Evaluation of effect of supplementation of extruded rice as a substitute for dried whey in the diet of weanling pigs

Mohana Devi, S.,Kim, S. C.,Kim, I. H. INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL FOOD INFORMATION 2015 VETERINARNI MEDICINA -PRAHA- Vol.60 No.12

An Outline of Meat Consumption in the Indian Population - A Pilot Review

Devi, Subramaniam Mohana,Balachandar, Vellingiri,Lee, Sang In,Kim, In Ho Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resource 2014 한국축산식품학회지 Vol.34 No.4

The consumption of meat is increasing in India and agriculture is considered as the backbone of a majority of people. Livestock plays a significant role, and poultry and dairy are the major sectors contributing to economic development. The majority of meats consumed in India are fish, bovine, mutton, goat, pig, and poultry. In Indian context, culture, traditions, customs, and taboos influence meat consumption to a great extent. However, studies show that urbanization has been causing a rise in demand for meat products. India is the world's second largest exporter of beef. In India, 95% of goat meat produced is consumed locally. Meat consumption, in particular, is determined by the religions where pork is forbidden to Muslims and beef is prohibited to Hindus. The preference and consumption of chicken meat can be considered as a universal phenomenon and chicken meat is greatly accepted by consumers in India as compared to the other meat consumption. The increase of chicken meat consumption is due to the versatility of the meat, relatively low cost in comparison to other meat, and the acceptance of the chicken meat to all religions. There has been a great rise in the production of livestock products and this is expected to continue in the future. The pattern of meat consumption depends considerably on culture, tradition and urbanization. This review was formulated with the objective of identifying the meat consumption patterns in a typical Indian society.

Evaluation of dietary sources of protein on growth performance in pigs

Mohana Devi, S.,Devi, US,Kim, IH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL FOOD INFORMATION 2014 VETERINARNI MEDICINA -PRAHA- Vol.59 No.5

<P>A 6-week trial was conducted to investigate the effects of animal skin protein sources from swine and cattle on growth performance, body condition and blood characteristics in growing pigs. A total of 96 pigs (23.50 &plusmn; 0.61&nbsp;kg) were randomly allotted into four dietary treatment groups as follows: (1) basal diet (BD); (2) basal diet with 1.5% hydrolysed render meal (HRM); (3) basal diet with 1.5% swine skin meal (SSM); (4) basal diet with 1.5% cattle hide meal (CHM). There were six replicate pens per treatment with four pigs per pen. The average daily gain (ADG) was improved in response to SSM treatment compared with other treatments (P &lt; 0.05). Pigs fed with HRM, SSM and CHM diets showed increases in average daily feed intake (ADFI) and decreased gain-to-feed (G : F) ratios compared with pigs fed with BD (P &lt; 0.05). There were no differences in dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N), and energy (E) digestibility among treatments. The backfat thickness and lean percentage of pigs was unaffected by the treatments. Similarly, there was no difference in blood characteristics among treatments. In conclusion, the supplementation of SSM in growing pig diets improved the growth rate and Feed Intake (FI), but its usage in swine diets is limited by the poor protein quality. &nbsp;</P>

Effects of Dietary Fiber and Benzoic Acid on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Reduction of Harmful Gases, and Lipid Profiles in Growing Pigs

Devi, Subramaniam Mohana,Cheong, Jin Young,Kim, In Ho De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. 2015 Annals of animal science Vol.15 No.2

<B>Abstract</B><P> We assessed the possibly synergistic effects of dietary fiber (DF) and benzoic acid (BA) in growingfinishing pigs. In total, 96 growing pigs ([Landrace × Yorkshire] × Duroc) with an average initial body weight (BW) of 22.82 (±0.24) kg were selected and provided the dietary supplements based on their BW in a 2 × 2 factorial experiment, with the respective factors being fiber (low vs. high; 140 g/kg, 160 g/kg NSP, respectively) and BA (0, 5 g/kg benzoic acid) in six replicate pens consisting of four pigs per pen. Sugar beet pulp was used as a DF source, at 50 g/kg of the diet. All diets were formulated to contain 14.44 ME MJ/kg and 190 g/kg CP. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and reduction of harmful gases and serum metabolites. There was no significant difference in feed intake and weight gains during treatments. Fiber levels and benzoic acid addition did not affect the dry matter, nitrogen and gross energy digestibility. Also, no interaction was found between fiber level and benzoic acid treatment. There was no difference in NH3, but RSH and H2S gases emissions show significant reduction with fiber and benzoic acid treatment. Serum metabolites, including lipoprotein and cholesterol, were also apparently unaffected by these treatments. Thus, the addition of 50 g sugar beet pulp per kg of growing feed as a DF source and the addition of BA had no significant impact on the growth performance of pigs during the growth period.</P>

An Outline of Meat Consumption in the Indian Population - A Pilot Review

Subramaniam Mohana Devi,Vellingiri Balachandar,Sang In Lee,In Ho Kim 한국축산식품학회 2014 한국축산식품학회지 Vol.34 No.4

The consumption of meat is increasing in India and agriculture is considered as the backbone of a majority of people. Live-stock plays a significant role, and poultry and dairy are the major sectors contributing to economic development. The major-ity of meats consumed in India are fish, bovine, mutton, goat, pig, and poultry. In Indian context, culture, traditions, customs,and taboos influence meat consumption to a great extent. However, studies show that urbanization has been causing a risein demand for meat products. India is the world’s second largest exporter of beef. In India, 95% of goat meat produced isconsumed locally. Meat consumption, in particular, is determined by the religions where pork is forbidden to Muslims and beefis prohibited to Hindus. The preference and consumption of chicken meat can be considered as a universal phenomenon andchicken meat is greatly accepted by consumers in India as compared to the other meat consumption. The increase of chickenmeat consumption is due to the versatility of the meat, relatively low cost in comparison to other meat, and the acceptanceof the chicken meat to all religions. There has been a great rise in the production of livestock products and this is expectedto continue in the future. The pattern of meat consumption depends considerably on culture, tradition and urbanization. Thisreview was formulated with the objective of identifying the meat consumption patterns in a typical Indian society.

Floxacins: as Mediators in Enhancing the Corrosion Inhibition Efficiency of Natural Polymer Dextrin

Gowraraju Nirmala Devi,Chan Basha Nusrath Unnisa,Selvaraj Mohana Roopan,Venkatesan Hemapriya,Subramanian Chitra,정일민,김승현,Mayakrishnan Prabakaran 한국고분자학회 2020 Macromolecular Research Vol.28 No.6

Three different floxacins (Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, and Norfloxacin) were used to enhance the inhibition property of Dextrin (Dex) against the dissolution of mild steel in acid medium. Substantial increase in the inhibition property was observed against mild steel dissolution by the addition of floxacins than with pure Dex. Weights loss experiments proved the potential of Fluoroquinolones (FQs) in enhaning the corrosion inhibition property of Dex on metal by proving its best ability at lower concentrations. Adsorption of Dex and floxacins on metal surface was observed to accept with Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The results from EIS studies add to the enhancing property of floxacins on Dex. While the mixed type behavior of inhibitors were confirmed by polarization studies, images from SEM, EDS and AFM gathers strength to propose the formation of protective layer.

Immunomodulatory effect of mesenchymal stem cells and mesenchymal stem-cell-derived exosomes for COVID-19 treatment

Kaavya Jayaramayya,Iyer Mahalaxmi,Mohana Devi Subramaniam,Neethu Raj,아브달아메드,임경민,Se Jong Kim,Jong Yub An,이윤주,Yujin Choi,Arthi Kirubhakaran,조쌍구,Balachandar Vellingiri 생화학분자생물학회 2020 BMB Reports Vol.53 No.8

The world has witnessed unimaginable damage from the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Because the pandemic is growing rapidly, it is important to consider diverse treatment options to effectively treat people worldwide. Since the immune system is at the hub of the infection, it is essential to regulate the dynamic balance in order to prevent the overexaggerated immune responses that subsequently result in multiorgan damage. The use of stem cells as treatment options has gained tremendous momentum in the past decade. The revolutionary measures in science have brought to the world mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and MSC-derived exosomes (MSC-Exo) as therapeutic opportunities for various diseases. The MSCs and MSCExos have immunomodulatory functions; they can be used as therapy to strike a balance in the immune cells of patients with COVID-19. In this review, we discuss the basics of the cytokine storm in COVID-19, MSCs, and MSC-derived exosomes and the potential and stem-cell-based ongoing clinical trials forCOVID-19.

Poster Session : PS 0465 ; Genetics ; A Study on XRCC1, P53 Gene Polymorphisms in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Southern India

( Vellingiri Balachandar ),( Subramaniam Mohana Devi ),( Meyyazhagan Arun ),( S Haripriya ),( Iyer Mahalakshmi ),( Sn Dharwadkar ),( Keshavarao Sasikala ) 대한내과학회 2014 대한내과학회 추계학술대회 Vol.2014 No.1

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ids one of the most common cancer worldwide. Polymorphism in p53 and XRCC1 genes were associated with increased risk of early-onset HCC. We thus hypothesized that, these polymorphism could be more likely in South Indian population. However the status of these mutations in South Indian HCC had not been studied. Methods: In the present study 130 HCC patients and 130 control subjects were analyzed for known polymorphisms in the p53 and XRCC1 genes. Results: In the Arg194Trp polymorphism of p53 gene, we found 19.05% with Arg- 399Trp (heterozygous variant) genotype and 1.6% with 399Trp (homozygous variant) in comparison to controls who exhibited 90.39% with wild type genotype. In Arg399Gln polymorphism of XRCC1 gene, 46.17% were found to have Arg399Gln (heterozygous variant) genotype and 10.11% were found to have 399Gln (homozygous variant) genotype in comparison to controls who exhibited 55% individuals with heterozygous variant genotype and 16.75% with homozygous variant genotype. This polymorphic incidence revealed signifi cant association with advanced stages of the HCC and also well differentiated tumor. Conclusions: Thus the results of our study provide the genetic variations of p53 and XRCC1 which may contribute to the susceptibility to HCC in South India. The results suggest that, these genes could play a signifi cant role in HCC and the combined effect of these variants may interact to increase the risk of HCC in Indian population.

COVID-19: an update on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

Mahalaxmi Iyer,Kaavya Jayaramayya,Mohana Devi Subramaniam,Soo Bin Lee,Ahmed Abdal Dayem,Ssang-Goo Cho,Balachandar Vellingiri 생화학분자생물학회 2020 BMB Reports Vol.53 No.4

The unexpected pandemic set off by the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has caused severe panic among people worldwide. COVID-19 has created havoc, and scientists and physicians are urged to test the efficiency and safety of drugs used to treat this disease. In such a pandemic situation, various steps have been taken by the government to control and prevent the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2). This pandemic situation has forced scientists to rework strategies to combat infectious diseases through drugs, treatment, and control measures. COVID-19 treatment requires both limiting viral multiplication and neutralizing tissue damage induced by an inappropriate immune reaction. Currently, various diagnostic kits to test for COVID-19 are available, and repurposing therapeutics for COVID-19 has shown to be clinically effective. As the global demand for diagnostics and therapeutics continues to rise, it is essential to rapidly develop various algorithms to successfully identify and contain the virus. This review discusses the updates on specimens/samples, recent efficient diagnostics, and therapeutic approaches to control the disease and repurposed drugs mainly focusing on chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma (CP). More research is required for further understanding of the influence of diagnostics and therapeutic approaches to develop vaccines and drugs for COVID-19.

Longer Telomere Length of T lymphocytes in Patients with Early and Chronic Psychosis

Yin Cui,Vishwanath Vasudev Prabhu,Thong Ba Nguyen,Subramaniam Mohana Devi,정영철 대한정신약물학회 2017 CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE Vol.15 No.2

Objective: To investigate pathological conditions that act as sources of pro-inflammatory cytokines and cytotoxic substances to examine telomere length (TL) in patients with either early (duration of illness [DI] ≤5 years) or chronic (DI >5 years) psychosis using T lymphocytes. Methods: Based on these factors and the important role that T lymphocytes play in inflammation, the present study measured the TL of T lymphocytes in patients with either early or chronic psychosis. Additionally, smoking, metabolic syndrome, depression, and cognitive functioning were assessed to control for confounding effects. Results: TL was significantly longer in patients with early and chronic psychosis than in healthy control subjects and, moreover, the significance of these findings remained after controlling for age, smoking, metabolic syndrome, DI, chlorpromazine-equivalent dose, and cognitive functioning (F=9.57, degree of freedom=2, p<0.001). Additionally, the DI, chlorpromazine-equivalent doses, and the five-factor scores of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale were not significantly correlated with the TL of T lymphocytes in either all patients or each psychosis group. Conclusion: Possible mechanisms underlying the effects of antipsychotic medications on telomerase are discussed in the present study, but further studies measuring both telomerase activity and TL using a prospective design will be required.