{"title":"Therapeutic Utilization of Zinc Supplementation Concurrent with Ozone Therapy Ameliorates Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Attenuates Serum Level of C-reactive Protein- A Case Report Study.","authors":"Reza Dadfar, Layasadat Khorsandi, Reza Goujani, Seyyed Farid Mousavi, Zahra Aslani","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_11_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_11_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-healing diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the main complications in diabetic patients. This case reported a 65-year-old male with a neuropathic ulcer in the right foot came to Ahwaz Wound Clinic after the wound had not healed with routine treatments. In addition to the routine treatment program, we used tropical ozone therapy and autohemotherapy (blood ozone therapy) for 2 months. Zinc supplementation (50 mg) was also administered daily during the treatment. The DFU was clearly healed with diminishing inflammation and wound closing, and there were no side effects. Additionally, the C-reactive protein level was obviously decreased during the treatment indicating effective suppression of infection. This way indicates a helpful new intervention approach to the treatment of DFU.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/5b/ae/ABR-12-18.PMC10012018.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9131157","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}
Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani, Majid Emtiazy, Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Mehrdad Mousavi
{"title":"Examination of the Topical Effect of the Combination of <i>Plantago ovata</i> and Vinegar on the Improvement of Rural Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions.","authors":"Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani, Majid Emtiazy, Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Mehrdad Mousavi","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_376_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_376_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The present study aimed at investigating the topical effect of the combination of <i>Plantago ovata</i> and vinegar on the improvement of rural cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The present randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial was performed on 42 patients with rural skin leishmaniasis. In the case group, in addition to injecting glucantime into the lesion according to the latest national instructions, a combination of <i>P. ovata</i> and vinegar was applied topically twice a day for 8 weeks. In the control group, only glucantime injection into the lesion was performed for 8 weeks according to the latest national guidelines. At the end of the 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, 4<sup>th</sup>, 8<sup>th</sup>, and 12<sup>th</sup> weeks after the intervention, the lesion area and improvement were evaluated and recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of the present study indicated the lesion area in the case group with the mean of 0.35 ± 0.39 cm and 0.18 ± 0.27 cm in the 8<sup>th</sup> and 12<sup>th</sup> weeks, respectively was significantly less than that of the control group with the mean of 0.64 ± 0.78 cm and 0.56 ± 0.44, respectively (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Twelve weeks after the intervention, 84.1% of the lesions in the case group and 65.9% of the lesions in the control group were completely improved (<i>P</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the results of the present study, the improvement of leishmaniasis lesion with the topical application of the combination of <i>P. ovata</i> and vinegar was significantly more than that of the control group in the 8<sup>th</sup> and 12<sup>th</sup> weeks after the intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/54/34/ABR-12-32.PMC10086648.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9305335","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}
{"title":"Bacterial Superinfection and Antibiotic Management in Patients with COVID-19 Admitted to Intensive Care Medicine in Central Iran: A Follow-Up Study.","authors":"Zary Nokhodian, Soodabeh Rostami, Parisa Zeraatei, Marzieh Rahimkhorasani, Saeed Abbasi, Somayeh Sadeghi","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_82_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_82_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bacterial superinfections are one of the crucial challenges in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that are associated with a high mortality rate. The current study was designed to assess bacterial superinfections and antibiotic management in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Seventy-three adult intubated patients with COVID-19 were included in a cross-sectional study. The lung aspirate samples were collected in two stages and assessed for bacterial growth by standard methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby-Bauer method as recommended by the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute guideline (2021 edition). Also, demographic and clinical data were collected. The statistical analysis was done by chisquare test and Student's <i>t</i>-test, and a <i>P</i> value <0.05 was considered significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty men and thirty-three women with a mean age of 64.78 ± 13.90 have included in our study. The mean length of hospitalization and stay in ICU were 18.77 ± 12.94 and 13.51 ± 9.83 days, respectively; 84.9% of cases died. Thirty-three patients had a bacterial superinfection mainly caused by <i>Klebsiella</i> spp and <i>Acinetobacter</i> spp; 21.2% of piperacillin/tazobactam consumers' patients survived that; the differences were significant (p = 0.034). A significant relationship was seen between superinfection and length of hospital stay until intubation (p = 0.033).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bacterial superinfection and mortality rates were relatively high in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU. According to the results, using beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors antibiotics in hospitalized patients in ICU can effectively control superinfection.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3f/a1/ABR-12-43.PMC10086667.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660733","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}
{"title":"Effect of Nasturtium Extract on Oral Cancer.","authors":"Amid B Nilash, Jahanfar Jahanbani, Maryam Jolehar","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_305_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_305_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Considering the global prevalence of cancers and the complications of common cancer treatments, there is growing interest in using medicinal herbs to complement cancer treatments and reduce treatment's side effects. Therefore, we investigate the effect of the extract of Nasturtium on the viability of oral cancer cells.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this experimental study, we prepared aqueous extract from Nasturtium leaves and human oral cancer cells (OCC-24) and normal fibroblast cells (HF2FF cell line) from a cell bank. Then the toxic effect of different concentrations of the extract on cell viability after 24-48 hours of exposure was investigated with the methylthiazol tetrazolium assay. Ultimately, the optical density was measured at 570 nm by an Elisa Reader. Analysis of inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) was also performed. The data were analyzed by paired Student's <i>t</i>-test and one-way analysis of variance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data showed that the extract had statistically significant anticancer effects in concentrations above 0.125 mg/ml for 24-hour exposure and in concentrations above 0.5 mg/ml for 48-hour exposure (p-value <0.05). Also, this extract had an adverse effect on the viability of normal cells; however, this effect occurred in high doses of the extract (p-value <0.05). Analysis of IC50 criteria indicates that with increasing time, a higher concentration of the extract is required to inhibit the viability of cancer cells.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Because of the results, this aqueous extract can be suggested as a potential therapeutic agent in oral cancer. The best concentration of the extract was found to be 1 mg/ml.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4e/70/ABR-12-53.PMC10086664.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660735","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}
Varun Malhotra, Avinash E Thakare, Sandeep M Hulke, Danish Javed, Ashish K Dixit, Santosh L Wakode, Francisco Cidral
{"title":"Heart Rate Variability among Healthy Untrained Adults during Mild Intensity Stationary Cycling Exercise.","authors":"Varun Malhotra, Avinash E Thakare, Sandeep M Hulke, Danish Javed, Ashish K Dixit, Santosh L Wakode, Francisco Cidral","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_66_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_66_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Stationary cycling is the popular, preferred, and convenient form of exercise. During exercise, autonomic modulation is seen which can be assessed by heart rate variability (HRV). The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in HRV during mild-intensity cycling exercise.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>An observational cross-sectional study was done on 20 healthy male volunteers with the age (35.44 ± 4.12), height (71.12 ± 11.98), and weight (161.23 ± 11.65), BMI (27.12 ± 3.49) attending various YOGA sessions in AYUSH OPD. Volunteers underwent an exercise program at the mild intensity of 30% to 50% of maximal heart rate on a stationary cycle for 20 min. HRV was recorded by the HRV mobile unit Dynamika Machine at rest, every 5 min (4×) over 20 min and during the recovery period. Repeated measures of analysis of variance with post-hoc analysis with Bonferroni and Holm's multiple comparisons.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant change was observed in mean heart rate and time domain parameters. Frequency domain parameters that showed significant change were total power, High Frequency- HF (ms<sup>2</sup>), Very Low Frequency -VLF (ms<sup>2</sup>), Low Frequency -LF (ms<sup>2</sup>), and Very Low Frequency %-VLF (%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The HRV parameters conclusively point towards cardiac parasympathetic withdrawal and sympathetic dominance at the initiation of exercise. With the progression of exercise, the sympathetic influence is retained. In the recovery period parasympathetic reactivation gains control over heart rate as well as HRV. The HRV response to exercise challenges may be helpful in designing exercise programs based on variations in the autonomic response.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/92/ab/ABR-12-55.PMC10086650.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9674914","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}
{"title":"The Value of Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasonography Administration for Hypovolemia Detection in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit.","authors":"Saeed Abbasi, Kourosh Nemati, Babak Alikiaii, Mahmood Saghaei","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_394_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_394_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The hypo-perfusion of the kidneys can lead to impairment in renal function and induce renal injury in case of delayed diagnosis and treatment. To date, laboratory markers are routinely used to determine the fluid volume status of the patients. The current study aims to evaluate the values of inferior vena cava (IVC) collapsibility index in hypovolemia diagnosis among critical patients admitted at the intensive care unit (ICU).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional study performed on 67 patients admitted to the ICU due to acute kidney injury from May 2018 to October 2019. Hypovolemia was assessed assessing IVC collapsibility using ultrasonography. Laboratory data, including urine osmolality, urine-plasma creatinine ratio, sodium excretion fraction and urinary sodium level were checked. Afterward, IVC collapsibility index was measured for each patient using ultrasonography and the values of this index in accordance with the mentioned criteria was evaluated. Accordingly, reciever operating curve was depicted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was no significant asosociation between IVC collapsibility index with fractional excretion of sodium (<i>P</i> = 0.69), urine Na (<i>P</i> = 0.93) and urine osmolality ([<i>P</i> = 0.09]), while urine: Plasma creatinie ration revealed a significant association with IVC collapsibility index at cut point of 40.5% with sensitivity and specificity of 96% and 44% (<i>P</i> = 0.017, area under the curve: 0.67, 95% confidence interval: 0.551-0.804), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the findings of this study, IVC collapsibility detected via ultrasonography was not an appropriate index to figure out hypovolemia in ICU patients. Furthermore, detailed studies are recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7e/9f/ABR-12-38.PMC10086665.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9674918","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}
Soroush Khoshnam, Banafsheh Gharraee, Ahmad Ashouri
{"title":"Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Mindfulness and Acceptance Group Therapy for Adults who Stutter: A Randomized Clinical Trial.","authors":"Soroush Khoshnam, Banafsheh Gharraee, Ahmad Ashouri","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_322_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_322_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Considering the importance of psychological interventions for adults who stutter (AWS), the present study compared the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) and Mindfulness and Acceptance Group Therapy (MAGT), in combination with Speech Therapy (ST) in AWS.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A randomized clinical trial was conducted with 36 AWS in Tehran and Alborz provinces in Iran from September-2019 to September-2020. Participants were assigned to CBGT + ST and MAGT + ST groups. Outcomes variables, the fear of negative evaluation scale (FNE) and the social avoidance and distress scale (SAD), were measured at four stages: (1) pretest, (2) after MAGT/CBGT, (3) after ST, and (4) at 6-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of repetitive measure-analysis on variance showed that CBGT + ST and MAGT + ST were significantly effective (<i>P</i> = 0.001 and <i>P</i> = 0.003) on SAD. The same analysis showed that CBGT + ST was significantly effective (<i>P</i> = 0.001) on FNE. The results of Analysis of Covariance showed that there was no significant difference between CBGT + ST and MAGT + ST on SAD but CBGT + ST was more effective than MAGT + ST at stage 3 (<i>P</i> < 0.05) on FNE.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Data indicated that CBGT + ST and MAGT + ST were both effective for SAD of AWS. Regarding FNE, unlike MAGT + ST, CBGT was effective either alone or in combination with ST for AWS. Further studies are needed to confirm the results of this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/05/70/ABR-12-26.PMC10086645.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9674920","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}
Mansoureh Azadeh, Ali Salehzadeh, Kamran Ghaedi, Soheila Talesh Sasani
{"title":"Integrated High-Throughput Bioinformatics (Microarray, RNA-Seq, and RNA Interaction) and qRT-PCR Investigation of <i>BMPR1B</i> Axis as a Potential Diagnostic Biomarker of Isfahan Breast Cancer.","authors":"Mansoureh Azadeh, Ali Salehzadeh, Kamran Ghaedi, Soheila Talesh Sasani","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_200_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_200_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>According to the bioinformatics analyses and previous studies, bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1B (<i>BMPR1B</i>) dysregulation could remarkably affect breast cancer (BC) status as a potential biomarker and tumor suppressor. Therefore, the analysis of the expression level of <i>BMPR1B</i> and other relevant biological factors such as microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs, downstream proteins in the relevant signaling pathways, and finding the accurate biological mechanism of <i>BMPR1B</i> could be helpful for a better understanding of BC pathogenicity and discovering the new treatment methods and drugs.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>R Studio software (4.0.2) was used for microarray data analyses. GSE31448 dataset was downloaded by GEOquery package and analyzed by limma package. STRING and miRWalk online databases and Cytoscape software were used for interaction analyses. Quantitative measurement of <i>BMPR1B</i> expression level was performed by qRT-PCR experiment.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Microarray and real-time PCR analysis revealed that <i>BMPR1B</i> has a significant downregulation in the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signaling pathways in BC samples. <i>BMPR1B</i> is a potential diagnostic biomarker, regulated by hsa-miR-181a-5p. Also, <i>BMPR1B</i> regulates the function of BMP2, BMP6, SMAD4, SMAD5, and SMAD6 proteins.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong><i>BMPR1B</i> have a significant role in the development of BC by regulating the potential proteins' function, playing the diagnostic biomarker role, and regulation of TGF-beta and BMP signaling pathways. The high amount of <i>BMPR1B</i> protein helps in increasing the survival rate of the patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e4/e1/ABR-12-120.PMC10331528.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9812361","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}
{"title":"A Study to Assess and Correlate Metabolic Parameters with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness after Combined Approach of Yoga Therapy among Prediabetics.","authors":"Neha Saboo, Sudhanshu Kacker","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_146_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_146_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prediabetes is an intermediate hyperglycemia in which the fasting blood glucose (FBG) level is greater than normal (100-125 mg/dl) but lower than diabetic levels (more than 125 mg/dl). The aim of the present study was to evaluate and correlate the impact of the combined approach of yoga therapy (CAYT) on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and metabolic parameters including FBG, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), and lipid profile-like triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Experimental Interventional study was conducted on a total of 250 prediabetics divided into the control (n = 125) and study group (n = 125) at \"RUHS College of Medical Sciences and associated hospitals.\" Assessments were made at baseline and after six months of the CAYT. The study group (n = 125) was engaged in the CAYT, which consists of yoga, dietary modification, counseling, and follow-up. The control group not participated in CAYT.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Mean age of participants was 45.3 ± 5.4 years. Pearson correlation analysis of CIMT and metabolic parameters which were fasting blood sugar, HbA1C, and lipid parameters (TC, TG, and HDL) showed that significant positive correlation with FBG (r =.880), HbA1C (r =.514), TC (r =.523), TG (r =.832), and negative correlation with HDL (r = -0.591) after six months of CAYT.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrated that after six months of CAYT metabolic parameters, CIMT were significantly decreased. We have observed a significant correlation exists between CIMT and metabolic parameters. Therefore, regular CIMT measurement might be beneficial for the assessment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and facilitate better use of treatment modalities in prediabetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/dc/aa/ABR-12-145.PMC10331556.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9814969","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}
Milad Rafat, Mahdis Kohsarian, Mohamad Bahiraei, Amin R Nikpoor
{"title":"A Comprehensive Study on Signal Transduction and Therapeutic Role of miR-877 in Human Cancers.","authors":"Milad Rafat, Mahdis Kohsarian, Mohamad Bahiraei, Amin R Nikpoor","doi":"10.4103/abr.abr_412_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_412_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MicroRNAs are a group of short non-coding RNAs (miRNAs), which are epigenetically involved in gene expression and other cellular biological processes and can be considered as potential biomarkers for cancer detection and support for treatment management. This review aims to amass the evidence in order to reach the molecular mechanism and clinical significance of miR-877 in different types of cancer. Dysregulation of miR-877 level in various types of malignancies as bladder cancer, cervical cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, colorectal cancer (CRC), gastric cancer, glioblastoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), hepatocellular carcinoma, laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), oral squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer (OC), pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have reported, significantly increase or decrease in its level, which can be indicated to its function as oncogene or tumor suppressor. MiR-877 is involved in cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through cell cycle pathways in cancer. MiR-877 could be potential a candidate as a valuable biomarker for prognosis in various cancers. Through this study, we proposed that miR-877 can potentially be a candidate as a prognostic marker for early detection of tumor development, progression, as well as metastasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":7225,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Biomedical Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/51/f3/ABR-12-118.PMC10331537.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9814972","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}