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Overview

Mehrdad Iranshahi is affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output includes numerous publications covering various subfields such as molecular biology, plant science, pharmacology, organic chemistry, and surgery.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to plant chemical constituents analysis, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, bioactive compounds and antitumor agents, synthesis and biological activity, phytochemistry and biological activities, T-cell and retrovirus studies, and phytochemicals and antioxidant activities.

Mehrdad Iranshahi's recent published papers include:

  • Perspective on the application of medicinal plants and natural products in wound healing: A mechanistic review (2021, Pharmacological Research)
  • A Review of the Phytochemistry and Antimicrobial Properties of Origanum vulgare L. and Subspecies (2021, PubMed)
  • The effects of hydro-ethanolic extract of Capparis spinosa (C. spinosa) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation and cognitive impairment: Evidence from in vivo and in vitro studies (2020, Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
  • The application of metabolomics in investigating anti-diabetic activity of medicinal plants (2020, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy)
  • Curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery: synthesis, biological assays and therapeutic potential - a review (2023, RSC Advances)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mehrdad Iranshahi include:

  • Maede Hasanpour
  • Fatemeh Behnam Rassouli
  • Milad Iranshahy
  • Hassan Rakhshandeh
  • Vahid Reza Askari

Publications are often found in the following venues:

  • PubMed
  • Inflammopharmacology
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the citrus flavonoids hesperidin and hesperetin: an updated review of their molecular mechanisms and experimental models.

    Hamideh Parhiz;Ali Roohbakhsh;Fatemeh Soltani;Ramin Rezaee

  • Antibacterial activity of flavonoids and their structure-activity relationship: An update review.

    Faegheh Farhadi;Bahman Khameneh;Mehrdad Iranshahi;Milad Iranshahy

  • Prooxidant Activity of Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Anthocyanins and Carotenoids: Updated Review of Mechanisms and Catalyzing Metals.

    Samira Eghbaliferiz;Mehrdad Iranshahi

  • Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida oleo-gum-resin)—A review

    Milad Iranshahy;Mehrdad Iranshahi

  • Molecular mechanisms behind the biological effects of hesperidin and hesperetin for the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

    Ali Roohbakhsh;Hamideh Parhiz;Fatemeh Soltani;Ramin Rezaee

  • Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Shirazi thyme)--an ancient condiment with modern pharmaceutical uses.

    Hassan Sajed;Amirhossein Sahebkar;Mehrdad Iranshahi

  • A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Portulaca oleracea L

    Milad Iranshahy;Behjat Javadi;Mehrdad Iranshahi;Seyedeh Pardis Jahanbakhsh

  • Sesquiterpene coumarins from Ferula szowitsiana and in vitro antileishmanial activity of 7-prenyloxycoumarins against promastigotes

    Mehrdad Iranshahi;Peyman Arfa;Mohammad Ramezani;Mahmoud Reza Jaafari

  • Antinociceptive effects of Peganum harmala L. alkaloid extract on mouse formalin test.

    Hamid Reza Monsef;Ali Ghobadi;Mehrdad Iranshahi;Mohammad Abdollahi

  • EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITIES OF THE PRENYLATED COUMARIN UMBELLIPRENIN

    M Iranshahi;M Askari;A Sahebkar;D Hadjipavlou-Litina

  • Protective effects of flavonoids against microbes and toxins: The cases of hesperidin and hesperetin.

    Mehrdad Iranshahi;Ramin Rezaee;Hamideh Parhiz;Ali Roohbakhsh

  • An investigation of the effects of curcumin on anxiety and depression in obese individuals: A randomized controlled trial.

    Habibollah Esmaily;Amirhossein Sahebkar;Mehrdad Iranshahi;Shiva Ganjali

  • Neuropharmacological properties and pharmacokinetics of the citrus flavonoids hesperidin and hesperetin — A mini-review

    Ali Roohbakhsh;Hamideh Parhiz;Fatemeh Soltani;Ramin Rezaee

  • Curcuminoids modulate pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance but not the immune response to heat shock protein 27 and oxidized LDL in obese individuals.

    Amirhossein Sahebkar;Akram Mohammadi;Ali Atabati;Shamim Rahiman

  • Cancer chemopreventive activity of the prenylated coumarin, umbelliprenin, in vivo

    Mehrdad Iranshahi;Amirhossein Sahebkar;Midori Takasaki;Takao Konoshima

  • Biologically active sesquiterpene coumarins from Ferula species.

    Zeinab Esmail Nazari;Mehrdad Iranshahi

  • Cancer chemopreventive activity of diversin from Ferula diversivittata in vitro and in vivo.

    M. Iranshahi;A. Sahebkar;S.T. Hosseini;M. Takasaki

  • Cancer chemopreventive activity of terpenoid coumarins from Ferula species.

    Mehrdad Iranshahi;Farhad Kalategi;Ramin Rezaee;Ahmad Reza Shahverdi

  • Umbelliprenin from Ferula szowitsiana inhibits the growth of human M4Beu metastatic pigmented malignant melanoma cells through cell-cycle arrest in G1 and induction of caspase-dependent apoptosis.

    Chantal Barthomeuf;Suzanne Lim;Mehrdad Iranshahi;Philippe Chollet

  • Perspective on the application of medicinal plants and natural products in wound healing: A mechanistic review.

    Omid Yazarlu;Mehrdad Iranshahi;Hamid Reza Khayat Kashani;Sara Reshadat

Frequent Co-Authors

Amirhossein Sahebkar
Amirhossein Sahebkar Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Sonia Piacente
Sonia Piacente University of Salerno
Mahmoud Reza Jaafari
Mahmoud Reza Jaafari Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Bernd Schneider
Bernd Schneider Max Planck Society
Ronald J. Quinn
Ronald J. Quinn Griffith University
Abbas Shafiee
Abbas Shafiee Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Reza Farhoosh
Reza Farhoosh Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Khalil Abnous
Khalil Abnous Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Mahmood Jeddi-Tehrani
Mahmood Jeddi-Tehrani Avicenna Research Institute
James F. White
James F. White Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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