Leila Dargahi

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Leila Dargahi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leila Dargahi has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Leila Dargahi's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (20 papers). Leila Dargahi is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (20 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (20 papers). Leila Dargahi collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Malaysia and Germany. Leila Dargahi's co-authors include Abolhassan Ahmadiani, Masoumeh Jorjani, Rasoul Ghasemi, Fatemeh Abbaszadeh, Sajad Fakhri, Zahurin Mohamed, Ali Haeri, Fariba Khodagholi, Sanaz Nasoohi and Afsaneh Asgari Taei and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemosphere and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Leila Dargahi

126 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Astaxanthin: A mechanistic review on its biological activities and health benefits

2018 346 citations Leila Dargahi, Masoumeh Jorjani et al. Pharmacological Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leila Dargahi Iran	33	1.3k	843	694	523	313	129	3.5k
Fiona E. Harrison United States	32	947 0.7×	979 1.2×	575 0.8×	386 0.7×	230 0.7×	79	4.0k
Fariba Khodagholi Iran	37	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	768 1.1×	628 1.2×	224 0.7×	262	5.3k
Abolhassan Ahmadiani Iran	35	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	913 1.3×	580 1.1×	281 0.9×	173	5.2k
Isaac Túnez Spain	37	1.2k 0.9×	780 0.9×	748 1.1×	509 1.0×	111 0.4×	162	4.3k
Osamu Shido Japan	32	983 0.7×	1.7k 2.0×	471 0.7×	414 0.8×	243 0.8×	161	4.3k
Mohammad Javan Iran	35	1.5k 1.1×	590 0.7×	926 1.3×	463 0.9×	603 1.9×	201	4.1k
André Quincozes‐Santos Brazil	37	1.3k 0.9×	934 1.1×	575 0.8×	1.1k 2.2×	257 0.8×	131	3.6k
Daniela Melchiorri Italy	41	1.8k 1.4×	902 1.1×	1.6k 2.3×	357 0.7×	438 1.4×	82	5.0k
Chun‐Xia Luo China	29	958 0.7×	691 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	717 1.4×	376 1.2×	64	3.4k
Sang Soo Kang South Korea	40	2.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	773 1.1×	561 1.1×	181 0.6×	207	5.8k

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Najafi, Shamsoulmolouk, et al.. (2025). The effects of polyphenols on gut microbial metabolites and composition in neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review. Nutrition & Metabolism. 22(1). 142–142.

Dargahi, Leila, et al.. (2024). The role of interferon beta in neurological diseases and its potential therapeutic relevance. European Journal of Pharmacology. 981. 176882–176882. 2 indexed citations

Dargahi, Leila, et al.. (2024). Yttrium oxide nanoparticles alleviate cognitive deficits, neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial biogenesis impairment induced by streptozotocin. Neuroscience Letters. 837. 137895–137895. 3 indexed citations

Mirzababaei, Mohammadreza, Fatemeh Babaei, Zohreh Rahimi, et al.. (2024). Saccharomyces Boulardii alleviates neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in PTZ-kindled seizure rat model. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 398(2). 1625–1635. 4 indexed citations

Dargahi, Leila, et al.. (2023). Sex-specific effects of high-fat diet on rat brain glucose metabolism and early-onset dementia symptoms. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 211. 111795–111795. 6 indexed citations

Salari, Mehri, et al.. (2022). Manganese‐induced parkinsonism responsive to intranasal insulin: A case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(3). e05562–e05562. 2 indexed citations

Ahmadiani, Abolhassan, et al.. (2022). Implication of thyroid hormone receptors in methamphetamine neurocognitive effects. NeuroToxicology. 90. 130–135. 3 indexed citations

Dargahi, Leila, et al.. (2022). Intranasal interferon-beta alleviates anxiety and depressive-like behaviors by modulating microglia polarization in an Alzheimer's disease model. Neuroscience Letters. 792. 136968–136968. 15 indexed citations

Akbari, Mehdi, et al.. (2022). The Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test, Supplementary to Behavioral Tests for Evaluation of the Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 75(S1). 6–15. 2 indexed citations

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Salari, Mehri, Anthony E. Lang, Leila Dargahi, Seyed Amir Hassan Habibi, & Masoud Etemadifar. (2021). Irreversible extreme freezing of gait after dopamine agonist withdrawal. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(8). e04712–e04712. 1 indexed citations

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Dargahi, Leila, et al.. (2020). The role of ERα36 in cell type-specific functions of estrogen and cancer development. Pharmacological Research. 163. 105307–105307. 17 indexed citations

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Pandamooz, Sareh, Mohammad Saied Salehi, Anahid Safari, et al.. (2019). Enhancing the expression of neurotrophic factors in epidermal neural crest stem cells by valproic acid: A potential candidate for combinatorial treatment. Neuroscience Letters. 704. 8–14. 20 indexed citations

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Karimi‐Haghighi, Saeideh, Leila Dargahi, & Abbas Haghparast. (2019). Cannabidiol modulates the expression of neuroinflammatory factors in stress‐ and drug‐induced reinstatement of methamphetamine in extinguished rats. Addiction Biology. 25(2). e12740–e12740. 44 indexed citations

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Pandamooz, Sareh, Mohammad Saied Salehi, Mohammad Ismail Zibaii, et al.. (2019). Modeling traumatic injury in organotypic spinal cord slice culture obtained from adult rat. Tissue and Cell. 56. 90–97. 14 indexed citations

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Aminyavari, Samaneh, Maryam Zahmatkesh, Maryam Farahmandfar, et al.. (2018). Protective role of Apelin-13 on amyloid β25–35-induced memory deficit; Involvement of autophagy and apoptosis process. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 89. 322–334. 72 indexed citations

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Zibaii, Mohammad Ismail, et al.. (2018). Entorhinal cortex stimulation induces dentate gyrus neurogenesis through insulin receptor signaling. Brain Research Bulletin. 144. 75–84. 23 indexed citations

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Mohammadi, Ghazaleh, Leila Dargahi, Yazdan Mirzanejad, et al.. (2018). Probiotic mixture of Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175 attenuates hippocampal apoptosis induced by lipopolysaccharide in rats. International Microbiology. 22(3). 317–323. 37 indexed citations

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Dargahi, Leila. (2016). Repeated administration of different methamphetamine regimens has no effect on locomotor activity and motor performance of rat. 4(5). 1 indexed citations

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Pandamooz, Sareh, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells in Organotypic Spinal Cord Slice Culture Platform. Folia Biologica. 62(6). 263–267. 15 indexed citations

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Asle‐Rousta, Masoumeh, et al.. (2014). Prominence of Central Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor-1 in Attenuating Aβ-Induced Injury by Fingolimod. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 54(4). 698–703. 28 indexed citations

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