Zohreh Jahanafrooz

Education

PhD. in Cell and Molecular Biology , University of Tehran , Iran (2012 - 2017)
Thesis title: Investigation of the effects of Silibinin and antimiR-21 on the apoptosis and cell cycle in human breast cancer cell lines T47D and MCF-7
MSc. in Molecular Genetics , Tabriz University , Iran (2007 - 2009)
Thesis title: TNF-α gene polymorphisms in Iranian Azeri Turkish patients with Behcet’s Disease
BSc. in Cell and Molecular Biology , University of Tehran , Iran (2003 - 2007)

Cell and molecular biology of cancer cells
Cell and molecular biology of stem cells
Natural agents in cancer therapy and their mechanisms

Research activities

Journal articles

1	Sahar Baghal Sadriforoush, Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Nasrin Motamed (2023) Silibinin induces apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest in human ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cell line Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology: 3; 1—9
2	Saba Ahmadpour Nazm, Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Mortaza Bonyadi, Noushin Masoudi, Zahra Nouri, Mohammad Barzegar (2023) Spectrum of MECP2 mutations in Iranian Azeri Turkish Rett Syndrome Patients Neurology Asia: 2; 381—385
3	Behnaz Bakhshandeh, Zohreh Jahanafrooz, , Shiva Daryani, Zahra Dehghani, Mahya Sadeghi, Mir Sepehr Pedram, Mohammad Mehdi Dehghan (2023) Transcriptomic and In Vivo Approaches Introduced Human iPSC-Derived Microvesicles for Skin Rejuvenation Scientific Reports: 9963; 1—11
4	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Behnaz Bakhshandeh, Seyyed Behnam Abdollahi, Ehsan Seyedjafari (2022) Human amniotic membrane as a multifunctional biomaterial: recent advances and applications JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS: 8; 1341—1354
5	Farshad Darvishi, Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Ahad Mokhtarzadeh (2022) Microbial L-asparaginase as a promising enzyme for treatment of various cancers APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: 1; 5335—5347
6	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Ahad Mokhtarzadeh (2022) Pore-forming Peptides: A New Treatment Option for Cancer CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY: 29; 4078—4096
7	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Behnaz Bakhshandeh, Erfan Shirzadi (2022) Comparative Evaluation of Lipofectamine and Dendrimer for Transfection of Short RNA into Human T47D and MCF-10A Cell Lines Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin: 2; 385—392
8	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Beate Rinner (2021) Evaluation of Silibinin Effect on U-CH2 and MCF-7 Cell Lines through xCELLigence system Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin: 1; 1—2
9	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Zhishan Chen, Jiandong Bao, Hongzhi Li, Loren Lipworth, Xingyi Guo (2021) An overview of human proteins and genes involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection GENE: 808; 0—0
10	Behnaz Bakhshandeh, Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Ardeshir Abbasi, Matin Babaee Goli, Mahya Sadeghi, Mohammad Sadeq Mottaqi, Maryam Zamani (2021) Mutations in SARS-CoV-2; Consequences in structure, function, and pathogenicity of the virus MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS: 154; 0—0
11	Behnaz Bakhshandeh, Shokufeh Ghasemian Sorboni, Amir-Reza Javanmard, Seyed Saeed Mottaghi, Mohammad-reza Mehrabi, Farzaneh Sorouri, Ardeshir Abbasi, Zohreh Jahanafrooz (2021) Variants in ACE2; potential influences on virus infection and COVID-19 severity INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION: 90; 0—0
12	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Nasrin Motamed, Beate Rinner, Ahad Mokhtarzadeh, Behzad Baradaran (2018) Silibinin to improve cancer therapeutic, as an apoptotic inducer, autophagy modulator, cell cycle inhibitor, and microRNAs regulator LIFE SCIENCES: 213; 236—247
13	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Nasrin Motamed, Behnaz Bakhshandeh (2017) Effects of miR-21 downregulation and silibinin treatment in breast cancer cell lines CYTOTECHNOLOGY: 69; 667—680
14	Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Nasrin Motamed, Behnaz Bakhshandeh (2015) Comparative Evaluation of Silibinin Effects on Cell Cycling and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 and T47D Cell Lines Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: 17; 2661—2665

Conference articles

1	Zohreh Jahanafrooz (2023) Low frequency of differentially methylated genes among differentially expressed genes and their positive or negative correlations in colon adenocarcinoma 7th International Congress on Biomedicine (ICB 2023), ., .
2	Zeynab Baghaie, Pia Sophie Hysa, Zohreh Jahanafrooz (2023) Effect of human papillomavirus on gene expression in cervical cancer International Student Congress Graz, Austria, Graz

Books

1	Behnaz Bakhshandeh, Zohreh Jahanafrooz, Dorrin Mohtadi Haghighi, Nasim Rahmani-Kukia, Ardeshir Abbasi, Armaghan Pourramezanali (2023) Interaction of Nanomaterials With Living Cells ISBN: 978-981-99-2119-5

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