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Haghparast CV
Surname : Haghparast First,Middle name: Abbas Title: Dr.
Date of birth : 06/11/1967 Place of birth: Karbala - Iraq Nationality: Iranian
Gender : Male Status : Married Total of family : Three
PassportNo : X18693402
Qualifications
Kerman University, Kerman-Iran, B.Sc. in biology, 1990 year awarded.
Kerman University, Kerman-Iran, M.Sc. in Physiology, 1993 year awarded.
Tarbiat Modarres Uni, Tehran-Iran, Ph.D. in Physiology, 1999 year awarded.
Ph.D Dissertation
The role of nucleus paragigantocellularis in withdrawal phenomenon of morphine dependent rats.
Selected as a second award winner at 5th International Razi Festival, Tehran, Iran, 1999.
Present position (2006-….)
Position: Associate Professor, Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, M.C
Name and address of Institution: Neuroscience Research Center
Shahid Beheshti University, M.C.,
Evin St. , Shahid Chamran Express-way
P.O.Box 19615-1178, Tehran, Iran
Tel./fax:+ 98-21-2243-1624
Mobile: + 98-912-214-9857
E-mail: Haghparast@yahoo.com
Teaching Experienc
Teaching general and advance Neurophysiology for graduate students in Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid
Beheshti University, M.C., Tehran and Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,
Kerman, Iran
Research Skills
Extracellular recordings: Single Unit Recording technique Field Potential Recording technique
Confocal laser scanning microscopy
Immunohistochemistry techniques
Microinjection (Local application)
Animal Behavioral Tests: Tail Flick Tes; Hot Plate test; Formalin Test
Conditioning Place Preference (CPP) Test
Research Experiences
• Faculty member in 1st Neuroscience Orientation Summer Program (Section: Extracellular single unit recording
technique) Tehran, Iran, 2-21 September 2006.
• Faculty member in 6th IBRO-Associate School (Section: Extracellular single unit recording technique) Tehran,
Iran, 26-30 August 2006.
• Visiting scientist in Dept. of physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada,
April- September, 1999 Working on Local brain ischemia and Axon regeneration on that area
• Faculty member in the second electrophysiological techniques workshop (Section: Extracellular single unit
recording technique), Tehran, Iran, 9-11 November 1998.
• Faculty member in the first electrophysiological techniques workshop (Section: Extracellular single unit recording
technique), Tehran, Iran, 18-20 May 1998.
Scholarships and Awards
• Young investigator award in 2001 at 15th International Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Shiraz, Iran
• Second student award in 1999 at 5th International Razi Festival, Tehran, Iran
• Scholarship for 6 months (1999) by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education to continue education
abroad towards the PhD completion
International papers
1. Ataie A, Sabetkasaei M*, Haghparast A, Moghaddam AH, Kazeminejad B. Neuroprotective effects of the polyphenolic antioxidant agent, Curcumin, against homocysteine-induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in the rat. Accepted in Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2010.
2. Ataie A, Sabetkasaei M*, Haghparast A, Moghaddam AH, Ataie R, Moghaddam SN. An investigation of the neuroprotective effects of Curcumin in a model of Homocysteine-induced oxidative stress in the rat's brain. Daru 2010; 18(2):128-36.
3. Ataie A, Sabetkasaei M*, Haghparast A, Moghaddam AH, Ataee R, Moghaddam SN. Curcumin exerts neuroprotective effects against homocysteine intracerebroventricular injection-induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in rat brain. Journal of Medicinal Food 2010; 13(4):821-6.
4. Haghparast A*, Naderi N, Khani A, Lashgari R, Motamedi F. Formalin-induced differential activation of nucleus cuneiformis neurons in the rat: an electrophysiological study. Journal of Pain 2010; 11(1):32-43.2.
5. Saber-Tehrani A, Naderi N*, Hosseini Najarkolaei A, Haghparast A, Fereshteh F. Cannabinoids and Their Interactions with Diazepam on Modulation of Serum Corticosterone Concentration in Male Mice. Neurochemical Research 2010; 35(1):60-6. 6. Haghparast A*, Zarringhalam J, Khatibi A, Dianati E, Shams J. The fruit essential oil of Cuminum cyminum L. reduced the acquisition but not expression of ineffective dose of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in morphine-sensitized mice. Journal of Medicinal Plants 2009; 31(8):72-82.
7. Haghparast A*, Azizi P, Hassanpour-Ezatti M, Khorrami H, Naderi N. Sub-chronic administration of AM251, CB1 receptor antagonist, within the nucleus accumbens induced sensitization to morphine in the rat. Neuroscience Letters 2009; 467(1):43-7.
8. Chavooshi B, Saberi M*, Tehrani SP, Bakhtiarian A, Ahmadiani A, Haghparast A. Vigabatrin attenuates the development and expression of tolerance to morphineinduced antinociception in mice. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2009; 93(2):155-9.
9.Safari MS, Haghparast A*, Semnanian S. Effect of lidocaine administration at the nucleus locus coeruleus level on lateral hypothalamus induced antinociception in the rat. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior.
10. Haghparast A*, Ahamd-Molaei L. Effects of electrolytic lesion of dorsolateral periaqueductal gray on analgesic response of morphine microinjected into the nucleus cuneiformis in rat. Neuroscience Letters 2009; 451(2):165-9.
11. Moaddab M, Haghparast A*, Hassanpour-Ezatti M. Effects of reversible inactivation of the ventral tegmental area on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in the rat.
Behavioural Brain Research; 2009;198(2):466-71.
12. Azizi P, Haghparast A*, Hassanpour-Ezatti M. Effects of CB1 receptor antagonist within the nucleus accumbens on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in morphine-sensitized rats. Behavioural Brain Research 2009; 197(1):119-24.
13. Khatibi A, Haghparast A*, Shams J, Dianati E, Komaki AR, Kamalinejad M. Effects of the fruit essential oil of Cuminum cyminum L. on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in mice. Neuroscience Letters 2008; 448(1):94-8.
14. Haghparast A*, Shams J, Khatibi A, Alizadeh AM, Kamalinejad M. Effects of the fruit essential oil of Cuminum cyminum Linn. (Apiaceae) on acquisition and expression of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice. Neuroscience Letters 2008; 440(2):134-9.
15.Haghparast A*, Ordikhani-Seyedlar M, Ziaei M. Electrolytic lesion of the nucleus raphe magnus reduced the antinociceptive effects of bilateral morphine microinjected into the nucleus cuneiformis in rats. Neuroscience Letters 2008; 438(3):351-5.
16. Khakpour-Taleghani B, Lashgari R*, Aavani T, Haghparast A, Motamedi F, Naderi N. The locus coeruleus involves in consolidation and memory retrieval, but not in acquisition of inhibitory avoidance learning task. Behavioural Brain Research 2008; 189(2):257-62.
17. Nooshinfar E*, Lashgari R, Haghparast A, Sajjadi S. NMDA receptors are involved in Ginkgo extract-induced facilitation on memory retention of passive avoidance learning in rats. Neuroscience Letters 2008; 432(3):206-11.
18. Naderi N*, Haghparast A, Saber-Tehrani A, Alizadeh AM, Rezaii N, Khani A, Motamedi F. Interaction between cannabinoid compounds and diazepam on anxiety-like behaviour of mice. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2008;89(1):64-75. 19. Haghparast A*, Khani A, Naderi N, Alizadeh AM, Motamedi F. Repeated administration of nicotine attenuates the development of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2008; 88(4):385-92.
20. Haghparast A*, Khani A, Lashgari R, Fallahian S. Reducing the time and dose of morphine application for induction of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2008; 93(1-2):185-9.
21. Haghparast A*, Soltani-Hekmat A, Khani A, Komaki A. Role of glutamatergic receptors located in the nucleus raphe magnus on antinociceptive effect of morphine microinjected into the nucleus cuneiformis of rat. Neuroscience Letters 2007; 427(1): 44-9.
22. Haghparast A*, Gheitasi IP, Lashgari R. Involvement of glutamatergic receptors in the nucleus cuneiformis in modulating morphine-induced antinociception in rats. European Journal of Pain 2007; 11(8):855-62.
23. Komaki A*, Shahidi S, Lashgari R, Haghparast A, Malakouti SM, Noorbakhsh SM. Effects of GABAergic inhibition on neocortical long-term potentiation in the chronically prepared rat. Neuroscience Letters 2007; 422(3):181-6.
24. Lashgari R*, Motamedi F, Zahedi-Asl S, Komaki A, Shahidi S, Noorbakhsh SM, Haghparast A. Assessing the long-term role of L-type voltage dependent calcium channel blocker verapamil on short-term presynaptic plasticity at dentate gyrus of hippocampus. Neuroscience Letters 2007; 415(2):174-8.
25. Rezvanipour M*, Haghparast A, Millan H. The role of GABAA receptor inhibitor on morphine antinociception action in the cuneiformis nucleus. International Journal of Pharmacology 2006; 2(4):400-5.
26. Sedighi B*, Haghparast A, Klantary TP, Taieban T. How lidocaine act in morphine dependency. Neurosciences 2006; 11(3):145-9.
27. Haghparast A*, Semnanian S, Fathollahi Y. Morphine tolerance and dependence in the nucleus paragigantocellularis:Single unit recording study in Vivo. Brain Research 1998; 814(1-2):71-7.
National papers:
1.Haghparast A*, Ordikhani-Seyedlar M, Ziaei M, Azizi P, Ebrahimzadeh-Sarvestani M. Effects of electrolytic lesions of the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray and nucleus raphe magnus on morphine-induced antinociception in the nucleus cuneiformis. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience 2010; 1(4):25-32.
2.Ataie A*, Sabetkasaei M, Haghparast A, Hajizadeh-Moghaddam A, Ataie R. The study of the neuroprotective effects of the polyphenolic antioxidant agent, curcumin, against homocysteine intracerebroventricular injection-induced cognition impairment and oxidative stress in the rat. Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2009; 13(3):101-8.
3.Haghparast A*, Alizadeh AM, Motamedi F. Effect of subcutaneous injection of morphine on activity of neurons in the nucleus cuneiformis of rat. Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 2008; 10 (4): 81-91.
4.Haghparast A*, Alizadeh AM, Motamedi F. The firing rate of neurons in the nucleus cuneiformis in response to formalin in male rat. Physiology and Pharmacology Journal 2008; 12 (2): 101-8.
5.Haghparast A*, Esmaeili A. Effects of morphine and lidocaine administration into the cuneiformis nucleus of rats on acute and chronic pain modulation by formalin test. Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences 2007; 14 (1): 5-13. 6.Haghparast A*, Mobasher M. Effect of glutaminergic receptors antagonists in the rostral ventromedial medulla on antinociceptive response of gabapentin in rat. Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 2006; 8 (2): 81-91. 7.Haghparast A*, Ekhlaspour L, Navadeh-Khodadadi S, Ashraf-Ganjooei N. Role of gonadectomy in development of hyperalgesia induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation in male mice. Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 2006; 8 (1): 37-46.
8.Haghparast A*, Ghanbar-Nezhad M, Mohammadi M. Effect of infusion extract prepared from red nutshell of Pistachio (Pistacia Vera) on morphine withdrawal syndrome in rat. Journal of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 2006; 8 (1): 1-8. 9.Sepehri GR*, Haghparast A. The effect of intraperitoneal administration of zinc acetate on serum prolactin in male and female rats. Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences 2003; 6 (2): 155-60.
10.Mahmoudi M*, Nosratabadi SJ, Fekri A, Haghparast A, Sharifi I. Evaluation of meglumine antimonate therapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis: Comoarison of in vitro sensitivity of leishmania tropica isolates from patients treated with drug with clinical response. Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences 2003; (3-4): 143-50.
11.Meimandi MS*, Haghparast A, Sepehri GR, Shah-Esmaeili A. Increased visceral pain responsiveness in female mice compared to male mice after partial sciatic nerve ligation. Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2002; 4 (3-4): 194-202.
12.Haghparast A* , Sepehri GR, Shafeai MN. Dose-dependent antinociceptive response of morphine microinjected into the nucleus cuneiformis and effect of inactivation of this area on pain modulation in rat. Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences 2002; 4 (1-2): 9-21.
13.Haghparast A*, Sepehri GR, Meimandi MS, Ashraf-Ganjooei N, Ekhlaspour L, Navadeh-Khodadadi S. Sex-related differences in development of hyperalgesia induced by sciatic nerve ligation in mice. Journal of Semnan University of Medical Sciences 2002; 3 (3-4): 97-105.
Submitted papers:
Ebrahimzadeh-Sarvestani M, Haghparast A*. The cannabinoid CB1 receptor located in the nucleus cuneiformis prevents pain behaviors induced by animal models of acute and tonic pain in rats. Submitted in the Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior
Abstract in Journal:
1. Effects of CB1 receptor antagonist within the nucleus accumbens on the expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in morphine-sensitized rats. Pegah Azizi*, Mahsa Moaddab, Majid Hassanpour-Ezatti, Abbas Haghparast Neuroscience Research 65 (1), Suppl., Neuro2009, Nagoya, Japan, Sep. 16-18, 2009, Page S255-S256
2.Effects of reversible inactivation of the ventral tegmental area on the expression of morphine induced conditioned place preference in the rat. Mahsa Moaddab*, Pegah Azizi, Majid Hassanpour-Ezatti, Abbas Haghparast Neuroscience Research 65 (1), Suppl., Neuro2009, Nagoya, Japan, Sep. 16-18, 2009, Page S255
3.Electrolytic lesion of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray attenuates the antinocicep-tive response of morphine microinjected into the nucleus cuneiformis. Leila Ahmad-Molaei*, Abbas Haghparast Neuroscience Research 65 (1), Suppl., Neuro2009, Nagoya, Japan, Sep. 16-18, 2009, Page S126
4. Effects of fruit essential oil of Quminum cyminum on development of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice. Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh*, Ali Khatibi, Jamal Shams, Abbas Haghparast Neuroscience Research 61 (1), Suppl., Neuro2008, Tokyo, Japan, July 9-11, 2008, Page S281
5.Inhibition of analgesic response of morphine infusion into the nucleus cuneifprmis in absence of nucleus raphe magnus and ventrolateral periaqueductal gray in rat. Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar*, Maryam Ziaei, Abbas Khani, Abbas Haghparast Neuroscience Research 61 (1), Suppl., Neuro2008, Tokyo, Japan, July 9-11, 2008, Page 281
6.Interaction between nicotine and morphine: involvement of central nicotinic receptors. Jamal Shams*, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Abbas Khani, Abbas Haghparast Neuroscience Research 61 (1), Suppl., Neuro2008, Tokyo, Japan, July 9-11, 2008, Page S272
7.Chronic administration of nicotine retards the development of morphine dependency and tolerance in mice. Abbas Haghparast*, Nima Naderi, Abbas Khani, Amir Alizadeh, Fereshteh Motamedi Neuroscience Research 58 (1), Suppl., Neuro2007, Yokohama, Japan, Sep. 12-17, 2007, Page S65
8.Nicotine and morphine interactions; new protocol for morphine dependency in mice. Abbas Khani, Abbas Haghparast, Nima Naderi, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Fereshteh Motamedi Neuroscience Research 58 (1), Suppl., Neuro2007, Yokohama, Japan, Sep. 12-17, 2007, Page S65
9.The effects of opioid receptor blockade on the functional activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in adult male rats. A. Haghparast*, M.R. Irvani and H. Bagheri Experimental Neurobiology 11 (2) Suppl., 3rd FAONS Congress, Seoul, Korea, Sep. 28-Oct. 01, 2002
10.Analgesic response of cuneiformis nucleus to the microinjection of morphine and lidocaine in rats. G.R. Sepehri*, A. Haghparast and N. Shafeai Experimental Neurobiology 11 (2) Suppl., 3rd FAONS Congress, Seoul, Korea, Sep. 28-Oct. 01, 2002
11.Effects of gonadectomy on antinociception properties of morphine in male and female rats. M.S. Meimandi*, A. Haghparast and G.R. Sepehri Experimental Neurobiology 11 (2) Suppl., 3rd FAONS Congress, Seoul, Korea, Sep. 28-Oct. 01, 2002
12.Anticonvulsant effect of sour orange flowers extract in experimental pentylenetetrazol induced seizures in wistar rat. M. Mahmoodi*, A. Haghparast, M.R. Heidari, A.R. Zoohor and M. Asadi Experimental Neurobiology 11 (2) Suppl., 3rd FAONS Congress, Seoul, Korea, Sep. 28-Oct. 01, 2002
13.Evidences for actions of gabapentin on naloxone-precipitated withdrawal signs in morphine-dependent rat. M. Mobasher*, A. Hamzei-Moghadam, A. Haghparast and T.P. Kalantripour Experimental Neurobiology 11 (2) Suppl., 3rd FAONS Congress, Seoul, Korea, Sep. 28-Oct. 01, 2002
14.Morphine tolerance in the nucleus paragigantocellularis: Single unit recording study in vivo. A. Haghparast*, S. Semnanian, Y. Fathollahi; Pathophysiology 5 (1) Suppl., 3rd International Congress of Pathophysiology, Lahti, Finland, June 28-July 03, 1998, Page 166
15.Responsiveness of the nucleus reticularis paragigantocellularis neurons to the formalin as a peripheral noxious stimulus. S. Semnanian*, N. Gheibi, Y. Fathollahi, A. Haghparast; Pathophysiology 5 (1) Suppl., 3rd International Congress of Pathophysiology, Lahti, Finland, June 28-July 03, 1998, Page 199
Abstracts :
• Formalin-induced responses of nucleus cuneiformis neurons in the rat: an electrophysiological study. Abbas Haghparast*, Nima Naderi, Fereshteh Motamedi The 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Australia, July 12-17, 2007
• Interaction between cannabinoidergic and Gabaergic systems in the mouse elevated plus maze model of anxiety. Nima Naderi*, Abbas Haghparast, Abbas Khani, Neguin Rezaii, Amir-Mohammad Alizadeh, Fereshteh Motamedi The 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Australia, July 12-17, 2007
• Effects of neonatal C-fiber depletion on interaction between neocortical short-term and long-term plasticity. Alireza Komaki*, Siamak Shahidi, Seid-Mohammad Malakouti, Reza Lashgari, Seid-Mohammad Noorbakhsh, Abbas Haghparast The 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Australia, July 12-17, 2007
• Effect of infusion extract prepared from red nutshell of Pistachio (Pistacia vera) on naloxone-induced withdrawal syndrome in morphine-dependent rat. Abbas Haghparast*, Mahshid Ghanbar-Nezhad, Maryam Mohammadi The 4th Congress of Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), Hong Kong, November 30 - December 2, 2006
• Role of glutaminergic receptors in the nucleus raphe magnus on antinociceptive effect of morphine microinjected into the nucleus cuneiformis of the rat. Haghparast A*, Hekmat A 6th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Prague, Czech Republic, July 10-15, 2003
• Analgesic response of cuneiformis nucleus to the microinjection of morphine in chronic pain (Formalin Test) in rat. Sepehri G*, Haghparast A, Esmaieli A, Sajadi S, Farshid H 6th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Prague, Czech Republic, July 10-15, 2003
• Role of glutamate receptors in rostroventromedial medulla on antinociceptive effect of gabapentin in rat. Mobasher M*, Haghparast A, Kalantripour TP 6th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Prague, Czech Republic, July 10-15, 2003
• Role of gonadectomy in development of hyperalgesia induced by partial sciatic nerve ligation in male mice. Abbas Haghparast*, Narges Ashraf-Ganjooei, Laeia Ekhlaspour, Sodabeh Navadeh Khodadadi 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tehran, Iran, May 9-13, 2003
• Effects of swim stress on development of pentylene-tetrazole kindling in rat: role of glucocorticoids and Mu-opioid receptors. Taj-pari Kalantripour*, Majid Asadi, Abbas Haghparast 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tehran, Iran, May 9-13, 2003
• Role of non-NMDA receptors in rostroventromedial medulla on antinociceptive effect of gabapentin in rat. Mina Mobasher*, Abbas Haghparast, Taj-pari Kalantripour 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tehran, Iran, May 9-13, 2003
• Evaluation of drug resistancy in leishmaniasis: Comoarison of in vitro suceptibolity of leishmania tropica isolates to the anatomical drug with clinical therapy. Majid Mahmoudi*, Seid Jafar Nosratabadi, Ali-Reza Fekri, Abbas Haghparast and Iraj Sharifi 16th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Tehran, Iran, May 9-13, 2003
• Comparison of intravenous opioids actions on neuropathic pain induced by peripheral nerve injury in rat. Abbas Haghparast*, Hamed Aslani, Naser Haghdoost and Sodabe Mir-Hosseini 5th FAOPS Congress, Kuala Lumpour, Malaysia, September 23-26, 2002
• Action of morphine on nucleus cuneiformis neurons that modulate nociception in rat. Abbas Haghparast*, Naser Shafeai, Gholam-Reza Sepehri and Saeed Semnanian 10th World Congress on Pain, San Diego, California, USA, August 17-22, 2002
• Gonadal steriods affect on responses to noxious heat stimuli in male and female rats. Abbas Haghparast* and Loghman Pakdaman 3rd Forum of European Neuroscience, Paris, France, July 13-17, 2002
• Sex-differences in time-course of hyperalgesia induced by sciatic nerve ligation injury in mice. A. Haghparast*, N. Ashraf Ganjooei, L. Ekhlaspour and K.S. Navadeh 4th International Congress of Pathophysiology, Budapest, Hungary, June 29- July 05, 2002
• Role of NMDA receptor on antinociceptive effects of morphine in the cuneiformis nucleus of rat. Haghparast A* and Gheitasi IP 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Shiraz, Iran, November 5-8, 2001
• Microinjection of DNQX, a Non-NMDA antagonist, into the cuneiformis nucleus increases tail flick latency in rat. Gheitasi IP* and Haghparast A 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Shiraz, Iran, November 5-8, 2001
• Role of GABAA receptor antagonist on antinociceptive effects of morphine in the cuneiformis nucleus. Rezvanipour M*, Milan H, Haghparast A 15th Iranian Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology, Shiraz, Iran, November 5-8, 2001
• Effects of local application of cholinergic and anticholinergic drugs onto the nucleus paragigantocellularis on single cell activity in the nucleus locus coeruleus. Haghparast, A*, Rezvanipour, M and Sepehri, GR 34th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand, August 26-31, 2001
• Effects of nicotine on sniffing induced by dopaminergic receptor stimulation. Haghparast, A, Mohaddess, G, Rezvanipour, M* and Zarrindast, MR 34th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand, August 26-31, 2001
• The prevalence of anabolic steriod abuse in bodybuilder athletes in Kerman. Haghparast, A and Sepehri, GR* 34th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand, August 26-31, 2001
• Axonal injury and its recovery in the thalamic neurons of rat after focal cerebral ischemia. Abbas Haghparast*, Manzomeh S. Meimandi, Huo L. Xing 6th International Congress of Neuroethology, Bonn, Germany, July 29- August 03, 2001
• Effects of Aluminum on degeneration of cultured astrocytes derived from rat cerebral cortex. Abbas Haghparast* The First International Conference on Metals and Brain: From Neurochemistry to Neurodegeneration, Padova, Italy, September 20-23, 2000
• The role of nucleus paragigantocellularis in morphine tolerance and dependence: Application of Adenosine. Saeed Semnanian*, Abbas Haghparast, Mohsen Khalili, Yaghoub Fathollahi 7th Biennial Conference Pakistan Physiological Society, Karachi, Pakistan, April 3-5, 2000
• Naloxone-precipitated withdrawal in the nucleus paragigantocellularis neurons of morphine-dependent rat. Abbas Haghparast*, Saeed Semnanian, Yaghoub Fathollahi 9th World Congress on Pain, Vienna, Austria, August 22-27,1999
• The effect of bombesin on tail flick latency in rat. Haghparast, A*., Semnanian, S., Fathollahi, Y., Sarihi, A. 33rd International Congress of Physiological Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 30-July 05, 1997
• Facilitatory effect of serotonin on consolidation and retrieval of passive avoidance learning. Sarihi, A*., Motamedi, F., Rashidy-pour, A., Naghdi, N., Haghparast, A. 33rd International Congress of Physiological Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 30-July 05, 1997
• The assessment of patients suffering migraine without aura using IASP pain database questionnaire. Haghparast, A.*, Najafi, M., Semnanian, S. First FAONS Congress & First IBRO Regional Congress, Pattaya, Thailand, October 20-23, 1996
• The effects of SO2 gas on some of the lung capacities of Sarcheshmeh inhabitants in Kerman. Haghparast, A.*, Sanadgol, H., Sepehri G.R. 12th Iranian Congress of Physiology & Pharmacology, Tehran, Iran, November 6-9, 1995
• The effects of SO2 gas in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of Sarcheshmeh inhabitants in Kerman. Sanadgol, H., Sepehri, G.R., Haghparast, A.* 11th Iranian Congress of Physiology & Pharmacology, Tabriz, Iran, May 17-20, 1993
Recent projects:
• Role of ventral tegmental area and intraperitoneal administration of morphine on
