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Ganie MA, Chowdhury S, Suri V, Joshi B, Bhattacharya PK, Agrawal S, Malhotra N, Sahay R, Jabbar PK, Rozati R, Wani IA, Shukla A, Arora T, Rashid H. Prevalence, Regional Variations, and Predictors of Overweight, Obesity, and Hypertension Among Healthy Reproductive-Age Indian Women: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Task Force Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2023; 9:e43199. [PMID: 37672315 PMCID: PMC10512112 DOI: 10.2196/43199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A clear understanding of the anthropometric and sociodemographic risk factors related to BMI and hypertension categories is essential for more effective disease prevention, particularly in India. There is a paucity of nationally representative data on the dynamics of these risk factors, which have not been assessed among healthy reproductive-age Indian women. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) task force study aimed to assess the anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics of healthy reproductive-age Indian women and explore the association of these characteristics with various noncommunicable diseases. METHODS We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey from 2018 to 2022 as part of the Indian Council of Medical Research-PCOS National Task Force study, with the primary aim of estimating the national prevalence of PCOS and regional phenotypic variations among women with PCOS. A multistage random sampling technique was adopted, and 7107 healthy women (aged 18-40 years) from 6 representative geographical zones of India were included in the study. The anthropometric indices and sociodemographic characteristics of these women were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed to assess the association between exposure and outcome variables. RESULTS Of the 7107 study participants, 3585 (50.44%) were from rural areas and 3522 (49.56%) were from urban areas. The prevalence of obesity increased from 8.1% using World Health Organization criteria to 40% using the revised consensus guidelines for Asian Indian populations. Women from urban areas showed higher proportions of overweight (524/1908, 27.46%), obesity (775/1908, 40.62%), and prehypertension (1008/1908, 52.83%) categories. A rising trend of obesity was observed with an increase in age. Women aged 18 to 23 years were healthy (314/724, 43.4%) and overweight (140/724, 19.3%) compared with women aged 36 to 40 years with obesity (448/911, 49.2%) and overweight (216/911, 23.7%). The proportion of obesity was high among South Indian women, with 49.53% (531/1072) and 66.14% (709/1072), using both World Health Organization criteria and the revised Indian guidelines for BMI, respectively. BMI with waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio had a statistically significant linear relationship (r=0.417; P<.001 and r=0.422; P<.001, respectively). However, the magnitude, or strength, of the association was relatively weak (0.3<|r|<0.5). Statistical analysis showed that the strongest predictors of being overweight or obese were older age, level of education, wealth quintile, and area of residence. CONCLUSIONS Anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics are useful predictors of overweight- and obesity-related syndromes, including prehypertension, among healthy Indian women. Increased attention to the health of Indian women from public health experts and policy makers is warranted. The findings of this study can be leveraged to offer valuable insights, informing health decision-making and targeted interventions that mitigate risk factors of overweight, obesity, and hypertension. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) RR2-10.2196/23437.
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- Mohd Ashraf Ganie
- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Operational Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Mumbai, India
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Meghalaya, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Chatisgarh, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Maternal Health & Research Trust, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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Ganie MA, Chowdhury S, Suri V, Joshi B, Bhattacharya PK, Agrawal S, Malhotra N, Sahay R, Jabbar PK, Nair A, Rozati R, Shukla A, Rashid R, Shah IA, Rashid H, Wani IA, Arora T, Kulkarni B. Normative range of various serum hormonal parameters among Indian women of reproductive age: ICMR-PCOS task force study outcome. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia 2023; 15:100226. [PMID: 37614351 PMCID: PMC10442974 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Background The hormonal profile varies considerably with age, gender, ethnicity, diet or physiological state of an individual. Limited population-specific studies have studied the variations in hormonal parameters among apparently healthy women. We aimed to analyse the biological reference interval for various hormonal parameters in the reproductive-aged healthy Indian women. Methods Out of 3877 participants that were clinically evaluated, 1441 subjects were subjected to laboratory investigations. All participants underwent a detailed clinical, biochemical and hormonal profiling. The hormone analysis was carried out at a single centre using a uniform methodology. Among the participants evaluated for biochemical and hormonal parameters, subjects that presented any abnormal profile or had incomplete investigations (n = 593) were excluded for further analysis. Findings The mean age (±SD) of the subjects retained in the final analysis (n = 848) was 29.9 (±6.3) years. In the present study, the biological reference interval (2.5th-97.5th centile) observed were: serum T4: μg/dL (5.23-12.31), TSH: μg/mL (0.52-4.16) and serum prolactin: ng/mL (5.13-37.35), LH: mIU/mL (2.75-20.68), FSH: mIU/mL 2.59-15.12), serum total testosterone: ng/mL (0.06-0.68), fasting insulin: mIU/mL (1.92-39.72), morning cortisol: μg/dL (4.71-19.64), DHEAS:μg/dL (50.61-342.6) and SHBG: nmol/L (21.37-117.54). Unlike T4, TSH, LH, and E2, the biological reference interval for prolactin, FSH, testosterone, C-peptide insulin and DHEAS varied when the subjects were stratified by age (p < 0.05). The comparative analysis showed marginal differences in the normative ranges for the hormones analysed among different populations. Interpretation Our first large composite data on hormonal measures will benefit future endeavours to define biological reference intervals in reproductive-aged Indian women. Funding The study was financially supported by the grant-in-aid from ICMR vide file No:5/7/13337/2015-RBMH.
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- Mohd Ashraf Ganie
- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
- Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Endocrinology Metabolism, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Operational Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Mumbai, India
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- Department of General Medicine, North-Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal Health, Research Trust, Hyderabad, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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Ganie MA, Chowdhury S, Suri V, Joshi BN, Bhattacharya PK, Agarwal S, Malhotra N, Sahay R, Jabbar PK, Rozati R, Shukla A, Rashid H, Bashir R, Wani I, Nair A, Arora TK, Kulkarni B. Variation in normative values of major clinical biochemistry analytes in healthy reproductive-age women in India: A subset of data from a National Indian Council of Medical Research-Polycystic Ovary Syndrome task force study. Indian J Pharmacol 2023; 55:76-88. [PMID: 37313933 DOI: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_694_22] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Clinical biochemistry reference intervals (RIs) play a crucial role in interpreting patient test results and making informed clinical decisions. Using data from an ongoing Indian Council of Medical Research-National task force study on healthy women, normative ranges for commonly analyzed biochemical analytes were established. MATERIALS AND METHODS A. total of 13,181 women of reproductive age (18-40 years) were recruited from different urban and rural regions of the country, of which 9898 women signed an informed consent were included. Among these, women having features of hyperandrogenism, menstrual cycle irregularities, and comorbidities were excluded. RIs of 22 analytes were computed in the remaining 938 women controls. To estimate the 95% range of the reference distribution, the limits of the 2.5th percentile and the 97.5th percentile were used in the study. RESULTS Mean ± standard deviation of age and body mass index of participants was 30.12 ± 6.32 years and 22.8 ± 3.36 kg/m2 respectively. Centiles (2.5th-97.5th) of liver function parameters, lipid parameters, glycaemic parameters, and renal parameters are presented. No significant difference in analytes was observed in relation to the area of residence, and age groups except in albumin (P = 0.03). The distribution of most of the parameters was consistent with the various RI studies conducted in India as well as other countries. CONCLUSION This is the first study generating biochemical RIs data among a large representative sample of healthy reproductive-age women recruited using a robust design across the country. The resource may serve as a reference range for common biochemical analytes for future in this age group.
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- Mohd Ashraf Ganie
- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Operational Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health (NIRRCH), Mumbai, India
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College and Aster Prime Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Professor and Head, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal Health and Research Institute, Telangana, India
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- Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Clinical Research, Sher-i Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Clinical Research, Sher-i Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Clinical Research, Sher-i Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Professor and Head, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Rozati R, Khan AA, Mehdi AG, Tabasum W, Begum S. Circulating oncomiR-21 as a potential biomarker of mild and severe forms of endometriosis for early diagnosis and management. Gene Reports 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ganie MA, Chowdhury S, Suri V, Joshi B, Bhattacharya PK, Agrawal S, Malhotra N, Sahay R, Rozati R, Jabbar PK, Sreenivas V, Sriwastva M, Wani IA, Singh S, Sharma RS. Evaluation of the Prevalence, Regional Phenotypic Variation, Comorbidities, Risk Factors, and Variations in Response to Different Therapeutic Modalities Among Indian Women: Proposal for the Indian Council of Medical Research-Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (ICMR-PCOS) Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2021; 10:e23437. [PMID: 34448720 PMCID: PMC8433859 DOI: 10.2196/23437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is scanty data in India on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from several small, undersized, convenience-based studies employing differing diagnostic criteria and reporting varied regional prevalence. It is difficult to draw clear-cut conclusions from these studies; therefore, the present multicentric, well-designed, large-scale representative countrywide epidemiological study on PCOS across India was conceived with the aim to generate the actual prevalence rates of PCOS in India with a total sample size of approximately 9000 individuals. OBJECTIVE The primary objectives of the study are to estimate the national prevalence of PCOS in India and the burden of comorbidities and to compare the variation in efficacy of standard therapeutic modalities for metabolic dysfunction in women with PCOS. METHODS This multicentric umbrella study consists of three different substudies. Substudy 1 will involve recruitment of women aged 18-40 years using a multistage sampling technique from randomly selected polling booths across urban and rural areas to estimate national prevalence, phenotypic variation, and risk factors among regions. Substudy 2 involves recruitment of subjects from the community pool of substudy 1 and the institutional pool for quantitation of comorbidities among women with PCOS. Substudy 3, an interventional part of the study, aims for comparison of variation in efficacies of common treatment modalities and will be conducted only at 2 centers. The eligible consenting women will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio into 2 arms through a blinding procedure. All these women will undergo clinical, biochemical, and hormonal assessment at baseline and at 3 and 6 months. The data generated will be analyzed using the reliable statistical software SPSS (version 26). RESULTS The study is ongoing and is likely to be completed by April 2022. The data will be compiled and analyzed, and the results of the study will be disseminated through publications. CONCLUSIONS The Indian Council of Medical Research-PCOS study is the first of its kind attempting to provide accurate and comprehensive data on prevalence of PCOS in India. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials Registry-India CTRI/2018/11/016252; ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=26366. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/23437.
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- Mohd Ashraf Ganie
- Department of Endocrinology & Clinical Research, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Operational Research, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Maternal Health & Research Trust, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Endocrinology & Clinical Research, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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Rozati R, Allauddin N. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in CD14 and Toll-like Receptor 4 Genes in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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ABSTRACT
Introduction
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disease having genetic, immunologic, and environmental components, and candidate genes on innate immunity have been hypothesized to be involved in its etiology. We examined the possible association of CD14 and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms with PCOS.
Materials and methods
A total of 219 women with PCOS and 272 healthy women were recruited in the study. Their samples were genotyped for the polymorphism of CD14 and TLR4 genes.
Results
The distributions of genotypes of both polymorphisms were found to be significant in women with PCOS compared with controls. The distributions of alleles were also found to be predominant in PCOS compared with controls.
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Polymorphisms in CD14-159C>T and TLR4-299A>G significantly increased susceptibility to PCOS. Further studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to confirm these findings.
How to cite this article
Allauddin N, Rozati R. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in CD14 and Toll-like Receptor 4 Genes in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2017;9(4):304-307.
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Gupta Y, Kapoor D, Desai A, Praveen D, Joshi R, Rozati R, Bhatla N, Prabhakaran D, Reddy P, Patel A, Tandon N. Conversion of gestational diabetes mellitus to future Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the predictive value of HbA 1c in an Indian cohort. Diabet Med 2017; 34:37-43. [PMID: 26926329 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AIM To investigate the distribution of and risk factors for dysglycaemia (Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes) in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus in India. METHODS All women (n = 989) from two obstetric units in New Delhi and Hyderabad with a history of gestational diabetes were invited to participate, of whom 366 (37%) agreed. Sociodemographic, medical and anthropometric data were collected and 75-g oral glucose tolerance test were carried out. RESULTS Within 5 years (median 14 months) of the pregnancy in which they were diagnosed with gestational diabetes, 263 (72%) women were dysglycaemic, including 119 (32%) and 144 (40%) with Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, respectively. A higher BMI [odds ratio 1.16 per 1-kg/m2 greater BMI (95% CI 1.10, 1.28)], presence of acanthosis nigricans [odds ratio 3.10, 95% CI (1.64, 5.87)], postpartum screening interval [odds ratio 1.02 per 1 month greater screening interval 95% CI (1.01, 1.04)] and age [odds ratio 1.10 per 1-year older age 95% CI (1.04, 1.16)] had a higher likelihood of having dysglycaemia. The American Diabetes Association-recommended threshold HbA1c value of ≥ 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) had a sensitivity and specificity of 81.4 and 90.7%, respectively, for determining the presence of Type 2 diabetes postpartum. CONCLUSION The high post-pregnancy conversion rates of gestational diabetes to diabetes reported in the present study reinforce the need for mandatory postpartum screening and identification of strategies for preventing progression to Type 2 diabetes. Use of the American Diabetes Association-recommended HbA1c threshold for diabetes may lead to significant under-diagnosis.
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- Y Gupta
- Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Gurgaon, India
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- Endocrine Unit-Department of Medicine, Goa Medical College, Goa, India
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- Division of Epidemiology, George Institute for Global Health, Hyderabad, India
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- George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Fertility Management-MHRT, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle and St Vincents Health Network, Sydney, Australia
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- George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Bhanothu V, Lakshmi V, Theophilus JP, Rozati R, Badhini P, Vijayalaxmi B. Investigation of Toll-Like Receptor-2 (2258G/A) and Interferon Gamma (+874T/A) Gene Polymorphisms among Infertile Women with Female Genital Tuberculosis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130273. [PMID: 26114934 PMCID: PMC4483232 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) coordinate with a diverse array of cellular programs through the transcriptional regulation of immunologically relevant genes and play an important role in immune system, reproductive physiology and basic pathology. Alterations in the functions of TLR2 2258G (guanine)/ A, IFN-γ (+874T/A) and signalling molecules that result from polymorphisms are often associated with susceptibility or resistance, which may, in turn, establish the innate host response to various infectious diseases. Presently, we proposed to investigate the risk of common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of TLR2 and IFN-γ genes, for their effect on infertility in women with female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) and healthy women as controls. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Genotyping of TLR2 and IFN-γ gene polymorphisms was performed by amplification refractory mutation system multi-gene/multi-primer polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism in 175 FGTB patients and 100 healthy control women (HCW). The TLR2 polymorphism [adenine (A) allele] was observed in 57.7 and 58.0% of FGTB patients and HCW, respectively. The IFN-γ (+874T/A) polymorphism (A allele) was significant in 74.3 and 71.0% of FGTB patients and HCW, respectively, while the odds ratios for the AA and TA genotypes for predisposition of FGTB were found to be 0.304 and 1.650 in HCW, respectively. The SNP of TLR2 was not associated with FGTB but the SNP of IFN-γ was found to be associated with mycobacteria infections and to induce infertility. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE At present, we hypothesize that infertile women with FGTB and HCW without tuberculosis (TB) have identical frequency of TLR variants, which may be adequate in the production of IFN-γ in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. Thus, the study appears to be the first of its kind reporting a mutation in the IFN-γ gene [+874 T (thymine) to A] responsible for susceptibility to TB infections and further inducing infertility.
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- Venkanna Bhanothu
- Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Genetics, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
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Bhanothu V, Theophilus J, Rozati R, Aiman AV. Use of multi-primer / multi-gene PCR method for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among female genital tuberculosis patients in India. BMC Infect Dis 2014. [PMCID: PMC4080247 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-s3-e12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Bhanothu V, Theophilus JP, Rozati R. Use of endo-ovarian tissue biopsy and pelvic aspirated fluid for the diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis by conventional versus molecular methods. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98005. [PMID: 24849122 PMCID: PMC4029782 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Til date, none of the diagnostic techniques available for the detection of female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) are 100% accurate. We therefore, proposed to use the endometrial tissue biopsies (ETBs), ovarian tissue biopsies (OTBs) and pelvic aspirated fluids (PAFs) for the diagnosis of FGTB among infertile women by conventional versus molecular methods. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A total of 302 specimens were collected both from 202 infertile women highly suspected of having FGTB on laparoscopy examination and 100 control women of reproductive age. Out of 302 specimens, 150 (49.67%) were ETBs, 95 (31.46%) were OTBs and 57 (18.87%) were PAFs. All specimens were tested by conventional techniques, later compared with multi-gene PCR for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and correlated with laparoscopic findings. The presence of MTB DNA was observed in 49.5% of ETBs, 33.17% of OTBs and 5.44% of PAF specimens collected from highly suspected FGTB patients. All women of control group were confirmed as negative for tuberculosis. The conventional methods showed 99% to 100% specificity with a low sensitivity, ranging from 21.78% to 42.08% while hematoxylin and eosin staining showed a sensitivity of 51.48%. Multi-gene PCR was found to have much higher sensitivity of 70.29% with MTB64 gene, 86.63% with 19 kDa antigen gene at species and TRC4 element at regional MTB complex and 88.12% with 32 kDa protein gene at genus level. The specificity of multi-gene PCR was 100%. Compared with culturing and Ziehl-Neelsen's staining, multi-gene PCR demonstrated improvement in the detection of FGTB (χ2 = 214.612, 1 df, McNemar's test value <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS SIGNIFICANCE We suggest site specific sampling, irrespective of sample type and amplification of the 19 kDa antigen gene in combination with TRC4 element as a successful multi-gene PCR for the diagnosis of FGTB and differentiation of mycobacterial infection among endo-ovarian tissue biopsies and PAFs taken from infertile women.
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- Venkanna Bhanothu
- Dept. of Zoology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Dept. of Reproductive Medicine, MHRT Hospital & Research Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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The present study was designed to explore the association between the SNP +405G>C of the VEGF gene with the risk of endometriosis, and endometriosis associated with adenomyosis and chocolate cysts. Following extraction of genomic DNA, genotyping of the +405 G>C polymorphisms of the VEGF gene was performed by PCR - RFLP analysis. The genotype (X2 =21.713, 2 df, P = < 0.0001) and allele (X2 =10.697, 1 df, P = 0.0011) frequencies of endometriosis patients were significantly different from those of the control women. The genotype and allele frequencies significantly differed in all the clinical subgroups of endometriosis patients. The significant differences in allele frequencies were the result of an increased proportion of homozygote GG genotype carriers. No significant difference was observed between the clinical subgroups with respect to the genotype and allele frequencies of the VEGF +405G>C polymorphism. These findings suggest that the VEGF +405 G>C polymorphism is associated with the risk of endometriosis, and endometriosis associated with adenomyosis and chocolate cysts.
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- Maria Celestina Vanaja
- Dept of Reproductive Medicine, MHRT-Hospital and Research Centre, Owaisi Hospital and Research Centrre Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 034, India.
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Rozati R, Vanaja MC, Nasaruddin K. Genetic contribution of the interferon gamma dinucleotide-repeat polymorphism in South Indian women with endometriosis. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2010; 36:825-31. [PMID: 20666952 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To investigate whether the interferon-gamma (IFNG) gene dinucleotide (CA)-repeat polymorphism is responsible in part for genetic susceptibility to endometriosis in South Indian women. METHODS Following extraction of genomic DNA, genotyping of interferon-gamma CA-repeat polymorphism was performed using genescan technology. RESULTS The global IFNG allele frequencies in all patients with endometriosis were significantly different from those in the control women (chi(2) = 37.062; 6 degrees of freedom; P < or = 0.0001). Significant difference was observed in global allele frequencies between the control women and each clinical subgroup of patients with endometriosis except for patients suffering from endometriosis associated with adenomyosis. The difference was due to an increase in a12 (112 bp) allele in the patients with endometriosis and each clinical subgroup of patients with endometriosis. The distribution of the IFNG a12 genotypes was significantly different between patients with endometriosis and the control women. (chi(2) = 10.635; 2 degrees of freedom; P = 0.0049). A significant difference in the IFNG a12 genotypes was found only among the three clinical subgroups. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the IFNG gene CA-repeat polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to endometriosis in South Indian women.
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- Roya Rozati
- Fertility Services MHRT Hospital and Research Centre, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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Bakshi H, Sam S, Rozati R, Sultan P, Islam T, Rathore B, Lone Z, Sharma M, Triphati J, Saxena RC. DNA fragmentation and cell cycle arrest: a hallmark of apoptosis induced by crocin from kashmiri saffron in a human pancreatic cancer cell line. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2010; 11:675-679. [PMID: 21039035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Apoptosis, a widely important mechanism that contributes to cell growth reduction, is reported to be induced by Crocus sativus in different cancer types. The present study was designed to elucidate apoptosis induction by crocin, a main component of Crocus sativus in a human pancreatic cancer cell line (BxPC-3). METHODS Cell viability was measured by MTT assay, Hoechest33258 staining was used to detect the chromatin condensation characteristic of apoptosis, and DNA fragmentation was assessed by gel electrophoresis and cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry. RESULTS Crocin induced apoptosis and G1-phase cell cycle arrest of BxPC-3 cells, while decreasing cell viability in a dose dependent and time dependent manner. Cells treated with 10μg/L crocin exhibited apoptotic morphology (brightly blue-fluorescent condensed nuclei on Hoechst 33258 staining) and reduction of volume. DNA analysis revealed typical ladders as early as 12 hours after treatment indicative of apoptosis. CONCLUSION Our preclinical study demonstrated a pancreatic cancer cell line to be highly sensitive to crocin-mediated growth inhibition and apoptotic cell death. Although the molecular mechanisms of crocin action are not yet clearly understood, it appears to have potential as a therapeutic agent.
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- Hamid Bakshi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, MHRT Hospital and Research Center, Libya.
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Prakash GJ, Kanth VVR, Shelling AN, Rozati R, Sujatha M. Absence of 566C>T mutation in exon 7 of the FSHR gene in Indian women with premature ovarian failure. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009; 105:265-6. [PMID: 19339009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2008] [Revised: 01/05/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Golla Jaya Prakash
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases, Osmania University, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
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Rozati R, Giragalla S, Sandi R, Celestina Vanaja M. Molecular and toxicology evaluation of patients with endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the possible association between phthalate esters (PEs) and the occurrence of endometriosis. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Department of Reproductive Medicine, Bhagawan Mahavir Medical Research Centre, Maternal Health and Reproductive Institute and Department of Analytical R&D, Hetero Research Foundation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. SAMPLE Blood samples were collected from 49 infertile women with endometriosis (study group); 38 age-matched women without endometriosis (control group I) but with infertility related to tubal defects, fibroids, polycystic ovaries, idiopathic infertility and pelvic inflammatory diseases diagnosed by laparoscopy and a further group of 21 age-matched women (control group II) with proven fertility and no evidence of endometriosis and other gynaecological disorders during laparoscopic sterilisation. METHODS Concentrations of PEs were measured using gas chromatography. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Evaluation of PEs concentrations in women with endometriosis compared with women free from the disease. RESULTS Women with endometriosis showed significantly higher concentrations of di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP) and diethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) (mean 0.44 [SD 0.41]; 0.66 [SD 0.61]; 3.32 [SD 2.17]; 2.44 [SD 2.17] micrograms/ml) compared with control group I (mean 0.08 [SD 0.14]; 0.12 [SD 0.20]; 0; 0.50 [SD 0.80] micrograms/ml) and control group II (mean 0.15 [SD 0.21]; 0.11 [SD 0.22]; 0; 0.45 [SD 0.68] micrograms/ml). The correlation between the concentrations of PEs and different severity of endometriosis was strong and statistically significant at P < 0.05 for all four compounds (DnBP: r=+0.73, P < 0.0001; BBP: r=+0.78, P < 0.0001; DnOP: r=+0.57, P < 0.0001 and DEHP: r=+0.44, P < 0.0014). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that PEs may have an aetiological association with endometriosis.
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- B S Reddy
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Centre, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad-500 004, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Reddy BS, Rozati R, Reddy S, Kodampur S, Reddy P, Reddy R. High plasma concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalate esters in women with endometriosis: a prospective case control study. Fertil Steril 2006; 85:775-9. [PMID: 16500362 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2004] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of this study was to detect the probable association between polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and phthalate esters (PEs), and the occurrence of endometriosis in a prospective case control study. We found that PCBs and PEs may be instrumental in the etiology of endometriosis.
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- B Satyanarayana Reddy
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Center, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad, India.
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Anuradha P, Rozati R, Thangraj K, Khatri G, Hanumantharao P. Molecular screening of unculturable bacteria present in men with reproductive failure. Reprod Med Biol 2004; 3:77-84. [PMID: 29657547 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0578.2004.00058.x] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine the presence of unculturable bacteria using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in infertile men with pyosperrmia. Design: Perspective clinical study. Setting: The study took place at the Department of Reproductive Medicine, Owaisi Hospital and Research Center; In vitro Fertilization Unit, Mahavir Hospital and Research Center; Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology; and Bharat Biotech Foundation, Hyderabad, India. Patients: A total of 68 infertile men and 15 donors, all with no symptoms of genito-urinary tract infections and sterile semen cultures were included in the study. Interventions: None. Main outcome measures: Screening bacteria using routine bacterial cultures and PCR based screening with universal eubacterial primers. Results: The statistical analysis of all the semen parameters in asthenazoospermic, azoospermic, ceyptazoospermic, severe oligospermic and mild oligospermic patients were found to be significant compared with the controls. All the groups were found to be significant compared with the controls (P < 0.05) except for volume and pus cells in the cryptozoospermia group. The Student's t-test also was significant for the seminal parameters before and after treatment of 68 selected individuals with pyospermia and sterile cultures. A total of 44.11% (30/68) samples were collected from the negative culture of pyospermic infertile men have shown the presence of bacteria on amplification using PCR with universal eubacterial primers. The DNA was purified and sequenced. The sequences were checked for homology using DNASTAR and Ribosomal DataBase Project II. A total of 90% of the samples have shown the nearest evolutionary relation to Pantoea P102 (AF394539) and 10% of samples have shown close relation with Burkholderia cepacia (AF042161). Conclusion: The routine bacteriological cultures were unable to detect certain bacterial species particularly with members of enterobacteriaceae family (Pantoea species). Polymerase chain reaction, when used for screening bacteria, can detect the unculturable form of bacteria in infertile men. No amplification for bacterial DNA was obtained in control samples (fertile men with sterile semen cultures.) (Reprod Med Biol 2004; 3: 77- 84).
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- Owaisi Hospital and Research Center, Hyderabad.,Mahavir Hospital and Research Center
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- Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hubsiguda, Hyderabad
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Danadevi K, Rozati R, Saleha Banu B, Grover P. In vivo genotoxic effect of nickel chloride in mice leukocytes using comet assay. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:751-7. [PMID: 15046821 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2003.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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DNA damage induced by nickel chloride (NiCl2) in leucocytes of Swiss albino mice has been studied in vivo. The comet assay or the alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay was used to measure the DNA damage. The mice were administered orally with acute doses of 3.4, 6.8, 13.6, 27.2, 54.4 and 108.8 mg/kg body weight (b.wt.) NiCl2. Samples of whole blood were collected at 24, 48 and 72 h, first week and second week post-treatment for alkaline SCGE assay to study single/double strand breaks in DNA. A significant increase in mean comet tail length indicating DNA damage was observed with NiCl2 at 24, 48 and 72 h post-treatment (P<0.05). A gradual decrease in the mean tail length was observed at 72 h post-treatment indicating repair of the damaged DNA. The mean tail length showed a dose-related increase and time dependent decrease after treatment with NiCl2 when compared to controls. The study also confirms that the comet assay is a sensitive and rapid method to detect DNA damage caused by heavy metals like nickel (Ni).
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- K Danadevi
- Toxicology Unit, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 007, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Danadevi K, Rozati R, Banu BS, Grover P. Genotoxic evaluation of welders occupationally exposed to chromium and nickel using the Comet and micronucleus assays. Mutagenesis 2004; 19:35-41. [PMID: 14681311 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geh001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) are widely used industrial chemicals. Welders in India are inclined to possible occupational Cr and Ni exposure. The carcinogenic potential of metals is a major issue in defining human health risk from exposure. Hence, in the present investigation, 102 welders and an equal number of control subjects were monitored for DNA damage in blood leucocytes utilizing the Comet assay. The two groups had similar mean ages and smoking prevalences. A few subjects were randomly selected for estimation of Cr and Ni content in whole blood by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The Comet assay was carried out to quantify basal DNA damage. The mean comet tail length was used to measure DNA damage. Welders had higher Cr and Ni content when compared with controls (Cr, 151.65 versus 17.86 micro g/l; Ni 132.39 versus 16.91 micro g/l; P < 0.001). The results indicated that the welders had a larger mean comet tail length than that of the controls (mean +/- SD, 23.05 +/- 3.86 versus 8.94 +/- 3.16; P < 0.001). In addition, the micronucleus test on buccal epithelial cells was carried out in a few randomly selected subjects. Welders showed a significant increase in micronucleated cells compared with controls (1.30 versus 0.32; P < 0.001). Analysis of variance revealed that occupational exposure (P < 0.05) had a significant effect on DNA mean tail length, whereas smoking and age had no significant effect on DNA damage. The current study suggested that chronic occupational exposure to Cr and Ni during welding could lead to increased levels of DNA damage.
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- K Danadevi
- Owaisi Hospital and Research Center, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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The semen quality of 57 workers from a welding plant in South India and 57 controls was monitored. Blood nickel and chromium concentrations were determined by ICP-MS. Analysis of semen samples was performed in accordance with World Health Organization criteria. The blood level of nickel and chromium for the 28 exposed workers was 123.3 +/- 35.2 and 131.0 +/- 52.6 microg/l, resepctively, which was significantly higher than the 16.7 +/- 5.8 and 17.4 +/- 8.9 microg/l for the control group (n=27). Sperm concentrations of exposed workers were 14.5 +/- 24.0 millions/ml and those of the control group were 62.8 +/- 43.7 millions/ml. Rapid linear sperm motility was decreased in exposed workers compared to controls. There was a significant positive correlation between the percentage of tail defects and blood nickel concentration in exposed workers. The sperm concentration showed a negative correlation with blood chromium content in workers. More abnormal characteristics were found in the semen of exposed workers. Semen abnormalities correlated with the number of years of exposure to welding fumes containing nickel and chromium.
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- K Danadevi
- Owaisi Hospital and Research Center, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India
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Lead (Pb) is a ubiquitous and toxic metal. Secondary Pb recovery unit workers are prone to possible occupational Pb exposure. Hence, this investigation was conducted to assess the genotoxic effect of Pb exposure in these workers. In the study, 45 workers were monitored for DNA damage in blood leucocytes. Simultaneously 36 subjects were used as control group in this study. All the subjects were estimated for Pb content in whole blood by ICP-MS. The alkali single cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay) was adopted for detecting the DNA damage. The air inside the premises of the unit had Pb concentrations of 4.2 microg/m(3). The level of DNA damage was determined as the percentage of cells with comets. The mean Pb content was found to be significantly higher in the study group (248.3 microg/l) when compared with the controls (27.49 microg/l). Significantly more cells with DNA damage (44.58%) were observed in the study group than in the control persons (21.14%). Smoking had a significant effect on DNA damage in the control group whereas an insignificant effect was noticed in the exposed workers. Study as well as the control group failed to show a significant effect on DNA damage with age (P>0.05). Pb content and years of exposure significantly correlated with DNA damage in the study group (r=0.602, r=0.690; P<0.01). The increased levels of DNA damage observed in the exposed workers, justifies the use of the comet assay for the evaluation of genotoxic effects in humans exposed to Pb.
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- K Danadevi
- Owaisi Hospital and Research Center, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Grover P, Danadevi K, Mahboob M, Rozati R, Banu BS, Rahman MF. Evaluation of genetic damage in workers employed in pesticide production utilizing the Comet assay. Mutagenesis 2003; 18:201-5. [PMID: 12621077 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/18.2.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The use of pesticides has been increasing in recent years, resulting in the need for increased production of pesticides. However, some pesticides may represent a hazard to human health, especially by causing cancer. Genotoxicity tests form an important part of cancer research and risk assessment of potential carcinogens. Therefore, in the current study the potential DNA damage associated with exposure to pesticides of Indian pesticide production workers was assessed using the single cell gel electrophoresis assay or Comet assay. Blood leukocytes of a group of 54 pesticide workers and an equal number of control subjects were examined for genotoxicity in this study. The two groups had similar mean ages and smoking prevalences. The mean comet tail length was used to measure DNA damage. The exposed workers had significantly greater mean comet tail lengths than those of controls (mean +/- SD 19.17 +/- 2.467 versus 8.938 +/- 2.889, P < 0.001). Smokers had significantly larger mean tail lengths than non-smokers (19.75 +/- 2.52 versus 18.26 +/- 2.13, P = 0.024). Analysis of covariance showed that occupational exposure (P < 0.05) and smoking (P < 0.05) had significant effects on mean tail length, whereas age and gender had no effect on DNA damage. The present study suggests that occupational exposure to pesticides and smoking can cause DNA damage. This investigation confirms the sensitivity of the Comet assay.
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- Paramjit Grover
- Biology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of the environmental estrogens polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and phthalate esters (PEs) as potential environmental hazards in the deterioration of semen parameters in infertile men without an obvious etiology. DESIGN Randomized controlled study. SETTING Tertiary care referral infertility clinic and academic research center. PATIENT(S) Twenty-one infertile men with sperm counts <20 million/mL and/or rapid progressive motility <25% and/or <30% normal forms without evidence of an obvious etiology and 32 control men with normal semen analyses and evidence of conception. Semen and blood samples were obtained as part of the treatment protocol. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Evaluation of semen parameters such as ejaculate volume, sperm count, motility, morphology, vitality, osmoregulatory capacity, sperm chromatin stability, and sperm nuclear DNA integrity. RESULT(S) PCBs were detected in the seminal plasma of infertile men but not in controls, and the concentration of PEs was significantly higher in infertile men compared with controls. Ejaculate volume, sperm count, progressive motility, normal morphology, and fertilizing capacity were significantly lower in infertile men compared with controls. The highest average PCB and PE concentrations were found in urban fish eaters, followed by rural fish eaters, urban vegetarians, and rural vegetarians. The total motile sperm counts in infertile men were inversely proportional to their xenoestrogen concentrations and were significantly lower than those in the respective controls. CONCLUSION(S) PCBs and PEs may be instrumental in the deterioration of semen quality in infertile men without an obvious etiology.
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- Roya Rozati
- Assisted Conception Services Unit, Mahavir Hospital and Research Center, Hyderabad, India.
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Hexavalent chromium is a well-known mutagen and carcinogen. In the present investigation, single-/double-stranded DNA breaks by potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) in mice, a sensitive model for genotoxic effects, have been studied in vivo using alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE)/comet assay. Mice were administered orally with a range of doses starting from 0.59 to 76.0 mg/kg body weight of K2Cr2O7 and samples of whole blood were collected at 24, 48, 72, 96 h, week 1 and week 2 post-treatment for alkaline SCGE assay to study DNA damage. The rationale for using leukocytes was to reflect biomarker analysis in humans. Significant increase in mean comet tail length (5.7-24.25 microM) indicating DNA damage was observed at all the doses with K2Cr2O7 when compared with controls (3.26 microM). Maximum increase in mean comet tail length was observed at 9.5 mg/kg body weight at 48 h post-treatment (24.25 microM). The mean comet tail length showed a clear dose-dependent increase from 0.59 to 9.5 mg/kg body weight and a dose-dependent decrease in higher doses (19.0-76.0 mg/kg body weight). A gradual decrease in the tail lengths from 72 h post-treatment was observed by the second week, and values had returned to control levels at all doses, indicating repair of the damaged DNA and/or loss of heavily damaged cells. The study also reveals that comet assay is a sensitive and rapid method for detecting DNA damage caused by heavy metals such as chromium (Cr).
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- K Dana Devi
- Deccan College of Medical Sciences and Owaisi Hospital and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Andrhra Pradesh, India
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Rozati R, Reddy PP, Reddanna P, Mujtaba R. Xenoesterogens and male infertility: myth or reality? Asian J Androl 2000; 2:263-9. [PMID: 11202414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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AIM To evaluate the role of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as a potential environmental hazard in the deterioration of male fertility. METHODS Fifty-three males were studied. After a thorough case history evaluation and relevant clinical and laboratory investigations, PCBs were estimated in the seminal plasma of 21 infertile men with "Unexplained Male Factor" and 32 fertile controls. Peak retention times of the eluants were compared with those of the commercially available standard PCB Mix, and the results confirmed spectrophotometrically. Seminal PCB concentrations were compared between i) fertile and infertile men and ii) men from different areas and diets. The relationship between PCB concentrations and measures of sperm quality such as the total motile sperm count, was assessed. RESULTS PCBs were detected in seminal plasma of infertile men but absent from controls. Sperm quantity and quality were significantly lower in infertile men compared to controls. The highest average PCB concentrations were found in fish-eating urban dwellers, and followed in succession by fish-eating rural dwellers, non fish-eating urban dwellers and non fish-eating rural dwellers. The total motile sperm counts were inversely proportional to the PCB concentrations and were significantly lower than those of the respective controls. CONCLUSION PCBs may be instrumental in the deterioration of sperm quantity and quality, a contaminated fish diet being the main source of exposure.
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- R Rozati
- Assisted Conception Services Unit, Mahavir Hospital and Research Centre, Hyderabad (A.P.) 500 028, India.
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