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  • Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a serious mosquito-borne infection that primarily affects children, leading to severe neurological issues and high mortality rates worldwide.
  • This study investigates how human macrophages respond to JEV infection by analyzing changes in protein expression over time, revealing that 443 proteins were differentially regulated, with significant upregulation of key antiviral proteins.
  • The research highlights important immune pathways activated during JEV infection, especially the type I interferon signaling pathway, offering insights that could help develop strategies for better managing this public health threat.
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Oxidative stress generated during aging largely affects erythrocytes. Antioxidative therapies such as polyphenols and flavonoids face limitations like low bioavailability and reduced efficiency. Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONPs) can behave as antioxidative enzymes and thus have better efficiency.

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Introduction: Newcastle disease is one of the significant issues in the poultry industry, having catastrophic effects worldwide. The lung is one of the essential organs which harbours Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue and plays a vital role in the immune response. Leghorn and Fayoumi breeds are known to have differences in resistance to Newcastle disease.

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Erythrocytes undergo several changes during human aging and age-related diseases and, thus, have been studied as biomarkers of the aging process. The present study aimed to explore the antioxidant ability of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) such as iron oxide (Fe3O4), gold (Au), and silver (Ag) to mitigate age-related oxidative stress in human erythrocytes. Metal and metal oxide NPs behave like antioxidative enzymes, directly influencing redox pathways and thus have better efficiency.

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  • The study investigated the resistance of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in Maharashtra, India, to synthetic pyrethroids, cypermethrin and deltamethrin, revealing all isolates tested were resistant to deltamethrin, with varying resistance levels across different regions.
  • It found significant increases in the activity of α- and β-esterase enzymes in treated larvae, suggesting a biochemical response to these insecticides, with specific isolates showing notably high enzyme activity after exposure.
  • The findings indicate that both deltamethrin and cypermethrin are ineffective for tick control in the region, prompting recommendations for stricter regulation of these compounds and the development of alternative tick control strategies.
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Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells enriched PCL-gelatin nanofiber scaffold for improved wound healing.

Int J Biol Macromol

August 2024

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad-500032, Telangana, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad-121001, Haryana, India. Electronic address:

Electrospun nanofibers exhibit a significant potential in the synthesis of nanostructured materials, thereby offering a promising avenue for enhancing the efficacy of wound care. The present study aimed to investigate the wound-healing potential of two biomacromolecules, PCL-Gelatin nanofiber adhered with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Characterisation of the nanofiber revealed a mean fiber diameter ranging from 200 to 300 nm, with distinctive elemental peaks corresponding to polycaprolactone (PCL) and gelatin.

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Background: The amniotic membrane (AM) has shown immense potential in repairing wounds due to its great regenerative qualities. Although the role of AM as a biological scaffold in repairing wounds has been studied well, the tissue regenerative potential of AM-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and conditioned media (CM) derived from it remains to be discovered as of now. Here, we examined the wound healing abilities of fresh and frozen thawed rabbit AM (rAM) along with the MSCs and their lyophilised CM in rabbits challenged with skin wounds.

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Disposable graphene-oxide screen-printed electrode integrated with portable device for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples.

Bioelectrochemistry

August 2024

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad 500032, Telangana, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India. Electronic address:

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis is the need of the hour, as cases are persistently increasing, and new variants are constantly emerging. The ever-changing nature of the virus leading to multiple variants, has brought an imminent need for early, accurate and rapid detection methods. Herein, we have reported the design and fabrication of Screen-Printed Electrodes (SPEs) with graphene oxide (GO) as working electrode and modified with specific antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain (RBD).

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Comprehensive characterisation and cryopreservation optimisation of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Cryobiology

June 2024

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, Telangana, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, Haryana, India. Electronic address:

Over half of the world's buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) inhabit India, and buffaloes frequently encounter health challenges that resist conventional treatments, prompting the exploration of alternative therapeutic strategies. One promising approach is stem cell therapy, particularly multipotent mesenchymal/stromal stem cells (MSCs). These cells have shown significant efficacy in addressing various diseases in livestock that exhibit resistance to conventional therapies.

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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have demonstrated potential in treating livestock diseases that are unresponsive to conventional therapies. MSCs derived from goats, a valuable model for studying orthopaedic disorders in humans, offer insights into bone formation and regeneration. Adipose tissue-derived MSCs (ADSCs) are easily accessible and have a high capacity for expansion.

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Use of antioxidant nanoliposomes for co-delivery of PTEN plasmids and plumbagin to induce apoptosis in hepatic cancer cells.

Biomed Mater

February 2024

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Opposite Journalist Colony, Near Gowlidoddy, Extended Q-City Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032, Telangana, India.

Hepatocellular carcinoma remains a challenging contributor to the global cancer and related mortality, and claims approximately 800,000 deaths each year. Dysregulation or loss of function mutations involving the tumor suppressor gene, phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN), has been well-characterized in various cancers to elicit anomalous cell proliferation and oncogenic transformation. However, the delivery and bioavailability of genes/drugs of interest to carcinomas remains a serious bottleneck behind the success of any anti-cancer formulation.

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Sensing of trans-cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a for detection of Salmonella.

Int J Biol Macromol

February 2024

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad 500032, Telangana, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India. Electronic address:

Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhi) a predominant foodborne pathogen, significantly impacting global public health. Therefore, timely diagnosis is imperative to safeguard overall human health.

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Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are cyst-forming coccidian parasites that infect both wild and domestic non-felids as intermediate hosts, with rodents serving as important reservoir hosts during their life cycles. This study was aimed at investigating T. gondii and N.

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Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are among the utmost cost-efficient, paper-based point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices. Herein, we have reported the fabrication of a competitive LFA for on-site detection of penicillin. Various parameters such as Ab concentration for conjugation, Pen-BSA conjugate concentration, pore size of membrane, and blocking buffer were standardised for the fabrication of LFA.

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, an important food-borne zoonotic parasite, poses a worldwide public health hazard. Domestic pigs are considered one of the main intermediate hosts in the zoonotic transmission of . To date, seroepidemiological information on in domestic pigs in India is very scarce, and there are no reports of occupational hazards to pig farmers in this country.

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major socio-economic factors contributing to public health. β-lactams are most commonly prescribed drugs for variety of bacterial infections. Frequent use of antibiotics leads to AMR in humans and animals.

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ATP-triggered, selective superoxide radical generating oxidase-mimetic cerium oxide nanozyme exhibiting efficient antibacterial activity at physiological pH.

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces

November 2023

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Opposite Journalist Colony, Near Gowlidoddy, Extended Q-City Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032, Telangana, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India. Electronic address:

Bacterial infections are considered as one of the major health threats to the global population. The advent of bacterial species with antibiotic resistance has attracted significant efforts to develop novel materials and strategies to effectively avoid the resistance with enhanced antibacterial potential. In this work, we have developed oxidase-mimetic cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO NPs), which exhibit nanozyme activity at physiological pH in the presence of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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Endosulfan (En) is an organochlorine biocide (OCB), that ends up in the environment due to the enzymatic and microsomal activity even though it is not accumulated in living tissue. Endosulfan acts as an organic micro-pollutant which disrupts land as well as aquatic ecosystem. In the present study, we chemically modified endosulfan and conjugated it with a carrier protein to produce an immune response.

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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute, highly contagious viral disease of goats and sheep, caused by the Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). Earlier studies suggest the involvement of diverse regulatory mechanisms in PPRV infection. Methylation at N6 of Adenosine called mA is a type RNA modification that influences various physiological and pathological phenomena.

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Japanese encephalitis (JE), a neglected tropical zoonotic disease prevalent in south-east Asian and western pacific countries, caused by the flavivirus JE virus (JEV), has a dearth of electrochemical point-of-care (PoC) diagnostic tools available to manage endemic breakouts. To overcome this, we have developed a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) immunosensor for rapid PoC detection of JEV nonstructural 1 (NS1) antigen (Ag), found circulating in serum of infected individuals using a smartphone based portable "Sensit" device. The modification of SPCE surface with JEV NS1 antibody (Ab) was confirmed via observation of globular protein structures via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), increase in electrode surface hydrophilicity via contact angle measurement and decrease in current via differential pulse voltammetry (DPV).

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Immunochromatographic assay for the point-of-care diagnosis of food borne Salmonella strains using smartphone application.

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces

June 2023

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad 500032, Telangana, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India. Electronic address:

Salmonella strain is a prevalent pathogen, affecting poultry industry and hence human population around the world. Host-specific pathogen infections including fowl typhoid, pullorum disease and typhoid fever affects poultry birds, causing huge economic loss worldwide. This study explored the fabrication of immunochromatographic (ICG) strip by colorimetric method integrated with smartphone ColorGrab application for the detection of Salmonella using in-house generated antibodies (Abs) conjugated with gold nanoparticles.

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Smartphone-assisted detection of monocrotophos pesticide using a portable nano-enabled chromagrid-lightbox system towards point-of-care application.

Chemosphere

July 2023

DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500032, India; DBT-Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, Haryana, NCR Delhi, 121001, India. Electronic address:

With the aim of monocrotophos pesticides detection in environmental and food samples at point-of-care (PoC) application, this research, for the first time, explores silica alcogel as an immobilization matrix to support the development of in-house customized nano-enabled "chromagrid-lighbox" as a sensing system. This system is fabricated using laboratory waste materials and demonstrates the detection of highly hazardous monocrotophos pesticide using a smartphone. Nano-enabled chromagrid is a chip-like assembly filled with silica alcogel -a nanomaterial (hence the name "nano-enabled" chromagrid), and "chromogenic reagents" which is required for the enzymatic detection of monocrotophos.

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Genome analysis revealed a repertoire of oligosaccharide utilizing CAZymes in CCK931 and YRK005.

Food Sci Biotechnol

March 2023

Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120 Republic of Korea.

Unlabelled: bacteria are gram-positive, anaerobic, fermentative, and have probiotic potential. This study aimed to compare the genomes of YRK005 and CCK931 isolated from young radish and kimchi, respectively. The genomic size of YRK005 and CCK931 with GC content is 2.

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Personalized point-of-care testing (POCT) devices, such as wearable sensors, enable quick access to health monitoring without the use of complex instruments. Wearable sensors are gaining popularity owing to their ability to offer regular and continuous monitoring of physiological data by dynamic, non-invasive assessments of biomarkers in biofluids such as tear, sweat, interstitial fluid and saliva. Current advancements have concentrated on the development of optical and electrochemical wearable sensors as well as advances in non-invasive measurements of biomarkers such as metabolites, hormones and microbes.

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  • * Researchers used whole-genome sequencing to analyze 25 fat-related QTLs across various indigenous breeds and found 20 genes with nonsynonymous substitutions.
  • * A distinct SNP pattern was identified in high-milk-yielding breeds, confirming significant genetic differences in fat QTLs compared to low-milk-yielding breeds through pyrosequencing.
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