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Tripathi M, Singh S, Pathak S, Kasaudhan J, Mishra A, Bala S, Garg D, Singh R, Singh P, Singh PK, Shukla AK, Pathak N. Recent Strategies for the Remediation of Textile Dyes from Wastewater: A Systematic Review. Toxics 2023; 11:940. [PMID: 37999592 PMCID: PMC10674586 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11110940] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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The presence of dye in wastewater causes substantial threats to the environment, and has negative impacts not only on human health but also on the health of other organisms that are part of the ecosystem. Because of the increase in textile manufacturing, the inhabitants of the area, along with other species, are subjected to the potentially hazardous consequences of wastewater discharge from textile and industrial manufacturing. Different types of dyes emanating from textile wastewater have adverse effects on the aquatic environment. Various methods including physical, chemical, and biological strategies are applied in order to reduce the amount of dye pollution in the environment. The development of economical, ecologically acceptable, and efficient strategies for treating dye-containing wastewater is necessary. It has been shown that microbial communities have significant potential for the remediation of hazardous dyes in an environmentally friendly manner. In order to improve the efficacy of dye remediation, numerous cutting-edge strategies, including those based on nanotechnology, microbial biosorbents, bioreactor technology, microbial fuel cells, and genetic engineering, have been utilized. This article addresses the latest developments in physical, chemical, eco-friendly biological and advanced strategies for the efficient mitigation of dye pollution in the environment, along with the related challenges.
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- Manikant Tripathi
- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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Mishra VK, Khan T, Jeet A, Prakash O, Chandrakanta, Srivastava AK, Singh S, Pathak N, Jain A. Etiology of Meningoencephalitis in children aged less than 5 years. INDIAN J PATHOL MICR 2023; 0:00004270-900000000-99956. [PMID: 38394398 DOI: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_60_23] [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: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of meningoencephalitis (ME) in India is poorly understood, and the exact etiological diagnosis is often not possible. This study was planned to elucidate the bacterial and viral etiological diagnosis of ME in children less than 5 years of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present study was conducted in Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, from July 2020 to June 2022. Serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and nose/throat swabs were collected from all the enrolled cases of meningoencephalitis in children below 5 years of age and tested for various etiological agents by ELISA and/or real-time PCR. RESULTS Of 130 enrolled cases, 50 (38.5%) cases tested positive for one or more etiological agents. Etiological agents of ME detected were Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) (8.46%), adenovirus (6.92%), influenza virus (5.38%), dengue virus (3.85%), Parvo B-19 virus (3.08%), Orientia tsutsugamushi (3.08%), Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1) (1.54%), measles virus (1.54%), and Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) (1.54%). Rubella virus, Chikungunya virus (CHKV), Mumps virus, Enteroviruses, Parecho virus, John Cunningham virus (JC), BK virus, Nipah virus, Kyasanur Forest Disease virus (KFD), Chandipura virus, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-2), SARS CoV-2, N. Meningitides, and H. Influenzae were tested but not detected in any of the cases. CONCLUSION We identified the etiological agents in 50/130 (38.5%) suspected ME cases in children less than 5 years of age, using molecular and ELISA-based diagnostic methods. The four most common pathogens detected were JEV, adenovirus, influenza virus, and dengue virus.
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- Vivek K Mishra
- Department of Microbiology, KG Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Pediatrics, KG Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Biochemistry, DRML Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Tripathi M, Diwan D, Shukla AC, Gaffey J, Pathak N, Dashora K, Pandey A, Sharma M, Guleria S, Varjani S, Nguyen QD, Gupta VK. Valorization of dragon fruit waste to value-added bioproducts and formulations: A review. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023:1-19. [PMID: 37743323 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2023.2254930] [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: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Owing to the increasing worldwide population explosion, managing waste generated from the food sector has become a cross-cutting issue globally, leading to environmental, economic, and social issues. Circular economy-inspired waste valorization approaches have been increasing steadily, generating new business opportunities developing valuable bioproducts using food waste, especially fruit wastes, that may have several applications in energy-food-pharma sectors. Dragon fruit waste is one such waste resource, which is rich in several value-added chemicals and oils, and can be a renewable resource to produce several value-added compounds of potential applications in different industries. Pretreatment and extraction processes in biorefineries are important strategies for recovering value-added biomolecules. There are different methods of valorization, including green extractions and biological conversion approaches. However, microbe-based conversion is one of the advanced technologies for valorizing dragon fruit waste into bioethanol, bioactive products, pharmaceuticals, and other valued products by reusing or recycling them. This state-of-the-art review briefly overviews the dragon fruit waste management strategies and advanced eco-friendly and cost-effective valorization technologies. Furthermore, various applications of different valuable bioactive components obtained from dragon fruit waste have been critically discussed concerning various industrial sectors. Several industrial sectors, such as food, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels, have been critically reviewed in detail.
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- Manikant Tripathi
- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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- School of Medicine, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Circular Bioeconomy Research Group, Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Munster Technological University, Kerry, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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- Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
- School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
- Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow, India
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- Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hon Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Bioengineering and Alcoholic Drink Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre, SRUC, Dumfries, UK
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Bano A, Gupta A, Rai S, Sharma S, Upadhyay TK, Al-Keridis LA, Alshammari N, Pathak N, Iriti M, Saeed M. Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activity Against MDR and Food-Borne Pathogenic Bacteria of Psidium guajava. L Fruit During Ripening. Mol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12033-023-00779-y. [PMID: 37316612 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00779-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Psidium guajava fruits are highly appreciated for their nutrients and bioactive compounds content, which contribute to their antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities. The purpose of this study was to determine bioactive compound (phenolic, flavonoids, and carotenoid contents), antioxidant activity (DPPH, ABTS, ORAC, and FRAP), and antibacterial potential against MDR and food-borne pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus during different stages of fruit ripening.The results elucidated that ripe fruits (methanolic extract) contain the highest total phenolic, flavonoids, and carotenoid contents (417.36 ± 2.63 µg GAE/gm of FW, 711.78 ± 0.70 µg QE/gm of FW and 0.683 ± 0.06 µg/gm of FW) followed by hexane, ethyl acetate, and aqueous. Methanolic extract of the ripe fruits showed the highest antioxidant activity when measured by DPPH (61.55 ± 0.91%), FRAP (31.83 ± 0.98 mM Fe(II)/gm of FW), ORAC (17.19 ± 0.47 mM TE/ gm of FW), and ABTS (41.31 ± 0.99 µmol Trolox/gm of FW) assays. In the antibacterial assay, the ripe stage had the highest antibacterial activity against MDR and food-borne pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. The methanolic ripe extract was found to possess maximum antibacterial activity ZOI, MIC, and IC50 18.00 ± 1.00 mm, 95.95 ± 0.05%, and 0.58 μg/ml; 15.66 ± 0.57 mm, 94.66 ± 0.19%, and 0.50 μg/ml, respectively, against pathogenic and MDR strains of E. coli and 22.33 ± 0.57 mm, 98.97 ± 0.02%, and 0.26 μg/ml; 20.33 ± 1.15 mm, 96.82 ± 0.14%, and 0.39 μg/ml, respectively, against pathogenic and MDR strains of S. aureus. Considering the bioactive compounds and beneficial effects, these fruit extracts could be promising antibiotic alternatives, avoiding antibiotic overuse and its negative effects on human health and the environment, and can be recommended as a novel functional food.
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- Ambreen Bano
- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Sciences, IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Integral University, Lucknow, UP, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Sciences, IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Integral University, Lucknow, UP, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Sciences, IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Integral University, Lucknow, UP, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Sciences, IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Integral University, Lucknow, UP, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences and Animal Cell Culture and Immunobiochemistry Lab, Centre of Research for Development, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, 391760, India
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha'il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il, 81411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha'il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il, 81411, Saudi Arabia.
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Tripathi M, Singh P, Singh R, Bala S, Pathak N, Singh S, Chauhan RS, Singh PK. Microbial biosorbent for remediation of dyes and heavy metals pollution: A green strategy for sustainable environment. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1168954. [PMID: 37077243 PMCID: PMC10109241 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1168954] [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: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Toxic wastes like heavy metals and dyes are released into the environment as a direct result of industrialization and technological progress. The biosorption of contaminants utilizes a variety of biomaterials. Biosorbents can adsorb toxic pollutants on their surface through various mechanisms like complexation, precipitation, etc. The quantity of sorption sites that are accessible on the surface of the biosorbent affects its effectiveness. Biosorption’s low cost, high efficiency, lack of nutrient requirements, and ability to regenerate the biosorbent are its main advantages over other treatment methods. Optimization of environmental conditions like temperature, pH, nutrient availability, and other factors is a prerequisite to achieving optimal biosorbent performance. Recent strategies include nanomaterials, genetic engineering, and biofilm-based remediation for various types of pollutants. The removal of hazardous dyes and heavy metals from wastewater using biosorbents is a strategy that is both efficient and sustainable. This review provides a perspective on the existing literature and brings it up-to-date by including the latest research and findings in the field.
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- Manikant Tripathi
- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
- *Correspondence: Manikant Tripathi,
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Pradeep Kumar Singh,
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Gupta A, Rai S, Bano A, Sharma S, Kumar M, Binsuwaidan R, Suhail Khan M, Upadhyay TK, Alshammari N, Saeed M, Pathak N. ACC Deaminase Produced by PGPR Mitigates the Adverse Effect of Osmotic and Salinity Stresses in Pisum sativum through Modulating the Antioxidants Activities. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:3419. [PMID: 36559529 PMCID: PMC9782781 DOI: 10.3390/plants11243419] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Salinity-induced ethylene production and reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibit agricultural productivity. The plant synthesizes ethylene directly from aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC). By using ACC as a nitrogen source, bacteria with ACC deaminase (ACCD) inhibit the overproduction of ethylene, thereby maintaining the ROS. The present study investigated the ACCD activity of previously identified rhizobacterial strains in Dworkin and Foster (DF) minimal salt media supplemented with 5 mM ACC (as N-source). Bacterial isolates GKP KS2_7 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and MBD 133 (Bacillus subtilis) could degrade ACC into α-ketobutyrate, exhibiting ACCD activity producing more than ~257 nmol of α-ketobutyrate mg protein−1 h−1, and were evaluated for other plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits including indole acetic acid production (>63 µg/mL), phosphate solubilization (>86 µg mL−1), siderophore (>20%) ammonia and exopolysaccharide production. Furthermore, Fourier Transform Infrared analysis also demonstrated α-ketobutyrate liberation from ACC deamination in DF minimal salt media, thereby confirming the ACCD activity. These isolates also showed enhanced tolerance to salinity stress of 3% w/v NaCl in vitro, in addition to facilitating multifarious PGP activities. Seed bacterization by these ACCD-producing bacterial isolates (GKP KS2_7 and MBD 133) revealed a significant decline in stress-stimulated ethylene levels and its associated growth inhibition during seedling germination. They also mitigated the negative effects of salt stress and increased the root-shoot length, fresh and dry weight of root and shoot, root-shoot biomass, total sugar, protein, reducing sugar, chlorophyll content, and antioxidants enzymes in Pisum sativum. As a result, these strains (GKP KS2_7 and MBD 133) might be applied as biofertilizers to counteract the negative effects of soil salinity.
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- Anmol Gupta
- IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- CSIR—National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62521, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences and Centre for Research for Development, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, India
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Pathak N, Singh S, Singh P, Singh PK, Singh R, Bala S, Thirumalesh BV, Gaur R, Tripathi M. Valorization of jackfruit waste into value added products and their potential applications. Front Nutr 2022; 9:1061098. [PMID: 36523336 PMCID: PMC9744807 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1061098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Jackfruit is a potential natural resource for many valuable biomaterials. The wastes from jackfruit are rich in carbohydrate, proteins, fats and phytochemicals. These wastes can be used as feedstock for the development of various bioproducts. The pretreatment strategies like biological, physical and chemical methods are being used for effective valorization of fruit wastes into value added products, like bioethanol, biogas, bioplastics, feeds, functional food additives, and other useful compounds. Bioenergy production from such renewable resources is an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative option of fuels, unlike fossil fuels. The efficient bioconversion of fruit waste into useful biomaterials is facilitated by microbial fermentation process. Also, jackfruit peel is applied in the pollution abatement by remediation of dyes color from contaminated aquatic environment. Such technology can be used to develop a green economic model for waste utilization. This review addressed the utilization feasibility of jackfruit waste to produce value added products in order to reduce wastes and protect environment in a sustainable way.
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- Neelam Pathak
- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biotechnology Program, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gupta A, Dubey P, Kumar M, Roy A, Sharma D, Khan MM, Bajpai AB, Shukla RP, Pathak N, Hasanuzzaman M. Consequences of Arsenic Contamination on Plants and Mycoremediation-Mediated Arsenic Stress Tolerance for Sustainable Agriculture. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:plants11233220. [PMID: 36501260 PMCID: PMC9735799 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233220] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Arsenic contamination in water and soil is becoming a severe problem. It is toxic to the environment and human health. It is usually found in small quantities in rock, soil, air, and water which increase due to natural and anthropogenic activities. Arsenic exposure leads to several diseases such as vascular disease, including stroke, ischemic heart disease, and peripheral vascular disease, and also increases the risk of liver, lungs, kidneys, and bladder tumors. Arsenic leads to oxidative stress that causes an imbalance in the redox system. Mycoremediation approaches can potentially reduce the As level near the contaminated sites and are procuring popularity as being eco-friendly and cost-effective. Many fungi have specific metal-binding metallothionein proteins, which are used for immobilizing the As concentration from the soil, thereby removing the accumulated As in crops. Some fungi also have other mechanisms to reduce the As contamination, such as biosynthesis of glutathione, cell surface precipitation, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, biosorption, bioaccumulation, biovolatilization, methylation, and chelation of As. Arsenic-resistant fungi and recombinant yeast have a significant potential for better elimination of As from contaminated areas. This review discusses the relationship between As exposure, oxidative stress, and signaling pathways. We also explain how to overcome the detrimental effects of As contamination through mycoremediation, unraveling the mechanism of As-induced toxicity.
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- Anmol Gupta
- IIRC-3, Plant-Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (M.H.)
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, CSIR National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Integral Institute of Allied Health Sciences & Research (IIAHS&R), Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Botany, D.B.S. (PG) College, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
- Correspondence: (M.K.); (M.H.)
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Pathak N, Singh P, Singh PK, Sharma S, Singh RP, Gupta A, Mishra R, Mishra VK, Tripathi M. Biopolymeric nanoparticles based effective delivery of bioactive compounds toward the sustainable development of anticancerous therapeutics. Front Nutr 2022; 9:963413. [PMID: 35911098 PMCID: PMC9334696 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.963413] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nowadays, effective cancer therapy is a global concern, and recent advances in nanomedicine are crucial. Cancer is one of the major fatal diseases and a leading cause of death globally. Nanotechnology provides rapidly evolving delivery systems in science for treating diseases in a site-specific manner using natural bioactive compounds, which are gaining widespread attention. Nanotechnology combined with bioactives is a very appealing and relatively new area in cancer treatment. Natural bioactive compounds have the potential to be employed as a chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of cancer, in addition to their nutritional benefits. Alginate, pullulan, cellulose, polylactic acid, chitosan, and other biopolymers have been effectively used in the delivery of therapeutics to a specific site. Because of their biodegradability, biopolymeric nanoparticles (BNPs) have received a lot of attention in the development of new anticancer drug delivery systems. Biopolymer-based nanoparticle systems can be made in a variety of ways. These systems have developed as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution to boost treatment efficacy. Effective drug delivery systems with improved availability, increased selectivity, and lower toxicity are needed. Recent research findings and current knowledge on the use of BNPs in the administration of bioactive chemicals in cancer therapy are summarized in this review.
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- Neelam Pathak
- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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- Biotechnology Programme, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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- Department of Microbiology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Biotechnology Programme, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, India
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Hasan A, Rizvi SF, Parveen S, Pathak N, Nazir A, Mir SS. Crosstalk Between ROS and Autophagy in Tumorigenesis: Understanding the Multifaceted Paradox. Front Oncol 2022; 12:852424. [PMID: 35359388 PMCID: PMC8960719 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.852424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cancer formation is a highly regulated and complex process, largely dependent on its microenvironment. This complexity highlights the need for developing novel target-based therapies depending on cancer phenotype and genotype. Autophagy, a catabolic process, removes damaged and defective cellular materials through lysosomes. It is activated in response to stress conditions such as nutrient deprivation, hypoxia, and oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is induced by excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are multifaceted molecules that drive several pathophysiological conditions, including cancer. Moreover, autophagy also plays a dual role, initially inhibiting tumor formation but promoting tumor progression during advanced stages. Mounting evidence has suggested an intricate crosstalk between autophagy and ROS where they can either suppress cancer formation or promote disease etiology. This review highlights the regulatory roles of autophagy and ROS from tumor induction to metastasis. We also discuss the therapeutic strategies that have been devised so far to combat cancer. Based on the review, we finally present some gap areas that could be targeted and may provide a basis for cancer suppression.
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- Adria Hasan
- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Lucknow, India.,Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Lucknow, India.,Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Lucknow, India.,Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. RML Avadh University, Faizabad, India
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, Division of Neuroscience and Ageing Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Lucknow, India.,Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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Gupta A, Mishra R, Rai S, Bano A, Pathak N, Fujita M, Kumar M, Hasanuzzaman M. Mechanistic Insights of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria Mediated Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Plants for Sustainable Agriculture. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:3741. [PMID: 35409104 PMCID: PMC8998651 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [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: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Climate change has devastating effects on plant growth and yield. During ontogenesis, plants are subjected to a variety of abiotic stresses, including drought and salinity, affecting the crop loss (20-50%) and making them vulnerable in terms of survival. These stresses lead to the excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that damage nucleic acid, proteins, and lipids. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) have remarkable capabilities in combating drought and salinity stress and improving plant growth, which enhances the crop productivity and contributes to food security. PGPB inoculation under abiotic stresses promotes plant growth through several modes of actions, such as the production of phytohormones, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase, exopolysaccharide, siderophore, hydrogen cyanide, extracellular polymeric substances, volatile organic compounds, modulate antioxidants defense machinery, and abscisic acid, thereby preventing oxidative stress. These bacteria also provide osmotic balance; maintain ion homeostasis; and induce drought and salt-responsive genes, metabolic reprogramming, provide transcriptional changes in ion transporter genes, etc. Therefore, in this review, we summarize the effects of PGPB on drought and salinity stress to mitigate its detrimental effects. Furthermore, we also discuss the mechanistic insights of PGPB towards drought and salinity stress tolerance for sustainable agriculture.
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- Anmol Gupta
- IIRC-3, Plant–Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India; (A.G.); (S.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224123, Uttar Pradesh, India; (R.M.); (N.P.)
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- IIRC-3, Plant–Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India; (A.G.); (S.R.); (A.B.)
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- IIRC-3, Plant–Microbe Interaction and Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India; (A.G.); (S.R.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya 224123, Uttar Pradesh, India; (R.M.); (N.P.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
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Gupta A, Bano A, Rai S, Kumar M, Ali J, Sharma S, Pathak N. ACC deaminase producing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhance salinity stress tolerance in Pisum sativum. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:514. [PMID: 34926112 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-03047-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Salinity stress is one of the most serious environmental stresses which limit plant growth, development and productivity. In this study, we screened 25 bacterial isolates based on the biochemical activity of ACC deaminase. Two potent PGPR namely Bacillus marisflavi (CHR JH 203) and Bacillus cereus (BST YS1_42) having the highest ACC deaminase (ACCD) activity were selected for further analyses such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), salt tolerance assay, expression analysis, antioxidant assay, etc. The structural gene for ACCD activity was further confirmed by PCR showing the amplicon size ~ 800 bp. The acdS positive isolates exhibited optimum growth at 3% w/v (NaCl), indicating its ability to survive and thrive in induced saline soil. Inoculation of acdS + strain on pea plants was found to be efficient and ameliorated the induced NaCl-stress by enhancing the various parameters like plant-biomass, carbohydrates, reducing sugars, protein, chlorophylls, phenol, flavonoids content and increasing antioxidants enzymes levels in plants. Moreover, the expression of ROS scavenging genes (PsSOD, PsCAT, PsPOX, PsNOS, PsAPX, PsChla/bBP), defense genes and cell rescue genes (PsPRP, PsMAPK, PsFDH) were analyzed. Inoculated plants exhibited a higher gene expression level and salt tolerance under 1%NaCl concentration. Thus, our results indicate that CHR JH 203 and BST YS1_42 strain showed the highest plant growth-promoting attributes could be used as bio-inoculants for crops under saline stress in the field towards sustainable crop development. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-021-03047-5.
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Vasant Kulkarni S, Rao PP, Naidu C, Pathak N, Singh A. Evaluation of implantable Doppler probe continuous monitoring of hepatic artery anastomosis after liver transplantation. Med J Armed Forces India 2021. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.03.012] [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: 02/06/2023] Open
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Shandilya R, Pathak N, Lohiya NK, Sharma RS, Mishra PK. Nanotechnology in reproductive medicine: Opportunities for clinical translation. Clin Exp Reprod Med 2020; 47:245-262. [PMID: 33227186 PMCID: PMC7711096 DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2020.03650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, nanotechnology has revolutionized global healthcare and has been predicted to exert a remarkable effect on clinical medicine. In this context, the clinical use of nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation, and the management of infertility and other pathologies linked to pubertal development, menopause, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has substantial promise to fill the existing lacunae in reproductive healthcare. Of late, a number of clinical trials involving the use of nanoparticles for the early detection of reproductive tract infections and cancers, targeted drug delivery, and cellular therapeutics have been conducted. However, most of these trials of nanoengineering are still at a nascent stage, and better synergy between pharmaceutics, chemistry, and cutting-edge molecular sciences is needed for effective translation of these interventions from bench to bedside. To bridge the gap between translational outcome and product development, strategic partnerships with the insight and ability to anticipate challenges, as well as an in-depth understanding of the molecular pathways involved, are highly essential. Such amalgamations would overcome the regulatory gauntlet and technical hurdles, thereby facilitating the effective clinical translation of these nano-based tools and technologies. The present review comprehensively focuses on emerging applications of nanotechnology, which holds enormous promise for improved therapeutics and early diagnosis of various human reproductive tract diseases and conditions.
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- Ruchita Shandilya
- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Division of Reproductive Biology, Maternal and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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Pathak N, Patel P, Mathur R, Burns R, Gonzalez-Izquierdo A, Denaxas S, Sonnenberg P, Hayward A, Aldridge R. Validity of UK electronic health records to study migrant health: a population-based cohort study. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
An estimated 14.3% (9.4 million people) of people living in the UK in 2019 were international migrants. Despite this, little is known about how migrants access and use healthcare services. To use electronic healthcare records (EHRs) to study migration health, a valid migration phenotype is necessary: a transparent reproducible algorithm using clinical terminology codes to determine migration status. We have previously described the validity of a migration phenotype in CALIBER data using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), the largest UK primary care EHR. This study further evaluates the phenotype by examining certainty of migration status.
Methods
This is a population-based cohort study of individuals in CPRD Gold (1997-2018) with a Read term indicating migration to the UK. We describe completeness of recording of migration over time: percentage of individuals recorded as migrants. We also describe cohort size based on certainty of migration status: “definite” (country of birth or visa status terms), “probable” (non-English first/main language terms), and “possible” (non-UK origin terms).
Results
Overall, 2.5% (403,768/16,071,111) of CPRD had ≥1 of 434 terms indicating migration to the UK. The percentage of recorded migrants per year increased from 0.2% (4,417/2,210,551) in 1997 to 3.64% (100,626/2,761,397) in 2018, following a similar trend to national migration data. 44.27% (178,749/403,768) were “definite” migrants and 53.68% (216,731/403,768) were “probable” migrants. Only 2.05%(8,288/16,071,111) were “possible” migrants.
Conclusions
We have created a large cohort of international migrants in the UK and certainty of migration status is high. This cohort can be used to study migration health in UK primary care EHR. The large contribution of language terms make this phenotype particularly suitable for understanding healthcare access and use by non-English speaking migrants who may face additional barriers to care.
Key messages
We have developed a way to study migration health in UK primary care electronic health records. Our method is particularly useful to study healthcare for non-English speaking migrants who may face additional barriers to care.
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- N Pathak
- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, LSHTM, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Healthcare, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UK
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Vasant Kulkarni S, Rao PP, Naidu CS, Pathak N, Singh AK. Evaluation of implantable Doppler probe continuous monitoring of hepatic artery anastomosis after liver transplantation. Med J Armed Forces India 2020; 77:349-354. [PMID: 34305290 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.03.012] [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: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Thrombosis of hepatic artery anastomosis (HAT) after liver transplantation is a catastrophic and dreaded complication. Early identification of HAT can salvage the situation. To monitor the anastomosis, conventional daily transcutaneous Doppler is performed. However, it has disadvantages of being noncontinuous, operator-dependent and technically difficult. Implantable Doppler probes wrapped around the anastomosed vessel giving continuous signal may be an important tool; however, very few studies are performed to study its efficacy after intra-abdominal vascular anastomosis, and its role is not clearly established. Methods Patients who underwent deceased donor liver transplant surgery were part of the study. On hepatic arterial anastomosis, implantable Doppler probe was fixed for monitoring. Conventional daily transcutaneous Doppler was also performed and the results were compared. Results A total of 40 hepatic arterial anastomoses were studied. The incidence of HAT was 10.53%. For the implantable Doppler probe monitoring, sensitivity and negative predictive value was 100%, whereas specificity was 94.44% and positive predictive value was 66.66% with an overall accuracy of 95%. A mean of 10 h of lead time was gained by implantable Doppler probe monitoring. Conclusion Our study showed that there was high sensitivity and negative predictive value of implantable Doppler probe monitoring system, which makes it ideal for post-operative vascular anastomoses surveillance monitoring; however, abnormal positive finding on implantable Doppler probe monitoring needs to be confirmed by conventional transcutaneous Doppler. The implantable Doppler probe monitoring, because of its round the clock and continuous nature gives us a good lead time in identifying vascular complication, which translates into graft salvage and reduction in morbidity and mortality.
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- Shrirang Vasant Kulkarni
- Classified Specialist (Surgery) & GI Surgeon, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune 411040, India
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- Professor & Head, Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India
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- CMO, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam, India
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- Classified Specialist (Surgery) & GI Surgeon, Military Hospital, Jaipur, India
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- Senior Advisor (Surgery & GI Surgery), INHS Asvini, Mumbai, India
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Bhargava A, Pathak N, Seshadri S, Bunkar N, Mishra DK, Lohiya NK, Mishra PK. Pre-clinical Validation of Mito-targeted Nano-engineered Flavonoids Isolated From Selaginella bryopteris (Sanjeevani) As A Novel Cancer Prevention Strategy. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2019; 18:1860-1874. [PMID: 29298656 DOI: 10.2174/1871520618666171229223919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Novel bioactive plant secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, offer a spectrum of chemo-protective responses against a range of human tumor models. However, the clinical translation of these promising anti-cancer agents has been hindered largely by their poor solubility, rapid metabolism, or a combination of both, ultimately resulting in poor bioavailability upon oral administration. OBJECTIVE To circumvent the challenges associated with herbal drug development and for effective integration into clinical setting, nano-engineering is one of the emerging pragmatic strategies which has promise to deliver therapeutic concentrations of bio-actives upon oral administration. METHOD We assessed the nano-encapsulated flavonoid-rich fraction isolated from a traditional Indian herb Selaginella bryopteris (Sanjeevani) (NP.SB). Both in vitro and in vivo studies were performed to evidence the epigenetic protection mechanisms of NP.SB through a mitochondrial-targeted pre-clinical validation strategy. RESULTS The mito-protective activity of NP.SB revealed a dose-dependent effect when tested in GC-1 spg (mouse spermatogonial epithelial) and B/CMBA.Ov (mouse ovarian epithelial) following exposure to Nsuccinimidyl N-methylcarbamate, a potential human carcinogen. Smaller size, rapid internalization, faster mobility and site specific delivery conferred significant cancer protection in cultured cells. Notably, this encapsulated flavonoid supplementation; prevented emergence of neoplastic daughter clones from senescent mother phenotypes in pro-oxidant treated GC-1 spg and B/CMBA.Ov cells by selective abrogation of mitochondrial oxidative stress-induced aberrant epigenetic modifications. In vivo studies using a diethylnitrosamine and 2- acetylaminofluorene mouse model demonstrated that NP.SB has a significant inhibitory effect on tumor growth which clearly substantiated our in vitro findings. CONCLUSION Anti-carcinogenic property in conjunction with low toxicity of NP.SB, underscores the translational significance of dietary flavonoids as cancer-protective agents for preferential application in clinical settings.
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- Arpit Bhargava
- Translational Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India.,Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies in Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nirma Univesity, Ahmedabad, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India.,Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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- School of Pharmacy and Technology Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Shirpur, India
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- Centre for Advanced Studies in Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India.,Department of Molecular Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, India
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Srivastava S, Bhargava A, Pathak N, Srivastava P. Production, characterization and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles produced by Fusarium oxysporum and monitoring of protein-ligand interaction through in-silico approaches. Microb Pathog 2019; 129:136-145. [PMID: 30742948 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study envisages biological production of silver nanoparticles using Fusarium oxysporum and in-silico identification of the antibacterial activity of the nanoparticles using protein-ligand interaction studies. The morphology of the nanoparticles was variable, with majority of them spherical in the size range 1-50 nm. For in-silico studies, two microorganisms, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were selected and metal docking was carried out using the licensed software SYBYL X 1.1.1. The ligand docked deeply into the binding pockets of the outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of both E. coli and P. aeruginosa. The results showed that silver may prove to be a strong antibacterial agent against both the pathogens, with the antibacterial action of silver being greater in the case of P. aeruginosa. The results obtained through in-silico studies were further validated by in-vitro approaches on both solid and liquid media to confirm the results obtained by in-silico analysis. The corroboration of in-silico and in-vitro results amply demonstrates the immense antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles against the selected pathogens.
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- Shilpi Srivastava
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, 226028, India; Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226021, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, 226028, India
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- Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226021, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, 226028, India.
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Pandey P, Sayyed U, Tiwari RK, Siddiqui MH, Pathak N, Bajpai P. Hesperidin Induces ROS-Mediated Apoptosis along with Cell Cycle Arrest at G2/M Phase in Human Gall Bladder Carcinoma. Nutr Cancer 2018; 71:676-687. [PMID: 30265812 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2018.1508732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A natural predominant flavonoid hesperidin rich in citrus fruits exhibits multifunctional medicinal properties. The anticancerous potential of hesperidin has been widely explored; however, the gall bladder carcinoma (GBC) still remains untouched due to the unavailability of efficient experimental model. The aim of our study was to identify the apoptotic and antiproliferative potential of hesperidin in GBC. The promising efficacy of hesperidin was assessed through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cellular apoptosis, and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in the primary cells generated from surgically removed cancerous gall bladder tissues. Moreover, cell cycle analysis and caspases-3 activity were performed to confirm the apoptosis inducing potential of hesperidin. Results revealed that hesperidin exposure for 24 h at a dose of 200 µM reduced the cell proliferation of GBC cells significantly. In addition, hesperidin treatment further resulted in an increased ROS generation and nuclear condensation at the same dose. Caspase-3 activation and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase were also accelerated in a dose-dependent manner. Together, these results suggest that hesperidin can be considered as a potential anticancerous compound for the treatment of GBC. Furthermore, evaluation of the pharmacological aspects of hesperidin is desirable for drug development.
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- Pratibha Pandey
- a Department of Bioengineering , Integral University , Lucknow ; India
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- b Department of Biosciences , Integral University , Lucknow , India
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- b Department of Biosciences , Integral University , Lucknow , India
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- b Department of Biosciences , Integral University , Lucknow , India
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Khatoon A, Rashid I, Shaikh S, Rizvi SMD, Shakil S, Pathak N, Mir SS, Ahmad K, Hussain T, Srivastava P. ADNCD: a compendious database on anti-diabetic natural compounds focusing on mechanism of action. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:361. [PMID: 30105186 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1385-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Diabetes is a deteriorating metabolic ailment which negatively affects different organs; however, its prime target is insulin secreting pancreatic β-cells. Although, different medications have been affirmed for diabetes management and numerous drugs are undergoing clinical trials, no significant breakthrough has yet been achieved. Available drugs either show some side effects or provide only short-term alleviation. The rationales behind the failure of current anti-diabetic treatment strategy are association of complex patho-physiologies and participation of various organs. Consequently, there is a critical need to search for multi-effect drugs that might impede various patho-physiological mechanisms related to diabetes. Fortunately, one natural compound could act on several diabetes linked targets. Thus, natural compounds might be regarded as a viable alternative choice to improve the progression as well as side effects of diabetes. Despite the fact that immense literatures are available on natural compounds indicating promising outcomes against diabetes, more systematic studies are still needed to establish them as effective anti-diabetic agents. Till date, we are unable to access all the information regarding modes of action, toxicity risks and physicochemical properties of anti-diabetic natural compounds on one platform. Hence, anti-diabetic natural compounds database (ADNCD) has been created to categorize each anti-diabetic natural compound on the basis of their mode of action and to provide compendious information of their physicochemical properties and toxicity risks. In short, ADNCD has imperative information for the researchers working in the field of diabetes drug development.
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Pandey P, Sayyed U, Tiwari R, Pathak N, Siddiqui MH, Bajpai P. Anticancer and apoptosis-inducing effects of curcumin against gall bladder carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.26452/ijrps.v9i1.1176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Curcumin, the primary bioactive component isolated from turmeric, has been shown to possess variety of biologic functions including anti-cancer activity. However, meticulous mechanism of the curcumin in gall bladder cancer has not been explored yet. Therefore, in our study, we elucidated the mechanism of the anticancer action of curcumin against human gall bladder cancer cells. It was found that the curcumin treated GBC cells decreased cell viability in a dose and time-dependent manner. Nuclear condensation, Annexin V-FITC/PI positive cells, and caspase-3 activation confirmed the apoptotic induction due to anti-proliferative action of curcumin. Furthermore, curcumin induced disruption in the mitochondrial membrane potential and increased reactive oxygen species generation which has not yet been reported in earlier studies of curcumin with gall bladder cancer. Moreover, curcumin-induced apoptosis of gall bladder cancer cells was also accompanied by significant amount of growth arrest at the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle which has also not been documented previously. To the best part of my knowledge, this study has established curcumin as one of the promising chemotherapeutic agent against gall bladder carcinoma. Thus the present study explored a novel mechanism explaining the anti cancerous effects of curcumin, and may provide an alternative therapeutic approach which can overcome the side effects of chemotherapy.
Keywords: Gall bladder carcinoma Curcumin; Cell cycle analysis; Caspase-3; Apoptosis
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Mujeeb F, Khan AF, Bajpai P, Pathak N. Phytochemical Study of Aegle marmelos: Chromatographic Elucidation of Polyphenolics and Assessment of Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Potential. Pharmacogn Mag 2018; 13:S791-S800. [PMID: 29491635 PMCID: PMC5822502 DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_111_17] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background: The antioxidant potential of medicinal plants has been illustrated through many reports clearly depicting that plants are a rich source of antioxidants, making them a great resource of novel drugs and health-care products. Objectives: The current study is, therefore, focused toward the assessment of antioxidant properties along with the presence of phytochemicals in leaves of 18 varieties/accessions of Aegle marmelos. Materials and Methods: The antioxidant activities were initially measured using superoxide radical scavenging method, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and ferric-reducing ability of plasma assays. Further, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high-performance TLC, and column chromatography were performed to isolate the potentially active fraction and anti-inflammatory activity of crude, and the isolated fraction was tested on J774 macrophage cell line. Results: The maximum inhibition of superoxide anions was shown by Pant Aparna. Additionally, Pant Aparna extract was most efficient, exhibiting 92.0% inhibition in scavenging the DPPH radicals. The content of total carotenoids was found to be higher in Pant Aparna among all the varieties/accessions. Furthermore, the crude extract and the fraction A. marmelos methanolic fraction 21 (AMMF21) were found to be nontoxic and significant reactive oxygen species, and NO inhibition was observed in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, the methanolic extract of variety Pant Aparna showed promising in vitro antioxidant activity, indicating its potency for therapeutic applications. Conclusion: In brief, this is the first ever report on Pant Aparna as the best variety in terms of phytocompounds and identification of potential antioxidant activity. In addition, the AMMF21 fraction of methanolic extract possessing best antioxidant activity on macrophage cells indicates its use as a novel phytotherapeutic agent. SUMMARY Our study identifies the best variety/accession of Aegle marmelos possessing the potential antioxidant and reactive oxygen species scavenging activity possessed by the methanolic crude extract of variety Pant Aparna along with the fraction A. marmelos methanolic fraction 21 isolated through column chromatography on J774 murine macrophage cell line The high-performance thin-layer chromatography fingerprinting profile obtained acts as a diagnostic tool to identify and determine the quality and purity of this extract and fraction in future studies On the basis of the results obtained, the above variety should be taken further to exploit its immense potential for other biological activities of medicinal importance Pant Aparna is an outstanding variety of A. marmelos and should be extensively studied for isolation of a novel and potential therapeutic agent.
Abbreviations used: AMMF21: Aegle marmelos methanolic fraction 21, DPPH: (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), FRAP: Ferric-reducing ability of plasma, HP-TLC: High-performance-thin-layer chromatography, TLC: Thin-layer chromatography, TCA: Trichloroacetic acid, TPTZ: 2,4,6-Tripyridyl-s-triazine, DNPH: 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazine, NBT: Nitroblue tetrazolium, NADH: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, PMS: Phenazine metho-sulfate, DMEM: Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium; MTT: (3-(4,5-dimethythiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide, DCFDA: 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescein diacetate, LPS: Lipopolysaccharide, NED: N-(1-Naphthyl) ethylenediamine.
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- Farina Mujeeb
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Banerjee D, Gupta SK, Patra N, Raja SW, Pathak N, Bhattacharyya D, Pujari PK, Thakare SV, Jha SN. Unraveling doping induced anatase–rutile phase transition in TiO2 using electron, X-ray and gamma-ray as spectroscopic probes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:28699-28711. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04310h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The present work reports the microscopic details of anatase (A) to rutile (R) phase transformation in a Mn-doped TiO2 system.
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- D. Banerjee
- Accelerator Chemistry Section
- Radiochemistry Division (BARC)
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
- Kolkata-700064
- India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Accelerator Chemistry Section
- Radiochemistry Division (BARC)
- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
- Kolkata-700064
- India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Radiopharmaceuticals Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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Fatima F, Pathak N, Verma SR, Bajpai P. Toxicity and immunomodulatory efficacy of biosynthesized silver myconanosomes on pathogenic microbes and macrophage cells. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol 2017; 46:1637-1645. [PMID: 29022370 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2017.1388247] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Silver myconanosomes prepared from Alternaria brassicae may exhibit potential antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activity due to their inimitable character. The prepared myconanosomes were characterized by using differential light scattering, zeta potential, UV-visible spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopic analyses. Mycologically produced AgNPs were found as spherical and irregular shaped measuring size range between 55.4 and 70.23 nm. The antimicrobicidal activity of these AgNPs against pathogenic microbes was evaluated by agar well diffusion method. Results showed that AgNPs inhibit the growth of various bacteria and fungi, which may be due to the disruption of cell membranes, leakage of cytoplasm and DNA degradation. Cytotoxicity analysis of AgNPs on cell lines revealed its dose dependent effect. Moreover, significant increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species was characterized in AgNPs treated cells after 4 h of incubation. Thus, AgNPs may have a significant advantage over conventional antibiotics as microorganisms are acquiring resistance against the broad range of available antibiotics.
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- Faria Fatima
- a Integral Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology , Integral University , Lucknow , India
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- b Department of Biosciences , Integral University , Lucknow , India
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- c Department of Biotechnology , Delhi Technological University , Delhi , India
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- b Department of Biosciences , Integral University , Lucknow , India
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- Anju Gupta
- Department of Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow 226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow 226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Integral University, Lucknow 226 026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Integral University, Lucknow 226 026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Trehan V, Rao PP, Naidu CS, Sharma AK, Singh AK, Sharma S, Gaur A, Kulkarni SV, Pathak N. Hydrogen peroxide test for intraoperative bile leak detection. Med J Armed Forces India 2017; 73:256-260. [PMID: 28790783 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bile leakage (BL) is a common complication following liver surgery, ranging from 3 to 27% in different series. To reduce the incidence of post-operative BL various BL tests have been applied since ages, but no method is foolproof and every method has their own limitations. In this study we used a relatively simpler technique to detect the BL intra-operatively. Topical application of 1.5% diluted hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was used to detect the BL from cut surface of liver and we compared this with conventional saline method to know the efficacy. METHODS A total of 31 patients included all patients who underwent liver resection and donor hepatectomies as part of Living Donor Liver Transplantation. After complete liver resection, the conventional saline test followed by topical diluted 1.5% H2O2 test was performed on all. RESULTS A BL was demonstrated in 11 patients (35.48%) by the conventional saline method and in 19 patients (61.29%) by H2O2 method. Statistically compared by Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed significant difference (P = 0.014) for minor liver resections group and (P = 0.002) for major liver resections group. CONCLUSION The topical application of H2O2 is a simple and effective method of detection of BL from cut surface of liver. It is an easy, non-invasive, cheap, less time consuming, reproducible, and sensitive technique with no obvious disadvantages.
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- V Trehan
- Classified Specialist (Surgery) & G I Surgeon, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt 110010, India
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- Senior Advisor (Surgery & G I Surgery), Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune 411040, India
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- Professor & Head, Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India
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- Senior Advisor (Surgery & G I Surgery), Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, India
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- Senior Advisor (Surgery & G I Surgery), Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, India
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- Senior Advisor (Surgery & G I Surgery), Command Hospital (Northern Command) C/o 56 APO, India
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- Classified Specialist (Surgery) & G I Surgeon, 5 Air Force Hospital, C/o 99 APO, India
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- Classified Specialist (Surgery & G I Surgery) Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, India
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- Classified Specialist (Surgery & G I Surgery) Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, India
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Raj SS, Gupta SK, Pathak N, Grover V, Tyagi A. Origin of visible photoluminescence in combustion synthesized α-Al 2 O 3 : Photoluminescence and EPR spectroscopy. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2017.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mujeeb F, Bajpai P, Pathak N, Verma SR. Genetic Diversity Analysis of Medicinally Important Horticultural Crop Aegle marmelos by ISSR Markers. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1620:195-211. [PMID: 28540710 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7060-5_14] [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] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers help in identifying and determining the extent of genetic diversity in cultivars. Here, we describe their application in determining the genetic diversity of bael (Aegle marmelos Corr.). Universal ISSR primers are selected and their marker characteristics such as polymorphism information content, effective multiplex ratio and marker index have been evaluated. ISSR-PCR is then performed using universal ISSR primers to generate polymorphic bands. This information is used to determine the degree of genetic similarity among the bael varieties/accessions by cluster analysis using unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages (UPGMA). This technology is valuable for biodiversity conservation and for making an efficient choice of parents in breeding programs.
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- Farina Mujeeb
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, 110042, India.
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Chagtoo M, George N, Pathak N, Tiwari S, Godbole MM, Ladilov Y. Inhibition of Intracellular Type 10 Adenylyl Cyclase Protects Cortical Neurons Against Reperfusion-Induced Mitochondrial Injury and Apoptosis. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:2471-2482. [PMID: 28386847 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0473-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mitochondrial injury significantly contributes to the neuronal death under cerebral ischemia and reperfusion. Within several signaling pathways, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling plays a substantial role in mitochondrial injury and cell death. Traditionally, the source of cellular cAMP has been attributed to the membrane-bound adenylyl cyclase, whereas the role of the intracellular localized type 10 soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) in neuronal pathology has not been considered. Since neurons express an active form of sAC, we aimed to investigate the role of sAC in reperfusion-induced neuronal apoptosis. For this purpose, the in vitro model of oxygen/glucose deprivation (simulated ischemia, 1 h), followed by recovery (simulated reperfusion, 12 h) in rat embryonic neurons, was applied. Although ischemia alone had no significant effect on apoptosis, reperfusion led to an activation of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, hallmarked by mitochondrial depolarization, cytochrome c release, and mitochondrial ROS formation. These effects were accompanied by significantly augmented sAC expression and increased cellular cAMP content during reperfusion. Pharmacological suppression of sAC during reperfusion reduced cellular cAMP and ameliorated reperfusion-induced mitochondrial apoptosis and ROS formation. Similarly, sAC knockdown prevented neuronal death. Further analysis revealed a role of protein kinase A (PKA), a major downstream target of sAC, in reperfusion-induced neuronal apoptosis and ROS formation. In conclusion, the results show a causal role of intracellular, sAC-dependent cAMP signaling in reperfusion-induced mitochondrial injury and apoptosis in neurons. The protective effect of sAC inhibition during the reperfusion phase provides a basis for the development of new strategies to prevent the reperfusion-induced neuronal injury.
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- Megha Chagtoo
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.,Department of Bioscience, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Bioscience, Integral University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany. .,Center for Cardiovascular Research, Charité-Mitte, Hessische Strasse 3-4, 10115, Berlin, Germany.
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Singh UB, Malviya D, Wasiullah, Singh S, Pradhan JK, Singh BP, Roy M, Imram M, Pathak N, Baisyal B, Rai JP, Sarma B, Singh RK, Sharma P, Kaur SD, Manna M, Sharma SK, Sharma AK. Bio-protective microbial agents from rhizosphere eco-systems trigger plant defense responses provide protection against sheath blight disease in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Microbiol Res 2016; 192:300-312. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fatima F, Verma SR, Pathak N, Bajpai P. Extracellular mycosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their microbicidal activity. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2016; 7:88-92. [PMID: 27689341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Myconanotechnology, a combination of mycology and nanotechnology that deals with the synthesis of nanoparticles using fungi or their metabolites, has great potential in the area of agriculture owing to the high surface-to-volume ratio and excellent biomedical, electronic, mechanical and physicochemical properties of these myconanoparticles. Extracellular mycosynthesis of Aspergillus flavus (KF934407) silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was performed, which were produced by redox reaction. Furthermore, the extracellular synthesised AgNPs were characterised by ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometry, differential light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy. The bactericidal and fungicidal actions of synthesised silver myconanoparticles (myco-AgNPs) were studied against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The formulated myco-AgNPs were spherical in shape, with a size in the range of 50nm and DLS at an intensity of 107.8nm. The myco-AgNPs showed effective antimicrobial properties against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Trichoderma spp. at high concentrations. In conclusion, AgNPs have a prolonged microbicidal effect as a result of continuous release of Ag+ at sufficient concentrations. Thus, A. flavus-based myco-AgNPs have the potential to be used as a non-toxic and cheap antimicrobial agent against various pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
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- Faria Fatima
- Integral Institute of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi 110042, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India.
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Pathak N, Sohal A, Feder GS. How to enquire and respond to domestic violence and abuse in sexual health settings. Sex Transm Infect 2016; 93:175-178. [PMID: 27455852 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- N Pathak
- Women's Health Research Unit, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, London, UK
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- Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, London, UK
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Bunkar N, Pathak N, Lohiya NK, Mishra PK. Epigenetics: A key paradigm in reproductive health. Clin Exp Reprod Med 2016; 43:59-81. [PMID: 27358824 PMCID: PMC4925870 DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2016.43.2.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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It is well established that there is a heritable element of susceptibility to chronic human ailments, yet there is compelling evidence that some components of such heritability are transmitted through non-genetic factors. Due to the complexity of reproductive processes, identifying the inheritance patterns of these factors is not easy. But little doubt exists that besides the genomic backbone, a range of epigenetic cues affect our genetic programme. The inter-generational transmission of epigenetic marks is believed to operate via four principal means that dramatically differ in their information content: DNA methylation, histone modifications, microRNAs and nucleosome positioning. These epigenetic signatures influence the cellular machinery through positive and negative feedback mechanisms either alone or interactively. Understanding how these mechanisms work to activate or deactivate parts of our genetic programme not only on a day-to-day basis but also over generations is an important area of reproductive health research.
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- Neha Bunkar
- Translational Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Hari Singh Central University, Sagar, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Hari Singh Central University, Sagar, India.; Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
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- Translational Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Hari Singh Central University, Sagar, India.; Department of Molecular Biology, National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (ICMR), Bhopal, India
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Sharma DC, Shukla R, Ali J, Sharma S, Bajpai P, Pathak N. Phytochemical evaluation, antioxidant assay, antibacterial activity and determination of cell viability (J774 and THP1 alpha cell lines) of P. sylvestris leaf crude and methanol purified fractions. EXCLI J 2016; 15:85-94. [PMID: 27047320 PMCID: PMC4817419 DOI: 10.17179/excli2015-689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Phoenix sylvestris (Arecaceae family) known as Indian Date Palm has been identified as a component of traditional medicine against various ailments. The present study was focused on phytochemical screening of crude hexane, dichloromethane and methanol leaf extracts. The crude extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenols in the plant leaves. In the study methanol extract was found most potent, so this extract was further fractionated by column chromatography and 9 methanol purified fractions (MPFs) were isolated. Most potential MPF8 (20:80 chloroform: methanol ratio fraction) significantly enhanced free radicals and antibacterial activity. The best MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration) of MPF8 was investigated against M. luteus and E. coli at 1 mg/ml concentration. However, against other bacteria the MIC ranged from 1 mg/ml to 3 mg/ml. The GC-MS analysis showed the presence of many biologically active compounds such as alcohols, flavonoids, aromatic compounds, aldehydes, terpenoids fatty acid methyl esters, and phenolics. Pentadecanoic acid occupied maximum (52 %) area in GC-MS profiling. MPF8 was assayed for in-vitro cytotoxicity by MTT assay which confirms its less cytotoxicity at lower concentration and also significant ROS determination against J774 and THP1 cell lines after 2 and 4 hours.
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- Dinesh C. Sharma
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, India-226026
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, India-226026
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, India-226026
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, India-226026
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, India-226026
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University Lucknow, India-226026
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Srivastava R, Prasadareddy Kajuluri L, Pathak N, Gupta CM, Sahasrabuddhe AA. Oligomerization of coronin: Implication on actin filament length inLeishmania. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2016; 72:621-32. [DOI: 10.1002/cm.21269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Rashmi Srivastava
- Molecular and Structural Biology Division; CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Sector-10; Lucknow India
- Department of Biosciences; Integral University; Lucknow India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division; CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Sector-10; Lucknow India
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- Department of Biosciences; Integral University; Lucknow India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology; Bangalore India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division; CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension, Sector-10; Lucknow India
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Gupta SK, Ghosh PS, Reghukumar C, Pathak N, Kadam RM. Experimental and theoretical approach to account for green luminescence from Gd2Zr2O7 pyrochlore: exploring the site occupancy and origin of host-dopant energy transfer in Gd2Zr2O7:Eu3+. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05113h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Origin of green emission in undoped Gd2Zr2O7 and photophysical characteristics such as local site and energy transfer dynamics of Gd2Zr2O7:Eu3+ is investigated using PL and DFT calculations.
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- Santosh K. Gupta
- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Materials Science Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Institute of Science Education and Research Centre
- Santiniketan
- India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
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Pathak N, Bhaduri A, Bhat KV, Rai AK. Tracking sesamin synthase gene expression through seed maturity in wild and cultivated sesame species--a domestication footprint. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2015; 17:1039-46. [PMID: 25754459 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Sesamin and sesamolin are the major oil-soluble lignans present in sesame seed, having a wide range of biological functions beneficial to human health. Understanding sesame domestication history using sesamin synthase gene expression could enable delineation of the sesame putative progenitor. This report examined the functional expression of sesamin synthase (CYP81Q1) during capsule maturation (0-40 days after flowering) in three wild Sesamum species and four sesame cultivars. Among the cultivated accessions, only S. indicum (CO-1) exhibited transcript abundance of sesamin synthase along with high sesamin content similar to S. malabaricum, while the other cultivated sesame showed low expression. The sesamin synthase expression analysis, coupled with quantification of sesamin level, indicates that sesamin synthase was not positively favoured during domestication. The sesamin synthase expression pattern and lignan content, along with phylogenetic analysis suggested a close relationship of cultivated sesame and the wild species S. malabaricum. The high genetic identity between the two species S. indicum and S. malabaricum points towards the role of the putative progenitor S. malabaricum in sesame breeding programmes to broaden the genetic base of sesame cultivars. This study emphasises the need to investigate intraspecific and interspecific variation in the primary, secondary and tertiary gene pools to develop superior sesame genotypes.
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- N Pathak
- Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
- Division of Genomic Resources, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genomic Resources, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Gupta CL, Akhtar S, Sayyed U, Pathak N, Bajpai P. In silicoanalysis of human Toll-like receptor 7 ligand binding domain. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2015; 63:441-50. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Department of Bioengineering; Integral University; Lucknow India
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- Department of Biosciences; Integral University; Lucknow India
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- Department of Biosciences; Integral University; Lucknow India
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- Department of Biosciences; Integral University; Lucknow India
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Pathak N, Leung EYL. A report from #BlueJC: Is my thyroid problem going to affect my baby? BJOG 2015; 122:757. [PMID: 25800390 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- N Pathak
- Women's Health Research Unit, Queen Mary University London, London, UK; Elizabeth Blackwell Institute & School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Gupta CL, Akhtar S, Waye A, Pandey NR, Pathak N, Bajpai P. Cross talk between Leishmania donovani CpG DNA and Toll-like receptor 9: an immunoinformatics approach. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 459:424-9. [PMID: 25735984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.02.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The precise and potential contribution of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling pathways in fighting parasitic infections of Leishmania spp., an intracellular protozoan parasite, has gained significant attention during the last decades. Although it is well established that TLR9 recognizes CpG motifs in microbial genomes, the specificity of the CpG DNA pattern of Leishmania parasite interacting with endosomal TLR9 is still unknown. Hence in our study to identify the CpG DNA pattern of Leishmania donovani acting as ligand for TLR9, consecutive homology searches were performed using known CpG ODN 2216 as initial template until a consistent CpG pattern in L. donovani was found. A reliable model of TLR9 ectodomains (ECDs) as well as CpG DNA patterns was predicted to develop the 3D structural complexes of TLR9 ECD-CpG DNA utilizing molecular modeling and docking approaches. The results revealed the preferential specificity of L. donovani CpG DNA to TLR9 compared to control ODN and other CpG patterns. The interface between TLR9 and L. donovani CpG DNA was also found to be geometrically complementary with the LRR11 region of TLR9, acting as the critical region for ligand recognition. The L. donovani CpG pattern identified can be employed to derive a platform for development of an innate immunomodulatory agent for deadly disease.
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- Chhedi Lal Gupta
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, UP, India
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, UP, India
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie-Curie, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada; Medipure Pharmaceuticals Inc., Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 2Z3, Canada
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- Center for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Medipure Pharmaceuticals Inc., Maple Ridge, BC, V2X 2Z3, Canada
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, UP, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, UP, India.
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Fatima F, Bajpai P, Pathak N, Singh S, Priya S, Verma SR. Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory efficacy of extracellularly synthesized silver and gold nanoparticles by a novel phosphate solubilizing fungus Bipolaris tetramera. BMC Microbiol 2015; 15:52. [PMID: 25881309 PMCID: PMC4364495 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-015-0391-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Particulates of nanometers size have occupied a significant area in the field of medicinal and agricultural purposes due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and exceptional physicochemical, electronic and mechanical properties. Myconanotechnology, an interface between mycology and nanotechnology is budding nowadays for nanoparticle-fabrication using fungus or its metabolites. In the present study, we have isolated and characterized a novel phosphate solubilizing fungus B. tetramera KF934408 from rhizospheric soil. This phosphatase releasing fungus was subjected to extracellular synthesis of metal nanoparticles by redox reaction. Results Silver (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were characterized by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopic analysis. The formulated AgNPs were irregular shaped with a size ranging between 54.78 nm to 73.49 nm whereas AuNPs were spherical or hexagonal, with a size of 58.4 and 261.73 nm, respectively. The nanoparticles were assessed for their antibacterial and antifungal efficacy. The results showed effective antimicrobial activity of AgNPs against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aeroginosa and Trichoderma sp. at higher concentrations, however, AuNPs possessed only moderate antibacterial efficacy while they found no antifungal activity. Cytotoxicity analysis of nanoparticles on J774 and THP1 α cell lines revealed the dose dependence in case of AgNPs, while AuNPs were non-toxic at both low and high doses. Furthermore, significant elevation of intracellular ROS was observed after 4 h of incubation with both the nanoparticles. The capping of fungal proteins on the particulates might be involved in the activities demonstrated by these inert metal nanoparticles. Conclusion In conclusion, the findings showed that the metal nanoparticles synthesized by fungus B. tetramera could be used as an antimicrobial agents as well as cost effective and nontoxic immunomodulatory delivery vehicle. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-015-0391-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Faria Fatima
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Division of Toxicology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India.
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- Division of Environmental Carcinogenesis, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, 110042, India.
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Mishra PK, Bunkar N, Raghuram GV, Khare NK, Pathak N, Bhargava A. Epigenetic dimension of oxygen radical injury in spermatogonial epithelial cells. Reprod Toxicol 2015; 52:40-56. [PMID: 25687723 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The present work reports a direct role of mitochondrial oxidative stress induced aberrant chromatin regulation, as a central phenomenon, to perturbed genomic integrity in the testicular milieu. Oxygen-radical injury following N-succinimidyl N-methylcarbamate treatment in mouse spermatogonial epithelial (GC-1 spg) cells induced functional derailment of mitochondrial machinery. Mitophagy resulted in marked inhibition of mitochondrial respiration and reduced mtDNA copy number. Impaired cell cycle progression along with altered H3K9me1, H4K20me3, H3, AcH3 and uH2A histone modifications were observed in the treated cells. Dense heterochromatin foci and aberrant expression of HP1α in nuclei of treated cells implied onset of senescence associated secretory phenotype mediated through nuclear accumulation of NF-κB. Neoplastic nature of daughter clones, emerged from senescent mother phenotypes was confirmed by cytogenetic instability, aberrant let-7a and let-7b miRNA expression and anchorage independent growth. Together, our results provide the first insights of redox-dependent epigenomic imbalance in spermatogonia, a previously unknown molecular paradigm.
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- Pradyumna K Mishra
- Translational Research Lab, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, India; Division of Translational Research, Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India.
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- Translational Research Lab, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, India
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- Translational Research Lab, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, India; Division of Translational Research, Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Division of Translational Research, Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Translational Research Lab, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, India
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- Translational Research Lab, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, India; Division of Translational Research, Tata Memorial Centre, ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, India
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Defects responsible for intense blue emission in CaZrO3 are investigated using PL and EPR spectroscopy and complimented by DFT calculations.
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- Santosh K. Gupta
- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Materials Science Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Radiochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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- Materials Science Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai-400085
- India
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Mishra RK, Pandey BK, Pathak N, Zeeshan M. BOX-PCR- and ERIC-PCR-based genotyping and phylogenetic correlation among Fusarium oxysporum isolates associated with wilt disease in Psidium guajava L. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2014.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ashfaque M, Solomon S, Pathak N. Optimization of pretreatment and fermentation conditions for production of extracellular cellulase complex using sugarcane bagasse. Bioinformation 2014; 10:606-10. [PMID: 25489168 PMCID: PMC4248341 DOI: 10.6026/97320630010606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sugarcane bagasse (SCB), a lignocellulosic byproduct of juice extraction from sugarcane, is rich in cellulose (40-42%). This could be used as a substrate for the production of cellulase complex. Fermentation conditions were optimized for production of cellulase complex (CMCase, Cellulobiase and FPase) by wild type Trichoderma sp. using sugarcane bagasse as sole carbon source. Alkaline treatment (2% NaOH) of bagasse (AlSCB) was found suitable for the production of reducing sugar over the acidic pretreatment method. After 5 days of incubation period, 5% substrate concentration at pH 5.0 and 400C resulted in maximum production of CMCase (0.622 U), while maximum (3.388 U) production of cellulobiase was obtained at 300C. The CMCase was precipitated and purified to the extent of 59.06 fold by affinity chromatography with 49.09% recovery. On 12% SDS-PAGE, a single band corresponding to 33 kDa was observed. The Km and Vmax for CMCase from Trichoderma was found 507.04 mg/ml and 65.32 mM/min, respectively. The enzyme exhibited maximum activity at 300C at pH-5.0 (0.363 U) and was stable over range of 20-60°C and pH 5.0-7.5.
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- Mohammad Ashfaque
- Department of Biotechnology, Integral University, Dasauli, Kursi Road, Lucknow 226 026, Uttar Pradesh, India ; Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Raibareli Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow - 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Raibareli Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow - 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Integral University, Dasauli, Kursi Road, Lucknow 226 026, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gupta CL, Akhtar S, Kumar N, Ali J, Pathak N, Bajpai P. In silico elucidation and inhibition studies of selected phytoligands against Mitogen activated protein kinases of protozoan parasites. Interdiscip Sci 2014. [PMID: 25373634 DOI: 10.1007/s12539-014-0210-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Parasitic MAPKs exhibiting significant divergence with humans and playing an imperative role in parasitic metabolic activities have been exploited from several years as important targets for development of novel therapeutics. In addition, the emergence of the drug resistant variants of parasitic diseases in the recent years has aroused a great need for the development of potent inhibitors against them. In the present study we selected the metabolically active MAPKs LmxMPK4, PfMAP2 and TbMAPK5 of the three parasitic protozoans Leishmania mexicana, Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma brucei respectively. The homology modeling technique was used to develop the 3D structures of these proteins and the same was validated by PROCHECK, ERRAT, ProQ and ProSA web servers to check the reliability. Ten phytoligands were employed for molecular docking studies with these proteins to search for potent phytoligand as a broad spectrum inhibitor. In this regard two phytoligands (Aspidocarpine for LmxMPK4 & TbMAPK5 and Cubebin for PfMAP2) were found to be more effective inhibitors, in term of robust binding energy, strong inhibition constant and better interactions between protein-ligand complexes. Furthermore predicted ADME & Toxicity properties suggested that these identified phytoligands exhibited comparable results to control drugs potentiating them as persuasive therapeutic agents for Leishmania, Trypanosoma and Plasmodium sp.
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- Chhedi Lal Gupta
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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Gupta CL, Akhtar S, Kumar N, Ali J, Pathak N, Bajpai P. In silico elucidation and inhibition studies of selected phytoligands against Mitogen activated protein kinases of protozoan parasites. Interdiscip Sci 2014. [PMID: 25519156 DOI: 10.1007/s12539-014-0234-9] [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: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Parasitic MAPKs exhibiting significant divergence with humans and playing an imperative role in parasitic metabolic activities have been exploited from several years as important targets for development of novel therapeutics. In addition, the emergence of the drug resistant variants of parasitic diseases in the recent years has aroused a great need for the development of potent inhibitors against them. In the present study we selected the metabolically active MAPKs LmxMPK4, PfMAP2 and TbMAPK5 of the three parasitic protozoans Leishmania mexicana, Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma brucei respectively. The homology modeling technique was used to develop the 3D structures of these proteins and the same was validated by PROCHECK, ERRAT, ProQ and ProSA web servers to check the reliability. Ten phytoligands were employed for molecular docking studies with these proteins to search for potent phytoligand as a broad spectrum inhibitor. In this regard two phytoligands (Aspidocarpine for LmxMPK4 & TbMAPK5 and Cubebin for PfMAP2) were found to be more effective inhibitors, in term of robust binding energy, strong inhibition constant and better interactions between protein-ligand complexes. Furthermore predicted ADME & Toxicity properties suggested that these identified phytoligands exhibited comparable results to control drugs potentiating them as persuasive therapeutic agents for Leishmania, Trypanosoma and Plasmodium sp.
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- Chhedi Lal Gupta
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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Saxena P, Singh VK, Pathak N. Antioxidative enzymes and biochemical changes in paclobutrazol induced flowering in mango (M. indica) cultivars. J Environ Biol 2014; 35:1061-1066. [PMID: 25522506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A study was conducted to examine the level of nonstructural carbohydrate, protein concentration and the activity of antioxidative enzymes viz. catalase and peroxidase in buds of different stages (Stages: I-before flower bud differentiation, II-flower bud differentiation, III-bud burst, IV-panicle elongation) and their adjacent leaves of biennial (Chausa, Dashehari, Langra) and the regular (Amrapali) cultivars. In the present study, Amrapali being the regular cultivar, contained higher levels of total and reducing sugar (4.49 to 12.67 mg g(-1) f.wt.) and protein content (1.90 to 6.78 mg g(-1)) in all the developmental stages of flowering as compared to biennial cultivars. However, in leaves gradual reduction in sugar and protein content was noticed in the advance stages of flowering. Paclobutrazol (2-8 g.a.i.), a flower inducing chemical, enhanced the catalase and peroxidase activities over the untreated control and maximum enhancement was recorded at 8 g.a.i. On the other hand, decreasing trend of protein with paclobutrazol treatment was recorded in adjacent leaves of flower buds. The results implicated the possible role of catalase and peroxidase and other associated biochemical changes in paclobutrazol induced flowering in mango.
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Anees S, Suhail S, Pathak N, Zeeshan M. Potential Use of Rice Field Cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum in the Evaluation of Butachlor Induced Toxicity and their Degradation. Bioinformation 2014; 10:365-70. [PMID: 25097380 PMCID: PMC4110428 DOI: 10.6026/97320630010365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In the present study, butachlor (5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 ppm) induced toxicity in Nostoc muscorum and their degradation was evaluated.
The dose of butachlor dependent decreased in the cell survival and growth of N. muscorum was noticed. Scanning electron
microscopy revealed the adverse impact on the cell size and shapes. Low concentrations of butachlor (10 and 20 ppm) induced the
over expression of a polypeptides of 31.0 K Da and 42.7 K Da, respectively which could be responsible for developing resistance in
the organism up to certain level. Further, the degradation product of butachlor as a result of metabolic activities of N. muscorum,
identified by GC-MS analysis includes phenols and benzene dicarboxylic acid indicating the utilization of herbicide during active
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- Sumaiya Anees
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226 026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226 026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226 026, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow-226 026, India
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