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Case Report:
Successful Myomectomy in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
Zahra Allameh, Tajossadat Allameh
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:60 (30 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_236_18
PMID
:31673533
The prevalence of uterine myomas during pregnancy is estimated to be small. However, a significant fraction of these could lead to pregnancy complications. Myomectomy is rarely performed during pregnancy because of fear of miscarriage and the risk of uncontrolled hemorrhage necessitating hysterectomy. This article reports on a case of myomectomy of subserous leiomyoma that was causing septic necrosis, leukocytosis, rise of inflammatory markers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein), and pressure symptom on the liver. Myomectomy was performed at 20 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy continued with no further problems, and at 39 weeks and 1 day of gestation, vaginal delivery resulted in a healthy baby. It is postulated that when myomectomy is performed in carefully selected patients, it prevents sepsis due to myoma torsion and necrosis and also protects surrounding organs against damage.
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Original Article:
Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy on Executive Function, Emotional Control and Severity of Symptoms in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder
Fatemeh Zargar, Naimeh Haghshenas, Fatemeh Rajabi, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:59 (30 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_42_19
PMID
:31673532
Background:
Bipolar disorder is a disabling illness characterized by recurrent episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. The dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is basically designed to help regulate excitement, tolerance of discomfort, mindfulness and interpersonal relationships. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of DBT on executive function, emotional control and symptom relief in patients with type 1 bipolar disorder.
Materials and Methods:
This clinical trial was conducted on 50 patients with type 1 bipolar disorder. These patients were divided into two 25 populated groups of controls and intervention. The control group did not receive any other alternative therapy apart from routine medications, but in the intervention group, in addition to routine medications, DBT treatment was also done as complementary therapy in 12 sessions based on Dick's protocol. Then, Mania severity, emotional control and their executive functions were evaluated before and after the intervention and compared in two groups.
Results:
After the intervention, the scores of mania and depression mood with the mean of 2.12 ± 3.09 and 31.08 ± 8.98 respectively in intervention group were significantly lower than control group with the mean of 4.24 ± 4.11 and 39.92 ± 9.05 respectively (
P
< 0.05). Depression and executive function of the patients had no significant difference between the two groups in the post-intervention period and had a modest and non-significant change.
Conclusion:
DBT has been effective in decreasing the intensity of mania, but, it cannot be used to reduce the emotional instability and impulsivity of these patients along with drug therapy although it has improved the executive functions and depression of the patients.
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Original Article:
Molecular Characterization of
Acinetobacter baumannii
Isolated from Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Burn Wound Colonization by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction and the Relationship between Antibiotic Susceptibility and Biofilm Production
Mahla Asadian, Leila Azimi, Faranak Alinejad, Yalda Ostadi, Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:58 (23 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_256_18
PMID
:31673531
Background:
Multidrug-resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii
can cause complications in antibiotic therapy and increase the rate of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Patients with ventilator and burns are two specific groups at high risk for
A. baumannii
infections. This study aimed to determine antibiotic susceptibility patterns associated with biofilm production in
A. baumannii
and to assess its molecular epidemiology by random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD PCR) in
A. baumannii
isolated from ventilator-associated pneumonia and burn wound colonization.
Materials and Methods:
In this study, 79 isolates of
A. baumannii
(32 ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP] 47 burns) were collected in two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2018. Conventional biochemical and microbiological methods were used to identify bacteria. Antibiotic susceptibility was detected by disc diffusion methods according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute 2018. Tube test was examined for the detection of the biofilm formation rate in collected strains. The most prevalent carbapenemase genes were detected by PCR and molecular typing by RAPD PCR.
Results:
All of bacteria were extensively drug-resistant (XDR) except for two isolates. The results of tube test indicated that only 36% of XDR strains were in weak rate of biofilm formation group. Two major clonal genetic groups were found in VAP and burn strains. Oxa-23 was the most prevalent carbapenemase in collected
A. baumannii
.
Conclusion:
The presence of XDR strains of
A. baumannii
is considerable significant problem in hospitals. Further, similar genetic clonal identified in them indicated the nosocomial infection origin. Hence, these results are very important for control of nosocomial infection committee in health-care systems.
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Original Article:
The Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog and a combination of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog and recombinant human growth hormone on adult height in girls with early puberty
Ghodsieh Hajzadeh, Norsrat Ghaemi, Mousa-Al-Reza Hadjzadeh, Samaneh Noroozi, Negar Morovatdar
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:57 (23 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_121_19
PMID
:31673530
Background:
Early puberty (EP) is due to the activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator in lower ages; EP may be a potential cause for impairment of adult height, leading to short stature. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of GnRH analog (GnRHa) and GnRHa plus recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment on final height in healthy girls with EP.
Materials and Methods:
Fifty EP girls (sexual maturity rating: 2–3) with chronological age (CA) 9.22 ± 0.56 and bone age (BA) 9.74 ± 0.59 years were treated with GnRHa (Triptorelin) at a dose of 100 μg/kg body weight (BW) as intramuscular every 28 days for 2.82 ± 0.57 years; 45 EP girls with CA 9.84 ± 0.57 and BA 10.14 ± 1.02 years were also treated with the same GnRHa plus rhGH (Norditropin) at a dose of 0.1 unit/kg BW daily for 6 days in a week for 2.55 ± 0.6 years. In the control group, 33 EP girls followed for the same period without treatment. Height, weight, and body mass index of girls and parents were assessed. Predicted adult height (PAH) at the start and the end of the study and target height were assessed.
Results:
PAH at the end of the study in the GnRHa group was not different with untreated girls. PAH at the end of the treatment in GnRHa plus rhGH group was significantly higher than both untreated and GnRHa group. PAH at the end of therapy in GnRHa plus rhGH group was significantly more than their target height.
Conclusion:
GnRHa therapy has a benefit effect in achievement of target height. Combination therapy with GnRHa plus rhGH increased their PAH more than both untreated and GnRHa groups.
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Original Article:
Expression of CXC Chemokine Receptors in Acute Ulcerative Colitis: Initial Study from an Animal Model
Poorya Foroutan, Mohammad Amin Boshagh, Mohammad Raman Moloudi, Shohreh Fakhari, Bahram Nikkhoo, Ali Jalili
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:56 (23 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_55_19
PMID
:31673529
Background:
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease which is characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells, crypt abscesses, distortion of the mucosal glands, and goblet cell depletion. The existence of neutrophil-rich inflammation in colon tissues of patients with UC is one of the most significant histological features of this disease. Nonetheless, the expression of CXCR chemokine receptors which appear as the main chemical mediators governing the migration of neutrophils into the mucosal tissue of patients with UC has not been well clarified.
Materials and Methods:
In this experimental study, the UC model was induced in Wistar rats by administration of 2 ml 4% acetic acid into the large colon through the rectum. Animals were anesthetized after 48 h; their colon tissue samples were isolated for macroscopic and histopathological examination. The expression of receptor
1-7
of CXC chemokine was assessed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) technique.
Results:
Heavy infiltration of neutrophils, coagulative necrosis, and ulcers were observed in H and E staining, which pathologically proved the UC model. qRT-PCR results indicated that CXCR2 as one of the important ELR
+
chemokine family receptors bears the highest expression in the UC group (32 fold) than the control group (
P
≤ 0.05). In addition, other CXCRs of this group including CXCR1 did not possess any change (
P
> 0.05). In contrast, RLR negative chemokine family receptors did not show any changes with the normal group.
Conclusion:
The results showed that CXCR2 is the only receptor for CXCL family which was remarkably upregulated in experimental UC and that CXCR2 might play a significant role in the pathogenesis of UC.
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Genetic Study of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1 Alpha Variants in Development of Early-Onset Diabetes Type 2 and Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young 3 in Iran
Aliasgar Mohammadi, Ameneh Eskandari, Akram Sarmadi, Mehrali Rahimi, Bijan Iraj, Mahin Hashemipour, Morteza Hashmezadeh Chaleshtori, Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:55 (23 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_54_19
PMID
:31673528
Background:
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diabetes characterized by noninsulin-dependent, autosomal-dominant disorder with strong familial history, early age of onset, and pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction. Mutations in at least 14 different genes are responsible for various MODY subtypes. Heterozygous mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha (
HNF1A
) gene are responsible for the MODY3 subtype, which is a common subtype of MODY in different studied populations. To date, more than 450 different variants of this gene have been reported as disease causing for MODY3. This study was carried out to evaluate
HNF1A
mutations in Iranian diabetic families fulfilling MODY criteria.
Materials and Methods:
Polymerase chain reaction and Sanger sequencing were performed. All the ten exons of the
HNF1A
gene were sequenced in ten families, followed by cosegregation analysis and
in silico
evaluation. Computational protein modeling was accomplished for the identified mutation.
Results:
MODY3 was confirmed in two large families by detecting a mutation (p.G253E) in coding regions of
HNF1A
. Compound heterozygous state for two common variants in
HNF1A
(p.I27 L and p.S487N) was detected in affected members of 5 families, and in one family, a rare benign variant in the coding sequence for Kozak sequence was detected. Two new nonpathogenic variants were found in noncoding regions of
HNF1A
.
Conclusion:
It seems that
HNF1A
mutations are a common cause of MODY in Iranian diabetic patients. Identified common variants in heterozygous state can cause diabetes Type II in earlier ages. The role of rare variant rs3455720 is unknown, and more investigation is needed to uncover the function of this variant.
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Case Report:
Surprisingly, the Result of an Unplanned Pregnancy after Cranial Radiotherapy: A Case Report (Successful Childbirth after Brain Astrocytoma)
Azar Danesh Shahraki, Leila Mousavi, Amirreza Farhadian Dehkordi
Adv Biomed Res
2019, 8:54 (23 September 2019)
DOI
:10.4103/abr.abr_51_19
PMID
:31673527
The present study aimed to present a rare case of successful pregnancy within 6 months from cranial mass surgery and postsurgical radiotherapy. A 32-year-old female with gestational age of 19 weeks had been refereed with a past medical history of recently treated brain astrocytoma. Close obstetric monitoring had been planned; the pregnancy was complicated with severe preeclampsia at the gestational age of 36 weeks, which leads to successful delivery. Pregnancy in patients with a history of cancer has been the focus of studies today and in many cancers it is recommended to delay pregnancy for at least 2 years. The prognosis of such a patient after unplanned pregnancy conception could be more complex; and the present case report aimed to explain about it. The goal of this presentation was to emphasis on the possibility of fertility preservation in the patient with malignancy even after cranial mass surgery and radiotherapy.
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