Volume 21 (2024)
Volume 20 (2023)
Volume 19 (2022)
Volume 18 (2021)
Volume 17 (2020)
Volume 16 (2019)
Volume 15 (2018)
Volume 14 (2017)
Volume 13 (2016)
Volume 12 (2015)
Volume 11 (2014)
Volume 10 (2013)
Volume 9 (2012)
Volume 8 (2011)
Volume 7 (2010)
Volume 6 (2009)
Volume 5 (2008)
Volume 4 (2007)
Volume 3 (2006)
Volume 2 (2005)
Volume 1 (2004)
Diospyros peregrina fruit preparation mediated immunomodulation of lymphocytes isolated from the blood of breast cancer patients

Ahana Roy; Aitijhya Ghosh; Kasturi Sinha; Basundhara Mitra; Sudeshna Rakshit; Melvin George; Koustav Sarkar

Volume 18, Issue 2 , June 2021, , Pages 111-118

https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.2021.85430.1710

Abstract
  Background: Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of epithelial cells. The loss of BRCA1 activity due to mutation or down-regulation of gene expression promotes tumorigenesis and increases the risk of breast cancer. Objectives: Our aim was to pulsate lymphocytes of breast cancer patients and normal ...  Read More

Prognostic Impact of Circulating CD28 Negative Suppressor T Cells and Memory B Cells on Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Breast Cancer

Asmaa M. Zahran; Asmaa S. Shaltout; Hussein Fakhry; Ola N. Abdel Fattah; Doaa F. Temerik; Salah M. Khalaf; Amal Rayan

Volume 17, Issue 2 , June 2020, , Pages 95-110

https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.2020.83420.1625

Abstract
  Background: It has been suggested that routine assessment and quantification of different lymphocyte subsets can provide clinically meaningful prognostic information in breast cancer (BC). Objective: To determine the relationship between peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets and pathological parameters ...  Read More

NK, NKT and Invariant-NKT Cells in Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes of Patients with Breast Cancer

Somayeh Rezaeifard; Akbar Safaei; Abdolrasoul Talei; Zahra Faghih; Nasrollah Erfani

Volume 16, Issue 4 , December 2019, , Pages 291-298

https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.2019.80280

Abstract
  Background: NK (natural killer) and NKT (natural killer T) cells, as components of innate immune system, play a crucial role in tumor progression and dissemination. Objective: To investigate the percentages of NK cells, NKT cells, iNKT (invariant natural killer T) cells, total T lymphocytes as well as ...  Read More

Correlation of 4-1BBL+ B Cells in Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes with Pathological Characteristics of Breast Cancer

Mohsen Arabpour; Atri Ghods; Mahmoud Shariat; Abodl-Rasoul Talei; Fereshteh Mehdipour; Abbas Ghaderi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2019, , Pages 108-116

https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.2019.80254

Abstract
  Background: B cells can increase the expression of granzyme B in CD8+ T cells through 4-1BBL/4-1BB interaction and promote anti-tumor immunity. Objective: To investigate the expression of 4-1BBL on B cells in the breast tumor draining lymph nodes (TDLNs) and its association with disease parameters. Methods: ...  Read More

Polyclonal Antibody against Different Extracellular Subdomains of HER2 Induces Tumor Growth Inhibition in vitro

Reza Hosseini-Ghatar; Tahereh Soltantoyeh; Motahareh Bahadori; Jalal Khoshnoodi; Forough Golsaz-Shirazi; Mahmood Jeddi-Tehrani; Mohammad Mehdi Amiri; Fazel Shokri

Volume 14, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 200-214

Abstract
  Background: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) has a crucial role in several malignancies. The extracellular domain of HER2 (HER2-ECD) has been extensively employed as an important target in passive and active immunotherapy. Isolated recombinant prokaryotic HER2-ECD subdomains were previously ...  Read More

Antibody Response to Human Extracellular HER2 Subdomain Proteins in Mice

Fateme Sadri-Ardalani; Moslem Ahmadi; Azam Hemmati; Shaghayegh Emami; Samira Farid; Mohammad Mehdi Amiri; Mahmood Jeddi-Tehrani; Mahdi Shabani; Fazel Shokri

Volume 14, Issue 2 , June 2017, , Pages 99-110

Abstract
  Background: In addition to passive immunotherapy using anti-HER2 monoclonal antibodies, active immunotherapy via HER2 targeting is an interesting approach to inducing specific anti-tumor immune responses. We have recently reported the immunogenicity of HER2 subdomains following DNA immunization and HER2 ...  Read More

MMP9 Promoter Polymorphism (-1562 C/T) Does not Affect the Serum Levels of Soluble MICB and MICA in Breast Cancer

Mohammad Hasan Bargostavan; Gilda Eslami; Nasrin Esfandiari; Ali Shams Shahemabadi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2016, , Pages 45-53

Abstract
  Background: The role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in tumor invasion and progression is prominent. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of MMP9 (-1562 C/T) increases the transcription and expression of this gene. On the other hand, MHC class I chain-related protein A and ...  Read More

Tumor Associated Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Show Higher Immunosuppressive and Angiogenic Properties Compared to Adipose Derived MSCs

Ladan Langroudi; Zuhair Muhammad Hassan; Masoud Soleimani; Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi

Volume 12, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 226-239

Abstract
  Background: Differentiation, migratory properties and availability of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) have become an important part of biomedical research. However, the functional heterogeneity of cells derived from different tissues has hampered providing definitive phenotypic markers for these cells. ...  Read More

Induction of T Regulatory Subsets from Naïve CD4+ T Cells after Exposure to Breast Cancer Adipose Derived Stem Cells

Mahboobeh Razmkhah; Nadieh Abedi; Ahmad Hosseini; Mohammad Taghi Imani; Abdol-Rasoul Talei; Abbas Ghaderi

Volume 12, Issue 1 , March 2015, , Pages 1-15

Abstract
  Background: Adipose derived stem cells (ASCs) provoke the accumulation and expansion of regulatory T cells, leading to the modulation of immune responses in tumor microenvironment. Objective: To assess the effect of tumoral ASCs on the trend of regulatory T cells differentiation. Methods: Peripheral ...  Read More

IL-17 and IL-4 Producing CD8+ T Cells in Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes of Breast Cancer Patients: Positive Association with Tumor Progression

Zahra Faghih; Somayeh Rezaeifard; Akbar Safaei; Abbas Ghaderi; Nasrollah Erfani

Volume 10, Issue 4 , December 2013, , Pages 193-204

Abstract
  Background: CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes have been recently divided based on their cytokine expression profile. Objective: To evaluate the percentages of CD8+ lymphocytes and their effector subsets including Tc1, Tc2 and Tc17 in the tumor draining lymph nodes (TDLNs) of patients with breast cancer. Methods: ...  Read More

Arteether Exerts Antitumor Activity and Reduces CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ T-reg Cells in Vivo

Maryam Azimi Mohamadabadi; Zuhair Mohammad Hassan; Ahmad Zavaran Hosseini; Mehrdad Gholamzad; Shekoofe Noori; Mehdi Mahdavi; Hamidreza Maroof

Volume 10, Issue 3 , September 2013, , Pages 139-149

Abstract
  Background: Chemo-immunotherapy is one of the new achievements for treatment of cancer, by which the success of anti-cancer therapy can be increased. In vitro studies have been shown that Arteether (ARE) induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in normal cells. Objective: To investigate the cytotoxic ...  Read More

Concomitant Increase of OX40 and FOXP3 Transcripts in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Breast Cancer

Maryam Hamidinia; Mehri Ghafourian Boroujernia; Abdolhassan Talaiezadeh; Ghasem Solgi; Maryam Taghdiri; Ali Khodadadi

Volume 10, Issue 1 , March 2013, , Pages 22-30

Abstract
  Background: Regulatory T cells (T-regs) have an important role in cancer by suppression of protective antitumor immune responses. Regulatory T cells express the forkhead/winged helix transcription factor (FOXP3) and OX40 molecules which have important regulatory roles in the immune system. Objective: ...  Read More

CCL22 16C/A Genetic Variation is not Associated with Breast Carcinoma in Southern Iranian Population

Nasrollah Erfani; Faezeh Moghaddasi-Sani; Mahboubeh Razmkhah; Mohammad Reza Haghshenas; Abdolrasoul Talaei; Abbas Ghaderi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2012, , Pages 226-233

Abstract
  Background: CCL22/MDC is a CC chemokine with a critical role in regulation of the immune balance in physiological condition. CCL22/CCR-4 ligation has been documented to participate in the migration of regulatory T (Treg) cells and Th2 lymphocytes to the site of breast tumors; circumstances that are known ...  Read More

Serum Level of HER-2 Extracellular Domain in Iranian Patients with Breast Cancer: A Follow-up Study

Mehrnoosh Doroudchi; Abdolrasoul Talei; Helmout Modjtahedi; Alamtaj Samsami Dehaghani; Abdol Mohammad Pezeshki; Hilary Thomas; Abbas Ghaderi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2005, , Pages 191-200

Abstract
  Background: A soluble form of HER-2/neu extracellular domain (sHER-2) is reported to be released in the sera of metastatic breast cancer patients. Objective: To measure the level of sHER-2 in sera of 115 breast cancer patients. Methods: Serial samples of 27 patients with metastasis, 18 non-metastatic ...  Read More

Investigation of NK Cell Population in Peripheral Blood and Tumor Lesions of Patients with Breast Cancer

Sousan Farazmand; Dawar Amani; Zohair-Mohammad Hassan

Volume 2, Issue 3 , September 2005, , Pages 152-157

Abstract
  Background: Alteration in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) is usually investigated to provide an evidence of the host immune responses to tumor antigens. The tumor infiltrating NK cells interact most closely with the tumor cells and more accurately reflect tumor host interactions. Objective: To analyze ...  Read More

Interleukin-10 Promoter Polymorphisms and Breast Cancer Risk in Iranian Women

Hossein Abdolrahim-Zadeh; Niloufar Hakkakian; Reza Asadollahi; Behrouz Gharesifard; Jamal Sarvari; Eskandar Kamali-Sarvestani; Abdolrasoul Talei

Volume 2, Issue 3 , September 2005, , Pages 158-165

Abstract
  Background: IL-10 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine which is involved in tumorigenesis. Over production of IL-10 and elevated number of IL-10 generating mononuclear cells in breast tumor tissue has already been shown. Objective: To determine the association of IL-10 promoter polymorphisms with increased ...  Read More

Flowcytometric Analysis of Tumor Associated Macrophages in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of Breast

Dawar Amani; Zohair Mohammad Hassan; Fatemeh Ravangard; Susan Frazmand; Mojtaba Karim Zadeh

Volume 2, Issue 2 , June 2005, , Pages 117-122

Abstract
  Background: Invasive ductal carcinoma is the most common type of breast cancer in Iran. Impaired immune responses occur frequently in cancer patients, but the mechanisms of the induced immune defects remain poorly understood. It is believed that infiltrated immune cells, especially macrophages, may provide ...  Read More