Medical Sciences

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name: Seyed Javad Mirnajafi-Zadeh
Academic Degree: Associate Professor of Physiology 
Date of Birth:  1968 /9/18
Place of Birth:  Kerman-Iran
Marital Status: Married
Address: Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, PO Box: 14115-111, Tehran, Iran. 
Tel. (work): +98-21-88011001 (ext. 3865 room)
Fax:+98-21-88013030
E-mail: mirnajaf@modares.ac.ir

II. EDUCATIONAL RECORDS:
  
Degree Institution Field Date Place
B.Sc. Shaheed Bahonar University Biology 1990 Kerman, Iran
M.Sc. Tarbiat Modares University Physiology 1994 Tehran, Iran
Ph.D. Tarbiat Modares University Physiology 1999 Tehran, Iran

III. THESIS AND DESERTATION:
M.Sc.: The role of hippocampal adenosine system on amygdala kindled seizures in rats

Ph.D.: The study on interaction between amygdala and hippocampal CA1 region in kindling model of epilepsy and the role of adenosine A1 receptors in this interaction in rats

IV. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES:

1. Head of Physiology Department at Tarbiat Modares University (2002- 2006).
2. Technical Manager of Iranian Journal of Physiology and pharmacology (1998-  2000)
3. Scientific Committee member of 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology
4. Scientific Committee member of 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology
5. Scientific Committee member of 18th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology
6. Scientific Committee member of  2nd Iranian Congress of Neurosciences
7. Member of Editorial board of Iranian journal of “Physiology and Pharmacology”.
8. Editor of  Newsletter of Iranian Society of Physiology and Pharmacology

V. MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:

1. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
2. Iranian Society of Physiology and Pharmacology
3. Iranian Epilepsy Society
4. Iranian Society of Neurosciences
5. Japanese Neuroscience Society 

VI. RESEARCH EXPERIENCES:

1. Investigation the changes in synaptic activity in kindling model of epilepsy
2. Investigation the role of adenosine receptors in kindled seizures
3. Investigation the anticonvulsant mechanisms of “low frequency stimulations” in kindled seizures using freely moving field potential recording

VII. PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL PAPERS
International Papers:
1- Effect of intraperitoneal and intrahippocampal (CA1) 2-chloroadenosine in amygdaloid kindled rats, MH Pourgholami, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, J Behzadi, Brain Research, 751 (1997) 259-264.

2- Intraamygdala infusion of 2-chloroadenosine suppresses amygdala kindled seizures, MH Pourgholami, M. Rostampour, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MR Palizvan, Brain Research, 775 (1997) 34-42.

3- Anticonvulsant action of 2-chloroadenosine injected focally into the perirhinal cortex in amygdaloid kindled rats, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, MR Palizvan, M Rostampour, Epilepsy Research, 37 (1999) 37-43.

4- Intraperitoneal and intraamygdala N6-cydohexyladenosine suppress hippocampal kindling in rats, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, MH Pourgholami, Brain Research, 858 (2000) 48-54.

5- Differential effects of pentylentetrasol-kindling on long term potentiation of population excitatoty postsynaptic potential and population spikes in the CA1 region of rat hippocampus, MR Palizvan, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Brain Research, 898 (2001) 82-90.

6- Anticonvulsant effect of bilateral injection of N6-cyclohexyladenosine into the CA1 region of the hippocampus in amygdala kindled rats, M Alasvand Zarasvand, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, Epilepsy Research, 47 (2001) 141-149.

7- Cysteamine pre-treatment reduces pentylenteterazol-induced plasticity and epileptiform discharge in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices, M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, M Shafizadeh, Brain Research, 955 (2002) 98-103.

8- The ability of hippocampal CA1 area for induction of long term potentiation is persistently reduced by prior treatment with cysteamine: an in vitro study, M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, M Shafizadeh, Neuropeptides, 36 (2002) 263-270.

9- Effect of transient hippocampal inhibition on amygdaloid kindled seizures and amygdaloid kindling rats, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, M Mortazavi, Y Fathollahi, M Alasvand Zarasvand, MR Palizvan, Brain Research, 954 (2002) 220-226.

10- Hippocampal hyperexcitability facilitates amygdala kindling in rats, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, Indian Journal of Medical Research, 116 (2002) 35-40.

11- The role of  adenosine A1 receptors in the interaction between amygdala and entorhinal cortex of kindled rats, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Amini A, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Epilepsy Research, (2005) 65(2005) 1-9.

12- Zeraati M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Namvar S, Rezvani ME, Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors of hippocampal CA1 region have opposite effects on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats, Seizure, 15 (2006) 41-48.

13- Shahabi P, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Hosseinmardi N, Rezvani ME, Eslami-far A, Amygdala adenosine A1 receptors have no anticonvulsant effect on piriform cortex-kindled seizures in rat, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 84 (2006) 913-921.

14- Heidarianpour A, Sadeghian E, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Anticonvulsant effects of N6-cyclohexyladenosine microinjected into the CA1 region of the hippocampus on entorhinal cortex-kindled seizures in rats, Epileptic Disorders, 8 (2006) 259-266.

15- Rezvani ME, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Palizvan MR, Changes in neuromodulatory effect of adenosine A1 receptors on piriform cortex field potentials in amygdale kindled rats, European Journal of Pharmacology, 565 (2007) 60-67.

16- Rezvani ME, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Palizvan MR, Anticonvulsant effect of A1 but not A2A adenosine receptors of piriform cortex in amygdale kindled rats, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 85 (2007) 1-8.

17- Mohammad-Zadeh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Javan M, Ghorbani P, Sedagh M, Noorbakhsh SM, Effect of low frequency stimulation of perforant path on kindling rate and synaptic transmission in the dentate gyrus during kindling acquisition in rats, Epilepsy Research, 75 (2007) 154-161.

18-  Ghorbani P, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Effect of different patterns of low-frequency stimulation on piriform cortex kindled seizures, Neuroscience Letters, 425 (2007) 162-166.

19- Sadegh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Javan M, Fathollahi Y, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Jahanshahi A, Nourbakhsh SM, The role of galanin receptors in anticonvulsant effects of low frequency stimulation in perforant path kindled rats, Neuroscience, 150 (2007) 396-403.

20- Salmani ME, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Offsetting of aberrations associated with seizure pronenss in rat hippocampus area CA1 by theta pulse stimulation-induced activity pattern, Neuroscience, 149 (2007) 518-526.

21- Namvar S, Zeraati M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Rezvani ME, The role of piriform cortex adenosine A1 receptors on hippocampal kindling, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sceinces, 35 (2008) 226-231.

22- Mohammad-Zadeh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Javan M, Jahanshahi A, Noorbakhsh SM, Motamedi F, The role of adenosine a1 receptors in mediating the inhibitory effects of low frequency stimulation of perforant path on kindling acquisition in rats, Neuroscience, (2009) in press.

23- Sadegh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Sheibani V, Serine/threonine protein phosphatases have no role in the inhibitory effects of low-frequency stimulation in perforant path kindling acquisition in rats, Neuroscience Letters, 451(2009) 266-269.

24- Jahanshahi A, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Javan M, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Rohani R, The antiepileptogenic effect of electrical stimulation at different low frequencies is accompanied with change in adenosine receptors gene expression in rats, Epilepsia, , 50 (2009) 1768-1779.

 25- Goudarzvand M, Javan M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Mozafari S, Tiraihi T, Vitamins E and D3 attenuate demyelination and potentiate remyelination processes of hippocampal formation of rats following local injection of ethidium bromide, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology 30 (2010) 30:289–299.

26- Azizi H, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Rohampour K, Semnanian S, Antagonism of orexin type 1 receptors in the locus coeruleus attenuates signs of naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal in rats, Neuroscience Letters 482 (2010) 255–259.

27- Elahdadi Salmani M, Fathollahi Y, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Semnanian S, Epileptogenic insult alters endogenous adenosine control on long-term changes in synaptic strength by theta pattern stimulation in hippocampus area CA1, Synapse 65 (2011) 189–197.

28- Mozafari S, Sherafat MA, Javan M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Tiraihi T, Visual evoked potentials and MBP gene expression implyendogenous myelin repair in adult rat optic nerve and chiasm following local lysolecithin induced demyelination, Brain Research 1351 (2010) 50–56.

National Papers:
1-  J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, Cellular mechanisms of seizure, Nabz, 10 (1997) 22-29.

2-  J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, Y Fathollahi, Facilitating effect of hippocampal kindling on amygdala kindling rate, Physiology and Pharmacology, 2 (1999) 95-103.

3-  MR Palizvan, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Chemical kindling enhances paired-pulse index in CA1 region of rat hippocampus, Medical Journal of Modarres, 1 (2000) 1-7.

4-  M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Effect of cysteamine on synaptic plasticity induced by tetanic and paired-pulse stimulation in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus, Physiology and Pharmacology, 4 (2001) 119-129.

5-  SM Mortazavi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Allasvand, MR Palizvan, Effect of reversible inhibition of hippocampal CA1 region by lidocaine on amygdala kindled seizures in rats, Medical Journal of Moderres, 4 (2002) 183-189.

6-  M Mohammad-Zadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, SA Rozati, Effect of adenosine A1 receptor activity of entorhinal cortex neurons on amygdala kindled seizure in rat, Yakhteh, 4 (2002)  71-78.

7- SA Rozati, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Mohammad-Zadeh, MR Palizvan, Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity of nucleus accombens on  amygdala Kindled Seizures in   rats, Medical Journal of Modarres, 7 (2004) 49-59.

8-  J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, Effect of adenosine A1 receptor activity of hippocampal CA1 region neurons on entorhinal cortex kindled seizure in rat, A Heidariyanpour, Yakhteh, 5 (2003)  113-119.  

9-  A. Amini, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y. Fathollahi, A Anaei, Effect of amygdala adenosine A1 receptors activity entorhinal cortex kindled seizures in   rats, Yakhteh, 5 (2003) 137-143.

10- A Anaei, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y. Fathollahi, A Amini, Effect of REM sleep deprivation on anticonvulsant effects of entorhinal cortex adenosine A1 receptors on amygdala kindled rats, Medical Journal of Modarres, 6 (2004) 1-9.

11- A Amini, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, A Anayi godari, M Mohammad-Zadeh, Effect of intraperitoneal N6-cyclohexyladenosine, a selective adenosine A1 receptor agonist, on entorhinal cortex kindled seizure in rat, Physiology and Pharmacology, 7 (2004)  97-105.

12- S.A. Rozati, J. Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y. Fathollahi, M. Mohammad-Zadeh, M.R. Palizvan, Effect of adenosine A1 receptors of nucleus accombens on the severity of amygdala kindled seizures  in rats, Medical Journal of Modares,  7 (2004) 49-59.

13- N. Hosseinmardi, J. Mirnajafi-zadeh, Y. Fathollahi, P. Shahabi, M.E. Rezvani, S. Namvar, M.R. Palizvan, Effect of intra-entorhinal cortex microinjection selective adenosine A1 receptors agonist on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rat, Medical Journal of Kousar, 10 (2005) 103-110.

14- N. Hosseinmardi, J. Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y. Fathollahi, P. Shahabi, M.E. Rezvani, M. Zeraati, Effect of intra-entorhinal cortex microinjection selective adenosine A2A receptors agonist on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rat, Physiology and Pharmacology, 9 (2005) 41-46. 

15-ME Rezvani, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, N Hosseinmardi, P Shahabi, Effect of adenosine A1 receptor activity of piriform cortex neurons on amygdala kindled seizure in rat, Yakhteh, 6 (2005) 188-193.

16- T Zeinali, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, V. Sheibani, M. Abbasnejad, M.R. Palizvan, The role of adenosine receptors in post seizure depression in rats, Physiology and Pharmacology, 11 (2007) 174-181.

17- A Shamsizadeh, V Sheibani, Y Fathollahi, M Javan, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MR Afarinesh, Neuronal response properties of somatosensory cortex (layer IV) are modulated following experience dependent plasticity in c-fiber depleted rats, Physiology and Pharmacology, 11 (2007) 91-98. 

18- A Yadollahpour, Effect of low-frequency electromagnetic stimulation (rTMS) on kindling induced seizures in rat, Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 4 (2008) 75-89.

19- M.  Sadegh, J. Mirnajafi-Zadeh, The role of serine/threonine protein phosphatases in the inhibitory effect of low frequency stimulation on perforant path kindled seizue aquisition, Tabib Shargh, 11 (2009) 1-11.

20- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, V Sheibani, MR Palizvan, M Sadegh, T Zeinali, The role of GABAA receptors activity in post-ictal depression period in the rat kindling model of epilepsy, Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences, 10 (2009) 85-94.  

SOME OF THE ABSTRACTS IN CONGRESSES:
1- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, Effect of intraperitoneal and intrahippocampal 2-chloroadenosine on amygdaloid kindled rats, Fourth IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience (9-14 July 1995, Kyoto, Japan).

2- MH Pourgholami, MR Palizvan, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Effect of intraperirhinal cortex injection of 2-chloroadenosine in amygdaloid kindled rats, First FAONS Congress and First IBRO Regional Congress (20-23 October 1960, Pattaya, Thailand).

3- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, MR Palizvan, M Rostampour, M Fallahi, Effect of 2-chloroadenosine in amygdaloid kindled rats, XXXIII International Congress of Physiological Sciences (June 30- July 5 1997, St. Petersburg, Russia).

4- M Rostampour, MH Pourgholami, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Anticonvulsant activity of intraamygdala 2-chloroadenosine in amygdaloid kindled rats, XIII Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (25-28 August 1997, Isfahan, Iran).

5- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, Y Fathollahi, Amygdala kindling is facilitated in previously hippocampal kindled rats, XIV Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (16-20 May 1999, Tehran, Iran).

6- M Mortazavi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, Effect of lidocaine injection into the CA1 region of the hippocampus in amygdaloid kindled rats, XIV Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (16-20 May 1999, Tehran, Iran).

7- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami, Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, Effect of intraperitoneal N6-cyclohexyladenosine on hippocampal kindled seizures, 7th International Congress of Neurology and Clinical Electrophysiology (13-16 May 2000, Tehran, Iran).

8- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, M Rostampour, Effect of N6-cyclohexyladenosine injected bilaterally into the CA1 region of the hippocampus on amygdaloid kindled rat in freely moving rats, FAONS Symposium 2000 and the 20th Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience (7-10 December 2000, Hong Kong, China).

9- M Mortazavi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Alasvand, MR Palizvan, Effect of reversible inhibition of the hippocampal CA1 region on amygdala kindling rats and amygdala kindled seizures in rats, FAONS Symposium 2000 and the 20th Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience (7-10 December 2000, Hong Kong, China).

10- MR Palizvan, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Pentilenetetrazol kindling enhance paired-pulse index in CA1 region of anesthetized rat hippocampus, FAONS Symposium 2000 and the 20th Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience (7-10 December 2000, Hong Kong, China).

11- M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Effect of cysteamine on long-term potentiaation of paired-pulse stimulation in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal Slices, FAONS Symposium 2000 and the 20th Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience (7-10 December 2000, Hong Kong, China).

12- MR Palizvan, Y Fathollahi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Chemical kindling enhances the schoffer collateral’s-CA1 pyramidal cells synaptic transmission in anesthetized rats, 9th Iranian Biology Conference (15-17 August 2000, Tehran, Iran).

13- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MH Pourgholami,Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, M Rostampour, Effect of amygdala adenosine A1 receptors activity on hippocampal kindled seizure in rats, 9th Iranian Biology Conference (15-17 August 2000, Tehran, Iran).

14- MR Palizvan, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Chemical kindling enhances paired-pulse index in CA1 of rat hippocampus, 1st Iranian Medical Sciences Postgraduate Students Conference (20-22 August 2000 Tehran, Iran).

15- M Rostampuor, Y Fatollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Effect of cysteamine on synaptic plasticity induced by tetanic and paired-pulse stimulation’s in CA1 rat hippocampus, 1st Iranian Medical Sciences Postgraduate Students Conference (20-22 August 2000, Tehran, Iran).

16- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MR Palizvan, M Rostampuor, Effect of intraperitoneal caffeine on post seizure refractory period in amygdaloid kindled rats, 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (5-8 November 2002, Shiraz, Iran).

17- M Mohammad-Zadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fatollahi, SA Rouzati, M.R. Palizvan, M. Rostampuor, Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity off the entorhinal cortex on amygdala kindled seizure in rats, 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (5-8 November 2002, Shiraz, Iran).

18- SA Rozati, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fatollahi, M Mohammad–Zadeh, M Rostampuor, MR Palizvan, Effect of Adenosine A1 receptors activity of the nucleus accombens on amygdaloid kindled seizure, 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (5-8 November 2002, Shiraz, Iran).

19- MR Palizvan, Y Fatollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Differential effects of pentylenetetrazole-kindling on long-term potentiation of population excitatory postsynaptic potentials and population spikes in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus, 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (5-8 November 2002, Shiraz, Iran).

20- M Alasvand, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fatollahi, Bilateral injection of N6-cyclohexyladenosine into the CA1 region of the hippocampus has anticonvulsant effect on amygdaloid kindled rats, Keystone Symposia, The Synapse: Hippocampus (1-6 March 2001, New Mexico, USA).

21- A Anaiy Godary, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, A Amini Komijani, M Mohammad-Zadeh, Effect of REM sleep deprivation on anticonvulsant effects of adenosine A1 receptors activity of entorhinal cortex in amygdaloid kindled rats, 2nd International Congress of Neuroscience, (29-31 October 2002, Tehran, Iran).

22- A Amini Komijani, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, A Anaiy Godary, M Mohammad-Zadeh, The effect of activity of adenosine A1 receptors on entorhinal cortex kindled seizures, 2nd International Congress of Neuroscience, (29-31 October 2002, Tehran, Iran).

23- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, SA Rozati, Y Fathollahi, M Mohammad-Zadeh, Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity in the nucleus accumbens on amygdala kindled rats, 6th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience (10-12 January 2003, Prague, Czech Republic).

24- M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Cysteamine pretreatment reduces Mg2+ -free medium-induced plasticity in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampal slices, FAONS Symposium and 3rd Iranian Neuroscience congress (16-18  May 2004, Tehran, Iran).

25- M Zeraati, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, S Namvar, Anticonvulsant effects of intrahippocacampal N6-cyclohexyladenosine on piriform cortex-kindled seizures, FAONS Symposium and 3rd Iranian Neuroscience congress (16-18  May 2004, Tehran, Iran).

26- A Anayi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, A Amini, M Mohammad-Zadeh, Effect of REM sleep deprivation on anticonvulsant effects of adenosine receptors of entorhinal cortex in amygdala kindled seizures, 2nd Iranian Neuroscience Congress (29-31 October 2002, Tehran, Iran).

27- A Amini, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, A Anayi, M Mohammad-Zadeh, Effect of adenosine A1 receptor on entorhinal cortex kindled seizures in rats, 2nd Iranian Neuroscience Congress (29-31 October 2002, Tehran, Iran).

28- M Allasvand, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, Anticonvulsant effects of bilateral microinjection of N6-cyclohexyladenosine into the hippocampal CA1 region in amygdala kindled rats, 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (9-11 May 2003, Tehran, Iran).

29- M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Effect of cysteamine on long term facilitation induced by tetanic stimulations in CA1 rat hippocampus, 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (9-11 May 2003, Tehran, Iran).

30- A Heydariyanpour, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, Effect of Adenosine A1 receptors activity of hippocampal CA1 region on entorhinal cortex kindled seizure in rat, 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (9-11 May 2003, Tehran, Iran).

31- MR Palizvan, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Differential effects of pentylenetetrazole-kindling on long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus, 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (9-11 May 2003, Tehran, Iran).

32- A Amini, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, Effect of adenosine A1 receptors of amygdala on entorhinal cortex kindled seizures in rats, 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (9-11 May 2003, Tehran, Iran).

33- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, N. Hosseinmardi, P Shahabi, Effect of intraentorhinal microinjection of selective A2A receptor agonist on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats, The 28th Annual Meeting of the Japan neuroscience Society (26-28 July 2005, Yokohama, Japan).

34- J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, P Shahabi, Y Fathollahi, N. Hosseinmardi, P Shahabi, Adenosine A1 receptors of amygdala have no anticonvulsant effects on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats, 26th International Epilepsy Congress (28 August-1 September 2005, Paris, France).

35- M Zeraati, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahio, The role of adenosine A2A receptors of hippocampal CA1 region on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1-4 October 2005, Kerman, Iran).
36- M Rostampour, Y Fathollahi, S Semnanian, S Hajizadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Cysteamin pretreatment reduces the synaptic plasticity in the hippocampal CA1 slices, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1-4 October 2005, Kerman, Iran).

37- A Heydarianpour, m Allasvand, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, The comparison between anticonvulsant effects of  adenosine A1 receptors of hippocampal CA1 region on entorhinal cortex- and amygdala-kindled seizures in rat, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1-4 October 2005, Kerman, Iran).

38- M Rezaei, M Sayyah, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MA Shokrgozar, Effect of retinoic acid on amygdala kindled seizures in rat, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1-4 October 2005, Kerman, Iran).

39- P Shahabi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, Effect of amygdala neuronal lesion on piriform cortex kindled seizure severity in rats, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1-4 October 2005, Kerman, Iran).

40- ME Rezvani, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, N Hosseinmardi, P Shahabi, MR Palizvan, Effect of piriform cortex adenosine A1 receptors on amygdala kindled seizures in rats, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1-4 October 2005, Kerman, Iran).

41- A Bayat, SMP Firoozabadi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, ME Rezvani, Effect of mobile phone (GSM-900) field on kindled seizures (as an index of neural excitability) in rats, Biological Effects of MEFs , 4th International Workshop (16-20 October 2006, Crete, Greece).

42- M Mhammad-Zadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Javan, P Ghorbani, Effect of low frequency stimulation of perforant path on kindling rate and synaptic transmission in the dentate gyrus during kindling acquisition in arts, The 4th Congress of Federation of Asian and Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (30 November- 2 December 2006, Hong Kong, China).

43- A Heydarianpour, A Sadeghian, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, Anticonvulsant effects of N6-cyclohexyladenosine microinjected into the CA1 region of the hippocampus on entorhinal cortex -kindled seizures in rats, The 4th Congress of Federation of Asian and Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (30 November- 2 December 2006, Hong Kong, China).

44- P Ghorbani, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Mohammad-Zadeh, The effect of parameters of low-frequency stimulation on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rat. The 6th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies (15-18 October 2006, Seoul, Korea).

45- N Hosseinmardi, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, P Shahabi, Effect of intraentorhinal injection of selective A2A receptor agonist on piriform cortex kidled seizures in rats, The 6th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies  (15-18 October  2006, Seoul, Korea).

46- M Kashani, T Taraihi, SA Mesbah-Namin, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, In vitro transdifferentiation of bone marrow stromal cells into dopaminergic neurons induced by deprenyl to treat the Parkinsonian rats, Indo-French Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Infertility and Ultrasound (23-26 November 2006, Varanasi, India).

47- M Kashani, T Taraihi, SA Mesbah-Namin, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Transdifferentiation of bone marrow stromal cells into tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in Parkinsonian rats associated angiogenesis, The 7th Royan International Twin Congress (13-15 September 2006, Tehran, Iran).

48- ME Rezvani, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, MR Palizvan, A Pourshanazari, Changes in neuromodulatory effect of adenosine A1 receptors on piriform cortex field potentials in amygdala kindled rats, 18th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (26-30 August 2007, Mashhad, Iran).

49- M Sadegh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, M Javan, Y Fathollahi, M Mohammad-Zadeh, A Jahanshahi, The role of galanin in the inhibitory effect of low frequency stimulation on perforant path kindling, 18th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (26-30 August 2007, Mashhad, Iran).

50- M Mhammad-Zadeh, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Javan, P Ghorbani, SM Noorbakhsh, The role of adenosine A1 receptors in inhibitory effect of low frequency stimulation on kindling rate and synaptic transmission in the dentate gyrus in rats, 18th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (26-30 August 2007, Mashhad, Iran).

51- S Namvar, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, Y Fathollahi, M Zeraati, The role of piriform cortex adenosine A1 receptors on hippocampal kindled seizures in rats, 18th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (26-30 August 2007, Mashhad, Iran).

52- T Zeinalipour, M Abbasnejad, V Sheibani, J Mirnajafi-Zadeh, MR Palizvan, The role of adenosine A1 receptors in post-ictal inhibition in amygdala kindled rats, 18th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (26-30 August 2007, Mashhad, Iran).

Books:
Experimental Physiology (Translated in Persian)
 
VIII. DIRECTION OF DISSERTATION/THESE: 

M.Sc. and Ph.D. Supervisor:
1. Effect of reversible inhibition of hippocampal CA1 region on amygdaloid kindled seizures and amygdala kindling rats;  S.M. Mortazavi (M.Sc.)
2.  Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity of hippocampal CA1 region on amygdala kindled seizures in rats;   M Alasvand (M.Sc.)
3. Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity of entorhinal cortex on amygdala kindled seizures in rats;   M. Mohamad–Zadeh (M.Sc.)
4. Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity of nucleus accombens on amygdala kindled seizures in rats;   S.A. Rozati (M.Sc.)
5. Effect of amygdala adenosine A1 receptors activity on entorhinal cortex kindled seizures in rats;   A. Amini Komijani (M.Sc.)
6. Effect of REM sleep deprivation on anticonvulsant effects of adenosine A1 receptors of entorhinal cortex on amygdala kindled seizures; A. Anaiy Godary (M.Sc.) 
7. Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity of hippocampal CA1 region on entorhinal cortex kindled seizures in rats;   A. Heidarianpour (M.Sc.)
8. The role of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors of hippocampal CA1 region on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats;   M. Zeraati (M.Sc.)
9. The role of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors of entorhinal cortex on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats;   N. Hosseinmardi (M.Sc.)
10. The role of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors of hippocampal CA1 region on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats;   S. Namvar (M.Sc.)
11. Effect of adenosine A1 receptors activity of amygdala on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rats;   P. Shahabi (M.Sc.)
12. Effect of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors of the piriform cortex on amygdala kindled seizures and synaptic transmission in kindled rats, ME Rezvani (Ph.D.)
13. Effect of parameters of low-frequency stimulation on piriform cortex kindled seizures in rat. P Ghorbani Moghadam (M.Sc.)
14. The role of galanin receptors in anticonvulsant effects of low frequency stimulation in perforant path kindled rats. M. Sadegh (M.Sc.)
15. The role of adenosine receptors in inhibitory effect of low frequency stimulation on kindling acquisition in the dentate gyrus in rats. M. Mohammad-Zadeh (Ph.D.)
16. Effect of low frequency stimulation on adenosine receptor gene expression in perforant path kindled rats. A Jahanshahi (M.Sc.)

M.Sc. and Ph.D. Advisor:
1. The role of pyrogenic effect of LPS on threshold and Severity of amygdala kindled  seizures in rats; I. Tobihai Najafabadi (M.Sc.).
2. Effect of radio field induced by GMS mobile on kindled seizures (as an index of brain excitability) in rats; A Bayat (M.Sc.)
3. Study on the effect of retinoids on amygdala kindled seizures in rat. M. Rezaei (M.Sc.)
4. In vitro transdifferentiation of bone marrow stromal cells into dopaminergic neurons induced by deprenyl to treat the Parkinsonian rats. M Kashani (Ph.D.)
5. Study on the role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on pilocarpin epileptic seizures in rats. M. Ghasemi (M.Sc.)
6. Effect of different rTMS frequencies on chemical kindled seizures in rats. S. Mangabadi (M.Sc.)
7. Effct of microinjection of bone marrow cells on pilocarpin epileptic seizures in rats. A. Abdanipour (M.Sc.)
8. Examination of mechanism of theta pulse stimulation induced reduction of excitability in CA1 area of hippocampal slices from epileptic animals. M Elahdadi (Ph.D.)
 
 IX. COURSES TAUGHT:
1- Endocrine Physiology (For M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students of Physiology)
2- Renal Physiology (For M.Sc. Students of Physiology)
3- Neurophysiology (For M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students of  Physiology)
4- Cell Physiology (For Ph.D. Student of Physiology)
5- Biophysics (For M.Sc. Students of Physiology)
6- General Physiology (For Medical Students)
  
X. GRANTS AND AWARDS:    
1. The First Winner of "Young Kharazmi Scientific Festival" in Medical   research (1999)
2. International Brain Research Organization School of Brain Functions in Hong Kong (December 3-16, 2000) (the grant was provided from IBRO)
3.  The ICTP grant for Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL) (2006)  

29- Mozafari S, Javan M, Sherafat MA, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Heibatollahi M, Pour-Beiranvand S, Tiraihi T, Ahmadiani A, Analysis of structural and molecular events associated with adult rat optic chiasm and nerves demyelination and remyelination; possible role for 3rd ventricle proliferating cells, Neuromolecular Medicine, 13 (2011) 138-150.