Vol. 19 (2020) | EXCLI Journal

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Published: 2020-01-02

Review article - Inorganic nitrate, a natural anti-obesity agent: A systematic review and meta-analysis of animal studies

Zahra Bahadoran, Sajad Jeddi, Sevda Gheibi, Parvin Mirmiran, Khosrow Kashfi, Asghar Ghasemi

972-983

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Original article - Octyl gallate induces hepatic steatosis in HepG2 cells through the regulation of SREBP-1c and PPAR-γ gene expression

Kelly Goulart Lima, Vitor Giancarlo Schneider Levorse, Maria Claudia Rosa Garcia, Bruno de Souza Basso, Bruna Pasqualotto Costa, Géssica Luana Antunes, Carolina Luft, Gabriela Viegas Haute, Léder Leal Xavier, Márcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio, Jarbas Rodrigues de Oliveira

962-971

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Original article - Microglia enhances proliferation of neural progenitor cells in an in vitro model of hypoxic-ischemic injury

Supanee Chounchay, Stephen C. Noctor, Nuanchan Chutabhakdikul

950-961

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Original article - Phenoxodiol sensitizes metastatic colorectal cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil- and oxaliplatin-induced apoptosis through intrinsic pathway

Esra Yaylaci, Hacer Ilke Onen, Atiye Seda Yar Saglam

936-949

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Original article - The therapeutic potential of losartan in lung metastasis of colorectal cancer

Milad Hashemzehi, Niloufar Naghibzadeh, Fereshteh Asgharzadeh, Asma Mostafapour, Seyed Mahdi Hassanian, Gordon A. Ferns, William C. Cho, Amir Avan, Majid Khazaei

927-935

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The effects of synbiotic supplementation on serum inflammatory markers and edema volume in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema

Saeideh Vafa, Shahpar Haghighat, Leila Janani, Ali Saneei Totmaj, Mehraban Navaei, Ali Amirinejad, Hadi Emamat, Zahra Salehi, Mitra Zarrati

1-15

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5,6,7,4’-Tetramethoxyflavanone protects against neuronal degeneration induced by dexamethasone by attenuating amyloidogenesis in mice

Kanet Pakdeepak, Ratchanaporn Chokchaisiri, Jiraporn Tocharus, Pranglada Jearjaroen, Chainarong Tocharus, Apichart Suksamrarn

16-32

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Effect of Ficus glomerata leaf extract in streptozotocin-induced early diabetic complications and its characterization by LC-MS

Abusufyan Sirajuddin Shaikh, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohib Khan, Dr.

33-47

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Redox status, DNA and HSA binding study of naturally occurring naphthoquinone derivatives

Milena D. Vukic, Nenad L. Vukovic, Ana Obradovic, Milos Matic, Maja Djukic, Edina Avdovic

48-70

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Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor AS605240 ameliorates streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s disease like sporadic dementia in experimental rats

Ramesh Alluri, Siva Mallikarjuna Reddy Ambati, Kasiviswanath Routhu, Spandana Rajendra Kopalli, Sushruta Koppula

71-85

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RNA-protein correlation of liver toxicity markers in HepaRG cells

Albert Braeuning, Almut Mentz, Felix F. Schmidt, Stefan P. Albaum, Hannes Planatscher, Jörn Kalinowski, Thomas O. Joos, Oliver Poetz, Dajana Lichtenstein

135-153

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Common transcriptional programs and the role of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20 (CCL20) in cell migration of cholangiocarcinoma

Hay Mar Win Maung, Waraporn Chan-On, Nawapol Kunkeaw, Prasong Khaenam

154-166

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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of MLL5 enhances apoptotic effect of cisplatin in HeLa cells in vitro

Mohammad Pirouzfar, Farshid Amiri, Mehdi Dianatpour, Mohammad Ali Takhshid

170-182

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The safety evaluation of FM101, an A3 adenosine receptor modulator, in rat, for developing as therapeutics of glaucoma and hepatitis

Chong-Woo Park, Chung-Tack Han, Yasue Sakaguchi, Jiyoun Lee, Hwa-Young Youn

187-200

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Association of biofilm formation with multi drug resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Nazia Abdulhaq, Zeeshan Nawaz, Muhammad Asif Zahoor, Abu Baker Siddique

201-208

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Rational design of novel coumarins: A potential trend for antioxidants in cosmetics

Apilak Worachartcheewan, Veda Prachayasittkul, Supaluk Prachayasittkul, Visanu Tantivit, Chareef Yeeyahya, Virapong Prachayasittkikul

209-226

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Short term effects of coffee components consumption on gut microbiota in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver and diabetes: A pilot randomized placebo-controlled, clinical trial

Asieh Mansour, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Sara Karimi, Milad Sanginabadi, Hossein Poustchi, Samaneh Enayati, Saeedeh Asgarbeik, Javad Nasrollahzadeh, Azita Hekmatdoost

241-250

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Effect of grape polyphenols on selected inflammatory mediators: A systematic review and meta-analysis randomized clinical trials

Fahimeh Haghighatdoost, Ali Gholami, Mitra Hariri

251-267

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Tumor-derived urinary exosomal long non-coding RNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for bladder cancer

Maryam Abbastabar, Mohammad Sarfi, Abolfazl Golestani, Ali Karimi, Gholamreza Pourmand, Ehsan Khalili

301-310

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Possible involvement of the opioidergic system in the modulation of body temperature, jumping behavior and memory process in cholestatic and addicted mice

Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast, Yasaman Issazadeh, Niloofar Rezaei, Fatemeh Khakpai

311-322

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Antitrypanosomal butanolides from Aiouea trinervis

Felipe Oliveira Nunes, Júlio Menta de Almeida, Alda Maria Teixeira Ferreira, Letícia Alves da Cruz, Camila Mareti Bonin Jacob, Walmir Silva Garcez, Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez

323-333

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The small chain fatty acid butyrate antagonizes the TCR-stimulation-induced metabolic shift in murine epidermal γδ T cells

Lukas Häselbarth, D. Margriet Ouwens, Nadine Teichweyde, Katrin Hochrath, Katja Merches, Charlotte Esser

334-350

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Involvement of haptoglobin phenotypes and genotypes in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A possible prognostic marker for risk stratification

Nazi Aghaalikhani, Mojtaba Zamani, Abdolamir Allameh, Amir Mashayekhi, Pejman Shadpour, Marzieh Mahmoodi, Nadereh Rashtchizadeh

351-359

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Broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of wetland-derived Streptomyces sp. ActiF450

Mabrouka Benhadj, Roumaisa Metrouh, Taha Menasria, Djamila Gacemi-Kirane, Fatma Zohra Slim, Stephane Ranque

360-371

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The effects of occupational exposure to manganese fume on neurobehavioral and neurocognitive functions: An analytical cross-sectional study among welders

Younes Mehrifar, Mahshid Bahrami, Esmail Sidabadi, Hamideh Pirami

372-386

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Role of Kupffer cells in liver injury induced by CpG oligodeoxynucleotide and flucloxacillin in mice

Yuying Gao, Binbin Song, Shigeki Aoki, Kousei Ito

387-399

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Unrevealing sequence and structural features of novel coronavirus using in silico approaches: The main protease as molecular target

Joseph Thomas Ortega, Maria Luisa Serrano, Flor Helene Pujol, Hector Rafael Rangel

400-409

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Role of changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the interaction with the human ACE2 receptor: An in silico analysis

Joseph Thomas Ortega, Maria Luisa Serrano, Flor Helene Pujol, Hector Rafael Rangel

410-417

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Toxic responses of the liver and kidneys following occupational exposure to anesthetic gases

Masoud Neghab, Fatemeh Amiri, Esmaeel Soleimani, Saeed Yousefinejad, Jafar Hassanzadeh

418-429

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Analysis of Natural Killer cell functions in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis

Vivian Bönnemann, Maren Claus, Barbara Butzeck, Daniela Collette, Peter Bröde, Klaus Golka, Carsten Watzl

430-441

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Hygrophorus eburneus, edible mushroom, a promising natural bioactive agent

Marijana M. Kosanić, Dragana S. Šeklić, Milena M. Jovanović, Nevena Petrović, Snežana D. Marković

442-457

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QSAR-driven rational design of novel DNA methyltransferase 1 inhibitors

Chuleeporn Phanus-umporn, Veda Prachayasittikul, Chanin Nantasenamat, Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Virapong Prachayasittikul

458-475

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Association between HIC1 promoter methylation and solid tumor: A meta-analysis

Zhao Tie, Justice Afrifa, Dong Wang, Jingcui Yu

476-489

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Silver nanoparticles restrict microbial growth by promoting oxidative stress and DNA damage

Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Emmanuella Oluwatosin Shittu, Oghenerobor Benjamin Akpor, Damilare E. Rotimi, Gaber El-saber Batiha

492-500

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Urinary PCA3 detection in prostate cancer by magnetic nanoparticles coupled with colorimetric enzyme-linked oligonucleotide assay

Vichanan Yamkamon, Khin Phyu Pyar Htoo, Sakda Yainoy, Thummaruk Suksrichavalit, Tienrat Tangchaikeeree, Warawan Eiamphungporn

501-513

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Toxoplasma gondii: Preventive and therapeutic effects of morphine and evaluation of treatment parameters of tachyzoites and infected macrophages in vitro and in a murine model

Leila Zaki, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar, Zohreh Sharifi, John Horton, Javid Sadraei

514-527

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Perifosine and vitamin D combination induces apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death in endometrial cancer cells

Meryem Ilkay Karagul, Savas Aktas, Sakir Necat Yilmaz, Derya Yetkin, Havva Didem Celikcan, Ozge Selin Cevik

532-546

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The neural basis of hazard perception differences between novice and experienced drivers - An fMRI study

Seifollah Gharib, Arash Zare-Sadeghi, Seyed Abolfazl Zakerian, Mohsen Reza Haidari

547-566

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Fibroblast Growth Factor–21 ameliorates hepatic encephalopathy by activating the STAT3-SOCS3 pathway to inhibit activated hepatic stellate cells

Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Zhihang Liu, Justice Afrifa, Asare Kwame Kumi, Han Liu, George Ghartey-Kwansah, Harriet Koranteng, Xinghao Jiang, Guiping Ren, Deshan Li

567-581

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Bioinformatics and experimental studies of anti-leukemic activity from 6-gingerol demonstrate its role in p53 mediated apoptosis pathway

Chawalit Chatupheeraphat, Chanin Nantasenamat, Kamolchanok Deesrisak, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Usanarat Anurathapan, Dalina Tanyong

582-595

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Synergistic effects of quercetin and regular exercise on the recovery of spatial memory and reduction of parameters of oxidative stress in animal model of Alzheimer's disease

Amin Molaei, Homeira Hatami, Gholamreza Dehghan, Reihaneh Sadeghian, Nazli Khajehnasiri

596-612

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Inhibition of prostate cancer cell line (PC-3) by anhydrodihydroartemisinin (ADHA) through caspase-dependent pathway

Faiz Ahmad, Amit Sarder, Rajesh Gour, Shibendra Kumar Lal Karna, Priya Arora, P. Ravindranathan Kartha, Yuba Raj Pokharel

613-619

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Aloin promotes cell apoptosis by targeting HMGB1-TLR4-ERK axis in human melanoma cells

Pan Li, Kai Ren, Yin yin Liang, Ji kai Liu, Zhuo wen Liang, Yong feng Zhang

641-651

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Effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on clinical symptoms, quality of life, serum serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), 5-hydroxy-indole acetic acid, and ratio of 5-HIAA/5-HT in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
A randomized clinical trial

Masoumeh Khalighi Sikaroudi, Marjan Mokhtare, Farzad Shidfar, Leila Janani, AmirHossein Faghihi Kashani, Mohsen Masoodi, Shahram Agah, Afsaneh Dehnad, Shahrzad Shidfar

652-667

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The methanolic extract of Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark improves formaldehyde-induced neurotoxicity through reduction of phospho-tau (Thr231), inflammation, and apoptosis

Sara Sayad-Fathi, Arash Zaminy, Parvin Babaei, Fatemeh Yousefbeyk, Nasibeh Azizi, Ebrahim Nasiri

671-686

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Microbiological and virulence aspects of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Isabele Carrilho Jarros, Flávia Franco Veiga, Jakeline Luiz Corrêa, Isabella Letícia Esteves Barros, Marina Cristina Gadelha, Morgana F. Voidaleski, Neli Pieralisi, Raissa Bocchi Pedroso, Vânia A. Vicente, Melyssa Negri, Terezinha I Estivalet Svidzinski

687-704

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Molecular mechanism and health effects of 1,2-Naphtoquinone

Antonio Garcia Soares, Marcelo N. Muscara, Soraia K. P. Costa

707-717

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Proteomics profiling asthma induced-lysine acetylation

Xin-ming Su, Yuan Ren, Meng-lu Li, Shi-yao Bai, Na Yu, Ling-fei Kong, Jian Kang

734-744

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Differential expression of Scinderin and Gelsolin in gastric cancer and comparison with clinical and morphological characteristics

Toktam Sadat Tavabe Ghavami, Shiva Irani, Reza Mirfakhrai, Reza Shirkoohi

750-761

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Aerobic training and hydroalcoholic extracts of green tea improve pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance and histopathological score in the N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced prostate cancer model of rat

Zakaria Vahabzadeh, Mohammadraman Molodi, Bahram Nikkho, Marziyeh Saghebjoo, Saber Saedmocheshi, Fatemeh Zamani, Yazdan Roshani, Sina Babanzadeh

762-772

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Tumor mutation burden associated with miRNA-gene interaction outcome mediates the survival of patients with liver hepatocellular carcinoma

Qing-Jiang Yu, Yi-Zhi Liang, Xiao-Ping Mei, Tai-Yong Fang

861-871

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Roles of kininogen-1, basement membrane specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein, and roundabout homolog 4 as potential urinary protein biomarkers in diabetic nephropathy

Piyada Na Nakorn, Supitcha Pannengpetch, Patcharee Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Chadinee Thippakorn, Ratana Lawung, Nuankanya Sathirapongsasuti, Chagriya Kitiyakara, Piyamitr Sritara, Prin Vathesatogkit, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya

872-891

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Induction and repression effects on CYP and transporter protein abundance by azole mixture uptake in rat liver

Helen Hammer, Flavia Schmidt, Tanja Heise, Constanze Knebel, Alexander Dabrowski, Hannes Planatscher, Carsten Kneuer, Philip Marx-Stoelting, Oliver Pötz

904-916

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Significance of E-cadherin and Vimentin as epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers in colorectal carcinoma prognosis

Zohreh Niknami, Ahad Muhammadnejad, Alireza Ebrahimi, Zahra Harsani, Reza Shirkoohi

917-926

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Ovariectomized rat model of osteoporosis: a practical guide

Nasibeh Yousefzadeh, Khosrow Kashfi, Sajad Jeddi, Asghar Ghasemi

89-107

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The survival rate of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Soheil Hassanipour, Mouhebat Vali, Saber Gaffari-fam, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Elham Abdzadeh, Farahnaz Joukar, Akram Pourshams, Afshin Shafaghi, Mahdi Malakoutikhah, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Hamid Salehiniya, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

108-130

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Serotonergic system modulation holds promise for L‐DOPA‐induced dyskinesias in hemiparkinsonian rats: A systematic review

Fereshteh Farajdokht, Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad, Alireza Majdi, Fariba Pashazadeh, Seyyed Mehdi Vatandoust, Mojtaba Ziaee, Fatemeh Safari, Pouran Karimi, Javad Mahmoudi

268-295

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Artificial sweeteners are related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Microbiota dysbiosis as a novel potential mechanism

Hadi Emamat, Hamid Ghalandari, Hadith Tangestani, Afsoun Abdollahi, Azita Hekmatdoost

620-626

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Prognostic role of immune cells in hepatocellular carcinoma

Meenakshi Sachdeva, Sunil K. Arora

718-733

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3Rs toxicity testing and disease modeling projects in the European Horizon 2020 research and innovation program

Mathieu Vinken

775-784

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Anaplastic thyroid cancer: How far can we go?

Mariana Amaral, Ricardo A. Afonso, Maria Manuela Gaspar, Catarina Pinto Reis

800-812

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Pathophysiology and therapy of systemic vasculitides

Massimo Ralli, Flaminia Campo, Diletta Angeletti, Antonio Minni, Marco Artico, Antonio Greco, Antonella Polimeni, Marco de Vincentiis

817-854

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Sulforaphane treatment for autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Greer McGuinness, Yeonsoo Kim

892-903

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Concurrent chronic myeloid leukemia and CALR-mutated myeloproliferative neoplasm

Stephen E. Langabeer

86-88

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A recent overview on sulforaphane as a dietary epigenetic modulator

Tae Kyung Hyun

131-134

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Highlight Report: Hepatobiliary differentiation from human induced pluripotent stem cells

Patrick Nell

167-169

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Concomitant inflammation/metabolism transcriptional regulatory networks in liver disease

Tahany Abbas, Walaa Murad, Reham Hassan

183-184

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The in vivo genotoxicity of isotretinoin assessed by comet assay

Maede Bordbar, Zahra Zendeh-Boodi, Mostafa Saadat

185-186

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PPARG as therapeutic target for antifibrotic therapy

Ahmed Ghallab, Abdellatief Seddek

227-229

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In-utero exposure to opioid increases the risk of congenital heart defects

Kamleshun Ramphul, Stephanie G. Mejias, Jyotsnav Joynauth

239-240

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Linac-based radiotherapy for epicondylitis humeri

Mahmoud Navaser, Hamed Ghaffari, Mehrnaz Mashoufi, Soheila Refahi

296-300

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Activation of the ATX-LPA axis by carcinogenic chemicals: New leads to prevent pancreatic cancer?

Johan Högberg

490-491

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siRNA could be a potential therapy for COVID-19

Sanhita Ghosh, Sayeed Mohammad Firdous, Anirban Nath

528-531

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Recent studies on kaempferol and its biological and pharmacological activities

Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park

627-634

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Current biological and pharmacological updates on wogonin

Sarita Rawat, Gaurav Gupta, Sachchidanand Pathak, Santosh Kumar Singh, Himmat Singh, Anurag Mishra, Ritu Gilhotra, Alaa A. A. Aljabali, Harish Dureja, Murtaza M. Tambuwala, Dinesh K. Chellappan, Kamal Dua

635-640

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Genotoxicity effect of methyl-tertiary butyl ether on rat lymphocytes using comet assay

Shima Alishahi, Zahra Zendeh-Boodi, Mostafa Saadat

668-670

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Nut consumption and risk of diabetes mellitus in overweight/obese individuals

Omid Eslami, Farzad Shidfar

705-706

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Can post-splenectomy thrombocytosis mask essential thrombocythaemia?

Stephen E. Langabeer

773-774

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The multifactorial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Amina Meliani

813-816

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Long time blood-transfusion trend in a European general hospital

Dietmar Enko, Markus Herrmann, Andreas Baranyi, Wolfgang J. Schnedl, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann

855-860

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COVID-19: Critical discussion on the applications and implications of chemicals in sanitizers and disinfectants

Olubunmi Atolani, Mariam Temitope Baker, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Ismaeel Ridwan Olanrewaju, Abdulmumeen A. Hamid, Oluduowo M. Ameen, Stephen O. Oguntoye, Lamidi A. Usman

785-799

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