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A new species of Lepiota, L. vellingana, is described and illustrated from Lahore, Pakistan. It is characterized by a campanulate to plano-convex, slightly umbonate, white pileus covered with pinkish brown scales, crowded lamellae, guttulate basidiospores, long trichodermial stipe elements, and long trichodermial pileal elements. 相似文献
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Md. Ejaz Ahmed Mohd. Moshahid Khan Hayate Javed Kumar Vaibhav Andleeb Khan Rizwana Tabassum Mohammad Ashafaq Farah Islam Mohammed M. Safhi Fakhrul Islam 《Neurochemistry international》2013
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder resulting in cognitive decline and enhancement of oxidative loads in the brain. Flavonoids have been considered to exert human health benefits by anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study is aimed to elucidate the neuroprotective effect of catechin hydrate (CH), a natural flavanoid with potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, on intracerebroventricular streptozotocin (ICV-STZ) induced neuronal loss and memory impairment. To test this hypothesis, male Wistar rats were pretreated with CH (10 and 20 mg/kg bwt) orally once daily for 21 days and then bilaterally injected with ICV-STZ (3 mg/kg bwt), while sham group rats receive the same volume of vehicle. After 2 weeks of ICV-STZ infusion, rats were tested for cognitive performance using Morris water maze (MWM) test and then sacrifice for biochemical and histopathological assays. CH was found to be successful in upregulating the antioxidant status and prevented the memory loss. The expression of choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) was decreased in ICV-STZ group and CH pretreatment increases the expression of ChAT. Moreover, inflammatory mediators like TNF-α, IL-1β levels and expression of iNOS were significantly attenuated by CH pretreatment. The study suggests that CH is effective in preventing memory loss, ameliorating the oxidative stress and might be beneficial for the treatment of sporadic dementia of Alzheimer’s type (SDAT). 相似文献
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Sadia Naz Sajid Ali Rizwana Sarwar Sara Khan 《Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics》2019,37(4):1043-1053
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has emerged as global health threat, causing millions of deaths worldwide. Identification of new drug candidates for tuberculosis (TB) by targeting novel and less explored protein targets will be invaluable for antituberculosis drug discovery. We performed structure-based virtual screening of eMolecules database against a homology model of relatively unexplored protein target: the α-subunit of tryptophan synthase (α-TRPS) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis essential for bacterial survival. Based on physiochemical properties analysis and molecular docking, the seven candidate compounds were selected and evaluated through whole cell-based activity against the H37Rv strain of M. tuberculosis. A new Benzamide inhibitor against α-subunit of tryptophan synthase (α-TRPS) from M. tuberculosis has been identified causing 100% growth inhibition at 25 μg/ml and visible bactericidal activity at 6 μg/ml. This benzamide inhibitor displayed a good predicted binding score (?48.24 kcal/mol) with the α-TRPS binding pocket and has logP value (2.95) comparable to Rifampicin. Further refinement of docking results and evaluation of inhibitor-protein complex stability were investigated through Molecular dynamic (MD) simulations studies. Following MD simulations, Root mean square deviation, Root mean square fluctuation and secondary structure analysis confirmed that protein did not unfold and ligand stayed inside the active pocket of protein during the explored time scale. This identified benzamide inhibitor against the α-subunit of TRPS from M. tuberculosis could be considered as candidate for drug discovery against TB and will be further evaluated for enzyme-based inhibition in future studies. 相似文献
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Islam MS Tasmin R Khan SI Bakht HB Mahmood ZH Rahman MZ Bhuiyan NA Nishibuchi M Nair GB Sack RB Huq A Colwell RR Sack DA 《Canadian journal of microbiology》2004,50(10):827-834
A total of 1500 environmental strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, isolated from the aquatic environment of Bangladesh, were screened for the presence of a major V. parahaemolyticus virulence factor, the thermostable direct haemolysin (tdh) gene, by the colony blot hybridization method using a digoxigenin-labeled tdh gene probe. Of 1500 strains, 5 carried the tdh sequence, which was further confirmed by PCR using primers specific for the tdh gene. Examination by PCR confirmed that the 5 strains were V. parahaemolyticus and lacked the thermostable direct haemolysin-related haemolysin (trh) gene, the alternative major virulence gene known to be absent in pandemic strains. All 5 strains gave positive Kanagawa phenomenon reaction with characteristic beta-haemolysis on Wagatsuma agar medium. Southern blot analysis of the HindIII-digested chromosomal DNA demonstrated, in all 5 strains, the presence of 2 tdh genes common to strains positive for Kanagawa phenomenon. However, the 5 strains were found to belong to 3 different serotypes (O3:K29, O4:K37, and O3:K6). The 2 with pandemic serotype O3:K6 gave positive results in group-specific PCR and ORF8 PCR assays, characteristics unique to the pandemic clone. Clonal variations among the 5 isolates were analyzed by comparing RAPD and ribotyping patterns. Results showed different patterns for the 3 serotypes, but the pattern was identical among the O3:K6 strains. This is the first report on the isolation of pandemic O3:K6 strains of V. parahaemolyticus from the aquatic environment of Bangladesh. 相似文献
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Vaibhav K Shrivastava P Javed H Khan A Ahmed ME Tabassum R Khan MM Khuwaja G Islam F Siddiqui MS Safhi MM Islam F 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2012,367(1-2):73-84
The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to neuronal injury in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of cerebral stroke are complex and multifactorial that form the bases of behavioral deficits and inflammation mediated damage. The present study demonstrates the effect of piperine pretreatment (10 mg/kg b wt, once daily p.o. for 15 days) on cerebral ischemia-induced inflammation in male Wistar rats. The right middle cerebral artery was occluded for 2 h followed by reperfusion for 22 h. A maximum infarct volume (57.80 %) was observed in ischemic MCAO group. However, piperine administration prior to ischemia showed a significant reduction in infarct volume (28.29 %; p < 0.05) and neuronal loss (12.72 %; p < 0.01). As a result of piperine pretreatment, a significant improvement in behavioral outputs of MCAO rats (p < 0.05-0.01) was observed. Piperine successfully reduced the level of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, in ischemic group (p < 0.01). Ischemic group brain has shown edematous morphology with vacuolated architecture and pyknotic nuclei in H & E staining which was successfully ameliorated by piperine administration. Moreover, piperine also succeeded in lowering the expression of COX-2, NOS-2, and NF-κB (p < 0.01). Both cytosolic and nuclear NF-κB were down-regulated in ischemic group pre-administered with piperine (p < 0.01). The present study suggests that piperine is able to salvage the ischemic penumbral zone neurons by virtue of its anti-inflammatory property, thereby limiting ischemic cell death. 相似文献
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Waraich RS Zaidi N Moeschel K Beck A Weigert C Voelter W Kalbacher H Lehmann R 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2008,376(1):26-31
Antibodies that recognize specifically phosphorylated sites on proteins are widely utilized for studying the regulation and biological function of phosphoproteins. The proposed strategy is a powerful, analytical tool allowing the generation of phospho-site specific antibodies albeit adjacent phosphorylation sites are present. Here, we demonstrate the assessment and elimination of cross reactivity of phospho-site-specific-Ser357 IRS-1 antibody. While determining the specificity of p-Ser357 antiserum we came across the cross reactivity of the antiserum with adjacent Ser358 which was successfully abolished by an improved immuno-purification method. The specificity of the purified antiserum was then verified by indirect ELISA, results of ELISA were also mirrored in the experiments carried out in BHK-IR cells using different mutants of IRS-1 carrying mutations at either Ser357/Ser358/Ser357/358. Immuno-purified-p-Ser357 did not react with IRS-1 Ala357 and IRS-1 Ala357/358. In conclusion, the present study describes generation and characterization of p-Ser357 IRS-1 antibody, which reacts with IRS-1 in site specific and phosphorylation state-dependent manner without showing cross reactivity to adjacent Ser358. This antibody can be effectively used to further clarify the inhibitory role of Ser357 in insulin signal transduction. 相似文献
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M. Iqbal Choudhary Saira Erum Muhammad Atif Rizwana Malik Naik Tameen Khan Atta-ur-Rahman 《Steroids》2011,76(12):1288-1296
Microbial transformation of (20S)-20-hydroxymethylpregna-1,4-dien-3-one (1) by four filamentous fungi, Cunninghamella elegans, Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizopus stolonifer, and Gibberella fujikuroi, afforded nine new, and two known metabolites 2–12. The structures of these metabolites were characterized through detailed spectroscopic analysis. These metabolites were obtained as a result of biohydroxylation of 1 at C-6β, -7β, -11α, -14α, -15β, -16β, and -17α positions, except metabolite 2 which contain an O-acetyl group at C-22. These fungal strains demonstrated to be efficient biocatalysts for 11α-hydroxylation. Compound 1, and its metabolites were evaluated for the first time for their cytotoxicity against the HeLa cancer cell lines, and some interesting results were obtained. 相似文献
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Rizwana Kousar Muhammad Jawad Hassan Bushra Khan Sulman Basit Saqib Mahmood Asif Mir Wasim Ahmad Muhammad Ansar 《BMC neurology》2011,11(1):119
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Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly is a disorder of neurogenic mitosis that causes reduction in brain size. It is a rare heterogeneous condition with seven causative genes reported to date. Mutations in WD repeat protein 62 are associated with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly with cortical malformations. This study was initiated to screen WDR62 mutations in four consanguineous Pakistani families with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly. 相似文献10.
W. J. Page N. Bhanthumnavin J. Manchak M. Ruman 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》1997,48(1):88-93
Azotobacter salinestris, a sodium-dependent, microaerophilic N2-fixing soil bacterium, formed polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers comprised of β-hydroxybutyric acid and 9–12 mol% β-hydroxyvaleric
acid (HV) during growth on sugars. Increased HV content was achieved by feeding valeric acid to the culture growing on glucose,
but propionic acid could be directed to HV formation only when it served as the sole C source. Polymer production in nitrogen-fixing
cells was increased at higher aeration, provided that a complex organic nitrogen source was also present, but there was no
HV in the polymer. HV production was increased to 28 mol% in nitrogen-fixing cells when aeration was lower and acetate was
provided with glucose in the medium. Enzymes leading to the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers were found to be
similar in A. salinestris and Azotobacter vinelandii, but A. vinelandii is unable to form HV from propionate or from sugars without valeric acid addition. A biochemical scheme is proposed for the
production of HV in A. salinestris, whereby the glyoxylate bypass assimilates acetate to generate succinate, which may be converted into propionyl-CoA for HV
synthesis. The results suggest that it may be possible to control the molar yield of HV formed from sugars by A. salinestris.
Received: 21 January 1997 / Received revision: 7 April 1997 / Accepted: 13 April 1997 相似文献