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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Current Status of Acanthamoeba in Iran: A Narrative Review Article
Elham Kazemirad
Elham Kazemirad

Associate Professor of Medical Parasitology

Department Medical Parasitology and Mycology

School of Public Health

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. Contribution of Epidermal Growth Factor (Egf) in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Major in Balb/C Mice, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2025)
2. High Prevalence of Enterocytozoon Bieneusi Genotype Beb6 in Wild Boars in Lorestan Province, Iran: Potential Source of Zoonotic Transmission, Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2025)
3. Prevalence of Free-Living Amoebae in Five Rivers Associated With High Human Activity in Tehran Province, Iran, Journal of Water and Health (2025)
4. Transcriptional Alterations of Virulence Factors in Leishmania Major Clinical Isolates Harboring Leishmania Rna Virus 2 (Lrv2), BMC Infectious Diseases (2025)
5. Upregulation of Antioxidant Genes in Antimony-Resistant Leishmania Tropica Clinical Isolates, Molecular Biology Reports (2025)
6. Downregulation of Gjb2 and Slc26a4 Genes Induced by Noise Exposure Is Associated With Cochlear Damage, Molecular Biology Reports (2022)
7. In Vitro Activity of Pentamidine Isethionate Against Trophozoite and Cyst of Acanthamoeba, Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2021)
8. Molecular Identification of Leishmania Species in an Outbreak of Re-Emerged Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southwestern Iran During 2015-2016, Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases (2021)
9. Recent Developments In Recombinant Proteins for Diagnosis of Human Fascioliasis, Acta Parasitologica (2021)
10. Isolation and Identification of Free-Living Amoeba From the Hot Springs and Beaches of the Caspian Sea, Parasite Epidemiology and Control (2020)
11. Role of Toxoplasma Gondii Igg Avidity Testing in Discriminating Between Acute and Chronic Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy, Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2020)
12. Treatment Failure in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Referred to the School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences During 2008-2017, Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases (2020)
13. Gene Expression Analysis of Antimony Resistance in Leishmania Tropica Using Quantitative Real-Time Pcr Focused on Genes Involved in Trypanothione Metabolism and Drug Transport, Archives of Dermatological Research (2019)
14. Visceral Leishmaniasis Among Children in an Endemic Area of Northwestern Iran Between 2016 and 2017: An Epidemiological Study, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (2019)
15. Comparison of P27 Gene Expression of Promastigote and Amastigote Forms of Leishmania Major (Mrho/Ir/75/Er) by Real-Time Rt-Pcr, Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2018)
16. Evaluation of a Set of Refolded Recombinant Antigens for Serodiagnosis of Human Fascioliasis, PLoS ONE (2018)
17. In Vivo Identification of Novel Tgif2lx Target Genes in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Using the Cdna-Aflp Method, Arab Journal of Gastroenterology (2018)
18. Molecular Identification of Agents of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Different Areas of Iran Using Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 Pcr-Rflp, Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases (2018)
19. Detection and Molecular Identification of Leishmania Rna Virus (Lrv) in Iranian Leishmania Species, Archives of Virology (2016)
20. Expression Analysis of Activated Protein Kinase C Gene (Lack1) in Antimony Sensitive and Resistant Leishmania Tropica Clinical Isolates Using Real-Time Rt-Pcr, International Journal of Dermatology (2016)
21. Expression Analysis of Viscerotropic Leishmaniasis Gene in Leishmania Species by Real-Time Rt-Pcr, Acta Parasitologica (2016)
22. Comparative Proteomic Profiling of Leishmania Tropica: Investigation of a Case Infected With Simultaneous Cutaneous and Viscerotropic Leishmaniasis by 2-Dimentional Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry, Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2015)
23. Comparison of the Proteome Profiling of Iranian Isolates of Leishmania Tropica, L. Major and L. Infantum by Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis (2-De) and Mass-Spectrometry, Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2015)
24. Diagnosing Malaria Cases Referred to the Malaria Reference Laboratory in Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran, Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2015)
25. Identifying Differentially Expressed Genes in Trophozoites and Cysts of Acanthamoeba T4 Genotype: Implications for Developing New Treatments for Acanthamoeba Keratitis, European Journal of Protistology (2015)