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2. Better Reimbursement Decision-Making Based on Expected Cost-Effectiveness: Using Value of Information Decision Analysis to Improve The Design and Efficacy of A Phase Iii Program for Erlotinib
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Mukherjee, SC, primary, Latimer, N, additional, Richards, P, additional, Nixon, RM, additional, and Hall, PS, additional
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- 2015
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3. Ultrastructural Studies on Bovine Horn Cancer
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Mukherjee Sc, Somvanshi R, and Claes Rehbinder
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Budding ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,General Veterinary ,Heterochromatin ,Chemistry ,Nucleolus ,Cattle Diseases ,General Medicine ,Article ,Horn cancer ,Cell membrane ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cytoplasm ,Neoplasms ,Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ,medicine ,Ultrastructure ,Animals ,Cattle ,Intracellular ,Horns - Abstract
The ultrastructure of bovine horn cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) of Indian cattle is described. The tumour was composed of pleomorphic epithelial cells. The nuclei were enlarged with membrane invaginations and peripherally distributed heterochromatin and pleomorphic nucleoli. The cytoplasm contained bundles of tono-filaments and keratohyalin granules. In addition a majority of the cells revealed marked degenerative changes of the cytoplasmic orga-nellae and intracellular oedema. Desmosomes were rarely observed. Budding of virus-like particles from the cell membrane of a few cells was demonstrated.
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4. PRM99 - Better Reimbursement Decision-Making Based on Expected Cost-Effectiveness: Using Value of Information Decision Analysis to Improve The Design and Efficacy of A Phase Iii Program for Erlotinib
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Mukherjee, SC, Latimer, N, Richards, P, Nixon, RM, and Hall, PS
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- 2015
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5. PRM99 Better Reimbursement Decision-Making Based on Expected Cost-Effectiveness: Using Value of Information Decision Analysis to Improve The Design and Efficacy of A Phase Iii Program for Erlotinib
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Mukherjee, SC, Latimer, N, Richards, P, Nixon, RM, and Hall, PS
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6. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga River Basin: A Future Health Danger.
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Chakraborti D, Singh SK, Rahman MM, Dutta RN, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, and Kar PB
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- Bangladesh, Drinking Water, Food Chain, Humans, India, Nepal, Socioeconomic Factors, Tibet, Arsenic toxicity, Groundwater chemistry, Rivers, Water Pollutants, Chemical toxicity, Water Pollution
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This study highlights the severity of arsenic contamination in the Ganga River basin (GRB), which encompasses significant geographic portions of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tibet. The entire GRB experiences elevated levels of arsenic in the groundwater (up to 4730 µg/L), irrigation water (~1000 µg/L), and in food materials (up to 3947 µg/kg), all exceeding the World Health Organization's standards for drinking water, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's standard for irrigation water (100 µg/L), and the Chinese Ministry of Health's standard for food in South Asia (0.15 mg/kg), respectively. Several individuals demonstrated dermal, neurological, reproductive, cognitive, and cancerous effects; many children have been diagnosed with a range of arsenicosis symptoms, and numerous arsenic-induced deaths of youthful victims are reported in the GRB. Victims of arsenic exposure face critical social challenges in the form of social isolation and hatred by their respective communities. Reluctance to establish arsenic standards and unsustainable arsenic mitigation programs have aggravated the arsenic calamity in the GRB and put millions of lives in danger. This alarming situation resembles a ticking time bomb. We feel that after 29 years of arsenic research in the GRB, we have seen the tip of the iceberg with respect to the actual magnitude of the catastrophe; thus, a reduced arsenic standard for drinking water, testing all available drinking water sources, and sustainable and cost-effective arsenic mitigation programs that include the participation of the people are urgently needed., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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- 2018
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7. Fate of over 480 million inhabitants living in arsenic and fluoride endemic Indian districts: Magnitude, health, socio-economic effects and mitigation approaches.
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Chakraborti D, Rahman MM, Chatterjee A, Das D, Das B, Nayak B, Pal A, Chowdhury UK, Ahmed S, Biswas BK, Sengupta MK, Lodh D, Samanta G, Chakraborty S, Roy MM, Dutta RN, Saha KC, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, and Kar PB
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- Environmental Monitoring, Humans, India, Socioeconomic Factors, Arsenic adverse effects, Arsenic analysis, Fluorides adverse effects, Fluorides analysis, Neoplasms chemically induced, Water Pollutants, Chemical adverse effects, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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During our last 27 years of field survey in India, we have studied the magnitude of groundwater arsenic and fluoride contamination and its resulting health effects from numerous states. India is the worst groundwater fluoride and arsenic affected country in the world. Fluoride results the most prevalent groundwater related diseases in India. Out of a total 29 states in India, groundwater of 20 states is fluoride affected. Total population of fluoride endemic 201 districts of India is 411 million (40% of Indian population) and more than 66 million people are estimated to be suffering from fluorosis including 6 million children below 14 years of age. Fluoride may cause a crippling disease. In 6 states of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain (GB-Plain), 70.4 million people are potentially at risk from groundwater arsenic toxicity. Three additional states in the non GB-Plain are mildly arsenic affected. For arsenic with substantial cumulative exposure can aggravate the risk of cancers along with various other diseases. Clinical effects of fluoride includes abnormal tooth enamel in children; adults had joint pain and deformity of the limbs, spine etc. The affected population chronically exposed to arsenic and fluoride from groundwater is in danger and there is no available medicine for those suffering from the toxicity. Arsenic and fluoride safe water and nutritious food are suggested to prevent further aggravation of toxicity. The World Health Organization (WHO) points out that social problems arising from arsenic and fluoride toxicity eventually create pressure on the economy of the affected areas. In arsenic and fluoride affected areas in India, crisis is not always having too little safe water to satisfy our need, it is the crisis of managing the water., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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8. Arsenic groundwater contamination and its health effects in Patna district (capital of Bihar) in the middle Ganga plain, India.
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Chakraborti D, Rahman MM, Ahamed S, Dutta RN, Pati S, and Mukherjee SC
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Arsenic analysis, Arsenic urine, Arsenic Poisoning urine, Child, Female, Hair chemistry, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Nails chemistry, Neurotoxicity Syndromes urine, Pregnancy, Skin Diseases chemically induced, Skin Diseases urine, Spectrophotometry, Atomic, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical urine, Water Wells, Young Adult, Arsenic toxicity, Arsenic Poisoning epidemiology, Groundwater analysis, Neurotoxicity Syndromes epidemiology, Skin Diseases epidemiology, Water Pollutants, Chemical toxicity
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We investigated the extent and severity of groundwater arsenic (As) contamination in five blocks in Patna district, Bihar, India along with As in biological samples and its health effects such as dermatological, neurological and obstetric outcome in some villages. We collected 1365 hand tube-well water samples and analyzed for As by the flow injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometer (FI-HG-AAS). We found 61% and 44% of the tube-wells had As above 10 and 50 μg/l, respectively, with maximum concentration of 1466 μg/l. Our medical team examined 712 villagers and registered 69 (9.7%) with arsenical skin lesions. Arsenical skin lesions were also observed in 9 children of 312 screened. We analyzed 176 biological samples (hair, nail and urine). Out of these, 69 people had arsenical skin lesions and rest without skin lesions. We found 100% of the biological samples had As above the normal levels (concentrations of As in hair, nail and urine of unexposed individuals usually ranges from 20 to 200 μg/kg, 20-500 μg/kg and <100 μg/l, respectively), indicating many people are sub-clinically affected. Arsenical neuropathy was observed in 40.5% of 37 arsenicosis patients with 73.3% prevalence for predominant sensory neuropathy and 26.7% for sensor-motor. Among patients, different clinical and electrophysiological neurological features and abnormal quantitative sensory perception thresholds were also noted. The study also found that As exposed women with severe skin lesions had adversely affected their pregnancies. People including children in the affected areas are in danger. To combat As situation in affected areas, villagers urgently need (a) provision of As-safe water for drinking and cooking, (b) awareness about the danger of As toxicity, and (c) nutritious food., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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9. Arsenic contamination of groundwater and its induced health effects in Shahpur block, Bhojpur district, Bihar state, India: risk evaluation.
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Chakraborti D, Rahman MM, Ahamed S, Dutta RN, Pati S, and Mukherjee SC
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Arsenic Poisoning, Child, Female, Hair chemistry, Humans, India, Male, Middle Aged, Nails chemistry, Pregnancy, Risk Assessment, Skin chemistry, Skin Diseases, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis, Water Supply, Young Adult, Arsenic analysis, Groundwater chemistry
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The objective of this study was to determine the magnitude of groundwater arsenic contamination in Shahpur block of Bhojpur district, Bihar state, India and its health effects such as dermal, neurological, obstetric effects, and cancer risk. The School of Environmental Studies (SOES) collected 4704 tube-well water samples from all 88 villages of Shahpur, which were analyzed for arsenic. We found 40.3 and 21.1 % of the tube-wells had arsenic above 10 and 50 μg/l, respectively, with maximum concentration of 1805 μg/l. The study shows that 75,000, 39,000, and 10,000 people could be exposed to arsenic-contaminated water greater than 10, 50, and 300 μg/l, respectively. Our medical team examined 1422 villagers from Shahpur and registered 161 (prevalence rate, 11.3 %) with arsenical skin lesions. Arsenical skin lesions were also observed in 29 children of 525 screened. We analyzed 579 biological samples (hair, nail, and urine) from Shahpur and found that 82, 89, and 91 % of hair, nail, and urine, respectively, had arsenic above the normal levels, indicating many people in the study area are sub-clinically affected. Arsenical neuropathy was observed in 48 % of 102 arsenicosis patients. The study also found that arsenic exposed women with severe skin lesions had adversely affected their pregnancies. The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks were also estimated based on the generated data. Safe drinking water supply is urgently required to combat arsenic situation in affected villages of Shahpur.
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- 2016
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10. Groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh-21 Years of research.
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Chakraborti D, Rahman MM, Mukherjee A, Alauddin M, Hassan M, Dutta RN, Pati S, Mukherjee SC, Roy S, Quamruzzman Q, Rahman M, Morshed S, Islam T, Sorif S, Selim M, Islam MR, and Hossain MM
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- Arsenic toxicity, Arsenic urine, Bangladesh, Drinking Water, Groundwater chemistry, Humans, Public Health, Rural Population, Water Pollution adverse effects, Water Quality, Arsenic analysis, Biomedical Research trends, Environmental Monitoring, Groundwater analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Bangladesh first identified their groundwater arsenic contamination in 1993. But before the international arsenic conference in Dhaka in February 1998, the problem was not widely accepted. Even in the international arsenic conference in West-Bengal, India in February, 1995, representatives of international agencies in Bangladesh and Bangladesh government attended the conference but they denied the groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh. School of Environmental Studies (SOES), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India first identified arsenic patient in Bangladesh in 1992 and informed WHO, UNICEF of Bangladesh and Govt. of Bangladesh from April 1994 to August 1995. British Geological Survey (BGS) dug hand tube-wells in Bangladesh in 1980s and early 1990s but they did not test the water for arsenic. Again BGS came back to Bangladesh in 1992 to assess the quality of the water of the tube-wells they installed but they still did not test for arsenic when groundwater arsenic contamination and its health effects in West Bengal in Bengal delta was already published in WHO Bulletin in 1988. From December 1996, SOES in collaboration with Dhaka Community Hospital (DCH), Bangladesh started analyzing hand tube-wells for arsenic from all 64 districts in four geomorphologic regions of Bangladesh. So far over 54,000 tube-well water samples had been analyzed by flow injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-HG-AAS). From SOES water analysis data at present we could assess status of arsenic groundwater contamination in four geo-morphological regions of Bangladesh and location of possible arsenic safe groundwater. SOES and DCH also made some preliminary work with their medical team to identify patients suffering from arsenic related diseases. SOES further analyzed few thousands biological samples (hair, nail, urine and skin scales) and foodstuffs for arsenic to know arsenic body burden and people sub-clinically affected. SOES and DCH made a few follow-up studies in some districts to know their overall situations after 9 to 18 years of their first exposure. The overall conclusion from these follow-up studies is (a) villagers are now more aware about the danger of drinking arsenic contaminated water (b) villagers are currently drinking less arsenic contaminated water (c) many villagers in affected village died of cancer (d) arsenic contaminated water is in use for agricultural irrigation and arsenic exposure from food chain could be future danger. Since at present more information is coming about health effects from low arsenic exposure, Bangladesh Government should immediately focus on their huge surface water management and reduce their permissible limit of arsenic in drinking water., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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11. Molecular characterization and expression of type-I interferon gene in Labeo rohita.
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Parhi J, Mukherjee SC, Saxena G, Sahoo L, and Makesh M
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Protein Conformation, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Fishes genetics, Gene Expression, Interferon Type I genetics
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Genes coding for type-I interferon (I-IFN) has been cloned from Labeo rohita, a commercially important and widely cultured fish in India and South East Asia. In the present study, full-length gene of I-IFN was amplified and sequenced. The sequence analysis revealed that I-IFN consists of 1,786 bp genomic sequence with four introns and five exons and an ORF of 546 bp encoding for a putative protein of 181 amino acids. The mature protein has a molecular weight of 18.97 kDa and consists of 158 amino acids and a signal peptide of 23 amino acids at the N terminus. The sequence carries I-IFN signature motif, one glycosylation site, two conserved cystine amino acids and other conserved amino acids. The sequence showed highest similarity to that of Cyprinus carpio (84%). In silico analysis of the rohu I-IFN protein was done using various bioinformatic tools. The constitutive expression of I-IFN gene was found to be more in spleen compared to gill and kidney in real time PCR assay. Expression of I-IFN increased about 20-fold in cultured kidney cell 2 h after induction with poly I:C and showed maximum expression at 8 h post-induction.
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- 2014
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12. Beta-glucan: an ideal immunostimulant in aquaculture (a review).
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Meena DK, Das P, Kumar S, Mandal SC, Prusty AK, Singh SK, Akhtar MS, Behera BK, Kumar K, Pal AK, and Mukherjee SC
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic metabolism, Animals, Communicable Diseases immunology, Fishes, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Receptors, Immunologic genetics, Receptors, Immunologic immunology, beta-Glucans immunology, beta-Glucans metabolism, Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology, Aquaculture methods, Communicable Diseases veterinary, Fish Diseases immunology, Fish Diseases prevention & control, Gene Expression Regulation immunology, Receptors, Immunologic metabolism, Shellfish, beta-Glucans pharmacology
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The major hindrance in the development and sustainability of aquaculture industry is the occurrence of various diseases in the farming systems. Today, preventive and management measures are central concern to overcome such outbreak of diseases. Immunostimulants are considered as an effective tool for enhancing immune status of cultured organisms. Among different immunostimulants used in aquaculture practices, β-glucan is one of the promising immunostimulant, which is a homopolysaccharide of glucose molecule linked by the glycoside bond. It forms the major constituents of cell wall of some plants, fungi, bacteria, mushroom, yeast, and seaweeds. Major attention on β-glucan was captivated with the gain in knowledge on its receptors and the mechanism of action. The receptor present inside the animal body recognizes and binds to β-glucan, which in turn renders the animal with high resistance and enhanced immune response. This review highlights β-glucan as an immunostimulant, its effective dosages, and route of administration and furthermore provides an outline on role of β-glucan in enhancing growth, survival, and protection against infectious pathogens pertaining to fishes and shellfishes. Study also summarizes the effect of β-glucan on its receptors, recognition of proteins, immune-related enzymes, immune-related gene expression and their mechanisms of action.
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- 2013
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13. Acute and chronic effects of endosulfan on the haemato-immunological and histopathological responses of a threatened freshwater fish, spotted murrel, Channa punctatus.
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Sarma K, Pal AK, Sahu NP, Dalvi RS, Chatterjee N, Mukherjee SC, and Baruah K
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- Animals, Blood Cell Count, Liver pathology, Toxicity Tests, Acute, Toxicity Tests, Chronic, Endosulfan toxicity, Insecticides toxicity, Liver drug effects, Perciformes blood, Perciformes immunology
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Two experiments, one short-term and one long-term, were conducted to elucidate the acute and chronic effects, respectively, of endosulfan exposure on the haemato-immunological and histopathological responses of Channa puncatatus. In the short-term study, fish were exposed to sublethal endosulfan (8.1 μg l(-1)) for 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 h. In the long-term study, fish were fed with normal diet and simultaneously either exposed to endosulfan (1.2 μg l(-1)) for 90 days or not. Results showed that the ascorbic acid levels in both the liver and the muscle decreased significantly (P < 0.05) by acute and chronic endosulfan exposure. The haemoglobin (Hb) level reduced significantly (P < 0.05) by 15.5% within 12 h of acute endosulfan exposure, further decreased by 25.8% after 24 h of exposure, however, thereafter the values increased and at the end of 72 h returned to normal levels. Almost similar trend was observed for the erythrocyte (RBC) count. The WBC count and the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) value showed a general increasing trend with increase in the duration of acute endosulfan exposure. The chronic exposure of C. punctatus to endosulfan significantly (P < 0.05) lowered the Hb level, RBC and WBC counts, NBT reduction value and the plasma parameters such as plasma protein, albumin (A) and globulin (G) compared with that of the control (except for A/G ratio). Endosulfan exposure also severely altered the liver histological structure. Overall results indicated that both short-term acute and long-term chronic endosulfan exposure had a significant impact on the haemato-immunological parameters and tissue histopathology of C. punctatus.
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- 2012
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14. Yeast extract, brewer's yeast and spirulina in diets for Labeo rohita fingerlings affect haemato-immunological responses and survival following Aeromonas hydrophila challenge.
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Andrews SR, Sahu NP, Pal AK, Mukherjee SC, and Kumar S
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic administration & dosage, Albumins analysis, Animals, Cyprinidae blood, Cyprinidae growth & development, Dietary Supplements, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Erythrocyte Count veterinary, Globulins analysis, Hemoglobins analysis, Leukocyte Count veterinary, Random Allocation, Respiratory Burst drug effects, Spirulina, Survival Analysis, Yeast, Dried administration & dosage, Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology, Aeromonas hydrophila, Animal Feed, Cyprinidae immunology, Immune System Phenomena drug effects, Yeast, Dried pharmacology
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A feeding trial was conducted for 60 days to study the immunomodulatory role of three different immunostimulants yeast extract (YE), brewer's yeast (BY) and spirulina (SP) in Labeo rohita fingerlings. Four hundred and fifty fingerlings (avg. wt 3.35±0.15 g) were randomly distributed in ten treatments and fed with either of ten iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric semi-purified diets, prepared with three incremental levels (1%, 2% and 4%) of different immunostimulants except the control. Growth parameters did not vary significantly (p>0.05) among the experimental groups. Haematology and serum parameters was performed before Aeromonas hydrophila challenge whereas respiratory burst activity was analysed following challenge. The respiratory burst activity, total leucocyte count, serum total protein and globulin was significantly higher (p<0.05) in YE 1% supplemented group. The survival (%) after challenging with A. hydrophila was also highest in the YE fed groups. The results indicate that among the different sources and levels of immunostimulants, YE at lower inclusion level is more effective in promoting the immune status of L. rohita fingerlings., (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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15. Evaluating intra-genetic variants of DJ-1 among Parkinson's disease patients of eastern India.
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Sanyal J, Sarkar B, Banerjee TK, Mukherjee SC, Ray BC, and Raghavendra Rao V
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cohort Studies, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease ethnology, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease epidemiology, Parkinson Disease ethnology, Protein Deglycase DJ-1, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Genetic Variation genetics, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins genetics, Oncogene Proteins genetics, Parkinson Disease genetics, Point Mutation, Polymorphism, Genetic physiology
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Objectives: Mutations in the DJ-1 gene have been described in autosomal recessive Parkinson's disease (PD) of European ancestry, Ashkenazi Jews, and Afro-Caribbean patients. Up to date, there is a lack of information about the prevalence of DJ-1 mutations among Indian PD patients., Materials and Methods: In this study, we examined for DJ-1 mutations in Eastern Indian PD patients. Exons (no. 2-7) and intron boundaries of the DJ-1 gene were screened in 300 individuals (PD, 150; controls, 150) by direct sequencing., Results: A total of six intronic variants (IVS4+30T>G, IVS4+45G>A, IVS4+46G>A, IVS4-98G>A, IVS5+31G>A and IVS5+69G>C) were detected including one novel intronic change (IVS5+69G>C). Clinical features of the two patients exhibiting IVS5+69G>C (novel change) were compared and both were found to have early onset PD. IVS4+30T>G, IVS4+45G>A, and IVS4+46G>A were found to be present equally both in the patient and control cohorts. We did not find any DJ-1 mutations in our study., Conclusion: Our results suggest that, unlike Parkin, pathogenic DJ-1 mutations seem to be restricted in certain populations and are unlikely to be of clinical importance in the eastern part of India.
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- 2011
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16. DNA fingerprinting of Flavobacterium columnare using RAPD-PCR.
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Sahoo L, Das BK, Parhi J, and Mukherjee SC
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In the present study, DNA fingerprinting of eight strains of Flavobacterium columnare was done by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting method. The strains were collected from Fish Health Management Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, India. A total number of 160 primers were screened for RAPD-PCR, of which 10 primers yielded amplification with all the strains. The molecular weight of amplified bands varied from 0.29-2.63 Kb. The number of bands varied from 1 to 8. Unique band was seen with primer OPY-15 with molecular weight 0.75 Kb that can be used for epidemiological study. Genetic variability was investigated using NTSYS software. Highest genetic similarity was found between MS1 and MS3 followed by MS5 and MS7. Minimum genetic similarity was found between MS2 and MS8. Phylogenetic tree was constructed using UPGMA and neighbor joining methods.
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- 2010
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17. Biochemical and histological changes in the brain tissue of spotted murrel, Channa punctatus (Bloch), exposed to endosulfan.
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Sarma K, Pal AK, Sahu NP, Mukherjee SC, and Baruah K
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- Acetylcholinesterase metabolism, Adenosine Triphosphatases metabolism, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Brain metabolism, Brain pathology, Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet, Time Factors, Brain drug effects, Endosulfan toxicity, Insecticides toxicity, Perciformes metabolism
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The present experiment was conducted to establish the relationship between selected physiological parameters and histological responses of Channa punctatus brain tissue to endosulfan exposure. The fish (35.6 +/- 0.7 g) was exposed to sublethal endosulfan concentration (8.1 microg l(-1)) for a period of 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, and 96 h. Results showed that brain glucose level increased significantly after exposure, indicating a hyperglycemic state of the fish. Brain vitamin C level decreased with an increase in the exposure time. Acetylcholine esterase and adenosine triphosphatase enzyme activities also showed a significant reduction upon endosulfan exposure. Brain histopathology after 96 h endosulfan exposure showed that the apical lobe of the cerebrum (the only portion examined) had mild necrosis. Focal area of gliosis could be seen in the cerebrum, which were absent in the control fish. The results indicate that exposure of sublethal concentration of endosulfan to C. punctatus may have a direct effect on the histology of the fish's brain tissue, thereby affecting its metabolism.
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- 2010
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18. Environmental and familial risk factors of Parkinsons disease: case-control study.
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Sanyal J, Chakraborty DP, Sarkar B, Banerjee TK, Mukherjee SC, Ray BC, and Rao VR
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- Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Parkinson Disease epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Smoking adverse effects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Environmental Exposure, Family Health, Parkinson Disease etiology, Parkinson Disease genetics
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Background: While the cause of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains unknown, evidence suggests certain environmental factors, such as well water drinking, herbicides, pesticides exposure and neurotoxins, may trigger the chain of oxidative reactions culminating in the death of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra to cause Parkinsonism. To investigate the possible impact of environmental risk factors for idiopathic PD, a case-control study was performed in the Eastern India., Methods: During the period from January 1st, 2006 and December 10th, 2009, 175 PD patients (140 men, 35 women) and 350 non-Parkinson age-sex matched controls were included in the study. Subjects were given a structured neurological examination and completed an administered questionnaire which elicited detailed information on demographic data, pesticides, herbicides family history, occupation, dietary and smoking habits., Results: The multivariate analysis revealed that family history of PD, pesticide exposure, exposure to toxins other than pesticides and herbicides, rural living and previous history of depression were associated with increased risk of PD, whereas, smoking appeared to be a protective factor. Well water drinking for at least five years, though a significant risk factor on univariate analysis (OR = 4.5, 95% CI = 2.1-9.9), could not be proved significant in multivariate analysis. Head trauma, vegetarian dietary habit, occupation involving physical exertion and exposure to domestic pets were not as significant risk factors., Conclusion: Results of our study support the hypothesis of multifactorial etiology of PD with environmental factors acting on a genetically susceptible host.
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- 2010
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19. Deletional mutations of dystrophin gene and carrier detection in eastern India.
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Basak J, Dasgupta UB, Mukherjee SC, Das SK, Senapati AK, and Banerjee TK
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Age of Onset, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Genetics, Population, Health Surveys, Humans, Incidence, India epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne diagnosis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Risk Assessment, Sex Distribution, Young Adult, Dystrophin genetics, Germ-Line Mutation genetics, Heterozygote, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne epidemiology, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne genetics, Sequence Deletion genetics
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Objective: To determine the pattern of deletions of the dystrophin gene, the major class of mutations among the Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy patients of eastern India and to analyze the carrier frequency of the female members of the proband's family., Methods: Deletional mutations occurring in patients have been characterized by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Carrier state of mothers and sisters of probands were analyzed by either of two methods: 1) typing polymorphic short tandem repeat markers in or around the regions of deletion, by radioactive polymerase chain reaction and 2) quantitative real time amplification of the region of deletion., Results: Deletions were detected in 67 (62.04%) out of 108 male patients, about 76.12% of these being localized in the central hot spot region of the gene, i.e., between exon 42 to exon 53 and 17.91% at the proximal hot spot i.e., between exon 1 to exon 20. In the present study were found 43 types of deletions, out of which 25 (58%) were new deletions, which were not described earlier among the Indian patients. Distribution pattern of deletions in different hot spot regions has been compared with that of other countries and statistical analysis reveals significant difference between countries (p<0.001). Correlation of the pattern of deletion with clinical phenotype of patients has been discussed. Interesting case of germline mosaicism and its implications in counseling has also been discussed., Conclusion: About half the mothers of affected probands were not carriers of the deletion, underscoring the need to use real time techniques for carrier detection.
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- 2009
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20. Plasma levels of lipid peroxides in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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Sanyal J, Bandyopadhyay SK, Banerjee TK, Mukherjee SC, Chakraborty DP, Ray BC, and Rao VR
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- Age Factors, Aged, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Neurons pathology, Parkinson Disease physiopathology, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Substantia Nigra physiopathology, Lipid Peroxidation, Malondialdehyde blood, Oxidative Stress, Parkinson Disease metabolism
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Oxidative stress is implicated as a major factor for nigral neuronal cell death. Metabolic failure in antioxidant mechanisms could hypothetically facilitate the chemical processes that lead to lipid peroxidation. To elucidate whether elevated lipid peroxidation rates might increase risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD), the Authors determined plasma levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) in 80 PD patients and 80 controls. There was a significant difference between the plasma MDA levels of PD patients and controls (7.48 +/- 1.55 vs 5.1 +/- 1.26 nmol/ml). Plasma MDA levels were inversely related to the age of the PD patients (r = -0.46; p < 0.01) and age of onset but in the control group, no such correlation was observed between the plasma MDA and age. However, there was no significant correlation between plasma MDA levels and the duration of disease, Hoehn and Yahr stages and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Thus, the results suggest that high plasma lipid peroxidation rates might contribute as a risk factor for PD in West Bengal.
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- 2009
21. Characterization of IgM of Indian major carps and their cross-reactivity with anti-fish IgM antibodies.
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Bag MR, Makesh M, Rajendran KV, and Mukherjee SC
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- Animals, Blood Proteins analysis, Blotting, Western, Cross Reactions, Immunoglobulin M chemistry, Immunoglobulin M isolation & purification, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Antibodies immunology, Carps immunology, Immunoglobulin M immunology
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Indian major carps (IMC), rohu (Labeo rohita), catla (Catla catla) and mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) were immunized with bovine serum albumin and the serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) was purified by affinity chromatography. The heavy and light chain of IgM of all the three species of IMC were about 88 and 26kDa, respectively. Anti-fish IgM antibody against all the three species were raised in mice and the reaction of anti-fish IgM antibodies with IgM of all the three species of IMC were studied by Western blot. The anti-fish IgM antibodies reacted strongly with the heavy chain of the same species against which it was raised while the reactions with the heavy chain of other species were milder indicating some degree of epitope sharing among the heavy chains of IgM of IMCs. However, there was no cross-reaction with the light chain of any of the IgM.
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- 2009
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22. Microbial levan in the diet of Labeo rohita Hamilton juveniles: effect on non-specific immunity and histopathological changes after challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila.
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Gupta SK, Pal AK, Sahu NP, Dalvi R, Kumar V, and Mukherjee SC
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- Animals, Diet, Fish Diseases immunology, Fish Diseases mortality, Fish Diseases pathology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections diet therapy, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections pathology, Hepatocytes drug effects, Hepatocytes pathology, Kidney drug effects, Kidney pathology, Liver drug effects, Liver pathology, Muramidase blood, Respiratory Burst drug effects, Survival Analysis, Aeromonas hydrophila physiology, Cyprinidae immunology, Fish Diseases diet therapy, Fructans pharmacology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Probiotics pharmacology
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A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to study the immuno-protective effect of microbial levan on Labeo rohita juveniles challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. Six purified diets were prepared with different levels of microbial levan: control (no levan), T1 (Basal + 0.25%), T2 (Basal + 0.50%), T3 (Basal + 0.75%), T4 (Basal + 1%) and T5 (Basal + 1.25%), fed to six groups of fish in triplicate. Among the treatment groups the haemoglobin content and total leucocyte count were increased with a dietary supplementation of levan at 1% or more. An increasing trend for total erythrocyte count was observed with increasing level of dietary levan. Lower levan-supplemented groups showed a higher albumin/globulin ratio. As the levan supplementation was increased, there was a gradual increase in serum lysozyme activity and respiratory burst activity [nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) assay] reduction values. The highest lysozyme activity and NBT were observed in the T5 group although this was similar to the T4 group (P > 0.05). No significant histo-architectural changes were associated with dietary levan levels. After challenge with A. hydrophila, moderately degenerated hepatocytes, oedema and leucocytic infiltration in parenchymatous tissues, and extensive haemorrhage and haemosiderosis in the kidney were observed in the control group. However, the T5 group supplemented with 1.25% levan showed infiltrating leucocytes in the liver while the kidney showed only moderate degeneration of renal tubules. The relative survival per cent of juveniles after challenge with A. hydrophila was the highest in the T5 group followed by T4. This suggests that microbial levan at 1.25% can be used as dietary immunostimulant for L. rohita juveniles.
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- 2008
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23. Enhanced innate immune parameters in Labeo rohita (Ham.) following oral administration of Bacillus subtilis.
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Kumar R, Mukherjee SC, Ranjan R, and Nayak SK
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- Administration, Oral, Aeromonas hydrophila immunology, Animals, Blood Bactericidal Activity immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections immunology, Leukocytes metabolism, Random Allocation, Respiratory Burst immunology, Bacillus subtilis immunology, Cyprinidae immunology, Fish Diseases immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Immunity, Innate immunology, Probiotics administration & dosage
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The present study assessed the use of Bacillus subtilis in fish as a probiotic. The bacterium was administered orally at three different doses 0.5 x 10(7) (T(2)), 1 x 10(7) (T(3)), 1.5 x 10(7) (T(4)) cfu/g feed to Labeo rohita for two weeks. The positive control group (T(1)) and negative control group (T(5,)) were fed feed without B. subtilis for the same period. On the 15th day blood and serum were sampled to determine respiratory burst activity (NBT assay), differential leukocyte counts (DLC) and serum bactericidal activity. Fishes were challenged intraperitoneally with Aeromonas hydrophila O:18 after two weeks in the treatment groups (T(2), T(3) and T(4)) and also in the positive control group(T(1)), while the negative control group (T(5)) was challenged with phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.2) only. The respiratory burst activity and DLC were assessed on the 3rd day post-challenge. B. subtilis treated fish showed significantly higher (P<0.05) respiratory burst activity and bactericidal activity during the pre-challenge compared with the control groups. The highest respiratory burst activity (0.37+/-0.03) and serum bactericidal activity were recorded in the group (T(4)) fed feed containing B. subtilis at 1.5 x 10(7)cfu/g feed. Granulocyte numbers were significantly higher (P<0.05) in treatment groups in comparison to the control in both the pre- and post-challenge periods. The result suggests that B. subtilis can enhance certain innate immune responses in rohu.
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- 2008
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24. Haemato-immunological responses to dietary yeast RNA, omega-3 fatty acid and beta-carotene in Catla catla juveniles.
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Jha AK, Pal AK, Sahu NP, Kumar S, and Mukherjee SC
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- Aeromonas hydrophila immunology, Animal Feed analysis, Animals, Blood Proteins metabolism, Eating, Erythrocyte Count veterinary, Fatty Acids, Omega-3 pharmacology, Fish Diseases mortality, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections mortality, Hemoglobins metabolism, Leukocyte Count veterinary, Muramidase metabolism, RNA, Fungal pharmacology, Random Allocation, beta Carotene pharmacology, Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology, Cyprinidae immunology, Dietary Supplements, Fish Diseases immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Respiratory Burst drug effects
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A preliminary study with 60 days feeding was conducted to study the immunomodulatory role of different immunostimulants like beta-carotene, omega-3 fatty acid and yeast-RNA in Catla catla fingerlings. Two hundred and sixty four fingerlings were randomly distributed into eight treatment groups with each of three replicates. Eight isonitrogenous (crude protein 34.12-35.40%) and isocaloric (458.41-461.48 kcal/100g) purified diets were prepared with graded level of beta-carotene, omega-3 fatty acid and yeast-RNA viz., Control (basal diet), T1 (Basal + 1% omega-3 fatty acid), T2 (Basal + 3% omega-3 fatty acid), T3 (Basal + beta-carotene), T4 (T1 + beta-carotene), T5 (T2 + beta-carotene), T6 (Basal + 0.4% yeast-RNA) and T7 (Basal + 0.8% yeast-RNA). The immunomodulatory effects of dietary immunostimulants were studied in terms of respiratory burst activity (NBT) of blood phagocytes, total leukocyte count, serum total protein, serum globulin, A/G ratio (A/G) and serum lysozyme activity. The respiratory burst activity of T7 group was significantly higher (p<0.05) than the other groups. Haemoglobin content, total erythrocyte count and serum albumin content did not vary among the treatment groups, whereas total leukocyte count, serum globulin content and serum lysozyme activity were found to be highest in T7 group. Relative survival percent after challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila was also highest in T7 (88.88%) group followed by T6 (75.06%) and T4 (66.66%) and the lowest in T2 group. It was observed that total leucocyte count, NBT and lysozyme activity of T2 group fed with high omega-3 fatty acid (3%) was less than (p<0.05) its lower counterparts T1 (1%) and control group. Based on the results of the present study, it concludes that supplementation of yeast-RNA at 0.8% registered higher immunological responses in C. catla juveniles. It is also observed that higher supplementation of omega-3 fatty acid (3%) in the diet causes immunosuppression in C. catla juveniles.
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- 2007
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25. Effect of dietary supplementation of probiotic and vitamin C on the immune response of Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Ham.).
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Nayak SK, Swain P, and Mukherjee SC
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- Animals, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Bacillus subtilis immunology, Bacterial Proteins immunology, Bacterial Vaccines immunology, Blood Proteins analysis, Edwardsiella tarda chemistry, Edwardsiella tarda immunology, Enterobacteriaceae Infections immunology, Enterobacteriaceae Infections mortality, Fish Diseases microbiology, Fish Diseases mortality, Neutrophils drug effects, Respiratory Burst drug effects, Time Factors, Antioxidants pharmacology, Ascorbic Acid pharmacology, Carps immunology, Dietary Supplements, Enterobacteriaceae Infections veterinary, Fish Diseases immunology, Probiotics administration & dosage
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The immunostimulatory effect of probiotics and vitamin C has been established in many systems including fish. An investigation was carried out to study the effect of dietary supplementation of a probiotic bacterium "Bacillus subtilis", vitamin C in the form of ascorbyl polyphosphate and their combination on the immune response of Indian major carp, rohu, (Labeo rohita Ham.) fingerlings fed for a period of 60 days. The total serum protein and globulin content was significantly higher (p<0.05) in probiotic (B. subtilis @ 10(8) CFU/g of the feed) fed group while the respiratory burst activity of blood neutrophils was significantly high in vitamin C (ascorbyl polyphosphate @100 mg per kg diet) fed group. The antibody level was significantly high in Bacillus subtilis treated group followed by the probiotic (B. subtilis @ 10(8) CFU/g of the feed) and ascorbyl polyphosphate (ascorbyl polyphosphate @100 mg per kg diet) combined group. The least percentage of mortality was recorded in B. subtilis treated group (25%) followed by 35 and 40% in ascorbyl polyphosphate treated and B. subtilis and ascorbyl polyphosphate combined groups, respectively.
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- 2007
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26. Dietary microbial levan enhances cellular non-specific immunity and survival of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) juveniles.
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Rairakhwada D, Pal AK, Bhathena ZP, Sahu NP, Jha A, and Mukherjee SC
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic administration & dosage, Aeromonas hydrophila immunology, Aeromonas hydrophila pathogenicity, Animal Feed analysis, Animals, Erythrocytes drug effects, Fish Diseases immunology, Fructans administration & dosage, Fructans chemistry, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Hemoglobins analysis, Muramidase blood, Muramidase drug effects, Phagocytes drug effects, Phagocytes immunology, Random Allocation, Respiratory Burst drug effects, Survival Analysis, Time Factors, Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology, Carps immunology, Diet veterinary, Fructans pharmacology, Immunity, Innate drug effects
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A preliminary study with a 75days feeding trial was conducted to study the immunomodulatory effect of microbial levan on Cyprinus carpio juveniles. Five purified isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets with graded levels of levan, namely (T(1)) 0.1% levan, (T(2)) 0.2% levan, (T(3)) 0.5% levan, (T(4)) 1.0% levan, and a control group without levan were fed to five groups of fishes in triplicate. The total erythrocyte count and haemoglobin content was significantly (p<0.05) enhanced in the T(3) group, though the total leucocyte counts, total protein and A/G ratio did not show any significant difference (p>0.05) when compared with the control group. The respiratory burst activity (NBT) of blood phagocytes and lysozyme activity was also highest in T(3) group. The relative survival percentage after challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila was highest (100%) in the T(3) group followed by 83.33% and 66.67% in the T(2) and T(4) groups, respectively. This suggests that microbial levan at 0.5% can be used as a dietary immunostimulant for C. carpio juveniles. This is the first report on microbial levan having an immunomodulatory effect on C. carpio.
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- 2007
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27. Experimental vertical transmission of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and extra small virus (XSV) from brooders to progeny in Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Artemia.
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Sudhakaran R, Ishaq Ahmed VP, Haribabu P, Mukherjee SC, Sri Widada J, Bonami JR, and Sahul Hameed AS
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- Animals, DNA Primers chemistry, Female, Larva virology, Life Cycle Stages, Ovary virology, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Survival Analysis, Time Factors, Viruses isolation & purification, Zygote virology, Artemia virology, Nodaviridae isolation & purification, Nodaviridae pathogenicity, Palaemonidae virology, Viruses pathogenicity
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White tail disease (WTD) is a serious problem in hatcheries and nursery ponds of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in India. Experiments were carried out to determine the possibility of vertical transmission of M. rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and extra small virus (XSV) in M. rosenbergii and Artemia. Prawn broodstock inoculated with MrNV and XSV by oral or immersion challenge survived without any clinical signs of WTD. The brooders spawned 5-7 days after inoculation and the eggs hatched. The survival rate of larvae gradually decreased, and 100% mortality was observed at the post-larvae (PL) stage. Whitish muscle, the typical sign of WTD, was seen in advanced larval developmental stages. The ovarian tissue and fertilized eggs were found to be positive for MrNV/XSV by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) whereas the larval stages showed positive by RT nested PCR (nRT-PCR). In Artemia, reproductive cysts and nauplii derived from challenged brooders were normal and survival rates were within the expected range for normal rearing conditions. The reproductive cysts were found to be positive for MrNV/XSV by RT-PCR whereas the nauplii showed MrNV/XSV-positive by nRT-PCR. The PL of M. rosenbergii fed nauplii derived from challenged Artemia brooders died at 9 days post-inoculum with clinical signs of WTD.
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- 2007
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28. Pre- and post-challenge immuno-haematological changes in Labeo rohita juveniles fed gelatinised or non-gelatinised carbohydrate with n-3 PUFA.
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Misra S, Sahu NP, Pal AK, Xavier B, Kumar S, and Mukherjee SC
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- Aeromonas hydrophila immunology, Animal Feed analysis, Animals, Carps blood, Carps microbiology, Diet veterinary, Dietary Carbohydrates classification, Dietary Carbohydrates immunology, Dietary Carbohydrates pharmacology, Erythrocyte Count veterinary, Fatty Acids analysis, Fatty Acids classification, Fatty Acids immunology, Fatty Acids, Omega-3 immunology, Fatty Acids, Omega-3 pharmacology, Fisheries, Muramidase blood, Respiratory Burst physiology, Survival Analysis, Blood Proteins drug effects, Carps immunology, Dietary Carbohydrates administration & dosage, Fatty Acids, Omega-3 administration & dosage, Muramidase drug effects, Respiratory Burst drug effects
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The combined effect of dietary carbohydrate type and n-3 PUFA (EPA+DHA) on pre- and post-challenge haemato-immunological responses in Labeo rohita juveniles was studied. Fish were fed for 67days with six different test diets containing either gelatinised (G) or non-gelatinised (NG) corn (43%) with three levels of n-3 PUFA (0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0%). During the pre-challenge period, significantly higher (P<0.05) NBT, serum lysozyme activity, total protein and globulin content was recorded in the NG carbohydrate fed groups. Highest NBT value was recorded in the groups fed with 1.0% n-3 PUFA, whereas the highest serum lysozyme activity (P<0.05) was recorded at either 0.5% or 2.0% n-3 PUFA fed groups in both the pre- and post-challenge period. Feeding of NG corn significantly increased the total leucocyte count, lysozyme activity, A/G ratio and decreased the total erythrocyte count, haemoglobin, serum total protein and globulin content of L. rohita juveniles during the post-challenge period. Similarly, feeding of n-3 PUFA at any level significantly increased the immunological parameters like lysozyme activity or A/G ratio, whereas total leukocyte count increased due to feeding of either 0.5% or 1.0% n-3 PUFA. The NBT and albumin values remained similar in both the pre- and post-challenge period. After challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila, the highest survival was recorded in the NG carbohydrate fed groups, whereas the lowest survival was recorded in the highest level of n-3 PUFA fed group irrespective of dietary carbohydrate type. Thus, a high level of G carbohydrate as well as n-3 PUFA is found to be immunosuppressive in L. rohita juveniles. NG carbohydrate supplemented with 1.0% n-3 PUFA is found to be optimum to enhance the immunity in L. rohita juveniles.
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- 2006
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29. Analysis of dystrophin gene deletions by multiplex PCR in eastern India.
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Basak J, Dasgupta UB, Banerjee TK, Senapati AK, Das SK, and Mukherjee SC
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- Age of Onset, Exons, Female, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne epidemiology, Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Dystrophin genetics, Gene Deletion, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne genetics
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The most common genetic neuromuscular disease of childhood, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) is caused by deletion, duplication or point mutation of the dystrophin gene located at Xp 21.2. In the present study DNA from seventy unrelated patients clinically diagnosed as having DMD/BMD referred from different parts of West Bengal, a few other states and Bangladesh are analyzed using the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) to screen for exon deletions and its distribution within the dystrophin gene. Out of seventy patients forty six (63%) showed large intragenic deletion in the dystrophin gene. About 79% of these deletions are located in the hot spot region i.e, between exon 42 to 53. This is the first report of frequency and distribution of deletion in dystrophin gene in eastern Indian DMD/BMD population.
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- 2006
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30. Correlation of lipid profile and carotid artery plaque as detected by Doppler ultrasound in ischaemic stroke patients--A hospital-based study.
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Mukherjee SC, Basu AK, Bandyopadhyay R, Pal SK, Bandopadhyay D, Mandal SK, and Temsusashi
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Ischemia diagnostic imaging, Carotid Arteries diagnostic imaging, Constriction, Pathologic diagnostic imaging, Female, Hospitals, University, Humans, India, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Stroke diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Brain Ischemia diagnosis, Carotid Arteries physiopathology, Lipids blood, Stroke diagnosis
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Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Carotid plaque formation and intima media thickness can be a predictor of ischaemic stroke. In this regard studies from our country, are few and far between. This is a small hospital-based study to look in to this matter. We have assessed the intima media thickness of the common carotid as well as the internal and external carotid arteries by the ultrasound method. The lipid profiles were estimated and correlated with the intima media thickness. Results indicate that in the common as well as in the internal and external carotid arteries, the intima media thickness is a good predictor of ischaemic stroke. This thickness is also well correlated with the lipid levels in blood. Hence this non-invasive method can be used successfully to identify the high risk patients, prone to develop stroke.
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- 2006
31. An eight-year study report on arsenic contamination in groundwater and health effects in Eruani village, Bangladesh and an approach for its mitigation.
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Ahamed S, Sengupta MK, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, Mukherjeel A, Rahman MM, Hossain MA, Das B, Nayakl B, Pal A, Zafar A, Kabir S, Banu SA, Morshed S, Islam T, Rahman MM, Quamruzzaman Q, and Chakraborti D
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- Adult, Arsenic Poisoning diagnosis, Arsenic Poisoning epidemiology, Arsenic Poisoning prevention & control, Attitude to Health, Bangladesh, Body Burden, Child, Environmental Exposure adverse effects, Environmental Exposure analysis, Environmental Exposure statistics & numerical data, Environmental Monitoring, Epidemiological Monitoring, Female, Health Education, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Nervous System Diseases chemically induced, Population Surveillance, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome epidemiology, Residence Characteristics, Skin Diseases chemically induced, Water Purification, Water Supply statistics & numerical data, Arsenic adverse effects, Arsenic analysis, Arsenic Poisoning etiology, Rural Health statistics & numerical data, Water Pollutants, Chemical adverse effects, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis, Water Supply analysis
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Based on several surveys during 1997-2005 and visits of a medical team to Eruani village, Laksham upazila, Comilla district, Bangladesh, the arsenic contamination situation and consequent clinical manifestations of arsenicosis among the villagers, including dermatology, neuropathy, and obstetric outcome, are reported here. Analysis of biological samples from patients and non-patients showed high body burden of arsenic. Even after eight years of known exposure, village children were still drinking arsenic-contaminated water, and many of them had arsenical skin lesions. There were social problems due to the symptoms of arsenicosis. The last survey established that there is a lack of proper awareness among villagers about different aspects of arsenic toxicity. The viability of different options of safe water, such as dugwells, deep tubewells, rainwater harvesting, and surface water with watershed management in the village, was studied. Finally, based on 19 years of field experience, it was felt that, for any successful mitigation programme, emphasis should be given to creating awareness among villagers about the arsenic problem, role of arsenic-free water, better nutrition from local fruits and vegetables, and, above all, active participation of women along with others in the struggle against the arsenic menace.
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- 2006
32. The immunomodulatory effects of tuftsin on the non-specific immune system of Indian Major carp, Labeo rohita.
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Misra CK, Das BK, Mukherjee SC, and Meher PK
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- Aeromonas hydrophila immunology, Agglutination Tests, Animals, Blood Glucose analysis, Blood Proteins analysis, Complement System Proteins metabolism, Edwardsiella tarda immunology, Enterobacteriaceae Infections mortality, Enterobacteriaceae Infections prevention & control, Enterobacteriaceae Infections veterinary, Fish Diseases mortality, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections mortality, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections prevention & control, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Injections, Intraperitoneal veterinary, Leukocyte Count veterinary, Lymphokines biosynthesis, Muramidase metabolism, Phagocytosis drug effects, Serum Bactericidal Test methods, Superoxides analysis, Superoxides metabolism, Time Factors, Carps immunology, Fish Diseases prevention & control, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Immunologic Factors pharmacology, Tuftsin pharmacology
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The purpose of this study was to determine if injections of different dosages of tuftsin would enhance the immune response and disease resistance against the infections due to the opportunistic pathogens Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella tarda in Labeo rohita fingerlings. Hence, four different dosages of tuftsin in PBS suspension at the rate of 0, 5, 10, 15 mg kg(-1) body weight of fish were injected intraperitoneally to the fingerlings of L. rohita at 2-week intervals for four times. After every 2-week interval, different serum biochemical, haematological and immunological parameters of fish were evaluated. Biochemical and haematological parameters including serum total protein content, albumin content, globulin content, albulin:globulin ratio, glucose content, leucocyte counts etc.; cellular immune parameters including superoxide anion production, phagocytic activities, lymphokine production index etc.; humoral immune parameters including lysozyme activity, complement activity, serum bactericidal activity etc., in the fish were evaluated after every 2-week interval. After 56 days, fish were divided into two subgroups under each major treatment group for challenge with two pathogens A. hydrophila and E. tarda. The mortality (%) and agglutinating antibody titre was recorded on 28th day post challenge. Most of the immune parameters including leucocyte count, phagocytic ratio, phagocytic index, lysozyme activity, complement activity, and serum bactericidal activity were significantly (p
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33. Effect of multiple injections of beta-glucan on non-specific immune response and disease resistance in Labeo rohita fingerlings.
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Misra CK, Das BK, Mukherjee SC, and Pattnaik P
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- Aeromonas hydrophila, Animals, Blood Chemical Analysis veterinary, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Edwardsiella tarda, Enterobacteriaceae Infections immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections immunology, Immunity, Innate immunology, Injections, Intraperitoneal veterinary, Leukocytes drug effects, Linear Models, Muramidase blood, Phagocytosis drug effects, Superoxides blood, beta-Glucans administration & dosage, Cyprinidae, Enterobacteriaceae Infections veterinary, Fish Diseases immunology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, Immunity, Innate drug effects, beta-Glucans pharmacology
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The purpose of this study was to determine if multiple injections of different dosages of beta-glucan derived from barley would enhance the immune response and disease resistance against infections due to opportunistic pathogens Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella tarda in Labeo rohita fingerlings. Hence, four different dosages of beta-glucan suspension in phosphate-buffered saline at the rate of 0, 5, 10, 15 mg kg(-1) body weight of fish were injected intraperitoneally to the fingerlings of Labeo rohita at two-week intervals for four times. After every two-week interval different serum biochemical, haematological and immunological parameters of fish were evaluated. At the end of immunostimulation trial of 56 days, fish were divided into four subgroups under each major treatment group for challenge through i.p injection and bath immersion with two pathogens, A. hydrophila and E. tarda. The mortality (%) and agglutinating antibody titre was recoded on 28th day post challenge. Most of the immune parameters such as leucocyte count, phagocytic ratio, phagocytic index, lysozyme activity, complement activity, serum bactericidal activity were significantly (P < 0.05) enhanced on 42 days after three i.p injections of 10 mg of beta-glucan kg(-1) body wt. Challenge study indicated least mortality in the group of fishes injected with medium dose of 10 mg of beta-glucan kg(-1) body wt. four times. Multiple injections of beta-glucan might have maintained the activation of phagocytic cells for a long period which in turn would lead to long-term protection in fishes. Thus, injections of 10 mg of beta-glucan kg(-1) body wt. for three times can be advocated to enhance the immune response of fish species under aquaculture.
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34. Risk factor analysis in ischaemic stroke: a hospital-based study.
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Basu AK, Pal SK, Saha S, Bandyopadhyay R, Mukherjee SC, and Sarkar P
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- Adult, Aged, Brain Ischemia diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidemias, Female, Hospitals, Teaching, Humans, Hypertension, India epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Stroke diagnosis, Brain Ischemia epidemiology, Stroke epidemiology
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Stroke represents a major health burden in our country. Ischaemic stroke has got several risk factors associated with increased chance of atherosclerosis. A small hospital-based study was done to look into the risk factors associated with ischaemic stroke. Forty patients with CT-confirmed cerebral infarction were taken for the study and detailed history and clinical findings were obtained. Investigations like complete haemogram, fasting blood glucose, urea, creatinine, lipid profile, serum Lp(a), homocysteine, fibrinogen, ECG, chest x-ray, echocardiography, MRI/MRA where indicated, were done to identify the risk factors as well. Results indicated that hypertension was the most prevalent (87.5%) risk factor followed by ischaemic heart disease (35%) and diabetes. Dyslipidaemia was also found in a significant number of cases, mostly elevated LDL, low HDL and elevated Lp(a). Fibrinogen and homocysteine were of less significance.
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- 2005
35. Effect of dietary carbohydrate on haematology, respiratory burst activity and histological changes in L. rohita juveniles.
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Kumar S, Sahu NP, Pal AK, Choudhury D, Yengkokpam S, and Mukherjee SC
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- Amylases pharmacology, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Blood Cell Count, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Histological Techniques, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Intestines anatomy & histology, Kidney anatomy & histology, Kidney metabolism, Liver anatomy & histology, Liver metabolism, Starch pharmacology, Blood Proteins drug effects, Cyprinidae metabolism, Dietary Carbohydrates pharmacology, Respiratory Burst drug effects
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A feeding trial was conducted for 60 days to delineate the effect of dietary carbohydrate on the haematology, respiratory burst activity and histology in Labeo rohita juveniles. One hundred and forty four fish (av. wt. 10+/-0.15 g) were randomly distributed into 12 treatment groups with each of two replicates. Twelve semi-purified diets with either 35% or 28% of crude protein were prepared with different amylase concentrations (0, 50, 100 and 150 mgkg(-1)) and starch type (gelatinised, G/non-gelatinised, NG) designated as T1 (NG, 35% CP, 0 mgkg(-1) amylase), T2 (G, 35% CP, 0 mgkg(-1) amylase), T3 (NG, 28% CP, 50 mgkg(-1) amylase), T4 (NG, 35% CP, 50 mgkg(-1) amylase), T5 (G, 28% CP, 50 mgkg(-1) amylase), T6 (G, 35% CP, 50 mgkg(-1) amylase), T7 (NG, 28% CP, 100 mgkg(-1) amylase), T8 (NG, 35% CP, 100 mgkg(-1) amylase), T9 (G, 28% CP, 100 mgkg(-1) amylase), T10 (G, 35% CP, 100 mgkg(-1) amylase), T11 (NG, 28% CP, 150 mgkg(-1) amylase) and T12 (NG, 35% CP, 150 mgkg(-1) amylase). The fish were acclimatised to the experimental conditions for 15 days during which time the control diet was fed. The blood haemoglobin percentage and RBC count was not significantly different (P>0.05) among the various treatments. Highest WBC count, total plasma protein, serum globulin and respiratory burst activity was found at 50 mgkg(-1) dietary amylase supplementation, whereas no variation (P>0.05) was found at 0, 100 and 150 mgkg(-1) dietary amylase supplementation. There was no difference (P>0.05) in the serum albumin and AG ratio among the experimental groups. Feeding either gelatinised or non-gelatinised carbohydrate did not affect the histological structure of the liver, kidney and intestine except in the T4 and T7 groups. The T4 group showed hyperplasia of the intestine and moderate vacuolation in hepatic cells, whereas the T7 group showed hyperplasia of the intestine. Non-gelatinised carbohydrates (46%) along with supplementation with 50 mgkg(-1) amylase stimulated the immune system in L. rohita juveniles. But supplementation of amylase to the gelatinised carbohydrate had no immunostimulating effect.
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36. Dietary yeast RNA supplementation reduces mortality by Aeromonas hydrophila in rohu (Labeo rohita L.) juveniles.
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Choudhury D, Pal AK, Sahu NP, Kumar S, Das SS, and Mukherjee SC
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- Analysis of Variance, Animals, Blood Cell Count, Body Weight, Chitin administration & dosage, Chitin pharmacology, Fish Diseases immunology, Fresh Water analysis, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections diet therapy, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections immunology, Hemoglobins metabolism, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Leukocytes drug effects, Nitroblue Tetrazolium, Phagocytes drug effects, RNA pharmacology, Respiratory Burst drug effects, Yeasts genetics, Aeromonas hydrophila, Carps, Fish Diseases diet therapy, Fish Diseases microbiology, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections veterinary, RNA administration & dosage
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A feeding trial was conducted for 60 days to delineate the effect of dietary ribonucleic acid or chitin on haematological parameters, phagocyte respiratory burst and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila of Labeo rohita juveniles. One hundred and twenty-six (avg. wt. 13.40 +/- 0.17 g) juveniles were randomly distributed in six treatment groups, each one in three replicates. Six isonitrogenous (crude protein: 34.34-35.37%) and isocaloric (414-425 kcal 100 g(-1)) purified diets were prepared with different concentrations of either ribonucleic acid or chitin except the control group, viz., control, T1 (0.1% ribonucleic acid), T2 (0.2% ribonucleic acid), T3 (0.4% ribonucleic acid), T4 (25 mg chitin kg (-1)) and T5 (50 mg chitin kg (-1)). Weight gain %, specific growth rate, feed efficiency ratio, protein efficiency ratio did not vary significantly (P > 0.05) among the experimental groups. Haemoglobin content and total erythrocyte count were observed within the normal range and were not influenced by the dietary immunostimulants. Highest total leukocyte count was found in the T(3) group. The immunomodulatory effects of dietary immunostimulants were studied by using nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) assay and serum parameters, namely total protein, albumin, globulin and A/G ratio. The respiratory burst activity (NBT) of blood phagocytes was highest in the T3 group followed by the T2 group, which varied significantly (P < 0.05) from other groups. Significantly (P < 0.05) higher total protein, globulin and lower A/G ratio was observed in the T(3) group. The relative percent survival after challenging with Aeromonas hydrophila was highest in the T3 group, compared to the control group, followed by the T2 group. The results indicate that dietary ribonucleic acid at 0.4% enhances phagocyte respiratory burst and protection of Labeo rohita juveniles to challenge by A. hydrophila.
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37. Dietary high protein and vitamin C mitigate stress due to chelate claw ablation in Macrobrachium rosenbergii males.
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Manush SM, Pal AK, Das T, and Mukherjee SC
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- Alanine Transaminase metabolism, Animals, Ascorbic Acid metabolism, Extremities physiology, Fructose-Bisphosphatase metabolism, Glucose metabolism, Glucose-6-Phosphatase metabolism, Glycogen metabolism, Hemolymph metabolism, Hepatopancreas metabolism, L-Lactate Dehydrogenase metabolism, Male, Muscles metabolism, Ascorbic Acid pharmacology, Dietary Proteins administration & dosage, Palaemonidae physiology
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Stress due to claw ablation was tested in Macrobrachium rosenbergii males. Dietary high protein and vitamin C were supplemented for amelioration of stress. We used four different treatments: fed with 25% protein and a normal dose (0.12%) of vitamin C (T(1)); 35% protein and a normal dose (0.12%) of vitamin C (T(2)); 25% protein and a high dose (0.24%) of vitamin C (T(3)); and high protein 35% and a high dose (0.24%) of vitamin C (T(4)) for 30 days. All test prawns (T(1) to T(4)) were subjected to ablation of their second chelate legs after the 15th day of the feeding trial. A control treatment was maintained without claw ablation and fed with 25% protein. Haemolymph glucose, hepatopancreatic glycogen, muscle ascorbate and enzyme activities (glucose 6 phosphatase (G6Pase), fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in hepatopancreas) were tested at different recovery periods (0, 6, 24 h, 7 and 14 days). Results indicate a high glucose level immediately after claw ablation and a concomitant increase in gluconeogenic enzymes (G6Pase and FBPase). However, glycogen reserves were regained in the treatments due to claw ablation stress after 24 h. LDH and ALT activity decreased in the hepatopancreas of M. rosenbergii up to 24 h after claw ablation. Overall results indicate that claw ablation is stressful to M. rosenbergii and high protein and vitamin C diet may mitigate stress due to claw ablation.
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38. Acute toxicity of synthetic pyrethroids to Indian major carp, Catla catla L.
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Tandon SS, Srivastava PP, Mukherjee SC, and Saharan N
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- Animals, India, Lethal Dose 50, Toxicity Tests, Acute, Carps physiology, Insecticides toxicity, Nitriles toxicity, Pyrethrins toxicity
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39. Are some animals more equal than others?
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Mukherjee A, Sengupta MK, Hossain MA, Ahamed S, Lodh D, Das B, Nayak B, Saha KC, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, Dutta RN, Chatterjee G, and Chakraborti D
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- Arsenic toxicity, Developed Countries, Humans, India epidemiology, Neoplasms chemically induced, Neoplasms epidemiology, Risk Assessment, Water Pollutants, Chemical toxicity, Water Pollution analysis, Water Supply analysis, World Health Organization, Arsenic analysis, Developing Countries, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis, Water Supply standards
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40. Murshidabad--one of the nine groundwater arsenic-affected districts of West Bengal, India. Part II: dermatological, neurological, and obstetric findings.
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Mukherjee SC, Saha KC, Pati S, Dutta RN, Rahman MM, Sengupta MK, Ahamed S, Lodh D, Das B, Hossain MA, Nayak B, Mukherjee A, Chakraborti D, Dulta SK, Palit SK, Kaies I, Barua AK, and Asad KA
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- Arsenic Poisoning etiology, Child, Environmental Monitoring, Epidemiological Monitoring, Female, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Nervous System Diseases chemically induced, Pregnancy, Skin Diseases chemically induced, Water Pollutants, Chemical toxicity, Water Supply standards, Arsenic Poisoning epidemiology, Arsenicals analysis, Nervous System Diseases epidemiology, Pregnancy Outcome epidemiology, Skin Diseases epidemiology, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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Introduction: To understand the severity of related health effects of chronic arsenic exposure in West Bengal, a detailed 3-year study was carried out in Murshidabad, one of the nine arsenic-affected districts in West Bengal., Methods: We screened 25,274 people from 139 arsenic-affected villages in Murshidabad to identify patients suffering from chronic arsenic toxicity for evidence of multisystemic features and collected biological samples such as head hair, nail, and spot urine from the patients along with the tubewell water they were consuming., Results: Out of 25,274 people screened, 4813 (19%) were registered with arsenical skin lesions. A case series involving arsenical skin lesions resulting in cancer and gangrene were noted during this study. Representative histopathological pictures of skin biopsy of different types of lesions were also presented. Out of 2595 children we examined for arsenical skin lesions, 122 (4%) were registered with arsenical skin lesions, melanosis with or without keratosis. Different clinical and electrophysiological neurological features were noticed among the arsenic-affected villagers. Both the arsenic content in the drinking water and duration of exposure may be responsible in increasing the susceptibility of pregnant women to spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, preterm births, low birth weights, and neonatal deaths. Some additional multisystemic features such as weakness and lethargy, chronic respiratory problems, gastrointestinal symptoms, and anemia were also recorded in the affected population., Discussion: The findings from this survey on different health effects of arsenic exposure were compared to those from previous studies carried out on arsenic-affected populations in India and Bangladesh as well as other affected countries., Conclusion: Multisystemic disorders, including dermal effects, neurological complications, and adverse obstetric outcomes, were observed to be associated with chronic arsenic exposure in the study population in Murshidabad, West Bengal. The magnitude of severity was related to the concentration of arsenic in water as well as duration of the exposure.
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41. Murshidabad--one of the nine groundwater arsenic-affected districts of West Bengal, India. Part I: magnitude of contamination and population at risk.
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Rahman MM, Sengupta MK, Ahamed S, Lodh D, Das B, Hossain MA, Nayak B, Mukherjee A, Chakraborti D, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, Saha KC, Palit SK, Kaies I, Barua AK, and Asad KA
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- Arsenic Poisoning diagnosis, Arsenic Poisoning etiology, Arsenicals pharmacokinetics, Epidemiological Monitoring, Humans, India epidemiology, Neoplasms chemically induced, Neoplasms diagnosis, Neoplasms epidemiology, Risk, Skin Diseases chemically induced, Skin Diseases diagnosis, Skin Diseases epidemiology, Water Pollutants, Chemical pharmacokinetics, Water Pollutants, Chemical toxicity, Arsenic Poisoning epidemiology, Arsenicals analysis, Environmental Monitoring, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis, Water Supply standards
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Introduction: To understand the severity of the arsenic crisis in West Bengal, India, a detailed, 3-year study was undertaken in Murshidabad, one of the nine arsenic-affected districts in West Bengal. The district covers an area of 5324 km2 with a population of 5.3 million., Methods: Hand tubewell water samples and biologic samples were collected from Murshidabad and analyzed for arsenic by FI-HG-AAS method. Inter laboratory analysis and analyses of standards were undertaken for quality assurance., Results: During our survey we analyzed 29,612 hand tubewell water samples for arsenic from both contaminated and non-contaminated areas, and 26% of the tubewells were found to have arsenic above 50 microg/L while 53.8% had arsenic above 10 microg/L. Of the 26 blocks in Murshidabad, 24 were found to have arsenic above 50 microg/L. Based on our generated data we estimated that approximately 0.2 million hand tubewells are installed in all 26 blocks of Murshidabad and 1.8 million in nine arsenic-affected districts of West Bengal. It was estimated on the basis of our data that about 2.5 million and 1.2 million people were drinking arsenic-contaminated water with concentrations above 10 and 50 microg/L levels respectively in this district. The analysis of total 3800 biologic (nail, urine, and hair) samples from arsenic-affected villages revealed that 95% of the nail and 94% of the urine samples contained arsenic above the normal levels and 75% of the hair samples were found to have arsenic above the toxic level. Thus, many villagers in the affected areas of Murshidabad might be subclinically affected., Discussion and Conclusion: Comparing our extrapolated data with international dose response results, we estimated how many people may suffer from arsenical skin lesions and cancer. Finally, if the exposed population is provided safe water, better nutrition, and proper awareness about the arsenic problem, lives can be saved and countless suffering of the affected population can be avoided.
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42. Changes in lysosomal enzyme activity and protection against Vibrio infection in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) post larvae after bath immunostimulation with beta-glucan.
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Misra CK, Das BK, Pradhan J, Pattnaik P, Sethi S, and Mukherjee SC
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- Acid Phosphatase metabolism, Animals, Immersion, India, Palaemonidae enzymology, Palaemonidae microbiology, Proteins metabolism, Time Factors, Glucans immunology, Immunization, Lysosomes enzymology, Palaemonidae immunology, Vibrio immunology
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43. Groundwater arsenic contamination and its health effects in the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra plain.
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Chakraborti D, Sengupta MK, Rahman MM, Ahamed S, Chowdhury UK, Hossain MA, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, Saha KC, Dutta RN, and Quamruzzaman Q
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Bangladesh, Child, Child Welfare, Child, Preschool, Data Collection, Environmental Monitoring, Epidemiological Monitoring, Female, Food Chain, Humans, India, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Nervous System Diseases epidemiology, Nervous System Diseases etiology, Arsenic analysis, Arsenic Poisoning, Public Health, Water Supply
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44. Molecular analysis of GAA repeats and four linked bi-allelic markers in and around the frataxin gene in patients and normal populations from India.
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Chattopadhyay B, Gupta S, Gangopadhyay PK, Das SK, Roy T, Mukherjee SC, Sinha KK, Singhal BS, and Bhattacharyya NP
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- Adolescent, Case-Control Studies, Child, Female, Friedreich Ataxia epidemiology, Gene Frequency, Genetic Markers, Homozygote, Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Frataxin, Friedreich Ataxia genetics, Haplotypes genetics, Iron-Binding Proteins genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic genetics, Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion genetics
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Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), the most common type of ataxia worldwide, is an autosomal recessive disease. Homozygous expansion of GAA repeats in the first intron of the frataxin gene constitute the major type of mutation that causes the disease. The prevalence of FRDA in diverse ethnic populations of India has not been widely studied. We have studied the distribution of polymorphic GAA repeats in the frataxin gene among 6 clinically diagnosed patients and 160 ethnically matched normal individuals, to gather information on the prevalence of FRDA in the eastern part of India. Homozygous expansion in the range of 250-730 GAA repeats was detected among the patients. Among normal individuals, we observed a unimodal distribution of GAA repeats, consisting of 10 different alleles ranging from 7 to 16 GAA repeats, where the 9 repeat allele had maximal frequency. Only 5.9% of all chromosomes were found to harbour >12 GAA repeats. Haplotype analysis using closely linked four bi-allelic markers in and around the frataxin gene indicated that 66.7% of the expanded alleles harbour the ATCC haplotype that has been reported worldwide. This haplotype was present in 53.3% of the chromosomes with >12 GAA repeats, and accounted for only 3.8% of chromosomes with 7 to 12 GAA repeats. We found one novel haplotype, ACCT, among the expanded alleles as well as among normal individuals, though at low frequency; this haplotype may be characteristic of Indian populations.
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45. The immunosuppressive effect of alpha-permethrin on Indian major carp, rohu (Labeo rohita Ham.).
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Nayak AK, Das BK, Kohli MP, and Mukherjee SC
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- Aeromonas hydrophila immunology, Alanine Transaminase immunology, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Aquaculture methods, Aspartate Aminotransferases immunology, Blood Glucose immunology, India, Carps immunology, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Immunosuppressive Agents toxicity, Permethrin toxicity
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The immunosuppressive effects of bath exposure to a sub lethal concentration of the synthetic pyrethroid alpha-permethrin (3.05 x 10(-4) mg l(-1)) in the Indian Major carp, Labeo rohita was studied after 45 days' exposure. In some groups, the effects of alpha-permethrin on non-specific defences and serum enzymes of carp were investigated after challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila. Several nonspecific immune responses and serum enzymes were reduced after exposure of alpha-permethrin. Bactericidal activity of rohu serum was reduced significantly in pesticide and bacteria treated fish. The Glutamic Oxaloacetate Transaminase (GOT) and Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (GPT) activity were increased in immunosuppressed fish. Blood glucose level was elevated significantly and Hb% was reduced significantly in pesticide and bacteria treated fishes as compared to the negative control.
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46. Variation of CAG repeats and two intragenic polymorphisms at SCA3 locus among Machado-Joseph disease/SCA3 patients and diverse normal populations from eastern India.
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Chattopadhyay B, Basu P, Gangopadhyay PK, Mukherjee SC, Sinha KK, Chakraborty A, Roy T, Roychoudhury S, Majumder PP, and Bhattacharyya NP
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- Ataxin-3, Humans, India, Nuclear Proteins, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Genetic, Repressor Proteins, Sampling Studies, Genetic Variation, Machado-Joseph Disease genetics, Nerve Tissue Proteins genetics, Trinucleotide Repeats
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Objectives: MJD1/SCA3 is the most common type of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) worldwide. To explain the low prevalence of the disease among SCA patients from eastern India, we analysed CAG repeats and two bi-allelic intragenic markers at SCA3 locus among 412 normal individuals and 10 patients., Materials and Methods: For CAG repeat analysis, PCR amplified fragments were run on polyacrylamide gel, transferred to a membrane, probed with (CAG)10 and detected on an autoradiograph. Bi-allelic markers were analysed using allele specific PCR amplification., Results: Large normal alleles (>33 CAG repeats) were 0.015 in pooled populations. All the patients had the common haplotype C-A as observed worldwide. Frequency of C-A haplotype among large normal alleles was 0.75., Conclusions: Observed low prevalence of SCA3 could be because of the low prevalence of large normal alleles that might act as the reservoir for the expanded alleles. SCA3 mutation in Indian populations had the same origin as found worldwide.
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47. A comparative study of white spot syndrome virus infection in shrimp from India and Korea.
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Rajendran KV, Mukherjee SC, Vijayan KK, Jung SJ, Kim YJ, and Oh MJ
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- Animals, Blotting, Western, DNA Virus Infections pathology, DNA Virus Infections physiopathology, India, Korea, Microscopy, Electron, Polymerase Chain Reaction, DNA Viruses genetics, DNA Viruses pathogenicity, DNA Viruses ultrastructure, Penaeidae virology
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48. Groundwater arsenic contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra plain of India and Bangladesh.
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Sengupta MK, Mukherjee A, Hossain MA, Ahamed S, Rahman MM, Lodh D, Chowdhury UK, Biswas BK, Nayak B, Das B, Saha KC, Chakraborti D, Mukherjee SC, Chatterjee G, Pati S, Dutta RN, and Quamruzzaman Q
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- Adult, Arsenic toxicity, Arsenic urine, Arsenic Poisoning complications, Arsenic Poisoning epidemiology, Arsenic Poisoning pathology, Bangladesh, Child, Child, Preschool, Crops, Agricultural, Developing Countries, Female, Hair chemistry, Humans, India, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Nails chemistry, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications epidemiology, Pregnancy Outcome, Rural Population, Skin chemistry, Skin pathology, Arsenic analysis, Fresh Water analysis, Water Pollution, Chemical analysis, Water Supply analysis
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49. Modulation of age at onset in Huntington's disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 patients originated from eastern India.
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Chattopadhyay B, Ghosh S, Gangopadhyay PK, Das SK, Roy T, Sinha KK, Jha DK, Mukherjee SC, Chakraborty A, Singhal BS, Bhattacharya AK, and Bhattacharyya NP
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alleles, Case-Control Studies, Female, Gene Deletion, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Humans, Huntington Disease genetics, India epidemiology, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Genetic, Receptors, Kainic Acid genetics, Spinocerebellar Ataxias genetics, Trans-Activators genetics, Transcriptional Elongation Factors, Trinucleotide Repeats genetics, GluK2 Kainate Receptor, Age of Onset, Huntington Disease epidemiology, Spinocerebellar Ataxias epidemiology
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To identify the genetic modifier(s) that might alter the age at onset in Huntington's disease (HD) we have analyzed variations in GluR6 kainate receptor (GluR6), CA150 gene, Delta2642 and polymorphic CCG repeat variation in huntingtin (htt) gene in 77 HD patients and normal individuals. In addition, variation in the RAI1 gene was analyzed in 30 spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA2) patients and normal individuals to show the possible influence on the age at onset. Multiple regression analysis indicated that variation in GluR6 and CCG repeat genotype might explain 6.2% and 3.1%, respectively, of the variability in the age at onset in HD. Similar analysis with SCA2 patients indicated that RAI1 might explain about 13% of the variability in the age at onset. Specific alleles in GluR6 and CA150 locus were only observed in HD patients.
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50. Arsenic groundwater contamination in Middle Ganga Plain, Bihar, India: a future danger?
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Chakraborti D, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, Sengupta MK, Rahman MM, Chowdhury UK, Lodh D, Chanda CR, Chakraborti AK, and Basu GK
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- Adult, Arsenic Poisoning complications, Child, Female, Fetal Death epidemiology, Fetal Death etiology, Health Surveys, Humans, India, Male, Malnutrition, Nervous System Diseases epidemiology, Nervous System Diseases etiology, Obstetric Labor, Premature epidemiology, Obstetric Labor, Premature etiology, Pregnancy, Skin Diseases epidemiology, Skin Diseases etiology, Tissue Distribution, Arsenic analysis, Arsenic Poisoning epidemiology, Soil Pollutants analysis, Water Pollutants analysis, Water Supply
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The pandemic of arsenic poisoning due to contaminated groundwater in West Bengal, India, and all of Bangladesh has been thought to be limited to the Ganges Delta (the Lower Ganga Plain), despite early survey reports of arsenic contamination in groundwater in the Union Territory of Chandigarh and its surroundings in the northwestern Upper Ganga Plain and recent findings in the Terai area of Nepal. Anecdotal reports of arsenical skin lesions in villagers led us to evaluate arsenic exposure and sequelae in the Semria Ojha Patti village in the Middle Ganga Plain, Bihar, where tube wells replaced dug wells about 20 years ago. Analyses of the arsenic content of 206 tube wells (95% of the total) showed that 56.8% exceeded arsenic concentrations of 50 micro g/L, with 19.9% > 300 micro g/L, the concentration predicting overt arsenical skin lesions. On medical examination of a self-selected sample of 550 (390 adults and 160 children), 13% of the adults and 6.3% of the children had typical skin lesions, an unusually high involvement for children, except in extreme exposures combined with malnutrition. The urine, hair, and nail concentrations of arsenic correlated significantly (r = 0.72-0.77) with drinking water arsenic concentrations up to 1,654 micro g/L. On neurologic examination, arsenic-typical neuropathy was diagnosed in 63% of the adults, a prevalence previously seen only in severe, subacute exposures. We also observed an apparent increase in fetal loss and premature delivery in the women with the highest concentrations of arsenic in their drinking water. The possibility of contaminated groundwater at other sites in the Middle and Upper Ganga Plain merits investigation.
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