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Jawaharlal Nehru University
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About: Jawaharlal Nehru University is a education organization based out in New Delhi, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Politics. The organization has 6082 authors who have published 13455 publications receiving 245407 citations. The organization is also known as: JNU.
Topics: Population, Politics, Gene, Candida albicans, Computer science
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TL;DR: Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles induce the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species and activate p53, which may be responsible for DNA damage and cell apoptosis, which shows that HAP inhibits the growth of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells as well as induces cell apoptotic characters.
Abstract: The study aimed to correlate cell prolifer- ation inhibition with oxidative stress and p53 protein expression in cancerous cells. Hydroxyapatite (HAP) (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) is the essential component of inorganic composition in human bone. It has been found to have obvious inhibitory function on growth of many kinds of tumor cells and its nanoparticle has stronger anti-cancerous effect than macromolecule microparticles. Human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) were cultured and treated with HAP nanoparticles at various concentrations. Cells viability was detected with MTT colorimetric assay. The morphology of the cancerous cells was performed by transmission elec- tron microscopy and the expression of a cell apoptosis related gene (p53) was determined by ELISA assay and flow cytometry (FCM). The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in HAP exposed cells was measured by H2DCFDA staining. DNA damage was measured by single-cell gel electrophoresis assay. The statistical analysis was done by one way ANOVA. The cellular proliferation inhibition rate was significantly (p \ 0.05) increasing in a dose-dependent manner of HAP nanoparticles. Cell apoptotic characters were observed after MCF-7 cells were treated by HAP nanoparticles for 48 h. Moreover, ELISA assay and FCM shows a dose-dependent activation of p53 in MCF-7 cells treated with nanoHAP. These causative factors of the above results may be justified by an overproduction of ROS. In this study, a significant (p \ 0.05) increase in the level of intracellular ROS in HAP-treated cells was observed. This study shows that HAP inhibits the growth of human breast cancer MCF- 7 cells as well as induces cell apoptosis. This study shows that HAP NPs Induce the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species and activate p53, which may be responsible for DNA damage and cell apoptosis.
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TL;DR: When garlic oil was topically applied during the initiation phase of benzo[a]pyrene (B(a)P)-induced skin carcinogenesis in random bred adult female Swiss albino mice of two different substrains, there was a decline in the number of tumor-bearing mice as well as in the mean number of tumors per effective mouse.
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TL;DR: The distinct role of the intestinal flora in degradation of wood components such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin is summarized.
Abstract: In several aspects termites are a fascinating group of insects having attracted the interest of many researchers. They exhibit a complex social behavior and caste differentiation occurring elsewhere only among the hymenoptera. In an enlarged part of the hindgut, the paunch, termites have established a unique symbiotic association with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. A similar flora is also found in wood-eating roaches of the genus Cryptocercus. The study of symbiosis between termites and their intestinal microbes is of general interest, because due to this symbiotic interaction termites can feed on complex biopolymers such as wood. Flagellates and bacteria occur in the gut of lower termites, while higher termites possess only bacteria. In particular spirochetes are abundant in the termite gut. Apart from spirochetes and other more common bacteria, actinomycetes, yeasts and fungi have also been isolated from different species of termites. This review summarizes the distinct role of the intestinal flora in degradation of wood components such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.
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TL;DR: In this paper, different size fractions of aerosols (free fall = FF, suspended particulate matter = SPM, PM 10 = 10 μm) from air were sampled simultaneously at four locations along the dominant wind trajectory for ∼600 km.
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TL;DR: Among 5 sites studied, the site, Income Tax Office was found to be the hotspot attaining highest concentration and Predominance of 2–4 ring PAHs suggests a relatively recent local sources ofPAHs in the study area.
Abstract: This study was performed to elucidate the distribution, concentration trend and possible sources of PAHs in bank sediment of river Yamuna in Delhi, India. The levels of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed during pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons in the sediment fraction < 53 μm. Reference standards and internal standards were used for identification and quantification of PAHs by HPLC. The sum of 16 PAH compounds ranged from 4.50 to 23.53 μg/g with a mean concentration of 10.15 ± 4.32 μg/g (dry wt.). Among 5 sites studied, the site, Income Tax Office (ITO) was found to be the hotspot attaining highest concentration. Predominance of 2–4 ring PAHs suggests a relatively recent local sources of PAHs in the study area. Moreover, molecular indices based source apportionment also illustrates pyrogenic source fingerprint of PAHs. No significant temporal trend was observed.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Ashok Kumar | 151 | 5654 | 164086 |
Rajesh Kumar | 149 | 4439 | 140830 |
Sanjay Gupta | 99 | 902 | 35039 |
Rakesh Kumar | 91 | 1959 | 39017 |
Praveen Kumar | 88 | 1339 | 35718 |
Rajendra Prasad | 86 | 945 | 29526 |
Mukesh K. Jain | 85 | 539 | 27485 |
Shiv Kumar Sarin | 84 | 740 | 28368 |
Gaurav Sharma | 82 | 1244 | 31482 |
Santosh Kumar | 80 | 1196 | 29391 |
Dinesh Mohan | 79 | 283 | 35775 |
Govindjee | 76 | 426 | 21800 |
Dipak K. Das | 75 | 327 | 17708 |
Amit Verma | 70 | 497 | 16162 |
Manoj Kumar | 65 | 408 | 16838 |