Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence Factors, Molecular Epidemiology and Latest Updates in Treatment Options

T Karampatakis, K Tsergouli, P Behzadi - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen responsible for a variety
of community and hospital infections. Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant K …

Toll‐like receptors: general molecular and structural biology

P Behzadi, HA García-Perdomo… - Journal of Immunology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background/Aim. Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are pivotal biomolecules in the immune system.
Today, we are all aware of the importance of TLRs in bridging innate and adaptive immune …

Toll-like receptor-guided therapeutic intervention of human cancers: molecular and immunological perspectives

S Mukherjee, R Patra, P Behzadi, A Masotti… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) serve as the body's first line of defense, recognizing both
pathogen-expressed molecules and host-derived molecules released from damaged or …

Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains—New Strategies for an Old Pathogen

C Zagaglia, MG Ammendolia, L Maurizi, M Nicoletti… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections worldwide.
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPECs) are the main causative agent of UTIs. UPECs …

FimH and anti-adhesive therapeutics: a disarming strategy against uropathogens

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, C Ambrosi, C Zagaglia… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chaperone-usher fimbrial adhesins are powerful weapons against the uropathogens that
allow the establishment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). As the antibiotic therapeutic …

Comprehensive study of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) prevalence in bacteria isolated from urine samples

MJ Gharavi, J Zarei, P Roshani-Asl, Z Yazdanyar… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nowadays, increasing extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria have
become a global concern because of inducing resistance toward most of the antimicrobial …

The role of gram-negative bacteria in urinary tract infections: current concepts and therapeutic options

P Behzadi, E Urbán, M Matuz, R Benkő… - Advances in Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are some of the most common infections in human medicine
worldwide, recognized as an important public health concern to healthcare systems around …

The Interleukin‐1 (IL‐1) superfamily cytokines and their single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)

P Behzadi, AS Sameer, S Nissar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interleukins (ILs)—which are important members of cytokines—consist of a vast group of
molecules, including a wide range of immune mediators that contribute to the immunological …

Clinical cases, drug resistance, and virulence genes profiling in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

A Hozzari, P Behzadi, P Kerishchi Khiabani… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - Springer
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) as the most important bacterial agent of urinary tract
infections (UTIs) encompasses a wide treasure of virulence genes and factors. In due to this …

Nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections

M Qindeel, M Barani, A Rahdar, R Arshad… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain challenging due to the
lack of convenient assessment techniques and to the resistance to conventional …