The production of sesquiterpene-type phytoalexins with a vetispyradiene skeleton by Hyoscyamus albus hairy roots induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA) was reported in a previous paper. The production pattern on co-treatment with cupper sulfate and MeJA (CuSO(4)-MeJA) showed a TLC profile differing from that on treatment with MeJA. Thus, we studied the production of phytoalexins on hairy root cultu...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the status of oxidative stress in the serum of patients affected with cancer breast. Changes in the levels of total antioxidant capacity (TAC), uric acid, malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (nitrite/nitrate), cupper and iron were measured in serum of patients affected by non-metastatic as well as metastatic cancer breast. Significant decrease in ...

Heavy metals are that have high-density and non-biodegradable. Among all pollutants, heavy metal pollution is the most serious. Ompok bimaculatus a freshwater fish belongs to cat family. Objective: To estimate concentration of six (Copper, Ferric, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel Lead) in water, sediments some organs (gills, fins muscles) collected from river Ravi. Methods: The accumulation level was ...

BACKGROUND The levonorgestrel-releasing IUD can help the treatment of dysmenorrhea by reducing the synthesis of endometrial prostaglandins as a conventional treatment. OBJECTIVE This study was performed to assess the frequency of dysmenorrhea, satisfaction and quality of life in women using Mirena IUDs as compared to those using copper IUDs. MATERIALS AND METHODS This double-blind randomize...

Street dust is a hazard for workers in traditional markets. Exposure time is longer than for other people, making them vulnerable to heavy metals in street dust. This study investigated heavy metal concentrations in street dust samples collected from different types of markets. It compared the results with heavy metal concentrations in heavy traffic and rural areas. Street dust was significantl...

Devices with suspended graphene stripes are fabricated by transferring pre-patterned CVD-grown graphene on to prefabricated device structures with patterned microtrenches. The CVD graphene is grown on Alfa Aesar 0.025mm, 99.8% pure copper foils. The as-grown graphene covered copper piece is then spin-coated with photoresist (MICROPOSIT S1813). Arrays of stripes with different widths are then pa...

INTRODUCTION Atherosclerosis is one of the inflammatory underlying disease associated by oxidative stress and thrombotic agents. This study aimed to evaluate the potential role of cupper oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) and thrombin for inducing mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in platelets. METHODS Phosphorylation of P38MAPK, Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK), and Extracellular si...

Wilson’s disease (WD), or hepatolenticular degeneration, is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disease of cupper metabolism, which presents with hepatic, psychiatric, and neurological symptoms1-6. The prevalence rate of WD is estimated to be one case per 30,0001-6. WD is caused by mutations to the gene coding for ATPase copper transporting beta polypeptide (ATP7B), which is located on chromos...