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In this research, we examined the toxicity of Ag-graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites against both the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli and Glioblastoma cancer cells (U87MG). Our findings reveal that Ag-GO ...
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Gene Expression Study of Host and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Interactions in the Manifestation of Acute Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) could induce type IV hypersensitivity. The chemotaxis of the leukocytes toward the site of infection and producing matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key factors in the immune ...
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According to the literature, treatment of HCV and HBV infections faces challenges due to problems such as the emergence of drug-resistant mutants, the high cost of treatment, and the side effects of current an...
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Bacterial Peptide and Bacteriocins in Treating Gynecological Cancers
After breast cancer, gynecological cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer in female population. The most frequently diagnosed types of gynecological cancers are cervical and ovarian cancer. Since the conv...
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Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using Rosmarinus officinalis and investigated their antimicrobial activity
The interest of many has been attracted by plant-mediated synthesizing procedures for nanoparticles since they provide certain qualities including being cost-effective, quick, and compatible with the environme...
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Peptides with Dual Antimicrobial-Anticancer Activity Derived from the N-terminal Region of H. pylori Ribosomal Protein L1 (RpL1)
Whereas the traditional approaches of cancer therapy including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy have failed to properly treat cancer due to the condition of the space inside the tumor with the hyp...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization and genetic relatedness of clinically Acinetobacter baumanii isolates conferring increased resistance to the first and second generations of tetracyclines in Iran
The increasing resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii to antibiotics has recently been regarded as a notable therapeutic difficulty. Evaluating resistance rates of some A. baumannii isolates to tetracyclines had a...