Impaired gastric accommodation in patients with postprandial distress syndrome type of functional dyspepsia assessed by 2D ultrasonography.

Background And Purpose: The pathophysiology of postprandial distress syndrome includes impaired gastric accommodation, hypersensitivity to gastric distension and delayed gastric emptying. 2D-ultrasonography is one of the methods to assess gastric accommodation by measuring proximal gastric area and we evaluated its role in calculating proximal gastric area and thus assessing gastric accommodation in Indian patients with postprandial distress syndrome.

Methods: In a hospital-based comparative analysis, proximal gastric area was measured with 2D-ultrasonography of postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) patients and compared with healthy controls.

Microwaves can kill malaria parasites non-thermally.

Malaria, which infected more than 240 million people and killed around six hundred thousand only in 2021, has reclaimed territory after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Together with parasite resistance and a not-yet-optimal vaccine, the need for new approaches has become critical. While earlier, limited, studies have suggested that malaria parasites are affected by electromagnetic energy, the outcomes of this affectation vary and there has not been a study that looks into the mechanism of action behind these responses.

Andrographolide Relieves Post-Operative Wound Pain but Affects Local Angiogenesis.

Andrographolide (Andro), the major constituent of , is was known to reduces inflammatory reaction. In the current study, the ability of Andro to reduce pain sensation in a rat post-operative wound model was explored. The hind paws of 18 Sprague-Dawley rats (SD) bearing post-operative wounds received the following three treatments: Saline, Andro via direct injection into the paw (Andro-injected) and Tablet containing Andro + poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (Andro-tablet).

Nutritional Comparison of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) Residue with Edible Seeds and Nuts in Taiwan: A Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Study.

Sacha inchi is a source of quality commercial oil in Taiwan. Oil extraction results in sacha inchi residue have not been utilized and not much investigated. Different edible seeds and nuts have different levels of nutrients.

Effect of Microwave and Conventional Modes of Heating on Sintering Behavior, Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mn Alloys.

In this research, we intended to examine the effect of heating mode on the densification, microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of sintered aluminum alloys. The compacts were sintered in conventional (radiation-heated) and microwave (2.45 GHz, multimode) sintering furnaces followed by aging.

Effect of Molybdenum (Mo) Addition on Phase Composition, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Pre-Alloyed Ti6Al4V Using Spark Plasma Sintering Technique.

The effect of molybdenum additions on the phases, microstructures, and mechanical properties of pre-alloyed Ti6Al4V was studied through the spark plasma sintering technique. Ti6Al4V-xMo (where x = 0, 2, 4, 6 wt.% of Mo) alloys were developed, and the sintered compacts were characterized in terms of their phase composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties.

Effect of Nano Copper on the Densification of Spark Plasma Sintered W-Cu Composites.

In the present work, nano Cu (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 wt.%) was added to W, and W-Cu composites were fabricated using the spark plasma sintering (S.P.

Effect of Heating Modes on Reactive Sintering of CaCoO Ceramics.

The traditional solid-state reaction method was employed to synthesize bulk calcium cobaltite (Ca349/CaCoO) ceramics via ball milling the precursor mixture. The samples were compacted using conventional sintering (CS) and spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 850, 900, and 950 °C. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern indicates the presence of the Ca349 phase for samples sintered at 850 and 900 °C.

LED Lights Affecting Morphogenesis and Isosteroidal Alkaloid Contents in D. Don-An Important Chinese Medicinal Herb.

Investigations were carried out to study the effects of light-emitting diode (LED) lights on growth and development of isosteroidal alkaloids in embryogenic calli of D. Don, an important traditional Chinese medicine herb. Calli were cultured in glass bottles, each containing 100 mL of Murashige and Skoog's basal medium supplemented with 2% sucrose and 0.

Denaturant Induced Equilibrium Unfolding and Conformational Transitional Studies of Germinated Fenugreek β-Amylase Revealed Molten Globule like State at Low pH.

Background: β-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.

In vitro propagation of bulblets and LC-MS/MS analysis of isosteroidal alkaloids in tissue culture derived materials of Chinese medicinal herb Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don.

Background: Fritillaria cirrhosa, an important Chinese medicinal herb, is a Class-III protected and highly exploited species by pharmaceutical industry. Dwindling wild populations of species are unable to meet market demand. Therefore, this study was carried out to develop an in vitro propagation method for bulblet production.

Tunable thermal quenching properties of NaSc(PO):Eu phosphors tailored by phase transformation details.

Luminescence thermal quenching of phosphors is one of the prominent problems in restricting their application in high-power LED devices. In the current work, tunable luminescence thermal quenching behaviors, including abnormal negative thermal quenching and normal thermal quenching, were demonstrated for Na3Sc2(PO4)3:Eu2+ phosphors tailored by phase transformation details. A series of ionic substitution schemes were employed to synthesize α-, β- and γ-Na3Sc2(PO4)3:Eu2+ phosphors, which show discrepant phase transformations during heating.

Immobilization of fenugreek β-amylase onto functionalized graphene quantum dots (GQDs) using Box-Behnken design: Its biochemical, thermodynamic and kinetic studies.

β-Amylase was immobilized onto GQDs using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and glutaraldehyde. Optimization was carried out by Box-Behnken design and binding was confirmed by SEM, AFM, FTIR and fluorescence microscopy. Predicted optimum immobilization efficiency (88.

Nanoparticles decorated carbon nanotubes as novel matrix: A comparative study of influences of immobilization on the catalytic properties of Lensculinarisβ-galactosidase (Lcβ-gal).

In the present study, Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) decorated with two different nanoparticles namely tungsten disulfide (WS) and tin oxide (SnO), nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized via hydrothermal method. Spectroscopic studies showed that both synthesized NCs possess nearly same functional groups but MWCNT-SnO NCs are rich in O-functional group. Microscopic studies revealed that both NCs have different morphological microstructure.

Immobilization of fenugreek β-amylase onto functionalized tungsten disulfide nanoparticles using response surface methodology: Its characterization and interaction with maltose and sucrose.

In this communication, fenugreek β-amylase was immobilized onto functionalized tungsten disulfide nanoparticles through cross-linker glutaraldehyde and successful immobilization was confirmed by SEM, AFM and FTIR spectroscopy. To make the process economical and efficient, optimization of independent variables was carried out using Box-Behnken design of response surface methodology. Approximately similar predicted (85.

Carbon nanotubes molybdenum disulfide 3D nanocomposite as novel nanoscaffolds to immobilize Lens culinaris β-galactosidase (Lsbgal): Robust stability, reusability, and effective bioconversion of lactose in whey.

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes molybdenum disulfide 3D nanocomposite (MWCNT-MoS NC) was successfully synthesized via eco-friendly hydrothermal method. The microstructural characterization of synthesized nanocomposite was carried out using different spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. Nanocomposite was activated using glutaraldehyde chemistry and used as a platform to immobilize Lens culinaris β-galactosidase (Lsbgal) which resulted in 93% of immobilization efficiency.

Biochemical and thermodynamic characterization of de novo synthesized β-amylase from fenugreek.

β-Amylase has been de novo synthesized from germinating fenugreek seeds. Enzyme has been isolated and purified from 36 h germinated seeds with 226-fold purification and specific activity of 763 U/mg. Homogeneity of the purified β-amylase has been confirmed with size-exclusion chromatography, SDS-PAGE and MALDI MS/MS analysis.

A comparative proteomic study of secretomes in kaempferitrin-treated CTX TNA2 astrocytic cells.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Kaempferitrin is extracted in significantly high quantities from the leaves of Cinnamomum osmophloeum (C.O) and Bauhinia forficata, and are used as an antidiabetic herbal remedy in China and Brazil. Commercial product using dry Cinnamomum osmophloeum leaves has been sold locally in Taiwan.

Influence of LED light spectra on in vitro somatic embryogenesis and LC-MS analysis of chlorogenic acid and rutin in Peucedanum japonicum Thunb.: a medicinal herb.

Background: Peucedanum japonicum Thunb, an important medicinal herb is reported to possess pharmacological properties such as anti-obesity, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic and anti-platelet aggregation. The present study aimed to develop an in vitro plant regeneration system of P. japonicum via somatic embryogenesis and to analyse chlorogenic acid and rutin contents in a few commercially available plant products of P.

In vitro propagation of Gentiana scabra Bunge - an important medicinal plant in the Chinese system of medicines.

Background: Gentiana scabra Bunge commonly known as 'Long dan cao' in China has been used in traditional Chinese medicines for more than 2000 years. Dry roots and rhizome of the herb have been used for the treatment of inflammation, anorexia, indigestion and gastric infections. Iridoids and secoiridoids are the main bioactive compounds which attribute to the pharmacological properties of this plant.

In vitro propagation and analysis of secondary metabolites in Glossogyne tenuifolia (Hsiang-Ju) - a medicinal plant native to Taiwan.

Background: Glossogyne tenuifolia Cassini (Hsiang-Ju in Chinese) is a perennial herb native to Penghu Islands, Taiwan. The herb is a traditional anti-pyretic and hepatoprotective used in Chinese medicine. Several studies on G.

Role of endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with first episode of idiopathic acute pancreatitis.

Background/aims: Acute pancreatitis (AP) evades an etiological diagnosis in up to 10 % to 30 % of patients. This group, ie. idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP) is prone to a high recurrence (up to 70 %).

Leucaena sp. recombinant cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase: purification and physicochemical characterization.

Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase is a broad substrate specificity enzyme catalyzing the final step in monolignol biosynthesis, leading to lignin formation in plants. Here, we report characterization of a recombinant CAD homologue (LlCAD2) isolated from Leucaena leucocephala. LlCAD2 is 80 kDa homo-dimer associated with non-covalent interactions, having substrate preference toward sinapaldehyde with Kcat/Km of 11.