Preparation of Self-Activated Fluorescence Mesoporous Silica Hollow Nanoellipsoids for Theranostics

Singh, Rajendra Kumar,Kim, Tae-Hyun,Mahapatra, Chinmaya,Patel, Kapil Dev,Kim, Hae-Won American Chemical Society 2015 Langmuir Vol.31 No.41

<P>The newly developed multifunctional (self-activated fluorescent, mesoporous, and biocompatible) hollow mesoporous silica nanoellipsoids (f-hMS) are potentially useful as a delivery system of drugs for therapeutics and imaging purposes. For the synthesis of f-hMS, self-activated fluorescence hydroxyapatite (fHA) was used as a core template. A mesoporous silica shell was obtained by silica formation and subsequent removal of the fHA core, which resulted in a hollow-cored f-hMS. Although the silica shell provided a highly mesoporous structure, enabling an effective loading of drug molecules, the fluorescent property of fHA was also well-preserved in the f-hMS. Cytochrome <I>c</I> and doxorubicin, used as a model protein and anticancer drug, respectively, were shown to be effectively loaded onto f-hMS and were then released in a sustainable and controllable manner. The f-hMS was effectively taken up by the cells and exhibited fluorescent labeling while preserving excellent cell viability. Overall, the f-hMS nanoreservoir may be useful as a multifunctional carrier system for drug delivery and cell imaging.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/langd5/2015/langd5.2015.31.issue-41/acs.langmuir.5b03436/production/images/medium/la-2015-03436q_0008.gif'></P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/la5b03436'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>

Evaluation of KiSS1 as a Prognostic Biomarker in North Indian Breast Cancer Cases

Singh, Richa,Bhatt, Madan Lal Brahma,Singh, Saurabh Pratap,Kumar, Vijay,Goel, Madhu Mati,Mishra, Durga Prasad,Kumar, Rajendra Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.4

Background: Breast cancer is the commonest female cancer worldwide and its propensity to metastasize negatively impacts on therapeutic outcome. Several clinicopathological parameters with prognostic/predictive significance have been associated with metastatic suppressor expression levels. The role of metastatic suppressor gene (MSG) KiSS1 in breast cancer remains unclear. Our goal was to investigate the possible clinical significance of KiSS1 breast cancer. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 87 histologically proven cases of breast cancer and background normal tiisue. Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used to investigate KiSS1 at gene and protein levels, respectively, for correlation with several patient characteristics including age, family history, hormonal receptor status, stage, tumor size, nodal involvement and metastatic manifestation and finally with median overall survival (OS). Results: Our study revealed (i) KiSS1 levels were generally elevated in breast cancer vs normal tissue (P < 0.05). (ii) however, a statistically significant lower expression of KiSS1 was observed in metastatic vs non metastatic cases (P = 0.04). (iii) KiSS1 levels strongly correlated with T,N,M category, histological grade and advanced stage (p<0.001) but not other studied parameters. (iv) Lastly, a significant correlation between expression of KiSS1 and median OS was found (P = 0.04). Conclusions: Conclusively, less elevated KiSS1 expression is a negative prognostic factor for OS, advancing tumor stage, axillary lymph node status, metastatic propensity and advancing grade of the breast cancer patient. Patients with negative KiSS1 expression may require a more intensive therapeutic strategy.

Expression Levels of Tetraspanin KAI1/CD82 in Breast Cancers in North Indian Females

Singh, Richa,Bhatt, Madan Lal Brahma,Singh, Saurabh Pratap,Kumar, Vijay,Goel, Madhu Mati,Mishra, Durga Prasad,Srivastava, Kirti,Kumar, Rajendra Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.7

Background: Carcinogenesis is a multifaceted intricate cellular mechanism of transformation of the normal functions of a cell into neoplastic alterations. Metastasis may result in failure of conventional treatment and death Hence, research on metastatic suppressors in cancer is a high priority. The metastatic suppressor gene CD82, also known as KAI1, is a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily which was first identified in carcinoma of prostate. Little work has been done on this gene in breast cancer. Herein, we aimed to determine the gene and protein level expression of CD82/KAI1 in breast cancer and its role as a prognosticator. Materials and Methods: In this study, 83 histologically proven cases of breast cancer and a similar number of controls were included. Patient age ranged from 18-70 years. Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-RT PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used to investigate KAI1 expression at gene and protein levels, respectively. Statistical analysis was done to correlate expression of KAI1 and clinicopathological parameters. Results: It was revealed that: (i) KAI1 was remarkably diminished in metastatic vs non metastatic breast cancer both at the gene and the protein levels (P < .05); (ii) KAI1 expression levels were strongly correlated with TNM staging, histological grade and advanced stage (p<0.001) and no association was found with any other studied parameter; (iii) Lastly, a significant correlation was observed between expression of KAI1 and overall median survival of BC patients (P = 0.04). Conclusions: Our results suggest that lack of expression of the KAI1 might indicate a more aggressive form of breast cancer. Loss of KAI1 may be considered a significant prognostic marker in predicting metastatic manifestation. When evaluated along with the clinical and pathological factors, KAI1 expression may be beneficial to tailor aggressive therapeutic strategies for such patients.

Performance of EMIMFSI ionic liquid based gel polymer electrolyte in rechargeable lithium metal batteries

Liton Balo,Himani Gupta,Shishir Kumar Singh,Varun Kumar Singh,Shalu Kataria,Rajendra Kumar Singh 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.65 No.-

Flexible gel polymer electrolytes based on polymer polyethylene oxide, salt lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide are synthesized. Prepared samples show high thermal stability, high ionic conductivity at room temperature and an electrochemical stability window of ∼3.51 V vs. Li/Li+. Lithium deposition-striping voltage profiles show the formation of a stable solid electrolyte interface. A Li/GPE/LiFePO4 cell was assembled by low cost thermal lamination technique. This cell can deliver 143 mAh g−1 capacity at room temperature at C/20 rate with good discharge efficiency. Use of micro grid mesh type Al current collector in cathode exhibits significant improvement in capacity retention.

CONFORMAL SEMI-SLANT SUBMERSIONS FROM LORENTZIAN PARA SASAKIAN MANIFOLDS

Kumar, Sushil,Prasad, Rajendra,Singh, Punit Kumar Korean Mathematical Society 2019 대한수학회논문집 Vol.34 No.2

In this paper, we introduce conformal semi-slant submersions from Lorentzian para Sasakian manifolds onto Riemannian manifolds. We investigate integrability of distributions and the geometry of leaves of such submersions from Lorentzian para Sasakian manifolds onto Riemannian manifolds. Moreover, we examine necessary and sufficient conditions for such submersions to be totally geodesic where characteristic vector field ${\xi}$ is vertical.

DNA Polymorphism in SLC11A1 Gene and its Association with Brucellosis Resistance in Indian Zebu (Bos indicus) and Crossbred (Bos indicus×Bos taurus) Cattle

Kumar, Nishant,Ganguly, Indrajit,Singh, Rajendra,Deb, Sitangsu M.,Kumar, Subodh,Sharma, Arjava,Mitra, Abhijit Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2011 Animal Bioscience Vol.24 No.7

The PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in and around TM4 of SLC11A1 gene and its association with the incidences of brucellosis in Hariana breed (Bos indicus) and Holstein Friesian crossbred (Bos indicus${\times}$Bos taurus) cattle was examined. A fragment of 954 bp encoding the TM4 was amplified, and RFLP was identified by digestion of the amplicon independently with AluI and TaqI. The amplicon (GenBank Acc. No. AY338470 and AY338471) comprised of a part of exon V (<59 bp) and VII (62>), and entire intron 5 (423 bp), exon VI (71 bp) and intron 6 (339 bp). Digestion with AluI revealed the presence of two alleles viz, A (281, 255, 79 and 51 bp) and B (541, 255, 79 and 51 bp). The frequency of A allele was estimated as 0.80 and 0.73 in Hariana and crossbred cattle, respectively. Due to presence of a polymorphic TaqI site at intron 5, two alleles: T (552 and 402 bp) and Q (231, 321 and 402 bp) were identified. The frequency of T allele was estimated as 0.96 and 0.97, respectively. For association study, on the basis of serological tests and history of abortion, the animals were grouped into "affected" and "non-affected". However, no association could be established with the observed RFLPs.

Theoretical study of temperature dependent lattice anharmonicity in TlCl and TlBr

Rishi Pal Singh,Rajendra Kumar Singh 한국물리학회 2010 Current Applied Physics Vol.10 No.4

Effect of temperature on ultrasonic attenuation in BCC structured (CsCl-type) thallium halides (TlCl and TlBr) have been investigated in a wide temperature range 50–500 K for longitudinal and shear modes along [1 0 0], [1 1 0] and [1 1 1] directions of propagation. Starting with nearest neighbour distance and repulsive parameter and taking interactions up to next nearest neighbours, second and third order elastic moduli have been evaluated, which in turn have been used for evaluating thermal relaxation time,Gruneisen numbers, acoustic coupling constants, ultrasonic velocity and ultrasonic attenuation. Ultrasonic attenuation in these bcc structured crystalline materials has been found less than the fcc crystalline materials. The results have been discussed and compared with available data.

EXISTENCE OF SOLUTION FOR SYSTEM OF INTEGRAL EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS THROUGH NON-NEGATIVE FUNCTION WITH PROPERTY OF ONENESS

Om Prakash Chauhan,Deepak Singh,Vishal Joshi,Garima Singh,Rajendra Kumar Sharma 경남대학교 수학교육과 2018 Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications Vol.23 No.4

In this article, we define the notion of a non-negative function satisfying property of oneness. Utilizing this concept, certain unified fixed point results are established. Furthermore generalized φ-contractions mapping and some fixed point results in the framework of symmetric space are also presented. Some well-known results from the existence literature are obtained through our introduced setting. Results are substantiated by some innovative examples with the aid of visualization of surfaces. Moreover applications of obtained theory for the existence for the system of integral equations as well as for the system of functional equations occurred in dynamic programming are also presented.

Kinetics of In-situ Degradation of Nerve Agent Simulants and Sarin on Carbon with and without Impregnants

Saxena, Amit,Sharma, Abha,Singh, Beer,Suryanarayana, Malladi Venkata Satya,Mahato, Timir Haran,Sharma, Mamta,Semwal, Rajendra Prasad,Gupta, Arvind Kumar,Sekhar, Krishnamurthy Korean Carbon Society 2005 Carbon Letters Vol.6 No.3

Room temperature kinetics of degradation of nerve agent simulants and sarin, an actual nerve agent at the surface of different carbon based adsorbent materials such as active carbon grade 80 CTC, modified whetlerite containing 2.0 and 4.0 % NaOH, active carbon with 4.0 % NaOH, active carbon with 10.0 % Cu (II) ethylenediamine and active carbon with 10.0 % Cu (II) 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetonate were studied. The used adsorbent materials were characterized for surface area and micropore volume by $N_2$ BET. For degradation studies solution of simulants of nerve agent such as dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), diethyl chlorophosphate (DEClP), diethyl cyanophosphate (DECnP) and nerve agent, i.e., sarin in chloroform were prepared and used for the uniform adsorption on the adsorbent systems using their incipient volume at room temperature. Degradation kinetics was monitored by GC/FID and was found to be following pseudo first order reaction. Kinetics parameters such as rate constant and half life were calculated. Half life of degradation with modified whetlerite (MWh/NaOH) system having 4.0 % NaOH was found to be 1.5, 7.9, 1206 and 20 minutes for DECnP, DEClP, DMMP and sarin respectively. MWh/NaOH system showed maximum degradation of simulants of nerve agents and sarin to their hydrolysis products. The reaction products were characterized using NMR technique. MWh/NaOH adsorbent was also found to be active against sulphur mustard.

Carbon Fibres for the Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects in Rabbits

Gangwar, A.K.,Sharma, A.K.,Kumar, Naveen,Maiti, S.K.,Kumar, N.,Gupta, O.P.,Goswami, T.K.,Singh, Rajendra Korean Carbon Society 2005 Carbon Letters Vol.6 No.1

Sixteen clinically healthy New Zealand white rabbits of either sex were divided into two equal groups I and II of 8 animals each. Under thiopental sodium (2.5%) anaesthesia a linear full thickness abdominal wall defect of 3 cm in length was created and repaired with continuous suture pattern using 3000 filaments of carbon fibres and 1~0 black braided nylon suture, ingroup I and II respectively. Increased vascularity was observed in carbon fibres (group I) and on day 30 the carbon fibres were covered by white fibrous tissue. Significantly higher (P < 0.05) values of glucose was seen on day 14 in group I, whereas, decrease in glucose value was observed in group II. Histopathologically, the carbon fiber implant induced extensive fibrous tissue (collagen fiber) reaction. Negligible inflammatory cells in the stroma indicate the host tissue tolerance to carbon fibers. Histochemically, gradually increased alkaline phosphatase activity up to day 14 in group I, suggested the proliferation of fibroblasts in early stages.