107 results on '"Alam, Md Jahangir"'
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102. Comparison between Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis at GUS histochemical assay performance for tissue culture independent transformation.
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Bari, Reduanul, Khan, Md. Anik Ashfaq, Islam, Mohammad Majharul, Sutradhar, Pijush, Alam, Md. Jahangir, and Khatun, Asma
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TOSSA jute , *JUTE plant , *PLANT tissue culture - Abstract
Tissue culture independent transformation technique in crops is relatively new and of popular interest due to its faster approach and efficiency. The prospect of this technique in the production of transgenic Jute plants with new genetic properties is promising. In the present study, two varieties of each of Corchorus olitorius (var. O-72 and var. OM-1) and C. capsularis (var. CVL-1 and var. BJC- 83) were used to observe their transformation ability. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 was used for transformation, which harbors a binary vector pBI121 containing selectable marker gene nptII, gus (β-glucuronidase) reporter gene and a stress tolerance gene GLY-1. The young shoot tip of the seedlings (20-22 cm) was infected with the bacterial culture. The young leaves were collected after 20-21 days of bacterial culture transformation and thereafter histochemical GUS assay was performed. In the putatively transformed regions of the plants, gus reporter gene was expressed showing blue color in the tissues. Non-transformed plants did not show any color. Among the varieties, the percentage of matured plants showing GUS activity was higher in C. olitorious var. O-72 (80.66%) and OM-1 (73.33%) compared to C. capsularis var. BJC-83 (32.50%) and CVL-1 (40.00%). The result of the study provides an indication that efficiency of transformation by using tissue culture independent direct genetic transformation for the two species of Jute may differ significantly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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103. Advection of surface-derived organic carbon fuels microbial reduction in Bangladesh groundwater.
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Mailloux, Brian J., Trembath-Reichert, Elizabeth, Cheung, Jennifer, Watson, Marlena, Stute, Martin, Freyer, Greg A., Ferguson, Andrew S., Ahmed, Kazi Matin, Alam, Md. Jahangir, Buchholz, Bruce A., Thomas, James, Layton, Alice C., Yan Zheng, Bostick, Benjamin C., and van Geen, Alexander
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ARSENIC content in groundwater , *ARSENIC poisoning , *IRON oxides , *MICROBIAL respiration , *SEDIMENTS - Abstract
Chronic exposure to arsenic (As) by drinking shallow groundwater causes widespread disease in Bangladesh and neighboring countries. The release of As naturally present in sediment to groundwater has been linked to the reductive dissolution of iron oxides coupled to the microbial respiration of organic carbon (OC). The source of OC driving this microbial reduction-carbon deposited with the sediments or exogenous carbon transported by groundwater-is still debated despite its importance in regulating aquifer redox status and groundwater As levels. Here, we used the radiocarbon (14C) signature of microbial DNA isolated from groundwater samples to determine the relative importance of surface and sediment-derived OC. Three DNA samples collected from the shallow, high-As aquifer and one sample from the underlying, low-As aquifer were consistently younger than the total sediment carbon, by as much as several thousand years. This difference and the dominance of heterotrophic microorganisms implies that younger, surface-derived OC is advected within the aquifer, albeit more slowly than groundwater, and represents a critical pool of OC for aquifer microbial communities. The vertical profile shows that downward transport of dissolved OC is occurring on anthropogenic timescales, but bomb 14C-labeled dissolved OC has not yet accumulated in DNA and is not fueling reduction. These results indicate that advected OC controls aquifer redox status and confirm that As release is a natural process that predates human perturbations to groundwater flow. Anthropogenic perturbations, however, could affect groundwater redox conditions and As levels in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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104. Comparison of fecal indicators with pathogenic bacteria and rotavirus in groundwater
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Ferguson, Andrew S., Layton, Alice C., Mailloux, Brian J., Culligan, Patricia J., Williams, Daniel E., Smartt, Abby E., Sayler, Gary S., Feighery, John, McKay, Larry D., Knappett, Peter S.K., Alexandrova, Ekaterina, Arbit, Talia, Emch, Michael, Escamilla, Veronica, Ahmed, Kazi Matin, Alam, Md. Jahangir, Streatfield, P. Kim, Yunus, Mohammad, and van Geen, Alexander
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GROUNDWATER microbiology , *PATHOGENIC bacteria , *ROTAVIRUSES , *FECES , *MICROBIOLOGY , *POPULATION density , *BACTERIAL cultures , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *BACTERIOPHAGES - Abstract
Abstract: Groundwater is routinely analyzed for fecal indicators but direct comparisons of fecal indicators to the presence of bacterial and viral pathogens are rare. This study was conducted in rural Bangladesh where the human population density is high, sanitation is poor, and groundwater pumped from shallow tubewells is often contaminated with fecal bacteria. Five indicator microorganisms (E. coli, total coliform, F+RNA coliphage, Bacteroides and human-associated Bacteroides) and various environmental parameters were compared to the direct detection of waterborne pathogens by quantitative PCR in groundwater pumped from 50 tubewells. Rotavirus was detected in groundwater filtrate from the largest proportion of tubewells (40%), followed by Shigella (10%), Vibrio (10%), and pathogenic E. coli (8%). Spearman rank correlations and sensitivity–specificity calculations indicate that some, but not all, combinations of indicators and environmental parameters can predict the presence of pathogens. Culture-dependent fecal indicator bacteria measured on a single date did not predict total bacterial pathogens, but annually averaged monthly measurements of culturable E. coli did improve prediction for total bacterial pathogens. A qPCR-based E. coli assay was the best indicator for the bacterial pathogens. F+RNA coliphage were neither correlated nor sufficiently sensitive towards rotavirus, but were predictive of bacterial pathogens. Since groundwater cannot be excluded as a significant source of diarrheal disease in Bangladesh and neighboring countries with similar characteristics, the need to develop more effective methods for screening tubewells with respect to microbial contamination is necessary. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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105. Fecal Contamination of Shallow Tubewells in Bangladesh Inversely Related to Arsenic.
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van Geen, Alexander, Ahmed, Kazi Matin, Akita, Yasuyuki, Alam, Md. Jahangir, Culligan, Patricia J., Emch, Michael, Escamilla, Veronica, Feighery, John, Ferguson, Andrew S., Knappett, Peter, Layton, Alice C., Mailloux, Brian J., McKay, Larry D., Mey, Jacob L., Serre, Marc L., Streatfield, P. Kim, Jianyong Wu, and Yunus, Mohammad
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GROUNDWATER pollution , *WELL water , *WELLS , *ARSENIC & the environment , *FECAL contamination , *BACTERIAL pollution of water research , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring , *HEALTH risk assessment - Abstract
The health risks of As exposure due to the installation of millions of shallow tubewells in the Bengal Basin are known, but fecal contamination of shallow aquifers has not systematically been examined. This could be a source of concern in densely populated areas with poor sanitation because the hydraulic travel time from surface water bodies to shallow wells that are low in As was previously shown to be considerably shorter than for shallow wells that are high in As. In this study, 125 tubewells 6-36 m deep were sampled in duplicate for 18 months to quantify the presence of the fecal indicator Escherichia coli. On any given month, E. coli was detected at levels exceeding 1 most probable number per 100 mL in 19-64% of all shallow tubewells, with a higher proportion typically following periods of heavy rainfall. The frequency of E. coli detection averaged over a year was found to increase with population surrounding a well and decrease with the As content of a well, most likely because of downward transport of E. coli associated with local recharge. The health implications of higher fecal contamination of shallow tubewells, to which millions of households in Bangladesh have switched in order to reduce their exposure to As, need to be evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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106. Paclitaxel and Sorafenib: The Effective Combination of Suppressing the Self-Renewal of Cancer Stem Cells.
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Nawara, Hend M., Afify, Said M., Hassan, Ghmkin, Zahra, Maram H., Atallah, Marwa N., Mansour, Hager, Abu Quora, Hagar A., Alam, Md Jahangir, Osman, Amira, Kakuta, Hiroki, Hamada, Hiroki, Seno, Akimasa, and Seno, Masaharu
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CELL proliferation , *ANTINEOPLASTIC agents , *CELL differentiation , *CELL lines , *DRUG synergism , *PACLITAXEL , *STEM cells , *IN vitro studies , *SORAFENIB - Abstract
"Combination therapy", which is a treatment modality combining two or more therapeutic agents, is considered a cornerstone of cancer therapy. The combination of anticancer drugs, of which functions are different from the other, enhances the efficiency compared to the monotherapy because it targets cancer cells in a synergistic or an additive manner. In this study, the combination of paclitaxel and sorafenib in low concentration was evaluated to target cancer stem cells, miPS-BT549cmP and miPS-Huh7cmP cells, developed from mouse induced pluripotent stem cells. The synergistic effect of paclitaxel and sorafenib on cancer stem cells was assessed by the inhibition of proliferation, self-renewal, colony formation, and differentiation. While the IC50 values of paclitaxel and sorafenib were approximately ranging between 250 and 300 nM and between 6.5 and 8 µM, respectively, IC50 of paclitaxel reduced to 20 and 25 nM, which was not toxic in a single dose, in the presence of 1 µM sorafenib, which was not toxic to the cells. Then, the synergistic effect was further assessed for the potential of self-renewal of cancer stem cells by sphere formation ability. As a result, 1 µM of sorafenib significantly enhanced the effect of paclitaxel to suppress the number of spheres. Simultaneously, paclitaxel ranging in 1 to 4 nM significantly suppressed not only the colony formation but also the tube formation of the cancer stem cells in the presence of 1 µM sorafenib. These results suggest the combination therapy of paclitaxel and sorafenib in low doses should be an attractive approach to target cancer stem cells with fewer side effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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107. Targeting Ovarian Cancer Cells Overexpressing CD44 with Immunoliposomes Encapsulating Glycosylated Paclitaxel.
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Khayrani, Apriliana Cahya, Mahmud, Hafizah, Oo, Aung Ko Ko, Zahra, Maram H., Oze, Miharu, Du, Juan, Alam, Md Jahangir, Afify, Said M., Quora, Hagar A. Abu, Shigehiro, Tsukasa, Calle, Anna Sanchez, Okada, Nobuhiro, Seno, Akimasa, Fujita, Koki, Hamada, Hiroki, Seno, Yuhki, Mandai, Tadakatsu, and Seno, Masaharu
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OVARIAN cancer , *CANCER cells , *CELL lines , *CELL growth , *CELL receptors , *PACLITAXEL , *LIPOSOMES , *GLYCOSYLATION - Abstract
Paclitaxel (PTX) is one of the front-line drugs approved for the treatment of ovarian cancer. However, the application of PTX is limited due to the significant hydrophobicity and poor pharmacokinetics. We previously reported target-directed liposomes carrying tumor-selective conjugated antibody and encapsulated glycosylated PTX (gPTX-L) which successfully overcome the PTX limitation. The tubulin stabilizing activity of gPTX was equivalent to that of PTX while the cytotoxic activity of gPTX was reduced. In human ovarian cancer cell lines, SK-OV-3 and OVK18, the concentration at which cell growth was inhibited by 50% (IC50) for gPTX range from 15–20 nM, which was sensitive enough to address gPTX-L with tumor-selective antibody coupling for ovarian cancer therapy. The cell membrane receptor CD44 is associated with cancer progression and has been recognized as a cancer stem cell marker including ovarian cancer, becoming a suitable candidate to be targeted by gPTX-L therapy. In this study, gPTX-loading liposomes conjugated with anti-CD44 antibody (gPTX-IL) were assessed for the efficacy of targeting CD44-positive ovarian cancer cells. We successfully encapsulated gPTX into liposomes with the loading efficiency (LE) more than 80% in both of gPTX-L and gPTX-IL with a diameter of approximately 100 nm with efficacy of enhanced cytotoxicity in vitro and of convenient treatment in vivo. As the result, gPTX-IL efficiently suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Therefore gPTX-IL could be a promising formulation for effective ovarian cancer therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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