Ali Akbar Velayati
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View article: In Memoriam: Professor Leonid P. Titov (1946–2025)
In Memoriam: Professor Leonid P. Titov (1946–2025) Open
View article: Shape and size-dependent surface plasmonic resonances of liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) nanoparticles
Shape and size-dependent surface plasmonic resonances of liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) nanoparticles Open
Liquid metal (LM) nanoparticles display tunable plasmon resonances across UV–NIR due to their liquid-like deformability. Their reconfigurable optical properties unlock new opportunities in biosensing, nanophotonics, and adaptive plasmonic …
View article: Do B-cell Subsets Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
Do B-cell Subsets Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis Open
View article: Epidemiology of temporal trends, drug resistance and effective factors in mycobacterial infections: a seven-year analysis in Masih Daneshvari Hospital
Epidemiology of temporal trends, drug resistance and effective factors in mycobacterial infections: a seven-year analysis in Masih Daneshvari Hospital Open
Mycobacterial infections pose significant global health challenges. Recent epidemiological shifts have seen an increase in nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections, particularly in developed countries, necessitating a comprehensive ana…
View article: Shape and Size-Dependent Surface Plasmonic Resonances of Liquid Metal Alloy (EGaIn) Nanoparticles
Shape and Size-Dependent Surface Plasmonic Resonances of Liquid Metal Alloy (EGaIn) Nanoparticles Open
Liquid metals (LM) are emerging plasmonic nanomaterials with transformable surface plasmon resonances (SPR) due to their liquid-like deformability. This study delves into the plasmonic properties of LM nanoparticles, with a focus on EGaIn …
View article: Exploring the Genetic Landscape of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Unlocking the Differences in Between Latent and Active Tuberculosis
Exploring the Genetic Landscape of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Unlocking the Differences in Between Latent and Active Tuberculosis Open
Background: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), can enter a dormant phase within host tissues, complicating treatment and highlighting the need to investigate the genetic changes associated with dormancy. Methods…
View article: Prevalence and Temporal Trends of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Iran from 1981 to 2023: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Prevalence and Temporal Trends of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Iran from 1981 to 2023: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Open
Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a serious threat to global tuberculosis (TB) control efforts. This study aims to investigate the trend of MDR-TB prevalence in Iran over 20 years. Methods: A systematic literature se…
View article: Clarification of Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy in Community-acquired Pneumonia
Clarification of Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy in Community-acquired Pneumonia Open
We received a complaint of fever and tachypnea from a 6-year-old girl who came to our hospital. She was treated for 20 days with antibiotics and corticosteroids. She was admitted for 10 days with a diagnosis of pneumonia and was discharged…
View article: Pharmacogenetic Study of Drugs Affecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pharmacogenetic Study of Drugs Affecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Open
Background: Pharmacogenetic research has led to significant progress in understanding how genetic factors influence drug response in tuberculosis (TB) treatment. One ongoing challenge is the variable occurrence of adverse drug reactions in…
View article: The Role of Efflux Pumps transporter in Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis: Mycobacterial memberane protein(MmpL5)
The Role of Efflux Pumps transporter in Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis: Mycobacterial memberane protein(MmpL5) Open
Background: The overexpression of efflux pumps (Eps) was reported to contribute to multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Increases in Eps that expel structurally unrelated drugs contribute to reduced susceptibility by decreasing the i…
View article: Investigating the Security of Health-care Information in Iranian Hospitals in Confronting with Threatening Risks
Investigating the Security of Health-care Information in Iranian Hospitals in Confronting with Threatening Risks Open
BACKGROUND: Like other organizations, hospitals are at risk of information security threats. The implementation and use of various kinds of electronic health records and information systems challenge the privacy and security management of …
View article: Accordance Assessment of Structural and Environmental Elements of Iranian Medical Sciences Universities with the Corresponding Components of Third-millennium Universities: A National Study in a Developing Country
Accordance Assessment of Structural and Environmental Elements of Iranian Medical Sciences Universities with the Corresponding Components of Third-millennium Universities: A National Study in a Developing Country Open
BACKGROUND: Medical sciences universities should be accountable to the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and abilities of graduates; it is needed to investigate the structural and environmental components of universities in order to assess the…
View article: Identification of Seven Types of Pili in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Identification of Seven Types of Pili in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Using Atomic Force Microscopy Open
Background: Pili are polymeric, hydrophobic, proteinaceous structures generally composed of a major repeating subunit called pilin and, in some cases, a minor tip-associated adhesin subunit. Pili are involved in many virulence-associated f…
View article: Visualization of pill in Extensively and totally drug resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Using Light Microscopy
Visualization of pill in Extensively and totally drug resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Using Light Microscopy Open
View article: Comparison of Proline-glutamate-proline-glutamate-polymorphic GC-rich Sequences Family Protein Wag22 (Rv1759c), PE_PGRS31 (Rv1768), PE_PGRS32 (Rv1803), and PE_PGRS33 gene (Rv1818c) in Exponential State and Under In vitro Model of Latency in Same Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Frameshift Mutation in Extensively Drug-resistant and Totally Drug-resistant tuberculosis Bacilli
Comparison of Proline-glutamate-proline-glutamate-polymorphic GC-rich Sequences Family Protein Wag22 (Rv1759c), PE_PGRS31 (Rv1768), PE_PGRS32 (Rv1803), and PE_PGRS33 gene (Rv1818c) in Exponential State and Under In vitro Model of Latency in Same Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Frameshift Mutation in Extensively Drug-resistant and Totally Drug-resistant tuberculosis Bacilli Open
Background: Proline-glutamate (PE)/proline-PE (PPE) proteins play an important role in the development of mycobacterial pathogenicity by modulating the host immune system. In the present investigation, the structural changes in PE-polymorp…
View article: Association between the Vitamin D Receptor Gene (FokI, BsmI, ApaI, and TaqI) Polymorphism in Health-care Workers and Susceptibility to COVID-19
Association between the Vitamin D Receptor Gene (FokI, BsmI, ApaI, and TaqI) Polymorphism in Health-care Workers and Susceptibility to COVID-19 Open
Background: Considering the importance of the effect of Vitamin D in patients with COVID-19 or tuberculosis, this study looked at how Vitamin D receptor (VDR) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affect health-care workers’ susceptibilit…
View article: Investigating the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Process and its Related Occurrences during the Treatment Course
Investigating the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Process and its Related Occurrences during the Treatment Course Open
BACKGROUND: The disease process involves the occurrences happening during the disease and treatment course for the patient. Investigating this process is a significant and necessary issue for all diseases, including coronavirus disease 201…
View article: Prevalence of Anemia and its Relation with Shwachman Score in Children with Cystic Fibrosis.
Prevalence of Anemia and its Relation with Shwachman Score in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Open
The scoring system used in the current study could reflect properly the clinical status of CF patients. However, simultaneous use of various methods using a larger sample size for comparison of results is suggested to improve the accuracy …
View article: Fibrosing mediastinitis in a child with Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease possibly due to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Fibrosing mediastinitis in a child with Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease possibly due to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Open
View article: Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence of Mycobacterial Diseases among Suspected Tuberculosis Pulmonary Patients in Tehran, Iran
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence of Mycobacterial Diseases among Suspected Tuberculosis Pulmonary Patients in Tehran, Iran Open
Background: Recent pandemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) caused limitations in the country's strategies to fight against mycobacterial infections. The aim of this study was to compare the suspected tuberculosis (TB) pulmonary patie…
View article: Effect of Cytokines Gene Expression and Serum Level of Vitamin D on the Severity of COVID-19
Effect of Cytokines Gene Expression and Serum Level of Vitamin D on the Severity of COVID-19 Open
View article: Correlation of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism at Interferon-Gamma R1 (at Position − 56) in Positive Purified Protein Derivative Health Workers with COVID-19 Infection
Correlation of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism at Interferon-Gamma R1 (at Position − 56) in Positive Purified Protein Derivative Health Workers with COVID-19 Infection Open
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the susceptibility of purified protein derivative (PPD) plus health-care workers to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). For this reason, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of interferon-gamm…
View article: Fixed drug eruption after the Sinopharm COVID‐19 vaccine
Fixed drug eruption after the Sinopharm COVID‐19 vaccine Open
After coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) became widespread around the world, several vaccines have been developed with variable efficacy and potency and based on different platforms to control the pandemic. One of these vaccines is Sinoph…
View article: Allergic shiners in a patient with cough-variant asthma: a case report
Allergic shiners in a patient with cough-variant asthma: a case report Open
View article: A 7-year-old Boy with Orchitis after COVID-19 Infection
A 7-year-old Boy with Orchitis after COVID-19 Infection Open
Although most manifestations of coronavirus infection in children are mainly related to the respiratory and gastrointestinal organs, involvement of other organs has also been seen with less prevalence. Because of the expression of virus re…
View article: Evaluation of Quality of Life in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Regarding Smoking History in Parents
Evaluation of Quality of Life in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Regarding Smoking History in Parents Open
Background: The provision of facilities to achieve better living conditions for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is of particular importance. Smoking is one of the known factors that aggravate CF. However, the effects of exposure to seco…
View article: COVID-19 after Thoracotomy in Patients with Pulmonary Hydatidosis.
COVID-19 after Thoracotomy in Patients with Pulmonary Hydatidosis. Open
Hydatidosis is one of the most important parasitic and zoonotic endemic infections caused by the larvae of cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Co-infection of hydatid cyst with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused b…
View article: Evaluation of Mobile Phone-based Tele-monitoring of Cystic Fibrosis Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Evaluation of Mobile Phone-based Tele-monitoring of Cystic Fibrosis Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Background: Telemedicine has been used for cystic fibrosis (CF) in a wide range of signs and symptoms even before the COVID 19 pandemic, however, little is known about the health consequences and use of specific health care for cystic CF. …
View article: Comparing Pili Producing Gene (mtp-flp) in Susceptible and Resistant Dormant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains with Active Clinical Isolates
Comparing Pili Producing Gene (mtp-flp) in Susceptible and Resistant Dormant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains with Active Clinical Isolates Open
Background: Pili producing genes in different life cycles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( M. tuberculosis ) were assessed. M. tuberculosis has two life cycles: dormant and active states. We aimed to assess the pili producing genes such as …
View article: Ideal Lifestyle to Have Healthy Lungs: Persian Medicine Viewpoint
Ideal Lifestyle to Have Healthy Lungs: Persian Medicine Viewpoint Open
Persian medicine introduces six essential principles to maintain health and improve the breathing of the patients with pulmonary diseases. Adherence to each of these principles plays an important role in having healthy lungs. The purpose o…