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ArticleIranian journal of parasitology

Designing of RNA Molecule Translating for Activitable Melittin as Selective Targeting of

Soheila Akhzari, Sedigheh Nabian, Parviz Shayan, Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard, Minoo Soltani, Mohammad Taheri

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Article in Iranian journal of parasitology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An in-depth review on antimicrobial efficacy of melittin in vivo.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026
    Review
  2. Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2026
    Article
  3. Therapeutic Bioactivity Exerted by theMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  4. Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Soheila AkhzariDepartment of Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Sedigheh NabianDepartment of Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Parviz ShayanDepartment of Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad FardDepartment of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Minoo SoltaniDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad TaheriRastegar Reference Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
University of Tehran · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeishmaniasis is characterized by strong inflammatory responses with high levels of inflammatory cytokines that induce microRNA 21 and matrix metalloproteinases. Melittin has inhibitory effects on proliferation of various cells via induction of apoptosis. Melittin can be integrated in cell membranes and induce apoptosis. Thus, designation of biomolecules for the selective destroy of the infected cells is a treatment option. One approach is the precise engineering of constructs for the selective expression of melittin in the infected cells.

methodsFor this aim we designed a construct composing melittin nucleotide sequence and nucleotide sequence coding for polyanionic peptide function inhibitory element to further guarantee the selective function of melittin in inflamed tissues and infected cells, were included in a construct as melittin inhibitor via matrix metalloproteinase degradable linker.

resultsReverse complementary sequences were designed so melittin sequences for the selective targeting of

conclusionTranslation machinery in infected cells with increased miR-21 could translate melittin, MMP linker and polyanionic inhibitor through a non-canonical pathway. Then, the MMP linker is degraded and selective killing of

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Leishmania spp.MelittinmicroRNA machinerymiR-21RNA design

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