North Eastern Hill University

About: North Eastern Hill University is a education organization based out in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Ruthenium. The organization has 2318 authors who have published 4476 publications receiving 48894 citations.

Effect of cisplatin on mitochondrial protein, glutathione, and succinate dehydrogenase in Dalton lymphoma-bearing mice.

Abstract: Cisplatin treatment of tumor-bearing mice resulted a significant decrease of protein in the tissues studied (liver, kidney, and Dalton lymphoma) and also in their mitochondrial fractions. As compared to respective tissues, the protein decrease was noted to be more conspicuous in their mitochondrial fractions. Similarly, mitochondrial glutathione also decreased significantly in the tissues. However, succinate dehydrogenase activity was selectively decreased in the kidney and Dalton lymphoma cells, whereas in liver it remained almost unchanged. An increase in serum urea concentration and kidney mitochondrial lipid peroxidation was also observed after cisplatin treatment. It is suggested that the cisplatin-induced biochemical changes in mitochondria involving mitochondrial protein, glutathione, and succinate dehydrogenase could be the important potent cellular sites contributing to toxicity/cytotoxicity after cisplatin treatment.

Effect of alkalinity (pH 10) on ureogenesis in the air-breathing walking catfish, Clarias batrachus.

Abstract: Exposure of fish to alkaline conditions inhibits the rate of ammonia excretion, leading to ammonia accumulation and toxicity. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of ureogenesis via the urea cycle, to avoid the accumulation of ammonia to a toxic level during chronic exposure to alkaline conditions, for the air-breathing walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, where a full complement of urea cycle enzyme activity has been documented. The walking catfish can survive in water with a pH up to 10. At a pH of 10 the ammonia excretion rate by the walking catfish decreased by approximately 75% within 6 h. Although there was a gradual improvement of ammonia excretion rate by the alkaline-exposed fish, the rate remained 50% lower, even after 7 days. This decrease of ammonia excretion was accompanied by a significant accumulation of ammonia in plasma and body tissues (except in the brain). Urea-N excretion for alkaline-exposed fish increased 2.5-fold within the first day, which was maintained until day 3 and was then followed by a slight decrease to maintain a 2-fold increase in the urea-N excretion rate, even after 7 days. There was also a higher accumulation of urea in plasma and other body tissues (liver, kidney, muscle and brain). The activity of glutamine synthetase and three enzymes operating in the urea cycle (carbamyl phosphate synthetase, argininosuccinate synthetase, argininosuccinate lyase) increased significantly in hepatic and extra-hepatic tissue, such as the kidney and muscle in C. batrachus, during exposure to alkaline water. A significant increase in plasma lactate concentration noticed during alkaline exposure possibly helped in the maintenance of the acid–base balance. It is apparent that the stimulation of ureogenesis via the induced urea cycle is one of the major physiological strategies adopted by the walking catfish (C. batrachus) during chronic exposure to alkaline water, to avoid the in vivo accumulation of ammonia to a toxic level in body tissues and for the maintenance of pH homeostasis.

Synthesis and spectral characterization of zinc(II), copper(II), nickel(II) and manganese(II) complexes derived from bis (2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde) malonoyldihydrazone

Abstract: The present study shows that the reaction of different salts of the same metal with sterically crowded dihydrazone bis(2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde)malonoyldihydrazone (CH2LH4) in ethanol/aqueous media gives complexes of different stereochemistry. While the reaction of zinc(II) and copper(II) sulphate with dihydrazone yields tetrahedral complexes, the zinc(II) and copper(II) chlorides give square pyramidal and distorted octahedral complexes, respectively. On the other hand, nickel(II) sulphate and chloride, both give high-spin octahedral complexes with dihydrazone, manganese sulphate gives low-spin octahedral and manganese(II) chloride gives high-spin octahedral complexes. The reaction of these complexes with KF has been investigated. All of the products have been characterized by analytical, magnetic moment and molar conductivity data. The structures of the complexes have been established by spectroscopic studies.