Maryam Tahmasebi Birgani
Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
[ 1 ] - Dendrosomal nano-curcumin; The novel formulation to improve the anticancer properties of curcumin
Curcumin is a hydrophobic polyphenol extracted from the plant curcuma longa with establishedanticancer properties. However, curcumin benefits have been impaired by its very low watersolubility, low absorption, rapid metabolism and clearance from the body. Recently,nanotechnology promises to be helpful in development of drugs delivery systems by recentadvances in macromolecular design of nanocar...
[ 2 ] - Inactivation of Fecal coliforms during solar and photocatalytic disinfection by zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs)
Water samples of 0, 50, and 100 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) spiked with fecal coliforms (107 CFU/ml) were exposed to natural sunshine in 1l quartz glass tubes fitted with rectors’ compound parabolic concentrators CPCS at two forms CPC1 (whit nanoparticle zinc oxide) and CPC2(without nanoparticle zinc oxide). The samples were characterized using the X-ray...
[ 3 ] - PCSK9 Associated Promoter Methylation Status in Patients with Hyperlipidemia
Background and purpose: Hyperlipidemia is one of the main risk factors for coronary artery disease and is defined as abnormal elevation of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood. Pcsk9 is the ninth member of the proprotein convertase family that binds to the LDLR on the surface of the hepatocyte, leading to degradation of LDLR in lysosomes which could cause hyperlipidemia. The present study aimed...