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AA Velayati

Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung …
Verified email at theaasm.org
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Emergence of new forms of totally drug-resistant tuberculosis bacilli: super extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis or totally drug-resistant strains in Iran

AA Velayati, MR Masjedi, P Farnia, P Tabarsi… - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
Background The study documented the emergence of new forms of resistant bacilli (totally
drug-resistant [TDR] or super extensively drug-resistant [XDR] tuberculosis [TB] strains) …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of pattern recognition receptors with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

…, MR Masjedi, D Mansouri, AA Velayati… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) is considered a major worldwide health problem with 10 million new cases
diagnosed each year. Our understanding of TB immunology has become greater and more …

Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine on antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity

…, MR Raoufy, MR Masjedi, AA Velayati - European journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Aims and objectives To study the hepatoprotective effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on liver
injury induced by anti-TB drugs. Methods A randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60 …

Differences in Cell Wall Thickness between Resistant and Nonresistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Using Transmission Electron Microscopy

AA Velayati, P Farnia, TA Ibrahim, RZ Haroun… - Chemotherapy, 2009 - karger.com
The ultrastructure of the cell wall of extensively drug-resistant (XDR), multidrug-resistant (MDR)
and susceptible tuberculosis (TB) bacilli was viewed under transmission electron …

Prevalence of Haarlem I and Beijing types of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Iranian and Afghan MDR-TB patients

…, F Mohammadi, V Vincent, M Bahadori, AA Velayati - Journal of Infection, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This survey identified the spoligopatterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
strains with an international designation responsible for transmission and prevalence of Multi-…

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for human brucellosis in Iran: a case–control study

M Sofian, A Aghakhani, AA Velayati, M Banifazl… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution. Despite its control
in many countries, it remains endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Non-coding RNAs and exosomes: their role in the pathogenesis of sepsis

…, MH Pourhanifeh, S Fadaei, AA Velayati… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2020 - cell.com
Sepsis is characterized as an uncontrolled host response to infection, and it represents a
serious health challenge, causing excess mortality and morbidity worldwide. The discovery of …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Lactobacillus Rahmnosus and Bifidobacterium Breve on Cigarette Smoke Activated Human Macrophages

…, M Varahram, H Jamaati, AA Velayati… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem
with cigarette smoke (CS) as the main risk factor for its development. Airway inflammation …

The roles of miRNAs as potential biomarkers in lung diseases

…, E Mortaz, M Varahram, M Mirsaeidi, A Velayati - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs which can act as master regulators of
gene expression, modulate almost all biological process and are essential for maintaining …

[PDF][PDF] The totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB)

AA Velayati, P Farnia, MR Masjedi - International journal of clinical …, 2013 - academia.edu
In 2009, we proposed the term “Totally Drug–Resistant Tuberculosis (TDR-TB)“for TB strains
that showed in-vitro resistance to all first and second line drugs tested (isoniazid, rifampicin, …