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Milad Ashrafizadeh

Milad Ashrafizadeh

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2025

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25993
World Ranking
30
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11

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Overview

Milad Ashrafizadeh is affiliated with Shenzhen University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on biochemistry, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, cancer research, biomedical engineering, oncology, and biomaterials.

Their research covers a variety of topics including:

  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • Curcumin's biomedical applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

They have contributed to numerous scientific papers published in prominent journals such as Life Sciences, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacological Research, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, and Molecules.

Frequent coauthors of Milad Ashrafizadeh include Ali Zarrabi, Kiavash Hushmandi, Pooyan Makvandi, Saeed Samarghandian, and Amirhossein Zabolian, indicating regular collaboration networks in their research efforts.

Selected recent papers by Milad Ashrafizadeh include:

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition), 2021, Autophagy
  • Emerging role of exosomes in cancer progression and tumor microenvironment remodeling, 2022, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • AMPK signaling in diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance and diabetic complications: A pre-clinical and clinical investigation, 2021, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Curcumin Delivery Mediated by Bio-Based Nanoparticles: A Review, 2020, Molecules
  • Nanoparticles in tumor microenvironment remodeling and cancer immunotherapy, 2024, Journal of Hematology & Oncology

In addition to journal publications, Milad Ashrafizadeh has published a book titled Non-coding RNA Transcripts in Cancer Therapy, released by World Scientific in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Curcumin Delivery Mediated by Bio-Based Nanoparticles: A Review.

    Mahshid Moballegh Nasery;Mahshid Moballegh Nasery;Banafshe Abadi;Delaram Poormoghadam;Ali Zarrabi

  • Functionalization of polymers and nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, textile and biomedical applications: a review

    Pooyan Makvandi;Pooyan Makvandi;Sidra Iftekhar;Fabio Pizzetti;Atefeh Zarepour

  • Association of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) with Cisplatin Resistance.

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Ali Zarrabi;Kiavash Hushmandi;Kiavash Hushmandi;Mahshad Kalantari

  • In vivo gene delivery mediated by non-viral vectors for cancer therapy.

    Reza Mohammadinejad;Ali Dehshahri;Vijay Sagar Madamsetty;Masoumeh Zahmatkeshan

  • Regulation of Nuclear Factor-KappaB (NF-κB) signaling pathway by non-coding RNAs in cancer: Inhibiting or promoting carcinogenesis?

    Sepideh Mirzaei;Ali Zarrabi;Farid Hashemi;Amirhossein Zabolian

  • Recent Advances in Natural Gum-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: A Review

    Reza Mohammadinejad;Anuj Kumar;Marziyeh Ranjbar-Mohammadi;Milad Ashrafizadeh

  • The therapeutic effect of resveratrol: Focusing on the Nrf2 signaling pathway

    Tahereh Farkhondeh;Silvia Llorens Folgado;Ali Mohammad Pourbagher-Shahri;Milad Ashrafizadeh

  • Carbon dots as versatile nanoarchitectures for the treatment of neurological disorders and their theranostic applications: A review.

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Reza Mohammadinejad;Suresh Kumar Kailasa;Zahra Ahmadi

  • Curcumin Activates the Nrf2 Pathway and Induces Cellular Protection Against Oxidative Injury

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Zahra Ahmadi;Reza Mohammadinejad;Tahereh Farkhondeh

  • New insight towards development of paclitaxel and docetaxel resistance in cancer cells: EMT as a novel molecular mechanism and therapeutic possibilities.

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Sepideh Mirzaei;Farid Hashemi;Ali Zarrabi

  • Curcumin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: Potentiating antitumor activity of cisplatin and reducing side effects

    Asal Jalal Abadi;Sepideh Mirzaei;Mahmood Khaksary Mahabady;Farid Hashemi

  • Long non-coding RNAs in the doxorubicin resistance of cancer cells.

    Saeed Ashrafizaveh;Milad Ashrafizadeh;Ali Zarrabi;Kiavash Husmandi

  • Melatonin as a potential modulator of Nrf2.

    Zahra Ahmadi;Milad Ashrafizadeh

  • Caffeic acid and its derivatives as potential modulators of oncogenic molecular pathways: New hope in the fight against cancer.

    Sepideh Mirzaei;Mohammad Hossein Gholami;Amirhossein Zabolian;Hossein Saleki

  • Hyaluronic acid-based nanoplatforms for Doxorubicin: A review of stimuli-responsive carriers, co-delivery and resistance suppression

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Sepideh Mirzaei;Mohammad Hossein Gholami;Farid Hashemi

  • Curcumin in cancer therapy: A novel adjunct for combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and alleviation of its adverse effects.

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Ali Zarrabi;Farid Hashemi;Ebrahim Rahmani Moghadam

  • Advances in understanding the role of P-gp in doxorubicin resistance: Molecular pathways, therapeutic strategies, and prospects.

    Sepideh Mirzaei;Mohammad Hossein Gholami;Farid Hashemi;Amirhossein Zabolian

  • Flavonoids against the SARS-CoV-2 induced inflammatory storm.

    Alena Liskova;Marek Samec;Lenka Koklesova;Samson M. Samuel

  • Biomedical application of chitosan-based nanoscale delivery systems: Potential usefulness in siRNA delivery for cancer therapy.

    Milad Ashrafizadeh;Masoud Delfi;Farid Hashemi;Amirhossein Zabolian

Frequent Co-Authors

Masoud Najafi
Masoud Najafi Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Alan Prem Kumar
Alan Prem Kumar National University of Singapore
Amirhossein Sahebkar
Amirhossein Sahebkar Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Gautam Sethi
Gautam Sethi National University of Singapore
Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare
Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare Damghan University
Tapas K. Maiti
Tapas K. Maiti Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Hamed Mirzaei
Hamed Mirzaei Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Mika Sillanpää
Mika Sillanpää University of Johannesburg
Vijay Kumar Thakur
Vijay Kumar Thakur Scotland's Rural College
Anuj Kumar
Anuj Kumar Indian Institute of Technology BHU

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