Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami

Ms. Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami

Virginia Tech
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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2020 in Bioelectrochemistry
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EWElisa M. Wasson
Elisa M. Wasson
NANastaran Alinezhadbalalami
Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami
RBRebecca M. Brock
Rebecca M. Brock
IAIrving C. Allen
Irving C. Allen
Scott S VerbridgeScott S Verbridge
Scott S Verbridge
Rafael DavalosRafael Davalos
Rafael Davalos

5 May 2023 in Frontiers in Oncology
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SCSabrina N Campelo
Sabrina N Campelo
Melvin LorenzoMelvin Lorenzo
Melvin Lorenzo
BPBrittanie Partridge
Brittanie Partridge
NANastaran Alinezhadbalalami
Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami
YKYukitaka Kani
Yukitaka Kani
John H. RossmeislJohn H. Rossmeisl
John H. Rossmeisl
Background: Irreversible electroporation (IRE) has been previously investigated in preclinical trials as a treatment for intracranial malignancies. Here, we investigate next generation high-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE), as both a monotherapy and a combinatorial therapy, for the treatment of malignant gliomas.Methods: Hydrogel tissue scaffolds and numerical modeling were used to inform in-vivo H-FIRE pulsing parameters for our orthotopic tumor-bearing glioma model. Fischer rats were separated into five treatment cohorts including high-dose H-FIRE (1750V/cm), low-dose H-FIRE (600V/cm), combinatorial high-dose H-FIRE + liposomal doxorubicin, low-dose H-FIRE + liposomal doxorubicin, and standalone liposomal doxorubicin groups. Cohorts were compared against a standalone tumor-bearing sham group which received no therapeutic intervention. To further enhance the translational value of our work, we characterize the local and systemic immune responses to intracranial H-FIRE at the study timepoint.Results: The median survival for each cohort are as follows: 31 days (high-dose H-FIRE), 38 days (low-dose H-FIRE), 37.5 days (high-dose H-FIRE + liposomal doxorubicin), 27 days (low-dose H-FIRE + liposomal doxorubicin), 20 days (liposomal doxorubicin), and 26 days (sham). A statistically greater overall survival fraction was noted in the high-dose H-FIRE + liposomal doxorubicin (50%, p = 0.044), high-dose H-FIRE (28.6%, p = 0.034), and the low-dose H-FIRE (20%, p = 0.0214) compared to the sham control (0%). Compared to sham controls, brain sections of rats treated with H-FIRE demonstrated significant increases in IHC scores for CD3+ T-cells (p = 0.0014), CD79a+ B-cells (p = 0.01), IBA-1+ dendritic cells/microglia (p = 0.04), CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells (p = 0.0004), and CD86+ M1 macrophages (p = 0.01).Conclusions: H-FIRE may be used as both a monotherapy and a combinatorial therapy to improve survival in the treatment of malignant gliomas while also promoting the presence of infiltrative immune cells.

25 May 2019 in Electrophoresis
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NANastaran Alinezhadbalalami
Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami
TDTemple A. Douglas
Temple A. Douglas
NBNikita Balani
Nikita Balani
SVScott S. Verbridge
Scott S. Verbridge
RDRafael V. Davalos
Rafael V. Davalos

1 December 2021 in Bioelectrochemistry
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NANastaran Alinezhadbalalami
Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami
PGPhilip Graybill
Philip Graybill
KIKhan Mohammad Imran
Khan Mohammad Imran
Scott S VerbridgeScott S Verbridge
Scott S Verbridge
IAIrving C. Allen
Irving C. Allen
Rafael DavalosRafael Davalos
Rafael Davalos