Publications by authors named "G Ravichandran"

Producing homogeneous planting material in oil palm poses a significant challenge, which can be addressed through somatic embryogenesis. This study successfully achieved somatic embryogenesis using immature male inflorescence from Tenera hybrid. Modified Eeuwens medium yielded better results than the Murashige and Skoog (MS) and CHU (N6) media when supplemented with 2,4-D, picloram and α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA).

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  • Chronic immune activation in HIV/TB co-infection increases the risk of TB reactivation, highlighting the need for therapies that target immune responses.
  • The IDO inhibitor D-1 methyl tryptophan (D1MT) shows promise in improving immune function in the lungs and enhancing TB control without affecting HIV treatment.
  • Further trials are recommended to investigate the effectiveness of IDO inhibition as a host-directed therapy in individuals co-infected with M. tuberculosis and HIV while on antiretroviral therapy.
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The review focuses primarily on collating and analyzing the mechanistic research data that discusses the function of prebiotics to halt the frailty of musculoskeletal system. Musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) are frequently reported to co-occur within their own categories of conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis owing to their overlapping pathogenesis. Consequently, the same drugs are often used to manage the complications of most types.

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Using a three-dimensional model of cell monolayers, we study the spatial organization of active as the monolayer transitions from a solid to a liquid state. The critical exponents that characterize this transition map the isotropic stress percolation onto the two-dimensional random percolation universality class, suggesting short-range stress correlations near this transition. This mapping is achieved via two distinct, independent pathways: (i) cell-cell adhesion and (ii) active traction forces.

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Cardiac myxomas are rare tumors with risks of cardiac outflow obstruction and embolic events. Surgical excision of the tumor at the earliest is the definitive treatment. We report the successful anesthetic management of a 65-year-old female patient with incidental left atrial myxoma for right proximal femur nailing.

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