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Jameel M, Sheikh IS, Kakar N, Yousuf MR, Riaz A, Shehzad W, Khan D, Iqbal M, Tareen AM. Effect of asiatic acid supplementation in tris-extender on post-thaw functional competence, antioxidant enzyme activity and in vivo fertility of bull sperm. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2024; 95:67-73. [PMID: 38533817 DOI: 10.36303/jsava.584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Reactive oxygen species at supra-physiological levels trigger oxidative stress during cryopreservation, which can be neutralised by incorporating suitable antioxidants into the semen extender medium. This study was intended to explore the effect of asiatic acid (AA) as an antioxidant in semen extender on frozen-thawed sperm quality and in vivo fertility of bull sperm. Semen was collected from Holstein Friesian bulls for 10 consecutive weeks (total ejaculates = 60). Semen was cryopreserved with a Tris citric acid egg yolk-based extender supplemented with 0 (control), 20, 40, 60, and 100 μM AA. The supplementation of the extender with 40 and 60 μM AA improved (p < 0.05) post-thaw motility kinematics, plasma membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, sperm viability, and DNA integrity of bull sperm. Mitochondrial membrane potential was high (p < 0.05) with 60 μM of AA concentration in extender media. The catalase activity in seminal plasma was maintained (p < 0.05) when semen was added with 20, 40, and 60 μM of AA. The in vivo fertility was found to be significantly high with the semen extended with 60 μM AA. Conclusively, this study showed that AA supplementation in semen extender significantly improved sperm motility kinematics and cell integrity, conserved antioxidant enzyme activity, and improved in vivo fertility.
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- M Jameel
- Department of Theriogenology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- Center for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology, University of Balochistan, Pakistan
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- Department of Natural and Basic Sciences, University of Turbat, Pakistan
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- Department of Theriogenology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- Department of Theriogenology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan
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- Semen Production Unit, Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Baluchistan, Quetta Pakistan
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Sharif A, Shah NA, Rauf A, Hadayat N, Gul A, Nawaz G, Sakhi S, Iqbal M, Khan MR, Shah AA, Azam N, Iftikhar H, Shah SA, Bahadur S, Hussain F, Shuaib M. Ethnomedicinal uses of plants for various diseases in the remote areas of Changa Manga Forest, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e255916. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.255916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract This study aims at reporting the indigenous knowledge of the medicinal flora from the inhabitants of surroundings of the World’s largest artificial planted forest “Changa Manga”, Pakistan. Data were collected by direct interviews and group meetings from 81 inhabitants including 32 local healers having information regarding the use of indigenous medicinal plants over a period of one year. Different statistical tools were applied to analyze the data including Frequency citation (FC), Relative frequency citation (RFC), Use Value, Factor of informants consensus and fidelity level. This study reported 73 plant species belonging to 37 plant families and 46 genera. The majority of plant species belong to compositae family. The most commonly used medicinal plants were P. hysterophorus L., P. dactylifera L., S. indicum L, P. harmala L., P. emblica L., and A. indica A.Juss. The greatest number of species was used to cure gastrointestinal disorders. The highest fidelity level (68.18%) was of E. helioscopia to cure gastrointestinal disorders. Maximum fresh uses (17) were reported by C. dactylon (L.) Pars. While the highest number of species reporting fresh uses in similar number was 13. In this study, five novel plants are being reported for the first time in Pakistan for their ethnomedicinal worth. Our data reflect unique usage of the medicinal plants in the study area. The statistical tools used in the study proved useful in pointing the most important and disease category specific plants. High use value plant and the new reported medicinal plants might prove an important source of the isolation of pharmacologically active compounds.
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- University of AWAKUM, Pakistan
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- Hazara University, Pakistan
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- Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
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- Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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- National University of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
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Saifi O, Lester SC, Rule WG, Breen W, Stish BJ, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Lin Y, Johnston P, Ansell SM, Paludo J, Khurana A, Bisneto JV, Wang Y, Iqbal M, Moustafa MA, Murthy HS, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Peterson JL, Hoppe BS. Consolidative Radiotherapy for Residual PET-Avid Disease on Day +30 Post CAR T-Cell Therapy in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S52. [PMID: 37784518 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Up to30% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients achieve a partial response (PR) to anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy (CART) on day +30. Most PR patients relapse and only 30% achieve spontaneous complete response (CR) without additional therapies. This study is the first to report on the role of consolidative radiotherapy (cRT) for PR PET-avid disease on day +30 post-CART in NHL. MATERIALS/METHODS Aretrospective review across 3 institutions from 2018 to 2022 identified 60 patients with B-cell NHL who received CART and achieved PR (Deauville 4-5) with <5 PET-avid disease sites on day +30. Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined from CART infusion to any disease progression. Overall survival (OS) was defined from CART infusion to death. Local relapse-free survival (LRFS), calculated based on the total number of PR sites, was defined from CART infusion to local relapse (LR) in the PR site identified on day +30. cRT was defined as comprehensive (compRT) - treated all PR PET-avid sites - or focal (focRT). RESULTS Followingday +30 PET scan, 45 PR patients were observed and 15 received cRT. Only one patient received consolidative systemic therapy and belonged to the cRT group. Prior to CART, bridging RT was given to 13 patients (9 in observation group and 4 in cRT group). There were no significant differences in the pre-CART and day +30 baseline characteristics, including the median size and SUVmax of the PR sites, between the two groups. However, the median number of PR sites on day +30 was higher in the cRT group (2 [range 1-3] vs 1 [range 1-3], p = 0.003). The median equivalent 2 Gy dose was 39.1 (Interquartile range 36.8-41) Gy, and the most common cRT regimen was 37.5 Gy in 15 fractions. The median follow-up was 21 months. Among the observed patients, 15 (33%) achieved spontaneous CR, and 27 (60%) experienced disease progression with all relapses involving the initial PR sites. Among patients who received cRT, 10 (67%) achieved CR, and 3 (20%) had disease progression with no relapses in the radiated PR sites. None of the 10 cRT patients achieving CR relapsed or required subsequent therapies. The 2-year PFS was 80% and 37% (p = 0.012) and the 2-year OS was 78% and 43% (p = 0.12) in the cRT and observation groups, respectively. Patients consolidated with compRT (n = 12) had superior 2-year PFS (92% vs 37%, p = 0.003) and 2-year OS (86% vs 43%, p = 0.048) compared to observed or focRT patients (n = 48). There were no grade 3+ RT-related toxicities. A total of 90 PR sites were identified; 64 were observed and 26 received cRT. Fourteen (22%) observed PR sites achieved spontaneous sustained CR and 42 (66%) experienced LR. Twenty-four (92%) PR sites consolidated with cRT achieved sustained CR and none experienced LR. The 2-year LRFS was 100% in the cRT sites and 31% in the observed sites (p<0.001). CONCLUSION NHL patients who achieve PR by PET to CART are at high risk of local progression. cRT for residual PET-avid disease on day +30 post-CART appears to alter the pattern of relapse and improve LRFS and PFS.
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- O Saifi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Saifi O, Rule WG, Lester SC, Laack NN, Breen W, Rosenthal A, Ansell SM, Habermann TM, Villasboas Bisneto J, Iqbal M, Alhaj Moustafa M, Tun H, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Peterson JL, Hoppe BS. The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Gray Zone Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e484-e485. [PMID: 37785532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Gray zone lymphoma (GZL) is a relatively rare disease predominantly affecting young adults with purportedly poor outcomes with current treatment approaches. The role of radiation therapy (RT) in the management of GZL is not well established. This is the largest study to report on the outcomes of GZL patients treated with and without RT. MATERIALS/METHODS A retrospective review of 30 patients with GZL treated across 3 institutions from 2009 to 2021 was performed. Event-free survival (EFS) was defined from initiation of frontline chemotherapy (CHT) to disease progression/relapse, initiation of salvage therapy, or death. Local control (LC) was defined from RT start date to in-field recurrence. RESULTS The median age was 32 (range: 18-86) years, and 16 (53%) patients had early stage (I-II) disease. Bulky mediastinal disease was present in 63% of patients, and the median tumor diameter was 10 (range: 1.5-18) cm. Patients received ABVD (20%), RCHOP (33%), or REPOCH (47%) as frontline CHT. Among 25 patients with interim PET/CT scan, there were 6 rapid early responders and 14 slow early responders (SER), with 2-year EFS of 33% and 24%, respectively (p = 0.13). After the completion of CHT, 15 (50%) patients achieved complete response (CR) and 10 (33%) achieved partial response (PR), with 2-year EFS of 46% and 10%, respectively (p = 0.004). RT was given to 9 patients in CR (n = 3) or in PR (n = 6). The median RT dose was 36 (30.6-48.6) Gy, at 1.8-2 Gy/fraction. Those receiving RT had bulkier disease at diagnosis (p = 0.049) and lower rates of CR following CHT (p = 0.03). After RT, 3/6 (50%) PR patients converted to CR. At a median follow-up of 4 years, the 2-year EFS was 26% for all patients, 33% for RT and 23% for noRT (p = 0.44). Among patients who did not receive upfront RT and experienced progression (n = 17), 16 (94%) relapsed in pre-existing sites. The 5-year OS was 80% for all patients, 88% for RT and 78% for no RT (p = 0.63). Patients who achieved PR to CHT and received RT had better 2-year EFS (17% vs 0%, p = 0.007) compared to patients who did not receive RT. Similarly, patients with SER who received RT had superior 2-year EFS (33% vs 13%, p = 0.038). Patients with bulky mediastinal disease had a 2-year EFS of 43% with RT and 11% without RT (p = 0.08). After 1st line treatment, 22 (73%) patients relapsed and 18 were successfully salvaged with a sustained CR. The most common salvage regimen involved high dose CHT followed by hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) (n = 15). RT was given for 7 patients in the relapsed/refractory setting (consolidative peri-HCT n = 4; definitive salvage n = 3) and 5 (71%) achieved a sustained CR. Among the 16 patients who received RT in the upfront (n = 9) or salvage (n = 7) setting, 3 patients experienced in-field recurrence translating to 2-year LC of 79%. CONCLUSION GZL patients have high risk of relapse and maximal upfront combined modality therapy should be considered. RT provides good local control and improves EFS particularly for SER, PR, and bulky mediastinal disease.
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- O Saifi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Al-Regaiey KA, Habib SS, Alhaqbani AO, Alhamed MS, Alsalman MA, Alhadlaq AA, Alassaf FS, Alrayes BK, Alyami RM, Iqbal M. Decreased plasma myonectin levels in female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its correlation with lipid and glycemic parameters. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:8773-8779. [PMID: 37782189 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202309_33799] [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: 10/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Myonectin is a novel myokine which has significant implications on diabetes. This study aimed to investigate plasma myonectin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and their correlation with body composition, lipid and glycemic parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study participants included 40 diabetic and 33 non-diabetic healthy adult Saudi females matched for their BMI and age. Body composition was assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Fasting blood samples were used to investigate plasma myonectin levels by ELISA, along with lipid and glycemic parameters. RESULTS We found that plasma myonectin levels were significantly decreased in diabetic patients (40.90±4.13 ng/ml, p<0.05) compared to non-diabetic participants (59.58±4.41). Diabetic patients with poor glycemic parameters had significantly decreased myonectin levels (35.18±4.03 ng/ml p<0.05) compared to non-diabetic healthy subjects. There was no significant difference in myonectin levels between diabetic patients with good glycemic control (55.76±8.09 ng/ml p>0.05) and non-diabetic healthy participants. Pearson correlation analysis indicated a significant negative correlation with fasting blood sugar (R=-0.366, p=0.001), HbA1c (R=-0.406, p<0.0001), triglycerides (R=-0.264, p=0.024), insulin (R=-0.278, p=0.017), and HOMA-IR (R=-0.409, p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight an important aspect of myonectin in the pathophysiology of T2DM. They also show that myonectin has the potential to be a useful biomarker and therapeutic target in T2DM.
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- K A Al-Regaiey
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Shoaib M, Iqbal M, Waqas UJ, Ahmed SM, Sangeet F, Raza FA, Shahab A, Fatima K, Siddiqui M, Nadeem A. Concurrent Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Study From a Tertiary Care Centre in Sindh, Pakistan. Cureus 2023; 15:e37583. [PMID: 37197122 PMCID: PMC10184718 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.37583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The present study aimed to evaluate the proportion of concurrent symptoms of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCSs) among patients with schizophrenia. METHODS A retrospective study was undertaken at the Department of Psychiatry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Sindh, Pakistan between 1st March 2019 and 1st April 2020. All cases with diagnosed schizophrenia irrespective of gender, age, or ethnicity were eligible for the study. We excluded patients with acute psychosis due to isolated substance use disorder or any organic brain disease. The medical records for each patient were retrieved from the departmental database. Sociodemographic factors including age, gender, ethnicity, and presence of OCSs and other psychiatric comorbidities were recorded in a predefined pro forma. The presence of OCSs was noted by the attending psychiatrist during history taking as positive or negative. RESULTS A total of 139 patients were included. A predominance of the male gender was noted. There were 63 (45.3%) patients with concurrent OCSs. Out of the total patients, 42 (66.67%) males and 21 (33.33%) females had OCSs. A total of 28 (44.44%) patients between 31 and 45 years of age had OCSs. Out of the 63 patients with OCSs, 36 (57.14%) had a history of substance abuse (p = 0.471). In the study, 17 (26.98%) Balochi and 19 (30.16%) Pashtuns had OCSs. However, the difference was statistically insignificant. CONCLUSION In conclusion, OCSs were frequent in patients with schizophrenia, according to the current study. We discovered that males, individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 years, Balochis, Pashtuns, and those with a history of substance abuse were more likely to have OCSs. However, the difference was not statistically significant.
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- Marium Shoaib
- Department of Acute Medicine, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire, GBR
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- Department of Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire, GBR
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Medicine, Pakistan Navy Station Shifa Hospital, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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Kim H, Iqbal M, Butts R. Lower Neighborhood Opportunity is Associated with Worse Outcomes after Listing in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.082] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Iqbal M, MORSHED R, Ershad S, Ahsan Z, Ishraq M, Choudhury S, Malik F, Ahmed M, Alam K, Rahman M, Hassan M, Alam S, Adhikary D, Hassan M, Arslan M. WCN23-1235 STATUS OF ANTIBODY AGAINST SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2: PRELIMINARY REPORTS ON SEROPREVALENCE OF COVID 19 IN AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS. Kidney Int Rep 2023. [PMCID: PMC10025674 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.1041] [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: 03/22/2023] Open
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Iqbal M, Hassan M, Rashid H, Malik A, Hassan M, Morshed R. WCN23-1170 ASSOCIATION OF ANGIOTENSINOGEN GENE POLYMORPHISM WITH NEPHROPATHY IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS OF BANGLADESH. Kidney Int Rep 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.458] [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: 03/22/2023] Open
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Shah MZ, Mustafa G, Iqbal M, Qasim M, Abbas K, Umair M, Baig HMA. Prevalence of Gram positive bacteria in the affected individuals of Otitis media with effusion from the indigenous population of Southern Punjab, Pakistan: first report. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 84:e267874. [PMID: 36722679 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.267874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a type of otitis media (OM) characterized by the presence of fluid behind intact tympanic membrane and is one of the most common diseases of early childhood. It is an infectious disease associated with the presence of many pathogenic bacteria in the middle ear of affected individuals. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of Gram-positive bacteria from the middle ear of OME patients in the population of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The incidence of OME under comprehensive healthcare setting was investigated in patients who consulted at the department of ear, throat and nose, Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH), Bahawalpur, from December, 2019 to May, 2021. Ear swabs were taken from affected and normal individuals. After culturing bacteria from the ear swabs, microscopic analysis and biochemical tests were performed to characterize the cultured Gram-positive bacteria. Out of 352 patients examined, 109 (30.9%) patients had OME. Age of the participants ranged from 14 to 50 years; individuals between the ages of 14 and 22 years had the highest infection rates, while individuals between 40 and 50 years had the lowest rate of infection. Tympanic membrane perforation, fever, cough, sore throat, ear pain and hearing problem showed association with symptoms of OME. Microscopic analysis and biochemical characterization showed the presence of streptococci and staphylococci in all the studied samples. The most frequently isolated bacteria were Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus with percentage of 53.3%, 20% and 13.3% respectively. Enterococcus faecalis (6.6%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (6.6%) were also identified in the studied samples. This study will help in the better medical administration of OME affected individuals.
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Government College University, Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- THQ Hospital, Ahmadpur East, Distt. Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Setiawan Y, Sumantri D, Aulia RK, Kurnia P, Putri WL, Putri D, Iqbal M. Efektivitas Edukasi Penggunaan Pasta Gigi Zinc Kepada Guru TK Mengunakan Metode Teledentsistry di Masa Pandemi COVID-19. JIKM 2022. [DOI: 10.33221/jikm.v11i05.1588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pandemi COVID-19 memiliki dampak terhadap masyarakat, pengetahuan dalam pencegahan penyebaran diperlukan agar dapat mengurangi tertularnya COVID-19. Oleh karena penerapan physical distancing, metode edukasi secara daring dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi zinc kepada guru TK menggunakan metode teledentistry di masa pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode cross-sectional yang dilakukan pada guru TK se-Kecamatan Lubuk Basung yang telah memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Kuisioner dengan 10 pertanyaan tertutup diberikan kepada populasi yang berjumlah 53 orang sebelum intervensi, kemudian dilakukan intervensi berupa edukasi secara daring dan dilakukan pengisian kuisioner kembali. Nilai 1 diberikan jika jawaban benar dan 0 jika jawaban salah. Statistika deskriptif dan perangkat lunak PSPP digunakan untuk menganalisa data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan rerata pengetahuan yang signifikan antara sebelum (17,98±2,274) dan sesudah (19,49±1,265) pemberian edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi zinc kepada guru TK mengunakan metode teledentsistry (Pv=0,000). Berdasarkan uji gain score diperoleh hasil sebesar 0,75, disimpulkan edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi zinc kepada guru TK menggunakan metode teledentistry terbukti memiliki efektifitas tinggi.
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Ismayl G, Kim WJ, Iqbal M, Sajid S. Early Versus Delayed Treatment for Gartland Type III Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Indian J Orthop 2022; 56:1871-1881. [PMID: 36092280 PMCID: PMC9450819 DOI: 10.1007/s43465-022-00734-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The timing of treatment for Gartland type III supracondylar fractures has been an area of contention as it was previously thought to be a surgical emergency. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to clarify whether there is a difference in perioperative outcomes between early and delayed treatment for Gartland type III supracondylar humeral fractures in children. METHODS Literature search and study selection were performed according to the PRISMA process. The early surgery (ES) and delayed surgery (DS) groups were defined by the authors of each study included, based on the time to surgery. The primary outcome was the risk of conversion to open reduction. The secondary outcome was perioperative complication risks. RESULTS A total of 14 studies met the eligibility criteria (n = 1263 patients), of which 665 (52.7%) patients had undergone early surgery, while 598 (47.3%) had delayed surgery. On meta-analysis, there was no significant difference between ES and DS for the outcome of open reduction conversion risk. There was also no significant difference for the secondary outcomes of post-operative compartment syndrome, iatrogenic nerve injury, vascular injury, and surgical site infection. CONCLUSION Despite the limitations in the literature, evidence exists to support the notion that a delayed approach to the surgical treatment of Gartland type III supracondylar humeral fractures in children does not result in an increased risk of converting to open reduction and perioperative complications.
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- G. Ismayl
- Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Russell’s Hall Hospital, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ UK
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- Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Russell’s Hall Hospital, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ UK
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- Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Russell’s Hall Hospital, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ UK
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- Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Russell’s Hall Hospital, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ UK
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Faqihi E, Altwirki A, Mijlad W, Alzarie M, Alqumaizi F, Iqbal M, Alshahrani A, Alzahrani F, Alaqidi M, Alqarni M, Alotaibi N, Khojah O. Awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and practices before the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:4926-4946. [PMID: 35856384 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202207_29217] [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: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan City, China in early December 2019. It was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of the general population in Saudi Arabia towards COVID-19, as well as its adherence to preventive measures and its willingness to take the vaccine. PATIENTS AND METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study involved an online sample of 7,188 participants (from five regions of Saudi Arabia) who completed a self-administered online-based questionnaire. They were recruited from 23 November 2020 to 29 November 2020 based on the nonprobability convenience sampling method. The self-administered questionnaire comprised four main sections: gathering information about participants' demographics, knowledge and awareness of COVID-19, participants' practices (hygiene and other) against infection, and vaccine acceptability. RESULTS More than half of the study participants were knowledgeable about COVID-19. The mean scores were 10.4 (SD=3.44, range: 0-18 - with high scores indicating better knowledge or awareness) for knowledge and 6.1 (SD=2.26, range: 0-11) for awareness, indicating a need for more educational campaigns to improve the level of knowledge and awareness among the Saudi Arabian population about COVID-19. The mean score for attitude was 5 (SD=1.67, range: 0-8 - from 0=very pessimistic to 8=very optimistic), indicating moderate optimism. As for practices, the mean score was 7.8 (SD=1.57, range: 0-10), indicating good practices to prevent or control infection. Concerning acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine, 63.8% of the participants agreed to take the vaccine if it was proven to be 95% effective. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study can help us designing effective measures against COVID-19 infections. Our results highlight the best practices adopted by the Saudi Arabian population, as well as those areas requiring improvement, including knowledge, attitudes, and practices against this disease.
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- E Faqihi
- Department of Pathology, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Barton O, Broad G, Darling H, Dhuga Y, Emms L, Habib S, Jain R, Jeater J, Kan CYP, Kathiravelupillai A, Khatkar H, Kirmani S, Kulasabanathan K, Lacey H, Lal K, Manafa C, Mansoor M, McDonald S, Mittal A, Mustoe S, Nottrodt L, Oliver P, Papapetrou I, Pattinson F, Raja M, Reyhani H, Shahmiri A, Small O, Soni U, Aguirrezabala Armbruster B, Bunni J, Hakim MA, Hawkins-Hooker L, Howell KA, Hullait R, Jaskowska A, Ottewell L, Thomas-Jones I, Vasudev A, Clements B, Fenton J, Gill M, Haider S, Lim AJM, Maguire H, McMullan J, Nicoletti J, Samuel S, Unais MA, White N, Yao PC, Yow L, Boyle C, Brady R, Cheekoty P, Cheong J, Chew SJHL, Chow R, Ganewatta Kankanamge D, Mamer L, Mohammed B, Ng Chieng Hin J, Renji Chungath R, Royston A, Sharrad E, Sinclair R, Tingle S, Treherne K, Wyatt F, Maniarasu VS, Moug S, Appanna T, Bucknall T, Hussain F, Owen A, Parry M, Parry R, Sagua N, Spofforth K, Yuen ECT, Bosley N, Hardie W, Moore T, Regas C, Abdel-Khaleq S, Ali N, Bashiti H, Buxton-Hopley R, Constantinides M, D'Afflitto M, Deshpande A, Duque Golding J, Frisira E, Germani Batacchi M, Gomaa A, Hay D, Hutchison R, Iakovou A, Iakovou D, Ismail E, Jefferson S, Jones L, Khouli Y, Knowles C, Mason J, McCaughan R, Moffatt J, Morawala A, Nadir H, Neyroud F, Nikookam Y, Parmar A, Pinto L, Ramamoorthy R, Richards E, Thomson S, Trainer C, Valetopoulou A, Vassiliou A, Wantman A, Wilde S, Dickinson M, Rockall T, Senn D, Wcislo K, Zalmay P, Adelekan K, Allen K, Bajaj M, Gatumbu P, Hang S, Hashmi Y, Kaur T, Kawesha A, Kisiel A, Woodmass M, Adelowo T, Ahari D, Alhwaishel K, Atherton R, Clayton B, Cockroft A, Curtis Lopez C, Hilton M, Ismail N, Kouadria M, Lee L, MacConnachie A, Monks F, Mungroo S, Nikoletopoulou C, Pearce L, Sara X, Shahid A, Suresh G, Wilcha R, Atiyah A, Davies E, Dermanis A, Gibbons H, Hyde A, Lawson A, Lee C, Leung-Tack M, Li Saw Hee J, Mostafa O, Nair D, Pattani N, Plumbley-Jones J, Pufal K, Ramesh P, Sanghera J, Saram S, Scadding S, See S, Stringer H, Torrance A, Vardon H, Wyn-Griffiths F, Brew A, Kaur G, Soni D, Tickle A, Akbar Z, Appleyard T, Figg K, Jayawardena P, Johnson A, Kamran Siddiqui Z, Lacy-Colson J, Oatham R, Rowlands B, Sludden E, Turnbull C, Allin D, Ansar Z, Azeez Z, Dale VH, Garg J, Horner A, Jones S, Knight S, McGregor C, McKenna J, McLelland T, Packham-Smith A, Rowsell K, Spector-Hill I, Adeniken E, Baker J, Bartlett M, Chikomba L, Connell B, Deekonda P, Dhar M, Elmansouri A, Gamage K, Goodhew R, Hanna P, Knight J, Luca A, Maasoumi N, Mahamoud F, Manji S, Marwaha PK, Mason F, Oluboyede A, Pigott L, Razaq AM, Richardson M, Saddaoui I, Wijeyendram P, Yau S, Atkins W, Liang K, Miles N, Praveen B, Ashai S, Braganza J, Common J, Cundy A, Davies R, Guthrie J, Handa I, Iqbal M, Ismail R, Jones C, Jones I, Lee KS, Levene A, Okocha M, Olivier J, Smith A, Subramaniam E, Tandle S, Wang A, Watson A, Wilson C, Chan XHF, Khoo E, Montgomery C, Norris M, Pugalenthi PP, Common T, Cook E, Mistry H, Shinmar HS, Agarwal G, Bandyopadhyay S, Brazier B, Carroll L, Goede A, Harbourne A, Lakhani A, Lami M, Larwood J, Martin J, Merchant J, Pattenden S, Pradhan A, Raafat N, Rothwell E, Shammoon Y, Sudarshan R, Vickers E, Wingfield L, Ashworth I, Azizi S, Bhate R, Chowdhury T, Christou A, Davies L, Dwaraknath M, Farah Y, Garner J, Gureviciute E, Hart E, Jain A, Javid S, Kankam HK, Kaur Toor P, Kaz R, Kermali M, Khan I, Mattson A, McManus A, Murphy M, Nair K, Ngemoh D, Norton E, Olabiran A, Parry L, Payne T, Pillai K, Price S, Punjabi K, Raghunathan A, Ramwell A, Raza M, Ritehnia J, Simpson G, Smith W, Sodeinde S, Studd L, Subramaniam M, Thomas J, Towey S, Tsang E, Tuteja D, Vasani J, Vio M, Badran A, Adams J, Anthony Wilkinson J, Asvandi S, Austin T, Bald A, Bix E, Carrick M, Chander B, Chowdhury S, Cooper Drake B, Crosbie S, D Portela S, Francis D, Gallagher C, Gillespie R, Gravett H, Gupta P, Ilyas C, James G, Johny J, Jones A, Kinder F, MacLeod C, Macrow C, Maqsood-Shah A, Mather J, McCann L, McMahon R, Mitham E, Mohamed M, Munton E, Nightingale K, O'Neill K, Onyemuchara I, Senior R, Shanahan A, Sherlock J, Spyridoulias A, Stavrou C, Stokes D, Tamang R, Taylor E, Trafford C, Uden C, Waddington C, Yassin D, Zaman M, Bangi S, Cheng T, Chew D, Hussain N, Imani-Masouleh S, Mahasivam G, McKnight G, Ng HL, Ota HC, Pasha T, Ravindran W, Shah K, Vishnu K S, Zaman S, Carr W, Cope S, Eagles EJ, Howarth-Maddison M, Li CY, Reed J, Ridge A, Stubbs T, Teasdaled D, Umar R, Worthington J, Dhebri A, Kalenderov R, Alattas A, Arain Z, Bhudia R, Chia D, Daniel S, Dar T, Garland H, Girish M, Hampson A, Kyriacou H, Lehovsky K, Mullins W, Omorphos N, Vasdev N, Venkatesh A, Waldock W, Bhandari A, Brown G, Choa G, Eichenauer CE, Ezennia K, Kidwai Z, Lloyd-Thomas A, Macaskill Stewart A, Massardi C, Sinclair E, Skajaa N, Smith M, Tan I, Afsheen N, Anuar A, Azam Z, Bhatia P, Davies-kelly N, Dickinson S, Elkawafi M, Ganapathy M, Gupta S, Khoury EG, Licudi D, Mehta V, Neequaye S, Nita G, Tay VL, Zhao S, Botsa E, Cuthbert H, Elliott J, Furlepa M, Lehmann J, Mangtani A, Narayan A, Nazarian S, Parmar C, Shah D, Shaw C, Zhao Z, Beck C, Caldwell S, Clements JM, French B, Kenny R, Kirk S, Lindsay J, McClung A, McLaughlin N, Watson S, Whiteside E, Alyacoubi S, Arumugam V, Beg R, Dawas K, Garg S, Lloyd ER, Mahfouz Y, Manobharath N, Moonesinghe R, Morka N, Patel K, Prashar J, Yip S, Adeeko ES, Ajekigbe F, Bhat A, Evans C, Farrugia A, Gurung C, Long T, Malik B, Manirajan S, Newport D, Rayer J, Ridha A, Ross E, Saran T, Sinker A, Waruingi D, Allen R, Al Sadek Y, Alves do Canto Brum H, Asharaf H, Ashman M, Balakumar V, Barrington J, Baskaran R, Berry A, Bhachoo H, Bilal A, Boaden L, Chia WL, Covell G, Crook D, Dadnam F, Davis L, De Berker H, Doyle C, Fox C, Gruffydd-Davies M, Hafouda Y, Hill A, Hubbard E, Hunter A, Inpadhas V, Jamshaid M, Jandu G, Jeyanthi M, Jones T, Kantor C, Kwak SY, Malik N, Matt R, McNulty P, Miles C, Mohomed A, Myat P, Niharika J, Nixon A, O'Reilly D, Parmar K, Pengelly S, Price L, Ramsden M, Turnor R, Wales E, Waring H, Wu M, Yang T, Ye TTS, Zander A, Zeicu C, Bellam S, Francombe J, Kawamoto N, Rahman MR, Sathyanarayana A, Tang HT, Cheung J, Hollingshead J, Page V, Sugarman J, Wong E, Chiong J, Fung E, Kan SY, Kiang J, Kok J, Krahelski O, Liew MY, Lyell B, Sharif Z, Speake D, Alim L, Amakye NY, Chandrasekaran J, Chandratreya N, Drake J, Owoso T, Thu YM, Abou El Ela Bourquin B, Alberts J, Chapman D, Rehnnuma N, Ainsworth K, Carpenter H, Emmanuel T, Fisher T, Gabrel M, Guan Z, Hollows S, Hotouras A, Ip Fung Chun N, Jaffer S, Kallikas G, Kennedy N, Lewinsohn B, Liu FY, Mohammed S, Rutherfurd A, Situ T, Stammer A, Taylor F, Thin N, Urgesi E, Zhang N, Ahmad MA, Bishop A, Bowes A, Dixit A, Glasson R, Hatta S, Hatt K, Larcombe S, Preece J, Riordan E, Fegredo D, Haq MZ, Li C, McCann G, Stewart D, Baraza W, Bhullar D, Burt G, Coyle J, Deans J, Devine A, Hird R, Ikotun O, Manchip G, Ross C, Storey L, Tan WWL, Tse C, Warner C, Whitehead M, Wu F, Court EL, Crisp E, Huttman M, Mayes F, Robertson H, Rosen H, Sandberg C, Smith H, Al Bakry M, Ashwell W, Bajaj S, Bandyopadhyay D, Browlee O, Burway S, Chand CP, Elsayeh K, Elsharkawi A, Evans E, Ferrin S, Fort-Schaale A, Iacob M, I K, Impelliziere Licastro G, Mankoo AS, Olaniyan T, Otun J, Pereira R, Reddy R, Saeed D, Simmonds O, Singhal G, Tron K, Wickstone C, Williams R, Bradshaw E, De Kock Jewell V, Houlden C, Knight C, Metezai H, Mirza-Davies A, Seymour Z, Spink D, Wischhusen S. Evaluation of prognostic risk models for postoperative pulmonary complications in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a systematic review and international external validation cohort study. Lancet Digit Health 2022; 4:e520-e531. [PMID: 35750401 DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(22)00069-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stratifying risk of postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery allows clinicians to modify risk through targeted interventions and enhanced monitoring. In this study, we aimed to identify and validate prognostic models against a new consensus definition of postoperative pulmonary complications. METHODS We did a systematic review and international external validation cohort study. The systematic review was done in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We searched MEDLINE and Embase on March 1, 2020, for articles published in English that reported on risk prediction models for postoperative pulmonary complications following abdominal surgery. External validation of existing models was done within a prospective international cohort study of adult patients (≥18 years) undergoing major abdominal surgery. Data were collected between Jan 1, 2019, and April 30, 2019, in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. Discriminative ability and prognostic accuracy summary statistics were compared between models for the 30-day postoperative pulmonary complication rate as defined by the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine Core Outcome Measures in Perioperative and Anaesthetic Care (StEP-COMPAC). Model performance was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC). FINDINGS In total, we identified 2903 records from our literature search; of which, 2514 (86·6%) unique records were screened, 121 (4·8%) of 2514 full texts were assessed for eligibility, and 29 unique prognostic models were identified. Nine (31·0%) of 29 models had score development reported only, 19 (65·5%) had undergone internal validation, and only four (13·8%) had been externally validated. Data to validate six eligible models were collected in the international external validation cohort study. Data from 11 591 patients were available, with an overall postoperative pulmonary complication rate of 7·8% (n=903). None of the six models showed good discrimination (defined as AUROCC ≥0·70) for identifying postoperative pulmonary complications, with the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia score showing the best discrimination (AUROCC 0·700 [95% CI 0·683-0·717]). INTERPRETATION In the pre-COVID-19 pandemic data, variability in the risk of pulmonary complications (StEP-COMPAC definition) following major abdominal surgery was poorly described by existing prognostication tools. To improve surgical safety during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery and beyond, novel risk stratification tools are required. FUNDING British Journal of Surgery Society.
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Mfarrej MFB, Wang X, Hamzah Saleem M, Hussain I, Rasheed R, Arslan Ashraf M, Iqbal M, Sohaib Chattha M, Nasser Alyemeni M. Hydrogen sulphide and nitric oxide mitigate the negative impacts of waterlogging stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2022; 24:670-683. [PMID: 34783146 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulphide (H2 S) are important gaseous signalling molecules that regulate key physiochemical mechanisms of plants under environmental stresses. A number of attempts have been made to improve waterlogging tolerance in plants, but with limited success. Having said that, NO and H2 S are vital signalling molecules, but their role in mitigating waterlogging effects on crop plants is not well established. We investigated the efficacy of exogenous NO and H2 S to alleviate waterlogging effects in two wheat cultivars (Galaxy-2013 and FSD-2008). Waterlogging produced a noticeable reduction in plant growth, yield, chlorophyll, soluble sugars and free amino acids. Besides, waterlogging induced severe oxidative damage seen as higher cellular TBARS and H2 O2 content. Antioxidant enzyme activity increased together with a notable rise in Fe2+ and Mn2+ content. Proline content was higher in waterlogged plants compared with non-waterlogged plants. In contrast, waterlogging caused a substantial decline in endogenous levels of essential nutrients (K+ , Ca2+ and Mg2+ ). Waterlogged conditions led to Fe2+ and Mn2+ toxicity due to rapid reduction of Fe3+ and Mn3+ in the soil. Exogenous NO and H2 S significantly protected plants from waterlogging effects by enhancing the oxidative defence and regulating nutritional status. Besides, the protective effects of exogenous NO were more prominent as compared with effects of H2 S. Further, we did not study the effect of H2 S and NO on photosynthetic attributes and expression of stress-related genes. Therefore, future studies should examine the effects of H2 S and NO on wheat physiology and gene expression under waterlogging.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Life Sciences, Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abbas M, Arshad M, Rafique M, Altalhi A, Saleh D, Ayub M, Sharif S, Riaz M, Alshawwa S, Masood N, Nazir A, Iqbal M. Chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol membranes with improved antibacterial properties contained Calotropis procera extract as a robust wound healing agent. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rafiq H, Ayaz M, Khan HA, Iqbal M, Quraish S, Afridi SG, Khan A, Khan B, Sher A, Siraj F, Shams S. Therapeutic potential of stem cell and melatonin on the reduction of CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in experimental mice model. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e253061. [PMID: 35293541 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.253061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Liver fibrosis is initial stage of any chronic liver disease and its end stage is develops into cirrhosis. Chronic liver diseases are a crucial global health issue and the cause of approximately 2 million deaths per year worldwide. Cirrhosis is currently the 11th most common cause of death globally. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs) treatment is the best way to treat acute and chronic liver disease. The aim of this study is to improve the therapeutic potential of MSCs combined with melatonin (MLT) to overcome CCl4-induced liver fibrosis and also investigate the individual impact of melatonin and MSCs against CCl4-induced liver impairment in animal model. Female BALB/c mice were used as CCL4-induced liver fibrotic animal model. Five groups of animal model were made; negative control, Positive control, CCl4+MSCs treated group, CCl4+MLT treated group and CCl4+MSCs+MLT treated group. Cultured MSCs from mice bone marrow were transplanted to CCl4-induced liver injured mice model, individually as well as together with melatonin. Two weeks after MSCs and MLT administration, all groups of mice were sacrificed for examination. Morphological and Histopathological results showed that combined therapy of MSCs+MLT showed substantial beneficial impact on CCl4-induced liver injured model, compared with MSCs and MLT individually. Biochemically, considerable reduction was observed in serum bilirubin and ALT levels of MLT+MSC treated mice, compared to other groups. PCR results shown down-regulation of Bax and up-regulation of Bcl-xl and Albumin, confirm a significant therapeutic effect of MSCs+MLT on CCI4-induced liver fibrosis. From the results, it is concluded that combined therapy of MSCs and MLT show strong therapeutic effect on CCL4-induced liver fibrosis, compared with MSCs and MLT individually.
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- H Rafiq
- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Department of Agriculture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Isamia College University Peshawar, Department of Zoology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Department of Biochemistry, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine Lab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Salim M, Saeed A, Iqbal M, Khan BA, Khan N, Rabbani I, Alsenani F, Rasul A. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antioxidant, total phenolic and flavonoid contents in various weed plants associated with wheat crops. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e256486. [PMID: 35293544 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.256486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study explores the antioxidant activity, phytochemical screening, total phenolic and flavonoids contents in the extracts of four locally available weeds plants namely Convolvulus arvensis, Chenopodium murale, Avena fatua and Phalaris minor with different solvents. The antioxidant activities of these extracts were determined via various in-vitro methods such as total antioxidant activity (TAA), reducing power (RP), DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assays. Phytochemical screening was performed both qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) were determined through Folin- Ciocalteu reagent and aluminium chloride methods respectively. Methanol-chloroform solvent showed the presence of a high amount of TPC in milligram of gallic acid equivalent per gram of dry weight (mg of GAE/g of DW) in the extracts of all weeds. Their descending sequence was Avena fatua (74.09) ˃ Phalaris minor (65.66) ˃ Chenopodium murale (64.04) ˃ Convolvulus arvensis (61.905), while, chloroform solvent found to be best solvent for the extraction of TFC. Methanol-chloroform solvent was also found to be best solvent for TAA (Total antioxidant activity assay) which showed values in milligram of ascorbic acid equivalent per gram of dry weight (mg of AAE /g of DW), for DPPH scavenging activity, reducing power (antioxidant activity) and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity. Phytochemical screening indicated the presence of polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, alkaloids and glycosides in these weeds.
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- M Salim
- Gomal University, Department of Biological Sciences, D. I. Khan, Pakistan
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- Gomal University, Department of Biological Sciences, D. I. Khan, Pakistan
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- Gomal University, Faculty of Pharmacy, D. I. Khan, Pakistan
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- Gomal University, Faculty of Pharmacy, D. I. Khan, Pakistan
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- Gomal University, Faculty of Pharmacy, D. I. Khan, Pakistan
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- Kohat University of Science & Technology, Department of Pharmacy, Kohat, Pakistan
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- Umm Al Qura University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Government College University, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Salah A, Almannai M, Ojaimi MA, Radefeldt M, Gulati N, Iqbal M, Alawbathani S, Al-Ali R, Beetz C, El-Hattab AW. A homozygous frame-shift variant in PROSER1 is associated with developmental delay, hypotonia, genitourinary malformations, and distinctive facial features. Clin Genet 2022; 101:565-570. [PMID: 35229282 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report four children from three related families who presented with a similar phenotype characterized by developmental delay, hypotonia, seizures, failure-to-thrive, strabismus, drooling, recurrent otitis media, hearing impairment, and genitourinary malformations. They also shared common facial features including arched eyebrows, prominent eyes, broad nasal bridge, low-hanging columella, open mouth, thick lower lip, protruding tongue, large low-set ears, and parietal bossing. Exome sequencing for affected individuals revealed a homozygous frame-shift variant, c.1833del; p.(Thr612Glnfs*22), in PROSER1 which encodes the proline and serine rich protein 1 (PROSER1). PROSER1 has recently been found to be part of the histone methyltransferases KMT2C/KMT2D complexes. PROSER1 stabilizes TET2, a member of TET family of DNA demethylases which is involved in recruiting the enhancer-associated KMT2C/KMT2D complexes and mediating DNA demethylation, activating gene expression. Therefore, PROSER1 may play vital and potentially general roles in gene regulation, consistent with the wide phenotypic spectrum observed in the individuals presented here. The consistent phenotype, the loss-of-function predicted from the frame-shift, the co-segregation of the phenotype in our large pedigree, the vital role of PROSER1 in gene regulation, and the association of related genes with neurodevelopmental disorders argue for the loss of PROSER1 to be the cause for a novel recognizable syndrome. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Azza Salah
- Pediatrics, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Genetics and Precision Medicine Department, King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.,Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Uzair M, Kaleem I, Arshad M, Ali RS, Zafar A, Iqbal M, Bashir S. Will weather stem the spread of the COVID-19 in Pakistan? Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:305-311. [PMID: 35049013 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202201_27782] [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: 06/14/2023]
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The pandemic of COVID-19 started spreading more exponentially across Pakistan since the end of February 2020. Numerous models and factors have been used to estimate predictions of the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 infections around the globe. While many factors play a role in the spread of COVID-19, climate and weather conditions are considered key elements in the transmission of COVID-19. Many researchers believe that recent increases in COVID-19 cases correlate strongly with local temperatures and factors (such as humidity, weather conditions, etc.) related to it. In this manuscript we test the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 spread is temperature-dependent by using the available data derived from Pakistan. The present review focuses on the relationship between temperature and COVID-19, examining the virus's viability and infectivity under various conditions. Our findings indicate that the trough and crest of the COVID-19 wave observed in 2020 are likely to repeat in the summer and winter of 2021, respectively. In Pakistan, temperatures, and humidity significantly affect the COVID-19 transmission and incidence. Like other types of beta-coronaviruses (ß-CoVs), the spread of COVID-19 may depend upon a great deal on temperature.
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- M Uzair
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Javed M, Iqbal M, Bano H, Hussain N, Ghaffar A, Zafar ZU, Hussain A, Abdullah M, Ayyaz A, Farooq MA, Ashraf M, Athar HR. Photosynthetic acclamatory response of Panicum antidotale Retz. populations to root zone desiccation stress. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 84:e252735. [PMID: 34932636 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.252735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Growth of plants is severely reduced due to water stress by affecting photosynthesis including photosystem II (PSII) activity and electron transport. This study emphasised on comparative and priority targeted changes in PSII activity due to progressive drought in seven populations of Panicum antidotale (P. antidotale) collected from Cholistan Desert and non-Cholistan regions. Tillers of equal growth of seven populations of P. antidotale grown in plastic pots filled with soil were subjected progressive drought by withholding water irrigation for three weeks. Progressive drought reduced the soil moisture content, leaf relative water content, photosynthetic pigments and fresh and dry biomass of shoots in all seven populations. Populations from Dingarh Fort, Dingarh Grassland and Haiderwali had higher growth than those of other populations. Cholistani populations especially in Dingarh Grassland and Haiderwali had greater ability of osmotic adjustment as reflected by osmotic potential and greater accumulation of total soluble proteins. Maximum H2O2 under water stress was observed in populations from Muzaffargarh and Khanewal but these were intermediate in MDA content. Under water stress, populations from Muzaffargarh and Dingarh Fort had greater K+ accumulation in their leaves. During progressive drought, non-Cholistani populations showed complete leaf rolling after 23 days of drought, and these populations could not withstand with more water stress condition while Cholistani populations tolerated more water stress condition for 31 days. Moreover, progressive drought caused PSII damages after 19 days and it became severe after 23 days in non-Cholistani populations of P. antidotale than in Cholistani populations.
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- M Javed
- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan.,University of Education, Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan.,University of Okara, Department of Botany, Okara, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan.,The Women University Multan, Department of Botany, Multan, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan
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- Cotton Research Institute, Multan, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan.,Zhejiang University, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Hanzhou, China
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- Zhejiang University, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Hanzhou, China
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- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Multan, Pakistan
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Khan B, Ullah A, Khan MA, Amin A, Iqbal M, Khan S, Ateeq M, Aman K, Aziz A, Khattak MNK, Nadeem T, Munir N, Khan S, Ali Q. Anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects of a methanolic extract of Debregeasia salicifolia in Alloxan-induced diabetic albino mice. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 84:e251046. [PMID: 34932675 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.251046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM), an endocrine syndrome characterized by high blood glucose levels due to abrogated insulin activity. The existing treatments for DM have side effects and varying degrees of efficacy. Therefore, it is paramount that novel approaches be developed to enhance the management of DM. Therapeutic plants have been accredited as having comparatively high efficacy with fewer adverse effects. The current study aims to elucidate the phytochemical profile, anti-hyperlipidemic, and anti-diabetic effects of methanolic extract D. salicifolia (leaves) in Alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Alloxan was injected intraperitoneally (150 mg kg-1, b.w), to induced diabetes in mice. The mice were divided into three groups (n=10). Group 1 (normal control) received normal food and purified water, Group II (diabetic control) received regular feed and clean water and group III (diabetic treated) received a methanolic extract of the plant (300 mg kg-1) for 28 days with a typical diet and clean water throughout the experiment. Blood samples were collected to checked serum glucose and concentration of LDL, TC, TG. The extract demonstrated significant antihyperglycemic activity (P<0.05), whereas improvements in mice's body weight and lipid profiles were observed after treatment with the extract. This study establishes that the extract has high efficacy with comparatively less toxicity that can be used for DM management.
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- B Khan
- Dalian Medical University Liaoning, Department of Physiology, Dalian, China
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- Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Division of Life Science, Center for Cancer Research and State Key Lab for Molecular Neuroscience, Clear Water Bay, China
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- Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Chinese Medicine and Department of Biology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Botany, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women university Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Institute of microbiology and biotechnology, Bacha Khan University Charsada
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- Institute of biological sciences, Sarhad university of science and information technology Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Institute of biological sciences, Sarhad university of science and information technology Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- University of Sharjah, Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- University of the Punjab, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Center of biotechnology and microbiology, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of biotechnology, university of swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- The University of Lahore, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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Ahmad S, Egilmez M, Iqbal M, Ibrahim T, Khamis M, Alnaser AS. Pulsed Laser Deposited Zeolite Coatings on Femtosecond Laser-Nanostructured Steel Meshes for Durable Superhydrophilic/Oleophobic Functionalities. Front Chem 2021; 9:792641. [PMID: 34926409 PMCID: PMC8677653 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.792641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ultrafast laser structuring has proven to alter the wettability performance of surfaces drastically due to controlled modification of the surface roughness and energy. Surface alteration can be achieved also by coating the surfaces with functional materials with enhanced durability. On this line, robust and tunable surface wettability performance can be achieved by the synergic effects of ultrafast laser structuring and coating. In this work, femtosecond laser-structured stainless steel (SS-100) meshes were used to host the growth of NaAlSi2O6-H2O zeolite films. Contact angle measurements were carried on pristine SS-100 meshes, zeolite-coated SS-100 meshes, laser-structured SS-100 meshes, and zeolite-coated laser-structured SS-100 meshes. Enhanced hydrophilic behavior was observed in the zeolite-coated SS-100 meshes (contact angle 72°) and in laser-structured SS-100 meshes (contact angle 41°). On the other hand, superior durable hydrophilic behavior was observed for the zeolite-coated laser-structured SS-100 meshes (contact angle 14°) over an extended period and reusability. In addition, the zeolite-coated laser-structured SS-100 meshes were subjected to oil-water separation tests and revealed augmented effectuation for oil-water separation.
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- Shahbaz Ahmad
- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Azizuddin, Iqbal M, Musharraf SG. Critical Review of Biotransformational Studies on Steroids by Using Culture of Cunninghamella blakesleeana. LETT ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1570178618666210820110400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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For several decades, biotransformational studies on steroidal compounds have
gained a lot of attention because it is an efficient approach for the structural modification of
complicated natural or synthetic compounds with high regio-, chemo- and stereoselectivity at
environmentally friendly conditions. This review summarizes the use of different strains of
Cunninghamella blakesleeana for the biotransformation of sixteen steroids 1-16 into a variety
of transformed products. The transformed products may be important as a drug or precursor for
the production of important pharmaceuticals. The types of reactions performed by C.
blakesleeana include hydroxylation, epoxidation, reduction, demethylation, oxidation, glycosidation,
double bond formation, side-chain degradation, isomerisation and opening of an isoxazol
ring, which would be difficult to produce by traditional synthesis.
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- Azizuddin
- Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi 75300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi 75300, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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Afaq S, Uphoff E, Borle AL, Brown JVE, Coales K, Dawson S, Elduma AH, Iqbal M, Jarde A, Koly KN, Murthy NS, Rahman FN, Rajan S, Rana R, Rawal T, Siddiqi N, Zavala GA. Behavioural activation therapy for anxiety disorders in adults. Hippokratia 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd015026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Saima Afaq
- Khyber Medical University; Peshawar Pakistan
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- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination; University of York; York UK
- Cochrane Common Mental Disorders; University of York; York UK
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- Department of Health Sciences; University of York; York UK
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- Cochrane Common Mental Disorders; University of York; York UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; University of Bristol; Bristol UK
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- The Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab); Khartoum Sudan
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- The Aga Khan University, Community Health Sciences; Karachi Pakistan
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB); Dhaka Bangladesh
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- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh (CIPRB); Dhaka Bangladesh
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences; Bangalore India
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- Public Health Foundation of India; New Delhi India
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- Department of Health Sciences; University of York; York UK
- Hull York Medical School; University of York; York UK
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Iqbal M, Maroofian R, Çavdarlı B, Riccardi F, Field M, Banka S, Bubshait DK, Li Y, Hertecant J, Baig SM, Dyment D, Efthymiou S, Abdullah U, Makhdoom EUH, Ali Z, Scherf de Almeida T, Molinari F, Mignon-Ravix C, Chabrol B, Antony J, Ades L, Pagnamenta AT, Jackson A, Douzgou S, Beetz C, Karageorgou V, Vona B, Rad A, Baig JM, Sultan T, Alvi JR, Maqbool S, Rahman F, Toosi MB, Ashrafzadeh F, Imannezhad S, Karimiani EG, Sarwar Y, Khan S, Jameel M, Noegel AA, Budde B, Altmüller J, Motameny S, Höhne W, Houlden H, Nürnberg P, Wollnik B, Villard L, Alkuraya FS, Osmond M, Hussain MS, Yigit G. Biallelic variants in PCDHGC4 cause a novel neurodevelopmental syndrome with progressive microcephaly, seizures, and joint anomalies. Genet Med 2021; 23:2138-2149. [PMID: 34244665 PMCID: PMC8553613 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01260-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We aimed to define a novel autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder, characterize its clinical features, and identify the underlying genetic cause for this condition. METHODS We performed a detailed clinical characterization of 19 individuals from nine unrelated, consanguineous families with a neurodevelopmental disorder. We used genome/exome sequencing approaches, linkage and cosegregation analyses to identify disease-causing variants, and we performed three-dimensional molecular in silico analysis to predict causality of variants where applicable. RESULTS In all affected individuals who presented with a neurodevelopmental syndrome with progressive microcephaly, seizures, and intellectual disability we identified biallelic disease-causing variants in Protocadherin-gamma-C4 (PCDHGC4). Five variants were predicted to induce premature protein truncation leading to a loss of PCDHGC4 function. The three detected missense variants were located in extracellular cadherin (EC) domains EC5 and EC6 of PCDHGC4, and in silico analysis of the affected residues showed that two of these substitutions were predicted to influence the Ca2+-binding affinity, which is essential for multimerization of the protein, whereas the third missense variant directly influenced the cis-dimerization interface of PCDHGC4. CONCLUSION We show that biallelic variants in PCDHGC4 are causing a novel autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder and link PCDHGC4 as a member of the clustered PCDH family to a Mendelian disorder in humans.
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- Maria Iqbal
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital La Timone Enfants, Département de Génétique Médicale, Marseille, France
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- Genetics of Learning Disability Service, Hunter Genetics, Waratah, NSW, Australia
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Paediatric Genetic and Metabolic Service, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB), PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Neurochemicalbiology and Genetics Laboratory (NGL), Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, APHM, Hôpital Timone Enfants, Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, Marseille, France
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- T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health and Discipline of Genomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Clinical Genetics, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Health Innovation Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tübingen Hearing Research Centre (THRC), Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioural Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Development and Behavioural Pediatrics Department, Institute of Child Health and The Children Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Pediatric Neurology Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pediatric Neurology Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pediatric Neurology Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Institute, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
- Innovative Medical Research Center, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuromuscular Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, MMG, Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital La Timone Enfants, Département de Génétique Médicale, Marseille, France
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- Department of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Kalogeras K, Zuhair M, Kabir T, Jabbour R, Dalby M, Ghada M, Shai S, Katsianos E, Iqbal M, Naganuma T, Davies S, Shannon J, Duncan A, Vavuranakis M, Panoulas V. Real-world comparison of the last generation balloon-expandable and self-expanding valves in patients undergoing TAVI. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background/Introduction
The balloon expandable (BE) Edwards Sapien-S3/Ultra, and the self-expanding (SE) Medtronic Evolut-Pro represent the main volume of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures conducted worldwide.
Purpose
The present study represents the largest real-world comparison of periprocedural and short-term outcome between the aforementioned last generation devices.
Methods
Consecutive patients who had undergone TAVI with either the BE (S3/Ultra) or SE (Evolut-Pro/R-34mm if 34mm valve was required) device, in five centers were retrospectively studied. Periprocedural and short-term outcomes were recorded and compared.
Results
In total, 1341 patients (58.5% male) were treated with contemporary BE and SE valves (574 and 767pts with BE and SE respectively) and followed up for a median of 18.7 (IQR 30) months. Baseline demographics were similar between the two groups apart from severe left ventricle (LV) systolic impairment and extensive aorta calcification, being more prevalent amongst BE and SE groups respectively. Patients treated with the Evolut-Pro/R34mm device had significantly lower peak (16±9mmHg for SE vs 23.9±6mmHg for the BE valves, p=0.001) and mean (8.6±6mmHg SE vs 11.2±5.2mmHg BE, p=0.001) gradients at discharge.
Conversely, the BE group demonstrated significantly lower rates of at least moderate residual aortic regurgitation (AR) post-operatively (0.7% vs 5.2% for BE and SE valves respectively, p<0.001). Interestingly, the rate of new permanent pacemaker (PPM) required after the implantation in initially pacemaker-free patients, was higher for the S3/Ultra cohort compared to the self-expanding valve group (14.4% vs 12.3% respectively, p=0.001). No statistical difference was recorded between valve groups regarding cerebrovascular events (3.4% vs. 2.7% for SE and BE respectively, p=0.466), major vascular complications (4.2% vs. 3.0% for SE and BE respectively, p=0.251) and death to hospital discharge (1.6% vs. 2.9% for SE and BE respectively, p=0.117).
One-year Kaplan-Meier estimated survival was similar between the two groups (88.7% for BE vs. 91.4% for SE valves, plog-rank=0.093). When adjusting for age, extensive calcification of the aorta and baseline LV function all caused mortality hazard ratios were similar between patients treated with BE vs SE valves (HR 1.39; 95% CI 0.97 to 1.98, p=0.07).
Conclusions
Real life comparison of the last generation balloon expandable and self-expanding devices demonstrates superiority of the former in terms of residual PVL, at the expense of higher transvalvular gradients and higher need of new PPM implantation. The latter however may represent differences in center practices with regards to thresholds for permanent pacing. Long-term follow-up and future larger trials are required to establish any potential long-term difference in clinical outcomes and prognosis.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- K Kalogeras
- Athens Chest Hospital Sotiria, 3rd Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Athens Chest Hospital Sotiria, 3rd Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Brompton Hospital Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Athens Chest Hospital Sotiria, 3rd Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Shakir T, Mills E, Koomson A, Iqbal M. 606 AUDIT: IV Fluid Prescribing in Surgical Patients. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A recent change to electronic fluid prescribing has enabled us to evaluate our adherence to recommendations. NICE clinical guideline 174 states that patients should receive 25-30ml/kg/day water and 1mmol/kg/day of sodium, potassium, and chloride with regards to maintenance fluid therapy. We retrospectively audited our practice in surgical patients.
Method
Patients were selected from two surgical inpatient wards in a district general hospital utilising random sampling over a one-month period. Prescribed intravenous fluid (IV) therapy over a 24-hour period was collected; in addition to weight, presence of an acute kidney injury (AKI) and indication for IV replacement (maintenance versus resuscitation).
Results
50 patients were identified during the period. All of them were emergency presentations. Maintenance fluids were prescribed for 76% of patients. No patients had an AKI at time of data collection. The mean weight was 75kg. Overall, patients received a mean fluid volume of 2.3L/day. The mean concentration of electrolytes administered over a 24-hour period were: Sodium 297mmol, Potassium 13mmol, Chloride 237mmol. When adjusting for patient weight, this resulted in a net administration of: Sodium +221mmol, Potassium -62mmol, Chloride +162mmol.
Conclusions
Three quarters of surgical patients were administered maintenance fluids. The electrolyte contents of these fluids were inadequate. Patients received 295% excess Sodium, 216% excess Chloride, and 82% less than the recommended daily requirement of Potassium. We aim to introduce a protocol for maintenance fluid prescribing, in addition to teaching sessions, that would allow for adherence to guidelines and improve patient care.
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- T Shakir
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, United Kingdom
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Darwish N, Iqbal M, Dhahri AA, Jacob N, Jebamani J, Easthope A, Vijay V. 160 Informed Consent for Surgery at Resumption of Elective Activity After the First Wave of COVID-19. Br J Surg 2021. [PMCID: PMC8524471 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aim The Royal College of Surgeons of England published guidance on consent during COVID-19. Through this study, we aimed to assess our local consent adherence to these guidelines on the resumption of elective activity after the first wave of COVID-19. Method This prospective review of consecutive elective surgical consent forms was conducted from 20 July 2020 to 16 August 2020 at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, England. The primary outcome was evidence of COVID-19 risk documentation on the consent forms. Results A total of 116 patients’ consent forms were reviewed. Most patients were American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 2 (n = 70; 60.34%). Only 25 consent forms (21.55%) had COVID -19 and its associated risks documented, with registrars being the most compliant (19/46; 41.3%) followed by consultants (6/51; 11.7%). With regards to the surgical sub-specialities, general surgery, orthopaedics and ENT had the highest compliance with the guidance. Conclusions As the elective activity resumes, peri-operative risks of COVID-19 should be weighted in during the informed consent process, as mentioned in the latest international guidelines on consent to avoid litigation and negligence claims.
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- N Darwish
- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, United Kingdom
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Ramjeeawon A, Iqbal M, Abourisha E, Ahmad A, Hasan Y, Hawthorne R, Ashraf A, Deakin M. 989 Sustained and Further Improvements in Management of Open Fractures at a UK Major Trauma Centre. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To re-audit pre-operative hospital management of open fractures following further interventions (junior doctor education and awareness, editing of trauma clerking form), after the initial audit and interventions led to improvements in all parameters.
Method
Pre-operative hospital management of open fractures was audited by reviewing patient notes using standards from the NICE (NG37) and BOAST/BAPRAS open fracture management guidelines. Patients included were treated by doctors with full exposure to the further interventions (due to junior doctor changeover the third cycle included fewer patients).
Results
All parameters remained improved in the third audit cycle compared to the first (before interventions were implemented). The following results compare the second (n = 30) and third audit (n = 14) cycles. Patients receiving correct antibiotics (96%vs100%) and in a timely manner (<2 hours) where not given pre-hospital (46%vs60%) improved. Initial neurovascular assessment (93%vs100%), specifying nerves assessed (60%vs71%), assessing all relevant arteries (60%vs71%) and nerves (63%vs71%) and using Medical Research Council (MRC) grading in nerve assessment (3%vs71%) improved, while specifying arteries assessed was similar (87%vs86%). Post-manipulation, neurovascular assessment (93%vs75%) and appropriate nerve examination (90%vs50%) deteriorated, however appropriate vascular assessment (60%vs75%) and use of MRC grading in nerve assessment (0%vs50%) improved. Documentation where neurovascular assessment was not possible, initially (50%vs93%) and post-manipulation (40%vs50%) improved. Photo availability deteriorated (70%vs64%). Tetanus cover (87%vs100%) and appropriate dressing use (47%vs71%) improved.
Conclusions
Most parameters showed sustained and further improvements. The haemodynamic stability variation of these patients may create difficulties in fully adhering to the management standard; in some cases, other acute concerns may take priority.
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- A Ramjeeawon
- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Chalchal HI, Zhu T, Woitas C, Ahmed S, Souied O, Iqbal M, Ahmed O, Sami A, Dueck D, Magdi A. P14.76 Bevacizumab (BEV) alone or in combination with chemotherapy in recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM): A real world experience. Neuro Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab180.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND
Patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) have a median survival of about 14 months. In recurrent GBM no active intervention has shown improvement in survival. Clinical trials has shown that bevacizumab (BEV) alone or in combination with chemotherapy is associated with better progression free survival (PFS). The current study aims to assess efficacy of BEV in real-world setting.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Population-based retrospective cohort study patients with recurrent GBM diagnosed in the province of Saskatchewan during 2008–2018 and received BEV alone or in combination with chemotherapy were evaluated. Survival was compared with historic control.
RESULTS
43 eligible patients with GBM treated with BEV with or without chemotherapy. 25 patients were treated with Bev alone and 18 patients treated with chemotherapy+ BEV. Median age of the patients were noted to be 53 years. 28 male, and 15 female. 80% of patients treated with single agent BEV had a performance status of either 2 or 3 compared to 33% of patient treated with BEV+ chemotherapy.
Median PFS was 4.6 months with 95% CI 2.9–6.9. Median Overall survival (OS) from the time of diagnosis was 17.5 month. Median OS from the time of start of BEV was 5.4 months with 95% CI 3.4–6.8. Partial response (PR) was noted in 3 patients (7%) with stable disease (SD) in 6 patients (14%). 33 (77%) had progressive disease (PD). We were unable to confirm response status in one patient (2%). No statistically significant difference in response rate for patients treated with BEV and BEV+ Chemotherapy. From the start of Bev to the best response, 11 patients (30.56%) noted decrease in the dose of steroids, 14 patients (38.89%) dose remained unchanged. 7 patients (19.44%) required increase in the dose of steroids. 4 patients (11.11%) were not on steroids. For 7 patients we did not have the information on use of steroids. PFS was better for patients treated with chemotherapy + BEV with median PFS of 6.9 months, 95% CI 3.2- 22.3 verses BEV alone with median PFS 3.53 months 95% CI 1.4–5.3, P-value 0.0449. The Cox regression model for PFS to test comparing Bev with chemotherapy vs. Bev alone with the co-variables of sex, age, and ECOG performance status (PS). The model showed that patient with higher ECOG PS were noted to have inferior PFS with a Hazard ratio of 1.92 95% CI 1.09–3.37. P value of 0.2. Patient treated with BEV+ chemo had better PFS with a HR of 6.44 95% CI 1.86–22.28. P value of 0.003.
CONCLUSION
Retrospective real world study confirms that, patients with recurrent GBM, treatment with BEV is associated with similar PFS as reported in literature. Our study showed similar overall survival from the diagnosis compared to historic control. However the Median OS from Start of BEV was noted to be inferior to what is reported in EORTC EH1.3. Better ECOG performance status is associated with better PFS. Higher number of patients with ECOG 2 and 3 received BEV alone.
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- Saskatchewan Cancer agency, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Saskatoon Cancer Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, SK, Canada
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Rehman JU, Alam S, Khalil S, Hussain M, Iqbal M, Khan KA, Sabir M, Akhtar A, Raza G, Hussain A, Habiba U. Major threats and habitat use status of Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo), in district Bannu, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 82:e242636. [PMID: 34346960 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.242636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Cranes are the large and attractive Creatures of nature with long necks, legs, and life-span. Adults of both sexes are the same with similar color patterns. Demoiselle cranes spend most of their lifespan on dry grasses. They are also found around the stream, rivers, shallow lakes, natural wetlands, and depressions. To evaluate the current status of habitat use and major threats a study was conducted in tehsil Domel district Bannu. Line transect method and water quality tests (temperature, PH, contamination of E-coli bacteria) were used. To determine the major threats questionnaire method was used. The whole data was analyzed by using SPSS 21 version. Based on the distribution four study sites were selected and four water samples from each study site were taken. Most sites were moderate to highly degraded except Kashoo and kurram river mixing point which was low degraded with livestock grazing and human activities. Water quality tests showed PH ranges from 7-9, temperature 6.5-8.5, and contamination of E-coli in all samples. The social survey revealed that hunting, habitat degradation, and pollution as major threats. Effective long-term conservation and management in the study area are needed to focus on the protection of disturbance-free habitat.
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- J U Rehman
- The University of Haripur, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Department of Microbiology, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Department of Forestry Range and Wildlife Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Biochemistry, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Shandong Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Jinan, China
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- The University of Haripur, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Department of Microbiology, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Department of Psychology, Haripur, Pakistan
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- University of Baltistan, Department of Biological Sciences, Skardu, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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Kaygusuz E, Khayyat AIA, Abdullah U, Budde BS, Asif M, Ahmed I, Makhdoom EUH, Sur-Erdem I, Baig JM, Khan MMA, Toliat MR, Becker C, Anwar H, Iqbal M, Fischer S, Jameel M, Sher M, Tariq M, Malik NA, Noegel AA, Hassan MJ, Thiele H, Tinschert S, Eichinger L, Höning S, Baig SM, Nürnberg P, Hussain MS. A 24-generation-old founder mutation impairs splicing of RBBP8 in Pakistani families affected with Jawad syndrome. Clin Genet 2021; 100:486-488. [PMID: 34270086 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jawad syndrome is a multiple congenital anomaly and intellectual disability syndrome with mutation in RBBP8 reported only in two families. Here, we report on two new families from Pakistan and identified a previously reported variant in RBBP8, NM_002894.3:c.1808-1809delTA. We could show that this mutation impairs splicing resulting in two different abnormal transcripts. Finally, we could verify a shared haplotype among all four families and estimate the founder event to have occurred some 24 generations ago.
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- Emrah Kaygusuz
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Biochemistry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiogenetics, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Department of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Zentrum Medizinische Genetik, Medizinische Universität, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Waheed K, Azra N, Iqbal M, Mehmood T. Diglycolamide Based Mono and Di-Ionic Liquids Having Imidazolium Cation for Effective Extraction and Separation of Pb(II) and Co(II). RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023621070147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Sultana N, Khalil M, Iqbal M, Sumi SA. Correlation between Length of Ala and Transverse Diameter of First Sacral Vertebral Body in both Sexes. Mymensingh Med J 2021; 30:589-593. [PMID: 34226442] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sacrum is a triangular bone formed by the fusion of five sacral vertebrae. It is situated near the lower end of the spinal column, where it joins both hip bones to form the posterio superior wall of the pelvic cavity. It is an important bone for identification of sex in human skeletal system. This cross sectional and descriptive study was done among 150 (59 male and 91 female) fully ossified dry human sacrum in Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from January 2017 to December 2017. The sex of sacrum was determined by previously measured different parameters. Sample collection was done by purposive sampling technique from anatomy department of Mymensingh Medical College and Community Based Medical College of Bangladesh, Mymensingh. The parameters included the length of ala and transverse diameter of first sacral vertebral body which were measured by digital vernier slide caliper and was expressed in mm. In present study the mean length of ala in male and female were 29.21±6.30mm and 30.77±5.56mm respectively. The mean transverse diameter of first sacral vertebral body in male and female were 48.10±4.83mm and 44.05±6.16mm respectively. Comparison of both length of ala and transverse diameter of first sacral vertebral body was done between male and female by unpaired student 't' test which was statistically significant. There was positive correlation between these two parameters and the differences were statistically highly significant in both sexes.
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- Dr Nishat Sultana, Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Zulfiqar MU, Ghani UF, Mallhi AA, Mahmood K, Iqbal M, Ans M. EFFECTS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN SURGICAL SITE INFECTION. PAFMJ 2021. [DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v71i3.3829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective: To determine effect of iron deficiency anemia on the patients developing surgical site infection at surgical department of a tertiary care setup in Pakistan.
Study Design: Comparative prospective study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Nov 2018 to Mar 2019.
Methodology: A total of 152 indoor hospitalized patients were included in the study. Surgical site infection was assessed by a consultant surgeon according to definitions provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National nosocomial infections surveillance system. Iron deficiency anemia was classed on the basis of hemoglobin and ferritin levels.
Results: Eighty six (56.6%) patients were male while 66 (43.4%) patients included in the study were female. Commonest surgical procedure was laparotomy 29 (19.1%) followed by the hernioplasty 27 (17.7%). Out of 152 patients undergoing surgery & admitted in ward, 35 (23.1%) showed the presence of surgical site infection while 117 (76.9%) had no infection. Seventy eight (51.3%) patients had iron deficiency anemia while 74 (48.7%) patients were not anemic. History of transfusion during the surgery and presence of iron deficiency anemia was significantly associated with surgical site infection in the target population.
Conclusion: Study exhibited high frequency of surgical site infection in the target population. Regular screening for anemia should be performed at surgery department and patients with history of transfusion during the surgery should be looked after especially. Iron deficiency anemia emerged as an independent factor associated with presence of surgical site infection among surgical patients.
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Ehtisham, Akhtar A, Khan KA, Iqbal M, Bano SA, Hussain M, Munawar N, Habiba U. Identification and crop damage assessment of indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) in selected zones of Abbottabad, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 82:e242635. [PMID: 34190803 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.242635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Indian crested porcupine is the largest rodent pest that damages a wide variety of crops, vegetables, and tree species which ultimately causes huge economic loss in Pakistan, which is an agricultural country. It prefers to live in hilly terrain but common in temperate and tropical forests, shrublands, and grasslands. This study focused on the identification and assessment of crops damaged along with the main precautionary measures used by the local farmers. The data was collected from twenty-four villages of two union councils i.e. Chamhad and Slahad of district Abbottabad. Two types of data (primary and secondary) were collected from the study area. Primary data was collected for identification and estimation calculation of total crop damaged through direct field observation by taking random quadrates in each village of the study area. The damage in the crop was assessed by randomly selecting a quadrate of 1x1 m2 for the wheat, pearl millet, and Sorghum fields. While 4x4 m2 quadrates were taken for maize and vegetables. At least three quadrate samples were taken from each field including one quadrate taken from the center of the field area. In union council Chamhad, damage to maize (11.31%) and wheat (0.73%) by the Indian crested porcupine while in union council Salhad, damage of maize (6.95%) and wheat (1.6%) was observed. In the entire study area, overall damage to maize crop (8.01%) and wheat (0.88%) was calculated. Based on information obtained from the farmers, the Indian porcupine inflicted damage to potato, tomato, cauliflower, chili pepper, turnip, radish, pea, and onion, etc. Secondary data obtained through a questionnaire survey to explore the human porcupine conflict and precautionary measures used by the farmers and landowners. Open and close-ended questionnaires (159) highlighted the presence of Indian crested porcupine in the study area and 96% of the respondents have seen porcupine directly. Many types of precautionary measures were used by the farmers such as fencing, night stay, night firing, and dogs to decrease the crop damage, respondents (63.91%) use guns for hunting. however, due to the largely agricultural area and nocturnal behavior of Indian crested porcupine majority of the respondents (51.57%) did not use any precautionary measure. Biological control of Indian porcupine is recommended in the study area. Farmers should be encouraged and provide incentives and killing through current should be banned while proper hunting license should be issued to overcome overhunting. Scientific studies are required to control the reproduction of porcupine specifically in the more damaged areas.
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- Ehtisham
- The University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur,Department of Psychology, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Shandong Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Department of Chemistry, Mugla, Turkey.,The University of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Biochemistry, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic and Applied Science, Haripur, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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- PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Department of Wildlife Management, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- The University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Pakistan
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Makhdoom EUH, Waseem SS, Iqbal M, Abdullah U, Hussain G, Asif M, Budde B, Höhne W, Tinschert S, Saadi SM, Yousaf H, Ali Z, Fatima A, Kaygusuz E, Khan A, Jameel M, Khan S, Tariq M, Anjum I, Altmüller J, Thiele H, Höning S, Baig SM, Nürnberg P, Hussain MS. Modifier Genes in Microcephaly: A Report on WDR62, CEP63, RAD50 and PCNT Variants Exacerbating Disease Caused by Biallelic Mutations of ASPM and CENPJ. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:731. [PMID: 34068194 PMCID: PMC8153008 DOI: 10.3390/genes12050731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Congenital microcephaly is the clinical presentation of significantly reduced head circumference at birth. It manifests as both non-syndromic-microcephaly primary hereditary (MCPH)-and syndromic forms and shows considerable inter- and intrafamilial variability. It has been hypothesized that additional genetic variants may be responsible for this variability, but data are sparse. We have conducted deep phenotyping and genotyping of five Pakistani multiplex families with either MCPH (n = 3) or Seckel syndrome (n = 2). In addition to homozygous causal variants in ASPM or CENPJ, we discovered additional heterozygous modifier variants in WDR62, CEP63, RAD50 and PCNT-genes already known to be associated with neurological disorders. MCPH patients carrying an additional heterozygous modifier variant showed more severe phenotypic features. Likewise, the phenotype of Seckel syndrome caused by a novel CENPJ variant was aggravated to microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPDII) in conjunction with an additional PCNT variant. We show that the CENPJ missense variant impairs splicing and decreases protein expression. We also observed centrosome amplification errors in patient cells, which were twofold higher in MOPDII as compared to Seckel cells. Taken together, these observations advocate for consideration of additional variants in related genes for their role in modifying the expressivity of the phenotype and need to be considered in genetic counseling and risk assessment.
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- Ehtisham Ul Haq Makhdoom
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
- Neurochemicalbiology and Genetics Laboratory (NGL), Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany;
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany;
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- University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB), PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan;
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- Neurochemicalbiology and Genetics Laboratory (NGL), Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany;
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
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- Zentrum Medizinische Genetik, Medizinische Universität, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
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- Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat 19130, Pakistan;
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- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74000, Pakistan;
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- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Gülümbe Campus, Bilecik 11230, Turkey;
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany;
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (S.M.S.); (H.Y.); (A.K.); (M.J.); (S.K.); (M.T.); (S.M.B.)
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74000, Pakistan;
- Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), 1- Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany; (E.U.H.M.); (S.S.W.); (M.I.); (M.A.); (B.B.); (W.H.); (J.A.); (H.T.); (P.N.)
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany;
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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Ramjeeawon A, Iqbal M, Hawthorne R, Ahmad A, Hasan Y, Abourisha E, Ashraf A, Deakin M. 180 Management of Open Fractures at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Major Trauma Centre. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Introduction
This audit was developed after noticing patients with open fractures had poor neurovascular assessment documentation (non-specific, none post-manipulation), and to check these patients received appropriate antibiotics. Review of open fracture management guidelines identified areas to be improved.
Method
Pre-operative hospital management of open fractures was audited using the NICE (NG37) and joint BOAST/BAPRAS guidelines on open fracture management. Interventions were awareness and education of junior doctors and editing the Trauma Clerking Form to prompt appropriate management and documentation, followed by re-audit.
Results
30 patients were assessed pre- and post-intervention. Correct antibiotic administration rate (93%vs97%) and speed (50% <2 hours where not given pre-hospital - in both groups) were similar. The initial neurovascular assessment frequency was identical (93%), however documentation of assessment of specific arteries (86%vs30%) and nerves (60%vs23%) and assessing all appropriate arteries (60%vs13%) and nerves (60%vs20%) improved. There were increased frequencies of documenting manipulation in A&E (90%vs47%) and neurovascular assessment post-manipulation (90%vs16%). Tetanus cover (87%vs77%), photo availability (70%vs40%), and appropriate dressing use (47%vs27%) improved.
Conclusions
Antibiotic management was consistent and appropriate. There were improvements in frequency and quality of neurovascular assessment, tetanus cover, availability of photographs of injuries and appropriate dressings used. Overall, pre-operative hospital management of open fractures improved.
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Trauma Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Zulfiqar MU, Ghani UF, Malhi AA, Mahmood K, Iqbal M, Ans M. BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DIABETIC FOOT INFECTIONS AND ITS EFFECTS ON LIMB SALVATION. PAFMJ 2021. [DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v71i2.3835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Objective: To assess the bacteriological profile of infected diabetic foot and its relationship with limb salvation among the patients treated for diabetic foot infection at a tertiary setup.Study Design: Correlational study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Dec 2018 to Mar 2019.
Methodology: A total of 160 cases of infected diabetic foot were included in the study. Diagnosis of diabetic foot was made by the consultant surgeon and bacteriological analysis was done on the specimen by the microbiology laboratory of the same hospital. Relationship of bacteriological profile and other socio-demographic factors was assessed with limb salvation in these patients.
Results: There were 121 (75.6%) male patients while females were 39 (24.4%). Commonest organism found was Staphylococcus aureus 49 (30.6%) which was followed by pseudomonas 39 (24.4%). Out of 160 patients treated for the diabetic foot infection, 71 (48.4%) had to undergo the process of limb salvation while 89 (51.6%) were managed conservatively. Poly-microbial infection and raised body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with limb salvation in the target populace (p-value <0.05).
Conclusion: This study depicted high frequency of patients undergoing limb salvation due to diabetic foot infections in our setup. Patients with raised body mass index and those with poly-microbial infection on the culture should be specially attended in order to avoid this irreversible damage to the patient in the process of saving his life from the infective process.
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Saptiama I, Rindiyantono F, Aries A, Kaneti YV, Iqbal M. Synthesis and Characterization of Ordered and Disordered Mesoporous Alumina as High-Performance Molybdenum-99 Adsorbents. Atom Indo 2021. [DOI: 10.17146/aij.2021.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Budiharjo A, Iqbal M, Maulyda MA. ANALISIS BAHAYA DAN RESIKO PADA UNIT PELAKSANA UJI BERKALA KENDARAAN BERMOTOR. j kesehat 2021. [DOI: 10.35730/jk.v12i1.661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Pendahuluan : Unit Pelaksana Uji Berkala Kendaraan Bermotor (UPUBKB) Kabupaten Kebumen merupakan salah satu unit pelayanan publik yang setiap harinya melayani uji berkala kendaraan bermotor (keur) sehingga terdapat potensi bahaya dan resiko kecelakaan kerja yang mengintai setiap harinya.Tujuan : Penelitian ini secara khusus membahas bahaya dan resiko di dalam proses pengujian berkala kendaraan bermotor.Metode : Metode Hazard Identification Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC) dipakai dalam penelitian ini. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui serta mengidentifikasi bahaya serta resiko pada pelaksanaan uji berkala pada UPBKB Kabupaten Kebumen, sehingga dapat diberikan rekomendasi usulan pengendalian dan mitigasi dampak guna meminimalisir kecelakaan kerja berdasarkan jenis dan kategori resikonya.Hasil : Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah resiko pada pengujian kolong bawah kendaraan berada pada level tinggi dengan temuan bahaya berupa terbentur bagian kepala dengan bagian bawah kendaraan, terkena tetesan oli dan cairan panas dari bagian bawah kendaraan, paparan radiasi panas dari bagian mesin kendaraan. Resikonya luka pada kepala, iritasi pada mata dan kulit serta paparan radiasi panas ke tubuh.Kesimpulan : Kesimpulannya terdapat potensi bahaya dan resiko pada UPUBKB Kabupaten Kebumen yaitu pada pengujian kolong kendaraan mendapatkan risk level tinggi sehingga perlu adanya identifikasi dan mitigasi dampak guna mengeliminasi bahaya dan resiko tersebut.
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Qayyum MF, Haider G, Iqbal M, Hameed S, Ahmad N, Rehman MZU, Majeed A, Rizwan M, Ali S. Effect of alkaline and chemically engineered biochar on soil properties and phosphorus bioavailability in maize. Chemosphere 2021; 266:128980. [PMID: 33243575 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Phosphorous (P) fixation in alkaline calcareous soils is a serious concern worldwide and acidified-biochar application has been proposed to improve the agronomic benefits of applied P. The present study aims to improve understanding of P transformation process in an alkaline soil following different biochar amendments (rice-husk biochar (RHB), sugarcane-bagasse biochar (SWB) and wheat-straw biochar (WSB)), chemically engineered (acidification with 1 N HCl or washing with distilled water (pristine biochar)) along with or without P at 60 mg kg-1. A pot experiment was conducted with three biochars (RHB, SWB, WSB) and control, two chemical modifications (acidic and pristine), and two P-levels (without or with P). A pot study by growing spring maize and a parallel incubation study were done to test the treatment effects on P transformation. Results demonstrated that acidified SBC and WSB increased the plant P uptake and dry-matter yield by 40% and 29.7%, respectively, with P-supply. Both pristine or acidified RHB produced 80.5% and 110.7%, more root dry-matter, respectively, compared to respective controls without P. Non-acidified WSB along with P showed significantly higher Olson's P in incubation study. While in case of acidification along with P addition, RHB exhibited greater P availability, but it was inconsistent at different times during incubation. It can be concluded that acidified biochar amendments have potential to improve P management with inconsistent results. It is difficult to rule out that acidification of biochars is a pre-requisite for alkaline soils for P improvement. Further research is needed to explore site-specific P management for sustainable crop production.
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- Muhammad Farooq Qayyum
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Sugarcane Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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Bashir S, Alsultan F, Iqbal M, Alabdulkarim N, Alammari K, Almousa A, Alsultan A, Almousa B, Albaradie R, Mir A, Al-Regaiey K, Habib SS, Abualait T. Healthcare workers' knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25:1060-1069. [PMID: 33577062 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202101_24676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The world is facing a devastating challenge in the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) outbreak. Healthcare workers (HCWs) provide the first line of defense against any disease outbreak. Thus, the present study is designed to assess HCWs' attitudes towards, knowledge of, and awareness of COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using an online survey on social media; the participants were 597 adults. The study was conducted from March to April 2020. The questionnaire was randomly administered on Arabic-language social media applications; the 26-item survey assessed knowledge levels, attitudes, and practices. RESULTS The analysis includes 597 complete responses from HCWs; participants included physicians, nurses, medical students, and pharmacists. Most participants were females aged 18 to 25 years. Most participants agreed that the virus can spread via direct and indirect contact. Most participants indicated that they wash their hands; avoid touching their eyes, nose, or mouth; and avoid crowded places to protect themselves against infection. Most indicated that a bat was the original source of the virus. Most participating HCWs indicated that the symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Most of the participants also indicated that there is no specific treatment for patients infected with COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this work can support the design of effective measures to prevent and control COVID-19 infections during the pandemic. The results also highlight where improvement is needed to HCWs' knowledge of and attitudes towards COVID-19; the findings also highlight the best healthcare practices regarding this illness.
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- Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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Beaini Y, Danese M, Sidelnikov E, Villa G, Catterick D, Iqbal M, Gleeson M, Lubeck D, Patel J. A longitudinal evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors, treatment patterns, and outcomes in patients with documented cardiovascular disease treated with lipid lowering therapy in the United Kingdom. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Over time, guidelines for dyslipidemia management in patients at high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) changed with the goal of improving patient outcomes. Guidelines have been released by the European Joint Task Force in 2007, 2012 and 2016, European Society of Cardiology in 2011, 2016 and 2019, Joint British Societies in 2014, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2014.
Purpose
Evaluate cardiovascular risk factors, treatment patterns, and cardiovascular outcomes over time related to dyslipidemia management.
Methods
Ten prevalent cohorts of patients with documented CVD receiving lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) were created using Clinical Research Practice Datalink (CPRD) records as of January 1, each year from 2008 through 2017. For each cohort, we identified CVD risk factors and LLT, and estimated the 1-year composite rate of fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), ischemic stroke (IS), or revascularization. Patient follow-up was censored at the earliest of one year, end of data, or the outcome of interest. Patients in each cohort were required to be ≥18 years old, have ≥1 years of available medical history, and have received ≥2 LLT prescriptions in the prior year. Documented CVD was defined as MI, IS, angina, revascularization, transient ischemic attack, carotid stenosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, or peripheral arterial disease. Patients could be in multiple cohorts.
Results
Annual patient counts ranged from 170,501 to 179,137 through 2013 and declined to 94,418 by 2017 (due to fewer patients in the overall CPRD data). Comparing 2008, 2011 (when ESC guidelines were revised) and 2017 showed the following for CVD risk factors: mean age was 71.6, 72.3, and 72.5 years; males were 59.9%, 61.1%, and 63.1%; current smoking was 15.1%, 15.2%, and 13.9%; type 2 diabetes was 18.4%, 20.2%, and 22.4%; stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease was 22.4%, 25.1%, and 22.8%; history of MI was 22.5%, 23.9%, and 27.4%; history of IS was 5.5%, 6.6%, and 7.9%; LDL <1.8 mmol/L was 27.8%, 29.2% and 37.2%; and LDL <1.4 mmol/L was 9.9%, 10.1%, and 15.6%. In terms of treatment, high intensity statin use increased from 12.9% to 15.7% to 30.8%; atorvastatin 40–80 mg use increased from 12.9% to 15.5% to 30.5%; while simvastatin 20–40 mg use decreased from 55.4% to 58.8% to 36.7%. The 1-year cardiovascular event rate declined from 2.54 to 2.35 to 1.96 events per 100 person-years (Figure).
Conclusions
After 2011 in the UK, there was an increased use of high intensity statins, a greater proportion of patients with LDL levels <1.8 and <1.4 mmol/L, and lower 1-year cardiovascular event rates. While improved CVD management likely contributed to the event rate decline, less than 40% of very high-risk patients achieved an LDL <1.8 mmol/L, and the proportion with LDL <1.4 mmol/L, as recommended by the 2019 ESC guidelines, was less than 20%. Clinicians should continue their efforts to reduce LDL in these patients.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Private company. Main funding source(s): Amgen
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- Y Beaini
- Bradford City CCG, Bradford Districts CCG, and Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Outcomes Insights, Inc., Westlake Village, United States of America
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- Amgen (Europe) GmbH, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Amgen Limited, Health Economics, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- Amgen Limited, Health Economics, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- Outcomes Insights, Inc., Westlake Village, United States of America
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- Outcomes Insights, Inc., Westlake Village, United States of America
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Anjum T, Iram W, Iqbal M, Ghaffar A, Abbas M. Identification of degradation products of aflatoxin B1 and B2 resulting after their biodetoxification by aqueous extracts of Acacia nilotica. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2020. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2018.2411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Contamination of food and feed items with mycotoxins causes extensive economic damage. It is therefore important to explore environmentally friendly approaches to manage these toxins with less drawbacks. Phytochemicals can provide a safe alternative to synthetic chemicals. This study was designed to investigate the detoxification potential of water-based extracts of Acacia nilotica against aflatoxins B1 and B2. First trials were carried out to standardise temperature, pH and incubation time for biodetoxification in spiked maize. A significant percentage of detoxification was observed under all tested conditions, showing an increasing detoxifying potential with an increase in all three parameters. Leaf extract was found to be more effective than shoot extract. Leaf extract resulted in 86-90% detoxification of both aflatoxin B1 and B2 when incubated for 72 h at 60 °C and pH 10. To avoid the detrimental effects of very high temperature and pH, experiments on spiked maize were conducted at 30 °C and pH 8. A significant detoxification of 82-83% was recorded during trials with spiked maize. MS/MS analyses showed conversion of aflatoxins B1 into seven and aflatoxins B2 into two new compounds. Most of the compounds were formed due to the removal of the double bond in the terminal furan ring and modification of the lactone group, indicating less toxicity as compared to the parent compounds. Decontamination and reduction in toxicity of treated aflatoxins was corroborated by a brine shrimps bioassay.
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- T. Anjum
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Toxicology, Quality Operating Laboratory, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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Ilyas S, Ullah NK, Ilyas M, Wennhold K, Iqbal M, Schlößer HA, Hussain MS, Mathur S. Mediating the Fate of Cancer Cell Uptake: Dual-Targeted Magnetic Nanovectors with Biotin and Folate Surface Ligands. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:6138-6147. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Shaista Ilyas
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstraße 6, 50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstraße 6, 50939 Cologne, Germany
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- Professorship for Population Genetics, Department of Life Science Systems, Technical University of Munich, Liesel-Beckmann Straße 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne and Translational Immunology, University Hospital Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
- Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital Cologne, Goldenfelsstraße 19-21, 50935 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 52, 50931 Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Weyertal 115b, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne and Translational Immunology, University Hospital Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
- Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital Cologne, Goldenfelsstraße 19-21, 50935 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 52, 50931 Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Weyertal 115b, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Greinstraße 6, 50939 Cologne, Germany
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Rasool S, Baig JM, Moawia A, Ahmad I, Iqbal M, Waseem SS, Asif M, Abdullah U, Makhdoom EUH, Kaygusuz E, Zakaria M, Ramzan S, Haque SU, Mir A, Anjum I, Fiaz M, Ali Z, Tariq M, Saba N, Hussain W, Budde B, Irshad S, Noegel AA, Höning S, Baig SM, Nürnberg P, Hussain MS. An update of pathogenic variants in ASPM, WDR62, CDK5RAP2, STIL, CENPJ, and CEP135 underlying autosomal recessive primary microcephaly in 32 consanguineous families from Pakistan. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1408. [PMID: 32677750 PMCID: PMC7507472 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a congenital neurodevelopmental disorder manifesting as small brain and intellectual disability. It underlies isolated reduction of the cerebral cortex that is reminiscent of early hominids which makes it suitable model disease to study the hominin‐specific volumetric expansion of brain. Mutations in 25 genes have been reported to cause this disorder. Although majority of these genes were discovered in the Pakistani population, still a significant proportion of these families remains uninvestigated. Methods We studied a cohort of 32 MCPH families from different regions of Pakistan. For disease gene identification, genome‐wide linkage analysis, Sanger sequencing, gene panel, and whole‐exome sequencing were performed. Results By employing these techniques individually or in combination, we were able to discern relevant disease‐causing DNA variants. Collectively, 15 novel mutations were observed in five different MCPH genes; ASPM (10), WDR62 (1), CDK5RAP2 (1), STIL (2), and CEP135 (1). In addition, 16 known mutations were also verified. We reviewed the literature and documented the published mutations in six MCPH genes. Intriguingly, our cohort also revealed a recurrent mutation, c.7782_7783delGA;p.(Lys2595Serfs*6), of ASPM reported worldwide. Drawing from this collective data, we propose two founder mutations, ASPM:c.9557C>G;p.(Ser3186*) and CENPJ:c.18delC;p.(Ser7Profs*2), in the Pakistani population. Conclusions We discovered novel DNA variants, impairing the function of genes indispensable to build a proper functioning brain. Our study expands the mutational spectra of known MCPH genes and also provides supporting evidence to the pathogenicity of previously reported mutations. These novel DNA variants will be helpful for the clinicians and geneticists for establishing reliable diagnostic strategies for MCPH families.
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- Sajida Rasool
- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute for Cardiogenetics, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UIBB), PMAS-ARID Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Gülümbe Campus, Bilecik, Turkey
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kinnaird College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Health Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) College, PIEAS, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Umar S, Shah MAA, Munir MT, Yaqoob M, Fiaz M, Anjum S, Kaboudi K, Bouzouaia M, Younus M, Nisa Q, Iqbal M, Umar W. Retraction notice to "Synergistic effects of thymoquinone and curcumin on immune response and anti-viral activity against avian influenza virus (H9N2) in turkeys" [Poult. Sci. 95 (2016) 1513-1520]. Poult Sci 2020; 99:R4101. [PMID: 33044919 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). The authors retract the above paper due to: 1) conflict of interest among the authors; and 2) addition of coauthor Dr. Muhammad Younus without his knowledge or permission. The authors apologize for these two grave mistakes.
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- S Umar
- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Poultry Farming and Pathology, National Veterinary School Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
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- Department of Poultry Farming and Pathology, National Veterinary School Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
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- College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Jhang, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Lahore Pakistan
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- University College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan
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Yilmaz A, Turan N, Bayraktar E, Tali HE, Aydin O, Umar S, Cakan B, Sadeyen JR, Baigent S, Iqbal M, Nair V, Yilmaz H. Molecular characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of Marek's disease virus in Turkish layer chickens. Br Poult Sci 2020; 61:523-530. [PMID: 32316760 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2020.1758301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
1. There is no current data about the genotypes of Marek's disease virus (MDV) in Turkish poultry flocks; hence, this study was performed to analyse CVI988/Rispens, turkey herpesvirus (HVT) vaccine viruses and MDV field viruses as well as to perform phylogenetic analysis of MDV in Turkish layer chickens. 2. In 2017 and 2018, a total of 602 spleen samples from 49 layer flocks were collected from the Marmara, West Black Sea and Aegean regions. DNA was extracted from the spleen samples and the samples were analysed by real-time PCR probe assay to detect CVI988/Rispens and HVT vaccine viruses and MDV field strains. Samples found positive for MDV by real-time PCR were subjected to PCR using the Meq gene primers for phylogenetic analysis. 3. Amongst 49 flocks, virulent MDV was detected in nine flocks. CVI988/Rispens and HVT vaccine strains were detected in 47 flocks and HVT in all 49 flocks. Splenomegaly, hepatomegaly and tumours in the oviduct were observed in chickens of affected flocks. Virulent MDV was detected in 120 out of 602 spleen samples. Sequencing and phylogenetic analyses showed that MDVs detected in this study were closely related to MDV strains from Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, India and China but showed diversity with MDV strains from Egypt and Hungary. Multiple sequence analysis of the Meq protein revealed several point mutations in deduced amino acid sequences. Interestingly, CVI988/Rispens vaccine virus from China (AF493555) showed mutations at position 66 (G66R) and 71 (S66A) along with two other vaccine strains from China (GU354326.1) and Russia (EU032468.1), in comparison with the other vaccine strain CVI988/Rispens (DQ534538). The molecular analyses of the Meq gene suggested that Turkish field strains of MDV are in the class of virulent or very virulent pathotypes. 4. The results have shown that MDV still affects poultry health, and the phylogenetic and amino acid variation data obtained will help in vaccination and control strategies.
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- A Yilmaz
- Department of Virology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Veterinary Faculty , Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Virology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Veterinary Faculty , Istanbul, Turkey
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- Poultry Division, CEVA Animal Health , Maslak, Turkey
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- Department of Virology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Veterinary Faculty , Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Virology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Veterinary Faculty , Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Virology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Veterinary Faculty , Istanbul, Turkey
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- Poultry Division, CEVA Animal Health , Maslak, Turkey
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- Avian Influenza Group, The Pirbright Institute , Woking, UK
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- Avian Influenza Group, The Pirbright Institute , Woking, UK
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- Avian Influenza Group, The Pirbright Institute , Woking, UK
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- Avian Influenza Group, The Pirbright Institute , Woking, UK
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- Department of Virology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Veterinary Faculty , Istanbul, Turkey
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