Chronic dietary iron overload affects hepatic iron metabolism and cognitive behavior in Wistar rats.

Background: Iron accumulation in organs affects iron metabolism, leading to deleterious effects on the body. Previously, it was studied that high dietary iron in various forms and concentrations influences iron metabolism, resulting in iron accumulation in the liver and spleen and cognitive impairment. However, the actual mechanism and impact of long-term exposure to high dietary iron remain unknown.

Ionic Pyridinium-Oxazole Dyads: Design, Synthesis, and Application in Mitochondrial Imaging.

We recently developed an oxidative intramolecular 1,2-amino-oxygenation reaction, combining gold(I)/gold(III) catalysis, for accessing structurally unique ionic pyridinium-oxazole dyads (PODs) with tunable emission wavelengths. On further investigation, these fluorophores turned out to be potential biomarkers; in particular, the one containing -NMe functionality (NMe-POD) was highly selective for mitochondrial imaging. Of note, because of mitochondria's involvement in early-stage apoptosis and degenerative conditions, tracking the dynamics of mitochondrial morphology with such imaging technology has attracted much interest.

Monomeric and Dimeric Oxidomolybdenum(V and VI) Complexes, Cytotoxicity, and DNA Interaction Studies: Molybdenum Assisted C═N Bond Cleavage of Salophen Ligands.

Four novel dimeric bis-μ-imido bridged metal-metal bonded oxidomolybdenum(V) complexes [MoOL'] (1-4) (where L' are rearranged ligands formed in situ from HL) and a new mononuclear dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complex [MoOL] (5) synthesized from salen type NO ligands are reported. This rare series of imido-bridged complexes (1-4) have been furnished from rearranged HL' ligands, containing an aromatic diimine (o-phenylenediamine) "linker", where Mo assisted hydrolysis followed by -C═N bond cleavage of one of the arms of the ligand HL took place. A monomeric molybdenum(V) intermediate species [MoO(HL')(OEt)] (I) was generated in situ.

Elucidation of hypoglycemic action and toxicity studies of insulin-like protein from Costus igneus.

We have reported earlier, an orally active insulin-like protein (ILP) from Costus igneus having potent hypoglycemic property in STZ-induced diabetic Swiss mice. The blood glucose level was reduced significantly within two hours after feeding ILP orally in an oral glucose tolerance test. The present study elucidates the mechanism underlying the hypoglycemic action of ILP.