Daucus carota Pentane-Based Fractions Suppress Proliferation and Induce Apoptosis in Human Colon Adenocarcinoma HT-29 Cells by Inhibiting the MAPK and PI3K Pathways

Wassim N. Shebaby,K.B. Bodman-Smith,Anthony Mansour,Mohamad Mroueh,Robin I. Taleb,Mirvat El-Sibai,Costantine F. Daher 한국식품영양과학회 2015 Journal of medicinal food Vol.18 No.7

Daucus carota L. ssp. carota (Apiacea, wild carrot, Queen Anne’s lace) has been used in folk medicine throughout the world and recently was shown to possess anticancer and antioxidant activities. This study aims to determine the anticancer activity of the pentane fraction (F1) and the 1:1 pentane:diethyl ether fraction (F2) of the Daucus Carota oil extract (DCOE) against human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines (HT-29 and Caco-2). Treatment of cells with various concentrations of F1 or F2 fractions produced a dose-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that both fractions induced sub-G1 phase accumulation and increased apoptotic cell death. Western blot revealed the activation of caspase-3, PARP cleavage, and a considerable increase in Bax and p53 levels, and a decrease in Bcl-2 level. Treatment of HT-29 cells with either fraction markedly decreased the levels of both phosphorylated Erk and Akt. Furthermore, the combined treatment of F1 or F2 with wortmannin showed no added inhibition of cell survival suggesting an effect of F1 or F2 through the phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. This study proposes that DCOE fractions (F1 and F2) inhibit cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HT-29 cells through the suppression of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/Erk and PI3K/Akt pathways.

Measurement of the ^(236)U(n, f) Cross Section at n_TOF

R. Sarmento,I. F. Goncalves,P. Vaz,M. Calviani,N. Colonna 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23

A precise knowledge of the ^(236)U neutron-induced fission cross-section is required for the development of accelerator-driven systems and reactors based on the Th-U cycle. The evaluated data presently stored in the nuclear data libraries rely on outdated experimental measurements and show large discrepancies in the energy region between 1 keV and 100 keV. More recent measurements made at LANSCE and GELINA yielded results which are in disagreement with the literature for the resonance region and below 10 eV. In order to improve the present knowledge of the ^(236)U(n, f) cross-section, a new measurement was performed at the neutron Time-Of-Flight facility n_TOF at CERN. A Fast Ionization Chamber was used, in which four samples of ^(236)U and two of ^(235)U were mounted. The ^(236)U(n,f) cross-section was determined relative to the standard ^(235)U(n, f) reaction. The contribution from the ^(235)U contamination in the samples was subtracted, together with the alpha-particle background. Finally, the data were corrected for dead-time and detection efficiency. The n_TOF results on the ^(236)U(n, f) cross-section are reported in the neutron energy region from 200 meV to 2 MeV. The present high-resolution data point to several shortcomings in the current evaluated databases in the sub-threshold region. High accuracy cross-sections, important for applications to fast nuclear reactors as well as for fundamental Nuclear Physics, are also reported here.

Advanced Evaluation of ^(237)Np and ^(243)Am Neutron Data

V. M. Maslov,N. A. Tetereva,V. G. Pronyaev,T. Granier,F.-J. Hambsch 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23

The diverse measured data base of n+^(237)Np is evaluated using a generalized least squares code and statistical theory of nuclear reactions. Consistent description of the total, fission and partial inelastic scattering data in 1 - 3 MeV energy range provides an important constraint for the absorption cross section. Important constraints for the measured capture cross section come from the average radiation S0 and S1 strength functions. An abrupt change of the inelastic data shape at En ∼ 1.5 MeV is explained by the sharp increase of the level density of the residual odd-even nuclide ^(237)Np due to the onset of three-quasi-particle excitations. The in fluence of exclusive (n, xnf) pre-fission neutrons on prompt fission neutron spectra and (n, xn) reactions spectra is modeled. Contributions of emissive/non-emissive fission and exclusive spectra of (n, xnf) reactions are defined by a consistent description of the ^(237)Np(n, F), ^(237)Np (n, 2n)^(236s)Np reactions and the ratio of the yields of short-lived isomer (1^-) and long-lived ground (6^-) ^(236)Np states measured at ∼14 MeV. The isomer ratio of the yields of short-lived ground (1^-) ^(242g)Am and long-lived isomer (5^-) ^(242m)Am states in ^(243)Am(n, 2n) reaction is calculated modeling the gamma-decay of the possible Gallaher-Moshkowski doublet states of ^(242) Am.

In vitro gas and methane production of some common feedstuffs used for dairy rations in Vietnam and Thailand

Huyen N. T. D.,Schonewille J. Th.,Pellikaan W. F.,Trach N. X.,Hendriks W. H. 아세아·태평양축산학회 2024 Animal Bioscience Vol.37 No.3

Objective: This study determined fermentation characteristics of commonly used feedstuffs, especially tropical roughages, for dairy cattle in Southeast Asia. This information is considered relevant in the context of the observed low milk fat content and milk production in Southeast Asia countries.Methods: A total of 29 feedstuffs commonly used for dairy cattle in Vietnam and Thailand were chemically analysed and subjected to an <i>in vitro</i> gas production (GP) test. For 72 h, GP was continuously recorded with fully automated equipment and methane (CH₄) was measured at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 30, 36, 48, 60, and 72 h of incubation. A triphasic, nonlinear, regression procedure was applied to analyse GP profiles while a monophasic model was used to obtain kinetics related to CH₄ production.Results: King grass and VA06 showed a high asymptotic GP related to the soluble- and non-soluble fractions (i.e. A1 and A2, respectively) and had the highest acetate to propionate ratio in the incubation fluid. The proportion of CH₄ produced (% of GP at 72 h) was found to be not different (p>0.05) between the various grasses. Among the selected preserved roughages (n = 6) and whole crops (n = 4), sorghum was found to produce the greatest amount of gas in combination with a relatively low CH4 production.Conclusion: Grasses belonging to the genus <i>Pennisetum</i>, and whole crop sorghum can be considered as suitable ingredients to formulate dairy rations to enhance milk fat content in Vietnam/Thailand.

Excitation of Molecular Hydrogen in the Orion Bar PhotodissociationRegion from a Deep Near-infrared IGRINS Spectrum

Kaplan, Kyle F.,Dinerstein, Harriet L.,Oh, Heeyoung,Mace, Gregory N.,Kim, Hwihyun,Sokal, Kimberly R.,Pavel, Michael D.,Lee, Sungho,Pak, Soojong,Park, Chan,Oh, Jae Sok,Jaffe, Daniel T. American Astronomical Society 2017 The Astrophysical journal Vol.838 No.2

<P>We present a deep near-infrared spectrum of the Orion Bar Photodissociation Region (PDR) taken with the Immersion Grating INfrared Spectrometer (IGRINS) on the 2.7 m telescope at the McDonald Observatory. IGRINS has high spectral resolution (R similar to 45,000) and instantaneous broad wavelength coverage (1.45-2.45 mu m), enabling us to detect 87 emission lines from rovibrationally excited molecular hydrogen (H-2) that arise from transitions out of 69 upper rovibration levels of the electronic ground state. These levels cover a large range of rotational and vibrational quantum numbers and excitation energies, making them excellent probes of the excitation mechanisms of H2 and physical conditions within the PDR. The Orion Bar PDR is thought to consist of cooler high density clumps or filaments (T = 50-250 K, n(H) = 10(5)-10(7) cm(-3)) embedded in a warmer lower density medium (T = 250-1000 K, n(H) = 10(4)-10(5) cm(-3)). We fit a grid of constant temperature and density Cloudy models, which recreate the observed H2 level populations well, to constrain the temperature to a range of 600-650. K and the density to n(H) = 2.5 x 10(3) -10(4) cm(-3). The best-fit model gives T = 625 K and n(H) = 5 x 10(3) cm(-3). This well-constrained warm temperature is consistent with kinetic temperatures found by other studies for the Orion Bar's lower density medium. However, the range of densities well fit by the model grid is marginally lower than those reported by other studies. We could be observing lower density gas than the surrounding medium, or perhaps a density-sensitive parameter in our models is not properly estimated.</P>

CYP2W1, CYP4F11 and CYP8A1 Polymorphisms and Interaction of CYP2W1 Genotypes with Risk Factors in Mexican Women with Breast Cancer

Cardenas-Rodriguez, N.,Lara-Padilla, E.,Bandala, C.,Lopez-Cruz, J.,Uscanga-Carmona, C.,Lucio-Monter, P.F.,Floriano-Sanchez, E. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.3

Breast cancer (BCa) is the leading type of cancer in Mexican women. Genetic factors, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of P450 system, have been reported in BCa. In this report, and for the first time in the literature, we analyzed the rs3735684 (7021 G>A), rs11553651 (15016 G>T) and rs56195291 (60020 C>G) polymorphisms in the CYP2W1, 4F11 and 8A1 genes in patients with BCa and in healthy Mexican women to identify a potential association between these polymorphisms and BCa risk. Patients and controls were used for polymorphism analysis using an allelic discrimination assay with TaqMan probes and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Links with clinic-pathological characteristics were also analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using the standard ${\chi}^2$ or Fisher exact test statistic. No significant differences were observed in the distributions of CYP2W1 (OR 8.6, 95%CI 0.43-172.5 P>0.05; OR 2.0, 95%CI 0.76-5.4, P>0.05) and CYP4F11 (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.01-8.4 P>0.05) genotypes between the patients and controls. Only the CYP8A1 CC genotype was detected in patients with BCa and the controls. All polymorphism frequencies were in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE) in the controls (P>0.05). We found a significant association between BCa risk and smoking, use of oral contraceptives or hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), obesity, hyperglycemia, chronic diseases, family history of cancer and menopausal status in the population studied (P<0.05). Tobacco, oral contraceptive or HRT, chronic diseases and obesity or overweight were strongly associated with almost eight, thirty-five, nine and five-fold increased risk for BCa. Tobaco, obesity and hyperglycemia significantly increased the risk of BCa in the patients carrying variant genotypes of CYP2W1 (P<0.05). These results indicate that the CYP2W1 rs3735684, CYP4F11 rs11553651 and CYP8A1 rs56195291 SNPs are not a key risk factor for BCa in Mexican women. This study did not detect an association between the CYP2W1, 4F11 and 8A1 genes polymorphisms and BCa risk in a Mexican population. However, some clinico-pathological risk factors interact with CYP2W1 genotypes and modifies susceptibility to BCa.

Determination of N* amplitudes from associated strangeness production in p+p collisions

Mü,nzer, R.,Fabbietti, L.,Epple, E.,Lu, S.,Klose, P.,Hauenstein, F.,Herrmann, N.,Grzonka, D.,Leifels, Y.,Maggiora, M.,Pleiner, D.,Ramstein, B.,Ritman, J.,Roderburg, E.,Salabura, P.,Sarantsev, A.,B North-Holland Pub. Co 2018 Physics letters. Section B Vol.785 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>We present the first determination of the energy-dependent amplitudes of N<SUP>⁎</SUP> resonances extracted from their decay in KΛ pairs in p+p → <SUP> pK + </SUP> Λ reactions. A combined Partial Wave Analysis of seven data samples with exclusively reconstructed p+p → <SUP> pK + </SUP> Λ events measured by the COSY-TOF, DISTO, FOPI and HADES Collaborations in fixed target experiments at kinetic energies between 2.14 to 3.5 GeV is used to determine the amplitude of the resonant and non-resonant contributions into the associated strangeness final state. The contribution of seven N<SUP>⁎</SUP> resonances with masses between 1650 MeV/c<SUP>2</SUP> and 1900 MeV/c<SUP>2</SUP> for an excess energy between 0 and 600 MeV has been considered. The Σ–p cusp and final state interactions for the p–Λ channel are also included as coherent contributions in the PWA. The N<SUP>⁎</SUP> contribution is found to be dominant with respect to the phase space emission of the pK Λ + final state at all energies demonstrating the important role played by both N<SUP>⁎</SUP> and interference effects in hadron–hadron collisions.</P>

Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activities of Hydrazone Ligands Derived from 2-(phenylamino)acetohydrazide and Their Metal Complexes

EL-Saied, F.A.,Shakdofa, M.M.E.,Al-Hakimi, A.N. Korean Chemical Society 2011 대한화학회지 Vol.55 No.3

N'-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-2-(phenylamino)acetohydrazide ($H_2L^1$, 1) 및 N'-((3-hydroxy-naphthalen-2-yl)methylene)-2-(phenylamino)acetohydrazide ($H_2L^2$, 13)에 대한 VO(II), ZrO(II), Hf(IV), $UO_2$(II), Sn(II), V(V)$O_3$, Ru(III), Cd(II), Ho(III) 및 Yb(III) 착물을 합성하여 원소분석, $^1H$ NMR, IR, UV-Vis, 전기전도도 및 열분석 (DTA 및 TG)을 통해 특성을 조사하였다. 이들 리간드는 분광학적 결과에 의하면 중성 이배위, 일염기성 이배위, 일열기성 삼배위 또는 이염기성 삼배위 리간드로 행동한다. 그 결과 azomethine 질소원자, 양성자화 되어있거나 또는 탈양성자화 된 형태의 페놀 하이드록시 그룹 그리고 에놀 또는 케톤형 카드보닐 그룹을 통해 금속이온에 결합한다. 이들 리간드와 그 금속 착물들은 모체 리간드 및 금속이온 용액에 비해 높은 항균 및 항박테리아 저해효과를 보인다. 대부분의 금속 착물은 표준 항균성 시약 (amphotricene B) 보다 더 높은 항균 활동성을 보인다. 또한 이들 리간드와 착물은 항박테리아 활성도보다는 항균활성도에서 더 높은 수치를 보인다. VO(II), ZrO(II), Hf(IV), $UO_2$(II), Sn(II), V(V)$O_3$, Ru(III), Cd(II), Ho(III) and Yb(III) complexes of N'-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-2-(phenylamino)acetohydrazide ($H_2L^1$, 1) and N'-((3-hydroxy-naphthalen-2-yl)methylene)-2-(phenylamino)-acetohydrazide ($H_2L^2$, 13) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, $^1H$ NMR, IR, UV-Vis, conductance, thermal analyses (DTA and TG). The spectral data showed that the ligands behave as neutral bidentate, monobasic bidentate, monobasic tridentate or bibasic tridentate ligand bonded to the metal ions through the azomethine nitrogen atoms, phenolic hydroxyl group in protonated or deprotonated form and enolic or ketonic carbonyl group. The ligands and their metal complexes exhibit higher antifungal and antibacterial inhibitory effects than parent ligands and the solution of metal ions. Most of metal complexes exhibit higher antifungal activity than standard antifungal drug (amphotricene B). It is also clear that the ligands and their metal complexes have higher antifungal activity than antibacterial activity.

Effect of the Ratio of Non-fibrous Carbohydrates to Neutral Detergent Fiber and Protein Structure on Intake, Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, and Nitrogen Metabolism in Lambs

Ma, T.,Tu, Y.,Zhang, N.F.,Deng, K.D.,Diao, Q.Y. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.10

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the ratio of non-fibrous carbohydrates to neutral detergent fibre (NFC/NDF) and undegraded dietary protein (UDP) on rumen fermentation and nitrogen metabolism in lambs. Four $Dorper{\times}thin-tailed$ Han crossbred lambs, averaging $62.3{\pm}1.9kg$ of body weight and 10 mo of age, were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments of combinations of two levels of NFC/NDF (1.0 and 1.7) and two levels of UDP (35% and 50% of crude protein [CP]). Duodenal nutrient flows were measured with dual markers of Yb and Co, and microbial N (MN) synthesis was estimated using $^{15}N$. High UDP decreased organic matter (OM) intake (p = 0.002) and CP intake (p = 0.005). Ruminal pH (p<0.001), ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3-N$; p = 0.008), and total volatile fatty acids (p<0.001) were affected by dietary NFC/NDF. The ruminal concentration of $NH_3-N$ was also affected by UDP (p<0.001). The duodenal flow of total MN (p = 0.007) was greater for lambs fed the high NFC/NDF diet. The amount of metabolisable N increased with increasing dietary NFC:NDF (p = 0.02) or UDP (p = 0.04). In conclusion, the diets with high NFC/NDF (1.7) and UDP (50% of CP) improved metabolisable N supply to lambs.

Nocturnal Urine Production in Women With Global Polyuria

Thomas F. Monaghan,Adriana M. Kavoussi,Christina W. Agudelo,Syed N. Rahman,Kyle P. Michelson,Donald L. Bliwise,Jason M. Lazar,Lori A. Birder,Upeksha S. Alwis,Johan Vande Walle,Alan J. Wein,Jerry G. Bl 대한배뇨장애요실금학회 2020 International Neurourology Journal Vol.24 No.3

Purpose: Low nocturnal urine production (NUP) may be sufficient to rule out global polyuria (GP) in men. This study determines the sensitivity of indices for nocturnal polyuria (NP), defined as nocturnal polyuria index (NPi; nocturnal urine volume/24-hour urine volume) ≥0.33 or NUP ≥90 mL/hr, for detecting GP in women. Methods: Data were analyzed from 2 prospective protocols involving subjects recruited from a urology ambulatory care unit and a continence clinic. Women ≥18 years with nocturia were included if they met either of 2 common criteria for GP: (1) ≥40 mL/kg/24 hr or (2) ≥3,000 mL/24 hr. Results: Thirty-one women were included (NPi, 28.6 [21.3–40.7]; NUP, 100.8 [68.3–135.8] mL/hr). At the ≥40 mL/kg/24-hr cutoff, 40% and 63% of women reporting ≥1 nocturnal void(s) (n=30) had NPi ≥0.33 and NUP ≥90 mL/hr, respectively. Additionally, 53% and 71% of subjects reporting ≥2 nocturnal voids (n=17) had NPi ≥0.33 and NUP ≥90 mL/hr, respectively. At the ≥3,000 mL/24-hr cutoff, 38% and 69% of women reporting ≥1 nocturnal void(s) (n=13) had NPi ≥0.33 and NUP ≥90 mL/hr, respectively, and 63% and 88% of subjects reporting ≥2 nocturnal voids (n=8) had NPi ≥0.33 and NUP ≥90 mL/hr, respectively. By extension, 37%–62% of women with nocturia and GP did not have NP by NPi ≥0.33 criteria, and 12%–37% did not have NP by NUP ≥90 mL/hr criteria. Conclusions: Indices of excess nighttime urination do not reliably predict GP in women. A full-length voiding diary may be particularly important in the evaluation of women with nocturia. Nocturia in women merits further consideration as a distinct entity.