Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) is a kind of transcription factor which resides in cytoplasm of each cell and on activation, it translocates to the nucleus. It is activated by a many inducible agents including endotoxins, inflammatory stimuli, carcinogens, pathogens, nicotine, and tumour promoters, etc. NF-kB is activated by canonical and non-canonical signalling pathways which has different signalling compounds and its biological functions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Prostate Cancer (PCa) increases the mortality rate of males worldwide and is caused by genetics, lifestyle, and age reasons. The existing automated PCa classification systems face difficulties with overfitting issues, and non-generalizability, leading to poor classification performance.
Objective: On this account, this study proposes an automated classification of PCa from MRI images using a hybrid weighted mean of vectors-optimized DarkNet53 classifier model.
Osbeckia parvifolia, an endemic edible plant of Western Ghats, was investigated in the present study for its polyphenolic compounds, including content, constituents, extraction through an ultrasonic-assisted maceration technique and therapeutic potential in biomedical applications. The methanolic extract (OPM) exhibited an IC value of 1.25 μg/mL against 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContrecoup brain injury refers to the classical opposite of the primary impact. Tamil Nadu has the highest rate of road traffic accident in India. Madurai has peak mortality due to accidents in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection poses the most significant obstacle to the sustainable development of small ruminant (sheep and goat) farming globally. Resistance of GINs to synthetic anthelmintic drugs has led to rising interest in exploring alternative methods for parasite control, such as the utilization of bioactive plants with anti-parasitic properties. In this investigation, black seed (Nigella sativa), a shrub high in secondary antioxidant compounds, and sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), a perennial legume high in tannins with anti-parasitic properties were combined to determine if two bioactive plants containing different types of secondary compounds can provide a stronger anti-parasitic effect than sericea lespedeza alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe most common and aggressive tumor is brain malignancy, which has a short life span in the fourth grade of the disease. As a result, the medical plan may be a crucial step toward improving the well-being of a patient. Both diagnosis and therapy are part of the medical plan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe magnitude of physiological responses to a stressor can vary among individual goats within a herd; however, whether these differences can differentially affect meat quality is not known. This study was conducted to determine the influence of the magnitude of epinephrine response (ER) to acute stress on muscle metabolome and meat quality in goats. Male Spanish goats (6 mo old) were transported for 180 min.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe parasite Toxoplasma gondii persists in its hosts by converting from replicating tachyzoites to latent bradyzoites housed in tissue cysts. The molecular mechanisms that mediate T. gondii differentiation remain poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntarctica stands as one of the most isolated and pristine regions on our planet. Regardless, recent studies have evidenced the presence of plastic pollution in Antarctic environments and biota. While these findings are alarming and put into perspective the reach of plastic pollution, it is necessary to assess the current knowledge of plastic pollution in Antarctica.
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May 2024
This study has redirected focus towards the untapped potential of millets, exploring their utilization as small-scale vegetables like sprouts and microgreens. This study assessed the metabolite profiles and therapeutic efficacy of barnyard millets as sprouts and microgreens for antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and bioaccessibility properties. Based on the study, sprouts contained 456.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe parasite persists in its hosts by converting from replicating tachyzoites to latent bradyzoites housed in tissue cysts. The molecular mechanisms that mediate differentiation remain poorly understood. Through a mutagenesis screen, we identified translation initiation factor eIF1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInhibition of breakdown of dietary carbohydrates, by controlling the postprandial activity of diabetic enzymes through fruit polyphenolics can help downregulate the effects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The study focuses on deciphering the induction of hyperglycaemic control by bio-accessed anti-oxidative polyphenols of Cucumic dipsaceus fruits. Chiefly, we examined the antioxidant activity of bio-accessed polyphenols of C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing amount of anthropogenic litter in the marine environment has provided an enormous number of substrates for a wide range of marine organisms, thus serving as a potential vector for the transport of fouling organisms. Here, we examined the fouling organisms on different types of stranded litter (plastic, glass, rubber, foam sponge, cloth, metal and wood) on eight beaches along the southeast coast of India. In total, 17 encrusting species belonging to seven phyla (Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Mollusca, Annelida, Cnidaria, Chlorophyta and Foraminifera) were identified on 367 items, with one invasive species, the mussel Mytella strigata, detected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: is a protozoan parasite that infects a broad spectrum of hosts and can colonize many organs and cell types. The ability to reside within a wide range of different niches requires substantial adaptability to diverse microenvironments. Very little is known about how this parasite senses various milieus and adapts its metabolism to survive, replicate during the acute stage, and then differentiate to the chronic stage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of the study was to find a relationship between anatomic porion (PoA) and machine porion (PoM) and to construct PoA with the help of machine porion.
Methodology: About 200 pretreatment lateral roentgenic cephalograms were used for the study. Perpendicular distances of PoA and PoM were measured from Sella-Nasion (SN) plane and SN perpendicular plane.
NRG1 gene fusions are rare, therapeutically relevant, oncogenic drivers that occur across solid tumor types. To understand the landscape of NRG1 gene fusions, 4397 solid tumor formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples consecutively tested by comprehensive genomic and immune profiling during standard care were analyzed. Nineteen NRG1 fusions were found in 17 unique patients, across multiple tumor types, including non-small-cell lung (n = 7), breast (n = 2), colorectal (n = 3), esophageal (n = 2), ovarian (n = 1), pancreatic (n = 1), and unknown primary (n = 1) carcinomas, with a cumulative incidence of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis experiment was conducted to determine the effects of habituation to livestock trailers on stress responses in goats transported for long periods. Intact male Spanish goats (12-month old; BW = 31.6 ± 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiopolymer-based soil stabilization offers a clean alternative to conventional stabilizers like cement and lime. This study investigates the possibility of using shrimp-based chitin and chitosan for stabilizing low plastic silt with organic content by investigating their effect on pH, compaction, strength, hydraulic conductivity (HC) and consolidation characteristics. X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum shows that no new chemical compounds were formed in the soil on additive treatment; however, results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis indicate the formation of biopolymer threads that bridge the voids in the soil matrix leading to a stiffer soil matrix, with increased strength and lower HC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFsp. comprises cell wall-less bacteria with reduced genome size and can infect mammals, reptiles, birds, and plants. Avian mycoplasmosis, particularly in chickens, is primarily caused by (MG) and .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransportation stress causes significant changes in physiological responses in goats; however, studies exploring the transcriptome of stress are very limited. The objective of this study was to determine the differential gene expressions and related pathways in the blood samples using RNA-seq procedure in Spanish goats subjected to different durations of transportation stress. Fifty-four male Spanish goats (8-mo old; BW = 29.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh rates of cell proliferation and protein synthesis in pancreatic cancer are among many factors leading to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. To restore cellular homeostasis, the unfolded protein response (UPR) activates as an adaptive mechanism through either the IRE1α, PERK, or ATF6 pathways to reduce the translational load and process unfolded proteins, thus enabling tumor cells to proliferate. Under severe and prolonged ER stress, however, the UPR may promote adaptation, senescence, or apoptosis under these same pathways if homeostasis is not restored.
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January 2023
COVID-19 pandemic has enforced the use of personal protective equipment (PPE, masks and gloves). However, the mismanagement of litter are exacerbating the increasing plastic issue worldwide. In the present study, we sampled discarded PPE in 10 sites along Marina Beach, India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGoats raised for meat production are often transported long distances. Twelve-month-old male Spanish goats were used to determine the effects of habituation to trailers on plasma metabolomic profiles when transported for extended periods. In a split-plot design, 168 goats were separated into two treatment (TRT; whole plot) groups and maintained on two different paddocks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies exploring the transcriptome of stress and its effects on meat quality are very limited, particularly in goats. Fifty-four male Spanish goats (8-mo old; BW = 29.7 ± 2.
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