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Shaikh Jamal Uddin; Mohasana Afroz; S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad; Md. Shamim Rahman; Sanzida Akter; Ishaq N. Khan; S. M. Sabik Al-Rabbi; Razina Rouf; Muhammad Torequl Islam; Jamil A. Shilpi; Lutfun Nahar; Evelin Tiralongo; Satyajit D. Sarker
... Gallic acid (GA) is a bioactive phytoconstituent that has been reported to prevent a number of diseases. However, there is no systematic review to-date on its anti-diabetic and cardioprotective potential including molecular mechanisms for such activities. This review aims to summarize the anti-diabetic and cardioprotective effects of GA and further propose a molecular mechanism of its anti-diabeti ...
... Nile tilapia were fed four levels (0, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 ml/kg) of a liquid blend of herbal essential oils (EOs) containing carvacrol, oregano, 1,8 cineol, thymol, pinene, pinene β, limonene, and propylene glycol for 60 days. The results showed higher final weight, weight gain, and specific growth rate (P<0.05) in fish delivered 0.25 and 0.5 ml EOs/kg than the control. However, the feed conversion r ...
Caiman latirostris; DNA; DNA damage; antioxidant enzymes; biomarkers; catalase; chlorpyrifos; chromosomes; comet assay; cypermethrin; glyphosate; immunotoxicity; lipid peroxidation; oxidation; principal component analysis; superoxide dismutase; yearlings; Argentina
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... Caiman latirostris is one of the two species of the order Crocodylia that inhabit Argentina and is considered a species of vital ecological and economic importance in the north-east of Argentina. In this region, pesticides are the most common contaminants in natural environments and wild caiman populations are subject to this contamination constantly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effe ...
... The occurrence of contaminants such as heavy metals in an aqueous environment has become a global concern. In the present study, a bio-filter was designed to eliminate heavy metals from river wastewater contaminated with industrial effluents. Moreover, we analyzed simple tap water, bio-filtered water, and unfiltered river wastewater and measured the concentrations of different heavy metals in the ...
... Artificial peroxisome is of critical importance to supersede natural peroxisome in fabricating protocell system and disease treatment. Nevertheless, developing feasible artificial peroxisome with various stable functions remains a monumental challenge. Nanozyme with multiple enzyme-like activities can mimic natural enzymes in peroxisome, which make it a prospective candidate for artificial peroxis ...
... Spoilage bacteria had been shown to form viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state maintaining food spoilage capability. In this study, a novel procedure was used to confirm a beer spoilage case caused by a Pediococcus damnosus strain in the VBNC state. Firstly, flow cytometry, routine culturing and PMA-PCR methods were used to identify approximately 10³ cells/ml VBNC cells in the spoiled beer sample ...
... Endogenous H₂O₂ sacrifices for diversified therapeutic reactions against tumor. However, the treatment outcome is not always satisfactory owing to the unsustainable H₂O₂ supply from tumor microenvironment (TME). Herein, a platinum (Pt) nanourchin-based multi-enzymatic platform (referred to PGMA) is established by surface conjugation of glucose oxidase (GOx) capped with manganese carbonyl (MnCO) an ...
... Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) infects a wide range of hosts, resulting in significant production reductions. The lack of adequate and effective control methods involves implementing novel BBMV control strategies. Herein, we demonstrate the effect of different potassium concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mM) against BBMV in broad bean plants. Potassium could control BBMV infection in broad bean by inh ...
... This study aimed to evaluate the effects of partial replacement of fish meal (FM) with yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor, TM) on the growth performance, food utilization and intestinal immune response of juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Seven diets containing increasing levels of TM (FM substitution) were designed (approximately 0% (0%), 4% (11.1%), 8.1% (22.2%), 12.2% (33.3%), 16 ...
... Disease development of ‘Lingwu Long’ jujube fruit treated with acidic electrolyzed water (AEW) at 4 ± 1℃ for storing 30 d was evaluated by the reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism, phenylpropanoid metabolism, and cell wall metabolism. Compared to the control, jujube fruit treated with AEW had a lower disease index. At the end of storage, AEW treatment maintained lower malondialdehyde (2.1 μmol ...
... Acremonium terricola culture (ATC) has similar bioactive constituents to Cordyceps and is known for its nutrient and pharmacological value, indicating the potential of ATC as a new feed additive in dairy cow feeding. The primary aim of this experiment was to investigate the effects of increasing amounts of ATC in diets on milk performance, antioxidant capacity, and rumen fermentation, and the seco ...
Mayra A. Cañizares-Martínez; Mercedes Quintanilla-Mena; Marcela Del-Río-García; Isajav Rivas-Reyes; María V. Patiño-Suárez; Victor M. Vidal-Martínez; M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo; Carlos A. Puch-Hau
... In this study, we report molecular and metabolic responses of Sciaenops ocellatus during an acute oil exposure bioassay (100, 800 and 8000 mg 1–¹ of crude oil). The global DNA methylation and expression profiles of key genes of the xenobiotic biotransformation system (cytochrome P450 1A [cyp1a] and glutathione S-tranferase [gst]), oxidative stress system (glutathione peroxidase [gpx], catalase [ca ...
... Sucralose (SUC) is the most consumed artificial sweetener worldwide, not metabolized by the human body, and barely eliminated from water in wastewater treatment plants. Although different studies have reported high concentrations of this sweetener in aquatic environments, limited to no information is known about the toxic effects this drug may produce over water organisms. Moreover, most of the cu ...
... Current study investigated the effects of potassium metabisulfite (E224), a common food preservative, in male rats following 28 days of oral exposure at doses: 0.7, 7.0, and 70 mg/kg b.w. Following autopsies, blood and tissues samples (liver, kidney, brain, and testes) were taken. Data were compared statistically at p < .05. Potassium metabisulfite caused significant dose‐dependent reduction in mo ...
... The unique and efficient characteristics of allelopathy in submerged plants make it an environmentally friendly method to control harmful algal blooms. Increased research focus has been placed on the improved allelochemical extraction methods of submerged plants because of their cost-utility relationships. In this study, the growth inhibition effect of Vallisneria extract on Microcystis aeruginosa ...
... Cadmium (Cd) is a hazardous metal that has a significant risk of transfer from soil to edible parts of food crops including shoots and seeds. Reduction of Cd accumulation is required to lower the risk of Cd exposure in humans and animals feeding on metal contaminated parts of such plants. Coriandrum sativum L. (coriander) exposed to Cd showed stress symptoms such as stunted growth, reduced photosy ...
... Beneficial interaction of plants with fungi is one strategy for adapting to environmental stresses like drought. Serendipita indica, an endophytic root fungus, promotes plant growth and enhances tolerance to abiotic stresses. The present study aimed to investigate the amelioration of drought stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) upon S. indica and glucose application through morpho-physiologi ...
... A hydroalcoholic leaf extract of Amaranthus hybridus (HLEAH) at doses of 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg was investigated for its antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects on thioacetamide (TAA)- induced hepatic damage in rats. Liver damage was induced by administering TAA (300 mg/L) in drinking water for 10 weeks. The total phenolic, flavonoid, and ascorbic acid contents were 14.12±0.01 mg gallic acid equ ...
... Peanut [Arachis hypogea (L.)] is a valuable legume crop that is widely cultivated in Northern Nigeria. The yield of this crop is affected by root rot disease caused by the fungal pathogen (Macrophomina phaseolina). This study was carried out to assess the efficacy of Zinc (Zn) (1.76, 3.59, 4.71 and 6 mg kg⁻¹) and Manure [M (2% and 4%)] in a complex interaction to manage the disease and improve yie ...
... Pomegranate is a tropical and subtropical fruit sensitive to chilling injury during its cold storage, leading to quantitative and qualitative losses, as well as reduced economic value. Recently, melatonin has been considered as an environmentally friendly treatment to maintain the postharvest quality of horticultural products. In this study, the effect of melatonin treatment on chilling tolerance, ...
... Glyphosate's primary metabolite (aminomethylphosphonic acid, AMPA) is known to alter embryonic development at environmentally relevant concentrations in amphibians. However, we have limited understanding of the physiological mechanisms through which AMPA affects organisms. In this study, we tested whether alteration of the oxidative status is one mechanism through which AMPA affects organism perfo ...
... Premature leaf senescence has a profound influence on crop yield and quality. Here, a stable premature senescence mutant (GSm) was obtained from the common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Chang 6878 by mutagenesis with ethyl methanesulfonate. The differences between the GSm mutant and its wild-type (WT) were analyzed in terms of yield characteristics, photosynthetic fluorescence indices, and ...
... Anisakidae nematode larvae is one of the most common parasites in wild anadromous Coilia nasus. This study aims to explore the mechanism of the C. nasus immune response to the parasitism of Anisakid nematode larvae. Results found that Anisakid nematode larvae parasitism caused liver injury as evidenced by histomorphology results as well as high levels of aminotransferase and aspertate aminotransfe ...
... The antihypoxic effect of the Nepeta multifida L. dry extract was studied in experiments on white Wistar rats. The life span of animals was determined against the background of acute hypoxias: hypercapnic, hemic, and histotoxic ones. Using the model of acute hypobaric hypoxia/reoxygenation there was evaluated the content of ATP, lactic and pyruvic acids, TBA-active products, reduced glutathione, c ...
... Chrysanthemum has a long history of being used to attenuate various oxidative stress-related discomforts and diseases; however, its mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, the antioxidant effect of chrysanthemum aqueous extract was investigated, and the potential mechanisms were explored via a metabolomics study. Chrysanthemum extract could significantly inhibit hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-mediated ...
... In this study, the antioxidant mechanism of Astragalus membranaceus fermented by Lactiplantibacillusplantarum MG5276 (MG5276F-AM) was evaluated in HepG2 cells and in an animal model. HPLC analysis was performed to confirm the bioconversion of the bioactive compounds in A. membranaceus by fermentation. Calycosin and formononetin, which were not detected before fermentation (NF-AM), were detected af ...
... Canola is an important temperate oil crop that can be severely affected by drought. Understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in canola tolerance to water deficit is essential to obtain drought-tolerant productive cultivars. To investigate the role of antioxidant response and the possible involvement of calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) in canola tolerance to drough ...
... Little is known about relation between cold-induced sweetening (CIS) resistance and antioxidant activity of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L) tubers during cold storage. Tuber ends produce more CIS than the rest of the tuber, and ends vary for dry matter and carbohydrate metabolism during storage but have not been sufficiently studied for antioxidants. Antioxidant activity of basal and apical tub ...
... Disease is one of the most critical factors restricting the green and sustainable development of aquaculture. Microalgae, serving as excellent aquatic bait with high nutritional value, can strengthen the immune protection of aquatic organisms. The purpose of this study is to select superior marine microalgae to as feed additives that can defend against pathogens to a certain extent. In this study, ...
... Increasing the consumption of natural substances has increased the demand for biological sources such as Spirulina platensis. The study quantitatively investigates the antioxidant potential and phytonutrient contents in aqueous and ethanol extracts of spirulina. The spirulina was collected from a local farm of Pondicherry and mass cultured in our research laboratory. The spirulina biomass was eval ...
... Extreme hot weather is occurring more frequently due to global warming, posing a significant threat to species survival. Birds in particular are more likely to overheat in hot weather because they have a higher body temperature. This study used a heat stress model to investigate the antioxidant defense mechanisms and changes in fatty acid catabolism in Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) to gai ...
... This study aimed to investigate oxidative stress and antioxidant response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L., cv. Back Cross Rushan) after treatment with different zinc (Zn) concentrations i.e., 0.1 (control), 10, 100 and 300 µM Zn in the form of Zn-sulfate and nanoparticles of waste tire rubber ash (RA NPs) and zinc oxide (ZnO NPs). Both zinc deficiency and excess conditions caused significant increa ...
... Hydrogel-based matrix prepared using biopolymers is a new frontier of emerging platforms for enzyme immobilization for biomedical applications. Catalase (CAT) delivery can be effective in inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated prolongation of the wound healing process. In this study, to improve CAT stability for effective application, gelatin(Gel)–alginate (Alg) biocompatible hydrogel ( ...
... Lead (Pb), is an environmental toxicant, causes multi-organ dysfunction including reproductive impairments. This study designed to investigate the prospective antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of ellagic acid (EA) on Pb-mediated testicular and hepato-renal toxicity. Four experimental groups of five male Long-Evans rats each were used: control, Pb (60 mg/kg), EA (30 mg/kg) ...
... FERONIA (FER) is a membrane-localized receptor-like kinase that plays pivotal roles in male and female gametophyte recognition, hormone signaling crosstalk, and biotic and abiotic responses. Most reports focus on the functions of FER in model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. However, the functions of FER homologs have not been deeply investigated in apple (Malus domestica), an important economic fruit ...
... High temperature (HT) severely limits rice production, but effective measures can reduce the adverse effects of HT. A 2-year experiment was conducted involving five sowing dates to investigate the effects of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH₂PO₄), salicylic acid (SA), and the sowing date on the physiological characteristics, yield and quality of rice subjected to HT. Under ambient HT conditions ( ...
... Combined application of humic acid (HA) and multi-nutrient fertilizer improve nutrient utilization and increase crop yield. To give insight about the application of HA compound fertilizer in sweet potato production, a field experiment was conducted the effect of humic acid-nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compound fertilizer (HA-NPK) on soil nutrient contents, soil enzyme activity, soil microor ...
... Apples were treated with γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) to investigate its effect on blue mold, reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism and GABA shunt. The results showed that GABA significantly inhibit blue mold of apples. Further studies demonstrated that GABA remarkably increased H₂O₂, ascorbic acid, and glutathione contents; superoxide dismutase, NADPH oxidase, catalase, glutathione reductase, as ...
... Soil microflora disorder has been regarded as one of the critical causes for the continuous cropping obstacles that result in stunted plant growth, serious disease incidence, and low yield and quality in crops. Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. is a traditional Chinese herb with important pharmacological values in its dried tuber. However, this plant is subject to the continuous cropping obstacles ...
... Shrimp aquaculture is a valuable source of quality seafood that can be impacted by exposure to insecticides, such as imidacloprid. Here, adult black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) were used to evaluate the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), catalase (CAT), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in abdominal, head, gill, and hepatopancreas tissue as biomarkers for imidacloprid exposure. Adult P. ...
... Wheatgrass and barley grass are freshly sprouted leaves of wheat and barley seeds and are rich sources of phytochemicals. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of drought stress on the biochemical compounds and antioxidant activities of barley grass and wheatgrass extracts. The grass was cultivated in an organic soil growing medium with different levels of drought stress (a control w ...
... Marine heavy metal pollution is a worldwide serious issue. Like almost all Mediterranean lagoons, the Bizerte lagoon is highly urbanized and suffers from intensive anthropogenic pressure. In the present study, we screened the metal contamination and biomarker responses in the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber inhabiting this vulnerable ecosystem. To this end, the concentrations of six heavy metals ...
... The nanoparticles of nickel are now being widely used in industrial, commercial, and biomedical applications. In recent years, health safety issues posed by them have aroused concerns among health scientists. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of oxidative stress in male reproductive toxicity induced by nickel oxide nanoparticles in rats. Male Wistar rats (140–170 g) were adm ...
... Drought causes severe economic losses by disturbing normal plant growth and productivity in agricultural systems. Plant-associated beneficial microorganisms have been studied to alleviate drought stress by inducing tolerance to stress. In this study, we investigated plant responses to drought stress by withholding irrigation water, as well as changes in polyphenol content, including flavonoids, in ...
... Phenanthrene (PHE) contamination not only changes the quality of soil environment but also threatens to the soil organisms. There is lack of focus on the eco-toxicity potential of this contaminant in real soil in the current investigation. Here, we assessed the toxic effects of PHE on earthworms (Eisenia fetida) in natural soil matrix. PHE exhibited a relatively high toxicity to E. fetida in natur ...
... Six-week research was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of polyphenols on the performance of Asian sea bass (Lates Calcarifer) juveniles (16.4 ± 0.49 g). The experimental diets included: 0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0 g/kg⁻¹ diet of a mixture of commercially available polyphenol (PMIX), made of chestnut wood extract and olive extract (Silvafeed®TSP, and PhenoFeed®, respe ...
... Oxidative stress and gut dysbiosis are important risk factors for hypertension. In this study, the preventive effect of Bifidobacterium longum CCFM752 (CCFM752) on hypertension was evaluated. 5-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were treated with vehicle or CCFM752 (1.0 × 10⁹ CFU day⁻¹) for 12 weeks. The increase in systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure was significantly ...
... The aim of the present study was to evaluate the enantioselective bioaccumulation, metabolism, and toxic effects of metolachlor and S-metolachlor in zebrafish. Five-month-old zebrafish were exposed to metolachlor and S-metolachlor for 28 days, then transferred to clean water and purified for 7 days. In the uptake phase, S-metolachlor was preferentially accumulated at low concentrations, while meto ...
... The present study was planned to assess the biochemical and micro-minerals profile in blood and other tissues of buffaloes environmentally exposed to heavy metals. Tissues (liver and kidney) and blood samples (n=50) were collected from local abattoir. Based on the level of heavy metals, animals were classified as exposed and control was found to have heavy metals in normal range. Blood and tissue ...
Muhammad Mubashar Zafar; Yufang Zhang; Muhammad Awais Farooq; Arfan Ali; Hina Firdous; Muhammad Haseeb; Sajid Fiaz; Amir Shakeel; Abdul Razzaq; Maozhi Ren
... Heat tolerance is a physiologically and genetically complex trait regulated by multiple genes. To investigate the genetic basis of heat tolerance, eight parents (five lines and three testers) and their fifteen F1 hybrids were evaluated under normal and high-temperature stress conditions for two consecutive years. Data were recorded for plant height, number of bolls, boll weight, seed cotton yield, ...