Effects of Delphinidin on Pathophysiological Signs of Nucleus Basalis of Meynert Lesioned Rats as Animal Model of Alzheimer Disease

Neurochemical Research - Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an advanced neurodegenerative disorder greatly accompanied by cognitive deficits, oxidative stress, inflammation, amyloid plaques...     

Effect of Silicon and Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria on Improved Phosphorus (P) Uptake Is Not Specific to Insoluble P-Fertilized Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Plants

In the research, the single-and dual effects of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) (B0, Pseudomonas sp. FA1, and Bacillus simplex UT1) and silicon (Si) (0, 150, 300, and 600 mg kg⁻¹ used as silicic acid) on P uptake by sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) plant fertilized with soluble or insoluble P (rock phosphate—RP) were studied via a perlite-potted experiment. Moreover, the effects of various treatments on morphological (shoot and root dry weight), nutritional (the uptake of Si and K) and physiological parameters (activity of catalase, superoxide dismutase, and peroxidase enzymes) of this plant were also measured. When grown in RP-fertilized medium compared with those grown in soluble P-fertilized medium, both shoot biomass and root biomass of sorghum plants were noticeably diminished. The PSB strains and Si levels independently improved all the aforementioned parameters. Use of Si and PSB strains to sorghum plants grown in soluble P or insoluble P medium significantly augmented P use efficiency. Silicon not only augmented the uptake of P from sparingly soluble-P source (RP), but also augmented uptake of P from water-soluble P source. Both B. simplex UT1 and Pseudomonas sp. FA1 indicated a meaningful betterment in sorghum plant dry matter and uptake of P (and K and Si) under both soluble and insoluble P fertilization conditions with Pseudomonas sp. FA1 being more efficacious than B. simplex UT1. But, the dual use of the PSB with Si resulted in the greatest increase in sorghum plant P uptake and other measured growth indices. Application of 600 mg Si kg⁻¹ and Pseudomonas sp. FA1 significantly augmented the P shoot concentration of sorghum plant fertilized with RP to an sufficient level (> 0.3%) in the range of P-fertilized sorghum plants. Therefore, in addition to PSB utilization, Si should be considered as soil amendment in agricultural soils inadequate in plant-available Si as a means of sustainable agriculture with respect to possible savings of scarce P resources.

     

The Effects of Supplementation with Probiotic on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Adult Subjects: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins - Previous studies have supposed that probiotic supplementation led to a positive effect on different health outcomes. Furthermore, several studies indicated...     

Detecting the Quantity of Acrylamide in Potato Chips Utilizing CdTe Surface Functionalized Quantum Dots with Fluorescence Spectroscopy

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - According to the classification of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), acrylamide is a compound in “probably...     

A mini review on molecularly imprinted polymer based halloysite nanotubes composites: innovative materials for analytical and environmental applications

Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology - Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are of importance for the elimination of various kinds of molecules from complex matrix due to their outstanding...     

Effect of Flexible and Rigid Linkers on Biological Activity of Recombinant Tetramer Variants of S3 Antimicrobial Peptide

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) mainly introduced as a new generation of antibiotics, could be used for broad medical and biotechnological...     

Molecular mechanisms underlying antitumor activity of camel whey protein against multiple myeloma cells

Treating drug-resistant cancer cells is a clinical challenge and it is also vital to screen for new cancer drugs. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell clonal cancer that, despite many experimental therapeutics, remains incurable. In this study, two MM cell line lines U266 and RPMI 8226 were used to determine the impact of camel whey protein (CWP). The CWP IC₅₀ was calculated by MTT examination, while the flow cytometry analysis was used to investigate the chemotaxis responses of MM cells in relation to CXCL12 and the pro-apoptotic effect of CHP. MM cells were treated with CWP and Western blot analysis was used to determine the underlying molecular mechanisms. Dose and time based on the impact of CWP on the cell viability of MM cells with IC₅₀ of 50 μg/ml, without affecting the viability of normal healthy PBMCs. CWP reduced chemotaxis of MM cells significantly from the CXC chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12). Using Western blot analysis, we found that CWP decreased the activation of AKT, mTOR, PLCβ3, NFαB and ERK, which was mechanistically mediated by CXCL12/CXCR4. In both U266 and RPMI 8226, CWP induced apoptosis by upregulating cytochrome C expression. In addition, CWP mediated the growth arrest of MM cells by robustly decreasing the expression of the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and Mcl-1. Conversely, the expression of pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members Bak, Bax and Bim was increased after treatment with CWP. Our data indicates CWP's therapeutic potential for MM cells.     

Effect of temperature on development time and life table parameters of Nephus hiekei Fürsch,the important predator of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley

The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has become a serious threat to agricultural and ornamental plants in Southwest Iran. Pest-control studies have found Nephus hiekei Fürsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in large numbers on Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, as a potential predator. However, there has been no investigation on this predator. In this research, the biology and age-stage, two-sex life table parameters of N. hiekei feeding on Ph. solenopsis were investigated at three constant temperatures (27, 32 and 37 ± 1 °C, 65 ± 5% RH and a photoperiod of 16: 8 (L: D) h. The duration of total pre-adult stage was found to decrease raising temperature from 26.98 ± 0.36 days at 27 °C to 14.24 ± 0.27 days at 37 °C. The oviposition period lasted 63.95 ± 3.14, 66.42 ± 3.34 and 25.20 ± 1.59 days at 27, 32, and 37 °C, respectively. Females laid an average of 365.68 ± 22.36, 543.79 ± 27.27 and 106.25 ± 6.38 eggs, at these three temperatures, respectively. The intrinsic rate of increase (r_m = 0.1333 ± 0.0050 d^–1), finite rate of increase (λ = 1.1423 ± 0.0057 d^–1) and net reproductive rate (R₀ = 188.89 ± 28.34 offspring) as well as gross reproductive rate (GRR = 308.31 ± 39.54 offspring) were greatest at 32 °C. The shortest mean generation time (T = 26.74 ± 0.65 days) was recorded at 37 °C and the longest at 27 °C (T = 56.48 ± 1.0 days). These results indicate that N. hiekei can successfully survive and reproduce at temperatures of around 32 °C, and has good potential to be an effective biological control agent of Ph. solenopsis.