Publications by authors named "Urooj Amin"
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- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing public health risk, prompting the exploration of new antibacterial solutions like silver nanoparticles (AgNPs).
- This study synthesized AgNPs using different antibiotics (Ceftazidime, Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone, Cefepime) along with Mentha longifolia extract and analyzed their structural properties and antibacterial effectiveness.
- Results showed that antibiotic-based AgNPs had unique structural characteristics and significantly enhanced antibacterial activity compared to the control AgNPs made only with the plant extract.
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), also known as endotoxin, can trigger septic shock, a severe form of inflammation-mediated sepsis with a very high mortality rate. However, the precise mechanisms underlying this endotoxin remain to be defined and detoxification of LPS is yet to be established. Macrophages, a type of immune cells, initiate a key response responsible for the cascade of events leading to the surge in inflammatory cytokines and immunopathology of septic shock.
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