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  1. Prevalence & incidence of pre-hypertension and HTN (awareness/control): findings of KERCADRS.

    Article • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  2. A review on plants and herbal components with antiarrhythmic activities and their interaction with current cardiac drugs

    Article • Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  3. The Prevalence and 5-Year Incidence Rate of Low Physical Activity in an Urban Population of 10,000 in Southeastern Iran: Relationship With Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, April 2020, Human Kinetics

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  4. Chronic treatment with apelin, losartan and their combination reduces myocardial infarct size and improves cardiac mechanical function

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  5. The Effect of Candesartan Alone and Its Combination With Estrogen on Post-traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes in Female Rats

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, December 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  6. The effect of sodium valproate on differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells into cardiomyocyte-like cells in two-dimensional culture and fibrin scaffold conditions

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  7. Anti-inflammatory and anti-remodeling effects of myrtenol in the lungs of asthmatic rats: Histopathological and biochemical findings

    Article • Allergologia et Immunopathologia, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  8. Anxiety, depression, and oral health: A population-based study in Southeast of Iran

    Article • Dental Research Journal, January 2019, Medknow

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  9. Therapeutic effects of tamoxifen on metabolic parameters and cytokines modulation in rat model of postmenopausal diabetic cardiovascular dysfunction: Role of classic estrogen receptors

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  10. The study of the serum level of IL‐4, TGF‐β, IFN‐γ, and IL‐6 in overweight patients with and without diabetes mellitus and hypertension

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  11. Downregulation of IL-22 can be considered as a risk factor for onset of type 2 diabetes

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, June 2018, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  12. Mild aerobic training with blood flow restriction increases the hypertrophy index and MuSK in both slow and fast muscles of old rats: Role of PGC-1α

    Article • Life Sciences, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  13. Heterodimerization of apelin and opioid receptors and cardiac inotropic and lusitropic effects of apelin in 2K1C hypertension: Role of pERK1/2 and PKC

    Article • Life Sciences, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  14. Comparing indices of median nerve among diabetic patients with or without metabolic syndrome

    Article • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  15. Apelin reduce blood pressure through Opioid receptors

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, November 2017, Wiley

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  16. The differential effects of low and high doses of apelin through opioid receptors on the blood pressure of rats with renovascular hypertension

    Article • Hypertension Research, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  17. Low-intensity endurance exercise plus nandrolone decanoate modulates cardiac adiponectin and its receptors

    Article • Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology, March 2017, Wiley

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  18. Apelin-13 protects rat primary cortical glia-neuron co-culture against pentylenetetrazole-induced toxicity

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  19. The relationship between food insecurity with cardiovascular risk markers and metabolic syndrome components in patients with diabetes: A population-based study from Kerman coronary artery disease risk study

    Article • Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Hamid Najafipour, Dr. Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour

  20. Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with other coronary artery disease risk factors among urban population in Southeast of Iran: results of the Kerman coronary artery disease risk factors study (KERCADRS)

    Article • Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  21. The Impact of Opium Consumption on Blood Glucose, Serum Lipids and Blood Pressure, and Related Mechanisms

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, October 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  22. Protective Effects of High-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Interval Training on Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Injury in Wistar Rats

    Article • Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, August 2016, Kowsar Medical Institute

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  23. The anti-inflammatory properties of Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad essential oil attenuate the effects of traumatic brain injuries in rats

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  24. Chemical Composition, Anticonvulsant Activity, and Toxicity of Essential Oil and Methanolic Extract of Elettaria cardamomum

    Article • Planta Medica, July 2016, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  25. The effect of interleukins 27 and 35 and their role on mediating the action of insulin Like Growth Factor -1 on the inflammation and blood flow of chronically inflamed rat knee joint

    Article • Cytokine, May 2016, Elsevier

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  26. Prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and their relationship with other coronary artery disease risk factors: A population-based study on 5900 residents in Southeast Iran

    Article • Asian Journal of Psychiatry, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  27. The risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in presence of high-intensity endurance exercise along with chronic administration of nandrolone decanoate

    Article • Steroids, January 2016, Elsevier

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  28. Common autoimmune biomarkers, thyroid hormonal abnormalities, and beta cells dysfunction in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults with type II diabetes mellitus

    Article • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  29. The effects ofMelissa officinalis(lemon balm) pretreatment on the resistance of the heart to myocardial injury

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, October 2015, Informa Healthcare

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  30. The promising effect of barberry (Zereshk) extract against experimental pulmonary microvascular remodeling and hypertension: A comparison with sildenafil

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  31. Erratum to: The Effects of Nandrolone Decanoate Along with Prolonged Low-Intensity Exercise on Susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias

    Article • Cardiovascular Toxicology, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  32. Investigation of changes in apelin receptor mRNA and protein expression in the myocardium and aorta of rats with two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) Goldblatt hypertension

    Article • Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  33. The Effects of Nandrolone Decanoate Along with Prolonged Low-Intensity Exercise on Susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias

    Article • Cardiovascular Toxicology, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  34. Effects of opium consumption on coronary artery disease risk factors and oral health: Results of Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk factors Study a population-based survey on 5900 subjects aged 15-75 years

    Article • International Journal of Preventive Medicine, January 2015, Medknow

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  35. Inadequate control of diabetes and metabolic indices among diabetic patients: A population based study from the Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk Study (KERCADRS)

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, December 2014, International Society for Phytocosmetic Scicences

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  36. Circulating Levels of Interleukin-35 in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Evaluation of the Influences of FOXP3 Gene Polymorphism and Treatment Program

    Article • Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  37. Hypertension: diagnosis, control status and its predictors in general population aged between 15 and 75 years: a community-based study in southeastern Iran

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  38. Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus, pre-diabetes, undiagnosed and uncontrolled diabetes and its predictors in general population aged 15 to 75 years: A community-based study (KERCADRS) in southeastern Iran;

    Article • Journal of Diabetes, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  39. Cardioprotective Effect of Mumie (Shilajit) on Experimentally Induced Myocardial Injury

    Article • Cardiovascular Toxicology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  40. Determination of most suitable cut off point of waist circumference for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in Kerman

    Article • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  41. Effect of Melatonin on Intracranial Pressure and Brain Edema Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Role of Oxidative Stresses

    Article • Archives of Medical Research, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  42. Assessment of Safety and Therapeutic Efficacy ofRosa damascenaL. andQuercus infectoriaon Cardiovascular Performance of Normal and Hyperlipidemic Rabbits: Physiologically Based Approach

    Article • Journal of Toxicology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  43. Apelin receptor expression in ischemic and non- ischemic kidneys and cardiovascular responses to apelin in chronic two‐kidney–one‐clip hypertension in rats

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  44. Role of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in diagnosis of impaired glucose tolerance and metabolic syndrome: A prospective cohort research from the Kerman Coronary Artery Disease Risk Study (KERCADRS)

    Article • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  45. Combination of opium smoking and hypercholesterolemia augments susceptibility for lethal cardiac arrhythmia and atherogenesis in rabbit

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, September 2012, Elsevier

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  46. Cardiovascular responses to apelin in two-kidney–one-clip hypertensive rats and its receptor expression in ischemic and non-ischemic kidneys

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  47. Effect of short- and long-term strength exercise on cardiac oxidative stress and performance in rat

    Article • Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  48. The Effect of Chronic Co-Administration of Morphine and Verapamil on Isoproterenol-Induced Heart Injury

    Article • Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, October 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  49. Improvement in Cardiac Function following Transplantation of Human Umbilical Cord Matrix-Derived Mesenchymal Cells

    Article • Cardiology, January 2011, Karger Publishers

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  50. Passive opium smoking does not have beneficial effect on plasma lipids and cardiovascular indices in hypercholesterolemic rabbits with ischemic and non-ischemic hearts

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, February 2010, Elsevier

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  51. The Effect of Saffron Consumption on Biochemical and Histopathological Heart Indices of Rats with Myocardial Infarction

    Article • Cardiovascular Toxicology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  52. The Effect of Passive Opium Smoking on Cardiovascular Indices of Rabbits with Normal and Ischemic Hearts

    Article • The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, January 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    siyavash Joukar, Dr Hamid Najafipour

  53. Alteration in α- and β- adrenoceptor profile of rabbit-knee-joint blood vessels due to chronic inflammation

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  54. The Receptors and Role of Angiotensin II in Knee Joint Blood Flow Regulation and Role of Nitric Oxide in Modulation of Their Function

    Article • Microcirculation, October 2003, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  55. Synthesis and calcium channel antagonist activity of nifedipine analogues with methylthioimidazole substituent

    Article • Il Farmaco, March 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  56. Comparison of synovial PO2 and sympathetic vasoconstrictor responses in normal and acutely inflamed rabbit knee joints

    Article • Experimental Physiology, March 1995, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  57. Role of prostaglandins in regulation of blood flow and modulation of sympathetic vasoconstriction in normal and acutely inflamed rabbit knee joints

    Article • Experimental Physiology, January 1994, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  58. Nitric oxide modulates sympathetic vasoconstriction and basal blood flow in normal and acutely inflamed rabbit knee joints

    Article • Experimental Physiology, September 1993, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  59. Sympathetic innervation and beta-adrenoceptor profile of blood vessels in the posterior region of the rabbit knee joint

    Article • Experimental Physiology, September 1993, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  60. Localized neural control of blood flow in the posterior region of the knee joint in anaesthetized rabbits

    Article • Experimental Physiology, January 1993, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour

  61. Changes in synovial PO2 and blood flow in the rabbit knee joint due to stimulation of the posterior articular nerve.

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, April 1992, Wiley

    Dr Hamid Najafipour