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Reegan AD, Kumar PS, Asharaja AC, Devi C, Jameela S, Balakrishna K, Ignacimuthu S. Larvicidal and ovicidal activities of phenyl acetic acid isolated from Streptomyces collinus against Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Exp Parasitol 2021; 226-227:108120. [PMID: 34089701 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2021.108120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The bio-efficacy of crude ethyl acetate extract, fractions and a compound phenyl acetic acid from the ethyl acetate extract of Streptomyces collinus was evaluated on Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti L. mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). The larvae were exposed to concentrations of 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0 ppm for fractions and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 ppm for compound. After 24 h, the larval mortality was assessed and the LC₅₀ and LC90 values were calculated. Similarly, per cent ovicidal activity was calculated for eggs after 120 h post treatment for phenyl acetic acid. Among the eleven fractions screened, fraction 7 from the ethyl acetate extract of Streptomyces collinus exhibited good larvicidal activity against both mosquito species. The LC50 and LC90 values of fraction 7 were 4.42, 6.23 ppm against Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae and 5.13, 14.51 ppm against Ae. aegypti larvae, respectively. Further, the isolated compound, phenyl acetic acid from fraction 7 recorded 100% larvicidal activity at 2 ppm concentration with LC50 and LC90 values of 2.07, 4.87 ppm on Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae and 3.81, 9.87 ppm on Ae. aegypti larvae, respectively. Phenyl acetic acid presented 50.3% and 42.0% ovicidal activity against Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ae. aegypti eggs at 2 ppm concentration after 120 h post treatment. The compound, phenyl acetic acid could be used in mosquito control programme.
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- Appadurai Daniel Reegan
- National Centre for Disease Control, NTI Campus, Bellary Road, Bangalore, 560 003, Karnataka, India.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510 301, Guangdong, China.
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- P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College, Melaneelithanallur, Tenkasi, 627 953, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Rahmath Nagar, Tirunelveli, 627 011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Rahmath Nagar, Tirunelveli, 627 011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai, 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India
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Angeli A, Andrew OS, Qian YZ, Anselm ST, Chang KM, Jameela S, Subramanian Y. Reference interval establishment of full blood count extended research parameters in the multi-ethnic population of Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2019; 74:534-536. [PMID: 31929481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Haematological cellular structures may be elucidated using automated full blood count (FBC) analysers such as Unicel DxH 800 via cell population data (CPD) analysis. The CPD values are generated by calculating volume, conductivity, and five types of scatter angles of individual cells which would form clusters or populations. This study considered 126 CPD parameter values of 1077 healthy Malaysian adults to develop reference intervals for each CPD parameter. The utility of the CPD reference interval established may range from understanding the normal haematological cellular structures to analysis of distinct cellular features related to the development of haematological disorders and malignancies.
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- A Angeli
- Hospital Ampang, Haematology Department, Clinical Haematology Referral Laboratory, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Ampang, Haematology Department, Clinical Haematology Referral Laboratory, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- University of New Mexico, Department of Pathology, Albuquerque, United States of America
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- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Department of Medicine and Health Science, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Hospital Ampang, Haematology Department, Clinical Haematology Referral Laboratory, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Ampang, Haematology Department, Clinical Haematology Referral Laboratory, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Ampang, Haematology Department, Clinical Haematology Referral Laboratory, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Chong S, Liew P, Hamzah R, Wang P, Nurliyana M, Yegappan S, Jameela S, Chang K. A Case of Metastatic Breast Carcinoma Presenting With Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Pathology 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.12.092] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Muhammad Aliff M, Muhammad Shazwan S, Nur Fariha MM, Hayati AR, Nur Syahrina AR, Maizatul Azma M, Nazefah AH, Jameela S, Asral Wirda AA. Gene expression in obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome: a systematic review. Malays J Pathol 2016; 38:285-294. [PMID: 28028299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a multisystem disease that may present as venous or arterial thrombosis and/or pregnancy complications with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Until today, heterogeneity of pathogenic mechanism fits well with various clinical manifestations. Moreover, previous studies have indicated that genes are differentially expressed between normal and in the disease state. Hence, this study systematically searched the literature on human gene expression that was differentially expressed in Obstetric APS. METHODOLOGY Electronic search was performed until 31st March 2015 through PubMed and Embase databases; where the following Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms were used and they had been specified as the primary focus of the articles; gene, antiphospholipid, obstetric, and pregnancy in the title or abstract. From 502 studies retrieved from the search, only original publications that had performed gene expression analyses of human placental tissue that reported on differentially expressed gene in pregnancies with Obstetric APS were included. Two reviewers independently scrutinized the titles and the abstracts before examining the eligibility of studies that met the inclusion criteria. For each study; diagnostic criteria for APS, method for analysis, and the gene signature were extracted independently by two reviewers. The genes listed were further analysed with the DAVID and the KEGG pathways. RESULTS Three eligible gene expression studies involving obstetric APS, comprising the datasets on gene expression, were identified. All three studies showed a reduction in transcript expression on PRL, STAT5, TF, DAF, ABCA1, and HBEGF in Obstetric APS. The high enrichment score for functionality in DAVID had been positive regulation of cell proliferation. Meanwhile, pertaining to the KEGG pathway, two pathways were associated with some of the listed genes, which were ErBb signalling pathway and JAK-STAT signalling pathway. CONCLUSION Ultimately, studies on a genetic level have the potential to provide new insights into the regulation and to widen the basis for identification of changes in the mechanism of Obstetric APS.
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- M Muhammad Aliff
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Muhammad Shazwan S, Muhammad Aliff M, Asral Wirda AA, Hayati AR, Maizatul Azma M, Nur Syahrina AR, Nazefah AH, Jameela S, Nur Fariha MM. MicroRNA expression in antiphospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and microRNA target genes analysis. Malays J Pathol 2016; 38:273-283. [PMID: 28028298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are autoantibodies that attack phospholipid through anti-beta 2-glycoprotein 1. The actions of aPL are associated with events leading to thrombosis and morbidity in pregnancy. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is diagnosed when a patient is persistently positive for aPL and also has recognised clinical manifestations such as recurrent pregnancy losses, arterial or venous thrombosis and in a catastrophic case, can result in death. Unfortunately, the pathogenesis of APS is still not well established. Recently, microRNA expressed in many types of diseased tissues were claimed to be involved in the pathological progression of diseases and has become a useful biomarker to indicate diseases, including APS. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to search for research papers that are focussing on microRNA expression profiles in APS. METHOD Three search engines (Ebcohost, ProQuest and Ovid) were used to identify papers related to expression of specific microRNA in antiphospholipid syndrome. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A total of 357 papers were found and screened, out of which only one study fulfilled the requirement. In this particular study blood samples from APS patients were tested. The microRNAs found to be related to APS were miR-19b and miR-20a. No data was found on specific microRNA being expressed in obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome. Analysis on the microRNA target genes revealed that most genes targeted by miR-19b and miR-20a involve in TGF-Beta Signalling and VEGF, hypoxia and angiogenesis pathways. CONCLUSION In view of the limited data on the expressions of microRNA in APS we recommend further research into this field. Characterization of microRNA profile in blood as well as in placenta tissue of patients with APS could be useful in identifying microRNAs involved in obstetric APS.
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- S Muhammad Shazwan
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Jameela S, Sabirah SOS, Babam J, Phan CL, Visalachy P, Chang KM, Salwana MA, Zuraidah A, Subramanian Y, Rahimah A. Thalassaemia screening among students in a secondary school in Ampang, Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2011; 66:522-524. [PMID: 22390120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Thalassaemia is a common disorder in Malaysia. It is estimated that 4.5% of the population are carriers for beta- or alpha- thalassaemias. We set out to screen Form 4 students aged between 15 and 16 years old in a national school, for thalassaemia in March 2008. Written consent was obtained from 310 students. The carrier rate for the common thalassaemia syndromes was 6.8% (2.9% for beta-thalassaemia, 2.6% for HbE and 1.3% for two-gene deletion for alpha-thalassaemia). Carriers for beta-thalassaemia and two-gene deletion for alpha-thalassaemia were more common in the Chinese (4.3% and 1.4% respectively) while heterozygous HbE was more common in the Malays (3.8%). The laboratory cost of screening one student was RM 45 and the total number of man-hours spent in this screening activity was 600. This screening exercise showed that thalassaemia carriers are common among the Chinese and Malays and it is feasible to carry out a screening programme for secondary school students.
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- S Jameela
- Hospital Ampang, Department of Hematology, Clinical Hematology Laboratory, Jalan Mewah Utara, Pandan Mewah, Ampang, Selangor 68000, Malaysia
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Karthipan SN, George E, Jameela S, Lim WF, Teh LK, Lee TY, Chin VK, Lai MI. An assessment of three noncommercial DNA extraction methods from dried blood spots for beta-thalassaemia mutation identification. Int J Lab Hematol 2011; 33:540-4. [PMID: 21884505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2011.01304.x] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Dried blood spots (DBS) are currently the recommended sample collection method for newborn screening programmes in America. Early diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia screening is essential as it provides an added advantage especially in sickle cell disease. Beta-thalassaemia frequency is high in many poor countries, and the cost of using commercial DNA extraction kits can be prohibitive. Our study assessed three methods that use minimal reagents and materials to extract DNA from DBS for beta-thalassaemia identification. METHODS The methods assessed in this study were Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer-based method by Bereczky et al. (American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 72, 2005, 249), NaCL/NaOH/Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) method by Huang et al. (Human Genetics 84, 1990, 129) and NaOH method by Zhou et al. (Analytical Biochemistry 354, 2006, 159). Extracted DNA was amplified for three common beta-thalassaemia mutations in Malaysia. RESULTS Amplicons derived from TE buffer-based method were very faint and almost nonexistent while the NaCl/NaOH/SDS method did not produce any visible amplicons. The extraction using NaOH method produced visible bands that were comparable to the standard method using extraction kit. CONCLUSION The NaOH method is a simple method that uses minimal equipment and reagents that make it labour- and cost-effective. This method could be adopted by poorer countries to extract DNA for beta-thalassaemia mutation characterization.
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- S N Karthipan
- Department of Pathology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Department of Hematology, Ampang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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