This review discusses the various genetic factors and gene products (proteins) related to obesity. The three fundamental mechanisms underlying obesity are: relative increase in energy intake; reLative decrease in energy expenditure; and preferential partitioning of ingested calories to fat storage. Gene defects can be related to any one of these mechanisms, either alone or together. Many geneti...

To assess the effects of ABA deficiency on tomato fruit growth, mutant flacca was grown in an optimal soil water regime and various analyzes were performed, including morphological (fruit number, diameter biomass), physiological (duration growth rate), biochemical (ABA accumulation, enzyme cell wall peroxidase activity) as well proteomics. The analysis showed that slower rate development result...

Abstract The circadian clock, a time-keeping mechanism, drives nearly 24-h self-sustaining rhythms at the physiological, cellular, and molecular levels, keeping them synchronized with cyclic changes of environmental signals. plant clock is sensitive to external internal stress signals that act as timing cues influence through input pathways system. In order cope stresses, many core oscillators ...

Nutritional deprivation of proteins decreases the protein kinase C (PKC) activity in rat lung. The activity of (PKC) is influenced by lipid metabolism. Changes in PKC activity may influence phosphorylation of its substrate proteins in the tissues. Therefore, alterations in phospholipid metabolism and PKC mediated protein phosphorylation in dietary protein deficiency in rat lung were envisaged. ...

An elderly physician with iron deficiency anemia and early stage colon cancer localized in the cecum was treated successfully with laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. Despite treatment, her iron deficiency anemia persisted. Subsequent investigations revealed occult celiac disease that completely resolved with a gluten-free diet alone. Iron deficiency anemia in celiac disease may have multiple cau...

the green revolution fulfilled the food demand of crowded millions. from the time of green revolution to till date high yielding and fertilizer responsive varieties have evolved to increase the production per unit area. to improve the productivity only major nutrients are concentrated almost in all crops. though the importance of micronutrient realized during past decades in most of the crops b...

Vitamin B12 or cobalamin deficiency occurs frequently (> 20%) among elderly people, but it is often unrecognized because the clinical manifestations are subtle; they are also potentially serious, particularly from a neuropsychiatric and hematological perspective. Causes of the deficiency include, most frequently, food-cobalamin malabsorption syndrome (> 60% of all cases), pernicious anemia (15%...

Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide, imposing major health threats. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) one most important products from process redox reactions. In onset and progression cardiovascular diseases, ROS believed to heavily influence homeostasis lipids, proteins, DNA, mitochondria, energy metabolism. As production increases, heart is damaged, further RO...

The process of fibrin clot formation is a series of complex and well-regulated reactions involving blood vessels, platelets, procoagulant plasma proteins, natural inhibitors, and fibrinolytic enzymes. Vasculitis can be caused by a variety of different agents as bacteria, viruses, protozoal, rickettsial organisms, toxic, drugs, medications, and neoplasms. The most common cause of vasculitis is t...