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Shifa U, Khan R, Suhail SM, Ahmad I, Rahman A, Akkari AA, Yassin HM. The efficiency of boric acid as an alternate to NaCl for the preservation of cattle hides. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:228. [PMID: 37233849 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03631-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The fresh buffalo hides (n = 6) were cut into two equal parts and categorized into three equal groups. The first group was treated with 50% NaCl; the second group hides were treated with 5% of boric acid (BA), and the third group hides were with NaCl + BA (10:1). Hair loss was seen at the sample margins of hides treated with 50% NaCl, with a slight odor. In the second group, there was neither hair loss nor a pungent smell was felt. The nitrogen content of the preserved hide was measured at different durations during the experimental period, i.e., 0 h, 24 h on day 7th, and day 14th. The nitrogen level reduced significantly (P < 0.05) from 0 h to day 14th of the experiment in hides treated with 50% of NaCl and 5% of boric acid, while this trend was found non-significant (P > 0.05) in hides treated with the combination of NaCl + BA. At 0 h, the moisture content for 50% of NaCl-treated hides was 64.82 ± 0.38% moisture content for 5% of boric acid was 63.89 ± 0.59, while for the NaCl + BA combination 61.69 ± 1.09 was observed. Moisture content for 50% of NaCl on day 14th was 38.87 ± 0.42; for boric acid, it was 37.76 ± 1.12, and for the combination of both, the moisture content was 34.56 ± 0.41%. A similar decreasing trend of moisture contents was found in hides treated with different preservatives. After 14 days of treatment, the bacterial count for 50% of NaCl was 2 × 109; for boric acid, it was 1 × 109, and for the combination of both, the bacterial count was 3 × 109. The lowest pollution load was observed hides treated with the combination of NaCl + BA (10:1). Total solids (TS) were 21.69 ± 0.57 while total dissolved solids (TDS) were 21.10 ± 0.57, and total suspended solids were 0.60 ± 0.57 mg/l. It is concluded from the present study that boric acid alone or in combination with NaCl efficiently reduced nitrogen content and bacterial count and can reduce water pollution in tannery and hence could be used as a preservative for the hide in the tannery industry.
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- Umaid Shifa
- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 25130, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 25130, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 25130, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 25130, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 25130, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Biology Department, College of Sciences in Abha, King Khaled University, P.O. Box 960, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Sciences in Abha, King Khaled University, P.O. Box 960, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Guo Y, Fan Z, Zhao F, Ge S, Chu H, Wei Z, Khan R, Faisal M, Ayari-Akkari A, Yassin HM, Zhao X. Assessment of semen quality and anti-oxidative enzyme activity between bovine sex-sorted and non-sex-sorted frozen-thawed semen. Reprod Domest Anim 2023; 58:657-661. [PMID: 36808762 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14333] [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: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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In the current study, the difference between the sex-sorted and non-sex-sorted frozen semen of Holstein Friesian breed cattle was investigated. Significant variation (p < .05) was found in the semen quality parameters such as motility; vitality; acrosome integrity rate; the anti-oxidative enzyme activity including GSH (glutathione); SOD (superoxide dismutase); CAT (catalase); GSH-Px (glutathione peroxidase) and the rate of fertilization. The results showed that the sperm acrosome integrity and motility of the non-sorted sperm were higher compared to sex-sorted sperm (p < .05). The linearity index and mean coefficient analysis revealed that the percentage of 'grade a' in sex-sorted sperm were significantly (p < .05) lower than non-sorted sperm. Interestingly, low SOD level and high CAT level was found in the non-sexed semen than in the sexed semen (p < .05). Furthermore, the GSH and GSH-Px activity in the sexed semen was found lower than the non-sexed semen (p < .05). In conclusion, sperm motility characteristics were lower in sex-sorted semen than in non-sex-sorted semen. This might be related to the complex process of sexed semen production, which could reduce sperm motility and movement characteristics, acrosomal integrity, CAT, SOD, GSH and GSH-Px, and finally lead to the decline in the fertilization rate.
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- Yanmin Guo
- College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, China
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- Heze Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Heze, China
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, China.,Weinan Vocational and Technical College, Weinan, China
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Shoaib M, Rashid MI, Akbar H, Sheikh AA, Farooqi SH, Ayari-Akkari A, Yassin HM, Khan R. Molecular epidemiology and characterization of Babesia bovis in cattle of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Trop Anim Health Prod 2022; 54:337. [PMID: 36208348 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-022-03346-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease found globally but most prominent in tropical and subtropical regions. It is responsible for huge mortality and morbidity, especially in developing countries like Pakistan. The current study was designed to determine the molecular epidemiology and characterization of Babesia bovis (B. bovis) infection in cattle populations of districts Mardan, Kohat and Swat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. A total of 434 tick-infested animals were sampled. Blood samples were collected, processed and then examined initially by microscopy for the presence of Babesia and were later confirmed through PCR by targeting cytochrome b gene, and the PCR products were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis of sequenced isolates of the current study showed close sequence similarity with the reported strain of China. A non-significant association (p > 0.05) was observed between the prevalence of infections and risk factors. The overall prevalence of infection in all three districts was 10.11%. In district Swat (12.61%), the prevalence was recorded as the highest for B. bovis infection followed by district Mardan (10.60%) and district Kohat (06.90%). The Friesian breed of cattle, females and adult animals were highly susceptible to B. bovis infection. The prevalence of infection was recorded highest during the summer season and lowest during the winter season. This study concludes that B. bovis infection is prevalent in three studied districts of KP province and the sequenced isolates of the current study showed close sequence similarity with the reported strain of China.
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- Muhammad Shoaib
- Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.,College of Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar-Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, KBCMA, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,, Narowal, Pakistan
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 960, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 960, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Microbiology and Microbial Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Livestock Management, Breeding and Genetics, The University of Agriculture Peshawar-Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Beck SH, Jelsig AM, Yassin HM, Lindberg LJ, Wadt KAW, Karstensen JG. Intestinal and extraintestinal neoplasms in patients with NTHL1 tumor syndrome: a systematic review. Fam Cancer 2022; 21:453-462. [PMID: 35292903 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-022-00291-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Germline biallelic pathogenic variants (PVs) in NTHL1 have since 2015 been associated with the autosomal recessive tumor predisposition syndrome: NTHL1 tumor syndrome or NTHL1-associated polyposis. In this systematic review, we aim to systematically investigate the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of the condition including occurrence of both benign and malignant tumors. The databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus were searched. The search was conducted the 25th of august 2021. We included patients with germline PVs, both heterozygous and homo-/compound heterozygous carriers. Twenty-one papers were selected including 47 patients with biallelic PVs in NTHL1 in 32 families. Twenty-three out of 47 patients (49%) were diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) (mean age: 55, range: 31-73) and 12 out of 22 female patients (55%) were diagnosed with breast cancer (mean age: 49, range: 36-63). Apart from three, all patients who underwent a colonoscopy, had colonic adenomas (93%), and three patients (6%) had duodenal adenomatosis. We also identified 158 heterozygous carriers of germline PVs in NTHL1. Twenty-six out of 68 (38%) heterozygous carriers, who underwent colonoscopy, had colonic polyps or adenomas. Twenty-nine heterozygous carriers (18%) were diagnosed with CRC and 59 (49%) with breast cancer. We observed a high frequency of early onset CRC and breast cancer in patients with NTHL1 tumor syndrome. Subsequently, colorectal, breast, and endometrial cancer screening programs are recommended for NTHL1 biallelic carriers. Trial registry PROSPERO: CRD42021275159.
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- S H Beck
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Nørregade 10, 1165, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Nørregade 10, 1165, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish HNPCC Register, Gastrounit, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Polyposis Registry, Gastrounit, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Sazada Siddiqui
- From the Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Addressed correspondence to: Dr. Sazada Siddiqui, Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: / ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-7617
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- From the Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Nimir AA, Khalil EAG, Musa AM, Yassin HM, El-Hassan AM. Evaluation of the particle gel diffusion technique for the detection of haemoglobin S in Sudanese patients. Ann Clin Biochem 2009; 46:114-6. [PMID: 19164340 DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008155] [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: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease is a heterogenous disorder characterized by an abnormal haemoglobin and sickling phenomena of red cells. It is prevalent among certain nomadic tribes in Sudan. Painful, aplastic and haemolytic crises mark sickle cell anaemia. Haemoglobin S (HbS) is detected using haemoglobin electrophoresis, iso-electric focusing and/or high-performance liquid chromatography techniques with high sensitivity, but entails cost and expertise. This study aimed to determine the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive values (PPV) of the ID-particle gel diffusion technique for screening, diagnosis and phenotyping of HbS in patients with a provisional diagnosis of abnormal haemoglobin. METHODS Following informed consent, 100 sequential individuals who reported to a central referral haemoglobinopathy clinic were enrolled. ID-particle gel diffusion technique was compared with cellulose acetate electrophoresis to determine haemoglobin phenotypes. RESULTS The ID-particle gel test detected HbAA with 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Sensitivity for HbS was 100%, whether as HbSS or as a mixed pattern. HbSS was identified in all cases where this is the only haemoglobin present. Other patterns were detected with <100% specificity and these would require further testing by other means to definitively identify abnormal haemoglobins. CONCLUSIONS Although the ID-particle technique is a simple and cheap technique with high sensitivity, specificity and PPV compared with cellulose acetate electrophoresis in detecting HbSS, it could not differentiate HbAS from HbSS with high levels of HbF. High environmental temperatures could melt the test microtubes. Cellulose acetate electrophoresis remains the technique of choice for the screening of abnormal haemoglobins in the Sudan.
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- Ahmed A Nimir
- Faculty of Laboratory Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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Telithromycin is a new ketolide antimicrobial, specifically developed for the treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections. It has a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against common respiratory pathogens including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Streptococcus pyogenes. It also has activity against atypical pathogens, such as Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Telithromycin maintains activity against beta-lactam and macrolide-resistant respiratory tract pathogens and does not appear to induce cross-resistance to other members of the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) group of antimicrobials. It demonstrates bactericidal activity against S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae and has a prolonged concentration-dependent post-antibiotic effect (PAE) in vitro. The drug has favourable pharmacokinetics following oral administration. It is well absorbed, achieves good plasma levels and is highly concentrated in pulmonary tissues and white blood cells. In clinical trials, telithromycin given orally at a dose of 800 mg once daily for 5 - 10 days was as effective as comparator antimicrobials for the treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, acute maxillary sinusitis and group A-beta-haemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis or tonsillitis. The adverse events and safety profile were similar to comparator antimicrobials. The most common adverse events were diarrhoea, nausea, headache and dizziness. Telithromycin should provide an effective, convenient and well-tolerated once-daily oral therapy for treatment of respiratory infections.
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- H M Yassin
- VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ and UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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