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Development of DNA Aptamers that Detect Clonorchis Sinensis Adult Fluke and Egg Proteins by Enzyme-Linked Microplate Assay

John G Bruno*; Jeffrey C Sivils

    Development of DNA aptamers through ten rounds of selection and PCR amplification (SELEX) against recombinant adult Cs44 and Egg proteins of Clonorchis sinensis liver flukes is described along with the top three aptamer DNA sequences for each target derived from next generation sequencing. ..


Recombinant DNA Technology Approaches to Words the Vaccination or Treatment Hepatitis B

Hamadullah Soomro

    Recombinant DNA technology is a crucial method that involves separating and inserting a gene of interest into a specific vector. One important application of this technology is in combating Hepatitis B, a widespread infectious disease in humans, by developing effective vaccines and treatments. ..


Coronavirus: The Picture it Showed, the Message We Chose to Ignore!

Sudhakar Krittika; Pankaj Yadav*

    Nature needs to shake off the dust built due to its exploitation by humankind. One such heavy blow was probably the current COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has enabled habitat restoration of various wildlife and natural resources, along side the economic challenges it has imposed with increased poaching in certain countries ..


Network Analyses of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 and the Associations of its Dimensions with Oppositional Defiant Disorder Dimensions in Emerging Adults

Rapson Gomez; Taylor Brown*

    Interpersonal relationship problems are key to Opposi tional Defiant Disorder (ODD). The study aimed to examine the types of interpersonal relationship problems, as pre sented in the Interpersonal Circumplex Model (IPC), with the ODD dimensions (oppositional, negative affect, and an tagonistic behavior) proposed by Burke et al. (2010).


ApoB48 of Chylomicrons (CM) after Fat Load are Incorporated into the Liver and Reconstituted to VLDL ApoB48 in Humans

Yoshiharu Tokita*; Katsuyuki Nakajima*; Akira Tanaka

    The majority of Remnant Lipoproteins (RLP) in the postprandial plasma have been believed to be chylomicron (CM) remnants (exogenous remnants; RLP-apoB48) derived from the intestine, not VLDL remnants (endogenous remnants; RLP-apoB100) derived from the liver ..


Extraction of essential oil from lemon and orange peel by Clevenger apparatus: Comparative GC_MS analysis of chemical composition, from Debre Berehan Market town Amahara Region Ethiopia

Zelalem Zayse Zeleke

    The peel of orange and lemon fruits is considered as a waste. It is used as a source of essential oils that can be applicable for food flavoring agent, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and soap and detergent factories. In this work, essential oils were extracted from lemon (1.56%) and orange (3.55%) peels by hydro distillation. The physiochemical properties of oils were recorded...


Two-peak Elution Profile of a Bispecific VHH-IgG Fusion Protein in Ion Exchange Purification Process caused by Atypical N-Glycosylation

Jing Jiao; Liming Huang; Xiaohui Xu; Yuying Liu; Mingyan Hu; Weifeng Chen; Lei Li; Hui Xu; Xugang He; Nannan Li; Aihua Chen; Chenxi Shen; Lei Wang; Xun Liu; Lianshan Zhang; Chenxiang Tang*

    In-depth analysis and thorough understanding of N-glycosylation is critical for therapeutic proteins. For IgG or IgG-like molecules, the conserved N-glycosylation at Asn-297 has critical safety and efficacy implications and therefore is under close scrutiny. Any additional N-glycosylation that increases complexity and heterogeneity of the molecule, should be avoided at the early stage of drug discovery. However, unexpected glycosylation at atypical sites brings unforeseen challenges for antibody drug development process...


Optical Coherence Tomography in Vivo inLaryngology Clinics, an Overview

Mette Pedersen*; Christian Larsen

    The aim of this review is to show the distance between the technical side of OCT and the understanding and needs of the laryngologists. In updated scientific research on OCT in laryngology, especially of the vocal folds, there are some obstacles of the techniques before the clinicians can use optical coherence tomography routinely.


Novel Ink - Stained Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Guided Pigmented Skin Lesion Biopsy Technique: Reducing Pathology Sample Bias Through Improved Precision

Joanna Ludzik*; Claudia Lee; Alexander Witkowski; Jonathon Hetts; Sancy Leachman

    With skin cancer incidence rate steadily increasing each year, melanoma continues to pose a significant public health problem globally. It is well-known that early detection and prevention of melanoma remains the most important intervention for reducing morbidity and mortality, therefore it is imperative to promote innovation that will advance our ability to diagnose melanoma early...


Breeding Approaches for Disease Resistance in Crop Plants: A Review

Shivam Maurya*; Mahabeer Singh; Sunil Kumar; Lalita Lakhran; Naresh Kumar; Satyadev Prajapati

    Present day agriculture has disturbed the age-vintage stability of host-pathogen system resulting diseases arise at regular interval leading to significant loss to the agricultural production, that is predicted to be 10-25% or much less in the course of everyday years however might also additionally enlarge as much as 100 % in the course of epidemic. Broadly, there are breeding tactics followed for disease resistance, which incorporates molecular and molecular one...


Animal Models of PCOS: A Comprehensive Review on Current Advancement, Diet-Microbiota Interactions and Future Trend on Developing PCOS Induced Rodent Models

Pritha Biswas; Pratip Chakraborty; Anindita Bhattacharya; Anamika Das; Mohan Das; Rintu Banerjee; Koel Chaudhury*

    Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) accounts for a major form of dysovulatory infertility, often observed in ~15% women belonging to reproductive age. Being the etiology undecipherable and the management requiring a diversified approach, the call for a suitable animal model is warranted that will be able to mimic both reproductive as well as metabolic facets of the syndrome...


Molecular Docking Study of different Natural Bio-Active Compounds of 'Swastha Kada Kashayam' on SARS-CoV-2 (nCoV) Proteins

Kalpana S*; Suganthan R; Prabu P

    Background: Since the COVID-19 a pandemic disease, so far there are no drugs or other treatment practices currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat COVID-19 patients. Current scenario is only clinical management includes infection prevention and control measures and supportive care, including oxygen supplementation and mechanical ventilatory support when indicated...


Restrictive dermopathy: Novel ZMPSTE24 mutation and clues for prenatal diagnosis

Valentina Guida*; Agnese Giovannetti; Francesca Piceci-Sparascio; Tommaso Mazza; Enrica Marchionni; Lucia Menale; Gabriella Fatigante; Hossein Hozhabri; Alice Traversa; Viviana Caputo; Antonio Pizzuti; Alessandro Ferraris; Alessandro De Luca

    Background: Prenatal diagnosis of Restrictive Dermopathy (RD) in routine ultrasonography is particularly challenging since most fetal ultrasonography RD findings are non-specific and appear during late pregnancy.


Microbial load in unpasteurized milk obtained from selected milk outlets in Kawempe division of Kampala, Uganda

John N Kateregga; Collins Atuheire; Esther Nabatta; Samuel Majalija; James G Ndukui*

    Background: Milk consumption and demand has increased drastically over the past years in response to expanding human population in Uganda and world at large. Despite this, many residents of Kampala city obtain milk from shops supplied by milk vendors, who in turn, collect it directly from farms. The microbial load of this unpasteurized milk is not known, yet it could expose the population to milk-borne diseases..


Detection of antibodies anti-gp43 of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in sera samples by double-sandwich ELISA

Luís Felipe Minozzo Figueiredo; Barbara Ribeiro Fonseca-de-Souza; Alessandra Becker-Finco; Elizângela Almeida Rocha; Luísa Lasmar Lima Oliveira; Ricardo Machado-de-Ávila; João Carlos Minozzo; Fernanda Costal-Oliveira; Larissa Magalhães Alvarenga; Vanete Soccol; Carlos Chávez-Olórtegui*

    Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were raised against 43 kDa glycoprotein (gp43) of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. One mAb anti-gp43 and gp43 were used in a double-antibody sandwich ELISA to detect antibodies in sera from patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis. This ELISA diagnosis showed 91.18% sensibility and 100.0% specificity against sera of patients with histoplasmosis, aspergillosis or chromomycosis.


Effect of antiretroviral drugs on the renal function of HIV seropositive patients attending ISS clinic of Mulago Hospital, Uganda

John N Kateregga; Collins Atuheire; Justine Nalunga; Ndukui G James*

    Background: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) consisting of at least three active drugs against HIV infection has improved HIV/AIDS management since their inception. However, alterations of lipid metabolism due to HAART can result into secondary diabetic and hypertensive renal damage. This study was carried out to assess the effect of antiretroviral drugs on the renal function of HIV seropositive patients by determining the serum levels of Creatinine, Urea and Electrolytes (Na, K, and Cl) of the patients on treatment.


Anti-aging effects of the proteins from artemia extract on human fibroblasts cell proliferation and collagen expression in induced aging conditions

Neda Vaseli-Hagh; Abdolkhaleg Deezagi*; Mahvash Khodabandeh Shahraki

    Researches on the factors that inhibit senescence are attractive in health industries. Artemia extract uses in cosmetic and sunlight protecting products. The aim of this work was to study the effects of Artemia extract on the cell proliferation, senescence and collagen synthesis by human fibroblasts in normal and aging induced conditions.


Somatic mutations in IFN-γ-Signal molecules in human uterine leiomyosarcoma

Takuma Hayashi*; Tomoyuki Ichimura; Mari Kasai; Kenji Sano; Susumu Tonegawa; Yae Kanai; Dorit Zharhary; Hiroyuki Aburatani; Nobuo Yaegashi; Ikuo Konishi

    Uterus Leiomyosarcoma (uLMS), unfortunately, is a disease with a poor prognosis. In the report of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the 50% survival time (mOS) summarized from Stage I to Stage IV was 31months. Preoperative diagnosis of uLMS is very difficult. Although it is diagnosed as "uterine fibroids", it is not uncommon in cases where the uterine leiomyosarcoma is definitely diagnosed again after surgical hysterectomy or removal of myoma.


Modern biotechnology: Origination of paper-based analytical devices

Shilpa Sivashankar*; Prasad Salunke

    Nowadays most of the biotechnological processes can be performed on benchtop platforms without the need for an expensive, space-consuming equipment. In addition, the sensitivity and specificity of the conventional assays using biotechnological processes can be improved with the recent advancements in materials science and modern technology.


The Future of 'Self-Healing' Technologies

KOH Leng-Duei

    Recent years have witnessed significant advancement in 'self-healing' technologies. This is unlike a decade back, when 'self-healing' materials which are capable of restoring functionalities such as electrical conductivity or even optical (e.g., display) property after mechanical damage were practically non-existent. This editorial provides a quick introduction on reported 'self-healing' technologies,...


Honey incorporated antibacterial acellular dermal matrix for full-thickness wound healing

Archna Dhasmana*; Lubhan Singh; Partha Roy; Narayan Chandra Mishra

    Honey is a potent natural antibacterial remedy used for the treatment of chronic wounds. In this study, Honey incorporated Acellular Dermal Matrix (H-AGDM) was fabricated for accelerating the wound healing process. The physiochemical and morphological characterization of the fabricated matrix was performed by FTIR, FESEM, in vitro degradation study, and antibacterial activity.


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