The global prevalence of gastric cancer in Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Shirani, R Pakzad, MH Haddadi, S Akrami… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Helicobacter pylori is a gastrointestinal pathogen that infects around half of the
world's population. H. pylori infection is the most severe known risk factor for gastric cancer …

Effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on lipid profile: A systematic review and meta-analysis

FA Rahnemaei, R Pakzad, A Amirian, I Pakzad… - Open …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can have adverse effects on pregnancy. GDM is
associated with changes in the lipid profile of pregnant women. Finding out the early ways to …

Worldwide prevalence of microbial agents' coinfection among COVID‐19 patients: A comprehensive updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

R Pakzad, P Malekifar, Z Shateri… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background To provide information about pathogens' coinfection prevalence with SARS‐
CoV‐2 could be a real help to save patients' lives. This study aims to evaluate the …

Metabolic syndrome in antiphospholipid syndrome versus rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus: association with arterial thrombosis, cardiovascular risk …

E Bolla, N Tentolouris, PP Sfikakis… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the foremost cause of morbidity and deaths in
antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), driven by thrombo-inflammation and atherothrombosis …

Metabolic determinants of lupus pathogenesis

X Teng, J Brown, SC Choi, W Li… - Immunological reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The metabolism of healthy murine and more recently human immune cells has been
investigated with an increasing amount of details. These studies have revealed the …

Metabolic syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: the connection

CC Mok - Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is now recognized as a chronic
proinflammatory and prothrombotic state that aggravates insulin resistance, oxidative injury …

Electromagnetic fields exposure on fetal and childhood abnormalities: Systematic review and meta-analysis

ZA Kashani, R Pakzad, FR Fakari, MS Haghparast… - Open …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Today, in the modern world, people are often exposed to electromagnetic waves, which can
have undesirable effects on cell components that lead to differentiation and abnormalities in …

Is there an association between metabolic syndrome and rotator cuff-related shoulder pain? A systematic review

G Burne, M Mansfield, JE Gaida… - BMJ open sport & …, 2019 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objectives Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) is a common upper limb complaint. It
has been suggested that this condition is more common among people with cardiometabolic …

Redox homeostasis involvement in the pharmacological effects of metformin in systemic lupus erythematosus

X Teng, J Brown, L Morel - Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Metformin has been proposed as a treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE). The primary target of metformin, the electron transport chain complex I in the …

Association of body composition in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis

FA Rahnemaei, F Abdi, R Pakzad, SH Sharami… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Body composition as dynamic indices constantly changes in pregnancy. The
use of body composition indices in the early stages of pregnancy has recently been …