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Virus genetic variations and evade from immune system, the present influenza challenges: review article
Shahla Shahsavandi ,
Volume 73, Issue 7 (10-2015)
Abstract

The spread of influenza viruses in multiple bird and mammalian species is a worldwide serious threat to human and animal populations' health and raise major concern for ongoing pandemic in humans. Direct transmission of the avian viruses which have sialic acid specific receptors similar to human influenza viruses are a warning to the emergence of a new mutant strain that is likely to share molecular determinants to facilitate their replication in human host. So the emerge virus can be transmitted easily through person to person. The genetic variations of the influenza viruses, emerge and re-emerge of new antigenic variants, and transmission of avian influenza viruses to human may raise wide threat to public health and control of pandemic influenza. Vaccination, chemoprophylaxis with specific antiviral drugs, and personal protective non-pharmacological measures are tools to treat influenza virus infection. The emergence of drug resistant strains of influenza viruses under drug selective pressure and their limited efficacy in severe cases of influenza infections highlight the need to development of new therapies with alternative modes. In recent years several studies have been progressed to introduce components to be act at different stages of the viral life cycle with broad spectrum reactivity against mammalian and bird influenza subtypes. A wide variety of different antiviral strategies include inhibition of virus entry, blocking of viral replication or targeting of cellular signaling pathways have been explored. The current inactivated influenza vaccines are eliciting only B-cell responses. Application of the vaccines has been limited due to the emergence of the new virus antigenic variants. In recent decade development of gene vaccines by targeting various influenza virus proteins have been interested because significant potential for induction of both humoral and cell mediated immunity responses. Enhanced and directed immune responses to viral vaccine can be achieved by using adjuvant. The ability of biological molecular adjuvant such as cytokines, interlukines, and bacterial derivatives to improve the immunogenicity of vaccines as a novel strategy is under evaluation, however, and immune system regulator proteins have additional considerations.


Clinical guideline for prevention and control of alcohol consumption
Farzad Tajdini, Reza Shekarriz-Foumani , Parinaz Rezapour , Kambiz Abachizade, Maryam Mohseni ,
Volume 76, Issue 12 (3-2019)
Abstract
Background: Using alcohol is one of the most important death factors that can be prevented. Lifestyle-related diseases are at the top cause of mortality and burden of disease, whereas most of them can be prevented. Considering the growing importance of diseases related to lifestyle (including alcohol abuse), providing evidence-based clinical guidelines for diseases and life-style related conditions which are in accordance with the newest scientific findings and with cultural and economic conditions in each country are required. The aim of this study was to develop a clinical guideline for prevention and control of alcohol consumption.
Methods: The type of study is initiation of a method or a scientific/administrative system (health system management studies) that uses the National Pattern of Localization of Clinical Guidelines in 2017 in Taleghani Hospital of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, by using the reviewed clinical guidelines, which was conducted by the end of 2017 based on organizational criteria, the availability of the full version of the clinical guideline and its up-to-datedness, and the appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation (AGREE) scoring system. This clinical guideline was developed based on 5A Model (Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist and Arrange).
Results: In order to prevent and control alcohol abuse, a clinical guideline was developed based on five clinical guidelines including United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Healthy lifestyle guideline (ICSI), the guidelines for preventive activities in general practice in Australia (RACGP), The Australian population health guide to risky behavioural risk factors in general practice (SNAP), and the guidelines related to lifestyle and wellbeing by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence of England (NICE) in the form of 5A model.
Conclusion: The best practice is according to the existing clinical guidelines for prevention and control of alcohol use screening, brief intervention (1-2 sessions) and behavioral counseling, treatment with cognitive behavioral interventions (2-6 sessions) and, if necessary, referrals to higher treatment centers. Referral is recommended for patients who have signs of substance dependence and need a level of care beyond brief service.

The efficacy of prophylactic intravenous aminophylline, paracetamol or aminophylline and paracetamol in prevention of post spinal headache in lower extremity surgeries compared to the control group
Mitra Jabalameli , Seyyed Taghi Hashemi , Somayeh Asadpoor ,
Volume 77, Issue 5 (8-2019)
Abstract
Background: Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is commonly seen after neuraxial block and it usually lasts for up to two days or in some cases for up to two weeks. Several types of regimens have been suggested for treatment, such as theophylline and caffeine. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of aminophylline, paracetamol, and administration of aminophylline and paracetamol concurrently on prevention of PDPH.
Methods: In a double-blind randomized clinical trial, we evaluated 120 patients in four groups (n=30) undergoing spinal anesthesia for extremity surgery in educational hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (Alzahra and Ayatollah Kashani Hospitals), Iran, from 2016 to 2017. In group A aminophylline was injected slowly intravenously (1.5 mg/kg), in group B paracetamol (1000 mg) was injected intravenously, in group C aminophylline and paracetamol was injected with the same dose and in control group (n=30) normal saline was injected intravenously. After patients entered the operating room, mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate were measured and oxygen saturation was monitored. Before spinal anesthesia, 15 minutes before leaving the recovery room, every 6 hours in first day and daily in first week after the surgery, incidence of PDPH in each group were evaluated. The frequency of nausea between the four groups was also studied.
Results: 42 patients (35%) out of the 120 ones suffered from headache. 40% of patients who had received aminophylline, 33.3% of patients who had received paracetamol, 20% of patients who had received aminophylline and paracetamol and 46.6% of patients who had not received any drug suffered from headache (P=0.05). The frequency of nausea was not significantly different between the four groups at any time. The average of heart rate, mean arterial pressure and oxygen saturation in recovery and 24 hours after operation were not significantly different between the four groups.
Conclusion: This study shows that intravenous administration of aminophylline and paracetamol significantly reduces the incidence of post-dural puncture headache (PDHP) in lower extremity surgery and we can use this regimen for prevention.

Knowledge, attitude and practice in the prevention of kidney stones among Iranian urologists
Saba Jalali , Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri , Maryam Taheri , Abbas Basiri , Sanaz Tavasoli ,
Volume 77, Issue 11 (2-2020)
Abstract
Background: Renal calculus with increasing prevalence and incidence in recent decades have the highest burden of urologic diseases. While preventive measures could significantly reduce the rate of recurrence, the amount of compliance with the preventive guidelines is unclear among urologists. This study was designated to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice in kidney stones prevention among urologists for the first time in Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the participants of the 20th Iranian Urological Association Congress. The questionnaires included questions regarding demographics, educational and occupational information, knowledge, attitude, and practice of urologists in the field of kidney stones prevention. The questionnaires were designed according to the latest guideline of the European Association of Urology and previous studies. Scores related to the knowledge and practice were calculated based on the number of questions with correct answers. The response rate was also calculated. The correlation of knowledge and practice with background variables, including age, work experience, and time since graduation were assessed.
Results: The total response rate was 18.08% (64 out of 354 distributed questionnaires). The mean age of the respondents was 47.25±10.20 and the mean work experience was 15.61±11.70 years. The mean knowledge and practice scores were 8.36±1.48 out of 11 and 4.44±1.45 out of 7 scores, respectively. A total of 96.2% and 73.4% of the urologists earned at least half of the knowledge and practice scores, respectively. There was no significant correlation between knowledge and practice scores (P=0.706). Work experience and time since graduation had a negative relationship with the knowledge scores (respectively, P=0.02 and P=0.026), and faculty membership had a positive correlation with the practice scores (P=0.022). Most respondents had an acceptable attitude regarding the effectiveness of stone prevention.
Conclusion: Although the study participants had good knowledge, attitude, and practice pattern regarding urinary stone prevention, their performance score was less than their level of awareness. However, we could not generalize the results to other urologists due to the low response rate of the study.

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