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A Comparison of Immunohistochemical Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 in Dental Follicles with Different Radiographic Sizes. 不同放射学大小的牙泡中表皮生长因子受体和人类表皮生长因子受体 2 的免疫组化表达比较。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.30476/IJMS.2023.98602.3121
Shirin Saravani, Hamed Nemati Rezvani, Mehrdad Shahraki, Hamideh Kadeh
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Alpha-Lipoic Acid Ameliorates Impaired Steroidogenesis in Human Granulosa Cells Induced by Advanced Glycation End-Products. α-硫辛酸可改善高级糖化终产物诱导的人类颗粒细胞中受损的类固醇生成。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.30476/IJMS.2023.99512.3168
Zahra Derakhshan, Soghra Bahmanpour, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani, Fatemeh Masjedi, Maryam Mirani, Mahintaj Dara, Seyed Mohammad Bagher Tabei
{"title":"Alpha-Lipoic Acid Ameliorates Impaired Steroidogenesis in Human Granulosa Cells Induced by Advanced Glycation End-Products.","authors":"Zahra Derakhshan, Soghra Bahmanpour, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani, Fatemeh Masjedi, Maryam Mirani, Mahintaj Dara, Seyed Mohammad Bagher Tabei","doi":"10.30476/IJMS.2023.99512.3168","DOIUrl":"10.30476/IJMS.2023.99512.3168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) are essential for follicular development. Ovarian advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) accumulation is related to GCs dysfunction. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) illustrates therapeutic capabilities for infertility-related disorders. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of ALA on AGEs-induced GCs hormonal dysfunction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted from October 2021 to September 2022 at the Department of Medical Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Isolated GCs (n=50) were divided into control, human glycated albumin (HGA), HGA+ALA, and ALA treatments. Steroidogenic enzymes and AGE receptor (<i>RAGE</i>) genes were assessed by qRT-PCR. Steroid hormones and RAGE protein were evaluated using ELISA and Western blotting. Data were analyzed using GraphPad Prism software (ver. 9), and P<0.05 was considered significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings showed that HGA treatment significantly (P=0.0001) increased <i>RAGE</i> (by 140.66%), <i>STAR</i> (by 117.65%), <i>3β-HSD</i> (by 165.68%), and <i>17β-HSD</i> (by 122.15%) expression, while it decreased <i>CYP19A1</i> (by 68.37%) expression. RAGE protein level (by 267.10%) was also increased in HGA-treated GCs. A significant decrease in estradiol (by 59.66%) and a slight and sharp elevation in progesterone (by 30.40%) and total testosterone (by 158.24%) levels was also observed. ALA treatment ameliorated the HGA-induced changes in steroidogenic enzyme mRNA levels (P=0.001) and steroid hormone secretion (P=0.010).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This work shows that ALA therapy likely corrects hormonal dysfunctions caused by AGEs in luteinized GCs. This effect is probably achieved by decreased <i>RAGE</i> expression. Clinical research is needed to understand how AGEs and ALA interact in the ovary, which might lead to a more targeted ovarian dysfunction therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11347593/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of ICU-Admitted Patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Report from a Large Teaching Hospital in South Iran. 入住重症监护病房的格林-巴利综合征患者的临床特征和预后:来自伊朗南部一家大型教学医院的报告。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.99401.3144
Vida Naderi-Boldaji, Farid Zand, Naeimehossadat Asmarian, Hoda Marbooti, Mansoor Masjedi, Seyedeh Maryam Tabibzadeh, Zahra Esmaeilinezhad, Masoume Nazeri
{"title":"Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of ICU-Admitted Patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome: A Report from a Large Teaching Hospital in South Iran.","authors":"Vida Naderi-Boldaji, Farid Zand, Naeimehossadat Asmarian, Hoda Marbooti, Mansoor Masjedi, Seyedeh Maryam Tabibzadeh, Zahra Esmaeilinezhad, Masoume Nazeri","doi":"10.30476/ijms.2023.99401.3144","DOIUrl":"10.30476/ijms.2023.99401.3144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is the most prevalent acute peripheral polyneuropathy disorder. The disparities between populations and variations in the major risk factors highlight the importance of country-specific studies. This study aimed to report clinical characteristics and outcomes of ICU-admitted patients with GBS in an academic medical center in Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The data were collected retrospectively from all patients with GBS admitted to Namazi Hospital, affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, (Shiraz, Iran), between March 2016 to March 2021. Specialized neurological information and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score were recorded. The SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The analyzed data were reported as numbers and percentages, or mean±SD, or median(Interquartile).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 132 GBS patients, with an average age of 47.87±15.4 years and a male-to-female ratio of 1.69:1. More than half of the patients (58.5%) were classified as having an axonal disease. In patients with axonal illness, 51.4% of patients had lower limb powers<3, while only 36% of those had the demyelinating disease. This group also required mechanical ventilation more frequently (54% vs. 46%) and for a longer duration (26 [9-37] vs. 10 [1-61]) days. Pneumonia and sepsis were each observed in 16% of patients, and 12% developed a urinary tract infection. The most common type of GBS was acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP). Only 6 (3.8%) patients died.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The axonal type of GBS was more frequent, and these patients required mechanical ventilation more frequently and for a longer duration than those in other electrophysiological categories. A preprint version of the manuscript is available at DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2181605/v1.</p>","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11347590/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A New Health Threat for Iran: Dengue Fever. 伊朗面临的新健康威胁:登革热
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2024.103325.3654
Mohammad Ali Davarpanah, Pariya Kouhi
{"title":"A New Health Threat for Iran: Dengue Fever.","authors":"Mohammad Ali Davarpanah, Pariya Kouhi","doi":"10.30476/ijms.2024.103325.3654","DOIUrl":"10.30476/ijms.2024.103325.3654","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11347595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Investigation of Rate and Effective Factors on Discharge against Medical Advice in Psychiatric Patients Over a 10-Year Period. 调查 10 年间精神病患者违背医嘱出院的比率和有效因素。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2024.99798.3193
Zahra Ebnehoseini, Hediye Khorasani, Zahra Koohjani, Mina Zibaei, Amir Deghatipour, Ali Saghebi, Ali Reza Ebrahimi, Masoumeh Boroujerdi, Mohammad Reza Mehri, Hamed Tabesh
{"title":"Investigation of Rate and Effective Factors on Discharge against Medical Advice in Psychiatric Patients Over a 10-Year Period.","authors":"Zahra Ebnehoseini, Hediye Khorasani, Zahra Koohjani, Mina Zibaei, Amir Deghatipour, Ali Saghebi, Ali Reza Ebrahimi, Masoumeh Boroujerdi, Mohammad Reza Mehri, Hamed Tabesh","doi":"10.30476/ijms.2024.99798.3193","DOIUrl":"10.30476/ijms.2024.99798.3193","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11300939/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Successful Management of Cervical and Tubal Stump Double Pregnancy after Assisted Reproductive Technologies Using Multiple High Doses of Methotrexate: A Case Report. 辅助生殖技术后使用多次大剂量甲氨蝶呤成功治疗宫颈和输卵管残端双妊娠:病例报告。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/IJMS.2024.102119.3487
Andrey Gaiday, Akylbek Tussupkaliyev, Abay Nurken, Assel Gaiday, Ainur Primbetova, Moldir Dossimbetova, Assemgul Yeszhanova, Bibigul Karimsakova, Nurgul Ablakimova
{"title":"Successful Management of Cervical and Tubal Stump Double Pregnancy after Assisted Reproductive Technologies Using Multiple High Doses of Methotrexate: A Case Report.","authors":"Andrey Gaiday, Akylbek Tussupkaliyev, Abay Nurken, Assel Gaiday, Ainur Primbetova, Moldir Dossimbetova, Assemgul Yeszhanova, Bibigul Karimsakova, Nurgul Ablakimova","doi":"10.30476/IJMS.2024.102119.3487","DOIUrl":"10.30476/IJMS.2024.102119.3487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The incidence of ectopic pregnancy (EP) has increased in recent years, owing to causes such as pelvic inflammatory diseases and assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The present study reported a case of a 33-year-old nulliparous woman with a history of previous ectopic pregnancies, who underwent pelvic ultrasound in August 2022, which revealed a double EP including a cervical pregnancy and a tubal stump pregnancy. Despite known risk factors and elevated beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels, a conservative approach, utilizing multiple doses of systemic methotrexate (MTX) injections, was employed to preserve fertility at the Regional Perinatal Center in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. Treatment efficacy was monitored through β-hCG levels and ultrasound imaging, with successful resolution of both EPs and preservation of reproductive function. The present case highlighted the safety and efficacy of MTX therapy in managing complex EP presentations, emphasizing the necessity of individualized treatment approaches in reproductive medicine, particularly in terms of preserving fertility in patients undergoing ART. Multiple high doses of MTX injections were beneficial for pregnancy with two distinct regions, fetal cardiac activity, and elevated serum β-hCG level. Further research is required to explore optimal treatment strategies for EP, considering patient-specific factors and treatment goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11300944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection in Abdominal Surgeries: A Scoping Review of Cohort and Case-Control Studies. 腹部手术中手术部位感染的发生率和风险因素:队列研究和病例对照研究的范围界定综述。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2024.100819.3338
Fereidoun Jahangir, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Hossein Moameri, Maryam Okhovati
{"title":"Incidence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection in Abdominal Surgeries: A Scoping Review of Cohort and Case-Control Studies.","authors":"Fereidoun Jahangir, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Hossein Moameri, Maryam Okhovati","doi":"10.30476/ijms.2024.100819.3338","DOIUrl":"10.30476/ijms.2024.100819.3338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Abdominal surgery is considered a high-risk procedure for the development of surgical site infection (SSI). Few studies have evaluated the relative importance of surgical site infection risk factors in terms of consistency in abdominal surgery. Therefore, this comprehensive review article mapped and summarized the evidence aimed to determine the relative importance of the risk factors and incidence of SSIs in abdominal surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature review was conducted using electronic databases and search engines such as Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science up to March 16, 2023. There was no language restriction for the papers to be included in the study. The relative consistency of the risk factors was measured and evaluated using the methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Original peer-reviewed cohort and case-control studies were included if all types of SSIs were included. Meta-analysis was performed to determine the pooled estimates of SSI incidences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 14,237 identified records, 107 articles were included in the review. The pooled incidence of SSI was 10.6% (95% CI: 9.02-12.55%, χ<sup>2</sup>=12986.44, P<0.001). Operative time and higher wound class were both significant consistent risk factors for SSI incidence. Patients' educational status, malnutrition, functional status, and history of neurological/psychiatric disorders were all candidates for consistent risk factors, with insufficient evidence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of the present study indicated that SSI in abdominal surgery was a multifactorial phenomenon with a considerable risk and had different risk factors with various relative importance. Determining the relative importance of the risk factors for the prevention and control of SSI is strongly recommended.This manuscript has been released as a preprint at the research square: (https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3219597/v1).</p>","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11300942/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Comparing the Sedative Effects of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam, and Ketamine in Outpatient Pediatric Surgeries: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 比较右美托咪定、咪达唑仑和氯胺酮在门诊儿科手术中的镇静效果:随机临床试验。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.99122.3118
Simin Azemati, Maryam Keihani, Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini, Fatemeh Kanaani Nejad, Laleh Dehghanpisheh, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Naeimehossadat Asmarian
{"title":"Comparing the Sedative Effects of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam, and Ketamine in Outpatient Pediatric Surgeries: A Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Simin Azemati, Maryam Keihani, Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini, Fatemeh Kanaani Nejad, Laleh Dehghanpisheh, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Naeimehossadat Asmarian","doi":"10.30476/ijms.2023.99122.3118","DOIUrl":"10.30476/ijms.2023.99122.3118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The management of preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients, as well as its implications, has remained challenging for anesthesiologists. In this study, we compared the safety and efficacy of intranasal dexmedetomidine, midazolam, and ketamine as surgical premedication in children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This double-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted at two tertiary hospitals in January 2014, on 90 children aged between 2-7 years old. The participants' American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status was I or II, and they were scheduled for elective unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy. Using the block randomization method, the patients were randomly assigned to three groups, each receiving intranasal dexmedetomidine (2 µg/Kg), midazolam (0.2 mg/Kg), and ketamine (8 mg/Kg) 60 min before induction of anesthesia. Anxiety and sedation state were evaluated before drug administration, and then every 10 min for the next 50 min. Parental separation anxiety, mask acceptance, postoperative agitation, pain, nausea, and vomiting were also recorded and compared between these groups. All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software (version 21.0). P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ketamine indicated the strongest sedative effect 10, 20, and 30 min after administration of premedication (P<0.001, P=0.03, P=0.01, respectively). However, dexmedetomidine was more effective than other drugs after 40 and 50 min (P<0.001). Other variables indicated no statistically significant difference.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In case of emergencies, intranasal ketamine, with the shortest time of action, could be administered. Intranasal dexmedetomidine, which was revealed to be the most potent drug in this study, could be administrated 40-50 min before elective pediatric surgeries.<b>Trial registration number:</b> IRCT2013081614372N1.</p>","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11300945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Investigating the Hepcidin Gene Polymorphisms in COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis Susceptibility: A Clinical-Laboratory Study. 调查与 COVID-19 相关的粘孢子菌病易感性中的肝素基因多态性:临床实验室研究。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.99589.3167
Reyhaneh Ravanbakhsh, Yalda Farhand, Fatemeh Ravanbakhsh Ghavghani
{"title":"Investigating the Hepcidin Gene Polymorphisms in COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis Susceptibility: A Clinical-Laboratory Study.","authors":"Reyhaneh Ravanbakhsh, Yalda Farhand, Fatemeh Ravanbakhsh Ghavghani","doi":"10.30476/ijms.2023.99589.3167","DOIUrl":"10.30476/ijms.2023.99589.3167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Following the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak (COVID-19), it became a worrisome health burden worldwide. COVID-19-associated mucormycosis emergence, characterized by dysregulated inflammation and iron metabolism, exacerbated the prognosis of affected patients. Given the significance of hepcidin in regulating inflammation and iron metabolism, this study investigated the significance of hepcidin single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in COVID-19-associated mucormycosis development, along with the association between the clinical and laboratory factors and COVID-19-associated mucormycosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From September 2021 to November 2021, COVID-19 patients with and without mucormycosis were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Their medical records and laboratory results were investigated. SNP genotyping was performed using Sanger sequencing. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Pearson's Chi square, and student <i>t</i> test were used for analyzing the data using SPSS software version 25. P<0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Here, 110 COVID-19 patients with and without mucormycosis were investigated. Elevated levels of urea, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and increased ratio of polymorphonuclear neutrophil to lymphocytes were associated with decreased risk of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis in patients (all P<0.05). Moreover, diabetes mellitus increased the risk of mucormycosis (P=0.028). In contrast to patients without mucormycosis, patients with mucormycosis did not display 442 GA and SNP335 GT genotypes. Unlike patients without mucormycosis, none of the patients with mucormycosis had SNP442 GA and SNP335 GT genotypes. Regarding SNP 443 C>T, and the combination of SNPs 582 A>G and 443 C>T, CC genotype and AA+CC genotypes were associated with increased lactate dehydrogenase levels in COVID-19 patients, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Regarding SNP 443 C>T, the CC genotype was associated with increased lactate dehydrogenase levels in COVID-19 patients. In terms of SNP 582 A>G and SNP 443 C>T, COVID-19 patients with AA+CC genotypes had higher levels of LDH. None of the patients with mucormycosis had SNP442 GA and SNP335 GT genotypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14510,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11300941/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Effect of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Nestin and Sox-2 Gene Expression and Spatial Learning (Percent Alternation Y-Maze Test) against AlCl3-Induced Alzheimer's-like Pathology in a Rat Model. 骨髓间充质干细胞对大鼠模型中 Nestin 和 Sox-2 基因表达以及空间学习能力(百分比交替 Y-迷宫试验)的影响,对抗 AlCl3 诱导的阿尔茨海默氏症样病理学。
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Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.98912.3104
Annita, Gusti Revilla, Hirowati Ali, Almurdi
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