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Cytokine Alterations in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of 30 Studies by Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Taslimi, Shervin, Brietzke, Elisa, Ashrafi, Mandana

“…Background We conducted a meta-analysis of studies comparing cytokine concentrations between patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and healthy control subjects…”
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Randomized placebo-controlled trial of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in decompensated cirrhosis by Mohamadnejad, Mehdi, Alimoghaddam, Kamran, Bagheri, Mohammad, Ashrafi, Mandana, Abdollahzadeh, Leila, Akhlaghpoor, Shahram, Bashtar, Maryam, Ghavamzadeh, Ardeshir, Malekzadeh, Reza

“…Background & Aims There has been great interest in recent years to take advantage of bone marrow stem cells to treat cirrhosis. Our uncontrolled trial showed…”
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A placebo-controlled study of tropisetron added to risperidone for the treatment of negative symptoms in chronic and stable schizophrenia by Noroozian, Maryam, Ghasemi, Sina, Hosseini, Seyed-Mohammad-Reza, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Khodaie-Ardakani, Mohammad-Reza, Mirshafiee, Omid, Farokhnia, Mehdi, Tajdini, Masih, Rezaei, Farzin, Salehi, Bahman, Ashrafi, Mandana, Yekehtaz, Habibeh, Tabrizi, Mina, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Rational A growing body of evidence illustrates that 5-HT3 receptor antagonist drugs may be of benefit in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia…”
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Intraportal Infusion of Bone Marrow Mononuclear or CD133+ Cells in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Double‐Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Mohamadnejad, Mehdi, Vosough, Massoud, Moossavi, Shirin, Nikfam, Sepideh, Mardpour, Soura, Akhlaghpoor, Shahram, Ashrafi, Mandana, Azimian, Vajiheh, Jarughi, Neda, Hosseini, Seyedeh-Esmat, Moeininia, Fatemeh, Bagheri, Mohamad, Sharafkhah, Maryam, Aghdami, Nasser, Malekzadeh, Reza, Baharvand, Hossein

“…The present study assessed the effects of intraportal infusions of autologous bone marrow‐derived mononuclear cells (MNCs) and/or CD133+ cells on liver…”
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Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor in a 45-year-old man: a case report by Ashrafi, Mandana, Saffar, Hiva, Mirsharifi, Seyed Rasoul, Tavangar, Seyed Mohammad

“…Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a rare entity with a few reports worldwide. This tumor commonly occurs in children and adolescent and…”
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Effect of celecoxib add-on treatment on symptoms and serum IL-6 concentrations in patients with major depressive disorder: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Abbasi, Seyed-Hesameddin, Hosseini, Fahimeh, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Ashrafi, Mandana, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Abstract Background It has been proposed that the mechanism of the antidepressant effect of celecoxib is linked to its anti-inflammatory action and…”
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Pioglitazone Adjunctive Therapy for Moderate-to-Severe Major Depressive Disorder: Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial by SEPANJNIA, Khatereh, MODABBERNIA, Amirhossein, ASHRAFI, Mandana, MODABBERNIA, Mohammad-Jafar, AKHONDZADEH, Shahin

“…Thiazolidinediones have shown antidepressant effect in animal studies, as well as in some uncontrolled studies evaluating human subjects with concurrent major…”
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Oral Scopolamine Augmentation in Moderate to Severe Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study by KHAJAVI, Danial, FAROKHNIA, Mehdi, MODABBERNIA, Amirhossein, ASHRAFI, Mandana, ABBASI, Seyed-Hesammedin, TABRIZI, Mina, AKHONDZADEH, Shahin

“…To evaluate the antidepressant effect of oral scopolamine as an adjunct to citalopram. In this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, patients were…”
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Memantine add-on in moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Ghaleiha, Ali, Entezari, Neda, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Najand, Babak, Askari, Neda, Tabrizi, Mina, Ashrafi, Mandana, Hajiaghaee, Reza, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Abstract There is a growing body of evidence for the efficacy of memantine augmentation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, to date,…”
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Celecoxib as adjunctive treatment to risperidone in children with autistic disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Asadabadi, Mahtab, Mohammadi, Mohammad-Reza, Ghanizadeh, Ahmad, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Ashrafi, Mandana, Hassanzadeh, Elmira, Forghani, Saeedeh, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Rational Autism is associated with activation of the inflammatory response system. Objective This study aims to assess the efficacy of a cyclooxygenase-2…”
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Does pioglitazone improve depression through insulin-sensitization? Results of a randomized double-blind metformin-controlled trial in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome and comorbid depression by Kashani, Ladan, Omidvar, Targol, Farazmand, Behnoud, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Ramzanzadeh, Fatemeh, Tehraninejad, Ensiyeh Shahrokh, Ashrafi, Mandana, Tabrizi, Mina, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Summary Thiazolidinediones have shown beneficial effects in short-term treatment of depression. However, it is unclear whether the antidepressant efficacy of…”
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Melatonin for prevention of metabolic side-effects of olanzapine in patients with first-episode schizophrenia: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Heidari, Parvaneh, Soleimani, Robabeh, Sobhani, Abdolrasoul, Roshan, Zahra Atrkar, Taslimi, Shervin, Ashrafi, Mandana, Modabbernia, Mohammad Jafar

“…Abstract We aimed to determine the efficacy of melatonin 3 mg/day in prevention of olanzapine-induced metabolic side-effects. In a randomized double-blind…”
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Effect of saffron on fluoxetine-induced sexual impairment in men: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Sohrabi, Hamid, Nasehi, Abbas-Ali, Raisi, Firoozeh, Saroukhani, Sepideh, Jamshidi, Amirhossein, Tabrizi, Mina, Ashrafi, Mandana, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Rationale Saffron ( Crocus sativus L.) has shown aphrodisiac effects in some animal and human studies. Objectives To assess the efficacy and tolerability of…”
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Minocycline add-on to risperidone for treatment of negative symptoms in patients with stable schizophrenia: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Khodaie-Ardakani, Mohammad-Reza, Mirshafiee, Omid, Farokhnia, Mehdi, Tajdini, Masih, Hosseini, Seyed-Mohammad-Reza, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Rezaei, Farzin, Salehi, Bahman, Yekehtaz, Habibeh, Ashrafi, Mandana, Tabrizi, Mina, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and tolerability of minocycline add-on to risperidone in treatment of negative symptoms of…”
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Aspirin for treatment of lithium-associated sexual dysfunction in men: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Saroukhani, Sepideh, Emami-Parsa, Morteza, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Ashrafi, Mandana, Farokhnia, Mehdi, Hajiaghaee, Reza, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Objectives The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of aspirin on lithium‐related sexual dysfunction in men with stable bipolar affective disorder…”
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Saffron for treatment of fluoxetine-induced sexual dysfunction in women: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Kashani, Ladan, Raisi, Firoozeh, Saroukhani, Sepideh, Sohrabi, Hamid, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Nasehi, Abbas-Ali, Jamshidi, Amirhossein, Ashrafi, Mandana, Mansouri, Parisa, Ghaeli, Padideh, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Objective Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has shown beneficial aphrodisiac effects in some animal and human studies. The aim of the present study was to assess the…”
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Intranasal Oxytocin as an Adjunct to Risperidone in Patients with Schizophrenia: An 8-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study by Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Rezaei, Farzin, Salehi, Bahman, Jafarinia, Morteza, Ashrafi, Mandana, Tabrizi, Mina, Hosseini, Seyed M. R., Tajdini, Masih, Ghaleiha, Ali, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Background Impairment of oxytocinergic function and/or oxytocin receptor genetic abnormalities has been demonstrated in patients with schizophrenia. Oxytocin…”
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Memantine Add-On to Risperidone for Treatment of Negative Symptoms in Patients With Stable Schizophrenia: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study by REZAEI, Farzin, MOHAMMAD-KARIMI, Maryam, AKHONDZADEH, Shahin, SEDDIGHI, Sahar, MODABBERNIA, Amirhossein, ASHRAFI, Mandana, SALEHI, Bahman, HAMMIDI, Siran, MOTASAMI, Hamid, HAJIAGHAEE, Reza, TABRIZI, Mina

“…We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of memantine add-on in the treatment of primary negative symptoms of patients with stable schizophrenia. In a double-blind…”
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A review of psychosocial issues in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Ashrafi, Mandana, Malekzadeh, Reza, Poustchi, Hossein

“…Psychosocial issues and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are important components of care in patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B (CHBV). In this…”
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Granisetron Adjunct to Fluvoxamine for Moderate to Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Askari, Neda, Moin, Mahdieh, Sanati, Mohammad, Tajdini, Masih, Hosseini, Seyed-Mohammad-Reza, Modabbernia, Amirhossein, Najand, Babak, Salimi, Samrand, Tabrizi, Mina, Ashrafi, Mandana, Hajiaghaee, Reza, Akhondzadeh, Shahin

“…Background : Several small studies have shown beneficial effects of ondansetron, a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, in the treatment of obsessivecompulsive…”
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