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Chen Y, Duan M, Wang X, Xu J, Tian S, Xu X, Duan A, Mahal A, Zhu Y, Zhu Q. Synthesis and evaluation of pentacyclic triterpenoids conjugates as novel HBV entry inhibitors targeting NTCP receptor. Bioorg Chem 2024; 147:107385. [PMID: 38663255 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107385] [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: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Chronic liver diseases caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) are the accepted main cause leading to liver cirrhosis, hepatic fibrosis, and hepatic carcinoma. Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP), a specific membrane receptor of hepatocytes for triggering HBV infection, is a promising target against HBV entry. In this study, pentacyclic triterpenoids (PTs) including glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), oleanolic acid (OA), ursolic acid (UA) and betulinic acid (BA) were modified via molecular hybridization with podophyllotoxin respectively, and resulted in thirty-two novel conjugates. The anti-HBV activities of conjugates were evaluated in HepG2.2.15 cells. The results showed that 66% of the conjugates exhibited lower toxicity to the host cells and had significant inhibitory effects on the two HBV antigens, especially HBsAg. Notably, the compounds BA-PPT1, BA-PPT3, BA-PPT4, and UA-PPT3 not only inhibited the secretion of HBsAg but also suppressed HBV DNA replication. A significant difference in the binding of active conjugates to NTCP compared to the HBV PreS1 antigen was observed by SPR assays. The mechanism of action was found to be the competitive binding of these compounds to the NTCP 157-165 epitopes, blocking HBV entry into host cells. Molecular docking results indicated that BA-PPT3 interacted with the amino acid residues of the target protein mainly through π-cation, hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interaction, suggesting its potential as a promising HBV entry inhibitor targeting the NTCP receptor.
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- Yixin Chen
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Preparation Technology, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Preparation Technology, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou 510515, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Preparation Technology, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Ijaz R, Waqas M, Mahal A, Essid M, Zghab I, Khera RA, Alotaibi HF, Al-Haideri M, Alshomrany AS, Zahid S, Alatawi NS, Aloui Z. Tuning the optoelectronic properties of selenophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole-based non-fullerene acceptor to obtain efficient organic solar cells through end-capped modification. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 129:108745. [PMID: 38442441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2024.108745] [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: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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With the goal of developing a high-performance organic solar cell, nine molecules of A2-D-A1-D-A2 type are originated in the current investigation. The optoelectronic properties of all the proposed compounds are examined by employing the DFT approach and the B3LYP functional with a 6-31G (d, p) basis set. By substituting the terminal moieties of reference molecule with newly proposed acceptor groups, several optoelectronic and photovoltaic characteristics of OSCs have been studied, which are improved to a significant level when compared with reference molecule, i.e., absorption properties, excitation energy, exciton binding energy, band gap, oscillator strength, electrostatic potential, light-harvesting efficiency, transition density matrix, open-circuit voltage, fill factor, density of states and interaction coefficient. All the newly developed molecules (P1-P9) have improved λmax, small band gap, high oscillator strengths, and low excitation energies compared to the reference molecule. Among all the studied compounds, P9 possesses the least binding energy (0.24 eV), P8 has high interaction coefficient (0.70842), P3 has improved electron mobility due to the least electron reorganization energy (λe = 0.009182 eV), and P5 illustrates high light-harvesting efficiency (0.7180). P8 and P9 displayed better Voc results (1.32 eV and 1.33 eV, respectively) and FF (0.9049 and 0.9055, respectively). Likewise, the phenomenon of charge transfer in the PTB7-Th/P1 blend seems to be a marvelous attempt to introduce them in organic photovoltaics. Consequently, the outcomes of these parameters demonstrate that adding new acceptors to reference molecule is substantial for the breakthrough development of organic solar cells (OSCs).
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- Rimsha Ijaz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Khalid University (KKU), Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmacy Department, School of Medicine, University of Kurdistan Hewlêr, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Al Taif HWY, Mecca 24381, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71421, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Khalid University (KKU), Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia.
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Ishtiaq M, Shaban M, Waqas M, Akram SJ, Mahal A, Alkhouri A, Alshomrany AS, Alatawi NS, Alotaibi HF, Shehzad RA, Assem EE, Zghab I, Khera RA. Structural modification of A-C-A configured X-PCIC acceptor molecule for efficient photovoltaic properties with low energy loss in organic solar cells. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 129:108722. [PMID: 38377792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2024.108722] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Modification of terminal acceptors of non-fullerene organic solar cell molecule with different terminal acceptors can help in screening of molecules to develop organic photovoltaic cells with improved performance. Thus, in this work, seven new molecules with an unfused core have been designed and thoroughly investigated. DFT/TD-DFT simulations were performed on studied molecules to explore the ground and excited state characteristics. UV-Visible analysis revealed the red shift in the absorption spectrum (reaching 781 nm) owing to their smaller energy gap up to 1.94 eV. Furthermore, transition density matrix analysis demonstrated that peripheral acceptors extract the electron density from the core effectively. The effectiveness of our investigated molecules as materials for high-performing organic photovoltaic cells has been shown by an examination of their electron and hole mobilities for fast charge transfer. When combined with PTB7-Th, all molecules displayed high open circuit voltage. XP5 molecule exhibited highest open circuit voltage (1.70 eV) and lowest energy loss of 0.30 eV. All designed molecules exhibit the improved aforementioned parameters, which shows that these molecules can be used to develop competent solar devices in future.
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- Mariam Ishtiaq
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
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- College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Al Taif HWY, Mecca, 24381, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71421, Saudi Arabia
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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 Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Chemistry Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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Oladeji OS, Odelade KA, Mahal A, Obaidullah AJ, Zainul R. Systematic appraisals of naturally occurring alkaloids from medicinal plants. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2024:10.1007/s00210-024-03126-3. [PMID: 38767672 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03126-3] [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: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Alkaloids are a complex class of biologically active compounds with a broad spectrum of health-related applications. Particularly the alkaloids of indole, steroidal, terpenoids, isoquinoline, and bisbenzylisoquinoline have been extensively investigated. Ultimately, substantial advancement has been highlighted in the investigation of chemical constituents and the therapeutic benefits of plant alkaloids, particularly during the last ten years. A total of 386 alkaloids have been isolated from over 40 families, including Apocynaceae, Annonaceae, Rubiaceae, Menispermaceae, Ranunculaceae, Buxaceae, Papaveraceae, Magnoliaceae, Rutaceae and Phyllanthaceae. This paper will investigate several alkaloids that have been isolated from botanical medicines as well as offer an in-depth analysis of their cytotoxic properties.
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- Oluwole Solomon Oladeji
- Natural Products Research Unit, Department of Physical Sciences, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, PMB 1001, Nigeria
- Landmark University Sustainable Development Goals III (SDG 3), Good Health and Well-Being, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, PMB 1001, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- Institut für Chemie, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
- Center for Advanced Material Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and Biophysics Informatics (CAMBIOTICS), Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
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Saadh MJ, Ahmed AT, Mahal A, Chandra S, Almajed MA, Alotaibi HF, Hamoody AHM, Shakir MN, Zainul R. Assessing the gas sensing capability of undoped and doped aluminum nitride nanotubes. J Mol Model 2024; 30:153. [PMID: 38691244 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-05953-w] [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: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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CONTEXT CO2 and CO gas sensors are very important to recognize the insulation situation of electrical tools. ToCO explore the application of noble metal doped of aluminum nitride nanotubes for gas sensors, DFT computations according to the first principal theory were applied to study sensitivity, adsorption attributes, and electronic manner. In this investigation, platinum-doped aluminum nitride nanotubes were offered for the first time to analyze the adsorption towards CO2 and CO gases. Firm construction of platinum-doped aluminum nitride nanotubes (Pt-AlNNT) was investigated in four feasible places, and the binding energy of firm construction is 1.314 eV. Respectively, the adsorption energy between the CO2 and Pt-AlNNT systems was - 2.107 eV, while for instance of CO, the adsorption energy was - 3.258 eV. The mentioned analysis and computations are considerable for studying Pt-AlNNT as a new CO2 and CO gas sensor for electrical tools insulation. The current study revealed that the Pt-AlNNT possesses high selectivity and sensitivity towards CO2 and CO. METHODS In this research, Pt-doped AlNNT (Pt-AlNNT) has been studied as sensing materials of CO and CO2 for the first time. The adsorption process of Pt-AlNNT has been computed and analyzed through the DFT approach. DFT computations by using B3LYP functional and 6-31 + G* basis sets have been applied in the GAMESS code for sensing attributes, which contribute to potential applications.
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- Mohamed J Saadh
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Middle East University, Amman, 11831, Jordan
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- Department of Nursing, Al-Maarif University College, Ramadi, Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, India
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- College of Technical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Dhi Qar, 64001, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratories Technology, Al-Hadi University College, Baghdad, 10011, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Laboratories Technology, AL-Nisour University College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
- Center for Advanced Material Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and Biophysics Informatics (CAMPBIOTICS), Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia.
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Alrahbeni T, Gupta JK, Alkhouri A, Kumar LA, Mahal A, Al-Mugheed K, Satapathy P, Kukreti N, Khatib MN, Gaidhane S, Gaidhane AM, Rustagi S, Mohanty D, Padhi BK. Association of air pollution with risk and severity of obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurotoxicology 2024; 102:106-113. [PMID: 38636605 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2024.04.005] [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: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a significant health concern characterized by recurrent upper airway blockages during sleep, causing various health issues. There's growing evidence of a link between air pollution and OSA, though research results have been inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to consolidate and examine data on the relationship between air pollution and OSA's risk and severity. METHODS A literature search across PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science was conducted until January 10, 2024. The selection criteria targeted studies involving OSA participants or those at risk, with quantitative air pollution assessments. The Nested Knowledge software facilitated screening and data extraction, while the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used for quality assessment. Meta-analyses, utilizing random-effects models, computed pooled odds ratios (ORs) for the OSA risk associated with PM2.5 and NO2 exposure, analyzed using R software version 4.3. RESULTS The systematic review included twelve studies, four of which were analyzed in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed diverse results on the association of PM2.5 and NO2 with OSA risk. PM2.5 exposure showed a pooled OR of 0.987 (95 % CI: 0.836-1.138), indicating no substantial overall impact on OSA risk. Conversely, NO2 exposure was linked to a pooled OR of 1.095 (95 % CI: 0.920-1.270), a non-significant increase in risk. Many studies found a relationship between air pollution exposure and elevated Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) levels, indicating a relationship between air pollution and OSA severity. CONCLUSION The findings suggest air pollutants, especially NO2, might play a role in worsening OSA risk and severity, but the evidence isn't definitive. This highlights the variability of different pollutants' effects and the necessity for more research. Understanding these links is vital for shaping public health policies and clinical approaches to address OSA amidst high air pollution.
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- Tahani Alrahbeni
- Molecular Toxicology and Genetics, Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Adult Health Nursing and Critical Care, Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India; Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University, Hillah, Babil 51001, Iraq
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- School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India
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- Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- One Health Centre (COHERD), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, and Global Health Academy, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Centre for Nano Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Anurag University, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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Alrahbeni T, Mahal A, Alkhouri A, Alotaibi HF, Rajagopal V, Behera A, Al-Mugheed K, Khatib MN, Gaidhane S, Zahiruddin QS, Shabil M, Bushi G, Rustagi S, Kukreti N, Satapathy P, Mohapatra RK, Dziedzic A, Padhi BK. Surgical interventions for intractable migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2024:01279778-990000000-01343. [PMID: 38626410 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000001480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Migraine affects approximately 14-15% of the global population, contributing to nearly 5% of the world's health burden. When drug treatments prove ineffective for intractable migraines, highly specific surgical interventions emerge as potential solutions. We aimed to analyze surgical approaches for these refractory or intractable migraines through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS We conducted a literature search across databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase, focusing on studies related to migraines and surgical outcomes. We considered clinical trials or observational studies that included any surgical intervention for refractory or intractable migraines, emphasizing key outcomes such as reductions in migraine intensity, Migraine Disability Assessment scores (MIDAS), and 50% Migraine Headache Index (MHI) reduction rates. Statistical analyses were performed using R version 4.3. RESULTS Eleven studies were included in the systematic review. A meta-analysis of four studies involving overall 95 patients showed a significant reduction in mean migraine intensity scores using ONS (-2.27, 95% CI: -3.92 to -0.63, P=0.021). Three studies with 85 patients showed an average MIDAS score reduction of -52.3, though this was not statistically significant (95% CI: -136.85 to 32.19, P=0.116). Two additional studies corroborated these reductions in MIDAS scores. Nerve decompression surgery showed a substantial decrease in the average migraine intensity (from 8.31 down to 4.06). Median MIDAS score dropped from 57 to 20. Two studies indicated a success rate of 40% and 82%, respectively, in achieving a 50% reduction in the Migraine MHI through nerve decompression. Findings from two studies suggest that septorhinoplasty and sinus surgery effectively decrease migraine intensity scores. CONCLUSION The existing evidence emphasizes the potential advantages of surgical interventions as a promising approach to managing intractable or refractory migraines. However, robust and comprehensive research is crucial to refine and solidify the efficacy of these surgical methods, aiming for widespread benefits for patients, considering cost-effectiveness factors.
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Adult Health Nursing and Critical Care. Riyadh Elm University. Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- One Health Centre (COHERD), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- Global Health Academy, Division of Evidence Synthesis, School of Epidemiology and Public Health and Research, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher education and Research, Wardha. India
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- EvidenceSynthesis Lab, Kolkata 700156, India
- Global Center for Evidence Synthesis, Chandigarh-160036, India
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- EvidenceSynthesis Lab, Kolkata 700156, India
- Global Center for Evidence Synthesis, Chandigarh-160036, India
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- School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India
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- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
- Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, AL-Mustaqbal University, 51001 Hillah, Babil, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar - 758 002, Odisha, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India
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Ali S, Akhter MS, Waqas M, Zubair H, Bhatti HN, Mahal A, Shawky AM, Alkhouri A, Khera RA. End-capped engineering of Quinoxaline core-based non-fullerene acceptor materials with improved power conversion efficiency. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 127:108699. [PMID: 38150839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108699] [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: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Improving the light-harvesting efficiency and boosting open circuit voltage are crucial challenges for enhancing the efficiency of organic solar cells. This work introduces seven new molecules (SA1-SA7) to upgrade the optoelectronic and photovoltaic properties of Q-C-F molecule-based solar cells. All recently designed molecules have the same alkyl-substituted Quinoxaline core and CPDT donor but vary in the end-capped acceptor subunits. All the investigated molecules have revealed superior properties than the model (R) by having absorbance ranging from 681 nm to 782 nm in the gaseous medium while 726 nm-861 nm in chloroform solvent, with the lowest band gap ranging from 1.91 to 2.19 eV SA1 molecule demonstrated the highest λmax (861 nm) in chloroform solvent and the lowest band gap (1.91 eV). SA2 molecule has manifested highest dipole moment (4.5089 D), lower exciton binding energy in gaseous (0.33 eV) and chloroform solvent (0.47 eV), and lower charge mobility of hole (0.0077693) and electron (0.0042470). At the same time, SA7 showed the highest open circuit voltage (1.56 eV) and fill factor (0.9166) due to solid electron-pulling acceptor moieties. From these supportive outcomes, it is inferred that our computationally investigated molecules may be promising candidates to be used in advanced versions of OSCs in the upcoming period.
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- Sajjad Ali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, P. O. Box 32028, Bahrain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Science and Technology Unit (STU), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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Alanazi AS, Almutairi H, Gupta JK, Mohanty D, Rath D, AlOdan AA, Mahal A, Khatib MN, Gaidhane S, Zahiruddin QS, Rustagi S, Satapathy P, Serhan HA. Osseous implications of proton pump inhibitor therapy: An umbrella review. Bone Rep 2024; 20:101741. [PMID: 38348455 PMCID: PMC10859261 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2024.101741] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Background Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide for acid-related disorders. While their short-term efficacy and safety are well-established, concerns regarding their long-term effects on bone health have emerged. This umbrella review aimed to synthesize the available findings on the associations between PPI use and bone metabolism outcomes. Methods An electronic search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Database up to September 16, 2023. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies that evaluated the relationship between PPIs and bone metabolism outcomes were included. Data extraction, quality appraisal, and synthesis were performed in line with the Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA guidelines. The strength of the evidence was graded using the GRADE criteria. Statistical analysis was performed in R version 4.3. Results Out of 299 records, 27 studies met the inclusion criteria. The evidence indicated a statistically significant increased risk of fractures, notably hip, spine, and wrist fractures, in PPI users. PPI use was associated with changes in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) across various bones, though the clinical relevance of these changes remains uncertain. Furthermore, PPI-induced hypomagnesemia, which can influence bone health, was identified. A notable finding was the increased risk of dental implant failures in PPI users. However, the certainty of most of the evidence ranged from very low to low based on GRADE criteria. Conclusion The long-term use of PPIs may be associated with adverse bone health outcomes, including increased fracture risk, alterations in BMD, hypomagnesemia, and dental implant failure. While these findings highlight potential concerns for long-term PPI users, the current evidence's low certainty underscores the need for robust, high-quality research to clarify these associations.
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- Abdullah S. Alanazi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Nano Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Anurag University, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
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- Department of Family Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- One Health Centre (COHERD), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN), Division of Evidence Synthesis, Global Consortium of Public Health and Research, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education, Wardha, India
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- School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
- School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India
- Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, AL-Mustaqbal University, 51001 Hillah, Babil, Iraq
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Ahmad I, Al-Qattan A, Iqbal MZ, Anas A, Khasawneh MA, Obaidullah AJ, Mahal A, Duan M, Al Zoubi W, Ghadi YY, Al-Zaqri N, Xia C. A systematic review on Nb 2O 5-based photocatalysts: Crystallography, synthetic methods, design strategies, and photocatalytic mechanisms. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 324:103093. [PMID: 38306848 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103093] [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: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
Abstract
With the increasing popularity of photocatalytic technology and the highly growing issues of energy scarcity and environmental pollution, there is an increasing interest in extremely efficient photocatalytic systems. The widespread immense attention and applicability of Nb2O5 photocatalysts can be attributed to their multiple benefits, including strong redox potentials, non-toxicity, earth abundance, corrosion resistance, and efficient thermal and chemical stability. However, the large-scale application of Nb2O5 is currently impeded by the barriers of rapid recombination loss of photo-activated electron/hole pairs and the inadequacy of visible light absorption. To overcome these constraints, plentiful design strategies have been directed at modulating the morphology, electronic band structure, and optical properties of Nb2O5. The current review offers an extensive analysis of Nb2O5-based photocatalysts, with a particular emphasis on crystallography, synthetic methods, design strategies, and photocatalytic mechanisms. Finally, an outline of future research directions and challenges in developing Nb2O5-based materials with excellent photocatalytic performance is presented.
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- Irshad Ahmad
- Department of Physics, University of Agriculture-38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Energy and Building Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box: 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science U.A.E. University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- School of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, People's Republic of China
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- Materials Electrochemistry Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Al Ain University, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China.
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Pattnaik P, Mahal A, Mishra S, Alkhouri A, Mohapatra RK, Kandi V. Alarming Rise in Global Rabies Cases Calls for Urgent Attention: Current Vaccination Status and Suggested Key Countermeasures. Cureus 2023; 15:e50424. [PMID: 38222131 PMCID: PMC10784771 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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In the wake of rising rabies cases worldwide, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, it is time to understand the scenario better and suggest technically sound and plausible countermeasures. This article is an attempt at this perspective. Although a critical zoonotic viral disease, rabies is preventable. Medico-legally, the ailment is classified as furious rabies and paralytic rabies. The four world bodies, namely, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) endorsed framing a global support system to eradicate human death from dog-mediated rabies under the 'Zero by 30' framework. The framework calls for extending the vaccination of dogs to reduce the risk of human rabies. Stray dogs became aggressive primarily due to their food shortage during the pandemic lockdown. As many adopted stray dogs were disowned post-pandemic, decreased human-dog interactions increased the aggressiveness among dogs. As a result, 'dog-bite' cases rose, with a sudden spike in rabies cases and dog-bite-induced deaths in India and elsewhere. Jeopardising the 'Zero by 30' plan is certainly a public health concern. Stray dog sterilisation through the irreversible ductal occlusion technique and reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance (RISUG) are other suggested interventions to control rabies. Importantly, wildlife like foxes, raccoons, skunks, and bats could also be rabid. Three out of the four WHO-pre-qualified human vaccines against rabies are intradermally administered as post-exposure prophylaxis, while the intramuscular one is more popular. Even though 'Zero by 30' may not be achieved within the set timeframe, it is time for a concerted and planned strategy by global agencies to curb the globally rising rabies cases and manage the disease better. The 'One Health' model seems to be a plausible guideline and the ultimate countermeasure to achieve this.
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, IRQ
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, IND
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- College of Pharmacy, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, IRQ
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, IND
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND
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Mohapatra RK, Mahal A, Mishra S, Kandi V, Obaidullah WJ. SARS-CoV-2 Variants BA.2.86 and EG.5.1 Alongside Scrub Typhus and Nipah in India During the Ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023: Threat Perceptions and Countermeasures. Cureus 2023; 15:e48895. [PMID: 38106697 PMCID: PMC10725194 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.48895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
Abstract
The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), and China witnessed rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2023. Concerns about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) novel strains amid the sudden surge of COVID cases are growing. Recently, BA.2.86 (Pirola) poses a much greater risk due to its higher transmission rate and spreading across regions. Pirola variant has mutations that set it apart from all earlier known SARS-CoV-2 variants. This variant was designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organization (WHO). Another SARS-CoV-2 variant named "Eris" (EG.5.1) was detected in India and started picking up in the US and the UK. The WHO listed EG.5.1 (variant) as a variant under monitoring. Therefore, it is important to remain vigilant. Further, multiple Nipah virus infections and scrub typhus cases are spreading among humans in India currently. In this situation, the 13th edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Cricket World Cup is being held in India this year. With global reach, this big sporting carnival attracts millions of cricket fans from several countries. In light of the multiple public health concerns encountered currently, this gala global sports event needs additional preventive measures.
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- Ranjan K Mohapatra
- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Keonjhar, IND
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan, IRQ
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed University, Bhubaneswar, IND
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND
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- General Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, SAU
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Pal M, Mahal A, Mohapatra RK, Obaidullah AJ, Sahoo RN, Pattnaik G, Pattanaik S, Mishra S, Aljeldah M, Alissa M, Najim MA, Alshengeti A, AlShehail BM, Garout M, Halwani MA, Alshehri AA, Rabaan AA. Deep and Transfer Learning Approaches for Automated Early Detection of Monkeypox (Mpox) Alongside Other Similar Skin Lesions and Their Classification. ACS Omega 2023; 8:31747-31757. [PMID: 37692219 PMCID: PMC10483519 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The world faces multiple public health emergencies simultaneously, such as COVID-19 and Monkeypox (mpox). mpox, from being a neglected disease, has emerged as a global threat that has spread to more than 100 nonendemic countries, even as COVID-19 has been spreading for more than 3 years now. The general mpox symptoms are similar to chickenpox and measles, thus leading to a possible misdiagnosis. This study aimed at facilitating a rapid and high-brevity mpox diagnosis. Reportedly, mpox circulates among particular groups, such as sexually promiscuous gay and bisexuals. Hence, selectively vaccinating, isolating, and treating them seems difficult due to the associated social stigma. Deep learning (DL) has great promise in image-based diagnosis and could help in error-free bulk diagnosis. The novelty proposed, the system adopted, and the methods and approaches are discussed in the article. The present work proposes the use of DL models for automated early mpox diagnosis. The performances of the proposed algorithms were evaluated using the data set available in public domain. The data set adopted for the study was meant for both training and testing, the details of which are elaborated. The performances of CNN, VGG19, ResNet 50, Inception v3, and Autoencoder algorithms were compared. It was concluded that CNN, VGG19, and Inception v3 could help in early detection of mpox skin lesions, and Inception v3 returned the best (96.56%) classification accuracy.
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- Madhumita Pal
- Department
of Electrical Engineering, Government College
of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha 758 002, India
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- Department
of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University−Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department
of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha 758 002, India
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha ‘O’
Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 003, India
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- School of
Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University
of Technology and Management, Khordha , Odisha 752 050, India
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha ‘O’
Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 003, India
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- School
of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed-to-be-University, Campus-11, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751
024, India
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- Department
of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 39831, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Medical Laboratories Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah 41411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Taibah
University, Al-Madinah 41491, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Infection prevention and control, Prince
Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, Al-Madinah 41491, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmacy
Practice Department, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Community Medicine and Health Care for Pilgrims, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Baha University, Al Baha 4781, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular
Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco
Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
- College
of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Public Health and Nutrition, The University
of Haripur, Haripur 22610, Pakistan
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Mohapatra RK, Mahal A, Mishra S, Dash G, Tuglo LS, Kandi V. Current Surge of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variants in China Could Be Threatening as the Asian Games 2023 Flags Off in September: Foolproof Cautionary Measures Are Suggested. Cureus 2023; 15:e45591. [PMID: 37868556 PMCID: PMC10587912 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite normalcy having almost returned in the lives of people throughout the world post-coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the danger still looms over the fears of development and propagation of a newer SARS-CoV-2 variant. The movement of people globally has reached the pre-pandemic level, and this augmentation increased surveillance regarding the emergence of lethal SARS-CoV-2 variants. International sports events are among the potential avenues where the virus could cause serious impact. Therefore, the organization of such events should be planned and executed meticulously to avoid viral transmission and minimize the health effects of infections on the sportspersons and the local people. Additionally, there could be dissemination of the infections to the native countries of the participants and visitors while they return to their homes. Through this editorial, we prompt caution to the organizers and the event-hosting nation's administration regarding the potential threat and suggest measures to avoid any medical emergencies related to COVID-19.
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- Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, IRQ
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, GHA
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- Clinical Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND
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Desai DN, Mahal A, Varshney R, Obaidullah AJ, Gupta B, Mohanty P, Pattnaik P, Mohapatra NC, Mishra S, Kandi V, Rabaan AA, Mohapatra RK. Nanoadjuvants: Promising Bioinspired and Biomimetic Approaches in Vaccine Innovation. ACS Omega 2023; 8:27953-27968. [PMID: 37576639 PMCID: PMC10413842 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Adjuvants are the important part of vaccine manufacturing as they elicit the vaccination effect and enhance the durability of the immune response through controlled release. In light of this, nanoadjuvants have shown unique broad spectrum advantages. As nanoparticles (NPs) based vaccines are fast-acting and better in terms of safety and usability parameters as compared to traditional vaccines, they have attracted the attention of researchers. A vaccine nanocarrier is another interesting and promising area for the development of next-generation vaccines for prophylaxis. This review looks at the various nanoadjuvants and their structure-function relationships. It compiles the state-of-art literature on numerous nanoadjuvants to help domain researchers orient their understanding and extend their endeavors in vaccines research and development.
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- Dhruv N. Desai
- Department
of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University−Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department
of Veterinary Microbiology, FVAS, Banaras
Hindu University, Mirzapur 231001, India
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School
of Biotechnology, KIIT Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar 751024, Odisha, India
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- Bioenergy
Lab, BDTC, School of Biotechnology, KIIT
Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar 751024, Odisha, India
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- Bioenergy
Lab, BDTC, School of Biotechnology, KIIT
Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar 751024, Odisha, India
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- Department
of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical
Sciences, Karimnagar 505 417, Telangana, India
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- Molecular
Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco
Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
- College
of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Public Health and Nutrition, The University
of Haripur, Haripur 22610, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar 758002, Odisha, India
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Mohapatra RK, Mahal A, Mishra S, Rabaan AA, Sah R. Possible threat of the Omicron subvariant BF.7 to FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 in particular and the South-East Asia Region in general. Int J Surg 2023; 109:646-647. [PMID: 37093101 PMCID: PMC10389417 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000241] [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] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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- Ranjan K Mohapatra
- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, India
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- School of Biotechnology, Campus-11, KIIT Deemed-to-be-University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Public Health and Nutrition, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. PatilVidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Branda F, Mahal A, Maruotti A, Pierini M, Mazzoli S. The challenges of open data for future epidemic preparedness: The experience of the 2022 Ebolavirus outbreak in Uganda. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1101894. [PMID: 36843943 PMCID: PMC9950500 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1101894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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On 20 September 2022, the Ministry of Health in Uganda, together with the World Health Organization-Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) confirmed an outbreak of EVD due to Sudan ebolavirus in Mubende District, after one fatal case was confirmed. Real-time information are needed to provide crucial information to understand transmissibility, risk of geographical spread, routes of transmission, risk factors of infection, and provide the basis for epidemiological modelling that can inform response and containment planning to reduce the burden of disease. We made an effort to build a centralized repository of the Ebola virus cases from verified sources, providing information on dates of symptom onset, locations (aggregated to the district level), and when available, the gender and status of hospitals, reporting bed capacity and isolation unit occupancy rate according to the severity status of the patient. The proposed data repository provides researchers and policymakers timely, complete, and easy-accessible data to monitor the most recent trends of the Ebola outbreak in Ugandan districts with informative graphical outputs. This favors a rapid global response to the disease, enabling governments to prioritize and adjust their decisions quickly and effectively in response to the rapidly evolving emergency, with a solid data basis.
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- Francesco Branda
- Department of Computer Science, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering (DIMES), University of Calabria, Rende, Italy,*Correspondence: Francesco Branda,
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University—Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq
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- EpiData.it, Bergamo, Italy,Statistics and Big Data, Universitas Mercatorum, Rome, Italy
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- EpiData.it, Bergamo, Italy,STDs Centre, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Mohapatra RK, Mahal A, Kutikuppala LVS, Pal M, Kandi V, Sarangi AK, Obaidullah AJ, Mishra S. Renewed global threat by the novel SARS-CoV-2 variants ‘XBB, BF.7, BQ.1, BA.2.75, BA.4.6’: A discussion. Front Virol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fviro.2022.1077155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mohapatra RK, Mahal A, Kandi V, Kutikuppala LVS, Sarangi AK, Mishra S. Emerging pneumonia-like illness “legionellosis” in Argentina in the COVID-19 era: Cause to panic? Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1063237. [DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1063237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ali Salman G, S. Zinad D, Mahal A, Rizki Fadhil Pratama M, Duan M, Alkhouri A, Alamiery A. Synthesis, Antibacterial Activity, and Molecular Docking Study of Bispyrazole‐Based Derivatives as Potential Antibacterial Agents. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103901] [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: 11/08/2022]
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- Ghazwan Ali Salman
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences Mustansiriyah University 10052 Baghdad Iraq
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- Applied Science Department University of Technology Baghdad 10001 Iraq
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis College of Health Technology Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil Kurdistan Region Iraq
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510650 People's Republic of China
- Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd Guangzhou 510663 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya Palangka Raya 73111 Indonesia
- Doctoral Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Airlangga University Surabaya 60115 Indonesia
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- Bostal Drug Delivery Co., Ltd. Guangzhou 510530 People's Republic of China
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis College of Health Technology Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil Kurdistan Region Iraq
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Built Enviroment Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) P. O. Box 43000 Bangi 43600 Malaysia
- Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Center University of Technology, Industrial Street Baghdad 10066 Iraq
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Zinad D, Mahal A, Salman G, Shareef O, Pratama M. Molecular Docking and DFT Study of Synthesized Oxazine Derivatives. Egypt J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.102664.4755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kamel F, Sabir S, Mahal A, Wei X. In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Orange Peel Oil Extract from Citrus Sinensis Fruit in Erbil. Egypt J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.93484.4416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Dhafer S. Zinad
- Applied Science Department, University of Technology, Baghdad 10001, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People’s Republic of China
- Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Guangzhou 510663, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Mustansiriyah University, 10052, Baghdad, Iraq
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Duan M, Mahal A, Mohammed B, Zhu Y, Tao H, Mai S, Al-Haideri M, Zhu Q. Synthesis and antitumor activity of new tetrahydrocurcumin derivatives via click reaction. Nat Prod Res 2021; 36:5268-5276. [PMID: 34030539 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1931181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Three new derivatives of tetrahydrocurcumin 6, 7 and 9 have been prepared as potent antitumor agents using copper(II)-catalyzed 'click chemistry'. Their structures were identified using 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HRMS techniques. MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay has been carried out to investigate the in vitro cytotoxicity against human cervical carcinoma (HeLa), human lung adenocarcinoma (A549), human hepatoma carcinoma (HepG2) and human colon carcinoma (HCT-116). Compound 6 has showed significant inhibitory activity against HCT-116 cell line with an IC50 value of 17.86 μM compared to tetrahydrocurcumin (50.96 μM) and positive control etoposide (19.48 μM) while showed no inhibitory activity against NCM460 cell line. Compounds 7 showed moderate inhibitory activity compared to tetrahydrocurcumin and etoposide while compound 9 showed no obvious inhibitory activity. The results suggested further structure modifications of tetrahydrocurcumin to improve its anticancer activity.
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- Meitao Duan
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq.,Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq.,Environmental Health and Science Department, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil, Erbil, Iraq
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Mahal A, Duan M, Zinad DS, Mohapatra RK, Obaidullah AJ, Wei X, Pradhan MK, Das D, Kandi V, Zinad HS, Zhu Q. Recent progress in chemical approaches for the development of novel neuraminidase inhibitors. RSC Adv 2021; 11:1804-1840. [PMID: 35424082 PMCID: PMC8693540 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07283d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Influenza virus is the main cause of an infectious disease called influenza affecting the respiratory system including the throat, nose and lungs. Neuraminidase inhibitors are reagents used to block the enzyme called neuraminidase to prevent the influenza infection from spreading. Neuraminidase inhibitors are widely used in the treatment of influenza infection, but still there is a need to develop more potent agents for the more effective treatment of influenza. Complications of the influenza disease lead to death, and one of these complications is drug resistance; hence, there is an urgent need to develop more effective agents. This review focuses on the recent advances in chemical synthesis pathways used for the development of new neuraminidase agents along with the medicinal aspects of chemically modified molecules, including the structure-activity relationship, which provides further rational designs of more active small molecules.
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- Ahmed Mahal
- Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, College of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil Erbil Kurdistan Region Iraq
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences South China Botanical Garden Guangzhou 510650 People's Republic of China
- Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd Guangzhou 510663 People's Republic of China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics Guangzhou 510515 People's Republic of China
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- Applied Science Department, University of Technology Baghdad 10001 Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering Keonjhar Odisha 758002 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
- Drug Exploration and Development Chair (DEDC), Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences South China Botanical Garden Guangzhou 510650 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering Keonjhar Odisha 758002 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sukanti Degree College Subarnapur Odisha 767017 India
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- Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences Karimnagar Telangana India
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- Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Newcastle University NE2 4HH Newcastle upon Tyne UK
- Iraq Natural History Museum and Research Centre (INHM), University of Baghdad Baghdad Iraq
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics Guangzhou 510515 People's Republic of China
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Zinad DS, Mahal A, A-Qader AM, Siswodihardjo S, Pratama MRF, Mohapatra R. 3D-Molecular Modeling, Antibacterial Activity and Molecular Docking Studies of Some Imidazole Derivatives. Egypt J Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2020.31043.2662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Dhafer S. Zinad
- Applied Science Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- Energy and Renewable Energies Technology Center, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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El-Barasi NM, Miloud MM, El-ajaily MM, Mohapatra RK, Sarangi AK, Das D, Mahal A, Parhi PK, Pintilie L, Barik SR, Amin Bitu MN, Kudrat-E-Zahan M, Tabassum Z, Al-Resayes SI, Azam M. Synthesis, structural investigations and antimicrobial studies of hydrazone based ternary complexes with Cr(III), Fe(III) and La(III) ions. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zinad DS, Mahal A, Mohapatra RK, Sarangi AK, Pratama MRF. Medicinal chemistry of oxazines as promising agents in drug discovery. Chem Biol Drug Des 2019; 95:16-47. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Dhafer S. Zinad
- Applied Science Department University of Technology Baghdad Iraq
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
- Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Guangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry Government College of Engineering Keonjhar Odisha India
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- Department of Chemistry Government College of Engineering Keonjhar Odisha India
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- Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Health Sciences Muhammadiyah University of Palangkaraya Palangka Raya Indonesia
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy Airlangga University Surabaya Indonesia
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El‐ajaily MM, Sarangi AK, Mohapatra RK, Hassan SS, Eldaghare RN, Mohapatra PK, Raval MK, Das D, Mahal A, Cipurkovic A, Al‐Noor TH. Transition Metal Complexes of (E)‐2((2‐hydroxybenzylidene) amino‐3‐mercaptopropanoic acid: XRD, Anticancer, Molecular modeling and Molecular Docking Studies. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201902306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marei M. El‐ajaily
- Chemistry DepartmentFaculty of ScienceBenghazi University Benghazi Libya
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- Department of ChemistryGovernment College of Engineering, Keonjhar Odisha India
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- Department of ChemistryGovernment College of Engineering, Keonjhar Odisha India
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- Chemistry departmentFaculty of ScienceCairo University Giza Egypt
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- Chemistry DepartmentFaculty of ScienceBenghazi University Benghazi Libya
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- Department of ChemistryC. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar Odisha India
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- PG Department of ChemistryG. M. University, Sambalpur Odisha India
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- Department of ChemistrySukanti Degree College, Subarnapur Odisha India
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial KeyLaboratory of Applied BotanySouth China Botanical GardenChinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou People's Republic of China
- Guangzhou HC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd Guangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Tuzla Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Chemistry DepartmentIbn-Al-Haithem College of Education for Pure ScienceBaghdad University Baghdad Iraq
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- Ahmed Mahal
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou; 510650 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou; 510650 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry; Lakehead University; 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay ON P7B 5E1 Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou; 510650 People's Republic of China
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Yang L, Li H, Wu P, Mahal A, Xue J, Xu L, Wei X. Dinghupeptins A-D, Chymotrypsin Inhibitory Cyclodepsipeptides Produced by a Soil-Derived Streptomyces. J Nat Prod 2018; 81:1928-1936. [PMID: 30222343 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b01009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Four new cyclodepsipeptides, dinghupeptins A-D (1-4), possessing a rare N5-(2-hydroxylethyl)glutamine moiety, were isolated from cultures of the soil-derived Streptomyces sp. SC0581. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and advanced Marfey's amino acid analysis, and their 3D structures were established by theoretical conformational analysis. Compounds 1 and 2, containing a 3-amino-6-hydroxypiperidone unit, displayed selective inhibition of chymotrypsin with IC50 values of 2.1 and 1.1 μM, respectively. Enzyme kinetic analysis and molecular docking experiments revealed they are competitive inhibitors binding to the active site of chymotrypsin.
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- Li Yang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
- School of Life Sciences , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yuquanlu 19A , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany , South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xingke Road 723 , Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650 , People's Republic of China
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Jacobs K, Hokenstad E, Hamner J, Park B, Mahal A, Shannon M, Zigman J, Pilkinton M, Sheyn D, Elmer C, Korbly N, Sung V. 04: Patient knowledge and preferences regarding hysterectomy route: A study from the Fellows' Pelvic Research Network. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.022] [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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Mahal A, Wu P, Jiang ZH, Wei X. Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Novel Tetrahydrocurcumin Derivatives Bearing Pyrazole Moiety. Nat Prod Bioprospect 2017; 7:461-469. [PMID: 29094265 PMCID: PMC5709250 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-017-0143-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) is a major metabolite of curcumin and plays an important role in curcumin-induced biological effects. THC is a promising preventive and chemotherapeutic agent for cancer. A series of new pyrazole derivatives of THC have been synthesized as potent anticancer agents. Direct condensation of THC with various substituted hydrazines leads to new pyrazole derivatives of THC (1-18). The prepared compounds have been evaluated via in vitro MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay for their cell proliferation-inhibitory activity against human lung adenocarcinoma (A549), human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) and human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) cells. Most derivatives show significantly higher anticancer activity against all three tested cancer cell lines than the parent compound THC. Several compounds (7, 8, 12, 13 and 15) display promising anticancer activity against MCF-7 cell line with IC50 values ranging from 5.8 to 9.3 µM. The most active compound (8) is substituted with 4-bromophenyl group at the pyrazole ring and inhibits the growth of all three tested cancer cell lines with an IC50 values of (8.0 µM, A549), (9.8 µM, HeLa) and (5.8 µM, MCF-7). The obtained compounds can be a good starting point for the development of new lead molecules in the fight against cancer.
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- Ahmed Mahal
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xingke Road 723, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China
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Sum G, Hone T, Atun R, Millett C, Suhrcke M, Mahal A, Koh G, Lee JT. Multimorbidity and Out-of-pocket Expenditure on Medicines: A Systematic Review. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- G Sum
- National University of Singapore, Singpore, Singapore
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
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- Harvard University, Boston, United States
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- National University of Singapore, Singpore, Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Singpore, Singapore
- School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
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Mahal A, D'Errico S, Borbone N, Pinto B, Secondo A, Costantino V, Tedeschi V, Oliviero G, Piccialli V, Piccialli G. Synthesis of cyclic N (1)-pentylinosine phosphate, a new structurally reduced cADPR analogue with calcium-mobilizing activity on PC12 cells. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:2689-2695. [PMID: 26877790 PMCID: PMC4734301 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cyclic N1-pentylinosine monophosphate (cpIMP), a novel simplified inosine derivative of cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) in which the N1-pentyl chain and the monophosphate group replace the northern ribose and the pyrophosphate moieties, respectively, was synthesized. The role played by the position of the phosphate group in the key cyclization step, which consists in the formation of a phosphodiester bond, was thoroughly investigated. We have also examined the influence of the phosphate bridge on the ability of cpIMP to mobilize Ca2+ in PC12 neuronal cells in comparison with the pyrophosphate bridge present in the cyclic N1-pentylinosine diphosphate analogue (cpIDP) previously synthesized in our laboratories. The preliminary biological tests indicated that cpIMP and cpIDP induce a rapid increase of intracellular Ca2+ concentration in PC12 neuronal cells.
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- Ahmed Mahal
- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Scienze Riproduttive ed Odontostomatologiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy.,Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Council Research of Italy, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Mahal A, Curtis A, Gray R. An observational study of post cardiac arrest management at a uk tertiary intensive care unit between 2010 and 2012. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4796203 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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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Abdel-Jalil RJ, Steinbrecher T, Al-Harthy T, Mahal A, Abou-Zied OK, Voelter W. Stereoselective synthesis and molecular modeling of chiral cyclopentanes. Carbohydr Res 2015; 415:12-6. [PMID: 26267888 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2015.07.012] [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: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The reaction of 3-methyseleno-2-methylselenomethyl-propene with benzyl 2,3-anhydro-4-O-triflyl-β-L-ribopyranoside provides a major convenient enantiomeric product of 1-methylene-(benzyl3,4-dideoxy-α-D-arabinopyranoso)-[3,4-c]-cyclopentane, with benzyl-2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-4-C-(2-methyl- propen-3-yl)-α-D-lyxopyranoside as a minor product. While the reaction of 3-methyseleno-2-[methylselenomethyl]-propene with benzyl 2,3-anhydro-4-O-triflyl-α-D-ribopyranoside produces a good yield of benzyl-2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-4-C-(2-methylpropen-3-yl)-α-D-lyxo-pyranoside. Molecular modeling and molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the intermediate in the reaction of the β-L sugar frequently occupies an optimal conformation that leads to the formation of cyclopentane, while the intermediate in the reaction of the α-D sugar has a very small probability. The results point to the dominant role of the β-L sugar intermediate in controlling the cyclopentane formation.
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- Raid J Abdel-Jalil
- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
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- Abteilung für Theoretische Chemische Biologie, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Chemistry of the Natural Products, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- IFIB - Interfakultäres Institut für Biochemie, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Eleya N, Mahal A, Hein M, Villinger A, Langer P. Synthesis of Arylated Quinolines by Chemo- and Site-selective Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions of 5,7-Dibromo-8-(trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy)quinoline. Adv Synth Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201100165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Langer P, Ibad M, Eleya N, Obaid-Ur-Rahman A, Mahal A, Hussain M, Villinger A. Site-Selective Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions of 1,4- and 3,5-Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy)-2-naphthoates. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260054] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Langer P, Mahal A, Villinger A. Synthesis of 1,2-Diarylanthraquinones by Site-Selective Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions of the Bis(triflate) of Alizarin. Synlett 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hussain I, Yawer MA, Appel B, Sher M, Mahal A, Villinger A, Fischer C, Langer P. Synthesis of 4-hydroxy- and 2,4-dihydroxy-homophthalates by [4+2] cycloaddition of 1,3-bis(silyloxy)-1,3-butadienes with dimethyl allene-1,3-dicarboxylate. Tetrahedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.05.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Smith DL, Portier R, Woodman B, Hockly E, Mahal A, Klunk WE, Li XJ, Wanker E, Murray KD, Bates GP. Inhibition of polyglutamine aggregation in R6/2 HD brain slices-complex dose-response profiles. Neurobiol Dis 2001; 8:1017-26. [PMID: 11741397 DOI: 10.1006/nbdi.2001.0438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD) is a late onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG/polyglutamine (polyQ) repeat expansion. PolyQ aggregates can be detected in the nuclei and processes of neurons in HD patients and mouse models prior to the onset of symptoms. The misfolding and aggregation pathway is an important therapeutic target. To better test the efficacy of aggregation inhibitors, we have developed an organotypic slice culture system. We show here that the formation of polyQ aggregates in hippocampal slices established from the R6/2 mouse follows the same prescribed sequence as occurs in vivo. Using this assay, we show that Congo red and chrysamine G can modulate aggregate formation, but show complex dose-response curves. Oral administration of creatine has been shown to delay the onset of all aspects of the phenotype and neuropathology in R6/2 mice. We show here that creatine can similarly inhibit aggregate formation in the slice culture assay.
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- D L Smith
- Division of Medical and Molecular Genetics, GKT School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Popkin BM, Horton S, Kim S, Mahal A, Shuigao J. Trends in diet, nutritional status, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases in China and India: the economic costs of the nutrition transition. Nutr Rev 2001; 59:379-90. [PMID: 11766908 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06967.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Undernutrition is being rapidly reduced in India and China. In both countries the diet is shifting toward higher fat and lower carbohydrate content. Distinct features are high intakes of foods from animal sources and edible oils in China, and high intakes of dairy and added sugar in India. The proportion of overweight is increasing very rapidly in China among all adults; in India the shift is most pronounced among urban residents and high-income rural residents. Hypertension and stroke are relatively higher in China and adult-onset diabetes is relatively higher in India. Established economic techniques were used to measure and project the costs of undernutrition and diet-related noncommunicable diseases in 1995 and 2025. Current WHO mortality projections of diet-related noncommunicable diseases, dietary and body composition survey data, and national data sets of hospital costs for healthcare, are used for the economic analyses. In 1995, China's costs of undernutrition and costs of diet-related noncommunicable diseases were of similar magnitude, but there will be a rapid increase in the costs and prevalence of diet-related noncommunicable diseases by 2025. By contrast with China, India's costs of undernutrition will continue to decline, but undernutrition costs did surpass overnutrition diet-related noncommunicable disease costs in 1995. India's rapid increase in diet-related noncommunicable diseases and their costs projects similar economic costs of undernutrition and overnutrition by 2025.
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- B M Popkin
- Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27516-3997, USA
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Sathasivam K, Woodman B, Mahal A, Bertaux F, Wanker EE, Shima DT, Bates GP. Centrosome disorganization in fibroblast cultures derived from R6/2 Huntington's disease (HD) transgenic mice and HD patients. Hum Mol Genet 2001; 10:2425-35. [PMID: 11689489 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.21.2425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [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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Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurological disorder caused by a CAG/polyglutamine repeat expansion. We have previously generated the R6/2 mouse model that expresses exon 1 of the human HD gene containing CAG repeats in excess of 150. These mice develop a progressive neurological phenotype with a rapid onset and progression. We show here that it is impossible to establish fibroblast lines from these mice at 12 weeks of age, whilst this can be achieved without difficulty at 6 and 9 weeks. Cultures derived from mice at 12 weeks contained a high frequency of dysmorphic cells, including cells with an aberrant nuclear morphology and a high frequency of micronuclei and large vacuoles. All of these features were also present in a line derived from a juvenile HD patient. Fibroblast lines derived from R6/2 mice and from HD patients were found to have a high frequency of multiple centrosomes which could account for all of the observed phenotypes including a reduced mitotic index, high frequency of aneuploidy and persistence of the midbody. We were unable to detect large insoluble polyglutamine aggregates in either the mouse or human lines. We have identified a novel progressive HD pathology that occurs in cells of non-central nervous system origin. An investigation of the pathological consequences of the HD mutation in these cells will provide insight into cellular basis of the disease.
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- K Sathasivam
- Division of Medical and Molecular Genetics, GKT School of Medicine, King's College London, UK
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Liévens JC, Woodman B, Mahal A, Spasic-Boscovic O, Samuel D, Kerkerian-Le Goff L, Bates GP. Impaired glutamate uptake in the R6 Huntington's disease transgenic mice. Neurobiol Dis 2001; 8:807-21. [PMID: 11592850 DOI: 10.1006/nbdi.2001.0430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disease for which the mutation is CAG/polyglutamine repeat expansion. The R6 mouse lines expressing the HD mutation develop a movement disorder that is preceded by the formation of neuronal polyglutamine aggregates. The phenotype is likely caused by a widespread neuronal dysfunction, whereas neuronal cell death occurs late and is very selective. We show that a decreased mRNA level of the major astroglial glutamate transporter (GLT1) in the striatum and cortex of these mice is accompanied by a concomitant decrease in glutamate uptake. In contrast, the expression of the glutamate transporters, GLAST and EAAC1, remain unchanged. The mRNA level of the astroglial enzyme glutamine synthetase is also decreased. These changes in expression occur prior to any evidence of neurodegeneration and suggest that a defect in astrocytic glutamate uptake may contribute to the phenotype and neuronal cell death in HD.
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- J C Liévens
- Medical and Molecular Genetics, GKT School of Medicine, London, UK
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