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Pal R, Adhikari D, Heyat MBB, Ullah I, You Z. Yoga Meets Intelligent Internet of Things: Recent Challenges and Future Directions. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:459. [PMID: 37106646 PMCID: PMC10135646 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The physical and mental health of people can be enhanced through yoga, an excellent form of exercise. As part of the breathing procedure, yoga involves stretching the body organs. The guidance and monitoring of yoga are crucial to ripe the full benefits of it, as wrong postures possess multiple antagonistic effects, including physical hazards and stroke. The detection and monitoring of the yoga postures are possible with the Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT), which is the integration of intelligent approaches (machine learning) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Considering the increment in yoga practitioners in recent years, the integration of IIoT and yoga has led to the successful implementation of IIoT-based yoga training systems. This paper provides a comprehensive survey on integrating yoga with IIoT. The paper also discusses the multiple types of yoga and the procedure for the detection of yoga using IIoT. Additionally, this paper highlights various applications of yoga, safety measures, various challenges, and future directions. This survey provides the latest developments and findings on yoga and its integration with IIoT.
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- Rishi Pal
- Center of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Information and Software Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610056, China
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- IoT Research Center, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Gachon University, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Center of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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Metabolomics in liver injury induced by dietary cadmium exposure and protective effect of calcium supplementation. Anal Biochem 2022; 641:114556. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.114556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Time bound changes (in 24 h) in human sperm motility and level of calcium and magnesium in seminal plasma. ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajme.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ammar O, Houas Z, Mehdi M. The association between iron, calcium, and oxidative stress in seminal plasma and sperm quality. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:14097-14105. [PMID: 30852746 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04575-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The present study aimed to determine the level of iron and calcium in the seminal plasma of men with different fertility potentials and to examine its relationship with oxidative stress. Seventy-nine sub-fertile patients with asthenoteratozoospermia (AT), n 27; teratoleucozoospermia (TL), n 20; teratozoospermia (Terato), n 32; and 29 healthy donors were included. The ability of spermatozoa to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) was evaluated by using nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) staining. The lipid peroxidation end product, malondialdehyde (MDA), and the trace element levels (iron and calcium) were measured spectrophotometrically. Iron and calcium concentrations in seminal plasma of the patient groups were significantly more elevated than the normal group. Nevertheless, both calcium and iron showed strong negative correlations with the total sperm motility and normal sperm morphology, but only iron was positively and significantly associated with multiple anomalies index and seminal leucocyte concentration. On the other hand, the rates of MDA and ROS production in semen were significantly higher in the three abnormal groups than in controls. These two oxidative stress biomarkers were significantly associated with the percentage of atypical forms in semen. However, only semen ROS level was significantly associated with the decreased sperm motility and the sperm leucocytes concentration. Meanwhile, there are positive correlations between seminal iron and calcium content and the studied oxidative stress biomarkers. Oxidative stress and trace element excess are implicated in low sperm quality. Iron and calcium might be the mediators of the effects of oxidative damage and induces lipid peroxidation.
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- Oumaima Ammar
- Laboratory of Histology Embryology and Cytogenetic (UR 12 ES 10), Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Street Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia.
- Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology, Center of Maternity and Neonatology, Monastir, Fattouma Bourguiba University Teaching Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Histology Embryology and Cytogenetic (UR 12 ES 10), Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Street Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Histology Embryology and Cytogenetic (UR 12 ES 10), Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Street Avicenne, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology, Center of Maternity and Neonatology, Monastir, Fattouma Bourguiba University Teaching Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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Alahmar A, Dutta S, Sengupta P. Thyroid hormones in male reproduction and infertility. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.268135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Role of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) in the management of male infertility. Reprod Biomed Online 2018; 36:311-326. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wang HW, Zhou BH, Zhang S, Guo HW, Zhang JL, Zhao J, Tian EJ. Reproductive toxicity in male mice after exposure to high molybdenum and low copper concentrations. Toxicol Ind Health 2016; 32:1598-606. [DOI: 10.1177/0748233715569269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To evaluate the effects of dietary high molybdenum (HMo) and low copper (LCu) concentrations on reproductive toxicity of male mice, 80 mice were divided into 4 groups of 20. These groups were fed with the following: (1) normal control (NC) diet (NC group); (2) NC and HMo diets (HMo group); (3) LCu diet (LCu group); and (4) HMo and LCu diets (HMoLCu group). On the 50th and 100th day, superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) were analyzed to determine oxidative stress states. Morphological changes in testicular tissue were evaluated with hematoxylin and eosin staining and ultrastructural changes were monitored by transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that administration of HMo, LCu, and HMoLCu not only decreased sperm density and motility but also increased the rate of teratosperm occurrence. A significant increase in MDA content and a decrease in SOD, GSH-Px, and T-AOC contents were observed in LCu, HMo, and HMoLCu groups. Testicular tissues and cells of mice were damaged by HMo and the damages were more serious in the case of Cu deficiency. Exposure to HMo adversely affected the reproductive system of male mice, and dietary LCu plays key roles in HMo-induced reproductive toxicity.
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- Hong-wei Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Henan, People’s Republic of China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Zhengzhou College of Animal Husbandry Engineering, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- Pallav Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Sengupta P, Krajewska-Kulak E. Is Mind-Body Relaxation By Yoga is Effective to Combat with Lifestyle Stress? Ann Med Health Sci Res 2013; 3:S61-2. [PMID: 24349859 PMCID: PMC3853618 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.121237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- P Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland E-mail:
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This review comprehensively summarizes the effects of more than 15 mostly used pesticides on male reproductive physiology, as recent experimental and epidemiological research have indicated their alarming impact on overall human health. Mechanisms have described that pesticide exposure damages spermatozoa, alter Sertoli or Leydig cell function, both in vitro and in vivo and thus affects semen quality. But, the literature suggests a need for more intricate research in those pesticides that are defined as mutagens or carcinogens and directly affect the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. This literature review also proposes specific solutions to overcome these health effects.
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- Pallav Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Sengupta P, Chaudhuri P, Bhattacharya K. Screening obesity by direct and derived anthropometric indices with evaluation of physical efficiency among female college students of kolkata. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2013; 3:517-22. [PMID: 24380001 PMCID: PMC3868116 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.122066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The available information regarding the obesity pattern of the undergraduate female students of Kolkata is inadequate, though there are several reports which indicate the complications and/or awful consequences of obesity on female health particularly, during the reproductive years. AIM The present investigation has thus been carried out to report their present physiological status along with the prevalence of obesity, based on their body mass index (BMI), some direct and derived anthropometric indices, and physical fitness. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This small-scale cross-sectional study conducted in randomly selected 100 female students of different colleges of Kolkata with the age of 18-22 [mean age 20.4 (2.3)] years. Measurements of body composition included total 24 variables, with thirteen direct and eleven derived anthropometric variables; while physical efficiency parameters were physical fitness index, VO2max, energy expenditure and anaerobic power. The data of the experimental group were compared with those of the control group by t-test, using SPSS v.15.0 and MS-Excel v.2013. RESULTS Analysis of collected data showed majority of the students have normal range of BMI (67.95%), but, 21.95% of students found to be overweight and 3.84% are obese. They also showed higher fat mass [14.40 (4.11)], but, lower waist-to-hip ratio and conicity index. They were found to have poor to moderate physical fitness [57.60 (3.90)] and higher energy expenditure [5.61 (0.72)]. CONCLUSION The findings of the present obesity screening reports almost one of four female students (24 out of 100 participants) are overweight/obese, indicated higher body fat distribution and increased propensity of being obese with age. Thus, the overall data along with their low physical fitness points out to health risks among female undergraduates of Kolkata.
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- P Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Dutta S, Joshi KR, Sengupta P, Bhattacharya K. Unilateral and bilateral cryptorchidism and its effect on the testicular morphology, histology, accessory sex organs, and sperm count in laboratory mice. J Hum Reprod Sci 2013; 6:106-10. [PMID: 24082651 PMCID: PMC3778599 DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.117172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Experimental unilateral cryptorchidism (ULC) and bilateral cryptorchidism (BLC) are excellent methods to study undescended testis in relation to spermatogenesis against a temperature gradient. OBJECTIVES: In case of ULC, it is possible to compare the testicular functions between normal condition and cryptorchidism in the same animal, whereas BLC shows the necessity of testicular androgens for proper maintenance of reproductive structures and functions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the present study, experimental ULC and BLC was done on same-aged adult mature male mice and kept for 15 days and 30 days, respectively, to observe the changes due to the induced cryptorchidism on the different reproductive organs, viz., the testis and accessory sex organs along with epididymal sperm count. Reproductive tissues were collected from individual animals and histopathological studies of testis were done to investigate different cytological changes. RESULTS: The size of the testes and accessory sex organs were found to be significantly reduced in BLC mice, whereas only testicular weight reduction was observed in ULC mice. Histopathological studies showed degenerative changes throughout the seminiferous tubules. CONCLUSION: Thus, the present investigation showed compensatory androgen production in ULC mice, whereas absence of androgen mediated reproductive functions in BLC animals.
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- Soumita Dutta
- Department of Physiology, Vijaygarh College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Now-a-days reproductive health problems along with infertility in male is very often observed. Various Assisted Reproductive Technologies have been introduced to solve the problem, but common people cannot afford the cost of such procedures. Various ayurvedic and other alternative medicines, along with regular yoga practice are proven to be not only effective to enhance the reproductive health in men to produce a successful pregnancy, but also to regulate sexual desire in men who practice celibacy. Yoga is reported to reduce stress and anxiety, improve autonomic functions by triggering neurohormonal mechanisms by the suppression of sympathetic activity, and even, today, several reports suggested regular yoga practice from childhood is beneficial for reproductive health. In this regard the present review is aimed to provide all the necessary information regarding the effectiveness of yoga practice to have a better reproductive health and to prevent infertility.
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- Pallav Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Pallav Sengupta
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Bhattacharya K. Ovulation and rate of implantation following unilateral ovariectomy in mice. J Hum Reprod Sci 2013; 6:45-8. [PMID: 23869151 PMCID: PMC3713577 DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.112381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES: Removal of an ovary of any side of the body is called the unilateral ovariectomy (ULO). ULO models are used to analyze the existence of functional and physiological asymmetries between the ovaries, including the ovum implantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ULO was done in mice without any specification on their stages of the estrous cycle. The animals were mated between 3rd and 15th day after ULO to observe the consequence of ULO on ovulation and ovum implantation. RESULTS: Ovulation and number of implantation were decreased in proportion to single contralateral ovary if the animals were mated within 36 hrs of ULO. It resulted in increased weight of contralateral ovary due to hypertrophy, and also in compensatory ovulation, formation of corpus luteum (CL) that reached a peak after 14th and 15th day of ULO (sacrificed on 5th day of pregnancy i.e., 19th and 20th day of ULO) compared to animals undergone sham-surgery. Numbers of implantations were also increased progressively on the contralateral ovarian side and get to a peak after similar days of compensation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Following ULO, the remaining ovary started to compensate within 5th to 6th day of ULO even during pregnancy. Ovarian histology also showed increased formation of CL which is a marker of rate of ovulation.
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- Koushik Bhattacharya
- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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Krajewska-Kulak E, Sengupta P. Thyroid function in male infertility. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2013; 4:174. [PMID: 24312078 PMCID: PMC3826086 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Department of Physiology, Vidyasagar College for Women, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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Sengupta P. Environmental and occupational exposure of metals and their role in male reproductive functions. Drug Chem Toxicol 2012; 36:353-68. [DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2012.710631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chandra AK, Goswami H, Sengupta P. Dietary calcium induced cytological and biochemical changes in thyroid. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 34:454-465. [PMID: 22789468 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Certain epidemiological studies revealed correlation between hard water consumption (with high calcium) and thyroid size of the population, though the possible alterations in thyroid physiology upon calcium exposure are still inconclusive. Adult male Wistar strain rats were subjected to calcium treatment at the doses of 0.5g%, 1.0g% and 1.5g% calcium chloride (CaCl(2)) for 60 days. The parameters studied were - thyroid gland weight, histopathology, histomorphometry; thyroid peroxidase (TPO), 5'-deiodinase I (DI), sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase) activities; serum total and free thyroxine (tT4, fT4), total and free triiodothyronine (tT3, fT3), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. Enlargement of thyroid with hypertrophic and hyperplastic changes, retarded TPO and 5'-DI but enhanced Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activities, augmented serum total and free T4 and TSH but decreased total and free T3 levels and low T3/T4 ratio (T3:T4) were observed in the treated groups. All these findings indicate development of goitrogenesis upon exposure to excessive dietary calcium.
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- Amar K Chandra
- Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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