Publications by authors named "Kumud Joshi"

Nanobiopolymers have emerged as a transformative frontier in cancer treatment, leveraging nanotechnology to transform drug delivery. This review provides a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted landscape of nano-based biopolymers, emphasizing their diverse sources, synthesis methods, and classifications. Natural, synthetic, and microbial nanobiopolymers are scrutinized, along with elucidation of their underlying mechanisms and impact on cancer drug delivery; the latest findings on their deployment as targeted drug delivery agents for cancer treatment are discussed.

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  • Three distinct pathways for putrescine synthesis in plants have been identified: from ornithine via ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and from arginine through a series of enzymes including arginine decarboxylase, agmatine iminohydrolase (AIH), and N-carbamoylputrescine amidohydrolase (NLP1).
  • Using transient expression analysis in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, researchers found that ODC is absent in Brassicas, while rice ODC and soybean ODC were localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and rice agmatinase was found in mitochondria.
  • In Arabidopsis thaliana, five AIH
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Cardiac circadian rhythms are an important regulator of body functions, including cardiac activities and blood pressure. Disturbance of circadian rhythm is known to trigger and aggravate various cardiovascular diseases. Thus, modulating the circadian rhythm can be used as a therapeutic approach to cardiovascular diseases.

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Objective: Development of Frostbite healing hydrogel of Manuka honey and hyaluronic acid.

Significance: Frostbite is a cold-induced ischemic vascular injury non-responsive to most of the wound healing products. Thrombus-induced ischemia is the main cause of frostbite-related necrosis.

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The soybean aphid () continues to threaten soybean production in the United States. A suite of management strategies, such as planting aphid-resistant cultivars, has been successful in controlling soybean aphids. Several genes (resistance against ) have been identified, and two are currently being deployed in commercial soybean cultivars.

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Frostbite is a severe ischemic injury which occurs due to the tissue vascular damage after sub-zero temperature tissue exposure. Deep frostbite can result in necrosis and may need amputation of affected tissue. Though a serious injury, it is not very well understood, and further scientific exploration is needed.

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Graphene in nano form has proven to be one of the most remarkable materials. It has a single atom thick molecular structure and it possesses exceptional physical strength, electrical and electronic properties. Applications of the Graphene Family of Nanomaterials (GFNs) in different fields of therapy have emerged, including for targeted drug delivery in cancer, gene delivery, antimicrobial therapy, tissue engineering and more recently in more diseases including HIV.

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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a weak androgen and had been shown to have anti-cancer, anti-adipogenic and anti-inflammatory effects on mouse and other rodent models, but not on humans, suggesting a systemic level difference between mouse and human. Our previous study on DHEA biological functions involving a variety of cell lines, suggested that the functional differences between mouse and human existed even at the cellular level. Hence, using mouse and human melanoma cell models, effects of DHEA on cell growth, mechanism of cell death and mechanism of DHEA action were studied.

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