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Iqbal MS, Duan X, Ali H, Kaoqing P, Liu Z, Sardar N, Alsubki RA, Attia KA, Abushady AM, Gu D, Zeng G. Correction to: Identification of TIMPs signatures in Randall plaque from single‑cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‑Seq) analysis. Funct Integr Genomics 2024; 24:68. [PMID: 38556565 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-024-01342-x] [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: 04/02/2024]
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- Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal
- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Kahn, 64200, Pakistan.
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Applied Biology, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology School, 26th of July Corridor, Nile University, Sheikh Zayed City, Giza, 12588, Egypt
- Department of Genetics, Agriculture College, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Khaliq MA, Alsudays IM, Alhaithloul HAS, Rizwan M, Yong JWH, Ur Rahman S, Sagir M, Bashir S, Ali H, Hongchao Z. Biochar impacts on carbon dioxide, methane emission, and cadmium accumulation in rice from Cd-contaminated soils; A meta-analysis. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2024; 274:116204. [PMID: 38489905 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Climate change and cadmium (Cd) contamination pose severe threats to rice production and food security. Biochar (BC) has emerged as a promising soil amendment for mitigating these challenges. To investigate the BC effects on paddy soil upon GHG emissions, Cd bioavailability, and its accumulation, a meta-analysis of published data from 2000 to 2023 was performed. Data Manager 5.3 and GetData plot Digitizer software were used to obtain and process the data for selected parameters. Our results showed a significant increase of 18% in soil pH with sewage sludge BC application, while 9% increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) using bamboo chips BC. There was a significant reduction in soil bulk density (8%), but no significant effects were observed for soil porosity, except for wheat straw BC which reduced the soil porosity by 6%. Sewage sludge and bamboo chips BC significantly reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) by 7-8% while municipal biowaste reduced methane (CH4) emissions by 2%. In the case of heavy metals, sunflower seedshells-derived materials and rice husk BC significantly reduced the bioavailable Cd in paddy soils by 24% and 12%, respectively. Cd uptake by rice roots was lowered considerably by the addition of kitchen waste (22%), peanut hulls (21%), and corn cob (15%) based BC. Similarly, cotton sticks, kitchen waste, peanut hulls, and rice husk BC restricted Cd translocation from rice roots to shoots by 22%, 27%, 20%, and 19%, respectively, while sawdust and rice husk-based BC were effective for reducing Cd accumulation in rice grains by 25% and 13%. Regarding rice yield, cotton sticks-based BC significantly increased the yield by 37% in Cd-contaminated paddy soil. The meta-analysis demonstrated that BC is an effective and multi-pronged strategy for sustainable and resilient rice cultivation by lowering greenhouse gas emissions and Cd accumulation while improving yields under the increasing threat of climate change.
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- Muhammad Athar Khaliq
- College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Tian-shui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp 23456, Sweden.
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- Water Science and Environmental Engineering Research Center, College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan 32000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Tian-shui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
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Muhammad Bilal Yousuf H, Yasin M, Ali H, Naveed K, Riaz A, AlGarawi AM, Hatamleh AA, Shan Y. Evaluation of different Kabuli chickpea genotypes against Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in relation to biotic and abiotic factors. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16944. [PMID: 38495762 PMCID: PMC10944164 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16944] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Background The chickpea pod borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) is a significant insect pest of chickpea crops, causing substantial global losses. Methods Field experiments were conducted in Central Punjab, Pakistan, to investigate the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on pod borer population dynamics and infestation in nine kabuli chickpea genotypes during two cropping seasons (2020-2021 and 2021-2022). The crops were sown in November in both years, with row-to-row and plant-to-plant distances of 30 and 15 cm, respectively, following a randomized complete block design (RCBD). Results Results showed a significant difference among the tested genotypes in trichome density, pod wall thickness, and leaf chlorophyll contents. Significantly lower larval population (0.85 and 1.10 larvae per plant) and percent damage (10.65% and 14.25%) were observed in genotype Noor-2019 during 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, respectively. Pod trichome density, pod wall thickness, and chlorophyll content of leaves also showed significant variation among the tested genotypes. Pod trichome density and pod wall thickness correlated negatively with larval infestation, while chlorophyll content in leaves showed a positive correlation. Additionally, the larval population positively correlated with minimum and maximum temperatures, while relative humidity negatively correlated with the larval population. Study results explore natural enemies as potential biological control agents and reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
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- Hafiz Muhammad Bilal Yousuf
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
- Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Depalpur Campus, Okara, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Guangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Laibin, China
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Qian Q, Deng X, Mureed S, Gan Y, Xu D, Wang X, Ali H. Integrating transcriptomics and metabolomics to analyze the defense response of Morus notabilis to mulberry ring rot disease. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1373827. [PMID: 38533335 PMCID: PMC10963518 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1373827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Introduction The mulberry industry has thrived in China for millennia, offering significant ecological and economic benefits. However, the prevalence of mulberry ring rot disease poses a serious threat to the quality and yield of mulberry leaves. Methods In this study, we employed a combination of transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses to elucidate the changes occurring at the transcriptional and metabolic levels in Morus notabilis in response to this disease infestation. Key metabolites identified were further validated through in vitro inhibition experiments. Results The findings revealed significant enrichment in Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways, particularly those related to flavonoid biosynthesis. Notably, naringenin, kaempferol, and quercetin emerged as pivotal players in M. notabilis' defense mechanism against this disease pathogen. The upregulation of synthase genes, including chalcone synthase, flavanone-3-hydroxylase, and flavonol synthase, suggested their crucial roles as structural genes in this process. In vitro inhibition experiments demonstrated that kaempferol and quercetin exhibited broad inhibitory properties, while salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate demonstrated efficient inhibitory effects. Discussion This study underscores the significance of the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway in M. notabilis' defense response against mulberry ring rot disease, offering a theoretical foundation for disease control measures.
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- Qianqian Qian
- College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
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- College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
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- College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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Yuan W, Rao X, Zhong B, Chen M, Ali H, Lv C, Niu C. Exploring the functional profiles of odorant binding proteins crucial for sensing key odorants in the new leaves of coconut palms in Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 261:129852. [PMID: 38307432 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) is a highly destructive global pest of coconut trees, with a preference for laying its eggs on new leaves. Females can identify where to lay eggs by using their sense of smell to detect specific odorants found in new leaves. In this study, we focused on the two odorants commonly found in new leaves by GC-MS: trans, trans-2,4-nonadienal and trans-2-nonenal. Our behavioral assays demonstrated a significant attraction of females to both of these odorants, with their electrophysiological responses being dose-dependent. Furthermore, we examined the expression patterns induced by these odorants in eleven RferOBP genes. Among them, RferOBP3 and RferOBP1768 exhibited the most significant and simultaneous upregulation. To further understand the role of these two genes, we conducted experiments with females injected with OBP-dsRNA. This resulted in a significant decrease in the expression of RferOBP3 and RferOBP1768, as well as impaired the perception of the two odorants. A fluorescence competitive binding assay also showed that both RferOBPs strongly bound to the odorants. Additionally, sequence analysis revealed that these two RferOBPs belong to the Minus-C family and possess four conserved cysteines. Molecular docking simulations showed strong interactions between these two RferOBPs and the odorant molecules. Overall, our findings highlight the crucial role of RferOBP3 and RferOBP1768 in the olfactory perception of the key odorants in coconut palm new leaves. This knowledge significantly improves our understanding of how RPW females locate sites for oviposition and lays the foundation for future research on the development of environmentally friendly pest attractants.
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- Weiqin Yuan
- Coconut Research Institute/Tropical Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan 571300, China; College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China; New Horizon Health Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Coconut Research Institute/Tropical Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan 571300, China
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- College of Plant Protection/Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Coconut Research Institute/Tropical Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan 571300, China.
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- College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.
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Ul Haq I, Zhang KX, Gou Y, Hajjar D, Makki AA, Alkherb WAH, Ali H, Liu C. Transcriptomic and biochemical insights into fall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda) responses on silicon-treated maize. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16859. [PMID: 38410805 PMCID: PMC10896081 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16859] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Background The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is an agricultural pest of significant economic concern globally, known for its adaptability, pesticide resistance, and damage to key crops such as maize. Conventional chemical pesticides pose challenges, including the development of resistance and environmental pollution. The study aims to investigate an alternative solution: the application of soluble silicon (Si) sources to enhance plant resistance against the fall armyworm. Methods Silicon dioxide (SiO2) and potassium silicate (K2SiO3) were applied to maize plants via foliar spray. Transcriptomic and biochemical analyses were performed to study the gene expression changes in the fall armyworm feeding on Si-treated maize. Results Results indicated a significant impact on gene expression, with a large number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified in both SiO2 and K2SiO3 treatments. Furthermore, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis identified critical DEGs involved in specific pathways, including amino acid, carbohydrate, lipid, energy, xenobiotics metabolisms, signal transduction, and posttranslational modification, significantly altered at both Si sources. Biochemical analyses further revealed that Si treatments inhibited several enzyme activities (glutamate dehydrogenase, trehalase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, chitinase, juvenile hormone esterase, and cyclooxygenase while simultaneously inducing others (total protein, lipopolysaccharide, fatty acid synthase, ATPase, and cytochrome P450), thus suggesting a toxic effect on the fall armyworm. In conclusion, Si applications on maize influence the gene expression and biochemical activities of the fall armyworm, potentially offering a sustainable pest management strategy.
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- Inzamam Ul Haq
- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Science, Department of Biochemistry, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science, Department of Biochemistry, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Saleem MH, Parveen A, Perveen S, Akhtar N, Abasi F, Ehsan M, Ali H, Okla MK, Saleh IA, Zomot N, Alwasel YA, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Fahad S. Alleviation of cadmium toxicity in pea (Pisum sativum L.) through Zn-Lys supplementation and its effects on growth and antioxidant defense. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:10594-10608. [PMID: 38198090 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-31874-5] [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] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Cadmium significantly impacts plant growth and productivity by disrupting physiological, biochemical, and oxidative defenses, leading to severe damage. The application of Zn-Lys improves plant growth while reducing the stress caused by heavy metals on plants. By focusing on cadmium stress and potential of Zn-Lys on pea, we conducted a pot-based study, organized under completely randomized block design CRD-factorial at the Botanical Garden of Government College University, Faisalabad. Both pea cultivars were grown in several concentrations of cadmium @ 0, 50 and 100 μM, and Zn-Lys were exogenously applied @ 0 mg/L and 10 mg/L with three replicates for each treatment. Cd-toxicity potentially reduces plant growth, chlorophyll contents, osmoprotectants, and anthocyanin content; however, an increase in MDA, H2O2 initiation, enzymatic antioxidant activities as well as phenolic, flavonoid, proline was observed. Remarkably, exogenously applied Zn-Lys significantly enhanced the plant growth, biomass, photosynthetic attributes, osmoprotectants, and anthocyanin contents, while further increase in enzymatic antioxidant activities, total phenolic, flavonoid, and proline contents were noticed. However, application of Zn-Lys instigated a remarkable decrease in levels of MDA and H2O2. It can be suggested with recommendation to check the potential of Zn-Lys on plants under cadmium-based toxic soil.
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- Muhammad Hamzah Saleem
- Office of Academic Research, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, Zarqa University, Zarqa, 13110, Jordan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 23200, Pakistan.
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Saleem MH, Parveen A, Perveen S, Akhtar N, Abasi F, Ehsan M, Ali H, Okla MK, Saleh IA, Zomot N, Alwasel YA, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Fahad S. Correction to: Alleviation of cadmium toxicity in pea (Pisum sativum L.) through Zn-Lys supplementation and its effects on growth and antioxidant defense. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:16111. [PMID: 38308785 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32267-4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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- Muhammad Hamzah Saleem
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Science, Zarqa University, Zarqa, 13110, Jordan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Iqbal MS, Duan X, Ali H, Kaoqing P, Liu Z, Sardar N, Alsubki RA, Attia KA, Abushady AM, Gu D, Zeng G. Identification of TIMPs signatures in Randall plaque from single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) analysis. Funct Integr Genomics 2024; 24:11. [PMID: 38225514 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-024-01296-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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- Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal
- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Kahn, 64200, Pakistan.
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Applied Biology, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biotechnology School, 26th of July Corridor, Nile University, Sheikh Zayed City, 12588, Giza, Egypt
- Department of Genetics, Agriculture College, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou Urology Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Abasi F, Raja NI, Mashwani ZUR, Ehsan M, Ali H, Shahbaz M. Heat and Wheat: Adaptation strategies with respect to heat shock proteins and antioxidant potential; an era of climate change. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 256:128379. [PMID: 38000583 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Extreme changes in weather including heat-wave and high-temperature fluctuations are predicted to increase in intensity and duration due to climate change. Wheat being a major staple crop is under severe threat of heat stress especially during the grain-filling stage. Widespread food insecurity underscores the critical need to comprehend crop responses to forthcoming climatic shifts, pivotal for devising adaptive strategies ensuring sustainable crop productivity. This review addresses insights concerning antioxidant, physiological, molecular impacts, tolerance mechanisms, and nanotechnology-based strategies and how wheat copes with heat stress at the reproductive stage. In this study stress resilience strategies were documented for sustainable grain production under heat stress at reproductive stage. Additionally, the mechanisms of heat resilience including gene expression, nanomaterials that trigger transcription factors, (HSPs) during stress, and physiological and antioxidant traits were explored. The most reliable method to improve plant resilience to heat stress must include nano-biotechnology-based strategies, such as the adoption of nano-fertilizers in climate-smart practices and the use of advanced molecular approaches. Notably, the novel resistance genes through advanced molecular approach and nanomaterials exhibit promise for incorporation into wheat cultivars, conferring resilience against imminent adverse environmental conditions. This review will help scientific communities in thermo-tolerance wheat cultivars and new emerging strategies to mitigate the deleterious impact of heat stress.
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- Fozia Abasi
- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan
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- Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ITBC), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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Bilal M, Ali H, Hassan HU, Khan SU, Ghafar R, Akram W, Ahmad H, Mushtaq S, Jafari H, Yaqoob H, Khan MM, Ullah R, Arai T. Cadmium (Cd) influences calcium (Ca) levels in the skeleton of a freshwater fish Channa gachua. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e264336. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.264336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Environmental contamination with heavy metals is a threat to the organisms due to their toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation in food chains. The study was aimed to assess cadmium (Cd) effect on calcium (Ca) level in bones of a freshwater fish Channa gachua. 42 fish individuals were kept into six (6) aquaria; labelled aq.0, 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 in the laboratory for treatment. Aq.0 was control group and aq.1, 2,3,4,5 were experimental with treatment solution of Cd 0, 0.1ppm, 0.5ppm, 1ppm, 2.5ppm and 5ppm respectively for three months. After exposure, bones tissue were examined for Cd accumulation and Ca concentration. Highest accumulation of Cd were recorded in aq.5 mean 46.86 ± 0.46 mgkg-1 .and lowest in the control group with mean 0.61 ± 0.06 mgkg-1. The order of Cd bioaccumulation in bones were aq.5 > aq.4 >aq.3 > aq.2 > aq.1 > aq.0. Highest concentration of Ca were noted in aq.0 (Control group) mean 7888.06 ± 4827.22 mgkg-1 and lowest were 1132.36 ± 203.73 mgkg-1 in aq.5 (at 5.0 ppm). Generally a pattern of decreasing Ca level were observed with each rise of Cd bioaccumulation aq.0 > aq.1 > aq.2 > aq.3 > aq.4 > aq.5. Current study indicated that Cd accumulation have substantial effect on Ca level in bones and hence on skeleton system. Strict rules must be implemented by government to control metals pollution and exploitations of biota.
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- M. Bilal
- Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Pakistan
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- University of Karachi, Pakistan; Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan
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- Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan
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- Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
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- Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
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Okla MK, Saleem MH, Saleh IA, Zomot N, Perveen S, Parveen A, Abasi F, Ali H, Ali B, Alwasel YA, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Oral MA, Javed S, Ercisli S, Sarfraz MH, Hamed MH. Foliar application of iron-lysine to boost growth attributes, photosynthetic pigments and biochemical defense system in canola (Brassica napus L.) under cadmium stress. BMC Plant Biol 2023; 23:648. [PMID: 38102555 PMCID: PMC10724993 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04672-3] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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In the current industrial scenario, cadmium (Cd) as a metal is of great importance but poses a major threat to the ecosystem. However, the role of micronutrient - amino chelates such as iron - lysine (Fe - lys) in reducing Cr toxicity in crop plants was recently introduced. In the current experiment, the exogenous applications of Fe - lys i.e., 0 and10 mg L - 1, were examined, using an in vivo approach that involved plant growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments, oxidative stress indicators and antioxidant response, sugar and osmolytes under the soil contaminated with varying levels of Cd i.e., 0, 50 and 100 µM using two different varieties of canola i.e., Sarbaz and Pea - 09. Results revealed that the increasing levels of Cd in the soil decreased plant growth and growth-related attributes and photosynthetic apparatus and also the soluble protein and soluble sugar. In contrast, the addition of different levels of Cd in the soil significantly increased the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which induced oxidative damage in both varieties of canola i.e., Sarbaz and Pea - 09. However, canola plants increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and non-enzymatic compounds such as phenolic, flavonoid, proline, and anthocyanin, which scavenge the over-production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cd toxicity can be overcome by the supplementation of Fe - lys, which significantly increased plant growth and biomass, improved photosynthetic machinery and sugar contents, and increased the activities of different antioxidative enzymes, even in the plants grown under different levels of Cd in the soil. Research findings, therefore, suggested that the Fe - lys application can ameliorate Cd toxicity in canola and result in improved plant growth and composition under metal stress.
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- Mohammad K Okla
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Faculty of Science, Zarqa University, Zarqa, 13110, Jordan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Elmalı Vocational School of Higher Education, Akdeniz University, Antalya, 07058, Türkiye
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Türkiye
- HGF Agro, Ata Teknokent, Erzurum, TR-25240, Türkiye
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK.
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- Department of Soils and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, Kharga, 72511, Egypt
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Khan MT, Mehmood S, Arslan M, Azhar M, Asad T, Raziq F, Liaqat S, Gondal MA, Rauf M, Nazir S, Faran G, Abbasi F, Farooq Z, Iqbal ZM, Qumar M, Wadood F, Raja IH, Ali H, Abbas G, Bughio E, Magsi AS, Younas U, Arshad MA, Rehman MF. Organoleptic characteristics and compositional profile of meat of growing Japanese quail fed different levels of poultry byproducts compost. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e274040. [PMID: 37937627 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.274040] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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The poultry industry generates a lot of waste, including dead birds, manure, and poultry litter. Poultry waste should never be disposed of improperly because it can seriously harm the environment. The waste can be recycled as a feedstock for use in poultry feed by composting the litter and deceased birds. The compositional profile and organoleptic properties of the meat of growing Japanese quail were examined over the course of a 4-week trial to ascertain the effect of adding compost to the diet. In a completely randomized design (CRD), 1200 newly hatched quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were divided into five treatment groups (diets with 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10% compost), each consisting of 40 birds with six replicates. The addition of compost to the diet had no noticeable effects on the organoleptic qualities of appearance, color, aroma, taste, texture, juiciness, tenderness, and acceptability (P>0.05). The compositional profile characteristics for chicks given compost at any level compared to chicks fed the control diet showed no differences (P>0.05). These findings suggest that the sensory characteristics and compositional profile of growing meat quails can be maintained when fed diets including up to 10% compost.
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- M T Khan
- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Production, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Livestock and Dairy Development Department (Extension), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Institute of Continuing Education and Extension, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Pathology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Meat Technology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biosciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Livestock Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Animal Nutrition, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Animal Nutrition, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Office of Human and Animal Food Operation , Food Safety Officer, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Riphah College of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Animal Production, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Poultry Production, Sakrand, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Dairy Technology, Sakrand, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Livestock Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, Department of Poultry Science, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Alfeel AH, Hussein SEO, Elsayed Yousif TY, Babker AMA, Alamin Altoum AE, Mohamed AN, Elzein HO, Ahmed T, Saboor M, Osman HA, Kumar P, Ali H, Abdalhabib EK. Association between oxidative stress, antioxidant enzymes, and homocysteine in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:10631-10641. [PMID: 37975388 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202311_34343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent health condition that commonly affects adolescent girls and young women. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between levels of total glutathione (TG), reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxidation, and homocysteine with PCOS. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study employed a cross-sectional case-control design, involving a target population of 305 Sudanese females. Among them, 205 individuals were categorized as cases, and 100 served as controls. The TG, GSH, SOD, lipid peroxidation, and homocysteine levels were measured in the serum of study participants through enzyme-linked immunosorbent essay. RESULTS Total glutathione (1,174.5 ± 271.4 vs. 986.1 ± 191.5, p = 0.01), GSH (801.3 ± 132.2 vs. 748.6 ± 103.1, p = 0.007), SOD (225.2 ± 57.8 vs. 195.5 ± 49.6, p = 0.009), lipid peroxidation (3.4 ± 1.1 vs. 2.4 ± 0.7, p = 0.03), and homocysteine (14.9 ± 2.1 vs. 13.5 ± 1.6, p = 0.04), showed significant differences between the two groups (cases vs. controls). A moderate positive correlation between TG, GSH, SOD, lipid peroxidation, homocysteine, BMI, age, and duration of PCOS was observed. Furthermore, a strong positive correlation between BMI, age, and duration of PCOS was noted within the patient group. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, this study demonstrates that patients with PCOS have elevated levels of TG, GSH, SOD, lipid peroxidation, and homocysteine compared to the control group. These findings suggest a potential association between PCOS and oxidative stress, lipid metabolism, and homocysteine pathways. Moreover, the observed positive correlation with BMI, age, and duration of PCOS indicates the importance of these factors in disease progression.
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- A H Alfeel
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
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Shahid Hassan M, Naz N, Ali H, Ali B, Akram M, Ali B, Mahmood F, Shahzad U, Hussain M, Iqbal R, Ercisli S, Farouk Elsadek M, Mustafa AEZMA, Ahmad I, Mostafa RM. Morphoanatomical and Physiological Adaptations of Triticum aestivum L. against Allelopathic Extract of Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Horse purslane). ACS Omega 2023; 8:35874-35883. [PMID: 37810676 PMCID: PMC10552121 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Weed infestation can be harmful to crop growth and cause severe losses in yield by absorbing nutrients and releasing inhibitory secondary metabolites and thus needs to be controlled for food security. The use of synthetic herbicides is one of the most widely applied methods, but its frequent usage is a serious threat to health and the environment and develops resistance in weeds. Allelopathy is an eco-friendly bio-control method, and Trianthema portulacastrum extracts are known to be effective against various weeds in the crop of Triticum aestivum (wheat), but their effect on the main crop (wheat) is still unknown. The pot experiment was carried out, and various concentrations (30, 60, and 100%) of root and shoot extracts of T. portulacastrum and a synthetic herbicide (Metafin Super) along with control (distilled water) were applied to the wheat plants. Various morphological, physiological, and anatomical parameters were recorded under natural conditions. The objective of this study was to explore the allelopathic impact of T. portulacastrum compared to the synthetic herbicide on the growth of wheat. This study displayed that various growth characteristics of wheat were significantly affected at p ≤ 0.05 by root and shoot water extracts of T. portulacastrum but were less inhibitory as compared to the synthetic herbicide. This inhibition of the growth of wheat was coupled with a significant increase in total free amino acids, K ions, CAT (catalase), proline, epidermal and cortical thickness, and abaxial stomatal density. In addition, a reduction in growth parameters was correlated with a decrease in photosynthetic pigments. This study revealed that the use of T. portulacastrum extracts could be safer than synthetic herbicides for wheat plants and would be beneficial to control weeds in a wheat field.
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- Muhammad Shahid Hassan
- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Pakistan, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Pakistan, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed
University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed
University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Pakistan, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Pakistan, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Layyah, Layyah, 31200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- Department
of Agroecology-Climate and Water, Aarhus
University, Blichers
Allé 20, Tjele 8830, Denmark
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- Department
of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk
Universitesi, Erzurum TR 25240, Turkiye
- HGF
Agro, Ata Teknokent, Erzurum TR-25240, Turkiye
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- Department
of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology,
College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty
of Agricultural Sciences and Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology,
Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt
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Ghanem AI, Gilbert M, Lin CH, Khalil-Moawad R, Momin S, Chang S, Ali H, Siddiqui F. Treatment Tolerance and Toxicity in Elderly Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients and Implication on Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e584. [PMID: 37785770 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1926] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) To investigate the tolerance level and toxicity for standard of care treatment for oropharyngeal cancer (OP) in elderly patients and their impact on outcomes. MATERIALS/METHODS Using our in-house head and neck cancer database, we looked for non-metastatic OP cases that received definitive treatment between 1/2009-6/2020. All patients received either definitive radiation therapy (RT) +/- concomitant systemic therapy (ST), or surgery followed by adjuvant RT or RT-ST. For the elderly (age at diagnosis ≥65 years) and young (<65 years) patients, we compared treatment package time (TPT) (time from surgery to RT conclusion) for adjuvant RT, total RT duration and unplanned RT interruptions. ST details and dose/protocol modifications were also compared. We evaluated worst grade of pain and mucositis, hospitalization for non-hydration causes and febrile neutropenia (FN) during RT. Feeding tube (FT) use and weight loss were compared. The independent effect of these indicators on locoregional (LRFS), distant (DRFS) recurrence free and overall (OS) survival was assessed using multivariate analyses (MVA). RESULTS A cohort of 326 patients was included: 36% elderly (n = 118) and 64% young (n = 208), with no differences in AJCC stage distribution (8th), treatment received and HPV status (HPV+ve: 73% vs 74.6%; p = 0.86). In 23.6 % who received adjuvant RT, median TPT was 86 (range 72-128) and 81 (65-137) days for elderly vs young (p = 0.27); whereas in the definitive RT cases 76.4%, total RT duration was 49 days for both age groups. Overall, prescribed RT course was not completed in 4% and unplanned RT interruptions occurred in 22.8% and both were non-significant between age groups. Among the 261 patients that received ST, elderly utilized more cetuximab (26 vs 12%; p = 0.007). For those who received cisplatin, 20% of elderly had cumulative dose <200 mg/m2 compared to 6% among the younger age group (p = 0.006); and cisplatin was changed to carboplatin or cetuximab in 18% vs 8% (p = 0.019). Delayed/cancelled cycles and dose reductions were similar. There were more hospitalizations (47% vs 27%; p<0.001) and a trend for more FN (9% vs 3%; p = 0.09) with older age, while worst pain and mucositis was similar. FTs were used more in elderly patients (64% vs 50%; p = 0.02), for a median of 97 vs 64 days (p = 0.31); of which 19.5% vs 11% (p = 0.28) were inserted before RT start. However, % weight loss was non-significant. On MVA, longer RT duration, FT use and hospitalizations predicted worse LRFS and DRFS; and they were prognostic for OS in addition to TPT >90 days (p<0.05 for all). Nevertheless, elderly vs young had non-significant 3-year LRFS (91% vs 90% and 67% vs 69%), DRFS (86% vs 90% and 79% vs 81%) & OS (85% vs 81% and 39% vs 52%) for HPV+ve and HPV-ve respectively (p>0.05). CONCLUSION Elderly patients with OP need more multi-disciplinary supportive care when receiving RT and concurrent ST. However, survival outcomes are equivalent to younger patients. Ongoing studies should enroll more elderly candidates and stratify endpoints with age.
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- A I Ghanem
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI; Alexandria Clinical Oncology Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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Shabir A, Sarwar ZM, Ali H. Eco-friendly approaches of zinc oxide and silver nitrate nanoparticles along with plant extracts against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) under laboratory conditions. Sci Prog 2023; 106:368504231219171. [PMID: 38113117 PMCID: PMC10734334 DOI: 10.1177/00368504231219171] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura) is a widespread pest that inflicts severe damage on various crops, including cotton, tobacco, and vegetables, with a particular preference for solanaceous plants. Traditional control methods often rely heavily on synthetic insecticides, leading to adverse effects on the environment, human health, and the development of insecticide resistance. In light of these challenges, this study explores the potential of nanotechnology as an innovative and sustainable approach to combat this notorious pest. Bioassays were conducted using laboratory-reared 3rd instar S. litura larvae. Eight different plant extracts coated with zinc oxide and silver nitrate nanoparticles were tested, with concentrations in both distilled water and ethanol at 3, 5, and 7 ml. Data were collected at 24, 48, and 72-h intervals. The results revealed that the highest larval mortality, reaching 98%, was observed in the group treated with silver nitrate nanoparticles derived from Cymbopogon citratus. In comparison, the group treated with zinc oxide nanoparticles dissolved in ethanol exhibited a larval mortality rate of 90%. Ethanol is a polar solvent that is widely used in the synthesis of nanocomposites. It is capable of forming strong hydrogen bonds with oxygen atoms, making it a good dispersant for zinc oxide nanoparticles. Additionally, ethanol has a low boiling point and a non-toxic nature, which makes it a safe and effective option for the dispersion of nanoparticles. Notably, the study concluded that silver nanoparticles combined with ethanol exhibited prolonged and more potent toxic effects against S. litura when compared to zinc oxide nanoparticles. Overall, this research underscores the potential of nanotechnology as a valuable component of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. By integrating nanotechnology into pest management practices, we can promote sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches that benefit both farmers and the ecosystem.
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- Aqsa Shabir
- Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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Wong JYC, Monzr AM, Sahebi F, Dandapani SV, Yamauchi DM, Salhotra A, Adhikarla V, Ali H, Poku E, Yang D, Han C, Liu A, Mokhtari S, Wu A, Yazaki P, Shively JE, Hui SK, Smith E, Stein A. First-in-Human Phase I Trial Combining Biologically Guided Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) Using a 90Y-Anti-CD25 Monoclonal Antibody (Mab) with CT-guided Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation (TMLI) in Relapsed and Refractory (R/R) Acute Leukemia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S162. [PMID: 37784406 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.256] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Patients with R/R acute leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT) have a dismal prognosis with 3-year survival rates of < 20%. To improve outcomes, innovative targeted forms of organ sparing radiotherapy, such as tumor-specific RIT and TMLI, are needed to dose escalate with acceptable toxicities, especially in patients ≥ age 60 years who cannot tolerate total body irradiation (TBI) / myeloablative regimens and who have a poor prognosis. CD25 is an ideal RIT target given its expression in acute leukemias, association with poor prognosis, and expression by leukemia stem cells. In this phase I trial (NCT05139004) we hypothesized that combining dose escalated 90Y-anti-CD25 RIT with fixed dose TMLI 12 Gy, fludarabine (flu), and melphalan (mel) in patients with R/R disease is safe and associated with acceptable toxicities. MATERIALS/METHODS The primary objective of this trial is to determine the maximum tolerated dose and recommended phase 2 dose of 90Y-anti-CD25 Mab (Day -15) with 12 Gy TMLI (1.5 Gy twice a day, days -8 to -5), flu (30 mg/m2/d days -5 to -2), and mel (100 mg/m2, day -2) in patients ≥ 60 years old or with a HCT-comorbidity index ≥ 2 and with R/R AML, ALL or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) scheduled to undergo alloHCT from a matched donor. TMLI mean organ dose constraints for kidney, lung and liver were 4 Gy. Planned dose levels of 90Y-anti-CD25 were 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 mCi/kg. 111In-anti-CD25 (5 mCi) was co-infused followed by serial nuclear scans to assess dosimetry and biodistribution. RESULTS To date 5 patients (ages 31-74) with R/R AML have been treated. Marrow and circulating blasts ranged from 10-36% and 9-44%, respectively. For the 3 patients at 0.3 mCi/kg, follow-up ranged from 89-191+ days. 90Y/111In-anti-CD25 nuclear scans demonstrated persistent uptake in bone out to 144 hours, which was associated with a decline in circulating blasts. After combined RIT and TMLI, mean doses (Gy) to lungs ranged from 5.7-6.5, to kidneys from 7.5-8.2 and to liver from 7.2-11.6. No dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) were observed. All 3 patients achieved CR on day +30 bone marrow biopsies and 2 remained in CR on day +90 biopsies. Two patients have recently been treated at the 0.4 mCi/kg dose level. The results of patients treated at the higher dose levels will be provided. CONCLUSION Dose escalation by adding 90Y-anti-CD25 RIT at 0.3 mCi/kg to 12 Gy TMLI was safe, including in older patients, with no dose-limiting toxicities, mean critical organ doses lower than conventional myeloablative TBI, and encouraging response rates. The toxicity profile and dose estimates at 0.3 mCi/kg predict that the planned higher dose levels will also be feasible with acceptable toxicities. RIT and TMLI are complementary and when combined address the limitations of each modality. Combining these targeted therapies may be a superior strategy to intensify dose to leukemia compared to dose escalation of either modality alone.
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- J Y C Wong
- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Mathematical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Biostatistics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Immunology and Theranostics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Immunology and Theranostics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Immunology and Theranostics, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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Marques JF, Ali H, Varbanov BM, Finkel M, Veen HM, van der Meer SLM, Valles-Sanclemente S, Muthusubramanian N, Beekman M, Haider N, Terhal BM, DiCarlo L. All-Microwave Leakage Reduction Units for Quantum Error Correction with Superconducting Transmon Qubits. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:250602. [PMID: 37418741 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.250602] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Minimizing leakage from computational states is a challenge when using many-level systems like superconducting quantum circuits as qubits. We realize and extend the quantum-hardware-efficient, all-microwave leakage reduction unit (LRU) for transmons in a circuit QED architecture proposed by Battistel et al. This LRU effectively reduces leakage in the second- and third-excited transmon states with up to 99% efficacy in 220 ns, with minimum impact on the qubit subspace. As a first application in the context of quantum error correction, we show how multiple simultaneous LRUs can reduce the error detection rate and suppress leakage buildup within 1% in data and ancilla qubits over 50 cycles of a weight-2 stabilizer measurement.
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- J F Marques
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 96864, 2509 JG The Hague, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 96864, 2509 JG The Hague, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- EEMCS Department, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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Maryam S, Naz H, Ahmed T, Omran A, Alanazi YF, Usman M, Ijaz MU, Shah SQA, Qazi AA, Ali B, Ali H, Alasmari A, Heidary K. Determination of histological and genotoxic parameters of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus exposed to lead (Pb). Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2023; 69:7-15. [PMID: 37329554 DOI: 10.14715/cmb/2023.69.4.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This study investigates the hazardous effects of lead on the histological and genotoxic parameters of the fish, Oreochromis niloticus. Present work was conducted in a series of three steps. In first step, acute toxicity, LC50 and lethal lead concentration were measured using Probit analysis method. LC50 value and lethal concentration for O. niloticus was measured as 77.673 mgL-1 and 150.924 mgL-1, respectively. In second step, histological changes were assessed by preparing slides of tissues of the gills, liver and kidney of both control and Pb-stressed O. niloticus and examining the respective tissues under the light microscope. The inferences showed significant histological alterations (p<0.05) in the gills of Pb-exposed fish including necrosis, edema, vascular congestion, shortening and curling and lifting of the epithelium of secondary lamella in gills. The cellular degeneration and dilation of sinusoids in liver and loss of hemopoietic tissue, necrosis and edema in kidney was observed. Histomorphometry of the liver showed a decrease in diameter of the central vein and hepatocyte along with an increase in width of sinusoids. The histomorphometry of kidney showed an increase in the diameter of renal corpuscle, glomerulus, proximal and distal convoluted tubules. The nuclear anomalies were studied in the RBCs of fish. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test was conducted to compare nuclear abnormalities and the frequency of micronuclei among the control and lead-treated fish groups. Results declared an increased micronucleus, notched and de-shaped nuclei frequency, in RBCs of fish exposed to lead as compared to control group.
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- Sadeema Maryam
- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk,71491, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, university of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
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- Mostafa Parvini Model High School, Area 1 Education, Department of Education, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Lamba H, Ali H, Delgado M, Walther C, Nordick K, Shafii A, Chatterjee S, Nair A, Simpson L, Liao K, Civitello A. Extended Impella 5.0 and 5.5 Microaxillary Left Ventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1050] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Lamba H, Ali H, Delgado M, Shafii A, Chatterjee S, Walther C, Nair A, Simpson L, Liao K, Civitello A. Impact of Impella 5.0 and 5.5 Microaxillary Left Ventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support on Right Ventricular Hemodynamics. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1052] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Menachem B, Ali H. Outcomes of Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Positive Lung Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1454] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Ali H, Bhatt J, Graviss E, Nguyen D, Nagueh S, Guha A, Sahay S. The Combination of the Ratio of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion to Systolic Pulmonary Arterial Pressure and Reveal Lite 2.0 in Early Prediction of Disease Progression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.866] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Menachem B, Schneider J, Ali H. Rhodococcus Equi Infection in Lung Transplant: Two Cases. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.703] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Hassan MS, Naz N, Ali H, Ali B, Akram M, Iqbal R, Ajmal S, Ali B, Ercisli S, Golokhvast KS, Hassan Z. Ultra-Responses of Asphodelus tenuifolius L. (Wild Onion) and Convolvulus arvensis L. (Field Bindweed) against Shoot Extract of Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Horse Purslane). Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:plants12030458. [PMID: 36771542 PMCID: PMC9920381 DOI: 10.3390/plants12030458] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Weed infestation is a prime challenge coupled with lowering crop production owing to their competition with crop plants for available resources such as nutrients, water, space, moisture, and sunlight. Among weed control methods, the implementation of synthetic herbicides offers an instant solution for getting rid of weeds; however, they are a direct source of potential hazards for humans and generate resistance against synthetic weedicides, making them less effective. Allelopathy is something that happens in nature that can be used as a weed control method that increases crop yield and decreases dependency on synthetic chemicals. The mode of action of some phytochemicals corresponds to synthetic herbicides. Due to this feature, allelochemicals are used as bio-herbicides in weed management and prove more environmentally friendly than synthetic weedicides. The present investigation aims to assess the ultra-responses of A. tenuifolius and C. arvensis, while growing them in a pot experiment. Various levels of shoot extract (L2, L3, and L4) of T. portulacastrum along with the L1 (distilled water) and L5 (synthetic herbicide) were applied to the weeds. Results indicated that aqueous extracts of shoot of T. portulacastrum significantly (p ≤ 0.05) affect all the measured traits of weeds and their effects were concentration specific. All morphological parameters were suppressed due to biotic stress with an increase in free amino acids and calcium ions along with a decline in metaxylem cell area and cortical thickness in the root, while the vascular bundle area increased. The shoot extract intrusive with metabolisms corresponded with the synthetic herbicide. It is concluded that Trianthema shoot extract has a powerful phytotoxic impact on weeds (A. tenuifolius and C. arvensis) and can be used in bio-herbicide production.
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- Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 62100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khawja Freed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khawja Freed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 62100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 62100, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Siberian Federal Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology RAS, 2b Centralnaya, Presidium, 630501 Krasnoobsk, Russia
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- College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Bahadur Sub Campus, Layyah 31200, Pakistan
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Ali H, Goswami D. Demonstration of Solute-specific Synergism in Binary Solvents. J Fluoresc 2023:10.1007/s10895-022-03141-8. [PMID: 36645530 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-022-03141-8] [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: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The structure and solvation behavior of binary liquid mixtures of Methanol (MeOH) and N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) are explored by ascertaining their intermolecular interactions with either Rhodamine-B (RhB) or Rhodamine101 (Rh101) dye through steady-state absorption, emission, and two-photon induced fluorescence. Specifically, in the present investigation, we examine the strong synergistic solvation observed for the combinations of hydrogen bond donating (MeOH) and accepting (DMF) solvent pairs. Solvatochromism causes the solvatochromic probe molecules to sense increased polarity compared to their bulk counterparts. The origin of synergism was explained in terms of solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions in binary solvent mixtures interactions, as evidenced by probe dependence. The solvation behavior of the Methanol and DMF binary solvent mixture shows strong probe dependence, with Rh101 showing synergism while RhB does not.
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- Habib Ali
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India.
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Atta MI, Zehra SS, Dai DQ, Ali H, Naveed K, Ali I, Sarwar M, Ali B, Iqbal R, Bawazeer S, Abdel-Hameed UK, Ali I. Amassing of heavy metals in soils, vegetables and crop plants irrigated with wastewater: Health risk assessment of heavy metals in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Front Plant Sci 2023; 13:1080635. [PMID: 36756229 PMCID: PMC9901364 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1080635] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Human health is the main concern related to use of crop products irrigated with contaminated irrigation sources. Present research has been conducted to explore heavy metal status of sewage and industrial wastewater being used up for irrigation purpose in the peri-urban areas of the district Dera Ghazi Khan which has not been explored widely before. The analysis also followed heavy metal detection in the subsequent irrigated soil and vegetables/crop plants in relation to assessment of health risk to the consumer to plan the future monitoring in this area. An unremitting boost of heavy metals into the environment from wastewater irrigation has become a global issue. These heavy metals enter the food chain and pose health assumptions to consumers upon utilization. In the present study, an investigation has been conducted to determine metal concentrations in the wastewater, soil, and different plant species. For wastewater samples, pH, total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), and selected heavy metals such as Al, As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, and Ni were determined. The mean values of heavy metals in the soil samples were within the WHO/FAO safe limit, while Cr and Pb were the most frequent (100%) among the metals. However, differentiating the sites, the concentration of Cr and Cu, Ni, and Fe were elevated. The metal transfer was highly effective from soil to the growing plants i.e. brinjal, red corn, wheat, tomato, and spinach than other plant species. Among the metals, Cr, Ni, Mn, and Pb in plant samples were exceeding the WHO/FAO safe limit. Health risk index (HRI) have revealed the possible potential risk of heavy metal contaminated plant species in the order of spinach (6.4) > wheat (6.4) > brinjal (5.9) > tomato (4.7) > red corn (4.5) > apple gourd (4.3) > white corn (3.8) > cabbage (3.1) > luffa (2.9). Likewise, HRI of different metals was calculated as Cu (19.6) > Zn (17.9) > Cr (2.95) > Ni (0.85) > Mn (0.48) > Fe (0.15) > Cd (0.11) > Pb (0.05) > As (0.00001). The level of HRI through the use of dietary plants revealed an elevated risk level than the acceptable limit (HRI > 1) for Cu > Zn > Cr in adults. Our findings suggest that there would be a serious health risk to the consumers due to the consumption of these plant species being irrigated with the wastewater. Therefore, a strict regulatory mechanism is proposed for the safety of food plants in the study area including monitoring and recycling of crop plants, and building water treatment plants to remove pollutants and clean wastewater.
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- Muhammad Imran Atta
- Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, Yunnan Engineering Research Center of Fruit Wine, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Sub campus Depalpur, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Sub campus Depalpur, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Charbagh, Pakistan
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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Akram M, Naz N, Ali H. Anatomical and physiological systematics of Capparis decidua (Forsskal.) Edgew from different habitats of Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2022.104539] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Nasar J, Wang GY, Zhou FJ, Gitari H, Zhou XB, Tabl KM, Hasan ME, Ali H, Waqas MM, Ali I, Jahan MS. Nitrogen fertilization coupled with foliar application of iron and molybdenum improves shade tolerance of soybean under maize-soybean intercropping. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:1014640. [PMID: 36267939 PMCID: PMC9577300 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1014640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Maize-soybean intercropping is practiced worldwide because of some of the anticipated advantages such as high crop yield and better utilization of resources (i.e., water, light, nutrients and land). However, the shade of the maize crop has a detrimental effect on the growth and yield of soybean under the maize-soybean intercropping system. Hence, this experiment was conducted to improve the shade tolerance of such soybean crops with optimal nitrogen (N) fertilization combined with foliar application of iron (Fe) and molybdenum (Mo). The treatments comprised five (5) maize-soybean intercropping practices: without fertilizer application (F0), with N fertilizer application (F1), with N fertilizer combined with foliar application of Fe (F2), with N fertilizer coupled with foliar application of Mo (F3) and with N fertilizer combined with foliar application of Fe and Mo (F4). The findings of this study showed that maize-soybean intercropping under F4 treatment had significantly (p< 0.05) increased growth indices such as leaf area (cm2), plant height (cm), stem diameter (mm), stem strength (g pot-1), and internode length (cm) and yield indices (i.e., No of pods plant-1, grain yield (g plant-1), 100-grain weight (g), and biomass dry matter (g plant-1)) of the soybean crop. Moreover, intercropping under F4 treatment enhanced the chlorophyll SPAD values by 26% and photosynthetic activities such as Pn by 30%, gs by 28%, and Tr by 28% of the soybean crops, but reduced its CO2 by 11%. Furthermore, maize-soybean intercropping under F4 treatment showed improved efficiency of leaf chlorophyll florescence parameters of soybean crops such as Fv/Fm (26%), qp (17%), ϕPSII (20%), and ETR (17%), but reduced NPQ (12%). In addition, the rubisco activity and soluble protein content of the soybean crop increased by 18% in maize-soybean intercropping under F4 treatment. Thus, this suggested that intercropping under optimal N fertilization combined with foliar application of Fe and Mo can improve the shade tolerance of soybean crops by regulating their chlorophyll content, photosynthetic activities, and the associated enzymes, thereby enhancing their yield and yield traits.
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- Jamal Nasar
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agro-environment and Agro-products Safety, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agro-environment and Agro-products Safety, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agro-environment and Agro-products Safety, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agro-environment and Agro-products Safety, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Bioinformatics Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt
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- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim, Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim, Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agro-environment and Agro-products Safety, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Hassan MS, Naz N, Ali H. Evaluation of the allelopathic potential of Trianthema portulacastrum L. on Convolvulus arvensis L. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2022.104491] [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: 11/02/2022]
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Hayat Z, Shahzad K, Ali H, Casini R, Naveed K, Hafeez A, El-Ansary DO, Elansary HO, Fiaz S, Abaid-Ullah M, Hafeez FY, Iqbal MS, Ullah A. 16S rRNA gene flow in Enterococcus spp. and SNP analysis: A reliable approach for specie level identification. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2022.104445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Ali H. An upregulation of scube 2 expression in type 2 diabetes mellitus with dyslipidemia. Atherosclerosis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.693] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mroue J, Saouma S, Lafferty J, Ali H, Mehta V, El-Khoury M, Weinberg M, Kowalski M, Epstein L, Akhrass P, Parikh V, Shah R, Yacoub H. 472 Proximity Of Coronary Arteries To Tricuspid Annulus As Determined By Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2022.06.083] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mansour Z, Ali H, Anis S, Orief Y. P-572 Hormonal Monitoring and Progesterone Adjustment in Frozen Embryo Transfer Cycles. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.528] [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] Open
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Study question
We investigated the effect of monitoring and follow-up of serum progesterone, estradiol & luteinizing hormone levels and progesterone supplement adjustments on pregnancy outcomes for FET in programmed HRT cycles.
Summary answer
Monitoring and follow-up of different hormones in patient’s serum in programmed frozen embryo transfer cycles didn’t have an impact on overall pregnancy rate.
What is known already
Frozen Embryo transfer treatment rapidly expanded in recent years. FET can effectively prevent IVF associated complications, such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and multiple pregnancy. In addition, FET serves as a safe & cost-effective way to increase cumulative pregnancy rate.
Though progesterone levels on the day of transfer have not yet been studied extensively in humans, tailoring the time of transferring a frozen embryo based on serial P4 values rather than cycle day number alone results in higher pregnancy rates.The value of measuring the serum E2 levels on the day of embryo transfer as an indicator for clinical pregnancy is still doubtful.
Study design, size, duration
Six Hundred FETs were performed in a randomized prospective manner in an infertility center in Alexandria starting from 2019 till 2021.These were further subdivided based on computer randomization into Group I (Non-intervention) including300 patients with only ultrasound monitoring & Group II (intervention) including 300 patients with monitoring of serum level of progesterone, estrogen & luteinizing hormone as well as progesterone supplement adjustments.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Group I (Non-intervention) including300 patients with only ultrasound monitoring & Group II (intervention) including 300 patients with monitoring of serum level of progesterone, estrogen & luteinizing hormone as well as progesterone supplement adjustments which are further subdivided into three groups depending on progesterone level in patient’s serum early in the morning prior to embryo transfer. Group II A: P4 levels < 5ng/dl, Group II B: P4 levels 5-10ng/dl, Group II C: P4 levels >10ng
Main results and the role of chance
Live birth and overall pregnancy rate showed no significant difference among group monitored with ultrasound only compared to the hormonal monitored group. However, on the day of embryo transfer, serum P4 > 11.83 ng/ml represented a cut-off value above which there is marked increase in OPR/LBR and a sensitivity of 53.7% & specificity of 51.2% in predicting pregnancy. Also, serum E2 value more than 292 pg/ml at day 18 demonstrated an increase in OPR/LBR.In our study, the cut off value of LH level less than of 10.8 IU/L at day13 had a sensitivity of 58.3% & specificity of 50.4% in predicting pregnancy. Regarding pregnancy outcome, monitoring of LH levels didn’t generate useful data with no added prognostic value.Conclusion: Monitoring and follow-up of different hormones in patient’s serum in programmed frozen embryo transfer cycles didn’t have an impact on live birth, overall pregnancy & abortion rate when compared to ultrasound only in non-intervention group.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Patients in non-intervention group didn’t have a hormonal pre-transfer assessment so it’s not possible to determine if the progesterone levels are suboptimal or not when compared to intervention group.
Also, we didn’t have a post transfer hormonal assessment in case group to determine whether the progesterone dose reached desired levels.
Wider implications of the findings
Kofinas et al. proposed in his study that in order to optimize pregnancy and rate, P4 levels in FET cycles should be sustained between 10 and 20 ng/ml.
This was in accordance to our study where the cut off value of P4 on day of 11.83 ng/ml optimized pregnancy rates.
Trial registration number
NCT05189145
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- Z Mansour
- Faculty of Medicine-University of Alexandria, Obstetrics & Gynecology , Alexandria, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine-University of Alexandria, Obstetrics & Gynecology , Alexandria, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine-University of Alexandria, Obstetrics & Gynecology , Alexandria, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine-University of Alexandria, Obstetrics & Gynecology , Alexandria, Egypt
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Ali I, Salah KBH, Sher H, Ali H, Ullah Z, Ali A, Alam N, Shah SA, Iqbal J, Ilyas M, Al-Quwaie DAH, Khan AA, Mahmood T. Drought stress enhances the efficiency of floral dip method of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in Arabidopsis thaliana. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e259326. [PMID: 35703626 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.259326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The Agrobacterium-mediated floral dip protocol is the most extensively used transformation method for a model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Several useful methods for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformations of Arabidopsis are existing, but they are time consuming and with low transformation efficiency. Here, we developed a transgenic Arabidopsis lines TET12p::TET12-RFP in a short period of time and enhanced transformation efficiency by using a modified transformation method by applying drought stress after floral dip. In this protocol, Agrobacterium cells carrying TET12p::TET12-RFP recombinant vectors were resuspended in a solution of 5% sucrose, 0.05% (v/v) silwet L-77 to transform female gametes of developing Arabidopsis inflorescences. Treated Arabidopsis were then applied with different levels of drought stresses to stimulate plants for the utilization of maximum plant energy in seed maturation process. The applied stresses achieved the fast maturation of already treated inflorescences while stopped the growing of newly arising untreated inflorescence, thus decreased the chances of wrong collection of untransformed seeds. Consequently, the collected seeds were mostly transgenic with a transformation frequency of at least 10%, thus the screening for positive transformants selection was more advantageous on a selective medium as compared to a classical floral dip method. Within 2-3 months, two hundred of individual transgenic plants were produced from just 10 infiltrated plants. This study concludes that application of drought stresses in a specific stage of plant is a beneficial strategy for achieving the transgenic Arabidopsis in a short period of time with high transformation efficiency.
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- I Ali
- University of Swat, Centre for Plant Science and Biodiversity, Charbagh, Pakistan.,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Beijing, China
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- King Abdulaziz University, College of Science & Arts, Biological Sciences Department, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.,University of Monastir, Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, Monastir, Tunisia
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- University of Swat, Centre for Plant Science and Biodiversity, Charbagh, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Plant Science and Biodiversity, Charbagh, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Plant Science and Biodiversity, Charbagh, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Plant Science and Biodiversity, Charbagh, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, Charbagh, Pakistan
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- National University of Medical Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Bacha Khan University, Department of Botany, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Kohsar University Murree, Department of Botany, Murree, Pakistan
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- King Abdulaziz University, College of Science & Arts, Biological Sciences Department, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
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- Nankai University, College of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Tianjin, China
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- Quaid-i-Azam University, Department of Plant Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Zeb U, Wang X, AzizUllah A, Fiaz S, Khan H, Ullah S, Ali H, Shahzad K. Comparative genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast for evolutionary relationship among Pinus species. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:1618-1627. [PMID: 35280541 PMCID: PMC8913380 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Genus Pinus is a widely dispersed genus of conifer plants in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the inadequate accessibility of genomic knowledge limits our understanding of molecular phylogeny and evolution of Pinus species. In this study, the evolutionary features of complete plastid genome and the phylogeny of the Pinus genus were studied. A total of thirteen divergent hotspot regions (trnk-UUU, matK, trnQ-UUG, atpF, atpH, rpoC1, rpoC2, rpoB, ycf2, ycf1, trnD-GUC, trnY-GUA, and trnH-GUG) were identified that would be utilized as possible genetic markers for determination of phylogeny and population genetics analysis of Pinus species. Furthermore, seven genes (petD, psaI, psaM, matK, rps18, ycf1, and ycf2) with positive selection site in Pinus species were identified. Based on the whole genome this phylogenetic study showed that twenty-four Pinus species form a significant genealogical clade. Divergence time showed that the Pinus species originated about 100 million years ago (MYA) (95% HPD, 101.76.35–109.79 MYA), in lateral stages of Cretaceous. Moreover, two of the subgenera are consequently originated in 85.05 MYA (95% HPD, 81.04–88.02 MYA). This study provides a phylogenetic relationship and a chronological framework for the future study of the molecular evolution of the Pinus species.
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- Umar Zeb
- Department of Biology, The University of Haripur, 22620, Pakistan
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- College of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, Shaanxi, China
- Corresponding authors.
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- Department of Plant Breeding anf Genetics, The University of Haripur, 22620 Haripur, Pakistan
- Corresponding authors.
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Department of Botany University of Malakand, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding anf Genetics, The University of Haripur, 22620 Haripur, Pakistan
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Aboul Ela M. Nabil W, Morsi S, Nasser I, Salah Abdelazim M, Ali H. Efficacy of mirabegron as medical expulsive therapy for distal ureteral stones: A prospective randomized, double blind, controlled study. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00339-6] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Mahmood A, Awan MI, Sadaf S, Mukhtar A, Wang X, Fiaz S, Khan SA, Ali H, Muhammad F, Hayat Z, Gul F, Fahad S. Bio-diesel production of sunflower through sulphur management in a semi-arid subtropical environment. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:13268-13278. [PMID: 34585347 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16688-z] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Energy security is a prime focus of policy makers to support agriculture, industrialisation, and transportation. Due to limited conventional energy sources, there is a need to harness non-conventional energy sources. In this regard, one of the proposed approaches is using biomass (e.g. energy crops) to produce biofuel-a renewable source of energy. Sunflower has several agronomic features to be exploited for a renewable, non-conventional, and environment-friendly source of bioenergy. Sulphur (S) fertilisation holds key for realising sunflower potential for seed and oil yield. In response to variable S supply rates, here we compared and quantified sunflower yield (seed, oil, and biodiesel) and biodiesel quality according to the ASTM international standards. We used a combined approach of field experimentation and rigorous lab analysis. Firstly, in a field experiment laid out in randomised complete block design with split-plot arrangement, response of two local sunflower hybrids (FH-331 and FH-689) to four S supply rates (0, 25, 50, 75 kg S ha-1) was evaluated in terms of agronomic traits. Experimental data showed that fertilisation of S significantly influenced growth and yield (seed, oil) traits; the response was different between two hybrids which also interacted with S supply rate. FH-331 recorded the highest achene yield at S fertilisation of 75 kg S ha-1, whereas FH-689 recorded the highest achene yield at 50 kg ha-1; achene yield of FH-331 was 13.6% higher than FH-689. Compared to control, S at 75 kg S ha-1 increased oil yield of FH-331 by 22% whereas S at 50 kg ha-1 increased oil yield by 23% of FH-689. Seed samples were analysed for different biodiesel quality parameters. The ranges of all quality parameters of sunflower biodiesel such as viscosity, calorific values, acid value, iodine value, saponification value, cetane number, and pour point were in ASTM standard range. We conclude that sunflower is a promising and sustainable option for producing biodiesel, the potential of which can be increased by optimal S management under field conditions.
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- Athar Mahmood
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Punjab Bioenergy Institute, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Sub-Campus Depalpur, Okara, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Punjab Bioenergy Institute, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Life Sciences, Yan'an University, Yan'an, 716000, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Pant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, Haripur, 22620, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, Haripur, 22620, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Sub-Campus Depalpur, Okara, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University Garden Campus, Shiekh Maltoon, Mardan KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
- Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 22620, Pakistan.
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de la Fuente A, Scoggin C, Bradecamp E, Ali H, Troedsson M, Meyers S, Dini P. 146 Transcriptome characterisation of equine oocyte maturation. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 34:311. [PMID: 35231353 DOI: 10.1071/rdv34n2ab146] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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- A de la Fuente
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- LeBlanc Reproduction Center, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA
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- LeBlanc Reproduction Center, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Ihsan A, Khan KA, Sagir M, Nawaz A, Fiaz S, Yasmin F, Rasheed M, Ali H, Shaheen M, Mahmoud SF, Sayed S, Ur Rahman S, Bilal Y, Ramzan M, Nazir T, Khan S, Waqas MM, Tayyib M, Hussain F, Ali MY. Diet impacts on the biological aspects of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) under controlled laboratory conditions. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258431. [PMID: 34762679 PMCID: PMC8584967 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258431] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a native pest of Asia and preferably invasion on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) crop as a commendatory host plant. Commercially, G. hirsutum is known as white gold and is an important cash crop all over the globe. Limited studies were published to focus on certain dietary compositions against different cotton pests. Therefore, the present study was undertaken in the laboratory under controlled conditions (temperature: 27 ± 2°C and relative humidity: 60 ± 10%) to determine the impact of three different treatment diets (wheat germ meal, okra, and chickpea) on the biological aspects (lifetime, developmental period) of P. gossypiella. RESULTS Results revealed that the shortest larval time of P. gossypiella was observed on the okra feed diet while the longest period was recorded on the wheat germ diet. Meanwhile, the pupation delay was noted on the wheat germ diet. The dietary influence was also observed on adult stages of female and male P. gossypiella (43.00 and 37.50 days respectively) and compared with a standard diet (56.50 and 52.50 days respectively). Furthermore, larval weighed more on the okra and chickpea diet followed by the wheat germ diet, whereas highest pupal weight was observed on the standard diet followed by the chickpea diet and okra diet. CONCLUSION Developmental parameters were significantly variant across all treatment diets, whereas the higher significant difference was reported on the okra diet. Therefore, the existing data of this study offers fruitful interventions for the future as a modified diet for large-scale and rapid mass production of P. gossypiella larvae.
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- Arbab Ihsan
- Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technologies (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences and Technology, Khawja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of life Sciences, Khawja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Agriculture Sciences/Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science and Technology, University College-Ranyah, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ghazi University, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture Sciences/Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture Sciences/Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University Sub Campus Bahadur-Layyah, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Research & Education Development, Rural Education & Economic Development Society (REEDS), Punjab, Pakistan
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Ali H, Mai B, Wahed A, Nguyen A, Liu J, Zhu H. A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Evaluation of CD138-Positive Plasmacytoid Cells in a Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. Am J Clin Pathol 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab191.179] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction/Objective
The identification of plasmacytoid cells on rapid assessment leads to a wide range of differential diagnoses.
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We present a 51-year-old female with a parotid mass and cervical lymphadenopathy. The fine needle aspiration biopsy of the lymph node showed clusters of plasmacytoid cells. Flow cytometric studies showed cells positive for CD19, CD45, CD138 and kappa, but negative for CD38 and lambda. The kappa to lambda ratio was greater than 100. Histological sections showed plasmacytoid cells that were positive for AE1/AE3, S100, and SOX10, weakly positive for CK7 and GATA3, but negative for CD79a, CD45, EMA, p40, p63, and pan-melanoma markers. Kappa and lambda had a 1:1 ratio. Due to the discrepancy between the flow cytometric results and the immunohistochemistry, excision was recommended. The subsequent excision specimen showed classic morphology for myoepithelial carcinoma, plasmacytoid variant.
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Conclusion
Myoepithelial carcinomas of the salivary glands are rare neoplasms, and they have various morphologies. The plasmacytoid variant can pose as a diagnostic pitfall. In fine needle aspiration biopsies, carcinoma cells with plasmacytoid morphology can be confused with a plasma cell neoplasm. CD138 is nonspecific marker, and it can be expressed in plasma cells as well as carcinomas. To further complicate matters, pancytokeratin and SOX10 can aberrantly expressed in some plasma cell myelomas. Flow cytometry studies is a valuable tool to define various cell types. However, it can be misleading if it is used as a sole source for interpreting plasmacytoid cells. Epithelial and myoepithelial neoplasms should be considered as differential diagnoses when CD138-positive plasmacytoid cells are encountered. Extended immunohistochemistry panel including multiple epithelial and myoepithelial markers play pivotal role in settling the diagnosis.
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- H Ali
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, UNITED STATES
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Attaullah M, Nawaz MA, Ilahi I, Ali H, Jan T, Khwaja S, Hazrat A, Ullah I, Ullah Z, Ullah S, Ahmad B, Ullah R. Honey as a bioindicator of environmental organochlorine insecticides contamination. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 83:e250373. [PMID: 34550295 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.250373] [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] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Honey is a suitable matrix for the evaluation of environmental contaminants including organochlorine insecticides. The present study was conducted to evaluate residues of fifteen organochlorine insecticides in honey samples of unifloral and multifloral origins from Dir, Pakistan. Honey samples (5 g each) were extracted with GC grade organic solvents and then subjected to Rotary Evaporator till dryness. The extracts were then mixed with n-Hexane (5 ml) and purified through Column Chromatography. Purified extracts (1μl each) were processed through Gas Chromatograph coupled with Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD) for identification and quantification of the insecticides. Of the 15 insecticides tested, 46.7% were detected while 53.3% were not detected in the honey samples. Heptachlor was the most prevalent insecticide with a mean level of 0.0018 mg/kg detected in 80% of the samples followed by β-HCH with a mean level of 0.0016 mg/kg detected in 71.4% of the honey samples. Honey samples from Acacia modesta Wall. were 100% positive for Heptachlor with a mean level of 0.0048 mg/kg followed by β-HCH with a mean level of 0.003 mg/kg and frequency of 83.3%. Minimum levels of the tested insecticides were detected in the unifloral honey from Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Methoxychlor, Endosulfan, Endrin and metabolites of DDT were not detected in the studied honey samples. Some of the tested insecticides are banned in Pakistan but are still detected in honey samples indicating their use in the study area. The detected levels of all insecticides were below the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) and safe for consumers. However, the levels detected can cause mortality in insect fauna. The use of banned insecticides is one of the main factors responsible for the declining populations of important insect pollinators including honeybees.
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- M Attaullah
- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Department of Biotechnology, Dir Upper, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Chemistry, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Botany, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Department of Zoology, Karachi, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Botany, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Botany, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan
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- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Department of Zoology, Dir Upper, Pakistan
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Magnus F, Arnalds UB, Palonen H, Pálsson GK, Ali H, Leifer K, Hjörvarsson B. Tuneable exchange-spring stiffness in amorphous magnetic trilayer structures. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 33:445803. [PMID: 34375952 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac1c2c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We investigate the magnetic properties of amorphous Sm10Co90/Co60(Al70Zr30)40/Co85(Al70Zr30)15exchange-spring magnet trilayers. The magnetically soft Co85(Al70Zr30)15layer is coupled to the magnetically hard Sm10Co90layer through the weakly magnetic low-TcCo60(Al70Zr30)40spacer layer. The strength of the coupling can be controlled with temperature and the coupling persists above the intrinsicTcof the spacer layer due to a long-range magnetic proximity effect. Polarized neutron reflectivity is used to examine the magnetic profile of the trilayers during magnetization reversal. A two-step switching occurs, with the switching angle of the soft layer strongly dependent on the strength of the coupling. In the strong coupling regime a magnetic state can be achieved where the soft layer magnetization is perpendicular to the hard layer whereas in the weak coupling regime the soft layer reverses fully.
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- F Magnus
- Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Box 534, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Box 534, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
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Naqve M, Wang X, Shahbaz M, Fiaz S, Naqvi W, Naseer M, Mahmood A, Ali H. Foliar Spray of Alpha-Tocopherol Modulates Antioxidant Potential of Okra Fruit under Salt Stress. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:1382. [PMID: 34371585 PMCID: PMC8309244 DOI: 10.3390/plants10071382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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As an antioxidant, alpha-tocopherol (α-Toc) protects plants from salinity-induced oxidative bursts. This study was conducted twice to determine the effect of α-Toc as a foliar spray (at 0 (no spray), 100, 200, and 300 mg L-1) to improve the yield and biochemical constituents of fresh green capsules of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) under salt stress (0 and 100 mM). Salt stress significantly reduced K+ and Ca2+ ion concentration and yield, whereas it increased H2O2, malondialdehyde (MDA), Na+, glycine betaine (GB), total free proline, total phenolics, and the activities of catalase (CAT), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX), and protease in both okra varieties (Noori and Sabzpari). Foliar application of α-Toc significantly improved the yield in tested okra varieties by increasing the activity of antioxidants (CAT, GPX, SOD, and ascorbic acid), accumulation of GB, and total free proline in fruit tissues under saline and non-saline conditions. Moreover, α-Toc application as a foliar spray alleviated the adverse effects of salt stress by reducing Na+ concentration, MDA, and H2O2 levels and improving the uptake of K+ and Ca2+. Among the tested okra varieties, Noori performed better than Sabzpari across all physio-biochemical attributes. Of all the foliar-applied α-Toc levels, 200 mg L-1 and 300 mg L-1 were more effective in the amelioration of salinity-induced adverse effects in okra. Thus, we concluded that higher levels of α-Toc (200 mg L-1 and 300 mg L-1) combat salinity stress more effectively by boosting the antioxidant potential of okra plants.
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- Maria Naqve
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (M.N.); (M.S.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, China
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; (M.N.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan;
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- Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Technology, Govt. College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab 64200, Pakistan;
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Ali H, Hyder S, Pervez M, Sami W, Ahmed E, Naresh K, Hussain T, Ali A. Shoulder Function Assessment After Head And Neck Reconstruction With Pedicled Supraclavicular Flap. Ann Burns Fire Disasters 2021; 34:180-186. [PMID: 34584508 PMCID: PMC8396156] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The supraclavicular artery flap is used for reconstruction of defects of the head and neck. One of the major implications of this procedure is injury to the nerve roots of C3 and C4 of the superficial cervical plexus, which provides sensation over the clavicle, shoulder and proximal chest, thereby causing problems in overall shoulder function. The objective of this study was to assess shoulder function, range of motion, pain, daily activities and overall satisfaction of the patient after using this flap. This study was conducted at the Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences & Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan, from May 2015 to November 2018. Supraclavicular flap was used in 35 patients who underwent soft tissue reconstruction of defect of the neck after release of post burn contracture. Penn Shoulder Score and Constant Murley Score were used as assessment tools. Assessment by Penn Shoulder Score resulted in 25 (71.4%) patients within the upper quartile and 10 (18.6%) patients within the lower quartile. Constant Murley Score showed 19 (54.2%) of patients had 161°-180° shoulder abduction and lateral elevation. Forward flexion of 161°-180° was seen in 17 (48.5%) patients, 17 (48.5%) had internal rotation till the inter scapular region, 15 (42.8%) had no impairment of external rotation, 19 (54.2%) patients had no impairment of work/recreation, 25 (71.4%) had felt no change in their sleep and 22 (62.8%) were able to position their arm above their head. Overall parameters indicate better function, good range of motion, less pain, resumption of daily activities, and overall satisfaction.
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- H. Ali
- Dow University of Health Sciences & Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dow University of Health Sciences & Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dow University of Health Sciences & Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dow University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
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- Civil Hospital, Mirpurkhas, Pakistan
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- Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA
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Negîrneac V, Ali H, Muthusubramanian N, Battistel F, Sagastizabal R, Moreira MS, Marques JF, Vlothuizen WJ, Beekman M, Zachariadis C, Haider N, Bruno A, DiCarlo L. High-Fidelity Controlled-Z Gate with Maximal Intermediate Leakage Operating at the Speed Limit in a Superconducting Quantum Processor. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:220502. [PMID: 34152182 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.220502] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Simple tuneup of fast two-qubit gates is essential for the scaling of quantum processors. We introduce the sudden variant (SNZ) of the net zero scheme realizing controlled-Z (CZ) gates by flux control of transmon frequency. SNZ CZ gates realized in a multitransmon processor operate at the speed limit of transverse coupling between computational and noncomputational states by maximizing intermediate leakage. Beyond speed, the key advantage of SNZ is tuneup simplicity, owing to the regular structure of conditional phase and leakage as a function of two control parameters. SNZ is compatible with scalable schemes for quantum error correction and adaptable to generalized conditional-phase gates useful in intermediate-scale applications.
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- V Negîrneac
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 96864, 2509 JG The Hague, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 96864, 2509 JG The Hague, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), P.O. Box 96864, 2509 JG The Hague, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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- QuTech, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
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Bhandari M, Ali H, Desai M, Mallikarjuna C, Srivastava A, Dubey D, Tyagi V, Ahlawat R, Pratt C, Choudhary G, Trevor T, Reddiboina M. Complexities in annotating surgical videos for building supervised deep learning models for critical steps of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)00717-x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Mason KJ, Burden AD, Barker JNWN, Lunt M, Ali H, Kleyn CE, McElhone K, Soliman MM, Green AC, Griffiths CEM, Reynolds NJ, Ormerod AD. Risks of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma in psoriasis patients after treatment with biologic vs non-biologic systemic therapies. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e496-e498. [PMID: 33866626 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K J Mason
- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, UK
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.,Molecular Oncology Group, CRUK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Institute of Translation and Clinical Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Newcastle Dermatology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Division of Applied Medicine, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, UK
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- British Association of Dermatologists, London, UK
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Wang G, Zhou Y, Tang B, Ali H, Hou Y. Immune function differences between two color morphs of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) at different life stages. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:5702-5712. [PMID: 34026041 PMCID: PMC8131810 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Several studies demonstrated that in insects cuticle melanism is interrelated with pathogen resistance, as melanin-based coloration and innate immunity possess similar physiological pathways. For some insects, higher pathogen resistance was observed in darker individuals than in individuals with lighter cuticular coloration. Here, we investigated the difference in immune response between two color morphs (black and red) and between the life stages (pupa and adult) of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Here in this study, cuticle thickness, microbial test (antimicrobial activity, phenoloxidase activity, and hemocyte density), and immune-related gene expression were evaluated at different stages of RPW. Study results revealed that cuticle thickness of black phenotype was thicker than red phenotype at old-pupa stage, while no significant difference found at adult stage. These results may relate to the development processes of epidermis in different stages of RPW. The results of antimicrobial activity, phenoloxidase (PO) activity, and hemocyte density analyses showed that adults with a red phenotype had stronger pathogen resistance than those with a black phenotype. In addition to antimicrobial activity and PO activity, we tested relative gene expression in the fat body of old pupae. The results of hemolymph antimicrobial analysis showed that old pupae with a red phenotype were significantly different from those with a black phenotype at 12 hr after Staphylococcus aureus injection, suggesting that red phenotype pupae were more sensitive to S. aureus. Examination of gene expression in the fat body also revealed that the red phenotype had a higher immune response than the black phenotype. Our results were inconsistent with the previous conclusion that dark insects had increased immune function, suggesting that the relationship between cuticle pigmentation and immune function in insects was not a direct link. Additional possible factors that are associated with the immune response, such as life-history, developmental, physiological factors also need to be considered.
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- Guihua Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationFujianChina
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Insect EcologyCollege of Plant ProtectionFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFujianChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationFujianChina
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Insect EcologyCollege of Plant ProtectionFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFujianChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationFujianChina
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Insect EcologyCollege of Plant ProtectionFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFujianChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- Department of Agriculture EngineeringKhawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Informtion TechnologyRahim Yar KhanPakistan
- University of Agriculture FaisalabdOkaraPakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical BiologyMinistry of EducationFujianChina
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Insect EcologyCollege of Plant ProtectionFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFujianChina
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