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Kumari B, Chauhan S, Chauhan GS, Kumar K, Jamwal P, Ranote S. A two-in-one thiosemicarbazide and whole pine needle-based adsorbent for rapid and efficient adsorption of methylene blue dye and mercuric ions. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:21591-21609. [PMID: 38396177 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32446-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Herein, we report the synthesis of an oxidized pine needle-thiosemicarbazone Schiff base (OPN-TSC) from whole pine needles (WPN) as a dual-purpose adsorbent to remove a cationic dye, methylene blue (MB), and Hg2+ ions in separate processes. The adsorbent was synthesized by periodate oxidation of WPN followed by a reaction with thiosemicarbazide. The syntheses of OPN and OPN-TSC were confirmed by FTIR, XRD, FESEM, EDS, BET, and surface charge analysis. The emergence of new peaks at 1729 cm-1 (-CHO stretching) and 1639 cm-1 (-COO- stretching) in the FTIR spectrum of OPN confirmed the oxidation of WPN to OPN. FTIR spectrum of OPN-TSC has a peak at 1604 cm-1 (C = N stretching), confirming the functionalization of OPN to OPN-TSC. XRD studies revealed an increase in the crystallinity of OPN and a decrease in the crystallinity of OPN-TSC because of the attachment of thiosemicarbazide to OPN. The values of %removal for MB and Hg2+ ions by OPN-TSC were found to be 87.36% and 98.2% with maximum adsorption capacity of 279.3 mg/g and 196 mg/g for MB and Hg2+ ions, respectively. The adsorption of MB followed pseudo-second-order kinetics with correlation coefficient (R2 of 0.99383) and Freundlich isotherm (R2 = 0.97239), whereas Hg2+ ion removal demonstrated the Elovich (R2 = 0.97076) and Langmuir isotherm (R2 = 0.95110). OPN-TSC is regenerable with significant recyclability up to 10 cycles for both the adsorbates. The studies established OPN-TSC as a low-cost, sustainable, biodegradable, environmentally benign, and promising adsorbent for the removal of hazardous cationic dyes and toxic metal ions from wastewater and industrial effluents, especially the textile effluents.
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- Babita Kumari
- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh, India, 171005
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh, India, 171005.
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh, India, 171005
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh, India, 171005
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh, India, 171005
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla, Himachal-Pradesh, India, 171005
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34. M. Curie-Skłodowska St, 41-819, Zabrze, Poland
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Kumari B, Chauhan GS, Ranote S, Jamwal P, Kumar R, Kumar K, Chauhan S. KMnO 4-oxidized whole pine needle based adsorbent for selective and efficient removal of cationic dyes. Int J Phytoremediation 2023; 26:178-192. [PMID: 37409646 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2231555] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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In the present study, we report the chemical modification of the dried and fallen pine needles (PNs) via a simple protocol using KMnO4 oxidation. The oxidized PNs (OPNs) were evaluated as adsorbents using some cationic and anionic dyes. The successful synthesis of OPNs adsorbent was characterized by various techniques to ascertain its structural attributes. The adsorbent showed selectivity for the cationic dyes with 96.11% removal (Pr) for malachite green (MG) and 89.68% Pr for methylene blue (MB) in 120 min. Kinetic models namely, pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and Elovich were applied to have insight into adsorption. Additionally, three adsorption isotherms, i.e., Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin were also applied. The dye adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model with R2 > 0.99912 for MG and R2 > 0.9998 for MB. The adsorbent followed the Langmuir model with a maximum adsorption capacity (qm) of 223.2 mg/g and 156.9 mg/g for MG and MB, respectively. Furthermore, the OPNs showed remarkable regeneration and recyclability up to nine adsorption-desorption cycles with appreciable adsorption for both the dyes. The use of OPNs as an adsorbent for the removal of dyes from wastewater, therefore, provides an ecologically benign, low-cost, and sustainable solution.
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- Babita Kumari
- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jagdish Chandra DAV College, Dasuya, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
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Kumari M, Naidu S, Kumari B, Singh IK, Singh A. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Zea mays upon mechanical wounding. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:5319-5343. [PMID: 37155015 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08429-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanical wounding (MW) is mainly caused due to high wind, sand, heavy rains and insect infestation, leading to damage to crop plants and an increase in the incidences of pathogen infection. Plants respond to MW by altering expression of genes, proteins, and metabolites that help them to cope up with the stress. METHODS AND RESULTS In order to characterize maize transcriptome in response to mechanical wounding, a microarray analysis was executed. The study revealed 407 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (134 upregulated and 273 downregulated). The upregulated genes were engaged in protein synthesis, transcription regulation, phytohormone signaling-mediated by salicylic acid, auxin, jasmonates, biotic and abiotic stress including bacterial, insect, salt and endoplasmic reticulum stress, cellular transport, on the other hand downregulated genes were involved in primary metabolism, developmental processes, protein modification, catalytic activity, DNA repair pathways, and cell cycle. CONCLUSION The transcriptome data present here can be further utilized for understanding inducible transcriptional response during mechanical injury and their purpose in biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Furthermore, future study concentrating on the functional characterization of the selected key genes (Bowman Bird trypsin inhibitor, NBS-LRR-like protein, Receptor-like protein kinase-like, probable LRR receptor-like ser/thr-protein kinase, Cytochrome P450 84A1, leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase, jasmonate O-methyltransferase) and utilizing them for genetic engineering for crop improvement is strongly recommended.
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- Megha Kumari
- Department of Botany, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- J C Bose Center for Plant Genomics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- J C Bose Center for Plant Genomics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
- Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
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- Department of Zoology, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Botany, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
- J C Bose Center for Plant Genomics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
- Delhi School of Climate Change and Sustainability, Institution of Eminence, Maharishi Karnad Bhawan, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
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Riaz HA, Nishwa DE, Fatima A, Wahid B, Ali A, Kumari B, Idrees M. Risk of adverse outcomes following treatment with direct acting antiviral drugs in HCV infected patients with liver cirrhosis. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16169. [PMID: 37234654 PMCID: PMC10205523 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the second major cause of death in Pakistan. Previously, interferon-based regimens were considered highly recommended therapy for HCV patients. Since 2015, interferon-based therapy has been replaced with interferon-free therapy also known as Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) drugs. The treatment response of interferon-free regimens has been reported as highly effective treatment option with more than 90% sustained virological response (SVR) in chronic HCV infected patients in western countries of the world. Objective This study aims to analyze the treatment response of DAA drugs in HCV-infected Pakistani population with liver cirrhosis. Methodology We collected the total 94 sample of the HCV infected patients, from June 2020 to September 2020. Forty-six (46) patients were cirrhotic, and forty-eight (48) patients were non-cirrhotic. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21 software. Conclusion The findings of our study suggest that the response rate was 82.60% in HCV cirrhotic patients and 68.75% in HCV non-cirrhotic patients. Our study showed that overall treatment response was independent of age and gender. We also observed some adverse effects such as hepatocellular carcinoma, portosystemic encephalopathy (PSE), spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), ascites, among patients following treatment with interferon-free regimens.
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- Hafiza Arooba Riaz
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Hepatobiliary and Gastroenterology Unit, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Division of Molecular Virology, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Barh A, Kamal S, Sharma VP, Sharma K, Kumari B, Nath M. Identification and morpho-molecular characterization of low spore strain in oyster mushroom. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:5029-5038. [PMID: 37095362 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08452-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sporocarps of oyster mushroom liberate enormous spores and cause allergic reactions to workers involved in its cultivation. These spore-related allergies include stiffness or pain in the forearms, limbs, itchy throat, grogginess, and respiratory problems and are major problems during oyster mushroom cultivation. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we have generated seven hybrids using single-spore isolates (SSIs) of Pleurotus ostreatus var. florida (DMRP-49) and P. ostreatus (DMRP-30). Chimera was observed during cultivation trial of these hybrids and led to the development of low spore-producing/sporeless strain (DMRP-395) as evident from spore print and microscopic analysis. Further, the cultivation trial of this sporeless strain revealed a bunchy fruiting pattern and required 20-24 °C temperature for fruiting. At par yield was observed in sporeless strain. Notably, a prominent infundibuliform-shaped pileus along with central attachment of stipe was observed in the sporeless strain. Moreover, genetic diversity and principal component biplot analysis revealed resemblance of sporeless strain with one of the parental strain, i.e., P. ostreatus var. florida (DMRP-49). CONCLUSIONS The developed sporeless strain (DMRP-395) contains high protein and at par yield as compared with the control (DMRP-136). This sporeless strain will be helpful to reduce spore-related allergic responses in mushroom growers.
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- Anupam Barh
- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, 173213, India.
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, 248195, India.
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, 173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, 173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, 173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, 173213, India
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Singh G, Kumari B, Kriti, Sinam G, Kulsoom M, Niranjan A, Patnaik S, Chauhan PS, Mallick S. Changes in fatty acids in Brassica juncea L. oil grown under two simulated conditions of fluoride contamination. Int J Phytoremediation 2023; 25:1793-1800. [PMID: 37073767 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2197508] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Rapeseed, the second-most-important vegetable oil source, is cultivated in various areas of India where both groundwater and soil are contaminated with fluoride (F-). Furthermore, the frequent use of F- contaminated groundwater for irrigation leads to accumulation of F- in surface and sub-surface soil. The study aims to compare the morphological and biochemical changes in Brassica juncea L., the variations in its fatty acids (FAs) composition and oil yield, under two regimes of F- contaminated soils: (i) pre-contaminated soil (Tr) and (ii) irrigation with F- contaminated water (Ir). The level of F- (µg g-1) in the plant tissues (root, leaf, and grain) was significantly higher in Ir_10 (18.3, 14.7, and 2.8, respectively) than in Tr_10 (4.3, 2.6, and 0.77, respectively), while the oil yield was significantly lower with Ir_10 (19.5%) than with Tr_10 (44.9%). The phytoremediation potential of F- by Brassica juncea L. is greater in Tr regime than in the Ir regime. The erucic acid content (%), which is detrimental to cardiac health, increased to 67.37% (Ir_10) and 58.3% (Tr_10) from 57.73% (control). Thus, the present study shows that irrigation with F- contaminated water results in greater toxicity and accumulation in plants and is not safe for human health.
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- Gayatri Singh
- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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- Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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- Central Instrumentation Facility Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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- Environment Science Division, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University,Lucknow,India
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- Central Instrumentation Facility Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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- Systems Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology and Research,Lucknow,India
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- Microbial Technology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,Lucknow,India
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Wahid B, Kumari B, Saifullah KM, Idrees M. The History and Current Killings of Polio Vaccinators in Pakistan: A Need for Targeted Surveillance Strategy. Asia Pac J Public Health 2023; 35:183-188. [PMID: 36856226 DOI: 10.1177/10105395231158866] [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] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Poliomyelitis has been eliminated from all countries of the world except Pakistan and Afghanistan. One of the major reasons is the stigmas associated with the polio vaccine that has been repetitively discussed in literature, and governments of both the countries are already making serious efforts to control this public health challenge, but till this moment, the state officials have not introduced any surveillance strategy for the security of polio workers in National Emergency Action Plan (NEAP) for Polio Eradication. This report highlights the issue of targeted killing and terrorism attacks on polio vaccinators in Pakistan and also devises a surveillance strategy to provide security to polio workers at immediate possible because the current chaos in Afghanistan will ultimately lead to more terrorist attacks on polio vaccinators.
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- Braira Wahid
- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Molecular Virology, Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Srivastava S, Garg I, Singh Y, Meena R, Ghosh N, Kumari B, Kumar V, Eslavath MR, Singh S, Dogra V, Bargotya M, Bhattar S, Gupta U, Jain S, Hussain J, Varshney R, Ganju L. Evaluation of altered miRNA expression pattern to predict COVID-19 severity. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13388. [PMID: 36743852 PMCID: PMC9889280 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 affected millions of people globally. After substantial research, several biomarkers for COVID-19 have been validated however no specific and reliable biomarker for the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 infection exists. Present study was designed to identify specific biomarkers to predict COVID-19 severity and tool for formulating treatment. A small cohort of subjects (n = 43) were enrolled and categorized in four study groups; Dead (n = 16), Severe (n = 10) and Moderate (n = 7) patients and healthy controls (n = 10). Small RNA sequencing was done on Illumina platform after isolation of microRNA from peripheral blood. Differential expression (DE) of miRNA (patients groups compared to control) revealed 118 down-regulated and 103 up-regulated known miRNAs with fold change (FC) expression ≥2 folds and p ≤ 0.05. DE miRNAs were then subjected to functional enrichment and network analysis. Bioinformatic analysis resulted in 31 miRNAs (24 Down-regulated; 7 up-regulated) significantly associated with COVID-19 having AUC>0.8 obtained from ROC curve. Seventeen out of 31 DE miRNAs have been linked to COVID-19 in previous studies. Three miRNAs, hsa-miR-147b-5p and hsa-miR-107 (down-regulated) and hsa-miR-1299 (up-regulated) showed significant unique DE in Dead patients. Another set of 4 miRNAs, hsa-miR-224-5p (down-regulated) and hsa-miR-4659b-3p, hsa-miR-495-3p and hsa-miR-335-3p were differentially up-regulated uniquely in Severe patients. Members of three miRNA families, hsa-miR-20, hsa-miR-32 and hsa-miR-548 were significantly down-regulated in all patients group in comparison to healthy controls. Thus a distinct miRNA expression profile was observed in Dead, Severe and Moderate COVID-19 patients. Present study suggests a panel of miRNAs which identified in COVID-19 patients and could be utilized as potential diagnostic biomarkers for predicting COVID-19 severity.
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- Swati Srivastava
- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India,Corresponding author
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India,Corresponding author
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi, India
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi, India
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi, India
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi, India
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi, India
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), Delhi, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Genomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Science (DIPAS), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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Barh A, Sharma K, Bhatt P, Annepu SK, Nath M, Shirur M, Kumari B, Kaundal K, Kamal S, Sharma VP, Gupta S, Sharma A, Gupta M, Dutta U. Identification of Key Regulatory Pathways of Basidiocarp Formation in Pleurotus spp. Using Modeling, Simulation and System Biology Studies. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8101073. [PMID: 36294638 PMCID: PMC9604897 DOI: 10.3390/jof8101073] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pleurotus (Oyster mushroom) is an important cultivated edible mushroom across the world. It has several therapeutic effects as it contains various useful bio-molecules. The cultivation and crop management of these basidiomycete fungi depends on many extrinsic and intrinsic factors such as substrate composition, growing environment, enzymatic properties, and the genetic makeup, etc. Moreover, for efficient crop production, a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental properties viz. intrinsic–extrinsic factors and genotype-environment interaction analysis is required. The present study explores the basidiocarp formation biology in Pleurotus mushroom using an in silico response to the environmental factors and involvement of the major regulatory genes. The predictive model developed in this study indicates involvement of the key regulatory pathways in the pinhead to fruit body development process. Notably, the major regulatory pathways involved in the conversion of mycelium aggregation to pinhead formation and White Collar protein (PoWC1) binding flavin-chromophore (FAD) to activate respiratory enzymes. Overall, cell differentiation and higher expression of respiratory enzymes are the two important steps for basidiocarp formation. PoWC1 and pofst genes were participate in the structural changes process. Besides this, the PoWC1 gene is also involved in the respiratory requirement, while the OLYA6 gene is the triggering point of fruiting. The findings of the present study could be utilized to understand the detailed mechanism associated with the basidiocarp formation and to cultivate mushrooms at a sustainable level.
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- Anupam Barh
- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan 173 213, India
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (S.K.A.)
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan 173 213, India
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- Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Center, Udhagamandalam 643 006, India
- Correspondence: (A.B.); (S.K.A.)
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan 173 213, India
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- National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad 500 030, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan 173 213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan 173 213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan 173 213, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu 180 009, India
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan 173 230, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu 180 009, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu 180 009, India
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Kumari B, Sakode C, Raghavendran L, Roy P. 868P System biology approach to normal tissue protection in cytotoxic cancer therapy: Experimentally validated gene/signaling basis – melanoma as case study. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.994] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Singh G, Sinam G, Kumari B, Gautam A, Patnaik S, Mallick S. Spatio-temporal variation of fluoride in groundwater and agricultural soil and crops of Unnao district, UP: Monitoring and assessment. Environ Res 2022; 210:112927. [PMID: 35182594 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fluoride (F-) contamination in groundwater of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh was reported for the first time in 1994, however comprehensive monitoring of F- in different environmental matrices remains to be undertaken. The presented study reports spatio-temporal monitoring of F- content in groundwater, crops and soil from F- affected district Unnao, in pre-monsoon (PRM), monsoon (MO) and post-monsoon (PMO), to establish F- groundwater-soil-plant continuum. More than 80% of groundwater samples were contaminated with F-> 1.0 mg L-1 with highest level (mg L-1), at Patiyara (3.6 ± 0.64), during PRM > Pathakpur (2.73 ± 0.57) during PMO > Sarukheda (2.40 ± 0.43) during PRM. High Cr in groundwater was observed in Jajmau (7.08 ± 1.42). The level of F- (mg Kg-1) in agricultural soils followed 3.4 ± 0.71 at Patiyara (MO) > 2.9 ± 0.14 at Badlikheda (PRM) 1.89 ± 0.28 at Jagatkhera (PRM). Among the different edible parts of crops in selected sites, highest F- content (mg Kg-1), F- level in grains of Oryza sativa ranged between 0.23 ± 0.02 to 2.01 ± 0.24. Whereas in the edible fruit of Trichosanthes diocia contained 1.47 ± 0.32 and Momordica charantia 1.47 ± 0.02. Leaf of spinach (1.03 ± 0.22) and seed of Brassica juncea (0.73 ± 0.08). Overall, comparing across all the three seasons, level of F- was highest in all the plants during MO, as compared to PRM and PMO. The regression analysis of physiochemical properties of groundwater show negative relationship between Na+ and F- whereas soil alkalinity exhibited strong influence in soil F-. The high F- content in soil and groundwater at Patiyara and Shekhpur also coincided with presence of several brick kilns, possibly contributing to the high F-.
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- Gayatri Singh
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Kumari B, Kamal S, Singh R, Sharma VP, Sanspal V, Chand G. Traditional knowledge of the wild edible mushrooms of Himachal Pradesh (Edible mushrooms of Himachal Pradesh). S 2022. [DOI: 10.48130/sif-2022-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Basant N, Singh J, Kumari B, Sinam G, Gautam A, Singh G, Mishra K, Mallick S. Nickel and cadmium phytoextraction efficiencies of vetiver and lemongrass grown on Ni-Cd battery waste contaminated soil: A comparative study of linear and nonlinear models. J Environ Manage 2021; 295:113144. [PMID: 34214789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A comparative assessment of the phytoremediation efficiency of two tolerant grass species viz. vetiver and lemongrass were performed in pots against simulated Ni-Cd battery electrolyte waste (EW) contaminated soil (EW1%, EW2% and EW4% w/w). Ni (μg g-1) accumulation was higher in shoots (36.8) and roots (252.9) of vetiver than in lemongrass (12.5 and 79.7, respectively). While the same trend was true for Cd (μg g-1) accumulation in vetiver and lemon grass roots (232.2 and 147.2, respectively), however, the accumulation in vetiver shoot (43.4) was less than in lemongrass (99.9). The bioaccumulation factor of metals in both grasses increased with EW contamination. Vetiver was tolerant towards EW toxicity than lemongrass, as it exhibited lesser decline in morphological parameters, lesser rise in TBARS against the doses of EW. The activities of SOD, APX, POD enzymes were higher in vetiver whereas, only GR in lemongrass. Multiple linear regression model show, pH had strong and positive influence over the Ni and Cd uptake by the plants whereas, phosphate, OM and bioavailable metals influenced negatively. The higher R2 (>0.9) and Chi-square values ≤ 1 in sigmoid non-linear model demonstrates robustness of the model for predicting the Ni and Cd accumulation (MHM) in both the grasses. Ni accumulation was higher than Cd, roots had greater accumulation of heavy metal and vetiver was a greater accumulator of Ni and Cd from EW the contaminated soil than lemongrass.
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- Nikita Basant
- Maharishi University of Information Technology, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, 226013, UP, India
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- Agro-Ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to Be University), Haridwar, 249404, Uttarakhand, India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, UP, India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, UP, India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, UP, India; Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, UP, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
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- Plant Ecology and Climate Change Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, UP, India.
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Kumar V, Rai C, Kumari B, Srivastava S, Yanamandra U, Singh J, Ganju L, Varshney R, Garg I. Association of APOA1 gene polymorphisms (G-75A and C+83T) with deep vein -thrombosis: An Indian study. Gene Reports 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2021.101304] [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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Murali K, Krishna V, Krishna V, Kumari B, Raveendra Murthy S, Vidhya C, Shah P. Effectiveness of Kanna photoscreener in detecting amblyopia risk factors. Indian J Ophthalmol 2021; 69:2045-2049. [PMID: 34304175 PMCID: PMC8482920 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2912_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Purpose: Amblyopia is a significant public health problem. Photoscreeners have been shown to have significant potential for screening; however, most are limited by cost and display low accuracy. The purpose of this study was validate a novel artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning–based facial photoscreener “Kanna,” and to determine its effectiveness in detecting amblyopia risk factors. Methods: A prospective study that included 654 patients aged below 18 years was conducted in our outpatient clinic. Using an android smartphone, three images of each the participants’ face were captured by trained optometrists in dark and ambient light conditions and uploaded onto Kanna. Deep learning was used to create an amblyopia risk score based on our previous study. The algorithm generates a risk dashboard consisting of six values: five normalized risk scores for ptosis, strabismus, hyperopia, myopia and media opacities; and one binary value denoting if a child is “at-risk” or “not at-risk.” The presence of amblyopia risk factors (ARF) as determined on the ophthalmic examination was compared with the Kanna photoscreener. Results: Correlated patient data for 654 participants were analyzed. The mean age of the study population was 7.87 years. The algorithm had an F-score, 85.9%; accuracy, 90.8%; sensitivity, 83.6%; specificity, 94.5%; positive predictive value, 88.4%; and negative predictive value, 91.9% in identifying amblyopia risk factors. The P value for the amblyopia risk calculation was 8.5 × 10−142 implying strong statistical significance. Conclusion: The Kanna photo-based screener that uses deep learning to analyze photographs is an effective alternative for screening children for amblyopia risk factors.
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- Kaushik Murali
- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Stanford, California, USA
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- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Stanford, California, USA
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- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Stanford, California, USA
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- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Stanford, California, USA
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Purpose Photo screeners and autorefractors have been used to screen children for amblyopia risk factors (ARF) but are limited by cost and efficacy. We looked for a deep learning and image processing analysis-based system to screen for ARF. Methods An android smartphone was used to capture images using a specially coded application that modified the camera setting. An algorithm was developed to process images taken in different light conditions in an automated manner to predict the presence of ARF. Deep learning and image processing models were used to segment images of the face. Light settings and distances were tested to obtain the necessary features. Deep learning was thereafter used to formulate normalized risks using sigmoidal models for each ARF creating a risk dashboard. The model was tested on 54 young adults and results statistically analyzed. Results A combination of low-light and ambient-light images was needed for screening for exclusive ARF. The algorithm had an F-Score of 73.2% with an accuracy of 79.6%, a sensitivity of 88.2%, and a specificity of 75.6% in detecting the ARF. Conclusion Deep-learning and image-processing analysis of photographs acquired from a smartphone are useful in screening for ARF in children and young adults for a referral to doctors for further diagnosis and treatment.
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- Kaushik Murali
- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- National Public School Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- National Public School Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Sankara Academy of Vision, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma VP, Kumari B, Barh A, Kamal S, Kashyap R, Annepu SK. Biochemical Profiling and Cultivation of Medicinal Fungus Isaria cicadae (Ascomycetes) from India. Int J Med Mushrooms 2021; 23:91-101. [PMID: 33822502 DOI: 10.1615/intjmedmushrooms.2021037856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Isaria cicadae is an entomopathogenic fungus possessing several therapeutic properties and has a potential role in traditional Chinese medicine. The present study was designed to describe the taxonomic details of a new isolate of I. cicadae collected from the Northern Himalayas of India and to study its vegetative and reproductive growth responses under in vitro conditions. Proximate composition, biochemical profiling, and radical scavenging activities were studied to establish the bioactivity of the isolate. Micromorphological characteristics of conidia and conidiophore formation were studied using scanning electron microscopy. The optimum temperature and pH for mycelial growth was 25°C and 7.0, respectively. Pinhead initiation was observed at day 10 after inoculation, but the fully developed, branched, and coral to club-shaped fruiting bodies could be observed after 30 days of inoculation. Proximate analysis indicated that carbohydrates are the major constituents (50.2%) of the fruit bodies, along with a lower quantity of protein (4.46%), crude fat (6.4%), and crude fiber (1.55%). Vitamin D content of I. cicadae was 3,605.84 IU/g. Radical scavenging activity based on the DPPT (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assay was 21.2%. ABTS [2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid] and potassium ferricyanide reducing activity were quite high, at around 93% and 99.3%, respectively. The findings of this study provide insight into the biochemical constituents of I. cicadae and its cultivation practices for further exploitation of this mushroom at a larger scale.
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- Ved Parkash Sharma
- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh-173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173213, India
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Bisht NM, Sharma P, Dahiya S, Kumari B, Misra S, Negi CS, Sood S, Das BK, Kapil A. Changing trends of antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms to quinolones in typhoidal salmonellae isolated from India in last 5 years. Int J Infect Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.248] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Dahiya S, Sharma P, Negi CS, Sharma A, Kumari B, Pandey S, Manral N, Sood S, Das BK, Kapil A. A 6-year study on the treatment of typhoid fever in children from India – Are we running out of options? Int J Infect Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.219] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Sharma P, Kumari B, Dahiya S, Manral N, Misra S, Negi CS, Sood S, Das BK, Kapil A. Determining azithromycin wild type cut off in S. Paratyphi A isolated from India in previous 26 years, using ECOFFINDER in absence of CLSI guidelines. Int J Infect Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.218] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Sharma VP, Barh A, Kumari B, Annepu SK, Sharma S, Kamal S. Nutritional and Biochemical Characterization of Panus lecomtei Mushroom (Agaricomycetes) from India and Its Cultivation. Int J Med Mushrooms 2020; 22:501-507. [PMID: 32749104 DOI: 10.1615/intjmedmushrooms.2020034728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Panus lecomtei is emerging as an edible mushroom found worldwide and particularly in the Northern Hemisphere. The mushroom contains a substantial amount of useful nutritional and medicinal compounds. In the present study, we have examined a specimen of P. lecomtei submitted to the ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research gene bank. The specimen was examined for taxonomical characters using classical and molecular tools. Attempts were made for cultivation of this mushroom under controlled conditions using sawdust-based substrate. The specimen was characterized by its purplish fruiting body having coarse, rigid, dense hairs on the cap, pubescent stipe, and abundant metuloids. Molecular identification through conserved ITS region was done and the sequence was deposited in NCBI GenBank under accession number MN332200. Nutritional profiling and biochemical analysis showed that the mushroom contained high carbohydrate but low fat contents. The mushroom showed the presence of phenolics, β-carotene, and lycopene. The analysis also showed substantial antioxidant properties in the mushroom. The findings presented herein point out that P. lecomtei can be used as a potential edible mushroom for diversification of mushroom production in India.
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- V P Sharma
- National Research Centre for Mushroom, ICAR, Solan-173213 (Himachal Pradesh) India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh-173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh-173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh-173213, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan, Himachal Pradesh-173213, India
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Kumari B, Kriti K, Sinam G, Singh G, Jouhari N, Kumar N, Gautam A, Mallick S. Comparative Assessment of PAHs Reduction in Soil by Growing Zea mays L. Augmented with Microbial Consortia and Fertilizer: Modulation in Uptake and Antioxidant Defense Response. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2019.1694544] [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: 10/25/2022]
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- Babita Kumari
- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Srivastava S, Garg I, Kumari B, Rai C, Singh Y, Kumar V, Yanamandra U, Singh J, Bansal A, Kumar B. Diagnostic potential of circulating micro RNA hsa-miR-320 in patients of high altitude induced deep vein thrombosis: An Indian study. Gene Reports 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2019.100550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Jauhari N, Mishra S, Kumari B, Singh SN. Corrigendum to "Bacteria-mediated aerobic degradation of hexacosane in vitro conditions" [Bioresour. Technol. 170 (2014) 62-68]. Bioresour Technol 2019; 289:121695. [PMID: 31256978 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Nitanshi Jauhari
- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Kumari B, Yadav UCS. Adipokine Visfatin's Role in Pathogenesis of Diabesity and Related Metabolic Derangements. Curr Mol Med 2019; 18:116-125. [PMID: 29974830 DOI: 10.2174/1566524018666180705114131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Visfatin is one of the prominent adipokines secreted by adipose tissue. The level of visfatin increases significantly in persons with obesity owing to increased body mass index (BMI). During obesity, the adipocytes, which populate adipose tissue, undergo hypertrophy and hyperplasia and secrete a number of adipocytokines including visfatin. Visfatin, which also acts as an enzyme nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase, is one of the prominent adipokines that influence metabolic homeostasis in the body. Visfatin exists in two forms, extracellular and intracellular, and enacts a multitude of actions. The direct and indirect evidence gathered from in-vitro, in-vivo and clinical studies indicate that visfatin modulates obesity and metabolic syndrome-related pathophysiological activities including enhanced inflammation, angiogenesis, synthesis of NAD mononucleotide, and upregulation of antiapoptotic proteins in a number of cell types. It has been implicated in a number of obesity-related alterations and metabolic derangement such as diabetes, cardiovascular complications and some forms of cancers. In this review, the novel hypothesis about the role of visfatin in diabesity has been proposed which implies recent advances in studies about the pathophysiological roles of visfatin during obesity and chronic high glucose in the circulation. Visfatin at high concentration attracts immune cells and produces chronic inflammation in adipocytes. Additionally, it induces insulin resistance in many tissues and causes pancreatic beta cells dysfunction at later stages. Further, its potential as an important target to develop molecular medicine in diabesity and related metabolic syndrome has been highlighted.
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- B Kumari
- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector 30, Gandhinagar - 382030, Gujarat, India
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector 30, Gandhinagar - 382030, Gujarat, India
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Kumar N, Gautam A, Dubey AK, Ranjan R, Pandey A, Kumari B, Singh G, Mandotra S, Chauhan PS, Srikrishna S, Dutta V, Mallick S. GABA mediated reduction of arsenite toxicity in rice seedling through modulation of fatty acids, stress responsive amino acids and polyamines biosynthesis. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 173:15-27. [PMID: 30743076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a free amino acid, which helps to counteract biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. In the present study, two concentrations of GABA, i.e., 0.5 mM and 1 mM were applied to examine the tolerance of rice seedlings against As(III) (25 µM) toxicity, through the modulations of fatty acids (FAs), stress responsive amino acids (AAs) and polyamines (PAs) biosynthesis. Exogenous GABA (0.5 mM) application significantly reduced the H2O2 and TBARS levels and recovered the growth parameters against As(III) stressed rice seedlings. Simultaneously, co-application of GABA (0.5 and 1 mM) and As(III), consistently enhanced the level of unsaturated fatty acids (USFA) (cis-10-pentadecanoic acid, oleic acid, α-linolenic acid and γ-linolenic acid), which was higher than saturated fatty acid (SFA). Among the USFAs, level of linolenic acid was found to be always higher with GABA application. Similarly, elevated level of AAs (proline, methionine, glutamic acid and cysteine) was also observed with the application of GABA (0.5 and 1 mM) in As(III) stressed seedlings. GABA also enhanced the expression of genes involved in the polyamine synthesis pathway namely arginine decarboxylase (AD), spermine (SPM) and spermidine (SPD) synthase against As(III) treatments, which was higher in roots than in shoots, resulting in enhanced root PAs level. Contrarily, the expression of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (S-AMD) was significantly higher in shoots. Among all the PAs, level of putrescine (PUT) was found to be highest with GABA application. Overall, the study demonstrates that GABA (0.5 mM) at lower concentration plays a vital role in As(III) tolerance by enhancing the biosynthesis of USFA, AA and PA, reducing the level of TBARS and H2O2 in rice seedlings.
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- Navin Kumar
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India
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Shahfahad, Kumari B, Tayyab M, Hang HT, Khan MF, Rahman A. Assessment of public open spaces (POS) and landscape quality based on per capita POS index in Delhi, India. SN Appl Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-0372-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Singh G, Kumari B, Sinam G, Kumar N, Mallick S. Fluoride distribution and contamination in the water, soil and plants continuum and its remedial technologies, an Indian perspective- a review. Environ Pollut 2018; 239:95-108. [PMID: 29649763 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Fluorine is an essential element required in trace amounts but gets toxic for human beings at levels more than 1.5 mg F- L-1 primarily through drinking contaminated water. It is the 13th most abundant element and constitutes about 0.06-0.09% in the earth crust. It is electronegative in aqueous medium forming fluoride ion (F-). Fluoride contamination in the environment occurs mostly due to anthropogenic and geogenic sources. Fluoride is widely distributed in all components of environment, air (0.1-0.6 μg L-1) soils (150-400 mg Kg-1) rocks (100-2000 mg Kg-1), plant (0.01-42 mg Kg-1) and water (1.0-38.5 mg L-1). Human beings and animals are being exposed to F- primarily from water (0.2-42.0 mg L-1) and plants (0.77-29.5 μg g-1). Fluorosis, a health hazard due to F- is a major problem in many countries across the world affecting about 200 million people globally. In India, > 62 million people in twenty states are facing problem due to F-. The most affected states are Rajasthan (7670 habitations), Telangana (1,174 habitations) and Karnataka (1122 habitations). To mitigate this problem, there is an urgent need to understand the current status and brief knowledge of F- geochemistry. The objective of this review is to highlight different sources of F- that contaminate different environmental matrices including plants, the extent of contamination level in India, uptake, translocation and toxicity mechanism in plants. The review also highlights currently available mitigation methods or technologies through physio-chemical and biological means.
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- Gayatri Singh
- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India.
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Kumari B, Tayyab M, Shahfahad, Rahman A. Role of Special Economic Zone (SEZs) in Creation of Employment, Investment and Export in India. IJMS 2018. [DOI: 10.18843/ijms/v5i3(9)/03] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Jha PK, Sahu A, Prabhakar A, Tyagi T, Chatterjee T, Arvind P, Nair J, Gupta N, Kumari B, Nair V, Bajaj N, Shanker J, Sharma M, Kumar B, Ashraf MZ. Genome-Wide Expression Analysis Suggests Hypoxia-Triggered Hyper-Coagulation Leading to Venous Thrombosis at High Altitude. Thromb Haemost 2018; 118:1279-1295. [PMID: 29864786 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE), a multi-factorial disease, is the third most common cardiovascular disease. Established genetic and acquired risk factors are responsible for the onset of VTE. High altitude (HA) also poses as an additional risk factor, predisposing individuals to VTE; however, its molecular mechanism remains elusive. This study aimed to identify genes/pathways associated with the pathophysiology of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at HA. Gene expression profiling of DVT patients, who developed the disease, either at sea level or at HA-DVT locations, resulted in differential expression of 378 and 875 genes, respectively. Gene expression profiles were subjected to bioinformatic analysis, followed by technical and biological validation of selected genes using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Both gene ontology and pathway analysis showed enrichment of genes involved in haemostasis and platelet activation in HA-DVT patients with the most relevant pathway being 'response to hypoxia'. Thus, given the environmental condition the differential expression of hypoxia-responsive genes (angiogenin, ribonuclease, RNase A family, 5; early growth response 1; lamin A; matrix metallopeptidase 14 [membrane-inserted]; neurofibromin 1; PDZ and LIM domain 1; procollagen-lysine 1, 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 1; solute carrier family 6 [neurotransmitter transporter, serotonin], member 4; solute carrier family 9 [sodium/hydrogen exchanger], member 1; and TEK tyrosine kinase, endothelial) in HA-DVT could be a determining factor to understand the pathophysiology of DVT at HA.
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- Prabhash Kumar Jha
- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Thrombosis Research Institute, India, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Thrombosis Research Institute, India, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Command Hospital (Western Command) Chandimandir, Panchkula, Haryana, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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- Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Delhi, India
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Jauhari N, Mishra S, Kumari B, Singh SN, Chauhan PS, Upreti DK. Bacteria Induced Degradation of Anthracene Mediated by Catabolic Enzymes. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2017.1420667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Nitanshi Jauhari
- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, Plant microbe interaction, Herbarium division, CSIR‐National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, Plant microbe interaction, Herbarium division, CSIR‐National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, Plant microbe interaction, Herbarium division, CSIR‐National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India
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- Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, Plant microbe interaction, Herbarium division, CSIR‐National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India
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- Plant microbe interaction, CSIR‐National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India
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- Herbarium division, CSIR‐National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India
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Sahu A, Jha PK, Prabhakar A, Singh HD, Gupta N, Chatterjee T, Tyagi T, Sharma S, Kumari B, Singh S, Nair V, Goel S, Ashraf MZ. MicroRNA-145 Impedes Thrombus Formation via Targeting Tissue Factor in Venous Thrombosis. EBioMedicine 2017; 26:175-186. [PMID: 29217135 PMCID: PMC5832640 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE), the third leading cardiovascular complication, requires more understanding at molecular levels. Here, we have identified miR-145 as a key molecule for regulating thrombus formation in venous thrombosis (VT) employing network based bioinformatics approach and in vivo experiments. Levels of miR-145 showed an inverse correlation with thrombus load determined by coagulation variables. MiRNA target prediction tools and in vitro study identified tissue factor (TF) as a target gene for miR-145. The restoration of miR-145 levels in thrombotic animals via in vivo miR-145 mimic delivery resulted in decreased TF level and activity, accompanied by reduced thrombogenesis. MiR-145 levels were also reduced in VT patients and correlated with increased TF levels in patients, thereby, confirming our preclinical findings. Our study identifies a previously undescribed role of miRNA in VT by regulating TF expression. Therefore, restoration of miR-145 levels may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for management of VT. MiR-145 is a regulator of venous thrombus formation. Tissue factor is a direct target of miR-145. MiR-145 is down regulated in human venous thrombosis patients. Restoration of miRNA-145 via in vivo miRNA mimic delivery attenuated thrombus formation.
In this study we provide an insight into the molecular mechanisms of VT regulated by miRNA. Multiple investigations conducted with animal model and VT patients showed relatively reduced miR-145 expression levels under diseased condition. MiR-145 play important role in thrombus formation by regulating TF expression which have a critical role in VT. MiR-145 overexpression in animal model of VT reduces TF levels and attenuates thrombus formation which might have important implications for miRNA based therapeutic strategies in VT. This study highlights the role of miR-145 in the etiopathology of VT and also underscores the use of miR-145 mimic as an advancement to the field.
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- Anita Sahu
- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India; Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
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Kumari B, Adlakha N. Three-dimensional finite element model to study temperature distribution in peripheral layers of human limbs immediately after physical exercise. INT J BIOMATH 2017. [DOI: 10.1142/s179352451750053x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The physical exercise imposes challenges on the human thermoregulatory system, as heat exchange between the body and environment is substantially impaired, which can lead to decrease in performance and increased risk of heat illness. In view of above a three-dimensional finite element model is proposed to study the effect of different intensities of physical exercise on temperature distribution in peripheral regions of human limbs under moderate climatic conditions. Human limb is assumed to have a cylindrical cross-section. The peripheral region of the human limb is divided into three natural components, namely epidermis, dermis and subdermal tissues. The model incorporates the effect of important physiological parameters like blood mass flow rate, metabolic heat generation, and thermal conductivity of the tissues. Appropriate boundary conditions have been framed based on the physical conditions of the problem. The model is transformed into the discretized variational form and finite element method (FEM) has been employed to obtain the solution. The numerical results have been used to obtain the temperature profiles in the region immediately after exercise for an unsteady state case. The thermal information generated from the model can be useful for developing protocols for improving performance of sportsmen, military persons and labor-intensive workers.
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- Babita Kumari
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Humanities, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat 395007, India
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Humanities, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat 395007, India
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Clotrimazole (CTZ) is a broad spectrum antimycotic agent known to be very effective locally for the treatment of fungal skin infections. The aim of this study was to study the effect of chitosan-coated microemulsion (CME) for topical delivery of CTZ and also evaluate its in vitro antifungal efficacy, ex vivo permeation and retention ability on the skin surface. The pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were developed using clove oil as oil phase, Tween 80 and propylene glycol as surfactant and co-surfactant, respectively, and distilled water as aqueous phase. CME was prepared by the drop wise addition of chitosan solution to the optimized microemulsion. Physicochemical parameters (globule size, zeta potential, drug content, viscosity and pH) and in vitro release of CME were studied. The in vitro antifungal efficacy of CME and ME was studied by cup-plate method against Candida albicans. Ex vivo drug permeation study was also carried out in a modified diffusion cell, using rat skin. The developed CME displayed an average globule size less than 50 nm and a positive surface charge, acceptable physico-chemical behavior, and exhibited sustained drug release in in vitro study. In in vitro anti-fungal study, CME showed greater values of zone of inhibition as compared to ME due to its prolonged action as well as fungistatic nature of chitosan. In ex vivo study, CME showed better retention and sustained permeation property than ME due to the mucoadhesive property of chitosan. These results suggest that positively charged CMEs could be used as novel topical formulation for its ability to retain on the skin and its ability to sustain the release of the drug.
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- Babita Kumari
- a Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya , Bilaspur , India
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- a Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya , Bilaspur , India
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Kumari B, Prabhakar A, Sahu A, Chatterjee T, Tyagi T, Gupta N, Nair V, Ashraf MZ. Endothelin-1 Gene Polymorphism and Its Level Predict the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Male Indian Population. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2016; 23:429-437. [DOI: 10.1177/1076029616661416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: Genes related to endothelial function are responsible for the regulation of vascular functions. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate whether endothelial gene-associated polymorphism and their plasma levels can be used to predict the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods: We studied 133 patients with VTE and 164 healthy controls. Endothelin (EDN) G8002A, EDN T1370G, EDN 3A/4A, eNOSG894T, angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D, vascular endothelial growth factor C936T, and endothelial cell protein C receptor A6936G polymorphism was genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism. Plasma levels of endothelin 1 (EDN1), endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and angiotensin-converting enzyme were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay kit. Results: The genotype and allele frequency between control and patients with VTE were significantly altered only for EDN T1370G polymorphism. The plasma EDN1 concentration was relatively higher in patients with VTE ( P = .0017) compared to healthy controls and showed an association with the EDN1 gene polymorphism in male Indian population. Logistic regression model analysis for EDN T1370G indicated a significant association between EDN G allele and occurrence of VTE. Conclusion: The EDN1 gene polymorphism may play a significant role in predicting individual’s susceptibility toward VTE and its clinical progression.
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- Babita Kumari
- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
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Kumari B, Sharma S, Satsangi VR, Dass S, Shrivastav R. Surface deposition of Ag and Au nano-isles on ZnO thin films yields enhanced photoelectrochemical splitting of water. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-015-0790-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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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Kumari B, Sharma S, Singh N, Satsangi VR, Dass S, Shrivastav R. Chemically etched ZnO thin films, with surface-evolved nano-ridges, for efficient photoelectrochemical splitting of water. J Solid State Electrochem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-015-2745-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kumari B, Rajput S, Gaur P, Singh SN, Singh DP. Biodegradation of pyrene and phenanthrene by bacterial consortium and evaluation of role of surfactant. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2014; 60:22-28. [PMID: 25535708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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High molecular weight poly aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW PAHs) are well known for their hydrophobicity and they get strongly adsorbed onto the soil particles. Generally, surfactants facilitate the biodegradation of PAH by enhancing their solubility and desorption of hydrophobic compounds from soil particles. To investigate the role of synthetic surfactant in biodegradation of PAHs, two bacterial strains BP10 and P2 were incubated in soil spiked with pyrene and phenantherene (100 μg g-1of soil each) in isolation and in combination with/without Tween 80. After 14 days of incubation, pyrene and phenantherene were degraded by a combination of BP10 and P2 to the extent of 98% and 99%, respectively. Addition of tween 80 reduced the degradation of pyrene and phenantherene by 35 and 10%, respectively. Biosurfactant produced by selected strains i.e. BP10 and P2 could enhance desorption of pyrene (100 μg g-1of soil) by about 27% and 12%, respectively. However, desorption activity was relatively higher (32 and 29%, respectively) in case of phenanthrene (100 μg g-1of soil) from the spiked soil. Present study showed that in spite of additional chemical surfactant, bioaugmentation of highly petroleum hydrocarbon degrading bacterial combination was very effective in boosting the bioremediation of PAHs- contaminated sites.
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- B Kumari
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University School of Environmental Science Lucknow India
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- CSIR—NBRI Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Lucknow India
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- CSIR—NBRI Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Lucknow India
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- CSIR—NBRI Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Lucknow India
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- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University School of Environmental Science Lucknow India dpsingh_lko@yahoo.com
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Jauhari N, Mishra S, Kumari B, Singh SN. Bacteria-mediated aerobic degradation of hexacosane in vitro conditions. Bioresour Technol 2014; 170:62-68. [PMID: 25125193 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In vitro degradation of hexacosane (C26H54), a HMW n-alkane, was studied in MSM by two bacterial strains i.e., Pseudomonas sp. BP10 and Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens E9, isolated from petroleum sludge, in isolation and combination. The results revealed that both the strains were able to metabolize hexacosane by 82% in isolation and 98% in their consortium after 7days. An enhancement of 16% in hexacosane degradation by the consortium indicated an additive action of bacterial strains. However, in control, a degradation of 21% was attributed to abiotic factors. During incubation with hexacosane, both the bacteria continued to multiply in isolation and consortium, which reflected that hexacosane was utilized by bacteria as a carbon and energy source. Activities of alkane hydroxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase were differentially expressed in isolation and combination, indicating their involvement in hexacosane degradation. Enhanced cell surface hydrophobicity and emulsification index and reduced surface tension also supported the degradation process.
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- Nitanshi Jauhari
- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Ecology & Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Arif E, Rathore YS, Kumari B, Ashish F, Wong HN, Holzman LB, Nihalani D. Slit diaphragm protein Neph1 and its signaling: a novel therapeutic target for protection of podocytes against glomerular injury. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:9502-18. [PMID: 24554715 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.505743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Podocytes are specialized epithelial cells that are critical components of the glomerular filtration barrier, and their dysfunction leads to proteinuria and renal failure. Therefore, preserving podocyte function is therapeutically significant. In this study, we identified Neph1 signaling as a therapeutic target that upon inhibition prevented podocyte damage from a glomerular injury-inducing agent puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN). To specifically inhibit Neph1 signaling, we used a protein transduction approach, where the cytoplasmic domain of Neph1 (Neph1CD) tagged with a protein transduction domain trans-activator of transcription was transduced in cultured podocytes prior to treatment with PAN. The PAN-induced Neph1 phosphorylation was significantly reduced in Neph1CD-transduced cells; in addition, these cells were resistant to PAN-induced cytoskeletal damage. The biochemical analysis using subfractionation studies showed that unlike control cells Neph1 was retained in the lipid raft fractions in the transduced cells following treatment with PAN, indicating that transduction of Neph1CD in podocytes prevented PAN-induced mislocalization of Neph1. In accordance, the immunofluorescence analysis further suggested that Neph1CD-transduced cells had increased ability to retain endogenous Neph1 at the membrane in response to PAN-induced injury. Similar results were obtained when angiotensin was used as an injury-inducing agent. Consistent with these observations, maintaining high levels of Neph1 at the membrane using a podocyte cell line overexpressing chimeric Neph1 increased the ability of podocytes to resist PAN-induced injury and PAN-induced albumin leakage. Using a zebrafish in vivo PAN and adriamycin injury models, we further demonstrated the ability of transduced Neph1CD to preserve glomerular function. Collectively, these results support the conclusion that inhibiting Neph1 signaling is therapeutically significant in preventing podocyte damage from glomerular injury.
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- Ehtesham Arif
- From the Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 and
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Kumari B, Goyal MK, Lal V. Pearls & Oy-sters: Bilateral cavernous sinus syndrome as presenting manifestation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Neurology 2014; 82:e51-4. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pammi M, Arumainayagam J, Kumari B, Ahmed-Jushuf I, Carlin EM, Chandramani S, Riddell L, Ghanem M, Das S. Safety and efficacy of tenofovir/emtricitabine or abacavir/lamivudine in combination with efavirenz in treatment naïve HIV patients: a 5 year retrospective observational cohort study. (the TOKEN Study). Int J Clin Pract 2013; 67:922-3. [PMID: 23952469 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Kumari B, Adlakha N. One Dimensional Finite Difference Model to Study Temperature Distribution in Peripheral Regions of a Human Body During and After Exercise. J Med Imaging Hlth Inform 2013. [DOI: 10.1166/jmihi.2013.1153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Arif E, Kumari B, Wagner MC, Zhou W, Holzman LB, Nihalani D. Myo1c is an unconventional myosin required for zebrafish glomerular development. Kidney Int 2013; 84:1154-65. [PMID: 23715127 PMCID: PMC3844053 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The targeting and organization of podocyte slit diaphragm proteins nephrin and neph1 is critical for development and maintenance of a functional glomerular filtration barrier. Myo1c is a non-muscle myosin motor protein that interacts directly with nephrin and neph1 and mediates their intracellular transport to the podocyte intercellular junction. Here we investigated the necessity of Myo1c in podocyte development using zebrafish as a model system. Immunofluorescence microscopy and in situ RNA hybridization analysis of zebrafish embryos showed that Myo1c is widely expressed in various tissues including the zebrafish glomerulus. Knockdown of the Myo1c gene in zebrafish using antisense morpholino derivatives resulted in an abnormal developmental phenotype that included pericardial edema and dilated renal tubules. Ultra-structural analysis of the glomerulus in Myo1c depleted zebrafish showed abnormal podocyte morphology and absence of the slit diaphragm. Consistent with these observations, the glomerular filter permeability appeared altered in zebrafish in which Myo1c expression was attenuated. The specificity of Myo1c knockdown was confirmed by a rescue experiment in which co-injection of Myo1c morpholino derivatives with orthologous Myo1c mRNA prepared from mouse cDNA lessened phenotypic abnormalities including edema in Myo1c morphants. Thus, our results demonstrate that Myo1c is necessary for podocyte morphogenesis.
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- Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kumari B, Upadhyay RC, Atri N. Evaluation of nutraceutical components and antioxidant potential of north Indian wild culinary-medicinal Termitophilous mushrooms. Int J Med Mushrooms 2013; 15:191-7. [PMID: 23557371 DOI: 10.1615/intjmedmushr.v15.i2.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mushrooms have long been treated as a delicacy. Nowadays, however, many researchers consider them to be nutraceutical foods. The objective of this study was to determine the nutraceutical components in 7 edible species of Termitomyces (T. microcarpus, T. radicatus, T. badius, T. medius, T. heimii, T. striatus, and T. mammiformis) collected from different localities in North India during the monsoon season; their antioxidant properties also were determined by DPPH free radical scavenging ability and reducing power ability. The various nutraceutical components evaluated include phenolics (15.0-25.85 mg/g), flavonoids (1.38-2.02 mg/g), ascorbic acid (0.018-0.15 mg/g), β-carotene (0.11-0.27 µg/g), and lycopene (0.03-0.19 µg/g).
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- Babita Kumari
- Department of Botany, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab-147002 (India).
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Arif E, Mallik L, Rathore YS, Kumari B, Ostap M, Ashish FNU, Holzman LB, Nihalani D. Myo1c, an unconventional motor that maintains glomerular filtration function. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1001.1] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Ehtesham Arif
- Renal Electrolytes and Hypertension DivisionUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- CSIR‐Institute of Microbial TechnologyChandigarhIndia
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- Renal Electrolytes and Hypertension DivisionUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- Pennsylvania Muscle InsituteUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- CSIR‐Institute of Microbial TechnologyChandigarhIndia
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- Renal Electrolytes and Hypertension DivisionUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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- Renal Electrolytes and Hypertension DivisionUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPA
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Singh SN, Kumari B, Upadhyay SK, Mishra S, Kumar D. Bacterial degradation of pyrene in minimal salt medium mediated by catechol dioxygenases: enzyme purification and molecular size determination. Bioresour Technol 2013; 133:293-300. [PMID: 23434805 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In vitro degradation of pyrene was studied in MSM by three bacterial strains individually, designated as BP10, NJ2 and P2. Among these strains, NJ2 was the highest degrader (60%) of pyrene, followed by BP10 (44%) and the least was P2 (42%) in MSM with pyrene (50 μg ml(-1)) in 8 days. During pyrene degradation, catechol 1,2 dioxygenase (C12O) activity was induced by 13 folds in BP10 and 17 folds in P2 as compared to catechol 2,3 dioxygenase (C23O). However, in NJ2, C23O activity was augmented 1.3 times more than C12O. This clearly indicated that C12O played a major role in pyrene degradation by BP10 and P2, while in NJ2, C23O contributed more to degradation process than C12O. Molecular weight of highly inducible C12O was determined as ~64 kDa by size exclusion chromatography and as ~32 kDa on denaturing SDS PAGE in BP10 which indicated dimeric nature of the enzyme.
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- S N Singh
- Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, UP, India.
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