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Taliyan R, Singh M, Sharma PL, Yadav HN, Sidhu KS. Possible involvement of α1-adrenergic receptor and K(ATP) channels in cardioprotective effect of remote aortic preconditioning in isolated rat heart. J Cardiovasc Dis Res 2010; 1:145-51. [PMID: 21187869 PMCID: PMC2982203 DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.70917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Remote preconditioning is a phenomenon in which brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion to remote organs protect the target organ against sustained ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced injury. Protective effects of remote aortic preconditioning (RAPC) are well established in the heart, but their mechanisms still remain to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE This study has been designed to investigate the possible involvement of α-1-adrenergic receptor (AR) and K(ATP) channels in cardio-protective effect of RAPC in isolated rat heart. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four episodes of ischemia and reperfusion, each comprising of 5 min occlusion and 5 min reperfusion, were used to produce RAPC. Isolated perfused rat heart was subjected to global ischemia for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 120 min. Coronary effluent was analyzed for LDH and CK-MB release to assess the degree of cardiac injury. Myocardial infarct size was estimated macroscopically using TTC staining. RESULTS Phenylephrine (20 μ/kg i.p.), as α-1-AR agonist, was noted to produce RAPC-like cardio-protection. However, administration of glibenclamide concomitantly or prior to phenylephrine abolished cardioprotection. Moreover, prazocin (1 mg/kg. i.p), as α-1-AR antagonist and glibenclamide (1 mg/kg i.p), a K(ATP) channel blocker, abolished the cardioprotective effect of RAPC. CONCLUSION These data provide the evidence that α-1-AR activation involved in cardioprotective effect of RAPC-mediated trough opening of K(ATP) channels.
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- Rajeev Taliyan
- Department of Pharmacology., I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab – 142 001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology., I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab – 142 001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology., I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab – 142 001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology., I.S.F College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab – 142 001, India
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Sidhu KS, Mate KE, Gunasekera T, Veal D, Hetherington L, Baker MA, Aitken RJ, Rodger JC. A flow cytometric assay for global estimation of tyrosine phosphorylation associated with capacitation of spermatozoa from two marsupial species, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) and the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Reproduction 2004; 127:95-103. [PMID: 15056774 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in cellular proteins is a major signal transduction event during sperm capacitation. In this study protein phosphorylation was monitored using a fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled antiphosphotyrosine monoclonal antibody and a flow cytometric procedure optimized for sperm. Using this technique, the correlation between tyrosine phosphorylation and sperm capacitation was examined in two marsupial species, the brushtail possum and the tammar wallaby and compared with that of ram spermatozoa. The levels of tyrosine phosphorylation in sperm from all three species were increased by the addition of cyclic AMP (cAMP) and vandate, a phosphotyrosine phosphatase inhibitor and were decreased by the addition of the phosphotyrosine kinase inhibitor, staurosporine. Oviductal conditioned media (CM) induced a progressive increase in tyrosine phosphorylation in both marsupial species and also induced morphological transition from a streamlined to a 'T'-shape configuration in brushtail possum spermatozoa but not in tammar wallaby spermatozoa. Transition to the 'T'-shape orientation associated with capacitation in marsupial spermatozoa was observed by 2 h of incubation in both species when tyrosine phosphorylation was increased by higher levels of cAMP i.e. 5 mM dibutyryl cAMP plus 3 mM pentoxyphylline. Thus the tyrosine phosphorylation trigger with CM may differ in these two marsupial species. Ram sperm tyrosine phosphorylation could be increased by addition of lower levels of cAMP (1 mM). These results support the finding that tyrosine phosphorylation is associated with sperm capacitation in marsupials. Similar results were obtained by using SDS PAGE/Western blot analysis of tyrosine phosphorylation in the brushtail possum spermatozoa. The specificity, efficiency and sensitivity of the procedure described here make it applicable for routine assessment of capacitation in large numbers of samples and in other species.
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- K S Sidhu
- Cooperative Research Center for Conservation and Management of Marsupials, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
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Sidhu KS, Mate KE, Molinia FC, Berg DK, Rodger JC. Ionic calcium levels in oviduct explant-conditioned media from an Australian marsupial, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and its relevance to in vitro fertilization. ZYGOTE 2004; 11:285-91. [PMID: 15085727 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199403002338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Gametes from the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), an Australian marsupial, require exposure to oviductal cells and/or their secretions before sperm binding and penetration of the zona pellucida can occur. Sperm-egg fusion, the next critical step in fertilization has not previously been reported in vitro. Here we describe the refinement of an oviduct epithelial cell (OEC) explant culture system using two different media to obtain in vitro sperm-egg fusion in the brushtail possum for the first time. Conditioned media from OEC explant cultures were supplemented with either 1% fetal calf serum (FCS) or 1mg/ml polyvinyl alcohol and used for co-culture of epididymal sperm and superovulated eggs. Under these conditions zona penetration rates varied from 0 to 46% and sperm-egg fusion from 0 to 20%. Analysis of explant conditioned media indicated that qualitative and quantitative differences between batches could account, at least partially, for the large variability in zona penetration rates. Conditioned media that contained approximately 1mM of ionic calcium were most effective for achieving sperm capacitation, zona binding, and penetration and sperm-egg fusion. The reorientation of the sperm head to T-shape, an indicator of capacitation in the brushtail possum, was closely linked with the concentration of calcium present in vitro.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia.
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Sidhu KS, Sangvanich P, Brancia FL, Sullivan AG, Gaskell SJ, Wolkenhaue O, Oliver SG, Hubbard SJ. Bioinformatic assessment of mass spectrometric chemical derivatisation techniques for proteome database searching. Proteomics 2001; 1:1368-77. [PMID: 11922597 DOI: 10.1002/1615-9861(200111)1:11<1368::aid-prot1368>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Identification of proteins from the mass spectra of peptide fragments generated by proteolytic cleavage using database searching has become one of the most powerful techniques in proteome science, capable of rapid and efficient protein identification. Using computer simulation, we have studied how the application of chemical derivatisation techniques may improve the efficiency of protein identification from mass spectrometric data. These approaches enhance ion yield and lead to the promotion of specific ions and fragments, yielding additional database search information. The impact of three alternative techniques has been assessed by searching representative proteome databases for both single proteins and simple protein mixtures. For example, by reliably promoting fragmentation of singly-charged peptide ions at aspartic acid residues after homoarginine derivatisation, 82% of yeast proteins can be unambiguously identified from a single typical peptide-mass datum, with a measured mass accuracy of 50 ppm, by using the associated secondary ion data. The extra search information also provides a means to confidently identify proteins in protein mixtures where only limited data are available. Furthermore, the inclusion of limited sequence information for the peptides can compensate and exceed the search efficiency available via high accuracy searches of around 5 ppm, suggesting that this is a potentially useful approach for simple protein mixtures routinely obtained from two-dimensional gels.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, UMIST, Manchester, UK
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Tricortical autogenous iliac crest has long served as the gold standard for arthrodesis after cervical discectomy. The added morbidity resulting from bone graft harvest may be eliminated by the use of a biocompatible synthetic bone graft substitute with osteoconductive abilities, and when used with an osteoinductive agent, such as recombinant bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP)-2, it may facilitate arthrodesis similar to autograft. PURPOSE To determine by radiographic and histologic analysis whether tantalum with and without rhBMP-2 can facilitate bony ingrowth and arthrodesis in an animal model. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion was performed using a tantalum bone graft substitute with and without rhBMP-2 in a previously established goat model for anterior cervical fusion. METHODS Eight goats underwent single-level anterior cervical discectomy and stabilization with a porous tantalum implant. There were four goats in each experimental group. Group A underwent anterior cervical stabilization with tantalum alone, whereas in Group B rhBMP-2 was added to the tantalum implant. The goats were sacrificed at 12 weeks, and their cervical spines were removed for histologic and radiological analysis. RESULTS Only one of four goats in Group A had any bony ingrowth into the tantalum. Three of four goats in Group B demonstrated bony ingrowth. The average extent of bony ingrowth at the perimeter of the tantalum in Group A was 2.5% compared with 12.5% in Group B. Similarly, the volume of bony ingrowth within the tantalum was 2.5% in Group A and 10% in Group B. The difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS The data in this pilot study suggest that tantalum may function as a synthetic osteoconductive bone graft substitute. The addition of rhBMP-2 may facilitate osteoinduction within a synthetic osteoconductive implant. The sample size in this study was too small for statistical significance. The present animal model as used in this study was inadequate for cervical arthrodesis where rigid implant fixation is desired.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, 3535 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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OBJECTIVES Pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchiectasis are the major causes of massive hemoptysis in developing countries. Lung resection remains the surgical treatment of choice. This may not always be possible and may even be hazardous in some patients due to fibrosis and dense vascular adhesions between the lung and the chest wall. This leads to marked blood loss and control of hilar vessels becomes dangerous. METHODS A series of 20 cases is described here. Nineteen presented with massive hemoptysis where control of bleeding was obtained by physiological lung exclusion. One patient had traumatic left main bronchus transection not suitable for repair or resection. Physiological lung exclusion was performed by surgical interruption of the bronchus and pulmonary artery of the involved lobe or lung, keeping pulmonary veins intact. RESULTS Hemoptysis could be controlled in all these patients without any significant morbidity. There was no mortality. There was no postoperative empyema and recurrence of hemoptysis on long-term follow-up. No patient required anatomical lung resection later on. CONCLUSIONS Physiological lung exclusion is a safe and effective method for control of massive hemoptysis in cases where lung resection is technically hazardous or difficult. This should be kept as an alternative or adjunct to anatomical lung resection.
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- R S Dhaliwal
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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Dhaliwal RS, Bhat D, Puri D, Sidhu KS, Rana SS, Thingam SK, Suri RK, Gujral JS. Results of surgical closure of isolated secundum atrial septal defect. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/s12055-000-0016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Sidhu KS, Mate KE, Molinia FC, Glazier AM, Rodger JC. Secretory proteins from the female reproductive tract of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): binding to sperm and effects on sperm survival in vitro. Reprod Fertil Dev 2000; 11:329-36. [PMID: 10972301 DOI: 10.1071/rd00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Previous studies have demonstrated that co-culture of brushtail possum epididymal spermatozoa with oviduct epithelial cell monolayers prolongs sperm survival and results in the re-orientation of the sperm head and tail to the T-shape (thumbtack) configuration. Transformation of sperm to thumbtack orientation is believed to be associated with marsupial sperm capacitation. Here we report that incubation in oviduct-conditioned media also significantly prolongs sperm survival and results in the transformation of sperm to the thumbtack orientation. The major objective of the current study was to examine the proteins present in the conditioned media, to determine whether any of these proteins specifically bound to sperm and the relationship between these proteins and sperm survival and thumbtack orientation. Co-culturing brushtail possum sperm with biotin-labeled proteins in conditioned media (CM) from ampulla, isthmus and uterine explants demonstrated strong binding of two proteins of molecular mass 230 and 61 kD and weak binding of nine proteins of molecular mass 200, 180, 120, 140, 55, 52, 48, 34, 30 kD to sperm within 30 min. The binding of the 61-kD protein from the conditioned media appeared specific as increasing concentrations of non-labeled oviduct proteins, but not serum proteins, inhibited the binding of labeled proteins. The binding of oviduct and uterine proteins in the conditioned media significantly prolonged sperm survival and percentage motility and also transformed a large number of sperm to a thumbtack orientation. The implication of binding of these proteins is discussed in the context of sperm survival and capacitation in this species.
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- K S Sidhu
- Cooperative Research Centre for Conservation and Management of Marsupials, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia.
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Mate KE, Sidhu KS, Molinia FC, Glazier AM, Rodger JC. Sperm binding and penetration of the zona pellucida in vitro but not sperm-egg fusion in an Australian marsupial, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). ZYGOTE 2000; 8:189-96. [PMID: 11014497 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199400000976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sperm capacitation and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) have been achieved in most eutherian mammals and American marsupials under relatively simple culture conditions. In contrast sperm capacitation in Australian marsupials has not been achieved in vitro and attempts at IVF have previously been characterised by a complete lack of sperm-zona pellucida (ZP) binding. Recently, co-culture of sperm with oviduct epithelial cell monolayers or with oviductal explant conditioned media has been shown to prolong the viability and motility of brushtail possum spermatozoa, as well as to induce capacitation-associated changes such as transformation of sperm to the T-shape orientation. In this study we report that these in vitro produced T-shaped sperm, and in vivo derived T-shaped sperm flushed from the oviduct of artificially inseminated possums as a control, are able to bind to and penetrate the ZP of approximately 25% of eggs recovered from PMSG/LH-superovulated possums in vitro. Development of ZP receptivity and penetrability towards sperm was also identified as a major factor affecting the outcome of IVF. Neither in vivo nor in vitro derived T-shaped sperm were able to bind to or penetrate the ZP if eggs were obtained from animals that were treated with pLH less than 76 h after PMSG. Thus this study provides preliminary evidence for the necessity of sperm-oviduct epithelial cell interactions for capacitation in Australian species and lends further support to the suggestion that the T-shape head orientation is indicative of sperm capacitation. Despite the occurrence of sperm-ZP binding and penetration, sperm-egg membrane fusion and egg activation were not observed. Although the factor(s) responsible for the lack of sperm-egg membrane fusion in the possum have not been identified it is possible that egg capacity for membrane fusion develops independently of zona receptivity and is defective in these eggs, or alternatively that membrane fusion requires strictly defined ionic conditions which are not provided by the IVF media used in this study.
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- K E Mate
- Cooperative Research Centre for Conservation and Management of Marsupials, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia.
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PURPOSE To assess the feasibility and complications of the laparoscopic approach to anterior lumbar fusion and to evaluate the ability of metoclopramide in conjunction with preoperative bowel preparation and early oral feeding to decrease postoperative ileus and reduce the length of hospital stay. PATIENTS AND METHODS Laparoscopic anterior lumbar fusion was performed on 30 patients with persistent back pain between September 1997 and March 1999. All patients received metoclopramide 10 mg intravenously preoperatively and every 6 hours postoperatively, then 10 mg orally every 8 hours for 7 days. An experienced laparoscopic surgeon exposed the disc space, and lumbar fusion was performed by a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic surgeon. RESULTS One procedure in an obese patient was converted to open surgery. The average operating time for the remaining patients was 2 hours 23 minutes. The average estimated blood loss was 75 mL. The only intraoperative complication was a trocar injury to the bladder. The average hospital stay was 2.3 days. CONCLUSION In properly selected patients, laparoscopic anterior lumbar fusion with metoclopramide, preoperative bowel preparation, and early oral feeding results in a short hospital stay and yields better cosmetic results than traditional surgery.
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- A Hawasli
- St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan 48080, USA
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Sidhu KS, Mate KE, Molinia FC, Rodger JC. Induction of thumbtack sperm during coculture with oviduct epithelial cell monolayers in a marsupial, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Biol Reprod 1999; 61:1356-61. [PMID: 10529285 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.5.1356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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A reorientation of the sperm head so that it is perpendicular to the sperm tail (i.e., T-shape or thumbtack) is considered an indicator of sperm capacitation in the Australian marsupial the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). This study describes a method of oviduct epithelial cell monolayer and sperm coculture in the brushtail possum to obtain a high percentage of thumbtack sperm. The oviduct epithelial cell (OEC) monolayers were prepared in vitro from the isthmal and ampullary segments of eCG- and LH-primed brushtail possum oviducts. Coculture experiments demonstrated that cauda epididymidal sperm from the brushtail possum attached equally to the OEC monolayers derived from the isthmal and ampullary segments of the oviduct. After 2 h of coculture, a large number of sperm attached to OEC monolayers (ampulla, 60.1+/-4.7% and isthmus, 63.1+/-5.7%) as well as to controls (tracheal epithelial cell monolayer, 46.2+/-3.7%; Matrigel, 57.4+/-7.7%; plastic, 29.2+/-3.2%). After 6 h, fewer sperm were attached to tracheal epithelial cell monolayers (1.2+/-0.2%; P<0.01) and Matrigel (10.2+/-2.5%; P<0.01), compared to those attached to ampullary and isthmal OEC monolayers (37.9+/-7.2% and 44.6+/-2.2%, respectively), and none were attached to the plastic surface. Fewer sperm were released from the ampullary and isthmal OEC monolayers compared to those from controls (P<0.05). At 6 h of coculture with ampullary and isthmal OEC, the percentage motility of both attached and unattached spermatozoa was maintained at 40-50%, which was higher (P<0.05) than in controls. Progressive motility of unattached sperm was maintained at about 2 (on an arbitrary scale of 1-5) and was not different among treatments until 6 h. More than 60-70% sperm were viable at 6 h of coculture in all the treatments. Coculture of brushtail possum epididymal sperm with OEC monolayers transformed 60% of motile streamlined spermatozoa to thumbtack orientation at 2 h compared to approximately 25% in controls. No acrosomal modifications were induced in spermatozoa in any of the treatments. This study has demonstrated a role of the oviduct in transforming a large number of sperm from a streamlined to thumbtack orientation, which may have relevance in sperm capacitation and fertilization in this species.
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- K S Sidhu
- Co-operative Research Centre for Conservation and Management of Marsupials, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.
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Sidhu KS, Sidhu JS. An alleged poisoning with methanol and formaldehyde. Vet Hum Toxicol 1999; 41:237-42. [PMID: 10434379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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It was alleged that a defendant added an unspecified amount of undyed formalin solution, containing formaldehyde and methanol, to the victim's bottle of ice and drinking water. The medical report indicated that except for a slight elevation of total creatine kinase, all other chemistry profiles were within normal ranges. The elevation of creatine kinase suggested muscle injury and inflammation; however, the significance of this elevation was not clear. Toxicological evaluations were made by conducting risk assessments. Based upon the medical report and risk assessments, the following conclusions were made: The calculated exposure doses of methanol and formaldehyde were too low to cause appreciable adverse effects; however, formaldehyde may have irritated the gastrointestinal tract causing smooth muscle and mucosal inflammation. The doses of methanol and formaldehyde were too low to cause death. The exposure scenario (a single oral exposure to formaldehyde) would not likely increase the cancer risk in the victim. The risk assessments provided resulted in a reduction in charge from attempted murder to felony.
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- K S Sidhu
- Environmental Epidemiology Division, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing 48909, USA
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FITC-labelled sperm-specific antibodies against hamster spermatozoa were utilized as probes in acrosome reaction assays. An indirect immunofluorescence test demonstrated the localisation of two sperm proteins of 19 kDa and 23 kDa on the anterior acrosomal cap region of washed cauda epididymal sperm. These proteins were not detected in reacted acrosome or on immature or immotile sperm. Antisperm agglutinating antibodies specific to these two low molecular weight sperm antigens could be useful probes for evaluating the acrosomal status of mammalian spermatozoa.
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- H Bathla
- Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- K S Sidhu
- Environmental Epidemiology Division, Michigan Department of Community Health, 3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Lansing, MI 48909, USA
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Sidhu KS, Mate KE, Rodger JC. Sperm-oviduct epithelial cell monolayer co-culture: an in vitro model of sperm-female tract interactions in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). J Reprod Fertil 1998; 114:55-61. [PMID: 9875155 DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1140055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Oviduct epithelial cell (OEC) monolayers were prepared from the isthmic and ampullary parts of the oviducts of FSH-primed tammar wallabies. Co-culture experiments found that 50-60% of wallaby spermatozoa attached immediately to OEC monolayers, tracheal cell monolayer controls, and the surface of culture dishes with and without Matrigel coating. Spermatozoa were considered to be attached if they remained on the culture surface after rapidly pipetting the co-culture medium five times. The percentages of attached and unattached spermatozoa were calculated from the number of spermatozoa recovered in the agitated supernatant. After 2 h co-culture the percentage of attached spermatozoa rose to 60-80%. After 6 h co-culture the number of spermatozoa attached to OEC monolayers derived from the oviductal isthmus remained high and only a small percentage were recovered in the agitated supernatant (unattached spermatozoa 3.85 +/- 0.76%, P = 0.67). However, after 6 h co-culture of spermatozoa with OEC monolayers derived from the ampulla and with the controls the percentage of attached spermatozoa declined significantly (unattached spermatozoa: ampullary monolayer 23.08 +/- 4.80%, P < 0.01; tracheal monolayer 23.23 +/- 5.18%, P < 0.01; Matrigel 27.23 +/- 7.76%, P < 0.01; plastic surface 28.19 +/- 5.30%, P < 0.01). After 6 h co-culture with ampullary and isthmic OEC monolayers, the percentage motility of both attached and unattached spermatozoa was maintained at 64.00 +/- 1.90% and 56.66 +/- 3.18% and 62.00 +/- 3.11% and 52.00 +/- 2.43%, respectively, and was then maintained at > or = 35% after 24 h incubation. In the controls, that is, tracheal monolayer and Matrigel, the motility of attached spermatozoa declined rapidly to 48.66 +/- 2.15% and 33.63 +/- 8.66%, respectively, at 6 h, and all spermatozoa were immotile after 24 h incubation. However, the motility of unattached spermatozoa in the controls (tracheal monolayer and Matrigel) was maintained at 57.33 +/- 3.00% and 34.54 +/- 9.27%, respectively, until 6 h and then declined rapidly, and all spermatozoa were immotile after 24 h incubation. Co-culture of wallaby spermatozoa with OEC monolayers also induced acrosomal modifications that were followed by acrosomal loss. At 6 h incubation 38.92 +/- 3.98% of spermatozoa on ampullary OEC monolayers and 36.50 +/- 3.81% spermatozoa on isthmic OEC monolayers had shed their acrosome. Acrosomal loss during co-culture with both isthmic and ampullary OEC monolayers was significantly (P < 0.01) greater than that observed on tracheal epithelial monolayer (24.42 +/- 1.90%, P < 0.01), Matrigel (20.70 +/- 2.71%, P < 0.01) and plastic (15.54 +/- 2.49%, P < 0.01). Co-culturing spermatozoa with OEC monolayers also induced a transformation from streamlined orientation of sperm head and tail to T-shaped (thumbtack) orientation in a small number (10-15%) of motile spermatozoa after 6 h incubation (data not shown). The significance of these results in relation to the role of the oviduct in sperm capacitation is discussed.
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- K S Sidhu
- Cooperative Research Centre for Conservation and Management of Marsupials, School of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
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Sidhu KS, Herkowitz HN. Spinal instrumentation in the management of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1997:39-53. [PMID: 9020205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The use of spinal instrumentation as an adjunct to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine is controversial. Instrumented lumbar fusions, in specific instances, may improve patient outcomes. For patients undergoing single level primary lumbar arthrodesis, the available data do not conclusively support the efficacy of spinal instrumentation. However, in the setting of previous failed lumbar surgery, iatrogenic or degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, spinal instrumentation may be useful as an adjunct to fusion. Possible advantages associated with the use of instrumentation include: correction of deformity in frontal and sagittal planes; decreased pseudarthrosis rates; prevention of progression of spondylolisthesis, and provision of spinal stability in the absence of intact posterior elements. Complications associated with the use of instrumentation include: increased cost; increased operative times; increased infection rate; increased reoperation rate; and a steep learning curve. Therefore, when instrumentation is to be used, the benefits must outweigh the risks. These risks can be minimized by the judicious use of instrumentation by experienced surgeons, for specific indications as supported by the literature.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769, USA
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Bathla H, Sidhu KS. Effect of sperm-agglutinating antibodies on sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction. Int J Fertil Menopausal Stud 1996; 41:528-33. [PMID: 9010747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of polyclonal/monospecific antisera on sperm agglutination versus capacitation as well as acrosome reaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Swim-up spermatozoa from cauda epididymides of fertile male hamsters were incubated under liquid paraffin with polyclonal/monospecific antisera obtained from immunized BALB/C mice, as well as with normal serum from control BALB/C mice, at various dilutions. RESULTS The anti-sperm antibodies caused a significant (P < .05) sperm agglutination of various types of dilutions below 1:1000. Both capacitation and true acrosome reaction were inhibited significantly in the spermatozoa incubated with polyclonal/monospecific antisera. Capacitation in the spermatozoa with normal serum started earlier, i.e., at 2 hours of incubation compared to 3 hours of incubation in controls. CONCLUSION The data differentiate the sperm agglutinating activity from anticapacitation and antiacrosome reaction activity of antisperm antisera at 1:1000 dilution.
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- H Bathla
- Punjab Agricultural University, Department of Zoology, Ludhiana, India
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In India, rapid urbanization and industrialization have contributed positively toward meeting the materialistic needs of the citizens, but have also resulted in contamination of the atmospheric environment. This paper deals with the assessment of potential health risks posed by carcinogenic substances, namely cadmium, chromium, and nickel, present in certain atmospheric environments in India. Average air concentrations of these carcinogenic metals have been assessed for different states and regions of India (C. R. Krishnamurti and P. Vishwanathan, Toxic Metals in the Indian Environment, Tata/McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 1991). Based on these assessments, both individual and societal risks have been estimated in different states of the country, and comparisons were made. Reported concentration, release sources, potential health risks including cancer risk estimates, and ambient air interim guidelines are discussed. The reported environmental releases and cancer risk from cadmium are minimal. There is a potential for increased respiratory cancer risk from exposure to chromium and nickel in some northern Indian states. These metals are irritants to nasal passages and the respiratory tract. Chromium is also corrosive to mucus membranes. They have the potential to cause chronic respiratory problems. Since it appears that these metals may cause some adverse health effects in humans, exposure to these ambient air pollutants should be minimized by managing the release of these contaminants to the environment. There is a need for the development and strict enforcement of national and state regulatory standards.
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- B R Gurjar
- Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
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Rowe NH, Sidhu KS, Chadzynski L, Babcock RF. Potential public health risks related to mercury/amalgam discharge from dental offices. J Mich Dent Assoc 1996; 78:32-6. [PMID: 9520646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mercury is a toxic and bioaccumulative metal. It exists in elemental, inorganic and organic forms. The use of mercury by the dental profession represents approximately 6 percent of the total annual domestic consumption and is estimated to contribute significantly to the discharge of mercury (14 percent in one study) to waste-water streams. Publicly owned treatment works (POTW) must obtain and comply with a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System waste-water discharge permit. When minimal mercury discharge limits into surface waters are exceeded, an upstream search for contributors of mercury to the waste stream may result. Given the present sociopolitical environment, mercury discharge from dental offices will increasingly receive scrutiny. Strategies to minimize discharge of mercury/amalgam waste include engineering controls such as changes in the discharge process, changes in the composition of commercial products, and changes in control equipment. Governmental strategies include an outright ban, the setting of discharge standards, and educational efforts. Study of these strategies with evaluation of effectiveness is needed.
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- N H Rowe
- School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Dhindsa JS, Sidhu KS, Guraya SS. Induction of buffalo () sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction in the excised reproductive tract of hamsters. Theriogenology 1995; 44:599-608. [PMID: 16727757 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(95)00230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/1994] [Accepted: 02/16/1995] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A study was conducted on the induction of buffalo sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction in the excised reproductive tract of hamsters at the estrogen- and progesterone-dominated stages of estrus. The percentages of the maximum capacitation and acrosome reaction were significatly (P < 0.01) higher for spermatozoa incubated in the uterus with oviducts of estrogen dominated hamsters compared with those incubated in BWW medium in a test tube (64.6%, 60.2%; 16.2%, 14.7%). Buffalo spermatozoa incubated in the uterus and oviducts of progesterone-dominated hamsters showed significantly (P < 0.01) lower capacitation and acrosome reaction rates than those incubated in the uterus and oviducts of estrogen-dominated hamsters (34.8%, 34.3%: 64.6%, 60.2%). The percentage of capacitation and acrosome reaction in spermatozoa were significantly (P < 0.01) more when incubated in the uterus plus oviducts than without the oviduct irrespective of whether the reproduct tract of hamster was estrogen- or progesterone-dominated. The time for the onset of maximum capacitation and acrosome reaction was reduced from 12 to 10 h when the spermatozoa were incubated in the hamster reproductive tract rather than in BWW medium in test tubes. The significance of the results in relation to hormonal regulation of sperm capaciation and acrosome reaction are also discussed.
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- J S Dhindsa
- Andrology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Copper is an essential micronutrient and a potential toxic metal. The USEPA current maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG, a nonenforceable aspirational health goal) and the required treatment technique action level, both set at 1.3 mg/liter of copper are not adequately protective for infants and children under 10 years of age. Infants and children up to 10 years of age have increased susceptibility to copper toxicity. The two main reasons for the high sensitivity in this population subgroup are the presence of a normally high concentration of copper in the liver during early life and the lack of a fully developed homeostatic mechanism of copper in children under 10 years of age. This sensitive group of infants and children represents approximately 17% of the total U.S. population. The adverse health effects caused by drinking water contaminated with copper are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and dizziness. The proposed drinking water guideline of 0.3 mg/liter for copper was derived by the application of the risk assessment procedures approved by the USEPA. Drinking water containing 0.3 mg/liter of copper will provide approximately 26% of the nutritional requirement of copper. This proposed drinking water guideline (0.3 mg/liter) for copper will adequately protect health of infants, children, and adults.
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- K S Sidhu
- Federal-State Toxicology and Risk Analysis Committee, Michigan Department of Public Health, Lansing 48909, USA
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Kaur J, Guraya SS, Sidhu KS. Effect of LH and estradiol on in vitro maturation of hamster follicular oocytes. Indian J Exp Biol 1994; 32:144-5. [PMID: 8045614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- J Kaur
- Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Nine patients treated surgically for complicated pyogenic osteomyelitis of the thoracolumbar spine are reported. All patients were treated with anterior debridement and stabilization with nonvascularized autogenous fibular strut grafts. In addition, seven underwent a posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation. The average length of follow-up was 25 months. There was no recurrence of infection, no pseudoarthrosis, and the fibular struts appeared incorporated in all patients. Seven patients had postoperative improvement or resolution of their back pain. The use of nonvascularized autogenous fibular strut grafts for reconstruction of the spine following debridement for vertebral osteomyelitis is an effective procedure. The advantages of using the fibula for grafting are its strength and length for spanning several vertebral segments, and it can provide multiple grafts.
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- G P Graziano
- Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0328
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Weanling rats receiving 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) ICV on postnatal days 15-20 and tested as adults have normal lateral hypothalamic self-stimulation locus of rise (LOR) reward thresholds but significantly lower operant motor/performance (MAX) capacity when compared to vehicle-treated controls using the rate-frequency method. These results are comparable to those previously seen in adult rats treated with 6-OHDA on postnatal day 3. In a second test, day 15-20 6-OHDA treated rats were tested as adults with pimozide (0.125-1.0 mg/kg) and showed LOR shifts ranging from 0.06-0.32 log Hz and MAX shifts of 83-47% of baseline. These results were not significantly different at any dose when compared to day 15-20 vehicle-treated rats. This second result contrasts with the pimozide subsensitivity previously reported in day 3 6-OHDA treated rats and suggests that DA depletions made later in neonatal life may involve different forms of recovery than those seen with earlier dopamine depletions.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
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Sidhu KS, Guraya SS. Effect of calmodulin-like protein from buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) seminal plasma on Ca2+, Mg(2+)-ATPase of purified plasma membrane of buffalo spermatozoa. Andrologia 1993; 25:25-8. [PMID: 8427418 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1993.tb02677.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Buffalo sperm heads and tails were cleaved by sonication and isolated in relatively pure proportions i.e. 95% and 98% respectively, by discontinuous sucrose density-gradient centrifugation. Purified plasma membranes from the isolated sperm heads and tails were obtained by hypotonic treatment and brief sonication followed by discontinuous sucrose density-gradient centrifugation. Ca2+, Mg(2+)-ATPase activity was evident in plasma membrane from sperm heads and tails, although activity was greater in the latter. A calmodulin-like protein isolated from buffalo seminal plasma increased the Ca2+, Mg(2+)-ATPase of plasma membrane from the sperm heads and tails by 128 and 136% respectively. Based upon the data obtained here and elsewhere (Sidhu & Guraya, 1989a) a model is proposed which explains regulation of Ca2+ in buffalo spermatozoa and implicates calmodulin-like protein and Ca2+, Mg(2+)-ATPase in sperm acrosome reaction.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The basis that led to the adoption of the exponent (0.75) as a scaling factor for the relationship between body weight and energy metabolism is presented. In the risk assessment formulation, it may be appropriate to use the 0.75 power of body weight as a scaling factor for carcinogenicity data obtained from animal studies.
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- K S Sidhu
- Toxicology and Risk Assessment Program, Michigan Department of Public Health, Lansing 48909
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OBJECTIVE An audit of production methods used for the Directors of Public Health (DsPH) Annual Report of the health of their local population. DESIGN Postal questionnaire survey. SETTING AND SUBJECTS 23 Departments of Public Health in the West Midlands Region. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Costs and problems relating to different production techniques used. RESULTS The majority of DsPH favoured reports with figures and graphs. This led to most DsPH using in-house desktop publishing or employing external graphic designers. Those using the former technique had more problems related to computers and felt they spent too much medical time working on the document. However, they also valued the relative low cost, editorial freedom and the ability to correct mistakes easily. Departments which employed external graphic designers generally paid more, but appreciated the extra time made available by delegating the work. They also felt that the expertise was valuable in document design. However, inaccuracies were cited as being more difficult to correct. CONCLUSIONS Perhaps the best way of producing an annual report is to amalgamate the two commonest production techniques (i.e. external graphic design and in-house desktop publishing).
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- K S Sidhu
- Dept. Public Health Medicine, Solihull, West Midlands
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Sidhu KS, Dhindsa JS, Guraya SS. A simple staining procedure for detecting the true acrosome reaction in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) spermatozoa. Biotech Histochem 1992; 67:35-9. [PMID: 1377498 DOI: 10.3109/10520299209110003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A simple dual staining procedure for detecting the true acrosome reaction in dried smears of buffalo spermatozoa is described. Trypan blue is used first to differentiate live from dead spermatozoa and the dried smears which have been prepared are stained with Giemsa for acrosome evaluation. Four categories of spermatozoa were recognized: A) live, intact acrosome (acrosome pink, postnuclear cap clear); B) dead, intact acrosome (acrosome pink, postnuclear cap blue); C) live, detached acrosome (acrosome clear, postnuclear cap clear); and D) dead, detached acrosome (acrosome clear, postnuclear cap blue). The procedure is simple, rapid and convenient for assessing true acrosome reaction in buffalo spermatozoa. Simultaneous assessment of sperm viability and its acrosomal status in dried smears makes this procedure attractive because the true acrosome reaction can be studied thoroughly at a later state after the incubation period.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Sidhu KS. Standard setting processes and regulations for environmental contaminants in drinking water: state versus federal needs and viewpoints. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 1991; 13:293-308. [PMID: 1947238 DOI: 10.1016/0273-2300(91)90069-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The primary objective of a standard setting process is to arrive at a drinking water concentration at which exposure to a contaminant would result in no known or potential adverse health effect on human health. The drinking water standards also serve as guidelines to prevent pollution of water sources and may be applicable in some cases as regulatory remediation levels. The risk assessment methods along with various decision making parameters are used to establish drinking water standards. For carcinogens classified in Groups A and B by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) the standards are set by using nonthreshold cancer risk models. The linearized multistage model is commonly used for computation of potency factors for carcinogenic contaminants. The acceptable excess risk level may vary from 10(-6) to 10(-4). For noncarcinogens, a threshold model approach based on application of an uncertainty factor is used to arrive at a reference dose (RfD). The RfD approach may also be used for carcinogens classified in Group C by the USEPA. The RfD approach with an additional uncertainty factory of 10 for carcinogenicity has been applied in the formulation of risk assessment for Group C carcinogens. The assumptions commonly used in arriving at drinking water standards are human life expectancy, 70 years; average human body weight, 70 kg; human daily drinking water consumption, 2 liters; and contribution of exposure to the contaminant from drinking water (expressed as a part of the total environmental exposure), 20%. Currently, there are over 80 USEPA existing or proposed primary standards for organic and inorganic contaminants in drinking water. Some of the state versus federal needs and viewpoints are discussed.
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- K S Sidhu
- Interagency Center on Health and Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Public Health, Lansing 48909
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Paull JM, Joellenbeck LM, Cochran RC, Sidhu KS. A survey and analysis of states' methodologies for deriving drinking water guidelines for chemical contaminants. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 1991; 13:18-35. [PMID: 2024043 DOI: 10.1016/0273-2300(91)90039-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Data from a national survey questionnaire regarding the development of guidelines for chemical contaminants in drinking water were collected from all 50 states. Twenty-three states develop at least some of their own guidelines; the other 27 states rely on guidelines previously developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) or by other states. States which derive guidelines generally employ toxicological criteria and risk assessment methodologies developed by the USEPA. Fourteen of the twenty-three states that develop their own guidelines depend on cancer potency factors derived by the USEPA to establish risk-based concentrations for carcinogens. Most of the states develop guidelines based on preventing possible excess cancer risk greater than one in one million. Seventeen of these twenty-three states rely on oral reference doses (RfDs) to derive guidelines for noncarcinogens. Examination and clarification of the states' approaches to guideline derivation reveal that although similar risk assessment techniques are generally employed, differences in assumptions, chemical classifications, and uncertainty factors may lead to variation in resultant guidance levels. Improved communication and coordination between states and the federal government may help reduce the variations and inconsistencies among the states in establishing drinking water guidelines for chemical contaminants.
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- J M Paull
- Federal-State Toxicology and Regulatory Alliance Committee, Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment Division, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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Sidhu KS. Hospital admissions for accidents in preschool children. BMJ 1991; 302:236-7. [PMID: 1998773 PMCID: PMC1669058 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6770.236-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Zoology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Sidhu KS, Bassi A, Singh N, Guraya SS. Effect of uterine fluid on in vitro acrosome reaction of buffalo ( ) spermatozoa. Theriogenology 1990; 33:569-76. [PMID: 16726752 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(90)90513-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/1988] [Accepted: 12/05/1989] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to examine in vitro acrosome reaction in the uterine fluid of estrous buffalo. Successful acrosome reaction was achieved by incubating buffalo spermatozoa in 2% detoxified uterine fluid in Biggers Whitten Whittingham (BWW) medium, pH 7.4 at 37 degrees C and a sperm concentration of 36 x 10/ml. Neat uterine fluid has been found to be toxic to spermatozoa, hence we detoxified the uterine fluid at 56 degrees C for 30 min, which resulted in higher percentage of sperm motility, viability, and acrosome reaction. All the three stages of acrosome reaction i.e., acrosome swelling, vesiculation and shedding, were observed and they reached an apparent maximum at 4, 7 and 8 h of incubation, respectively. The significance of the findings in relation to the role of female reproductive tract in acrosome reaction is discussed.
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- K S Sidhu
- ICMR Advanced Centre in Reproductive Biology, Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004 India
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A calmodulin-like protein (CLP) has been identified in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) seminal plasma and partially characterized. It was heat stable and had properties similar to those of the calcium-binding protein, calmodulin. It is present in relatively high concentrations in buffalo seminal plasma. When added to buffalo red-blood cell plasma membrane (RBC ghosts) it increased Ca++, Mg++-ATPase activity by 112%. The activation is counteracted by chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine, the anti-calmodulin drugs. A similar calmodulin-activated Ca++ pump has been found predominantly in the tail fractions of buffalo spermatozoa. The existence of CLP in buffalo seminal plasma may be responsible for some of the physiological changes observed during capacitation and acrosome reaction. A hypothesis has been proposed involving CLP in regulation of these events.
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- K S Sidhu
- Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- K S Sidhu
- I.C.M.R. Regional Advanced Research Centre in Reproductive Biology, Department of Zoology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Kamal R, Sood BR, Sidhu KS. Electric-field-gradient-tensor study in YBa2Cu3O7- delta high-Tc superconductors. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1988; 37:5928-5931. [PMID: 9943812 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.5928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Sidhu KS, Scheel RH, Perry E, Welch RL, Chadzynski L. An unwanted Christmas surprise: report of a field investigation on possible chemical contamination of a children's toy. Am J Public Health 1987; 77:1472-3. [PMID: 3661805 PMCID: PMC1647110 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.77.11.1472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Sidhu KS, Bassi A, Gupta BC, Guraya SS. Identification of the uterine factor(s) which induce the acrosome reaction in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) spermatozoa. Int J Androl 1986; 9:453-66. [PMID: 3570535 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1986.tb00907.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study characterizes factors present in uterine fluid from oestrous buffaloes which induce the acrosome reaction in buffalo spermatozoa. Characterization was performed by dialysis, heat treatment (90 degrees C, 30 min) and deproteinization of uterine fluid. The % motility and viability of sperm was maintained better in unfractionated uterine fluid than in dialysed fluid. Heating and deproteinization of the dialysed uterine fluid significantly reduced the % motility and viability of sperm. The percentage of sperm showing different stages of the acrosome reaction (swelling, and vesiculation) was significantly higher for sperm incubated in dialysed than in neat uterine fluid. There was no significant difference in the % of sperm showing acrosome shedding in both dialysed and neat uterine fluid. Heat treatment destroyed the ability of uterine fluid to induce the acrosome reaction. Sperm incubated in the protein precipitate from uterine fluid showed all stages of the acrosome reaction. Thus, the uterine factor(s) responsible for inducing the acrosome reaction in buffalo sperm was associated with the non-dialysable, albumin-like protein fraction and was heat-labile.
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Jain C, Handa F, Sidhu KS. A Profile of Porhyrins in Cases .of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1985; 51:217-218. [PMID: 28164966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Porphyrin levels in nineteen cases of discoid lupus erythematosus were compared with porphyrin levels in ten controls using Rimingto.in's technique. The erythrocyte protoporphyrin, urinary uroporphyrin and faecal coproporph rin and faccal protoporphyrin were found to be significantly raised as compared to the controls.
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A gas chromatographic procedure for the determination of 2-ethoxyethanol (C2H5OCH2CH2OH) was developed by using the general principles of analysis of solvent vapors. 2-Ethoxyethanol was sampled by adsorbing on activated carbon. It was desorbed with carbon disulfide plus 2-propanol (0.5%). The analytical column was packed with 10% free fatty acid phase on Chromosorb-P AW. The analysis was conducted at 130 degrees C isothermal using a flame ionization detector. Addition of 2-propanol (0.5%) to carbon disulfide improved (P less than or equal to 0.01) desorption of 2-ethoxyethanol adsorbed on activated carbon. The mean desorption efficiency of carbon disulfide plus 2-propanol (0.5%) was 87.9 +/- 2.86% (n = 15). Based on a 101 air sample and detector sensitivity of 2 X 10(-10) AFS, the calculated limit of detection of 2-ethoxyethanol was 0.1 ppm. The precision (coefficient of variation) for this analytical procedure was 3.34% (n = 12). In conclusion, 2-ethoxyethanol adsorbed on activated carbon can be desorbed with carbon disulfide plus 2-propanol (0.5%). Subsequently the desorbed 2-ethoxyethanol can be analyzed by gas chromatographic identification on 10% FFAP using a flame ionization detector.
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Sidhu KS, Sundhey R, Guraya SS. Stimulation of capacitation and the acrosome reaction in ejaculated buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) sperm and the effects of a sperm motility factor. Int J Androl 1984; 7:324-33. [PMID: 6511113 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1984.tb00789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The conditions for stimulation of in vitro capacitation and the acrosome reaction of ejaculated buffalo sperm has been determined. Washed ejaculated sperm were successfully capacitated in BWW medium supplemented with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and a sperm motility factor(s) (SMF(s) isolated from the adrenal glands of rats. The acrosome reaction was induced in capacitated sperm by introducing Ca++ ions (final concentration 5 mM) into the medium. Supplementation of BWW medium with SMF(s) in the presence of BSA significantly increased the percentage of sperm showing capacitation and the acrosome reaction. SMF(s) also significantly increased the percentage motility, the percentage forward motility and maintained a higher percentage of live sperm in BWW medium under the conditions used in this study. The significance of the present findings is discussed.
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Bakshi S, Handa F, Sidhu KS. An analysis of urinary porphyrins in patients of pityriasis versicolor. Indian J Dermatol 1984; 29:1-7. [PMID: 6545236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Sidhu KS. An assessment of collection efficiency of some environmental contaminants on activated carbon. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1983; 12:747-751. [PMID: 6651348 DOI: 10.1007/bf01060760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Verma ML, Handa F, Sidhu KS. A quantitative assay of porphobilinogen (PBG) and delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in the urine of one hundred normal Punjabis. A spectrophotometric study. Indian J Dermatol 1983; 28:133-43. [PMID: 6671701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Cohen IS, Sidhu KS. Painless dissection of the descending aorta detected by two-dimensional echocardiography. Arch Intern Med 1982; 142:1932-1934. [PMID: 7125777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A gas chromatographic analysis for vinyl acetate is presented. Vinyl acetate was sampled by adsorbing on activated carbon. It was desorbed with carbon disulfide with a mean efficiency of 83.0%. The analytical column was packed with 10% free fatty acid phase on acid-washed Chromosorb-P. Gas chromatographic identification was also conducted on another column packed with 0.4% Carbowax-1500 on Carbopack A. Analysis was performed on a chromatograph equipped with a flame ionization detector. The precision (coefficient of variation) for the analytical procedure using a free fatty acid phase column was 4.0%. Based on a 10 litre air sample, the calculated limit of detection by this procedure was 0.1 parts per million.
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Pavithran P, Handa F, Sidhu KS. A quantitative assay of porphyrins in leprosy patients. A spectrophotometric study. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 1981; 49:311-4. [PMID: 7198621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Quantitative estimations of porphyrin in the blood, urine, and feces of 30 leprosy patients under treatment with dapsone, ten untreated cases, and 100 normal subjects were done by Rimington's method. Dapsone had no adverse effect on porphyrin metabolism because none of the cases of leprosy under study developed statistically significantly raised porphyrin levels in the blood, urine, and stools. Although erythrocyte coproporphyrin levels were significantly higher in leprosy patients than controls and urinary uroporphyrin levels significantly lower, most values fell within the normal range. These differences did not appear to have any clinical significance, and their cause remains unknown.
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Singh RL, Handa F, Sidhu KS. A Spectrophotometric Study of Eryrhrocyte Porphyrins in Patients of Atopic Dermatitis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1981; 47:259-261. [PMID: 28211403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A quantitative assay of porphyrins in blood'of thirty patients with atopic dermatitis was done. Rimington's technique for the estimation of porphyrins was employed. Porphyrin levels in thirty cases of atopic dermatitis were compared with levels in ten controls. No satistically significant difference in porphyrin levels was observed be the study and control groups. Porphyrin were also compared between patients with and without history of photosensitivity. The, erythrocyte coproporphyrin in patients with photosensitivity was significantly higher than in patient without Photosensitivity.
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Singh RL, Handa F, Sidhu KS. A Spectrophotometric Study of Urinary Porphyrins in Patients of Atopic Dermatitis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1981; 47:212-214. [PMID: 28211373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A Quantitative assay of porphymins in urine of thirty patients of atopic dermatitis was.
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