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Mir TUG, Wani AK, Akhtar N, Katoch V, Shukla S, Kadam US, Hong JC. Advancing biological investigations using portable sensors for detection of sensitive samples. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22679. [PMID: 38089995 PMCID: PMC10711145 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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Portable biosensors are emerged as powerful diagnostic tools for analyzing intricately complex biological samples. These biosensors offer sensitive detection capabilities by utilizing biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, microbes or microbial products, antibodies, and enzymes. Their speed, accuracy, stability, specificity, and low cost make them indispensable in forensic investigations and criminal cases. Notably, portable biosensors have been developed to rapidly detect toxins, poisons, body fluids, and explosives; they have proven invaluable in forensic examinations of suspected samples, generating efficient results that enable effective and fair trials. One of the key advantages of portable biosensors is their ability to provide sensitive and non-destructive detection of forensic samples without requiring extensive sample preparation, thereby reducing the possibility of false results. This comprehensive review provides an overview of the current advancements in portable biosensors for the detection of sensitive materials, highlighting their significance in advancing investigations and enhancing sensitive sample detection capabilities.
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- Tahir ul Gani Mir
- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India
- State Forensic Science Laboratory, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190001, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India
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- School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India
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- Division of Life Science and Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongnam, 52828, South Korea
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- Division of Life Science and Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongnam, 52828, South Korea
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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Camsari C, Folger JK, Rajput SK, McGee D, Latham KE, Smith GW. Transgenerational Effects of Periconception Heavy Metal Administration on Adipose Weight and Glucose Homeostasis in Mice at Maturity. Toxicol Sci 2020; 168:610-619. [PMID: 30629257 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfz008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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We previously demonstrated that periconception maternal administration (2 mg/kg body weight each) of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) plus methylmercury (II) chloride (CH3HgCl) impaired glucose homeostasis and increased body weights and abdominal adipose tissue weight of male offspring in the F1 generation. However, transgenerational effects of this exposure have not been studied. Therefore, the effects of periconception Cd+Hg administration on indices of chronic diseases at adulthood in F2-F4 generations were examined. Male and female progeny of Cd+Hg periconceptionally treated females, and offspring of vehicle control females were bred with naïve CD1 mice to obtain F2 offspring, with additional crosses as above to the F4 generation (F1-F4 animals were not administered Cd+Hg). Birth weights and litter size were similar in all generations. Indices of impaired glucose homeostasis were observed in matrilineally descended F2 male offspring, including reduced glucose tolerance, along with increased basal phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) at serine 307 suggesting altered insulin signaling. Reduced glucose tolerance was also seen in F4 males. Increased body weight and/or abdominal adiposity were observed through the F4 generation in males descended matrilineally from the treated female progenitors. Patrilineally derived F2 females displayed reduced glucose tolerance. Females (F2) patrilineally and matrilineally derived displayed significant kidney enlargement. Periconception administration of cadmium and mercury caused persistent transgenerational effects in offspring through the F4 generation in the absence of continued toxicant exposure, with persistent transgenerational effects inherited specifically through the matrilineal germline.
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- Cagri Camsari
- Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics.,Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.,Innovative Food Technologies Development Application and Research Center, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu 14030, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics.,Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics.,Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics.,Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824.,Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics.,Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Al-Khafaji TGH, Al-Timimi AHO, Abbas AS, Alanz MAA, Murshedi SJK, Alam MK. Mercury Loss From Dental Amalgam Fillings. PESQUISA BRASILEIRA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA E CLÍNICA INTEGRADA 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/pboci.2020.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Jose A, Ray JG. Toxic heavy metals in human blood in relation to certain food and environmental samples in Kerala, South India. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:7946-7953. [PMID: 29302906 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1112-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Toxic heavy metals such as arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) are systemic toxicants that are hazardous to human health. However, as these elements are increasing in the environment due to fast urbanization, industrialization, and chemicalized agricultural activities, accumulation of the same in human body anywhere in the world is quite interesting to global assessment of environment quality. In this connection, random examination of blood samples of human population in Kerala, South India, was carried out to assess the threat of heavy metal contamination to humans in this part of the globe, especially in relation to the amount of such metals in food and other environmental samples. Except pure vegetarians, people of Kerala consume rice as the staple food with a lot of fish. Therefore, the amount of these three heavy metals in drinking water, fish, rice, and paddy soils was done. Heavy metals in the blood were examined in relation to age, gender, and dietary habits such as frequency of fish eating or vegetarianism. Influence of dental amalgam fillings on blood mercury levels was also analyzed. Quantitative assessment of metals in samples was done by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The levels of arsenic, lead, and mercury were found well below the reference values, though diet seemed to pull them up as the amount of metals in blood showed significant differences between vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Evidence to the influence of dental amalgam fillings on blood mercury levels could not be established with the present samples.
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- Anitha Jose
- Laboratory of Ecology & Eco technology, School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
- Department of Zoology, Assumption College, Changanacherry, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
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Donovan TE, Marzola R, Murphy KR, Cagna DR, Eichmiller F, McKee JR, Metz JE, Albouy JP. Annual review of selected scientific literature: Report of the committee on scientific investigation of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry. J Prosthet Dent 2016; 116:663-740. [PMID: 28236412 DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM It is clear the contemporary dentist is confronted with a blizzard of information regarding materials and techniques from journal articles, advertisements, newsletters, the internet, and continuing education events. While some of that information is sound and helpful, much of it is misleading at best. PURPOSE This review identifies and discusses the most important scientific findings regarding outcomes of dental treatment to assist the practitioner in making evidence-based choices. This review was conducted to assist the busy dentist in keeping abreast of the latest scientific information regarding the clinical practice of dentistry. MATERIAL AND METHODS Each of the authors, who are considered experts in their disciplines, was asked to peruse the scientific literature published in 2015 in their discipline and review the articles for important information that may have an impact on treatment decisions. Comments on experimental methodology, statistical evaluation, and overall validity of the conclusions are included in many of the reviews. RESULTS The reviews are not meant to stand alone but are intended to inform the interested reader about what has been discovered in the past year. The readers are then invited to go to the source if they wish more detail. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of the scientific literature published in 2015 is divided into 7 sections, dental materials, periodontics, prosthodontics, occlusion and temporomandibular disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, cariology, and implant dentistry.
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- Terence E Donovan
- Professor, Biomaterials, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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- Professor, Advanced Prosthodontics University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tenn
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Habib E, Wang R, Wang Y, Zhu M, Zhu XX. Inorganic Fillers for Dental Resin Composites: Present and Future. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2015; 2:1-11. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Eric Habib
- Department
of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- State
Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials,
College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials,
College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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