Elham Arkan

Dr. Elham Arkan


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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

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

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1 February 2015 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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ABAli Barati
Ali Barati
MSMojtaba Shamsipur
Mojtaba Shamsipur
EAElham Arkan
Elham Arkan
LHLeila Hosseinzadeh
Leila Hosseinzadeh
HAHamid Abdollahi
Hamid Abdollahi

1 January 2021 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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MDMaryam Doostan
Maryam Doostan
HMHassan Maleki
Hassan Maleki
MDMahtab Doostan
Mahtab Doostan
KKKamyar Khoshnevisan
Kamyar Khoshnevisan
RFReza Faridi-Majidi
Reza Faridi-Majidi
EAElham Arkan
Elham Arkan


8 July 2023 in Scientific Reports
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FAFaranak Aghaz
Faranak Aghaz
ZAZahra Asadi
Zahra Asadi
SSSoraya Sajadimajd
Soraya Sajadimajd
KKKhosrow Kashfi
Khosrow Kashfi
EAElham Arkan
Elham Arkan
ZRZohreh Rahimi
Zohreh Rahimi
Protein-based nanocarriers have demonstrated good potential for cancer drug delivery. Silk sericin nano-particle is arguably one of the best in this field. In this study, we developed a surface charge reversal sericin-based nanocarrier to co-deliver resveratrol and melatonin (MR-SNC) to MCF-7 breast cancer cells as combination therapy. MR-SNC was fabricated with various sericin concentrations via flash-nanoprecipitation as a simple and reproducible method without complicated equipment. The nanoparticles were subsequently characterized for their size, charge, morphology and shape by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Nanocarriers chemical and conformational analysis were done by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and circular dichroism (CD) respectively. In vitro drug release was determined at different pH values (7.45, 6.5 and 6). The cellular uptake and cytotoxicity were studies using breast cancer MCF-7 cells. MR-SNC fabricated with the lowest sericin concentration (0.1%), showed a desirable 127 nm size, with a net negative charge at physiological pH. Sericin structure was preserved entirely in the form of nano-particles. Among the three pH values we applied, the maximum in vitro drug release was at pH 6, 6.5, and 7.4, respectively. This pH dependency showed the charge reversal property of our smart nanocarrier via changing the surface charge from negative to positive in mildly acidic pH, destructing the electrostatic interactions between sericin surface amino acids. Cell viability studies demonstrated the significant toxicity of MR-SNC in MCF-7 cells at all pH values after 48 h, suggesting a synergistic effect of combination therapy with the two antioxidants. The efficient cellular uptake of MR-SNC, DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation was found at pH 6. Nutshell, our result indicated proficient release of the entrapped drug combination from MR-SNC in an acidic environment leading to cell apoptosis. This work introduces a smart pH-responsive nano-platform for anti-breast cancer drug delivery.

8 July 2023 in Polymer Bulletin
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HAHosna Alvandi
Hosna Alvandi
HRHajar Rajati
Hajar Rajati
TNTahereh Naseriyeh
Tahereh Naseriyeh
SRSeyyed Soheil Rahmatabadi
Seyyed Soheil Rahmatabadi
LHLeila Hosseinzadeh
Leila Hosseinzadeh
EAElham Arkan
Elham Arkan