Publications by authors named "Ali Azghani"

27Publications

Precision-guided, Personalized Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy for Empyema and Complicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions: The Case for the Fibrinolytic Potential.

Authors:
Steven Idell Galina Florova Sreerama Shetty Torry Tucker Richard Idell Kathy Koenig Ali Azghani Najib M Rahman Andrey Komissarov

Clin Pulm Med 2017 Jul;24(4):163-169

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Texas Lung Injury institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center.

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July 2017

Efficacy of neutral and negatively charged liposome-loaded gentamicin on planktonic bacteria and biofilm communities.

Authors:
Moayad Alhariri Majed A Majrashi Ali H Bahkali Faisal S Almajed Ali O Azghani Mohammad A Khiyami Essam J Alyamani Sameera M Aljohani Majed A Halwani

Int J Nanomedicine 2017 18;12:6949-6961. Epub 2017 Sep 18.

Nanomedicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

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February 2018

Targeting plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in tetracycline-induced pleural injury in rabbits.

Authors:
Galina Florova Ali O Azghani Sophia Karandashova Chris Schaefer Serge V Yarovoi Paul J Declerck Douglas B Cines Steven Idell Andrey A Komissarov

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2018 01 31;314(1):L54-L68. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler , Tyler, Texas.

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January 2018

Dose dependency of outcomes of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in new rabbit empyema models.

Authors:
Andrey A Komissarov Galina Florova Ali O Azghani Ann Buchanan Jake Boren Timothy Allen Najib M Rahman Kathleen Koenig Mignote Chamiso Sophia Karandashova James Henry Steven Idell

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2016 08 24;311(2):L389-99. Epub 2016 Jun 24.

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas;

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August 2016

The time course of resolution of adhesions during fibrinolytic therapy in tetracycline-induced pleural injury in rabbits.

Authors:
Andrey A Komissarov Galina Florova Ali O Azghani Ann Buchanan William M Bradley Chris Schaefer Kathleen Koenig Steven Idell

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015 Sep 10;309(6):L562-72. Epub 2015 Jul 10.

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT), Tyler, Texas;

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September 2015

Targeting of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 improves fibrinolytic therapy for tetracycline-induced pleural injury in rabbits.

Authors:
Galina Florova Ali Azghani Sophia Karandashova Chris Schaefer Kathleen Koenig Kris Stewart-Evans Paul J Declerck Steven Idell Andrey A Komissarov

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2015 Apr;52(4):429-37

1 Texas Lung Injury Institute of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas.

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April 2015

Mechanism of fibroblast inflammatory responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase.

Authors:
Ali O Azghani Kourtney Neal Steven Idell Rodolfo Amaro Jason W Baker Abdelwahab Omri Usha R Pendurthi

Microbiology (Reading) 2014 Mar 2;160(Pt 3):547-555. Epub 2014 Jan 2.

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Texas Lung Injury Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX, USA.

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March 2014

Active α-macroglobulin is a reservoir for urokinase after fibrinolytic therapy in rabbits with tetracycline-induced pleural injury and in human pleural fluids.

Authors:
Andrey A Komissarov Galina Florova Ali Azghani Sophia Karandashova Anna K Kurdowska Steven Idell

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013 Nov 30;305(10):L682-92. Epub 2013 Aug 30.

The Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 11937 US Highway 271, Lab C-6, Tyler, TX 75708. or

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November 2013

Liposomal antibiotics for the treatment of infectious diseases.

Authors:
Moayad Alhariri Ali Azghani Abdelwahab Omri

Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2013 Nov 26;10(11):1515-32. Epub 2013 Jul 26.

Laurentian University, The Novel Drug & Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6 , Canada +1 705 675 1151 ext. 2190 ; +1 705675 4844 ;

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November 2013

Intrapleural adenoviral delivery of human plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 exacerbates tetracycline-induced pleural injury in rabbits.

Authors:
Sophia Karandashova Galina Florova Ali O Azghani Andrey A Komissarov Kathy Koenig Torry A Tucker Timothy C Allen Kris Stewart Amy Tvinnereim Steven Idell

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2013 Jan 20;48(1):44-52. Epub 2012 Sep 20.

Texas Lung Injury Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75708, USA.

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January 2013

Inhibition of protein kinase C attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase-induced epithelial barrier disruption.

Authors:
Curtis A Clark Lauren K Thomas Ali O Azghani

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2011 Dec 14;45(6):1263-71. Epub 2011 Jul 14.

Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Tyler, 75799, USA.

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December 2011

Activity and interactions of liposomal antibiotics in presence of polyanions and sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis.

Authors:
Misagh Alipour Zacharias E Suntres Majed Halwani Ali O Azghani Abdelwahab Omri

PLoS One 2009 May 28;4(5):e5724. Epub 2009 May 28.

The Novel Drug & Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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May 2009

Bismuth-thiol incorporation enhances biological activities of liposomal tobramycin against bacterial biofilm and quorum sensing molecules production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Authors:
Majed Halwani Stéphanie Hebert Zacharias E Suntres Robert M Lafrenie Ali O Azghani Abdelwahab Omri

Int J Pharm 2009 May 12;373(1-2):141-6. Epub 2009 Feb 12.

The Novel Drug & Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada.

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May 2009

Liposomal bismuth-ethanedithiol formulation enhances antimicrobial activity of tobramycin.

Authors:
Majed Halwani Shanna Blomme Zacharias E Suntres Misagh Alipour Ali O Azghani Aseem Kumar Abdelwahab Omri

Int J Pharm 2008 Jun 15;358(1-2):278-84. Epub 2008 Mar 15.

The Novel Drug & Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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June 2008

Intrapleural low-molecular-weight urokinase or tissue plasminogen activator versus single-chain urokinase in tetracycline-induced pleural loculation in rabbits.

Authors:
Steven Idell Ali Azghani Shande Chen Kathy Koenig Andrew Mazar Lalitha Kodandapani Khalil Bdeir Douglas Cines Irina Kulikovskaya Timothy Allen

Exp Lung Res 2007 Oct-Nov;33(8-9):419-40

Texas Lung Injury Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75708, USA.

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January 2008

Bactericidal efficacy of liposomal aminoglycosides against Burkholderia cenocepacia.

Authors:
Majed Halwani Clement Mugabe Ali O Azghani Robert M Lafrenie Aseem Kumar Abdelwahab Omri

J Antimicrob Chemother 2007 Oct 1;60(4):760-9. Epub 2007 Aug 1.

The Novel Drug and Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6.

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October 2007

Antioxidants preserve macrophage phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during hyperoxia.

Authors:
Dympna M P Morrow Tahereh Entezari-Zaher John Romashko Ali O Azghani Mohammad Javdan Luis Ulloa Edmund J Miller Lin L Mantell

Free Radic Biol Med 2007 May 23;42(9):1338-49. Epub 2007 Jan 23.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John's University College of Pharmacy, Queens, NY 11439, USA.

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May 2007

Intrapleural activation, processing, efficacy, and duration of protection of single-chain urokinase in evolving tetracycline-induced pleural injury in rabbits.

Authors:
Steven Idell Timothy Allen Shande Chen Kathy Koenig Andrew Mazar Ali Azghani

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Jan 15;292(1):L25-32. Epub 2006 Sep 15.

Lab C-6, Texas lung Injurty Institute, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, 11937 US HWY 271, Tyler, TX 75708, USA.

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January 2007

Mechanism of enhanced activity of liposome-entrapped aminoglycosides against resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Authors:
Clement Mugabe Majed Halwani Ali O Azghani Robert M Lafrenie Abdelwahab Omri

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 Jun;50(6):2016-22

The Novel Drug and Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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June 2006

Antibacterial activity of liposomal gentamicin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a time-kill study.

Authors:
Gavin Rukholm Clement Mugabe Ali O Azghani Abdelwahab Omri

Int J Antimicrob Agents 2006 Mar 10;27(3):247-52. Epub 2006 Feb 10.

The Novel Drug and Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ont., Canada P3E 2C6.

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March 2006