Background Currently available anti-influenza drugs are often associated with limitations
such as toxicity and the appearance of drug-resistant strains. Therefore, there is a pressing …

Mutations of HBsAg especially within the “a” determinant could alter the antigenicity of the
protein causing failure of HBsAg neutralization and escaping from the host’s immune system, …

Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) recently
introduced as a global public health problem by the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus …

PROJECT: Golestan province, located in northeast of Iran, has been known as a high risk
area for esophageal cancer (EC). This study was conducted to assess the relationship …

Introduction: HPV infection has a prime etiologic role in development and progression of
cervical cancer, one of the most frequent forms of cancer among women in developing countries…

Scant evidence exists to support the association of opium use with head and neck cancer,
limited to the larynx and oral cavity. In a multicenter case‐control study—Iran Opium and …

Purpose Paclitaxel is a generic drug produced based on Taxol which is an extract of Taxus
tree, well known for its anticancer and antibacterial effects. This study was aimed at building …

Background Cervical cancer is the second-most-common cause of malignancies in women
worldwide, and the oncogenic activity of the human papilloma virus types (HPV) E7 protein …

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an aggressive tumor that is typically diagnosed
only when the tumor has gained remarkable size, extended to peripheral tissues, and …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus has been rapidly spreading globally since December 2019,
triggering a pandemic, soon after its emergence. While Iran was among the first countries …