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Jahan S, Rahman MM, Biswas SK, Hossain ATM, Saha B, Haque SMA. Breast Cancer in Younger and Older Women: A Comparison of Clinicopathological Traits. Mymensingh Med J 2024; 33:433-439. [PMID: 38557522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Breast cancer stands as the prevailing invasive cancer globally, bearing high mortality rates among women. Existing evidence indicates diminished survival rates in younger patients. Consequently, this study endeavors to assess and contrast the pathological features of breast cancer in women under 40 years of age with their older counterparts. Conducted as a cross-sectional analysis, this study encompasses 560 patients diagnosed with breast cancer, seeking treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), Community Based Medical College Bangladesh (CBMCB) and several private hospitals in Mymensingh. The gathered data incorporates information such as age, residential area, occupation, tumor histopathology, TNM classification, staging and status of hormone receptor. The patients' mean age (standard deviation) was 49.7±11.9 years, with 20.5% below 40, most were from rural areas and were housewives. Ductal carcinoma prevailed as the most common histopathologic type (87.67%). However, younger patients exhibited a higher prevalence of lobular and other rare carcinomas compared to their older counterparts (p=0.04). Additionally, the younger group demonstrated larger tumor sizes (p=0.01), lymphatic node involvement (p=0.04) and advanced staging (p=0.004). Notably, younger age showed more negativity for estrogen and/or progesterone receptors. The results suggested that women under 40 years old exhibit more aggressive tumor characteristics and a more severe form of breast cancer compared to their older counterparts.
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- S Jahan
- Dr Shahanaz Jahan, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Community Based Medical College Bangladesh (CBMCB), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Kumar A, Jain H, Paul A, Thakur S, Biswas SK. Regularized cost function in wavefront shaping for advancing the contrast of structured light. Appl Opt 2024; 63:595-603. [PMID: 38294369 DOI: 10.1364/ao.506920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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The cost function in the iterative optimization algorithms is one of the sensitive optimization controllers that plays a crucial role in feedback based wavefront shaping for constructing well-resolved complex structured light through scattering media. There has been a trade-off between resolution and the contrast enhancement of the structured light in wavefront shaping. We have developed an ℓ 2-norm based quadratic cost function (L2QN) and proposed a regularized cost function (RCF) for advancing the contrast and maintaining the high resolution of structured light. Both the simulations and experiments have been performed, and it has been found that the proposed RCF significantly advances the contrast and structural uniformity for focusing light through scattering media as well as for diffused reflection mode. The potential applications of the method demonstrated in this study can be extended into holographic displays, structured light illumination microscopy, photo-lithography, photothermal treatments, dosimetry, laser materials processing, and energy control inside and outside an incubation system.
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Kumar A, Thakur S, Biswas SK. Formation of multiple complex light structures simultaneously in 3D volume using a single binary phase mask. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16951. [PMID: 37805630 PMCID: PMC10560216 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42087-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023] Open
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Complex structure formation inside or through turbid media is a challenging task due to refractive index inhomogeneity, random light scattering, and speckle noise formation. In this article, we have coupled the data regression model in the R-squared metric and used its advantages as a fitness function in the genetic algorithm to advance the resolution and structural uniformity. As a compatible system with the binary genetic algorithm, we have presented a cost-effective iterative wavefront shaping system-design with binary phase modulation using an affordable ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) based binary-phase spatial light modulator (SLM). R-squared metric in the genetic algorithm is analyzed to optimize the binary phase mask, and the prototype system based on iterative binary phase modulation has been validated with a 120-grit ground glass diffuser and fresh chicken tissues of thickness 307 [Formula: see text] and 812 [Formula: see text]. The detailed results show that the proposed cost-effective wavefront shaping system with data regression model assisted R-squared fitness function can construct high-resolution multiple complex hetero-structures simultaneously in 3D volume using an optimized single phase-mask.
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- Amit Kumar
- Bio-NanoPhotonics Laboratory, Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli, PO, 140306, India
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- Bio-NanoPhotonics Laboratory, Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli, PO, 140306, India
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- Bio-NanoPhotonics Laboratory, Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli, PO, 140306, India.
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Hasan MN, Biswas SK, Islam S, Rahman MA. Haematohidrosis: A Case Series of Five Patients. Mymensingh Med J 2023; 32:875-879. [PMID: 37391988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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Haematohidrosisis manifested by sweating mixed with blood. It is a rare disease and there are scarce literature regarding case report. We are describing five cases of haematohidrosis in different age group here in this case series. In case 1- a 20 year old woman was admitted with history of recurrent haemorrhage from various sites without any trauma or anticoagulant or antipletlet medication. There was no evidence of local trauma. Physical examination was unremarkable. Her blood workup came out insignificant. In case 2- a 10 year old boy was admitted with epistaxis, conjunctival bleeding, haematuria and per rectal bleeding without any history of injury. He had no history of medicine which would cause bleeding. Physical examination and laboratory profile were insignificant. In case 3- a 15 year old boy presented with recurrent haematuria and conjunctival haemorrhage without any trauma. No history of medication that would cause the bleeding. His systemic examination and laboratory profile was unremarkable. In case 4- a 25 year old woman presented with bleeding from ear, nose and eyes without any local trauma. She was not on any medication that would cause bleeding. Her systemic inquiry and laboratory profile was unremarkable. In case 5- a 20 year old woman presented with bleeding from eyes, ears and umbilicus. There was no evidence of self-inflicted injury. She had features of anxiety disorder. Other systemic examination and laboratory profile was unremarkable. All the cases were labelled as haematohidrosis and treated with propranolol with successful outcome. We report this case series to build up awareness and disseminate clinical knowledge.
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- M N Hasan
- Dr Md Nazmul Hasan, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Hasan MN, Rahman BI, Rahaman MF, Biswas SK, Ahmed I, Rahman MA. Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Rare Manifestation. Mymensingh Med J 2023; 32:265-267. [PMID: 36594332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare disorder of hematopoietic stem cells. The occurrence of PNH in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is even rarer. One such presentation was seen in a 19 years old woman who presented with fever, multiple joint pain, photosensitivity, oral ulcer, hair loss and was diagnosed as a case of SLE and was admitted in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7th February 2019. Subsequently she developed progressive anaemia and passing of dark colored urine. Flow cytometry analysis showed PNH clone within red cells. We report this case so that clinicians are aware about this association between PNH and SLE. Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this case report, the copy of which is available with the authors.
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- M N Hasan
- Dr Md Nazmul Hasan, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Billah MM, Rahim MA, Biswas SK, Ahmed S, Rahman MA, Uddin MJ, Mazumder MK, Hasan MN. Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Mymensingh Med J 2023; 32:103-110. [PMID: 36594309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health issues in many developing nations especially in Bangladesh. Though most focus is being directed towards mortality and incidence rate, the changes in morbidity and other health status parameters are not been well considered. The aim of the study was a comprehensive assessment of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by measuring patient's quality of life which may lead to better outcome in patients' health, infection surveillance and prevention programs. This prospective study was conducted in the department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 2015 to March 2017. The quality of life scores of 61 smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases were measured by validated Bangla version of SF-36 questionnaire before or at the starting of treatment, after the initial phase and at the end of treatment. Then the score was compared with those of 75 healthy matched controls. The changes of the quality of life with the stage of treatment and with socio-demographic variables were assessed. Before treatment, all domains of HRQoL of the pulmonary TB patients were significantly lower than those of the control group (p<0.001). At the end of six-month treatment period, HRQoL of the pulmonary TB patient had significantly increased compared to before treatment (p<0.001). There was no significant difference of scores after six months of treatment with that of control (p>0.05). The lowest score in tuberculosis patients was related to general health perception and vitality. Patients with low socio economic status, low educational level, prolonged disease duration and increased number of symptoms had lower HRQoL scores.
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- M M Billah
- Dr Mohammed Mostanshir Billah, Upazilla Health and Family Planning Officer, Dharmapasha, Sunamganj, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Al-Manzo MIS, Biswas S, Das Gupta S, Rahman M, Basak B, Talukder QI, Chanda PK, Biswas SK, Ahmed F. 158 Effect of Preoperative Continuation of Aspirin on Postoperative Bleeding After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCABG). Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background
Despite ample evidence of continued preoperative aspirin to improve outcomes in coronary artery bypass surgery, practice for routine continued preoperative aspirin use is still inconsistent due to concern for increased postoperative bleeding. The purpose of this study was to investigate preoperative aspirin use and its effect on postoperative bleeding after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG).
Method
This cohort study involved patients (n = 74) who underwent OPCABG at a single center between August 2017 to January 2018. After considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, they were divided into two groups: one (n = 37) received tablet Aspirin 75mg till the day of surgery and for the other group (n = 37) aspirin was stopped 5 days before surgery. Postoperative bleeding was recorded in both groups. After considering preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables statistical analysis was done.
Results
There was no significant difference between the two groups concerning preoperative and peroperative variables. No significant difference was also observed between the two groups in chest tube drainage at 1sthour, 2ndhour, 3rdhour, 24thhour, next 24 hours (at 48th hour), and next 24 hours (at 72nd hour) (p = 0.845, 0.126, 0.568, 0.478, 0.342 and 0.717 respectively). No significant difference was seen in the transfusion requirement of blood and fresh frozen plasma (FFP).
Conclusions
Continuation of preoperative aspirin till the day of surgery is not associated with an increase in chest tube drainage, re-operation for bleeding complications, or transfusion of blood and FFP.
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- M I S Al-Manzo
- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- United Hospital Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Bhanja DB, Sil A, Das A, Panigrahi A, Biswas SK. Rabies vaccination inducing eruptive lichen planus in a child. Clin Exp Dermatol 2020; 46:369-371. [PMID: 32697851 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- D B Bhanja
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India
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Chopra R, Bhatt R, Biswas SK, Bhalla R. Efficacy of alternate day Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) in skeletal tuberculosis - A retrospective study. Indian J Tuberc 2018; 65:70-75. [PMID: 29332653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2017.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of alternate day (thrice a week) Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) regimen spanning six to nine months in providing sustained cure for skeletal tuberculosis (TB) under programmatic conditions. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING An urban district tuberculosis centre in India under the Revised National Tuberculosis Programme. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of 218 patients treated with alternate day DOTS regimen for skeletal TB between 2007 and 2012. METHODS All patients with the diagnosis of skeletal TB registered between 2007 and 2012 who successfully completed treatment were followed up for evidence of disease recurrence or relapse using structured interviews conducted between August 2013 and October 2015 after ensuring a minimum follow up of two years. RESULTS Of the 200 patients eligible for follow up in this study, 117 (58.5%) had a minimum follow up of two years. The remaining 83 cases could not be traced. 105 (89.7%) of these 117 patients were symptom free for two years or more after the completion of treatment. There were four cases who had a relapse of the disease within two years of completion of treatment. Eight cases were administered further ATT soon after the completion of treatment under DOTS. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the efficacy of the alternate day DOTS regimen in successfully treating all forms of skeletal TB, including spinal TB, with a success rate of 89.7%.
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- Rajat Chopra
- Consultant Orthopaedics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, India.
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- District Tuberculosis Officer, Ramakrishna Mission Free TB Clinic, New Delhi 110005, India
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- Senior Chest and TB Specialist, Ramakrishna Mission Free TB Clinic, New Delhi 110005, India
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- Senior Consultant Orthopaedics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, India
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Chand K, Biswas SK, Pandey AB, Saxena A, Tewari N, Mondal B. Isolation of bluetongue virus-1 from cattle in India and phylogenetic analysis of the complete coding sequence of the segment-2 gene. Trop Biomed 2016; 33:824-826. [PMID: 33579080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The isolation of BTV-1 serotype from cattle in India and its phylogenetic relationship based on VP2 gene has been reported. Virus (JBP42/12/Ind) is isolated in BHK-21 cell line from blood sample tested positive for BTV antigen in sandwich ELISA from asymptomatic cattle. Full length VP2 gene of cattle isolate was amplified, cloned and sequenced. On BLAST analysis virus isolate was identified as BTV-1 serotype. Phylogenetic tree based on complete VP2 coding region segregated Indian isolates, Australian isolates and African/European isolates in three distinct clusters. Segregation of Indian BTV-1 isolates at close proximity to the monophyletic cluster of Australian BTV-1 isolates indicates the present isolate as "eastern topotype' of BTV. Multiple alignments of VP2 gene nucleotide sequences suggest that, Indian BTV-1 isolate is more closely related to Australian BTV-1 isolates; where 14.1% to 14.4% and 6.8% to 7.4% divergence was observed at nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence level respectively.
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- K Chand
- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar Campus, Dist. Nainital 263 138, Uttarakhand, India
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- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar Campus, Dist. Nainital 263 138, Uttarakhand, India
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- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar Campus, Dist. Nainital 263 138, Uttarakhand, India
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- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar Campus, Dist. Nainital 263 138, Uttarakhand, India
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- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar Campus, Dist. Nainital 263 138, Uttarakhand, India
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- Eastern Regional Station, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 37, Belgachia Road, Kolkata 700 037, West Bengal, India
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Mojid MA, Wyseure GCL, Biswas SK. Effects of Municipal Wastewater Irrigation on Yield and Fertilizer Requirement of Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) in Bangladesh. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.3329/agric.v14i1.29096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Due to increasing scarcity of fresh water, use of unconventional water source (e.g., wastewater) in irrigation has now become important. However, inclusive information on the effects of wastewater on crop production and soil health is necessary for such intervention. This study was designed to evaluate these effects by demonstrating the contribution of municipal wastewater (hereafter called wastewater) on yield and nutrient requirement of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) cv Shatabdi. Five irrigation treatments - I1, I2, I3, I4 and I5 were tested in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications during November-March of 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 at the experimental field of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. The treatments I2-I5 consisted of blended wastewater and I1 of fresh water (control). The ratio of wastewater to total irrigation water was 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0 in I2, I3, I4 and I5, respectively. Wheat was cultivated with three irrigations and recommended doses of fertilizer in three consecutive years. Wastewater contained nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) @ 17.5, 3.7 and 10.3 mg/L, respectively, and irrigation by raw wastewater (I5) contributed 19.1, 15.1 and 21.7% of the recommended N, P and K, respectively. Biomass yield increased with increasing fraction of wastewater in irrigation. Grain yield increased for the wastewater fraction of 0.50 - 0.75 in irrigation but decreased when irrigation was applied by raw wastewater. Excess fertilizer (under I5) boosted up growth of wheat, but did not contribute to the grain yield. Number of grains per spike; and grain, straw and biological yields significantly (p = 0.05) increased due to the contribution of wastewater. Wastewater significantly improved grain and biomass production, with the largest value obtained in I4 (4.61 t/ha grain yield and 11.36 t/ha biomass yield). Raw wastewater in combination with recommended fertilizer doses caused over-fertilization that contributed only in biomass production but not in grain production of wheat and irrigation by wastewater substantially reduced fertilizer requirement of wheat.The Agriculturists 2016; 14(1) 01-14
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Biswas SK, van Es P, Steenbergen W, Manohar S. A Method for Delineation of Bone Surfaces in Photoacoustic Computed Tomography of the Finger. Ultrason Imaging 2016; 38:63-76. [PMID: 26048066 DOI: 10.1177/0161734615589288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Photoacoustic (PA) imaging of interphalangeal peripheral joints is of interest in the context of using the synovial membrane as a surrogate marker of rheumatoid arthritis. Previous work has shown that ultrasound (US) produced by absorption of light at the epidermis reflects on the bone surfaces within the finger. When the reflected signals are backprojected in the region of interest, artifacts are produced, confounding interpretation of the images. In this work, we present an approach where the PA signals known to originate from the epidermis are treated as virtual US transmitters, and a separate reconstruction is performed as in US reflection imaging. This allows us to identify the bone surfaces. Furthermore, the identification of the joint space is important as this provides a landmark to localize a region-of-interest in seeking the inflamed synovial membrane. The ability to delineate bone surfaces allows us to identify not only the artifacts but also the interphalangeal joint space without recourse to new US hardware or a new measurement. We test the approach on phantoms and on a healthy human finger.
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- S K Biswas
- Biomedical Photonic Imaging, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Biomedical Photonic Imaging, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Photonic Imaging, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Photonic Imaging, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Chauhan HC, Biswas SK, Chand K, Rehman W, Das B, Dadawala AI, Chandel BS, Kher HN, Mondal B. Isolation of bluetongue virus serotype 1 from aborted goat fetuses. REV SCI TECH OIE 2015; 33:803-12. [PMID: 25812205 DOI: 10.20506/rst.33.3.2319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abortions and stillbirths were noticed in pregnant goats on a farm in the state of Gujarat, India. About 50% of the pregnant goats aborted or gave birth to dead kids. Bluetongue virus (BTV) antibody in the sera of affected goats was detected using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Viral antigen in the blood of these goats and in the aborted fetal spleens was detected using a sandwich ELISA. Two viruses (SKN-9, SKN-10) were isolated in cell culture from aborted fetal spleens and were confirmed as Orbivirus by demonstration of ten bands in RNA polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and identified as BTV-1 by sequencing of the VP2 gene. Sequence analyses revealed thatthese isolates were very closely related to a BTV-1 (strain SKN-8) isolated from Culicoides vectors captured on the same farm one month after the occurrence of abortion. Isolation of BTV-1 from fetuses is probably evidence of transplacental transmission of the wild-type strain, because attenuated or laboratory-adapted BTV-1 strains have never been used in this region. This may have important implications in the epidemiology of bluetongue, considering the presence of many BTV serotypes in India.
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Shukla RM, Ray A, Sisodiya N, Patra M, Mandal KC, Basu KS, Biswas SK, Mukhopadhyay B. Look twice before you clamp the cord: iatrogenic ileal transection. J Obstet Gynaecol India 2014; 64:40-1. [PMID: 25404805 DOI: 10.1007/s13224-013-0442-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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- Ram Mohan Shukla
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, 700014 India ; 7E, Dinobandhu Mukherjee Lane, Sibpur, Howrah, 711102 West Bengal India
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Shamsuddin AK, Biswas SK, Rahman MZ, Biswas S, Hasan NA, Sharifuzzaman M. A young child with bilateral diaphragmatic palsy after bilateral bidirectional Glenn shunt. Mymensingh Med J 2014; 23:595-598. [PMID: 25178619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A 13-months old boy was admitted in National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute on 3 August 2011 with the diagnosis of Dextrocardia, A-V discordance, DORV, large perimembranous VSD, severe infundibular and valvular PS, bilateral SVC. He was operated on 10 August 2011. Bilateral bidirectional Glenn shunt was done off pump along with interruption of PDA. Antegrade pulmonary blood flow was minimized by tight PA banding. Baby was extubated 3 hours after surgery but had to reintubate immediately due to intense respiratory distress. Subsequent three trials of extubation failed. Chest x-ray revealed elevation of both the hemidiaphragm. Ultrasonogram of abdomen and Bronchogram along with fluoroscopy done and bilateral diaphragmatic palsy was diagnosed. Tracheostomy was done on 25th August 2011. Plication of left hemidiaphragm was done on 27th August and right hemidiaphragm plication was done on 10th September 2011. Though it took long period of time we managed to take him out of ventilator on 57th postoperative day. He was oxygen dependent for a period of time and finally he managed to take his own breath without tracheostomy tube from 67th postoperative day. After a long eventful postoperative hospital stay he was discharged home on 78th postoperative day. Discharge Chest x-ray revealed well expanded lung with flattened diaphragm. Echo revealed well functioning bilateral Glenn shunt. Tracheostomy wound healed nicely and there was no evidence of tracheal stenosis.
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- A K Shamsuddin
- Dr AK Shamsuddin, Associate Professor & Senior Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute (NHFH & RI), Sher-E-Bangladesh, Bangladesh
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Un-Nahar Z, Ali M, Biswas SK, Kamrun N, Bashar T, Arslan MI. Study of Seminal MDA Level as a Oxidative Stress Marker in Infertile Male. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.3329/jsf.v9i1-2.14651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Male infertility is an important medical and psychosocial problem worldwide. However, the underlying mechanism is far from clear in many cases of male infertility. Apart from known factors, it is therefore very important to identify new and non-conventional factors that may play significant role in male infertility. Oxidative stress has recently been identified as an underlying mechanism of numerous chronic diseases. Some studies have already claimed a relationship between oxidative stress and male infertility. The aim of the present study was therefore to evaluate whether there is an association between oxidative stress and male infertility in Bangladeshi subjects. MDA, the marker of lipid peroxidation was measured in the seminal fluid of fertile and age-matched otherwise healthy infertile male subjects. The sperm count, sperm morphology and motility, as well as semen volume were all found significantly lower in infertile subjects compared with fertile subjects. Interestingly, lipid peroxidation was found elevated seminal fluid of infertile subjects. The MDA was measured by thiobarbituric acid method. In seminal plasma, the median (range) MDA level was found significantly higher in infertile group (3.17 (1.20-6.21) versus 1.88 (0.50-5.37) nmol/ml, p<0.001). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsf.v9i1-2.14651 J. Sci. Foundation, 9(1&2): 85-93, June-December 2011
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmb.v3i2.13808 Bangladesh J Med Biochem 2010; 3(2): 35
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Naher ZU, Ali M, Biswas SK, Mollah FH, Fatima P, Hossain MM, Arslan MI. Effect of oxidative stress in male infertility. Mymensingh Med J 2013; 22:136-142. [PMID: 23416821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Infertility is a medical and social problem all over the world. Infertility results from abnormality of the male partners in almost 50% of cases. Oxidative stress is involved with many chronic pathological conditions and the current study was designed to evaluate any association that may exist between male infertility and oxidative stress. Infertile male patients (having female partners with normal fertility parameters; n=31) and age- matched healthy male fertile control subjects (n=30) were randomly selected from the Infertility Unit of the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. As a marker of oxidative stress-induced lipid peroxidation, erythrocyte and seminal plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured in fertile and otherwise healthy infertile male subjects. In addition, antioxidant capacity was evaluated by measuring erythrocyte and seminal plasma glutathione (reduced form, GSH) concentrations in fertile and infertile male subjects. The MDA and GSH levels were measured by thiobarbituric acid method and Elmans method respectively. The median (range) MDA level of erythrocyte was found significantly higher in infertile male subjects compared with healthy fertile male subjects 24.23(3.71-42.21) vs. 12.84(1.30-24.00)nmol/gm Hb p<0.001. However, the erythrocyte GSH level did not differ between the two groups 12.62(0.67-29.82) versus 13.93 (2.10-21.08)mg/gm Hb. In case of seminal plasma, the median (range) MDA level was found significantly higher in infertile group 3.17 (1.20-6.21) versus 1.88(0.50-5.37)nmol/ml, p<0.001. In addition, the seminal plasma GSH level was found markedly suppressed in infertile group compared with fertile group 1.64(0.23-7.50) versus 4.26(2.32-7.50)mg/dl, p<0.001. Taken together, infertile male patients show an elevation of oxidative stress markers both in the erythrocytes and in the seminal plasma. Indicating that male infertility might be associated with increased oxidative stress.
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- Z U Naher
- Department of Biochemistry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. zebaunnaher@ yahoo.com
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Biswas SK, Paul S, Chowdhury A, Das J. Preparation and evaluation of gastroretentive floating pellets of metronidazole using Na-alginate and hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose polymers. Pak J Biol Sci 2012; 15:290-295. [PMID: 24175426 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.290.295] [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] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Gastroretentive floating pellets of metronidazole were formulated to prolong the gastric residence time in order to obtain controlled release characteristics of the drug. Nine formulations of metronidazole floating pellets such as AX, BX, CX, AY, BY, CY, AZ, BZ and CZ were prepared by extrusion method using different quantities of hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) polymers such as methocel K4M premium and methocel K100LV premium in the ratio of 2:1, 1:2 and 1.5:1.5 while the amount of Na-alginate used in the formulations was 3.50, 5.25 and 7.0 g, respectively. The in vitro dissolution studies were carried out in 900 mL of phosphate buffer (pH 1.2) at 37 +/- 0.5 degrees C and 50 rpm for 6 h using USP XXIV paddle method and the content of drug release was done by UV spectrophotometer at 277 nm. It was found that the percent release of metronidazole from different formulations was different with passing of time. The drug release profile of the formulation (AX) having Na-alginate 3.50 g methocel K4M premium and methocel K100LV premium in the ratio of 2:1 showed best fit to Higuchi release kinetics with R2 value of 0.994. Finally, it might be concluded that the polymers had significant effect on drug release kinetics of metronidazole from floating pellets. The selection and use of suitable polymers in appropriate ratio might be very important in designing floating pellets and using the capabilities of these polymers, suitable floating pellets of metronidazole with desirable release rate could be formulated. Thus, in vivo research studies by the future researchers will confirm the appropriateness of these formulated metronidazole floating pellets.
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- S K Biswas
- Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chandanaish, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Singh V, Gaur R, Mittal M, Biswas SK, Das R, Girdhar BK, Bajaj B, Katoch VM, Kumar A, Mohanty KK. Absence of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 variants in patients with leprosy and tuberculosis. Int J Immunogenet 2012; 39:353-6. [PMID: 22289211 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313x.2012.01085.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Crohn's disease-associated NOD 2 variants (Arg702Trp and 3020insC) were found to be monomorphic (wild), and 7 subjects were heterozygous for Gly908Arg SNP in 263 patients with tuberculosis, 260 patients with leprosy and 270 healthy controls residing in northern Indian states. This is the first report to suggest the minimal role of these variants in susceptibility/resistance to TB and leprosy in this population.
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- V Singh
- Immunology Division, National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases (ICMR), Agra, India
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Dadawala AI, Biswas SK, Rehman W, Chand K, De A, Mathapati BS, Kumar P, Chauhan HC, Chandel BS, Mondal B. Isolation of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 1 from Culicoides vector Captured in Livestock Farms and Sequence Analysis of the Viral Genome Segment-2. Transbound Emerg Dis 2011; 59:361-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biswas SK, Kelkar R, Tandon S. Surveillance of health care workers for multidrug-resistant organisms in faecal samples in a tertiary care cancer centre. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3239665 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s6-p239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ng FSP, Wong KY, Guan SP, Mustafa FB, Kajiji TS, Bist P, Biswas SK, Wong WSF, Lim LHK. Annexin-1-deficient mice exhibit spontaneous airway hyperresponsiveness and exacerbated allergen-specific antibody responses in a mouse model of asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2011; 41:1793-803. [PMID: 22092555 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03855.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Revised: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glucocorticoids are the mainstream drugs used in the treatment and control of inflammatory diseases such as asthma. Annexin-1 (ANXA1) is an anti-inflammatory protein which has been described as an endogenous protein responsible for some anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid effects. Previous studies have identified its importance in other immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cystic fibrosis. ANXA1-deficient ((-/-)) mice are Th2 biased, and ANXA1 N-terminus peptide exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in a rat model of pulmonary inflammation. OBJECTIVE ANXA1 protein is found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from asthmatics. However, the function of ANXA1 in the pathological development of allergy or asthma is unclear. Thus, in this study we intended to examine the effect of ANXA1 deficiency on allergen-specific antibody responses and airway responses to methacholine (Mch). METHODS ANXA1(-/-) mice were sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA) and challenged with aerosolized OVA. Airway resistance, lung compliance and enhanced pause (PenH) were measured in naïve, sensitized and saline or allergen-challenged wild-type (WT) and ANXA1(-/-) mice. Total and allergen-specific antibodies were measured in the serum. RESULTS We show that allergen-specific and total IgE, IgG2a and IgG2b levels were significantly higher in ANXA1(-/-) mice. Furthermore, naïve ANXA1(-/-) mice displayed higher airway hypersensitivity to inhaled Mch, and significant differences were also observed in allergen-sensitized and allergen-challenged ANXA1(-/-) mice compared with WT mice. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, ANXA1(-/-) mice possess multiple features characteristic to allergic asthma, such as airway hyperresponsiveness and enhanced antibody responses, suggesting that ANXA1 plays a critical regulatory role in the development of asthma. CLINICAL RELEVANCE We postulate that ANXA1 is an important regulatory factor in the development of allergic disease and dysregulation of its expression can lead to pathological changes which may affect disease progression.
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- F S P Ng
- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore
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Malik YPS, Chakravarti S, Sharma K, Vaid N, Rajak KK, Balamurugan V, Biswas SK, Mondal B, Kataria RS, Singh RK. Genomic Analyses of Toll-like Receptor 4 and 7 Exons of Bos indicus from Temperate Sub-himalayan Region of India. Asian Australas J Anim Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.10342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Biswas TK, Pandit S, Mondal S, Biswas SK, Jana U, Ghosh T, Tripathi PC, Debnath PK, Auddy RG, Auddy B. Clinical evaluation of spermatogenic activity of processed Shilajit in oligospermia. Andrologia 2010; 42:48-56. [PMID: 20078516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00956.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The safety and spermatogenic activity of processed Shilajit (PS) were evaluated in oligospermic patients. Initially, 60 infertile male patients were assessed and those having total sperm counts below 20 million ml(-1) semen were considered oligospermic and enrolled in the study (n = 35). PS capsule (100 mg) was administered twice daily after major meals for 90 days. Total semenogram and serum testosterone, luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone were estimated before and at the end of the treatment. Malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker for oxidative stress, content of semen and biochemical parameters for safety were also evaluated. Twenty-eight patients who completed the treatment showed significant (P < 0.001) improvement in spermia (+37.6%), total sperm count (+61.4%), motility (12.4-17.4% after different time intervals), normal sperm count (+18.9%) with concomitant decrease in pus and epithelial cell count compared with baseline value. Significant decrease of semen MDA content (-18.7%) was observed. Moreover, serum testosterone (+23.5%; P < 0.001) and FSH (+9.4%; P < 0.05) levels significantly increased. HPLC chromatogram revealed inclusion of PS constituents in semen. Unaltered hepatic and renal profiles of patients indicated that PS was safe at the given dose. The present findings provide further evidence of the spermatogenic nature of Shilajit, as attributed in Ayurvedic medicine, particularly when administered as PS.
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- T K Biswas
- J. B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
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Biswas SK, Sarai M, Hishida H, Ozaki Y. 123I-BMIPP fatty acid analogue imaging is a novel diagnostic and prognostic approach following acute myocardial infarction. Singapore Med J 2009; 50:943-948. [PMID: 19907882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Fatty acid oxidation is the most efficient mode of myocardial energy production which requires a large amount of oxygen. Thus, alteration of fatty acid oxidation is considered to be a sensitive marker of ischaemia and myocardial damage. (123)I-BMIPP ([123]I-beta-methyl-p-iodophenylpentadecanoic acid) is a newly-investigated single-photon branching free fatty acid radiopharmaceutical with slow metabolism; thus, it is well-suited for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Assessment of fatty acid metabolism by radionuclide techniques has a potential role for the early detection of myocardial ischaemia and the assessment of the severity of ischaemic heart disease. Although stable patients with a healed myocardial infarction may have a relatively good prognosis, risk stratification in the predischarge period should be valuable for deciding upon appropriate management. In this respect, the presence of discordant BMIPP uptake relative to (201)Tl perfusion appears to be the best predictor of future cardiac events among all other cardiovascular imaging modalities. Since discordant BMIPP uptake correlates well with redistribution on stress (201)Tl imaging and perfusion-metabolism mismatch on positron emission tomography, it is considered that such BMIPP and (201)Tl discordance may identify a high-risk subgroup among patients with acute myocardial infarction. A BMIPP scan may reflect prior severe ischaemia after recovery of perfusion, the so-called "ischaemic memory". Gated BMIPP SPECT has been recently introduced for simultaneous assessment of myocardial metabolism and ventricular function. Such a new technique seems to be valuable for a better understanding of the pathophysiological state of heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
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- S K Biswas
- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Mondal B, Sen A, Chand K, Biswas SK, De A, Rajak KK, Chakravarti S. Evidence of mixed infection of peste des petits ruminants virus and bluetongue virus in a flock of goats as confirmed by detection of antigen, antibody and nucleic acid of both the viruses. Trop Anim Health Prod 2009; 41:1661-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9362-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 05/01/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Biswas SK, Sambu P, Basu S. Influence of a pore-former and PTFE in the performance of the direct ethanol fuel cell. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Biswas SK, Duttenhoefer F, Li H, Matte D, Igwe JC, Humpert PM, Kasperk C, Nawroth PP, Bierhaus A. RAGE deficiency induces a proinflammatory phenotype in bones and osteoblasts through PPAR-a suppression. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A case of multicentric giant cell tumor with synchronous occurrence in all three bones around the knee is reported here in view of its rarity. A 33-year-old average built male reported with complaints of severe pain, gradually increasing swelling around the right knee. A 3 × 2 cm swelling was present on the lateral aspect of the distal end of the right femur and a 3 × 3 cm swelling on the proximal part of the right tibia. Plain X-ray of right knee showed subarticular eccentrically located expansile lytic lesion in the lateral tibia condyle, lateral condyle of femur and patella. Fine needle aspiration cytology and subsequent histology ascertained the diagnosis of giant cell tumor of the bone. The patient was treated successfully with curettage, bone grafting and methyl methacrylate cementing (Sandwich technique).
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- Anil Salgia
- Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune - 411 018, Maharashatra, India,Correspondence: Dr. Anil Salgia, Accident Hospital, Highway Towers, First Floor, Old Mumbai-Pune Highway, Chinchwad, Pune, India. E-mail:
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune - 411 018, Maharashatra, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune - 411 018, Maharashatra, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune - 411 018, Maharashatra, India
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Biswas SK, Peixoto EBMI, de Faria JB. Do advanced glycation end products and glucose induce similar signaling events in mesangial cells? Kidney Int 2006; 70:1523; author reply 1523-4. [PMID: 17024166 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- A. K. Ghosal
- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , 560012 , India
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , 560012 , India
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Prathima N, Harini M, Rai N, Chandrashekara RH, Ayappa KG, Sampath S, Biswas SK. Thermal study of accumulation of conformational disorders in the self-assembled monolayers of C8 and C18 alkanethiols on the Au111 surface. Langmuir 2005; 21:2364-2374. [PMID: 15752027 DOI: 10.1021/la048654z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The thermal stability of short alkanethiol CH(3)(CH(2))(7)SH (C(8)) and long C(18) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) is investigated using grazing angle reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and molecular dynamics simulation. We track the disordering of SAM by untilting and gauche defect accumulation with increasing temperature in the 300-440 K range, a range of interest to tribology. Molecular dynamics simulation with both fully covered and partially covered C(6), C(8), and C(18) monolayers brings out the morphological changes in the SAM, which may be associated with the observed thermal stability characteristics. The molecular dynamics simulations reveal that short-chain C(6) and C(8) alkanethiols are more defective at lower temperature than the long-chain C(18) alkanethiol. With increasing temperature disorder in the SAM, as reflected in both untilting and gauche defect accumulation, tends to saturate at temperatures below 360 K for short-chain SAMs such that any further increase in temperature, until desorption, does not lead to any significant change in conformational order. In contrast the disorder in the long-chain C(18) SAM increases monotonically with temperature beyond 360 K. Thus, in a practical range of temperature, the ability of a SAM to retain order with increasing thermal perturbations is governed by the state of disorder prior to heat treatment. This deduction derived from molecular dynamics simulation helps to rationalize the significant difference we have observed experimentally between the thermal response of short- and long-chain thiol molecules.
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- N Prathima
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Biswas SK, de Faria JML, de Faria JBL. Davis BJ, Forbes JM, Thomas MC et al. (2004) Superior renoprotective effects of combination therapy with ACE and AGE inhibition in the diabetic spontaneously hypertensive rat. Diabetologia 47:89-97. Diabetologia 2004; 47:1471; author reply 1472. [PMID: 15278280 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1469-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2004] [Accepted: 06/09/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Biswas SK, Lopes de Faria JB, Lopes de Faria JM. -to: Gardiner TA, Anderson HR, Degenhardt T et al. (2003) prevention of retinal capillary basement membrane thickening in diabetic dogs by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Diabetologia 46:1269-1275. Diabetologia 2004; 47:763. [PMID: 15298359 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1361-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Devaprakasam D, Sampath S, Biswas SK. Thermal stability of perfluoroalkyl silane self-assembled on a polycrystalline aluminum surface. Langmuir 2004; 20:1329-1334. [PMID: 15803715 DOI: 10.1021/la0359676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Thermal stability behavior of 1H, 1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl trichlorosilane self-assembled on aluminum substrates is characterized using a grazing-angle Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, Fourier transform-Raman spectroscopy, and contact angle measurements. The self-assembled monolayer (SAM) is heated quasi-statically from room temperature to above 633 K with a heating rate of 1 K/s. Variations in peak frequencies, integrated areas of intensities of symmetric and antisymmetric CF2 stretches, and the relative tilt angle of the SAM are reported. We find that the conformational order in the SAM is not disrupted because of thermal cycling when the peak temperature is below 423 K. When the peak temperature is between 423 and 603 K, the cycling results in only a partial retention of the original order. When the peak temperature is above 603 K, the process is completely irreversible. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and contact angle measurements support these observations. We confirm these trends for a longer chain (1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluordecyl trichlorosilane) molecule of the same family using the same techniques. We discuss the possible reasons for the changes in light of the tilting-untilting and uncoiling-coiling of the helical silane monolayer.
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- D Devaprakasam
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Biswas SK, Kelkar RS. Invitro comparative evaluation of aminoglycosides at a cancer centre. Indian J Cancer 2002; 39:135-8. [PMID: 12928571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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A comparative study of in vitro activity of amikacin, gentamicin, netilmicin, tobramycin and isepamicin was done. A total of 200 clinical isolates of Gram negative organisms from various clinical sources were tested. E.Coli was the most frequently isolated organism followed by Pseudomonas spp., Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., Acinetobacter spp. and Enterobacter spp. Of the 5 aminoglycosides tested, isepamicin showed the highest numbers of susceptible isolates followed by amikacin, netilmicin, gentamicin and tobramycin. MIC 90 value of isepamicin was lower as compared to amikacin.
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- S K Biswas
- Dept. of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
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Biswas SK, Sodhi A. Effect of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 on murine bone marrow cells: proliferation, colony-forming ability and signal transduction pathway involved. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2002; 15:183-194. [PMID: 12575918 DOI: 10.1177/039463200201500304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays a crucial role in the migration and activation of leukocytes in both physiological and pathological contexts. In this paper, we report the in vitro effect of MCP-1 on myeloid haematopoiesis. MCP-1-treated murine nonadherent bone marrow cells (NABMCs) were assayed for in vitro proliferation and colony forming ability. It is observed that MCP-1 treatment in vitro caused an enhancement in the proliferation and colony forming ability of the murine NABMCs as compared to the untreated cells. This response was concentration-dependent and most effective at a dose of 100ng/ml MCP-1. In the presence of MCSF (200U/ml), GCSF (200U/ml), GMCSF (200U/ml) or IL-3 (200U/ml), the MCP-1-induced colony forming ability of the NABMCs was significantly augmented, indicating a synergistic effect of MCP-1 with these CSFs. However, irrespective of the CSFs used, MCP-1 stimulated the lineage-restricted differentiation of the murine BMCs into predominantly the granulocytic lineage. NABMCs cultured in medium alone formed minimal colonies. The probable signal transduction mechanism responsible for the MCP-1-induced NABMC proliferation/differentiation was also investigated. The results of the colony forming assay indicate that the protein kinase inhibitors, genistein (10&mgr;g/ml), chelenthryin chloride (10&mgr;M), wortmannin (200nM) and PD98059 (10&mgr;M) significantly blocked the in vitro colony forming ability of the MCP-1-treated NABMCs, while the phosphatase inhibitors, okadaic acid (10nM) and sodium orthovanadate (10&mgr;M) caused an increase in the BMC colony forming ability in response to MCP-1. These data suggests the involvement of the respective protein kinases and phosphatases in the above process. Correlating with this, the role of several signaling molecules likes Lyn, p42/44MAPK, PI3K and STAT5 has also been implicated in the signal cascade of murine NABMC proliferation/differentiation following MCP-1 treatment.
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- S. K. Biswas
- School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Jones D, Biswas SK, Power DA, Cannon S, Brady HR, Grimes H, Mulkerrin EC. Posture-related tachycardia in older patients with hyponatremia. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2002; 34:145-54. [PMID: 14764318 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(01)00207-2] [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: 05/21/2001] [Revised: 10/05/2001] [Accepted: 10/10/2001] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hyponatremia (HN) is the commonest electrolyte abnormality in elderly patients. Its etiology in this setting is poorly understood. In this study, the authors aim to compare the hemodynamic and hormonal responses of a group of older patients with a predisposition to HN with a group of age-matched controls. We assessed hemodynamic and hormonal responses to postural challenge in 15 patients over age 65 with serum sodium concentrations of less than 130 mM (mean 128.7 mM) and 15 age-matched controls with normal sodium concentrations. Patients remained recumbent for 1 h and stood for the second. Blood was drawn at baseline and at 15 min intervals. Blood pressure (BP) and pulse rates (PR) were monitored electronically. Plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), renin and aldosterone were determined periodically during the study period. No difference in BP between groups was noted. PR increased significantly in the HN group only within 3 min of standing (from 71 +/- 4 to 86 +/- 5, P<0.01) and remained significantly higher than controls until 90 min (87 +/- 5 vs. 69 +/- 4, P<0.01). While plasma AVP levels increased significantly following 30 min standing and remained elevated for both HN and control groups, it did not differ significantly between the two. Baseline plasma ANP levels were significantly higher in HN patients compared with controls and remained significantly higher (P<0.05) throughout the study. There was no significant difference in plasma renin or aldosterone levels between groups during the study period. We have demonstrated differing autonomic and hormonal responses to orthostatic challenge between HN patients and age-matched controls. Water retention due to the syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion (with reset osmostat) may lead to raised ANP levels in this older cohort of patients. Further physiological studies are required to clarify the precise mechanism of these varying responses.
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- D Jones
- Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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Biswas SK, Sodhi A, Paul S. Regulation of nitric oxide production by murine peritoneal macrophages treated in vitro with chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1. Nitric Oxide 2001; 5:566-79. [PMID: 11730364 DOI: 10.1006/niox.2001.0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is an important mediator of monocyte/macrophage recruitment and activation at the sites of chronic inflammation and neoplasia. In the current study, the role of nitrogen monoxide (NO) in the activation of murine peritoneal macrophages to the tumoricidal state in response to in vitro MCP-1 treatment and the regulatory mechanisms involved therein were investigated. Murine peritoneal macrophages upon activation with MCP-1 showed a dose- and time-dependent production of NO together with increased tumoricidal activity against P815 mastocytoma cells. N-monomethyl-l-arginine (L-NMMA), a specific inhibitor of the l-arginine pathway, inhibited the MCP-1-induced NO secretion and generation of macrophage-mediated tumoricidal activity against P815 (NO-sensitive, TNF-resistant) cells but not the L929 (TNF-sensitive, NO-resistant) cells. These results indicated l-arginine-dependent production of NO to be one of the effector mechanisms contributing to the tumoricidal activity of MCP-1-treated macrophages. Supporting this fact, expression of iNOS mRNA was also detected in the murine peritoneal macrophages upon treatment with MCP-1. Investigating the signal transduction pathway responsible for the NO production by the MCP-1-activated murine peritoneal macrophages, it was observed that the pharmacological inhibitors wortmannin, H-7 (1-(5-isoquinoline sulfonyl)-2-methyl piperazine dihydrochloride), and PD98059 blocked the MCP-1-induced NO production, suggesting the probable involvement of phosphoinositol-3-kinase, protein kinase C, and p42/44 MAPkinases in the above process. Various modulators of calcium and calmodulin (CaM) such as EGTA, nifedipine, TMB-8 (3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid-8-(diethylamino)octyl ester), A23187, and W-7 (N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-napthalenesulfonamide) were also found to modulate the in vitro macrophage NO release in response to MCP-1. This observation indicated the regulatory role of calcium/CaM in the process of MCP-1-induced macrophage NO production. Similarly, the role of serine/threonine and protein tyrosine phosphatases in the above pathway was suggested using the specific inhibitors of these phosphatases, okadaic acid and sodium orthovanadate.
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- S K Biswas
- School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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Biswas SK, Yokoyama K, Wang L, Nishimura K, Miyaji M. Identification of Candida dubliniensis based on the specific amplification of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi 2001; 42:95-8. [PMID: 11331471 DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.42.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Candida dubliniensis, a recently described Candida species, is frequently isolated from oral candidiasis in human immunodeficiency virus infected individuals. To detect the organism rapidly, we have developed specific oligonucleotide primers based on the sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. These primers selectively amplified DNA only from C. dubliniensis; the DNAs of all pathogenic Candida species tested, as well as those of medically relevant yeasts such as Cryptococcus neoformans, and Trichosporon cutaneum, were not amplified. This is the first report describing the effectiveness of cytochrome b gene in PCR based detection of an organism, and we hope the system will be useful as a microbiological tool for rapid detection of C. dubliniensis.
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- S K Biswas
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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Biswas SK, Yokoyama K, Kamei K, Nishimura K, Miyaji M. Inhibition of hyphal growth of Candida albicans by activated lansoprazole, a novel benzimidazole proton pump inhibitor. Med Mycol 2001; 39:283-5. [PMID: 11446532 DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.3.283.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The effect of activated lansoprazole (AG 2000), a novel benzimidazole proton pump inhibitor, against hypha formation of Candida albicans was examined in hypha-forming medium pH 7 (HFM7) after 20 h. AG 2000, at 50-800 microM, did not inhibit germ tube formation. However, it inhibited elongation of germ tubes to form hyphae and favored conversion of germ tubes to resume yeast growth at concentrations of > or =200 microM. Pre-treatment of AG 2000 with a sulfhydryl reagent (1:1), such as 2-mercaptoethanol. blocked the inhibitory property of AG 2000 on hypha formation.
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- S K Biswas
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Japan
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Biswas SK, Yokoyama K, Kamei K, Nishimura K, Miyaji M. Inhibition of hyphal growth of Candida albicans by activated lansoprazole, a novel benzimidazole proton pump inhibitor. Med Mycol 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/714031027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Biswas SK, Yokoyama K, Nishimura K, Miyaji M. Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Rhodotorula and related basidiomycetous yeasts inferred from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1191-1199. [PMID: 11411687 DOI: 10.1099/00207713-51-3-1191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phylogenetic relationships of basidiomycetous yeasts, especially of the genus Rhodotorula, were studied using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The results demonstrated that the basidiomycetous yeasts under investigation distributed into two main clusters: one containing Tremellales, Filobasidiales and their anamorphs and the other containing Ustilaginales, Sporidiales and their anamorphs. This clustering in turn correlates with cell wall biochemistry, presence or absence of xylose, and septal ultrastructure, dolipore or simple pore. Bullera, Bulleromyces, Filobasidiella, Cryptococcus and Trichosporon, yeasts of the former cluster, contain xylose in the cell wall and have dolipore septa. In contrast yeasts of the latter cluster, which included Bensingtonia, Erythrobasidium, Leucosporidium, Malassezia, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, Sporidiobolus, Sporobolomyces and Ustilago, have no xylose in the cell wall and have a simple pore septum. Yeasts of the latter group could be further divided into four clades (A-D). Species of Rhodotorula were distributed in all of these clades, indicating the polyphyletic nature of the genus. A limited number of Rhodotorula species demonstrated identical sequences, for example Rhodotorula bacarum and Rhodotorula foliorum, Rhodotorula fujisanensis and Rhodotorula futronensis, Rhodotorula glutinis var. dairenensis and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. However, all the other test species of the genus Rhodotorula were well separated based on their 396 bp nucleotide sequences. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the use of cytochrome b sequences for both species identification and the study of phylogenetic relationships among basidiomycetous yeasts.
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Biswas SK, Yokoyama K, Wang L, Nishimura K, Miyaji M. Typing of Candida albicans isolates by sequence analysis of the cytochrome b gene and differentiation from Candida stellatoidea. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:1600-3. [PMID: 11283095 PMCID: PMC87978 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.4.1600-1603.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Including type strains, mitochondrial cytochrome b genes of 32 strains of Candida albicans and 6 strains of Candida stellatoidea, presently treated as a synonym for C. albicans, were partially sequenced. Analysis of 396-bp nucleotide sequences of the strains under investigation divided C. albicans isolates into three types: type I, type II, and type III; however, strains of C. stellatoidea represented distinct type IV isolates. Deduced amino acid sequences of type I, type II, and type III were identical and differed from that of type IV by one amino acid. Genotypes (rDNA type) of the test strains were also checked. Cytochrome b typing did not correlate with genotyping, and different genotypes occurred for one cytochrome b type. This study shows that cytochrome b gene sequences are useful for analyzing the genetic relatedness of C. albicans isolates and effective for differentiating C. stellatoidea from C. albicans.
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- S K Biswas
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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Yokoyama K, Biswas SK, Miyaji M, Nishimura K. Identification and phylogenetic relationship of the most common pathogenic Candida species inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:4503-10. [PMID: 11101587 PMCID: PMC87628 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.12.4503-4510.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We sequenced a 396-bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of the most common clinically important Candida species: Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, and C. lusitaniae. The recently described species of Candida, C. dubliniensis, associated with mucosal candidiasis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals, was also included. Two to five strains of each species were examined. Some species represented intraspecies variation, which was not more than 1.8% (DNA). However, interspecies variations were more than 10 and 7%, respectively, for DNA and amino acid sequences. Multiple alignments of nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences revealed species-specific nucleotides and amino acids. Nucleotide- and amino acid-based phylogenetic trees were constructed and are discussed. Using the database, it is possible to identify presumptive Candida species within a working day.
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- K Yokoyama
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan.
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The effect of pH, carbon source and K+ on the Na+ -inhibited germ tube formation of the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans was examined in the arginine-phosphate modified (APM) medium. All C. albicans cells formed germ tubes in APM medium at pH 5.0-9.0. Na+ inhibited germ tube formation in a concentration dependent manner ranging from 0.2 to 1.0 M, and was further influenced by the pH of the medium. The inhibitory effect of Na+ was lowest at pH 8.0, and germ tube formation ceased at 1.0 M Na+ for any pH (4.0-9.0). At pH > or = 6.0, non-germ tube-forming cells did not show yeast growth; whereas at pH < or = 5.0, Na+ inhibited only germ tube formation but did not inhibit yeast growth. The inhibitory effect of Na+ was stronger in glucose medium than in galactose medium as carbon source. K+, at 0-0.8 M, had almost no effect on germ tube formation. However, in the presence of Na+, a very low concentration of K+ (0.5 mM) was able to release the cells from Na+ arrest and produced an increase in the rate as well as the percentage of germ tube formation. Intracellular Na+/K+ ratios increased with the increase in extracellular Na+ concentration, whereas the ratios decreased and remained within nontoxic levels when the extracellular K+ concentration was increased.
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- S K Biswas
- Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Inohana, Japan
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Biswas SK, Yokoyama K, Nishimura K, Miyaji M. Effect of pH, carbon source and K+ on the Na+ -inhibited germ tube formation of Candida albicans. Med Mycol 2000. [DOI: 10.1080/714030962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Majumder V, Saha B, Hajra SK, Biswas SK, Saha K. Efficacy of single-dose ROM therapy plus low-dose convit vaccine as an adjuvant for treatment of paucibacillary leprosy patients with a single skin lesion. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2000; 68:283-90. [PMID: 11221091] [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: 02/19/2023]
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The recent World Health Organization multicentric field study on the treatment of paucibacillary (PB) leprosy patients with single skin lesion (SSL) and a single dose of rifampin-ofloxacin-minocycline (ROM) brought new hope to those who are engaged in the eradication of leprosy from India. Being encouraged by the WHO report, we undertook the present hospital-based study and found that PB leprosy patients with SSL were morphologically and histopathologically heterogeneous. The histological spectrum of SSL ranged from indeterminate through tuberculoid (TT) to borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy, and most patients had active BT leprosy. Ninety new, untreated PB leprosy patients with SSL were included in the present study for comparative assessment of the efficacies of ROM and ROM plus Convit vaccine therapies. Children, pregnant women, lactating mothers and patients with any thickening of nerves were excluded. All patients were bacteriologically negative (skin-smear test) but lepromin reactive. The patients were divided into two groups after proper matching for morphological and histological status of SSL: a) The test group included 60 patients and the control group included 30 patients. The test group was given a single dose of ROM initially and two injections of low-dose Convit vaccine, one initially and the other at the end of 3 months. b) The control group was given only a single dose of ROM initially. Both groups were followed clinically every 2 weeks for 6 months and retested for histological, bacteriological and lepromin status at the end of 6 months. Thereafter, they were followed clinically every month for another 6 months. In the test group, the SSL resolved in 33.3%, regressed in 48.3%, and remained active in 18.3% of the patients, while the granuloma disappeared in 70% of the cases. Only one patient developed neuritis, and in another patient the disease relapsed on the eighth month. On the other hand, the SSL in the control patients resolved, regressed and remained active in 13.3%, 63.3% and 23.3% of the cases, respectively, while the granuloma disappeared in 53.3% of the cases. In the seven patients who remained active, the disease course was progressive, and two of them developed neuritis. The clinical outcome of the patients treated with ROM plus low-dose Convit vaccine was statistically superior to those treated with single-dose ROM therapy alone.
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- V Majumder
- Department of Leprology, School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta, India
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Paul S, Sodhi A, Biswas SK. Activation of murine bone-marrow derived macrophages in vitro with Thymosin-alpha-1 to tumoricidal state: a comparative study on normal and tumour-bearing hosts. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2000; 13:129-140. [PMID: 12657202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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The present investigation establishes the ability of Thymosin alpha l (T alpha l) to activate murine bone-marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) in vitro to tumoricidal state with concomitant release of NO, TNFalpha and IL-1. The T alpha l-induced cytotoxicity and the secretion of soluble lytic factors were both dose- and time dependent. BMDMs cultured from the Dalton's Lymphoma bearing mice (DL-BMDMs) exhibited reduced cytolytic activity towards DL-tumour target cells on activation with T alpha l as compared to the BMDMs obtained from normal mice (N-BMDMs). The DL-BMDMs displayed enhanced TNFalpha and IL-1 release as compared to the N-BMDMs when treated with T alpha l. On the other hand, it is observed that the production of NO and the expression of iNOS was higher in the N-BMDMs as compared to the DL-BMDMs on treatment with T alpha l. Although T alpha l could trigger the tumoricidal functions of BMDMs from normal and DL-tumor bearing hosts, the progressive growth of DL-tumour in ascitic form leads to an alteration in the antitumour response of macrophages. These observations further suggest that a disregulation in the production of inflammatory cytokines like TNF-alpha, IL-1 and the inhibition of NO production in response to DL growth may mutually contribute in explaining the tumour-induced immunosuppression as observed in the DL-bearing mice.
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- School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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