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Nagpal A, Tyagi N, Neelakandan PP. BODIPY-fused uracil: synthesis, photophysical properties, and applications. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2024; 23:365-376. [PMID: 38227134 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-023-00524-z] [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] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Fluorescent nucleobase and nucleic acid analogs are important tools in chemical and molecular biology as fluorescent labelling of nucleobases has applications in cellular imaging and anti-tumor activity. Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes exhibiting high brightness and good photostability are extensively used as fluorescent labelling agents and as type II photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy. Thus, the combination of nucleobases and BODIPY to obtain new compounds with both anti-tumor activity and fluorescent imaging functions is the focus of our research. We synthesized two new nucleobase analogs 1 and 2 by fusing the BODIPY core directly with uracil which resulted in favorable photophysical properties and high emission quantum efficiencies particularly in organic solvents. Further, we explored the newly synthesized derivatives, which possessed good singlet oxygen generation efficiencies and bio-compatibility, as potential PDT agents and our results show that they exhibit in vitro anti-tumor activities.
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- Ayushi Nagpal
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India.
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Kumari K, Kumar V, Nayaka S, Saxena G, Sanyal I. Physiological alterations and heavy metal accumulation in the transplanted lichen Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 196:84. [PMID: 38147167 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12256-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Air pollution has become a major concern due to its detrimental effects on living beings. The present study is aimed at assessing the current status of air pollution in Lucknow city using lichen transplantation technique and assesing its effect on physiology of Pyxine cocoes. The samples of P. cocoes were collected from relatively pollution-free area Malihabad and transplanted in 10 designated sites in five regions for 30 days. Various parameters such as heavy metals, chlorophyll pigments, carotenoid, chlorophyll degradation, and electrolyte conductivity were estimated in transplanted lichens. The study revealed that the concentration of all 10 heavy metals was higher in all transplanted samples than in the control sample, which was found in order of Al > Fe > Mn > Zn > Cu > Cr > Pb > Ni > Co > Cd. Among all 10 transplanted sites, the significantly increased accumulation of aluminum (5.11 to 5.47 µg L-1), iron (4.73 to 5.46 µg L-1), manganese (110.99 to 144.58 µg g-1), and zinc (87.96 to 97.40 µg g-1) was found in Charbagh, Qaisarbagh, and Alambagh sites. Further, in all samples, chlorophyll a (3.98 µg L-1), chlorophyll b (1.22 µg L-1), total chlorophyll (5.20 µg L-1), and chlorophyll degradation (0.55 µg g-1) were significantly decreased, whereas elevated levels of carotenoid (0.71 µg g-1), and electrolyte conductivity (64.99 µS cm-1), were observed. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) investigated the morphological changes in transplanted lichen samples, and significant damage to the anatomy of mycelium was found in most of the polluted site's samples, which correlated with the pollution levels. The present study clearly demonstrated that the transplanted lichen P. cocoes is an efficient bioaccumulator and bioindicator of air quality in urban environments.
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- Kirti Kumari
- Department of Botany, Lucknow University, Lucknow, 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
- Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
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- Department of Botany, Lucknow University, Lucknow, 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Kaushik M, Hoti SL, Saxena JK, Hingamire T, Shanmugam D, Joshi RK, Metgud SC, Ungar B, Singh I, Hegde HV. Antimalarial Activity of Anacardium occidentale Leaf Extracts Against Plasmodium falciparum Transketolase (PfTK). Acta Parasitol 2023; 68:832-841. [PMID: 37831282 DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00718-6] [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] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND As per estimates by WHO in 2021 almost half of the world's population was at risk of malaria and > 0.6 million deaths were attributed to malaria. Therefore, the present study was aimed to explore the antimalarial activity of extracts derived from the leaves of the plant Anacardium occidentale L., which has been used traditionally for the treatment of malaria. Different extracts of A. occidentale leaves were prepared and tested for their inhibitory activity against recombinant P. falciparum transketolase (rPfTK) enzyme, in vitro. Further, growth inhibitory activity against cultivated blood stage P. falciparum parasites (3D7 strain), was studied using SYBR Green fluorescence-based in vitro assays. Acute toxicity of the hydro alcoholic extracts of leaves of A. occidentale (HELA) at different concentrations was evaluated on mice and Zebra fish embryos. HELA showed 75.45 ± 0.35% inhibitory activity against the recombinant PfTk and 99.31 ± 0.08% growth inhibition against intra-erythrocytic stages of P. falciparum at the maximum concentration (50 µg/ml) with IC50 of 4.17 ± 0.22 µg/ml. The toxicity test results showed that the heartbeat, somite formation, tail detachment and hatching of embryos were not affected when Zebra fish embryos were treated with 0.1 to 10 µg/ml of the extract. However, at higher concentrations of the extract, at 48 h (1000 µg/ml) and 96 h (100 µg/ml and 1000 µg/ml, respectively) there was no heartbeat in the fish embryos. In the acute oral toxicity tests performed on mice, the extract showed no toxicity up to 300 mg/kg body weight in mice. CONCLUSION The hydro-alcoholic extract of leaves of A. occidentale L. showed potent antimalarial activity against blood stage P. falciparum. Based on the observed inhibitory activity on the transketolase enzyme of P. falciparum it is likely that this enzyme is the target for the development of bioactive molecules present in the plant extracts. The promising anti-malarial activity of purified compounds from leaves of A. occidentale needs to be further explored for development of new anti-malarial therapy.
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- Meenakshi Kaushik
- Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Translation Research, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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- Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Translation Research, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226031, India
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- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, JNMC KLE University Campus, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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- Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Translation Research, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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- Department of Ethnomedicine, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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Kiruba-Sankar R, Haridas H, Pandey SK, George Z, Saravanan K, Gladston Y, Praveenraj J, SM A. The Nicobarese tribes and their coastal fishing activities during the COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions- preliminary findings. J Coast Conserv 2023; 27:11. [PMID: 36915700 PMCID: PMC9996549 DOI: 10.1007/s11852-023-00942-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We interviewed the Nicobarese tribal community (N = 95) of Car Nicobar Island situated in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, India to analyze the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on their coastal fishing activities. Our surveys revealed a significant reduction (p < 0.001) in the average monthly income and fish catches during pre and post-COVID-19 scenarios. Constraints faced during the pandemic-related restrictions and the possible solutions to reinforce the fishing activities were highlighted for sustainable resource management in Car Nicobar Island.
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- R. Kiruba-Sankar
- ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Car Nicobar Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Car Nicobar Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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Narava R, D V SRK, Jaba J, P AK, G V RR, V SR, Mishra SP, Kukanur V. Development of Temporal Model for Forecasting of Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae: Lepidopetra) Using Arima and Artificial Neural Networks. J Insect Sci 2022; 22:2. [PMID: 35512683 PMCID: PMC9071552 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieac019] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Noctuidae: Lepidopetra) is a polyphagous pest of major crops grown in India. To prevent the damage caused by H. armigera farmers rely heavily on insecticides of diverse groups on a regular basis which is not a benign practice, environmentally and economically. To provide more efficient and accurate information on timely application of insecticides, this research was aimed to develop a forecast model to predict population dynamics of pod borer using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). The data used in this study were collected from the randomly installed sex pheromone traps at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad. Several ARIMA (p, d, q) (P, D, Q) and ANN models were developed using the historical trap catch data. ARIMA model (1,0,1), (1,0,2) with minimal BIC, RMSE, MAPE, MAE, and MASE values and higher R2 value (0.53) was selected as the best ARIMA fit model, and neural network (7-30-1) was found to be the best fit to predict the catches of male moths of pod borer from September 2021 to August 2023. A comparative analysis performed between the ARIMA and ANN, shows that the ANN based on feed forward neural networks is best suited for effective pest prediction. With the developed ARIMA model, it would be easier to predict H. armigera adult population dynamics round the year and timely intervention of control measures can be followed by appropriate decision-making schedule for insecticide application.
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- Ramana Narava
- Department of Entomology, Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla, 522101, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, Telangana, India
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- Department of Entomology, Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla, 522101, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, Telangana, India
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla, 522101, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, Telangana, India
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- Department of Statistics and Computer applications, Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla, 522101, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, Telangana, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, 502324, Telangana, India
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Patel N, Arfeen M, Singh T, Bhagat S, Sakhare A, Bharatam PV. Divalent N I Compounds: Identifying new Carbocyclic Carbenes to Design Nitreones using Quantum Chemical Methods. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:2624-2633. [PMID: 32964506 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Nitreones are compounds with oxidation state 1 at the nitrogen, these compounds carry formal positive charge as well as two lone pairs of electrons at nitrogen center. These compounds are also known as divalent NI compounds and can be represented with the general formula L → N+ ← L, where L is an electron donating ligand. In the recent past, several divalent NI compounds have been reported with L = N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), remote N-heterocyclic carbene (rNHC), carbocyclic carbene (CCC) and diaminocarbene. Recently, our group reported that a novel six-membered CCC (cyclohexa-2,5-diene-4-[diaminomethynyl]-1-ylidene) can stabilize N+ center in nitreones. As an independent carbene, this species is very unstable. In this work, modulation of this CCC using (a) annulation, (b) heterocyclic ring modification, (c) substitutions adjacent to the carbenic carbon, (d) exocyclic double bond insertion and (e) ring contraction, has been reported. These modulations and quantum chemical analyses helped in the identification of five new six-membered CCCs which carry improved donation and stability properties. Further, these CCCs were employed in the design of new divalent NI compounds (nitreones) which carry coordination bonds between ligands and N+ center. The molecular and electronic structure properties, and the donor→acceptor coordination interactions present in the resultant low oxidation state divalent NI compounds have been explored.
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- Neha Patel
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab, India
- Biocon Bristol-Myers Squibb R&D Center (BBRC), Syngene International Ltd., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab, India
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Singh P, Bhadada SK, Dahiya D, Arya AK, Saikia UN, Sachdeva N, Kaur J, Brandi ML, Rao SD. Reduced Calcium Sensing Receptor (CaSR) Expression Is Epigenetically Deregulated in Parathyroid Adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5866028. [PMID: 32609827 PMCID: PMC7500582 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM Reduced calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) expression has been implicated in parathyroid tumorigenesis, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Accordingly, we aimed to explore the epigenetic changes (DNA methylation and histone modifications) involved in CaSR regulation in sporadic parathyroid adenomas and correlate epigenetic state with disease indices. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Forty sporadic parathyroid adenomas and 10 control parathyroid tissues were studied. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) for mRNA and immunohistochemistry for protein expression of CaSR were performed. The methylation status of the CaSR promoter 2 was determined by bisulphite sequencing analysis of sodium bisulphite-converted DNA. To determine the role of histone modifications in the CaSR regulation, chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR assay was performed. RESULTS Real-time qPCR revealed reduced CaSR mRNA expression with a fold reduction of 0.12 (P < 0.0001) in parathyroid adenomas. Immunohistochemistry revealed reduced protein expression of CaSR in 90% (36/40) of adenomas. The promoter 2 region of CaSR displayed significant hypermethylation in 45% (18/40) of the adenomas compared with the controls (6.7%; 1 of 10) (P < 0.002). Bisulphite sequencing analysis revealed maximum methylated CpG at glial cell missing 2 binding site on the CaSR promoter 2 compared to other CpG sites. The methylation status of CaSR correlated directly with plasma intact parathyroid hormone levels in patients with parathyroid adenoma. With chromatin immunoprecipitation-qPCR analysis, H3K9me3 levels showed increased enrichment by 10-fold in adenomas and correlated with CaSR-mRNA expression (r = 0.61; P < 0.003). Treatment with 5-aza-2'deoxycytidine restored the expression of CaSR in a parathyroid cell line. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that hypermethylation and increased H3K9me3 of the CaSR promoter 2 are involved in silencing CaSR expression in sporadic parathyroid adenoma.
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- Priyanka Singh
- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Department of Endocrinology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India. E-mail:
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- Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
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Kataria S, Rastogi A, Bele A, Jain M. Role of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in static magnetic field pre-treatment induced tolerance to ambient UV-B stress in soybean. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2020; 26:931-945. [PMID: 32377043 PMCID: PMC7196601 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-020-00802-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The experiments were conducted for the estimation of the mitigating effect of the static magnetic field (SMF of 200 mT for 1 h) treatment on soybean under ambient UV-B stress. The SMF treated (MT) and untreated (UT) seeds were grown inside iron cages covered with polyester filters for the purpose to filter UV-A + B (< 400 nm) and UV-B (< 300 nm) radiations, polythene filter control (FC) transparent for UV (280-400 nm), and open controls (OC) were without any filters. Our results indicated that specific leaf weight, efficiency of PS II, activity of carbonic anhydrase (CA) and nitrogenase (NRA), nucleic acid and protein content, nitric oxide (NO) and yield were significantly decreased in plants of untreated seeds under UV-B stress. SMF treatment to the soybean seeds was observed to mitigate the adverse effect of ambient UV-B with a significant enhancement in above-measured parameters in plants when compared with plants of untreated seeds grown under OC/FC conditions. Chlorophyll a fluorescence transition curve (OJIP-curve) from SMF treated and UV excluded plants has shown a higher fluorescence yield especially for I-P phase as compared to the plants grown in ambient UV-B stress. Reduction in the level of superoxide anion radicle ( O 2 · - ), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA) and proline content with a remarkable increase in DNA, RNA, protein and NO content, increased photosynthetic efficiency and nitrogen fixation in the leaves of soybean suggested the ameliorating effect of SMF pre-treatment against ambient UV-B induced damage. Consequently, SMF-pretreatment increased the tolerance of soybean seedlings to ambient UV-B stress as compared to the untreated seeds. The increase in carbon and nitrogen fixation ability due to SMF pre-treatment and the omission of solar UV radiation impact can be a direction for the purpose to improve the crop yield. Evaluation of the consequences of SMF treated seeds under ambient UV-B stress, and the plants from untreated seeds under solar UV exclusion indicated parallelism among the two effects.
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- Sunita Kataria
- School of Biochemistry, D.A.V.V., Khandwa Road, Indore, MP India
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- Laboratory of Bioclimatology, Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Piątkowska 94, 60-649 Poznań, Poland
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- School of Biochemistry, D.A.V.V., Khandwa Road, Indore, MP India
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- School of Biochemistry, D.A.V.V., Khandwa Road, Indore, MP India
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Thakur N, Kupani M, Pandey RK, Mannan R, Pruthi A, Mehrotra S. Genetic association of -1562C>T polymorphism in the MMP9 gene with primary glaucoma in a north Indian population. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192636. [PMID: 29432439 PMCID: PMC5809065 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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MMP (Matrix metalloproteinase) 9 is reported to affect glaucoma pathogenesis by altering intraocular pressure (IOP) through its role in remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the trabecular meshwork. A genetic variant at the promoter region in the MMP9 gene (-1562C>T) has a putative role in regulating its transcription rate and hence can affect genetic predisposition to primary glaucoma. The present study examined the association of -1562C>T promoter polymorphism in the MMP9 gene with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) and Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (PACG) in a north Indian population. A total of 729 subjects (POAG = 224, PACG = 138 and 367 controls) were recruited for the study. Genotyping for the promoter sequence variant was done with PCR-RFLP method. Genotypic and allelic frequency distribution of the POAG and PACG data sets were compared to that of controls by chi-square test and genetic association was tested under different genetic models as implemented under PLINK. Statistically significant difference was observed in the genotype frequencies between PACG cases and controls (p = 0.030). However, in the POAG cases, this difference was only borderline (p = 0.052). Genetic model analysis, under the dominant model revealed 1.6 and 1.4 fold increased susceptibility to PACG and POAG (p = 0.012, p = 0.032) respectively. A higher frequency of CT genotype was observed in PACG as well as POAG males as compared to female subjects. According to the dominant model, CT+TT genotype conferred 1.8 fold higher risk of developing PACG among male patients as compared to the control group (p = 0.048, OR = 1.87;1.00–3.50). Current findings suggest significant association of MMP9 -1562C>T polymorphism with primary glaucoma in the targeted north Indian population and warrant further replication of the findings in other populations.
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- Nanamika Thakur
- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Baba Deep Singh Charitable Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Baba Deep Singh Charitable Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Yadu S, Dewangan TL, Chandrakar V, Keshavkant S. Imperative roles of salicylic acid and nitric oxide in improving salinity tolerance in Pisum sativum L. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2017; 23:43-58. [PMID: 28250583 PMCID: PMC5313398 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-016-0394-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
This study was undertaken to scrutinize efficacy of salicylic acid (SA) and/or sodium nitroprusside [SNP, source of nitric oxide (NO)] to mitigate injury symptoms of saline stress in Pisum sativum L. Exposure to sodium chloride (NaCl) was found to be injurious to germinating P. sativum L. (var. Shubhra IM-9101) and a direct correlation between severity of toxicity and NaCl-concentrations could be discernible. Both SA and NO serves as signal molecules in plant stress responses, and play crucial roles in key regulatory pathways of growth, development and metabolism. The limiting effects of salinity on radicle length and biomass accumulation were considerably released by SA and/or SNP and among which their combined application was found to be the most promising. Supplemented SA and/or SNP, particularly their cocktail, resulted in a substantial decline in reactive oxygen species accumulation, which later caused reduced accumulations of malondialdehyde, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal and protein carbonyl, in NaCl subjected germinating P. sativum L. seeds. SA and/or SNP had significant inducing effects on activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, guaiacol peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase. Additionally, exogenous SA and/or SNP led to the higher proline, sugar and glycinebetaine contents, than that of the control. On the basis of accumulated results, it could be concluded that the cocktail of SA and SNP may be efficiently used to overcome the adverse signatures of salinity stress.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shrishti Yadu
- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 492 010 India
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- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 492 010 India
| | - Vibhuti Chandrakar
- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 492 010 India
| | - S. Keshavkant
- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 492 010 India
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