strategies on simultaneous nitrification-denitrification processes. Specifically, we explore the impact of periodic and intermittent aeration on denitrification rates, which typically lag behind nitrification rates under identical environmental conditions. A two-dimensional deterministic multi-scale model is employed to elucidate the fundamental processes governing the behavior of membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs).

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Background: Migration has been recognized as an important determinant of child health outcomes including childhood vaccination status. This paper aims to examine the association between parental migration status and a less studied aspect of child immunization outcomes, namely timeliness, within the context of New Zealand (NZ), a country characterized by a substantial proportion of its resident population born overseas. Additionally, the study explored the impact of residential duration on children's immunization timeliness.

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Understanding molecular networks of CRLM is an ongoing area of research. In this study, paired CRC tissue and adjacent noncancerous tissue from 15 non-metastatic CRC patients and paired CRC tissue and matched liver metastatic tissues from 15 CRLM patients along with their adjacent noncancerous tissues were evaluated. We assessed Rap1 pathway-related genes including NRAS, FGF-1, NGF, and KDR expression by qRT-PCR and their protein status by Western blot.

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This study investigates the CCR7 chemokine receptor's prognostic value in gastric cancer and its relationship to metastasis. Normal and adjacent tumor cells in 70 patients with gastric cancer were evaluated for CCR7 expression using immunohistochemical staining. The prognostic values of high and low levels of expression of CCR7 were also evaluated by multivariate and univariate analyses.

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Stem-cell-based therapy is one of the most promising therapeutic strategies owing to its regenerative and immunomodulatory properties. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a known antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, has beneficial effects on cellular protection. We aimed to elucidate the feasibility of using EGCG, along with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), to improve pancreatic damage through their immune regulatory functions in an experimental model of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) induced by multiple injections of streptozotocin (STZ).

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Introduction: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT), also known as de Quatrain's thyroiditis or granulomatous thyroiditis, is an inflammatory disease of the thyroid. Most of the time, it manifests in the thirties to fifties and is more common in women. SAT can have either viral or post-viral origin.

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The triazolobenzodiazepine as a cyclic imine was employed in a variety of Joullié-Ugi reactions, and three new families of unique triazolobenzodiazepine connected to carboxamide and tetrazole products were synthesized via a three-component reaction of the cyclic imine and isocyanides with each species of a carboxylic acid/water/TMSN under mild conditions in high yields. Furthermore, triazolobenzodiazepine imine was used in an interesting strategy based on the modified Ugi reaction (pseudo-Joullié-Ugi reaction) of cyclic imines with an isocyanide and acetylenedicarboxylates under catalyst-free conditions for the synthesis of triazolobenzodiazepine-fused pyrroles. Mechanistic investigation reveals that triazolobenzodiazepine-fused pyrroles have been generated via a surprising route.

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Introduction And Importance: Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital anomaly occurs when splenic tissue presents near or within a gonad. It mostly involves male children. Although it is benign and rare, making a pre-operation precise diagnosis is challenging which can lead to unnecessary invasive treatments.

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Background: Over the past few years, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have attracted a great deal of scientific attention owing to their promising results in the treatment of incurable diseases. However, there are several concerns about their possible side effects after direct cell transplantation, including host immune response, time-consuming cell culture procedures, and the dependence of cell quality on the donor, which limit the application of MSCs in clinical trials. On the other hand, it is well accepted that the beneficial effects of MSCs are mediated by secretome rather than cell replacement.

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A novel and unexpected route for synthesizing pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepines/thiazepines has been designed based on a modified Ugi reaction of cyclic imines with isocyanides and acetylenedicarboxylates under catalyst-free conditions. Mechanism investigation indicates that this process is carried out through the production of zwitterion species (Huisgen's 1,4-dipole), which is a key intermediate in the chemoselectivity of products. This Huisgen's 1,4-dipole is trapped with isocyanides and a variety of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepines/thiazepines are synthesized in a simple one-pot operation with high yields and chemoselectivity.

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In this research, an efficient, fast, low-cost and easy-to-use liquid-phase microextraction method was established to measure quercetin in onion and tomato before analysis by HPLC instrument. Herein, a rotatable central composite design-response surface methodology and artificial neural network were applied to model, optimize and predict the affecting factors on the microextraction procedure. Here, a minimal level of extractant was applied in the absence of a disperser.

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The main purpose of this study is to synthesize and characterize Persian gum-based hydrogel composited with gentamicin (Gen)-loaded natural zeolite (Clinoptilolite) and to evaluate its biological properties. Clinoptilolite (CLN) was decorated with Gen, and the conjugation was confirmed using computational and experimental assessments. The Monte Carlo adsorption locator module was used to reveal the physicochemical nature of the adsorption processes of Gen on CLN and ALG and gum on Gen@ CLN in Materials Studio 2017 software.

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An individual with a genetic predisposition to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can experience inflammatory responses leading to conditions such as Crohn's disease (CD) or Ulcerative colitis (UC). Currently, stem cell therapies, particularly those utilizing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), are gaining attention due to their immunomodulatory properties, as demonstrated in clinical trials. Consequently, we decided to investigate the effects of mesenchymal stem cells-conditioned medium (MSC-CM) and Abatacept in an experimental model of acute colitis.

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Cancer therapy requires sophisticated treatment strategies to obtain the highest success. Nanotechnology is enabling, revolutionizing, and multidisciplinary concepts to improve conventional cancer treatment modalities. Nanomaterials have a central role in this scenario, explaining why various nanomaterials are currently being developed for cancer therapy.

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Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a skin infection caused by a virus of the DNA poxvirus family that has already been reported by Fingolimod. We report two cases. MC can resist standard therapy and discontinuation of the fingolimod may be the only way to treat it.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and immune-stimulatory effect of Mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) Nano-adjuvant on pro-inflammatory cytokines and pattern recognition receptors (PRR) genes expression in Caco-2/PBMC co-culture model. MSNs were synthesized and characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) and Barrett Joyner Halenda (BJH) techniques. The BET specific surface area of MSNs was around 947 m/g and the total pore volume and average pore diameter were 1.

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Mucormycosis is a rare, invasive, quickly progressing fungal infection that generally affects patients who are immunocompromised. If left untreated, the disease is characterized by progressive necrosis and is often fatal. We present two cases of post-COVID-19 mucormycosis with a history of several years of uncontrolled diabetic mellitus.

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Background: Lipoid proteinosis (LP) or Hyalinosis Cutis et Mucosae or Urbach-Wiethe disease is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by an amorphous hyaline material deposition in the skin mucosa and viscera. The clinical symptoms of this disease often begin in childhood, which persist throughout life. Skin manifestations include inflammation, scaling, acne, and eventually ulceration, and hyaline amorphous deposits in these areas of the wound cause a waxy and thick appearance on the skin.

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Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is a new approach to generate vapor bubbles that have potentially broad medical applications. ADV-generated bubbles can be used as contrast agents in acoustic imaging, as drug carriers to deliver drugs to particular targets, and also in embolotherapy, thermal therapy, and histotripsy. However, despite much progress, ADV dynamics have still not been well understood and properly modeled.

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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disease diagnosed with the presentation of café-au-lait macules, skinfold freckling, iris Lisch nodules, neurofibromas, osseous lesion, and optic gliomas. Mediastinal mass as the first presentation of NF1 is very rare, with a frequency of about 2.7%.

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