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Hussain M, Liu G. Eosinophilic Asthma: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Horizons. Cells 2024; 13:384. [PMID: 38474348 PMCID: PMC10931088 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050384] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Asthma is a prevalent chronic non-communicable disease, affecting approximately 300 million people worldwide. It is characterized by significant airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness, obstruction, and remodeling. Eosinophilic asthma, a subtype of asthma, involves the accumulation of eosinophils in the airways. These eosinophils release mediators and cytokines, contributing to severe airway inflammation and tissue damage. Emerging evidence suggests that targeting eosinophils could reduce airway remodeling and slow the progression of asthma. To achieve this, it is essential to understand the immunopathology of asthma, identify specific eosinophil-associated biomarkers, and categorize patients more accurately based on the clinical characteristics (phenotypes) and underlying pathobiological mechanisms (endotypes). This review delves into the role of eosinophils in exacerbating severe asthma, exploring various phenotypes and endotypes, as well as biomarkers. It also examines the current and emerging biological agents that target eosinophils in eosinophilic asthma. By focusing on these aspects, both researchers and clinicians can advance the development of targeted therapies to combat eosinophilic pathology in severe asthma.
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- Musaddique Hussain
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Shi W, Xu C, Gong Y, Wang J, Ren Q, Yan Z, Mei L, Tang C, Ji X, Hu X, Qv M, Hussain M, Zeng LH, Wu X. Correction: RhoA/Rock activation represents a new mechanism for inactivating Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the aging-associated bone loss. Cell Regen 2024; 13:3. [PMID: 38336932 PMCID: PMC10858003 DOI: 10.1186/s13619-023-00185-4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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- Wei Shi
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Department of Biology and Genetics, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou, 310015, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- Department of Orthopeadic Surgery of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China.
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Ji X, Hu X, Zou C, Ruan H, Fan X, Tang C, Shi W, Mei L, Zhu H, Hussain M, Zeng L, Zhang X, Wu X. Corrigendum to "Vitamin C deficiency exacerbates diabetic glomerular injury through activation of transforming growth factor-β signaling" [BBA-General Subject, 1861 (2017) 2186-2195, on June 2017]. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2024; 1868:130495. [PMID: 38167403 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130495] [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: 01/05/2024]
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- Xing Ji
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, the Affiliated Children Hospital, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Wuhan University College of Life Science, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University Medical School, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Asma, Hussain M, Ali N, Masood R, Akbar N, Shafqat N, Shad N. Agro-morphological characterization of Pakistani maize accessions using qualitative and quantitative traits. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e259729. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.259729] [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: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Agro-morphological characterizations offer robust and vigorous means for the precise characterization of germplasm to be used in breeding programs. Here, agro-morphological features-based analyses were considered to figure out the genetic variability within 99 maize accessions and five (5) check varieties including Azam, W. Islamabad, Haq Nawaz, Ev-5 and Evr197. A total of 28 important agro-morphological traits were accounted in the field trails at Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan, during spring 2015. The maximum variation was detected in grain weight per cob (53.43), followed by number of kernels per row (38.64) and flag leaf area (cm2), (38.09%). Cluster analysis divided the 99 maize accession with five check varieties of maize accessions into 7 clusters following the hierarchical clustering. Cluster II recorded 29 genotypes with maximum grain yield per cob, and highest flag leaf length, followed by cluster IV. Lowest grain yield per cob was noted for accessions of cluster I. Similarly, cluster VII consisted of accession with the longest cob length. Moreover, the investigations also revealed that the primary constituent among first five principal components with an eigen value about more than 0.98 in relation to 68.75% of the total variants. PCI accounted for 25.53%, PCII contributed 18.31%, and PCIII is 9.88% of the overall morphological variability were significant contributors were grain weight per cob, number of kernel per row, 1000 grain weight. The identification of a significant level of genetic diversity during the present investigation having implications for maize germplasm characterisation, conservation, and breeding programs aiming at developing improvement maize cultivars.
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- Asma
- Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Jiangxi Agricultural University, China
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Hassan M, Hussain M, Ali A, Rehman F, Tabassum A, Amin M, Usman N, Bashir S, Raza G, Yousaf A, Shaukat S, Shah SWA. Economic valuation of selected ecosystem services in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e260614. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.260614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Payment for ecosystem services (PES) is a mechanism where a consumer is able and ready to pay for the protection of the precise ecosystem service and there must be a provider such as local societies receiving an economic resource, who in return, must have the ability to maintain that ecosystem service. Economic valuation provides basis for payment for ecosystem services. Therefore, objective of this study was to evaluate tourism and carbon stock services of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Pakistan. Two forest zones (Chirpine and Scrub) of Islamabad capital territory (ICT) were selected for estimation of carbon stock and their carbon credits and carbon worth, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted for tourism as a payment for ecosystem services. The method for carbon stock assessment was systematic sampling for Chirpine forest whereas random sampling was done for scrub forest. The size of sampling plot was 17.84 m radius, and a total of 93 plots (49 Scrub zone and 44 Chirpine zone) was taken in the study area. The carbon stock of both zones (Chirpine and Scrub zone) is 22556.75 ton/ha (Chirpine 20105.79, Scrub 2450.96) and total carbon dioxide sequestered by both zone is 82557.72 ton/ha (Chirpine 73587.2, Scrub 8970.52), total carbon credits of both zone is 302160.87 (Chirpine 269328.97, Scrub 32831.9) and the carbon worth of both Chirpine and scrub zone is 4532418.92 $ (Chirpine 4039937.09$, Scrub 492481.83$). Similarly, from tourism point of view, in Shakar Parian, 94% tourists were agreed for PES whereas 6% were disagreed for the PES (the 6% tourist were disagreed to contribute for PES, 40% were agreed for Rs.5 contribution and 54% for Rs.10.). moreover, in Lake view Park, 97% tourists were agreed and 3% are disagreed (In Lake View Park 5% tourists were disagreed for the PES contribution whereas 32% were agreed for Rs.5 and 63% were for Rs.10). In Damen e Koh, around 87% tourist were agreed and 13% were disagreed, (24% were agreed for the contribution of Rs.5 and 63% tourists were agreed for the contribution of Rs.10). In Marghazar Zoo, 93% tourists were agreed (22% were agreed for contribution of Rs.5 and 71% tourist were agreed for contribution of Rs.10) and 7% are disagreed for PES whereas 7% tourists were not agreed for contribution. PES may implement to compensate forest and parks manager to ensure better management of the forests and parks. Due to prime location and scenic beauty of the ICT, it has huge potential for implementation of PES mechanism for sustainable forest management and conservation. Therefore, it is recommended that Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad should devise a plan for implementation of PES in forests and parks of ICT for its sustainable management of recreational and forest resources.
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- Karakoram International University, Pakistan
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- COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Pakistan
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- Planning, Agriculture Research System, Pakistan
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- University of Baltistan, Pakistan
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Bilal M, Bashir H, Ameen R, Sumrin A, Hussain M, Manzoor S. Anti HCV activity and expression inhibition of HCC markers by protein extract from Iberis gibraltarica. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e252676. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.252676] [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: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is the foremost reason of progressive hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis, with an elevated risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Medicinal plants have been used for human health benefits for several years, but their therapeutic potential needs to be explored. The main objective of this study was to figure out the in vitro antiviral and anticancer characteristics of total crude protein of Iberis gibraltarica against HCV and HCC. Total crude protein of Iberis gibraltarica was isolated and quantified. The level of cytotoxicity was measured against the HepG2 cell line and it shows no significant cytotoxicity at the concentration of 504µg/ml. The anti-HCV effect was determined by absolute quantification via real time RT-PCR method and viral titer was reduced up to 66% in a dose dependent manner against the total protein of Iberis gibraltarica. The anticancer potential of Iberis gibraltarica was also examined through mRNA expression studies of AFP and GPC3 genes against the total protein of Iberis gibraltarica-treated HepG2 cells. The results show up to 90% of the down-regulation expression of AFP and GPC3. The obtained results indicate the therapeutic potential of total protein of Iberis gibraltarica against HCV and hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro.
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- M. Bilal
- University of the Punjab, Pakistan
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- University of the Punjab, Pakistan
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Usman N, Hussain M, Akram S, Majeed M, Shah S, Rehman F, Yousaf A, Shaukat S, Shah SWA, Mishr RS, Shrestha S, Saddiqa A, Room SA, Ali A. Yield, carbon stock, and price dynamics of agroforestry tree species in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e262662. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.262662] [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: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract A socio-economic study was conducted in district Mardan of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan to get a comprehensive knowledge of the agroforestry tree species grown on the farmlands, their yield, and carbon stock. For yield and carbon stock estimation, data were collected from 59 sample plots by measuring the diameter, height, volume, and biomass of selected agroforestry tree species through D-tape and Haga altimeter. A total of 59 sample plots were inventoried using 2.5 percent sampling intensity. Each sample plot has an area of 0.5 ha, where each tree with a Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm was inventoried. The calculated amount of volume of each tree species was then converted to biomass by multiplying it by the density of wood and the Biomass Expansion Factor (BEF). Total yield and C stock for the selected agroforestry tree species were 11535.2 metric tons and 2102.2 metric tons, respectively. Populus euroamericana is classified as the main tree with 28% growing stock prior to Morus alba by 21%, while Melia azedarach, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo, Acacia nilotica, Salix tetrasperma, and Bombax ceiba consist of 15%, 12%, 8%, 6%,7% and 3% growing stock respectively. Among the species found in different sampling plots the yield of Populus euroamericana was found to be 4747.5 metric tons and it was followed by the species Morus alba found at 2027.3 metric tons. Similarly, the volume for Melia azedarach, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo, Salix spp, Boombox ceiba, and Acacia nilotica was 1532.2 tons,1503 ton,745.7,203.5ton, 555.4ton and 220.5ton, respectively. The carbon stock for Populus euroamericana was calculated as 777.8 ton/ha, while for Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Melia azedarach, Morus alba, Dalbergia sissoo, Acacia nilotica, Salix species, and Bombax ceiba it was calculated as 312.3ton/ha, 272.1ton/ha, 363ton/ha, 245.1ton/ha, 51.4ton/ha, 27.3ton/ha and 53.2ton/ha, respectively. The questionnaire survey conducted for price dynamics showed that the majority of respondents purchase timber from the market for construction. But they use farm trees with low-quality city construction. They dislike using local timber in the conventional building as timber from farm trees is liable to insect attack. Rs. 50,000-100000, (33.33%) of daily sales was concluded from 50% of the trader while (16.7%) of the traders have their sales between Rs.150,000-200,000. Therefore, it is concluded by the authors that both provincial and federal government should promote agroforestry in Pakistan through different incentives because it has the potential to cope with dilemma of deforestation of natural forests and improve the livelihood of local peoples. It is strongly recommended that special projects just like the Ten Billion Tree Afforestation Project (T-BTTP) should be launched for agroforestry plantation and promotion in the country to sustain the ecological harmony and uplift the socio-economic condition of the peoples of Pakistan.
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- University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- The University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
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- Karakoram International University, Pakistan
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Annels NE, Denyer M, Nicol D, Hazell S, Silvanto A, Crockett M, Hussain M, Moller-Levet C, Pandha H. The dysfunctional immune response in renal cell carcinoma correlates with changes in the metabolic landscape of ccRCC during disease progression. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2023; 72:4221-4234. [PMID: 37940720 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-023-03558-5] [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] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Renal cell carcinoma is an immunogenic tumour with a prominent dysfunctional immune cell infiltrate, unable to control tumour growth. Although tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immunotherapy have improved the outlook for some patients, many individuals are non-responders or relapse despite treatment. The hostile metabolic environment in RCC affects the ability of T-cells to maintain their own metabolic programme constraining T-cell immunity in RCC. We investigated the phenotype, function and metabolic capability of RCC TILs correlating this with clinicopathological features of the tumour and metabolic environment at the different disease stages. Flow cytometric analysis of freshly isolated TILs showed the emergence of exhausted T-cells in advanced disease based on their PD-1high and CD39 expression and reduced production of inflammatory cytokines upon in vitro stimulation. Exhausted T-cells from advanced stage disease also displayed an overall phenotype of metabolic insufficiency, characterized by mitochondrial alterations and defects in glucose uptake. Nanostring nCounter cancer metabolism assay on RNA obtained from 30 ccRCC cases revealed significant over-expression of metabolic genes even at early stage disease (pT1-2), while at pT3-4 and the locally advanced thrombi stages, there was an overall decrease in differentially expressed metabolic genes. Notably, the gene PPARGC1A was the most significantly down-regulated gene from pT1-2 to pT3-4 RCC which correlated with loss of mitochondrial function in tumour-infiltrating T-cells evident at this tumour stage. Down-regulation of PPARGC1A into stage pT3-4 may be the 'tipping-point' in RCC disease progression, modulating immune activity in ccRCC and potentially reducing the efficacy of immunotherapies in RCC and poorer patient outcomes.
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- Nicola E Annels
- Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, UK
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- Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, UK
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- Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Camberley, UK
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- Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Camberley, UK
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- Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Camberley, UK
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- Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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Xu C, Zou C, Hussain M, Shi W, Shao Y, Jiang Z, Wu X, Lu M, Wu J, Xie Q, Ke Y, Long F, Tang L, Wu X. Corrigendum to "High expression of Sonic hedgehog in allergic airway epithelia contributes to goblet cell metaplasia" [Mucosal Immunol. 11(5) (2018) 1306-1315]. Mucosal Immunol 2023; 16:871. [PMID: 37858438 DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.09.005] [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: 10/21/2023]
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- Chengyun Xu
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of CFDA for Respiratory Drug Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of CFDA for Respiratory Drug Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of CFDA for Respiratory Drug Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of CFDA for Respiratory Drug Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China
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- Departments of Orthopedics, Medicine and Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, 63110 St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine of the Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of CFDA for Respiratory Drug Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310058 Hangzhou, China.
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Hussain N, Ikram N, Khan KUR, Hussain L, Alqahtani AM, Alqahtani T, Hussain M, Suliman M, Alshahrani MY, Sitohy B. Cichorium intybus L. significantly alleviates cigarette smoke-induced acute lung injury by lowering NF-κB pathway activation and inflammatory mediators. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22055. [PMID: 38045213 PMCID: PMC10692792 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22055] [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: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Background Cigarette smoke (CS) is one of the primary causes of acute lung injury (ALI) via provoking pulmonary inflammation and oxidative stress. Despite substantial studies, no effective treatment for ALI is presently available. Purpose New prospective treatment options for ALI are required. Thus, this project was designed to investigate the in vivo and in vitro protective effects of 70 % methanolic-aqueous crude extract of whole plant of Cichorium intybus (Ci.Mce) against CS-induced ALI. Study design /methods: Initially, male Swiss albino mice were subjected to whole-body CS exposure for 10 continuous days to prepare CS-induced ALI models. Normal saline (10 mL/kg), Ci.Mce (100, 200, 300 mg/kg), and Dexamethasone (1 mg/kg) were orally administered to respective animal groups 1 h prior to CS-exposure. 24 hrs after the last CS-exposure, BALF and lungs were harvested to study the key characteristics of ALI. Next, HPLC analysis was done to explore the phytoconstituents. Results Ci.Mce exhibited significant reductions in lung macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, lung weight coefficient, and albumin exudation. Additionally, it effectively ameliorated lung histopathological alterations and hypoxemia. Notably, Ci.Mce exerted inhibitory effects on the excessive generation of IL-6, IL-1β, and KC in both CS-induced ALI murine models and CSE-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Noteworthy benefits included the attenuation of oxidative stress induced by CS, evidenced by decreased levels of MDA, TOS, and MPO, alongside enhanced TAC production. Furthermore, Ci.Mce demonstrated a marked reduction in CS-induced NF-κB expression, both in vivo and in vitro. Conclusion Consequently, Cichorium intybus could be a therapeutic option for CS-induced ALI due to its ability to suppress inflammatory reactions, mitigate oxidative stress, and quell NF-κB p65 activation.
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- Nadia Hussain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, 64141, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38,000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 61413, Abha, 9088, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 61413, Abha, 9088, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection and Immunology, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
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Hussain L, Masood I, Ahmad M, Ali MY, Saleem U, Hussain M, Khalid SH, Chauhdary Z. Pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of methyl 4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxylate 1,1-dioxoide against haloperidol induced Parkinson like symptoms in animal model: In-vitro and in-vivo studies. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2023; 477:116678. [PMID: 37683697 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2023.116678] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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In Parkinson's disease (PD), degradation of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra causes striatal deficiency of dopamine, which results in tremors, bradykinesia with instability in posture, rigidity and shuffled gait. Prevalence of PD increases with age as from 65 to 85 years. In an attempt to devise targeted safe therapy, nanoparticles of methyl 4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxylate 1,1-dioxide (MBD) (MBDN), were prepared and their acute toxicity and safety was evaluated. Thirty-six healthy albino mice were randomly divided into six groups (n = 6): normal control, diseased control, standard (levodopa/carbidopa (100/25 mg/kg) and the remaining three groups were administered 1.25, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg MBDN during 21 days study. Except control, all mice, were injected haloperidol (1 mg/ kg i.p.) 1-h prior to treatment to induce PD. Acute toxicity test showed, no effect of MBDN on lipid profile, brain, renal and liver function and histoarchitecture of kidney, liver and heart, except decreased (p < 0.05) platelet count. Behavioral studies showed significant improvement (p < 0.001) in motor function and reduction of oxidation status in a MBDN in a dose dependent manner. Thus, the study findings revealed significance of MBDN as a selective MAO-B inhibitor for the improvement of Parkinson's symptoms in animal model.
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- Liaqat Hussain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Qu M, Gong Y, Jin Y, Gao R, He Q, Xu Y, Shen T, Mei L, Xu C, Hussain M, Barkat MQ, Wu X. Corrigendum to "Hsp90β chaperoning SMURF1-mediated LATS proteasomal degradation in the regulation of bone formation" [Cellular Signalling volume 102 (2023) 110523]. Cell Signal 2023; 110:110810. [PMID: 37481444 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110810] [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: 07/24/2023]
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- Meiyu Qu
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Shanghai Luyi Cell Biotech Co., Ltd., Jiading District, Shanghai 201821, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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Sri D, Malki M, Sarkar S, Ni Raghallaigh H, Oakley J, Kalsi M, Emara A, Hussain M, Barber NJ. Long term experience of robotic retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy as the default approach in the management of renal masses: should the paradigm shift? J Robot Surg 2023; 17:2001-2008. [PMID: 37106313 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01582-2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Although retroperitoneal surgery has demonstrated a better quality of recovery compared to transperitoneal routes, Retroperitoneal Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RRAPN) remains proportionally infrequent. As the boundaries of what is achievable robotically continue to be pushed, we present our experience at a high-volume tertiary referral centre that specialises in retroperitoneal surgery, exploring its feasibility as standard of care in the management of small renal masses. A prospective database of 784 RAPNs (2009-2020) was reviewed and 721 RRAPNs (92%) were performed at our centre. In our practice, we utilise a four-port approach to RRAPN. Patient, tumour and operative characteristics were assessed and both oncological outcomes and trifecta and pentafecta achievements were determined. Pentafecta was defined as achieving trifecta (negative surgical margin, no post-operative complications and WIT of < 25 min) plus over 90% estimated GFR preservation and no CKD stage upgrading at 1 year. Multivariate analysis was conducted to predict peri-operative factors which may prevent achieving a trifecta/pentafecta outcome. From 784 cases, 112 RAPNs were performed for imperative reasons, whilst the remainder were elective. Mean BMI ± s.d amongst our cohort was 28.6 ± 5.7. Mean tumour size was 3.1 cm (range 0.8-10.5 cm) and 47% of cases were stratified as intermediate/high risk using R.E.N.A.L nephrometry scoring. Forty-six patients had lesions in a hilar location, and 31% were anterior. Median blood loss was 30mls, with an open conversion rate of 1% and transfusion rate of 1.6%. Median warm ischaemic time (WIT) was 21 min, positive surgical margins were found in 4% and our post-operative Clavien 3/ > complication rate was 2.6%. We had a 1-day median length of stay with a 30 day readmission rate of 2%. Of 631 patients (80%) with a definitive histological diagnosis of cancer, 23% had T1b/ > disease. Over a mean 15 month follow-up period (range 1-125 months), 2% of patients developed recurrences and our cohort demonstrated a 99% 5 year cancer specific survival. Trifecta was achieved in 67% of cases and pentafecta in 47%. Age (p = 0.05), operative time (p = 0.008), pT1b tumours (p = 0.03), R.E.N.A.L score and blood loss (p = 0.001) were found to statistically significantly influence achievement of trifecta. Pentafecta achievement was influenced by R.E.N.A.L score (p = 0.008), operative time (p = 0.001) and blood loss (p = 0.001). We demonstrate the retroperitoneal approach in RAPN is feasible and safe irrespective of lesion location and complexity. In the hands of high-volume centres that are skilled in the retroperitoneal approach the benefits of retroperitoneal surgery can be extended even to challenging cohorts of patients without compromising their oncological or functional outcomes.
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- D Sri
- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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- Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
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Mamun MA, Hussain M, Khan KE, Sharmin T. Risk Factors of Congenital Heart Defects among Bangladeshi Population. Mymensingh Med J 2023; 32:1123-1132. [PMID: 37777911] [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: 10/02/2023]
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Etiology of congenital heart defects are complex and possibly lie within the interaction of environmental exposures and inherited factors. Exploration of the contribution of environmental risk factors that are potentially modifiable impeded the prevention of CHDs. This study was conducted to evaluate the environmental risk factors of CHD. It was a case control study, conducted from July 2018 to June 2019 in Paediatric Cardiology department of Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Bangladesh. Parents of the children with CHDs visiting the out-patient department were considered as case. Control was taken from parents of the children not having congenital heart disease. Data were collected by face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire containing all the variables of interest and analyzed by using SPSS version 21.0. Majority of the respondents were from rural area (86.9% and 80.0% in case and control group respectively) and CHD was found significantly higher in rural population (p<0.05). Consanguinity was present in 8.9% in case group and CHD was found significantly higher among children born to consanguineous parents (p<0.05). Most of the mother (65.4%) had completed primary level of education however 11.9% mother was illiterate in case group. CHD was found significantly higher among illiterate mothers (p<0.05). Most of the respondents belonged to lower and lower-middle class family (83.1% and 75.7% in case and control group respectively) and CHD was found significantly higher among them (p<0.05). Mothers exposed to passive smoking and in stress during pregnancy period, CHD was significantly higher (p<0.05). No significant association was found between maternal drug use and infection during pregnancy period with CHD (p<0.05). Maternal illiteracy, residing in rural areas, low and lower- middle class socioeconomic status, consanguineous marriage, exposed to passive smoking and stress during pregnancy period have been significantly associated with CHDs.
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- M A Mamun
- Dr Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Associate Professor, Division of Neonatal Cardiology, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Hussain M, Chau S, Turner M, Paterson C. Scan-Associated Distress in People Affected by Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Semin Oncol Nurs 2023; 39:151502. [PMID: 37735038 DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151502] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The term "scanxiety" has been coined to describe the anxiety commonly associated with individuals undergoing cancer-related imaging. Despite the prevalence and severity of scanxiety across various clinical and demographic populations, there remains a significant lack of qualitative insights from existing studies that effectively capture patients' experiences of scanxiety in their own words. Therefore, this review addresses the following research question: What are the experiences of scanxiety distress among people affected by cancer across the cancer care continuum? DATA SOURCES Following the PRISMA methodology, a meta-aggregation of qualitative studies was performed, encompassing patients of all age groups who had been diagnosed with cancer or were indicated for a cancer-related scan. Of the 556 articles screened, 15 were deemed eligible for inclusion in the analysis. CONCLUSION The three overarching themes of 1) experience of "scan-itis," 2) experience of "patient-clinician support," and 3) development of self-management strategies reveal the complex and interconnected factors that influence scanxiety in individuals undergoing cancer-related imaging. These findings emphasized distress experienced by patients during the waiting period for scan results, the act of viewing the results, and even the delivery of "bad" news. Consequently, patients expressed a strong desire for increased information, communication, and empathy from attending healthcare providers. Patients also report a myriad of self-coping strategies to manage their scanxiety well before, during, and after their scan appointment. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE The study highlights the need for targeted interventions for those undergoing cancer-related scans, including increased awareness and education for health professionals regarding scanxiety.
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- M Hussain
- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia
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- Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT, Australia; Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Australia; Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide; Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.
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Javeed HR, Naz N, Hassan MS, Shah SMR, Kausar S, Abid M, Hussain M, Akram M, Mahmood F. Beyond survival: unraveling the adaptive mechanisms of cucurbit weeds to salt and heavy metal stress through biochemical and physiological analyses. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e271009. [PMID: 37672433 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.271009] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Salt stress and heavy metal are instigating hazard to crops, menace to agricultural practices. Single and combined stresses affecting adversely to the growth and metabolism of plants. To explore salt and heavy metal resistant plant lines as phytoremediants is a need of time. Physiological responses are main adaptive responses of the plants towards stresses. This response varies with species and ecotype as well as type and level of stress. Two cucurbit weeds from two ecotypes were selected to evaluate their physiological adaptations against independent and combined stresses of various levels of salt (NaCl) and heavy metal (NiCl2). Various physiological parameters like water potential, osmotic potential, pressure potential, CO2 assimilation rate, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids, and production of adaptive chemicals like SOD, CAT, proteins, sugars and proline were studied. Citrullus colocynthis showed more adaptive response than Cucumis melo agrestis and desert ecotype was more successful than agricultural ecotype against stresses.
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- H R Javeed
- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Botany, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Botany, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Botany, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of Education Lahore, Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Government College University Faisalabad, Department of Zoology, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Government Graduate College Layyah, Department of Computer Sciences, Layyah, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Botany, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Botany, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Nawaz I, Tahir A, Iqbal SM, Anjum F, Naseem M, Aslam MI, Hussain M, Jamil QA, Shirazi JH, Jamil Q. Anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and anti-pyretic activities of Cenchrus ciliaris L. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 309:116332. [PMID: 36868441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cenchrus ciliaris L. belongs to the family Poaceae and is found all over the world. It is native to the Cholistan desert of Pakistan where it is locally known as 'Dhaman'. Owing to high nutritional value, C. ciliaris is used as fodder while seeds are used for bread making which are consumed by locals. It also possesses medicinal value and is extensively employed to treat pain, inflammation, urinary tract infection, and tumors. AIM OF STUDY Studies on the pharmacological activities of C. ciliaris are scarce in spite of its several traditional uses. To the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive study has been conducted on anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic activity of C. ciliaris until now. Here we employed an integrative phytochemical and in - vivo framework to evaluate the potential biological activities of C. ciliaris against inflammation, nociception and pyrexia experimentally induced in rodents. MATERIAL AND METHODS C. ciliaris was collected from the desert of Cholistan, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Phytochemical profiling of C. ciliaris was done by employing GC-MS analysis. Anti-inflammatory activity of plant extract was initially determined by various in - vitro assays including albumin denaturation assay and RBC membrane stabilization assays. Finally, rodents were utilized to evaluate in - vivo anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and anti-nociceptive activities. RESULTS Our data revealed the presence of 67 phytochemicals in methanolic extract of C. ciliaris. The methanolic extract of C. ciliaris provided RBC membrane stabilization by 65.89 ± 0.32% and protection against albumin denaturation by 71.91 ± 3.42% at 1 mg/ml concentration. In in - vivo acute inflammatory models, C. ciliaris exhibited 70.33 ± 1.03, 62.09 ± 8.98, 70.24 ± 0.95% anti-inflammatory activity at concentration of 300 mg/ml against carrageenan, histamine and serotonin induced inflammation. In CFA induced arthritis, inhibition of inflammation was found to be 48.85 ± 5.11% at 300 mg/ml dose after 28 days of treatment. In anti-nociceptive assays C. ciliaris exhibited significant analgesic activity in both peripheral and centrally mediated pain. The C. ciliaris also reduced the temperature by 75.26 ± 1.41% in yeast induced pyrexia. CONCLUSION C. ciliaris exhibited anti-inflammatory effect against acute and chronic inflammation. It also showed significant anti-nociceptive and anti-pyretic activity which endorses its traditional use in the management of pain and inflammatory disorders.
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- Iqra Nawaz
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, 87550, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Ahmed Khan D, Shahid A, Sherif AE, Aati HY, Abdullah M, Mehmood K, Hussain M, Basit A, Ahmad Ghalloo B, ur Rehman Khan K. A detailed biochemical characterization, toxicological assessment and molecular docking studies of Launaea fragilis: An important medicinal xero-halophyte. Saudi Pharm J 2023; 31:1047-1060. [PMID: 37250362 PMCID: PMC10212792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Launaea fragilis (Asso) Pau (Family: Asteraceae) is a wild medicinal plant that has been used in the folklore as a potential treatment for numerous ailments such as skin diseases, diarrhea, infected wounds, inflammation, child fever and hepatic pain. This study explored the chemical constitution, in-vivo toxicity, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and enzyme inhibition potential of ethanolic extract of L. fragilis (EELF). Additionally, in-silico docking studies of predominant compounds were performed against in-vitro tested enzymes. Similarly, in-silico ADMET properties of the compounds were performed to determine their pharmacokinetics, physicochemical properties, and toxicity profiles. The EELF was found rich in TFC (73.45 ± 0.25 mg QE/g) and TPC (109.02 ± 0.23 mg GAE/g). GC-MS profiling of EELF indicated the presence of a total of 47 compounds mainly fatty acids and essential oil. EELF showed no toxicity or growth retardation in chicks up to 300 mg/kg with no effect on the biochemistry and hematology of the chicks. EELF gave promising antioxidant activity through the CUPRAC method with an IC50 value of 13.14 ± 0.18 µg/ml. The highest inhibition activity against tyrosinase followed by acetylcholinesterase and α-Glucosidase was detected. Similarly, the antimicrobial study revealed the extract with good antibacterial and antiviral activity. A good docking score was observed in the in silico computational study of the predominant compounds. The findings revealed L. fragilis as a biocompatible, potent therapeutic alternative and suggest isolation and further in vivo pharmacological studies.
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- Duraiz Ahmed Khan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
- Drug Delivery System Excellence Center, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota 55454, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 63100, Punjab, Pakistan
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Hussain M, Thornton M, Hussain T, Banga A, Liu C, Hauptmann EJ, Young DF, Gunda RV, Peltz M, Wait MA, Ring WS, Murala JS. Evaluating the Use of CT-Derived Lung Volumes in Donor-Recipient Lung Size Matching for Lung Transplantation in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease and/or Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:623-628. [PMID: 37024309 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.02.059] [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: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to assess the efficacy of current measurement strategies for lung sizing and the feasibility of future use of computed tomography (CT)-derived lung volumes to predict a donor-recipient lung size match during bilateral lung transplants. METHODS We reviewed the data of 62 patients who underwent bilateral lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease and/or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from 2018 to 2019. Data for recipients was retrieved from the department's transplant database and medical records, and the donor's data was retrieved from the DonorNet. The data included demographic data, lung heights, measured total lung capacity (TLC) from plethysmography for recipients and estimated TLC for donors, clinical data, and CT-derived lung volumes in both pre- and post-transplant recipients. The post-transplant CT-derived lung volume in recipients was used as a surrogate for donor lung CT volumes due to inadequate or poor donor CT data. Computed tomography-derived lung volumes were calculated using thresholding, region growing, and cutting techniques on Computer-Aided Design and Mimics (Materialise NV, Leuven, Belgium) programs. Preoperative CT-derived lung volumes in recipients were compared with the plethysmography TLC, Frustum Model, and donor-predicted TLC. The ratio of the recipient's pre-and postoperative CT-derived volumes, the ratio of preoperative CT-derived lung volume, and donor-estimated TLC were studied to detect a correlation with 1-year outcomes. RESULTS The recipient preoperative CT-derived volume correlated with the recipient preoperative plethysmography TLC (Pearson correlation coefficient [PCC] of 0.688) and with the recipient Frustum model volume (PCC of 0.593). The recipient postoperative CT-derived volume correlated with the recipient's postoperative plethysmography TLC (PCC of 0.651). There was no statistically significant correlation between recipients' CT-derived pre- or postoperative volume with donor-estimated TLC. The ratio of preoperative CT-derived volume to donor-estimated TLC correlated inversely with the length of ventilation (P value = .0031). The ratio of postoperative CT-derived volume to preoperative CT-derived volume correlated inversely with delayed sternal closure (P = .0039). No statistically significant correlations were found in evaluating outcomes related to lung oversizing in the recipient (defined as a postoperative to preoperative CT-derived lung volume ratio of >1.2). CONCLUSIONS Generating CT-derived lung volumes is a valid and convenient method for evaluating lung volumes for transplantation in patients with ILD and/or IPF. Donor-estimated TLC should be interpreted carefully. Further studies should derive donor lung volumes from CT scans for a more accurate evaluation of lung size matching.
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- M Hussain
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Hussain M, Yazji J, Garg P, Wadiwala I, Alamouti-Fard E, Alomari M, Jacob S, Edwards M, Pham S. Bariatric Surgery is Safe and Effective in Thoracic Organ Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.640] [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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Tariq M, Hussain N, Rehman K, Akash MSH, Al Haddad AHI, Said ASA, Fatease AA, Alamri A, Safhi AY, Sabei FY, Awadh AAA, Hussain M. Macrophages M2 polarization is involved in lapatinib-mediated chemopreventive effects in the lung cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 161:114527. [PMID: 36931028 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114527] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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M2 polarized tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) have a multifunctional role in cancer initiation, progression, metastasis, and contribute to chemotherapeutic resistance. Therefore, identifying M2 polarized TAMs is a potential target for cancer therapeutic intervention. The underlying mechanism that target the TAMs M2 polarized macrophages remains primarily uncharacterized; however, only a few compounds have been identified that inhibit TAMs M2 polarized macrophages. In this research, we investigated that lapatinib could effectively suppress the expression of IL_13-induced M2 polarized macrophages surface markers i.e., CD163 and CD206, and downregulation of M2 genes such as Fizz1, Mrc1, Arg1, IL-10, Ym1, nd CCL2 in vitro. Moreover, lapatinib abrogated the M2 polarized macrophage-mediated cancer cells invasion and migration. Mechanistically, in our study, lapatinib inhibited IL-13 triggered STAT6 phosphorylation. Furthermore, in LLCs tumor model, lapatinib significantly reduced tumorigenesis, followed by the downregulation of percentages of M2 marker CD206+ and CD68+ in the tumor. This downregulation correlates with chemopreventive effect of lapatinib. All taken together, these results demonstrated that lapatinib effectively prevents the macrophage M2 polarization and indicates a potential mechanism for preventing the tumor growth via M2 polarized polarization intervention.
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- Muhammad Tariq
- Department of Pharmacology, Lahore Pharmacy College Lahore, Pakistan; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain 64141, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Chief Operations Office, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; AAU Health and Biomedical Research Center, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, 1988, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
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Aldiwani M, Denosshan S, Tafuri A, Sarkar S, Ni Raghallaigh H, Oakley J, Malki M, Emara A, Hussain M, Antonelli A, Barber N. Transperitoneal vs. retroperitoneal robot assisted partial nephrectomy – propensity matched analysis between two multinational high volume subspecialist centres. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01056-4] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Tombal B, Saad F, Fizazi K, Sternberg C, Crawford E, Gratzke C, Grabbert M, Vilaseca A, Shore N, Kopyltsov E, Bögemann M, Kapur S, Srinivasan S, Verholen F, Kuss I, Joensuu H, Smith M, Hussain M. Efficacy and safety of darolutamide (DARO) in combination with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) and docetaxel (DOC) in patients (pts) with metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) by metastatic burden: Subgroup analyses of ARASENS. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01221-6] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Qu M, Gong Y, Jin Y, Gao R, He Q, Xu Y, Shen T, Mei L, Xu C, Hussain M, Barkat MQ, Wu X. HSP90β chaperoning SMURF1-mediated LATS proteasomal degradation in the regulation of bone formation. Cell Signal 2023; 102:110523. [PMID: 36379376 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) molecular chaperone is responsible for the stabilization and biological activity of a diverse set of client proteins. We have previously demonstrated that inhibition of HSP90 by 17-Demethoxy-17-allyaminogeldanmycin (17-AAG) not only reverses the glucocorticoid-induced bone loss but also enhances the basal level of bone mass in mice. Here, we investigate the potential mechanism underlying HSP90-associated osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Knockdown of HSP90β but not HSP90α or inhibition of HSP90 by 17-AAG or NVP-BEP800 negates the protein levels of large tumor suppressor (LATS), the core kinases of Hippo signaling, resulting in the inactivation of LATS and activation of Yes-associated protein (YAP) and transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ), in the enhancement of osteoblastic differentiation. In contrast, genetic ablation of Lats1 in mesenchymal stem cells is sufficient to abolish the HSP90 inhibition-induced osteoblastic differentiation and bone formation. Mechanistically, HSP90β but not HSP90α chaperones and prevents the SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (SMURF1)-mediated and ubiquitination-dependent LATS protein proteasomal degradation, whereas 17-AAG abolishes these effects of HSP90β. Thus, these results uncover the HSP90β chaperoning SMURF1-mediated LATS protein proteasomal degradation and the subsequent YAP/TAZ activation as a hitherto uncharacterized mechanism controlling osteoblastic differentiation and bone formation.
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- Meiyu Qu
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,; Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.
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- Shanghai Luyi Cell Biotech Co., Ltd, Jiading District, Shanghai 201821, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,; Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China,; Department of Orthopaedics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China.
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Alanazi AS, Shah S, Abbas G, Hussain M, Saleem A, Khurram H, Chand UR, Mallhi TH, Khan YH, Ilyas K, Tariq S, Jamil A, Alzarea AI, Alzarea SI. Assessing Patient Satisfaction with Community Pharmacy Services: A Large Regional Study at Punjab, Pakistan. Patient Prefer Adherence 2023; 17:13-22. [PMID: 36636289 PMCID: PMC9830057 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s389053] [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: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Patient satisfaction can be used to assess the quality of services provided at pharmacies. Our aim was to determine the level of patient satisfaction with pharmacy services and related factors at community pharmacies located in Punjab, Pakistan. METHODS A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2021 to July 2021 by administering the questionnaire to the patients using stratified random sampling method. Survey instrument comprised 4 sections including demographics, satisfaction towards provision of facilities, the provision of information, their accessibility to patients, the relationship between pharmacists and patients and the continuity of care provided. Categorical data were represented by percentages. Descriptive statistics were calculated for satisfaction scores. Simple and multiple logistic regression models were used to find the odds ratios. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS Response rate of the survey was 92%. Only 30% of patients agreed that the pharmacist was available for counseling on their visit. About 52% agreed that the counseling time provided by pharmacist was enough. Most of the pharmacy patients (61%) trusted the pharmacist regarding any query about medicine and were satisfied with the way the pharmacist resolved issues. Mean satisfaction score of the pharmacy patients was 45.75 with a range of 25 (highly satisfied) to 66 (highly dissatisfied). CONCLUSION The provision of community pharmacy services to patients was not satisfactory. Furthermore, the absence of pharmacist in the pharmacy and the lack of provision for counseling time raised concerns.
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- Abdullah Salah Alanazi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Correspondence: Shahid Shah; Ghulam Abbas, Email ;
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Chiniot-Faisalabad Campus, Chiniot, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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Hussain M, Ahmed K, Begum SS, Kalita MK, Borah P, Bhuyan D, Tamuly S, Medhi D, Paul V, Chakravartya P, Sarkar M. 70 Effect of seasons and additives in Arunachali yak bull semen at different stages of processing and freezing along with fresh semen characteristics. Reprod Fertil Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv35n2ab70] [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: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ahmed M, Khan KUR, Ahmad S, Aati HY, Sherif AE, Ashkan MF, Alrahimi J, Abdullah Motwali E, Imran Tousif M, Abbas Khan M, Hussain M, Umair M, Ghalloo BA, Korma SA. Phytochemical, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory, thrombolytic, antibacterial, antiviral and in silico studies of Acacia jacquemontii leaves. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104345] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Powles T, June Assaf Z, Mariathasan S, Hussain M, Oudard S, Albers P, Castellano D, Nishiyama H, Daneshmand S, Grivas P, Sharma S, Sethi H, Aleshin A, Degaonkar V, Shi Y, Davarpanah N, Carter C, Bellmunt J, Gschwend J. IMvigor010: Updated analysis of Overall Survival (OS) by circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) status in patients with post-operative Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma (MIUC) treated with atezolizumab. EUR UROL SUPPL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(22)02565-4] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Zeng LH, Fatima M, Syed S, Shaukat S, Mahdy A, Hussain N, Al Haddad AH, Said AS, Alqahtani A, Alqahtani T, Majeed A, Tariq M, Hussain M. Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties of Ipomoea nil (Linn.) Roth significantly alleviates cigarette smoke (CS)-induced acute lung injury via possibly inhibiting the NF-κB pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 155:113267. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113267] [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] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fizazi K, Smith M, Hussain M, Saad F, Sternberg C, Crawford E, Aragon-Ching J, Thiele S, Kapur S, Mohamed A, Srinivasan S, Li R, Kuss I, Joensuu H, Tombal B. 1360MO Quality of life and patient-relevant endpoints with darolutamide in the phase III ARASENS study. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1492] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Van Zwol W, Rimbert A, Wolters J, Bloks V, Kloosterhuis N, Huijkman N, Smit M, Heeren J, Scheja L, Bournez C, Kuipers J, Rajan S, Hussain M, Zimmerman P, Van De Sluis B, Kuivenhoven J. Hepatic SMLR1 ablation fully protects against diet-induced atherosclerosis but causes hepatosteatosis via reduced VLDL secretion. Atherosclerosis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.045] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Alqahtani T, Parveen S, Alghazwani Y, Alharbi HM, Gahtani RM, Hussain N, Rehman KU, Hussain M. Pharmacological Validation for the Folklore Use of Ipomoea nil against Asthma: In Vivo and In Vitro Evaluation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144653. [PMID: 35889525 PMCID: PMC9324646 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144653] [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: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress is the key factor that strengthens free radical generation which stimulates lung inflammation. The aim was to explore antioxidant, bronchodilatory along with anti-asthmatic potential of folkloric plants and the aqueous methanolic crude extract of Ipomoea nil (In.Cr) seeds which may demonstrate as more potent, economically affordable, having an improved antioxidant profile and providing evidence as exclusive therapeutic agents in respiratory pharmacology. In vitro antioxidant temperament was executed by DPPH, TFC, TPC and HPLC in addition to enzyme inhibition (cholinesterase) analysis; a bronchodilator assay on rabbit’s trachea as well as in vivo OVA-induced allergic asthmatic activity was performed on mice. In vitro analysis of 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) expressed as % inhibition 86.28 ± 0.25 with IC50 17.22 ± 0.56 mol/L, TPC 115.5 ± 1.02 mg GAE/g of dry sample, TFC 50.44 ± 1.06 mg QE/g dry weight of sample, inhibition in cholinesterase levels for acetyl and butyryl with IC50 (0.60 ± 0.67 and 1.5 ± 0.04 mol/L) in comparison with standard 0.06 ± 0.002 and 0.30 ± 0.003, respectively, while HPLC characterization of In.Cr confirmed the existence with identification as well as quantification of various polyphenolics and flavonoids i.e., gallic acid, vanillic acid, chlorogenic acid, quercetin, kaempferol and others. However, oral gavage of In.Cr at different doses in rabbits showed a better brochodilation profile as compared to carbachol and K+-induced bronchospasm. More significant (p < 0.01) reduction in OVA-induced allergic hyper-responses i.e., inflammatory cells grade, antibody IgE as well as altered IFN-α in airways were observed at three different doses of In.Cr. It can be concluded that sound mechanistic basis i.e., the existence of antioxidants: various phenolic and flavonoids, calcium antagonist(s) as well as enzymes’ inhibition profile, validates folkloric consumptions of this traditionally used plant to treat ailments of respiration.
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- Taha Alqahtani
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.); (Y.A.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, TheIslamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (S.P.); (K.u.R.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.); (Y.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm A-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain 64141, United Arab Emirates;
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, TheIslamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (S.P.); (K.u.R.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, TheIslamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (S.P.); (K.u.R.)
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Dilshad R, Khan KUR, Saeed L, Sherif AE, Ahmad S, Ovatlarnporn C, Nasim J, Hussain M, Ghalloo BA, Basit A, Mukhtar I. Chemical Composition and Biological Evaluation of Typha domingensis Pers. to Ameliorate Health Pathologies: In Vitro and In Silico Approaches. Biomed Res Int 2022; 2022:8010395. [PMID: 35872856 PMCID: PMC9303136 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8010395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Human diseases are becoming more prevalent, necessitating the development of modalities to overcome the challenges of treating various disorders. In the current research, we analyzed the biomedicinal role of Typha domingensis which is an important medicinal plant. The species is traditionally used in the treatment of neurological disorders and skin malignancies. The chloroform (CFTD) and n-butanol fractions of T. domingensis (BFTD) were subjected to chemical profiling through the determination of total polyphenolic contents and GC-MS analysis. The oral toxicity test was applied to investigate the toxicity of the extracts. Antioxidant capacity was analyzed by four in vitro methods: DPPH, ABTS, FRAP, and CUPRAC. The pharmacological potential was evaluated through clinically significant enzyme inhibition assays, thrombolytic, and antimicrobial activities. In silico molecular docking approach was applied to confirm the role of T. domingensis against the enzymes. The polyphenolic quantification revealed that the BFTD was comparatively rich in total phenolic and flavonoid contents (97.14 milligrams gallic acid equivalent (mg GAE/g) and 362.5 milligrams quercetin equivalent per gram of dry extract (mg QE/g DE), respectively), as compared to the CFTD. The GC-MS analysis of the CFTD and BFTD resulted in the tentative identification of 67 and 29 compounds, respectively, with the major components of fatty acids and essential oil. The oral toxicity test revealed the safety and biocompatibility of CFTD and BFTD. Both the fractions showed promising antioxidant activity. Tyrosinase was found as the major enzyme inhibited by BFTD (78.67%) and CFTD (68.09%), whereas the standard kojic acid showed 85.58% inhibition. The inhibition results of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase by BFTD (71.65 and 60.79%, respectively) are higher than CFTD. Both the fractions were found active against various strains of bacteria. Furthermore, the molecular docking studies of the compounds showed a good docking score against all the docked enzymes among which deoxycaesaldekarin C was found with the highest binding affinities in comparison to the standard. The current study suggests that T. domingensis is nontoxic and can be a potential source of phytoconstituents with promising pharmacological potential.
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- Rizwana Dilshad
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand
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- Division of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Quaid-e-Azam College of Pharmacy, Quaid-e-Azam Educational Complex, Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi Post Graduate Medical College, Faculty of Medicine & Allied Health Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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Pathmanathan K, Mubin M, Sevilla C, Zaman M, Chan R, Hussain M, Brown E, McDevitt G, Khan R, Nandi A, Mukherjee B, Obiechina N. 970 FRAILTY IS INVERSELY CORRELATED WITH SERUM ALBUMIN IN ACUTE HIP FRACTURE. Age Ageing 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac126.027] [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
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Introduction
Frailty and sarcopenia have been shown to significantly increase the risk of falls, traumatic hip fractures and all-cause mortality in the elderly. The assessment of frailty using a validated clinical frailty scale such as that proposed by Rockwood et al., therefore, continues to remain an important step in determining post-operative prognosis in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between frailty and serum albumin—an independent biochemical predictor of survival in hip fracture patients (1).
Method
This retrospective cross-sectional study analysed 190 patients, aged above 60 years, admitted to Queen’s Hospital Burton (QHB) between the 1st January and 28th December 2019 with a newly diagnosed hip fracture. Pre-operative serum albumin levels (g/L) and Rockwood clinical frailty scores (rCFS) were recorded from electronic medical records (EMR). Using the SPSS 27 statistical package, Pearson’s correlation co-efficient and linear regression analysis were carried out using these variables.
Results
A total of 190 patients were included in the study (57 male, 133 female). Mean patient age was 82.2 ± 8.47 years. More than 50% of patients had a Rockwood CFS ≥5. Mean serum albumin (g/L) was 37.3 ± 6.56. A statistically significant inverse correlation was demonstrated between pre-operative serum albumin levels and Rockwood CFS (r = −0.243, p < 0.001).
Conclusion
This study showed how serum albumin, a negative acute phase reactant and marker of chronic malnutrition, is inversely associated with frailty in hip fracture patients and the important role of Rockwood CFS and pre-operative serum albumin levels in the prognostication of hip fractures in the elderly. References 1) Bohl D, Shen M, Hannon C, Fillingham Y, Darrith B, Della Valle C. Serum Albumin Predicts Survival and Postoperative Course Following Surgery for Geriatric Hip Fracture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2017;99(24):2110–2,118.
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- K Pathmanathan
- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Elderly Medicine; University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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Tombal B, Sternberg CN, Hussain M, Ganguli A, Li Y, Sandin R, Bhadauria H, Oh M, Saad F. Matching-adjusted indirect treatment comparison of the efficacy of enzalutamide versus apalutamide for the treatment of nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100510. [PMID: 35714477 PMCID: PMC9271511 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100510] [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: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background To date, the efficacy of the androgen receptor inhibitors enzalutamide and apalutamide for the treatment of nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) has not been compared directly in a clinical trial setting. Indirect comparisons can be used to assess relative efficacy and provide important information to guide treatment decisions. PROSPER and SPARTAN were double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase III trials in patients with nmCRPC with overall similar study designs and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Using an anchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison, based on the final data from the PROSPER and SPARTAN studies, we assessed the comparative efficacy of enzalutamide and apalutamide, both plus androgen deprivation therapy. Methods Using placebo as the common comparator, individual patient data from PROSPER were matched to the aggregate patient data from SPARTAN and efficacy endpoints from PROSPER were re-weighted accordingly. Patient baseline characteristics and endpoints were clinically and statistically tested to identify potential effect modifiers, according to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. Hazard ratios for overall survival (OS), metastasis-free survival (MFS), and time to chemotherapy (TTCx) were re-estimated for PROSPER using weighted Cox proportional hazards models and indirectly compared with those of SPARTAN using a Bayesian network meta-analysis. Results Estimated hazard ratios [95% credible interval (CrI)] for enzalutamide versus apalutamide were 0.80 (95% CrI 0.58-1.10) for OS, 0.94 (95% CrI 0.69-1.29) for MFS2, and 0.90 (95% CrI 0.63-1.29) for TTCx. Similar results were seen for sensitivity analyses conducted for OS and MFS. Bayesian probability analyses showed a 91.7% favoring enzalutamide for OS, 65.1% for MFS, and 71.4% for TTCx. Conclusions The results of this matching-adjusted indirect comparison of final data from PROSPER and SPARTAN indicate comparable efficacy of enzalutamide and apalutamide with potentially a greater probability of longer MFS, OS, and TTCx in patients with nmCRPC treated with enzalutamide versus apalutamide. Enzalutamide and apalutamide relative efficacy assessed via an MAIC corrected for differences between PROSPER and SPARTAN. Enzalutamide and apalutamide showed similar efficacy with regards to MFS, OS, and TTCx. The Bayesian probability analyses were numerically in favor of enzalutamide being more effective than apalutamide.
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- B Tombal
- Institut de Recherche Clinique (IREC), Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
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- HEOR, Oncology, Medical Affairs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Chicago, USA
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- Solutions UK IQVIA, London, UK
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- Global Health and Value, Outcomes and Evidence, Oncology, Pfizer AB, Sollentuna, Sweden
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- HEOR, Oncology, Medical Affairs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Chicago, USA
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- HEOR, Oncology, Medical Affairs, Astellas Pharma Inc., Chicago, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Canada
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Iqbal SM, Hussain L, Hussain M, Akram H, Asif M, Jamshed A, Saleem A, Siddique R. Nephroprotective Potential of a Standardized Extract of Bambusa arundinacea: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. ACS Omega 2022; 7:18159-18167. [PMID: 35664584 PMCID: PMC9161425 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bambusa arundinacea (RETZ.) Willd. is distributed in tropical regions of Pakistan, India, and China. It has been used for a long time as a folk remedy for cirrhosis, urinary tract ailments, and various other abdominal cavity disorders. It has antioxidant, free-radical-scavenging, and anti-inflammatory effects. The aims and objectives of this study were to validate the folkloric uses of Bambusa arundinacea and to evaluate its nephroprotective potential on scientific grounds. Gentamycin (G.M, 40 mg/kg) was used to induce nephrotoxicity in the animal model. Two doses of the methanolic extract of Bambusa arundinacea (MEBA; 300 and 500 mg/kg) were utilized in addition to silymarin (200 mg/kg/d). Treatments were administered once daily for 14 days. After 14 days, the blood was collected and the kidneys were removed. The antioxidant potential of the standardized MEBA was evaluated using the total phenolic content, the total flavonoid content, and the DPPH scavenging activity. The plant extract was rich with flavonoid content. The DPPH scavenging activity was 65% as compared to butylated hydroxy toluene (96%), with IC50 values 31.65 and 7.80 μg/mL, respectively. The phytochemical analysis was performed using HPLC, and MEBA was found to contain various phytoconstituents such as quercetin, caffeic acid, vanillic acid, gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, and cinnamic acid. Antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase were assayed, and MEBA exhibited significantly improved CAT and SOD levels. The levels of renal function markers such as serum creatinine, serum urea, blood urea nitrogen, serum urea, and serum uric acid levels also evaluated, and a significant retrieval was found in a dose-dependent fashion. Good improvement was also made in various hematological parameters. Statistical analysis was done using analysis of variance to determine the significance of differences among the data. In conclusion, the standardized methanolic extract of Bambusa arundinacea was able to alleviate gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity by enhancing the antioxidant defensive mechanisms of renal tubular cells.
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- Saba Muzher Iqbal
- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Islamia
University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Islamia
University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Islamia
University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab 38000, Pakistan
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Yousaf A, Hussain M, Ahmad S, Riaz A, Shaukat S, Shah SWA, Mishr RS, Akram S, Majeed M, Tabassum A, Amin M, Jabeen F. Environmental sustainability assessment of softwood and hardwood seedlings production in forest nurseries: A case study from Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e260615. [PMID: 35544796 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.260615] [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: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This article describes the environmental impacts of producing a single seedling in forest nurseries of selected districts (i.e., Haripur, Abbottabad, and Mansehra) of Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. This study was based on the cradle-to-gate approach which begins with the pre-nursery stage and progresses toward the main nursery before transplanting seedlings into the plantation site. Data or life cycle inventory (LCI) of seedling production were collected through questionnaire surveys and personal meetings with forest nurseries managers and workers regarding consumption of different inputs such as electricity, diesel, fertilizers, herbicides, and polyethylene bags, organic manure, and water consumption. The SimaPro software version 8.5 and the CML2000 v2.05 environmental model was applied to perform life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) for a single seedling production in forest nurseries in the study area. In line with the objectives of the study, primary data regarding inputs and outputs of the nurseries were collected from 35 nurseries in the study area by using a random questionnaire method. In addition, secondary data were taken from online databases such as Eco-invent v.3.2 CORRIM and peer-reviewed published literature. For this study, a functional unit of a single seedling was considered. Production weighted average data were modeled in the latest environmental modeling software i.e., SimaPro v.8.5 for ten US-EPA most wanted environmental impacts, such as global warming potential (GWP), abiotic depletion (AD), eutrophication potential (EP), acidification potential (AP), freshwater aquatic eco-toxicity (FAE), marine water eco-toxicity (MWE), terrestrial eco-toxicity (TE), ozone layer depletion (OLD), photochemical oxidation (PO), and human toxicity (HT). The results showed that the highest environmental impact posed by a single seedling was marine aquatic eco-toxicity (11.31360 kg 1,4-DB eq), followed by global warming potential (0.02945 kg CO2 eq) and (0.01227 kg 1,4-DB eq) human toxicity. The primary reason for these environmental burdens was the use of synthetic fertilizers in forest nurseries and the consumption of fossil fuels in nursery mechanization and transportation activities. The total cumulative energy demand for a single seedling was (0.800 MJ) with more than 90% contribution from fossil fuel energy resources such as petrol and diesel. It is therefore highly recommended to use renewable energy resources and organic fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers in forest nurseries to avoid and minimize greenhouse gas emissions (GHS) and other toxic emissions in the study area.
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- A Yousaf
- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, KP, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, KP, Pakistan
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- Bharia University Medical and Dental College, Department of Biochemistry, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women Karachi, Department of Biochemistry, Karachi, Pakistan
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- University of Tuscia, Department for Innovation in Biological, Agri-food and Forestry Systems - DIBAF, Viterbo, Italy
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- University of Tuscia, Department for Innovation in Biological, Agri-food and Forestry Systems - DIBAF, Viterbo, Italy
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- University of Padova, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, Legnaro, Italy
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- University of Northern British Columbia, Faculty of Environment, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Prince George, Canada
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Dresden, Germany
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- MM Private Limited Tarbela KP, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sheringal, Dir (U), KP, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women Karachi, Department of Biochemistry, Karachi, Pakistan
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Williams MR, Welikhe P, Bos J, King K, Akland M, Augustine D, Baffaut C, Beck EG, Bierer A, Bosch DD, Boughton E, Brandani C, Brooks E, Buda A, Cavigelli M, Faulkner J, Feyereisen G, Fortuna A, Gamble J, Hanrahan B, Hussain M, Kohmann M, Kovar J, Lee B, Leytem A, Liebig M, Line D, Macrae M, Moorman T, Moriasi D, Nelson N, Ortega-Pieck A, Osmond D, Pisani O, Ragosta J, Reba M, Saha A, Sanchez J, Silveira M, Smith D, Spiegal S, Swain H, Unrine J, Webb P, White K, Wilson H, Yasarer L. P-FLUX: A phosphorus budget dataset spanning diverse agricultural production systems in the United States and Canada. J Environ Qual 2022; 51:451-461. [PMID: 35373848 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20351] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Quantifying spatial and temporal fluxes of phosphorus (P) within and among agricultural production systems is critical for sustaining agricultural production while minimizing environmental impacts. To better understand P fluxes in agricultural landscapes, P-FLUX, a detailed and harmonized dataset of P inputs, outputs, and budgets, as well as estimated uncertainties for each P flux and budget, was developed. Data were collected from 24 research sites and 61 production systems through the Long-term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network and partner organizations spanning 22 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces. The objectives of this paper are to (a) present and provide a description of the P-FLUX dataset, (b) provide summary analyses of the agricultural production systems included in the dataset and the variability in P inputs and outputs across systems, and (c) provide details for accessing the dataset, dataset limitations, and an example of future use. P-FLUX includes information on select site characteristics (area, soil series), crop rotation, P inputs (P application rate, source, timing, placement, P in irrigation water, atmospheric deposition), P outputs (crop removal, hydrologic losses), P budgets (agronomic budget, overall budget), uncertainties associated with each flux and budget, and data sources. Phosphorus fluxes and budgets vary across agricultural production systems and are useful resources to improve P use efficiency and develop management strategies to mitigate environmental impacts of agricultural systems. P-FLUX is available for download through the USDA Ag Data Commons (https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1523365).
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- M R Williams
- National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Dep. of Agronomy, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Soil Drainage Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Dep. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Rangeland Resources Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ. of Kentucky, Henderson, KY, USA
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- Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Lab, USDA-ARS, Kimberly, ID, USA
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- Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA, USA
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- Buck Island Ranch, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL, USA
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- Dep. of Animal and Range Science, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Dep. of Soil and Water Resources, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA, USA
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- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Dep. of Plant and Soil Science, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Soil and Water Management Unit, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Grazinglands Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK, USA
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- Soil and Water Management Unit, USDA-ARS, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Soil Drainage Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Columbus, OH, USA
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- W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State Univ., Hickory Corners, MI, USA
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- Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Univ. of Florida, Ona, FL, USA
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- Agroecosystems Management Research, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, USA
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- Dep. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Lab, USDA-ARS, Kimberly, ID, USA
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- Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Mandan, ND, USA
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- Dep. of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Dep. of Geography and Environmental Management, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Agroecosystems Management Research, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, USA
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- Grazinglands Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, El Reno, OK, USA
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- Dep. of Agronomy, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Dep. of Soil and Water Resources, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Dep. of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Delta Water Management Research Unit, Arkansas State Univ., Jonesboro, AR, USA
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- Buck Island Ranch, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL, USA
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- Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Univ. of Florida, Ona, FL, USA
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- Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Univ. of Florida, Ona, FL, USA
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- Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Temple, TX, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, USA
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- Buck Island Ranch, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL, USA
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- Dep. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Science and Technology Branch, Brandon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon, MB, Canada
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- National Sedimentation Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Oxford, MS, USA
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Wu X, Hussain M, Syed SK, Saadullah M, Alqahtani AM, Alqahtani T, Aldahish A, Fatima M, Shaukat S, Hussain L, Jamil Q, Mukhtar I, Khan KUR, Zeng LH. Verapamil attenuates oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in cigarette smoke (CS)-induced murine models of acute lung injury and CSE-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages via inhibiting the NF-κB pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 149:112783. [PMID: 35299124 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112783] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), severe form of ALI, are characterized by overwhelming of lung inflammation, and no treatment is currently available to treat ALI/ARDS. Cigarette smoke (CS) is one of the prime causes to induce ALI/ARDS via oxidative stress. Despite extensive research, no appropriate therapy is currently available to treat ALI/ARDS. Hence, new potential approaches are needed to treat ALI/ARDS. Consequently, this project was designed to explore the protective effects of verapamil against CS-induced ALI by in vivo and in vitro method. In vivo data obtained from respiratory mechanics, pulmonary morphometric analyses and lung histopathology revealed that verapamil dose-dependently and strikingly decreased the lung weight coefficient, attenuated the albumin exudation into lungs, minimized the infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils into lungs, reduced the pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC)) production, and improved the hypoxemia and lung histopathological changes. Similarly, verapamil also reduced the production of TNF-α, IL-6 and KC from cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage. Importantly, verapamil dose-dependently and remarkably suppressed the CS-induced oxidative stress via not only reducing the myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity of lungs, total oxidative stress (TOS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the lungs and supernatant of RAW 264.7 macrophage but also improving total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) production. Finally, verapamil strikingly decreased the NF-κB expression both in in vivo and in vitro models. Hence, verapamil has positive therapeutic effects against CS-induced ALI via suppressing uncontrolled inflammatory response, oxidative stress and NF-κB p65 signaling.
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- Ximei Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou 310015, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Management and Technology Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abassi post Graduate Medical College, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, 51 Huzhou Street, Hangzhou 310015, China
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Hussain M, Thornton M, Hussain T, Banga A, Liu C, Young D, Gunda R, Hauptmann E, Peltz M, Wait M, Ring S, Murala J. Evaluating the Use of CT-Derived Lung Volumes in Donor-Recipient Lung Size Matching for Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Asghar K, Ali A, Tabassum A, Nadeem SG, Hakim ST, Amin M, Raza G, Bashir S, Afshan N, Usman N, Aurangzeb N, Naz A, Hussain M. Assessment of particulate matter (PM) in ambient air of different settings and its associated health risk in Haripur city, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e256190. [PMID: 35239789 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.256190] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Particulate matter (PM) is a major air pollutant causing serious health problems. The aim of the present study was to find out concentration of PM in ambient air and its associated health risk in Haripur city, Pakistan. Twenty-three samples were taken at various educational institutes, hospitals, recreational areas and industries in Haripur city. Concentration of PM2.5 (µg/m3) and PM10 (µg/m3) was measured with Youngteng YT-HPC 3000A portable PM counter. The results revealed that values of both PM2.5 and PM10 were above the permissible limits (35 µg/m3 for PM2.5 and 150 µg/m3 for PM10) set by Environmental Protection Agency Pakistan (Pak-EPA) in all the educational institutes, hospitals, recreational areas and industries investigated. Furthermore, significant (p<0.05) variation was found in the concentration of both PM2.5 and PM10 in all the educational institutes, hospitals, recreational areas, and industries studied. The concentration of PM2.5 was positively correlated with the concentration of PM10 in all the sampling sites. Therefore, from 1-14 scale standard of health index, the values of PM2.5 and PM10 exhibited that the ambient air quality of Haripur city Pakistan is under high risk. If the regulatory authorities such as Environmental Protection Agency, Health Department and Local Government monitor PM pollution in different settings of Haripur city, then a decrease can be possible in the pollution level. The remedies that can be taken to overcome the problem of ambient air pollution such as PM are plantation of trees at the sites where there are higher levels of air pollutants and use of masks on personal protection basis along with implementation of pollution control system in industries of Hattar Industrial Estate Haripur city, Pakistan.
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- K Asghar
- University of Haripur, Department of Environmental Sciences, Hattar Road, Haripur city KP, Pakistan
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- Karakoram International University, Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Commerce, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Dine College, School of STEM, Tuba City, Arizona, USA
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sheringal, Dir (U), KP, Pakistan
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- University of Baltistan, Department of Biological Sciences, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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- Planning, Agriculture Research System, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hattar Road, Haripur City, KP, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Environmental Sciences, Hattar Road, Haripur city KP, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Environmental Sciences, Hattar Road, Haripur city KP, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Hattar Road, Haripur City, KP, Pakistan
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Hussain M, Fatima M, Muhammad Iqbal S, Asif M, Saadullah M, Kashif-Ur-Rehman, Mukhtar I, Ahmad Khan I, Parveen S, Fayyaz T, Shabbir N, Kanwal A, Shaukat S, Fatima M, Ikram N, Majeed A, Parveen F, Tariq M, Barkat MQ, Zeng LH, Wu X. COVID-19 vaccine trials and sex-disaggregated data. Expert Rev Vaccines 2022; 21:285-288. [PMID: 34894982 PMCID: PMC8726001 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2015331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Musaddique Hussain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, MultanPakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, MultanPakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, China
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Mashar M, Said A, Hussain M, Eze V. Reporting acute trauma in a non-trauma centre: improving scan turnover time. Clin Radiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.01.023] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Alazemi K, Hussain M, Hudson D, Khanna R. A103 META-ANALYSIS: NEOPLASIA OF THE POUCH IN PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS POST ILEAL POUCH-ANAL ANASTOMOSIS. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwab049.102] [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
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Abstract
Background
Ileal anal pouch anastomosis (IPAA) is often used for patients with severe ulcerative colitis that is refractory to medical treatment or for patients with neoplasia/dysplasia to maintain intestinal continuity. Patients with ulcerative colitis have an increased risk of developing dysplasia or colorectal cancer compared to the general population, however the need for pouch surveillance is debated. A meta-analysis was performed to identify the risk and prevalence of pouch related malignancy in patient with ulcerative colitis following IPAA.
Aims
Our aim is to assess of the rate of dysplasia and malignancy post IPAA in patients with ulcerative colitis and also assess what the factors associated with developing malignancy post IPAA
Methods
A search of Embase and Ovid MEDLINE was conducted to identify studies from 2014 to June 2021 that reported the incidence of dysplasia or malignancy following IPAA in patients with ulcerative colitis. Abstracts and conferences were not included in the search. The studies were assessed for relevance and data were extracted independently by two reviewers.
Results
This analysis included 11, 268 patients with variable follow-up. The evidence was graded as low-certainty due to significant heterogeneity and low-quality studies. The pooled prevalence of carcinoma or dysplasia (low or high grade) in pouch or the rectal cuff was 0.4% [95% CI 0.2- 0.7]. However, in patients with prior colectomy for colorectal cancer the odds ratio was 32.20 [95% CI 15.58 - 66.53] for pouch malignancy. Significant heterogeneity and variability of the pooled studies was identified (I2 = 77.5%).
Conclusions
Although the rate of dysplasia or malignancy was 0.4% for all IPAA, the odds ratio for these outcomes in patients with IPAA for prior malignancy was 32.20 [95% CI 15.58 - 66.53]. Further studies are required to validate these findings.
Funding Agencies
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- K Alazemi
- Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Zeng LH, Hussain M, Syed SK, Saadullah M, Jamil Q, Alqahtani AM, Alqahtani T, Akram N, Khan IA, Parveen S, Fayyaz T, Fatima M, Shaukat S, Shabbir N, Fatima M, Kanwal A, Barkat MQ, Wu X. Revamping of Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Front Public Health 2022; 9:757089. [PMID: 35265582 PMCID: PMC8899038 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.757089] [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: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) endure an asymmetrically high burden of worldwide disease and death caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), i.e., asthma, emphysema, bronchiectasis, and post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD). CRDs are firmly related with indigence, infectious diseases, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and add to complex multi-disease with great impact on the lives and livelihood of those affected. The pertinence of CRDs to health and demographic wellbeing is relied upon to increment in the long time ahead, as expectations of life rise and the contending dangers of right on time youth mortality and irresistible infections level. The WHO has distinguished the counteraction and control of NCDs as an earnest improvement issue and crucial for the sustainable development goals (SDSs) by 2030. In this review, we center on CRDs in LMICs. We examine the early life roots of CRDs, challenges in their avoidance, identification and administration in LMICs, and the pathways to resolve for accomplish valid widespread wellbeing inclusion.
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- Ling-Hui Zeng
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, China
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Boyle S, Hussain M, Kirby C, Brennan S, Clarke L, Mullan R, Halpenny D, Conlon N, Little MA, Conlon BJ, Abdulrahman S. Oro-Naso-Sino-Orbital-Cutaneous Fistula From Prolonged Cocaine Use. Ir Med J 2022; 115:544. [PMID: 35420004] [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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Presentation We present the case of a 48-year-old man with nasal cellulitis and subsequent oro-naso-sino-orbital-cutaneous fistula from prolonged cocaine use. Diagnosis Initial laboratory investigations reported a raised white cell count (WBC) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and subsequently a positive atypical anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) and positive anti-proteinase (PR3). Perihilar lung nodularity on chest imaging raised the possibility of a systemic autoimmune response. His urinalysis was positive for cocaine. Treatment He was commenced on Augmentin, Amphotericin B and Prednisolone. An obturator was created to manage the oro-nasal fistula. A subsequent naso-cutaneous defect was re-approximated. Daily nasal saline douche and abstinence of cocaine were recommended. Discussion Cocaine use in the community is rising and poses a challenge to multiple facets of our health care system.
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- S Boyle
- ENT Department Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- ENT Department Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Rheumatology Department Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Pathology Department, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Pathology Department, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Rheumatology Department Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Radiology Department, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- Autoimmune Department, St James Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Trinity Health Kidney Centre, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- ENT Department Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- ENT Department Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland
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Ghalloo BA, Khan KUR, Ahmad S, Aati HY, Al-Qahtani JH, Ali B, Mukhtar I, Hussain M, Shahzad MN, Ahmed I. Phytochemical Profiling, In Vitro Biological Activities, and In Silico Molecular Docking Studies of Dracaena reflexa. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27030913. [PMID: 35164177 PMCID: PMC8838819 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dracaena reflexa, a traditionally significant medicinal plant, has not been extensively explored before for its phytochemical and biological potential. The present study was conducted to evaluate the bioactive phytochemicals and in vitro biological activities of D. reflexa, and perform in silico molecular docking validation of D. reflexa. The bioactive phytochemicals were assessed by preliminary phytochemical testing, total bioactive contents, and GC-MS analysis. For biological evaluation, the antioxidant (DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, and ABTS), antibacterial, thrombolytic, and enzyme inhibition (tyrosinase and cholinesterase enzymes) potential were determined. The highest level of total phenolic contents (92.72 ± 0.79 mg GAE/g extract) was found in the n-butanol fraction while the maximum total flavonoid content (110 ± 0.83 mg QE/g extract) was observed in methanolic extract. The results showed that n-butanol fraction exhibited very significant tyrosinase inhibition activity (73.46 ± 0.80) and acetylcholinesterase inhibition activity (64.06 ± 2.65%) as compared to other fractions and comparable to the standard compounds (kojic acid and galantamine). The methanolic extract was considered to have moderate butyrylcholinesterase inhibition activity (50.97 ± 063) as compared to the standard compound galantamine (53.671 ± 0.97%). The GC-MS analysis of the n-hexane fraction resulted in the tentative identification of 120 bioactive phytochemicals. Furthermore, the major compounds as identified by GC-MS were analyzed using in silico molecular docking studies to determine the binding affinity between the ligands and the enzymes (tyrosinase, acetylcholinesterase, and butyrylcholinesterase enzymes). The results of this study suggest that Dracaena reflexa has unquestionable pharmaceutical importance and it should be further explored for the isolation of secondary metabolites that can be employed for the treatment of different diseases.
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- Bilal Ahmad Ghalloo
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (B.A.G.); (S.A.); (M.N.S.); (I.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (B.A.G.); (S.A.); (M.N.S.); (I.A.)
- Correspondence: (K.-u.-R.K.); (H.Y.A.); Tel.: 92-3366708638 (K.-u.-R.K.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (B.A.G.); (S.A.); (M.N.S.); (I.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia;
- Correspondence: (K.-u.-R.K.); (H.Y.A.); Tel.: 92-3366708638 (K.-u.-R.K.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia;
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- National Agri Research Institute-NARC, Park Road Chack Shahzad Islamabad, Islamabad 45600, Pakistan;
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- Faculty of Medicine & Allied Health Sciences, Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi Post Graduate Medical College, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (B.A.G.); (S.A.); (M.N.S.); (I.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; (B.A.G.); (S.A.); (M.N.S.); (I.A.)
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Ali F, Rehman F, Hadi R, Raza G, Khan N, Ibrahim F, Aziz F, Amin M, Khalil B, Mahwish M, Bashir S, Ali A, Hussain M. Environmental sustainability assessment of wooden furniture produced in Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e253107. [PMID: 35019094 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.253107] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Life cycle assessment was carried out for a conventional wooden furniture set produced in Mardan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan during 2018-19. Primary data regarding inputs and outputs were collected through questionnaire surveys from 100 conventional wooden furniture set manufacturers, 50 in district Mardan and 50 in district Swabi. In the present study, cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment approach was applied for a functional unit of one conventional wooden furniture set. Production weighted average data were modelled in the environmental impacts modelling software i.e., SimaPro v.8.5. The results showed that textile used in sofa set, wood preservative for polishing and preventing insects attack and petrol used in generator had the highest contribution to all the environmental impact categories evaluated. Total cumulative energy demand for wooden furniture set manufactured was 30,005 MJ with most of the energy acquired from non-renewable fossil fuel resources.
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- F Ali
- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- COMSATS University Islamabad - CUI, Department of Economics, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- University of Baltistan, Department of Biological Sciences, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Biochemistry, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sheringal, Dir (U), KP, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Jinnah University for Women, Department of Zoology, Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Planning, Agriculture Research System, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Karakoram International University, 15100, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Hussain M, Khurram Syed S, Fatima M, Shaukat S, Saadullah M, Alqahtani AM, Alqahtani T, Bin Emran T, Alamri AH, Barkat MQ, Wu X. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: A Literature Review. J Inflamm Res 2022; 14:7225-7242. [PMID: 34992415 PMCID: PMC8710428 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s334043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an overwhelming inflammatory disorder of the lung due to direct and indirect insults to the lungs. ARDS is characterized by increased vascular permeability, protein-rich edema, diffuse alveolar infiltrate, and loss of aerated lung tissue, leading to decreased lung compliance, tachypnea, and severe hypoxemia. COVID-19 is generally associated with ARDS, and it has gained prime importance since it started. The mortality rate is alarmingly high in COVID-19-related ARDS patients regardless of advances in mechanical ventilation. Several pharmacological agents, including corticosteroids, nitric oxide, neuromuscular blocker, anti-TNF, statins, and exogenous surfactant, have been studied and some are under investigation, like ketoconazole, lisofylline, N-acetylcysteine, prostaglandins, prostacyclin, and fish oil. The purpose of this review is to appraise the understanding of the pathophysiology of ARDS, biomarkers, and clinical trials of pharmacological therapies of ARDS and COVID-19-related ARDS.
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- Musaddique Hussain
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, 4381, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, 310000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, 310000, People's Republic of China
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Anwar U, Ahmad S, Abdelgayed SS, Hussain M, Rehman A, Riaz M, Yousaf M, Bilal MQ, Bhatti SA, Rahman MA. Influence of Phytase with Or without Organic Acid (Sodium Di-Formate) Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Response, Protein and Mineral Digestibility in Starter Phase of Broilers. Braz J Poult Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2021-1502] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- U Anwar
- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Sargodha, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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