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  1. Article ; Online: Liposomes for the treatment of prostate cancer therapy: A review.

    Sahoo, Chinmaya Keshari / Sahoo, Nalini Kanta / Sahu, Madhusmita

    Cancer treatment and research communications

    2024  Volume 39, Page(s) 100792

    Abstract: One of the cancers that affect men, prostate cancer considerably raises mortality rates for males around the world. Patients with prostate cancer can have a localized or advanced form of the illness. Digital rectal examinations, prostate-specific antigen ...

    Abstract One of the cancers that affect men, prostate cancer considerably raises mortality rates for males around the world. Patients with prostate cancer can have a localized or advanced form of the illness. Digital rectal examinations, prostate-specific antigen analyses, and prostate biopsies are all used to identify prostate cancer. The onset, development, and spread of cancer are all correlated with mutations in specific genes. Radical prostatectomy, ablative radiation, and active surveillance are all forms of treatment for localized prostate cancer. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), radiation, and chemotherapy are given to men who have metastatic prostate cancer or have experienced a relapse. When compared to traditional cancer chemotherapeutic methods, the liposome-based drug delivery technology offers less toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible nanomedicine. Liposomes offer great advantages for use in nanomedicines by improving the sensitivity, specificity, and persistence of these anti-malignant cell agents in the body. Liposomal formulations are undergoing clinical trials of variety of cancers including prostate cancer. The present narrative review describes the composition and types of liposomes, its advantages, disadvantages, and the methods of preparation, research studies, clinical applications, drug repurposing and administration.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2468-2942
    ISSN (online) 2468-2942
    DOI 10.1016/j.ctarc.2024.100792
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  2. Article: Utility of Epicardial Fat Thickness in Subclinical Hypothyroid Children to Determine Existence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Them.

    Sahu, Madhusmita / Mishra, Ipsita / Baliarsinha, Anoj Kumar / Choudhury, Arun Kumar / Routray, Satya Narayan

    Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

    2022  Volume 26, Issue 5, Page(s) 483–489

    Abstract: Context: Adult studies have shown the association of subclinical hypothyroid (SCH) with various cardiovascular dysfunction, which indicates SCH may be a potentially modifiable risk factor of CV disease and mortality. However, there is still controversy ... ...

    Abstract Context: Adult studies have shown the association of subclinical hypothyroid (SCH) with various cardiovascular dysfunction, which indicates SCH may be a potentially modifiable risk factor of CV disease and mortality. However, there is still controversy about the association of cardiovascular dysfunction in children with SCH. Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) is a reliable and sensitive marker of cardiovascular risk and has become an emerging modality to predict CV risks.
    Aims: To measure the EFT in children with subclinical hypothyroidism and compare with healthy children. To find its correlation with subclinical atherosclerosis. To compare EFT between TPO positive and TPO negative subclinical hypothyroid patients.
    Materials and methods: Children of subclinical hypothyroidism (TSH >5 mIU/ml with normal FT3, FT4, and age and sex matched control were included as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. Clinical data was collected from all study subjects. Thyroid function tests including FT3, FT4 and TSH, TPO antibody, fasting insulin, hsCRP, Lp(a), USG neck for carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), USG brachial artery for flow mediated dilation (FMD) and echocardiography for epicardial fat thickness (EFT) were done in all patients.
    Results: A total 42 number of SCH and 50 age and sex matched controls were recruited and screened for various parameters of subclinical atherosclerosis. EFT was significantly higher in the cases than in the controls (6.27 mm vs 4.54 mm) with
    Conclusion: Results of this study show the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in children with SCH regardless of the aetiologies. The patients of Hashimoto thyroiditis had significantly high insulin resistance and inflammation than the SCH patients of other aetiologies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-22
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2600211-5
    ISSN 2230-9500 ; 2230-8210
    ISSN (online) 2230-9500
    ISSN 2230-8210
    DOI 10.4103/ijem.ijem_296_22
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  3. Article: Depletion of TrkB Receptors From Adult Serotonergic Neurons Increases Brain Serotonin Levels, Enhances Energy Metabolism and Impairs Learning and Memory.

    Sahu, Madhusmita P / Pazos-Boubeta, Yago / Steinzeig, Anna / Kaurinkoski, Katja / Palmisano, Michela / Borowecki, Olgierd / Piepponen, Timo Petteri / Castrén, Eero

    Frontiers in molecular neuroscience

    2021  Volume 14, Page(s) 616178

    Abstract: Neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) regulate each other and have been implicated in several neuronal mechanisms, including neuroplasticity. We have investigated the effects of BDNF on serotonergic ... ...

    Abstract Neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) regulate each other and have been implicated in several neuronal mechanisms, including neuroplasticity. We have investigated the effects of BDNF on serotonergic neurons by deleting BDNF receptor TrkB from serotonergic neurons in the adult brain. The transgenic mice show increased 5-HT and Tph2 levels with abnormal behavioral phenotype. In spite of increased food intake, the transgenic mice are significantly leaner than their wildtype littermates, which may be due to increased metabolic activity. Consistent with increased 5-HT, the proliferation of hippocampal progenitors is significantly increased, however, long-term survival of newborn cells is unchanged. Our data indicates that BDNF-TrkB signaling regulates the functional phenotype of 5-HT neurons with long-term behavioral consequences.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2452967-9
    ISSN 1662-5099
    ISSN 1662-5099
    DOI 10.3389/fnmol.2021.616178
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  4. Article ; Online: In vitro anticancer activity of Eclipta alba whole plant extract on colon cancer cell HCT-116

    Nelson, Vinod kumar / Sahoo, Nalini Kanta / Sahu, Madhusmita / Sudhan, Hari hara / Pullaiah, Chitikela P. / Muralikrishna, Kanuri Sai

    BMC Complement Med Ther. 2020 Dec., v. 20, no. 1 p.355-355

    2020  

    Abstract: BACKGROUNDS: Colon cancer is the third most deadly and one of the most diagnosed diseases in the world. Although routine screening and early detection during last decades has improved the survival, colon cancer still claims hundreds of thousands lives ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUNDS: Colon cancer is the third most deadly and one of the most diagnosed diseases in the world. Although routine screening and early detection during last decades has improved the survival, colon cancer still claims hundreds of thousands lives each year worldwide. Surgery and chemotherapy is mainstay of current treatment, nevertheless toxicity associated with this treatment underscores the urgency of demand of a better therapeutics. Close to 50% of current chemotherapeutic drugs are direct or indirect descendants compounds isolated from medicinal plants, which indicate plants are great potential sources of novel therapeutics. In our literature review we found Eclipta alba to posses many pharmacological activities, including those with anticancer potentials. However, no study on anticancer activity of this kind has been reported. METHODS: Phytochemicals were extracted by maceration method from shade dried whole plant of Eclipta alba using methanol as a solvent. The anticancer effect of extract was investigated on various cancer cell lines like human colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116), human prostate cancer (PC-3), Michigan cancer foundation-breast cancer (MCF-7) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC-45). We have also studied the effects on normal human embryonic lung fibroblast cell (WI-38) using MTT (methyl thiazoldiphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay, clonogenic (colony formation) and migration assay. Finally obtained results were analyzed using ANNOVA and Dunnett’s test. RESULTS: Results obtained from MTT assay revealed that the methanolic extract of Eclipta alba carried significant (p < 0.005) specificity against HCT-116 cells as compared to the other cancer cells. This extract also showed minimal or nontoxicity to WI-38 cells. Migration as well as clonogenic assays also confirmed the anticancer potential of the extract against HCT-116 cells. CONCLUSION: This is a unique finding of its kind because the specific anticancer effect with minimal toxicity on normal cells has not been reported on Eclipta alba extract. Finally this finding opens up a great possibility to develop a novel antitumor drug candidate against deadly colon cancer in the future.
    Keywords Eclipta prostrata ; antineoplastic activity ; antineoplastic agents ; colorectal neoplasms ; complement ; drug therapy ; fibroblasts ; humans ; lungs ; maceration ; methanol ; neoplasm cells ; phytochemicals ; plant extracts ; prostatic neoplasms ; renal cell carcinoma ; solvents ; surgery ; toxicity ; toxicity testing ; Michigan
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-12
    Size p. 355.
    Publishing place BioMed Central
    Document type Article ; Online
    ISSN 2662-7671
    DOI 10.1186/s12906-020-03118-9
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  5. Article ; Online: Culturing primary neurons from rat hippocampus and cortex.

    Sahu, Madhusmita Priyadarshini / Nikkilä, Outi / Lågas, Seija / Kolehmainen, Sulo / Castrén, Eero

    Neuronal signaling

    2019  Volume 3, Issue 2, Page(s) NS20180207

    Abstract: Primary neurons from rodent brain hippocampus and cortex have served as important tools in biomedical research over the years. However, protocols for the preparation of primary neurons vary, which often lead to conflicting results. This report provides a ...

    Abstract Primary neurons from rodent brain hippocampus and cortex have served as important tools in biomedical research over the years. However, protocols for the preparation of primary neurons vary, which often lead to conflicting results. This report provides a robust and reliable protocol for the production of primary neuronal cultures from the cortex and hippocampus with minimal contribution of non-neuronal cells. The neurons were grown in serum-free media and maintained for several weeks without any additional feeder cells. The neuronal cultures maintained according to this protocol differentiate and by 3 weeks develop extensive axonal and dendritic branching. The cultures produced by this method show excellent reproducibility and can be used for histological, molecular and biochemical methods.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2059-6553
    ISSN (online) 2059-6553
    DOI 10.1042/NS20180207
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  6. Article ; Online: Neurotrophin receptor Ntrk2b function in the maintenance of dopamine and serotonin neurons in zebrafish.

    Sahu, Madhusmita Priyadarshini / Pazos-Boubeta, Yago / Pajanoja, Ceren / Rozov, Stanislav / Panula, Pertti / Castrén, Eero

    Scientific reports

    2019  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 2036

    Abstract: Neurotrophins and their receptors have highly conserved evolutionary lineage in vertebrates including zebrafish. The NTRK2 receptor has two isoforms in zebrafish, Ntrk2a and Ntrk2b. The spatio-temporal expression pattern of bdnf and ntrk2b in the ... ...

    Abstract Neurotrophins and their receptors have highly conserved evolutionary lineage in vertebrates including zebrafish. The NTRK2 receptor has two isoforms in zebrafish, Ntrk2a and Ntrk2b. The spatio-temporal expression pattern of bdnf and ntrk2b in the zebrafish brain was studied using in situ hybridization. The robust and corresponding expression pattern of ntrk2b to bdnf suggests that ntrk2b is the key receptor for bdnf in the zebrafish brain, unlike its duplicate isoform ntrk2a. To study ntrk2b function, two different genetic strategies, the TILLING mutant and morpholino oligonucleotides (MO), were used. Specific subsets of the dopaminergic and serotonergic neuronal populations were affected in the mutants and morphants. The mutant showed anxiety- like behavior both in larval and adult stages. Our results consistently indicate that BDNF/NTRK2 signaling has a significant role in the development and maintenance of aminergic neuronal populations. Therefore, the ntrk2b-deficient zebrafish is well suited to study mechanisms relevant for psychiatric disorders attributed to a dysfunctional monoaminergic system.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain/metabolism ; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism ; Dopamine/metabolism ; Dopaminergic Neurons/metabolism ; Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism ; Larva/metabolism ; Neurons/metabolism ; Protein Isoforms ; Receptor, trkB/metabolism ; Serotonergic Neurons/metabolism ; Serotonin/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Zebrafish/metabolism ; Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ; Protein Isoforms ; Transcription Factors ; Zebrafish Proteins ; Serotonin (333DO1RDJY) ; Receptor, trkB (EC 2.7.10.1) ; Dopamine (VTD58H1Z2X)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-39347-3
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  7. Article: Insecticide-induced hormesis in a factitious host, Corcyra cephalonica, stimulates the development of its gregarious ecto-parasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor

    Basana Gowda, G / Sahu, Madhusmita / Ullah, Farman / Patil, Naveenkumar B / Pandi G, Guru Pirasanna / Adak, Totan / Pokhare, Somnath / Mahendiran, Annamalai / Rath, Prakash Chandra

    Biological control. 2021 Sept., v. 160

    2021  

    Abstract: Hormesis phenomena in insect pests can have a negative impact, but for beneficial insects, it might be used to optimize mass rearing and increase the quality of biocontrol agents. Here, we report the multigenerational stimulatory effects of deltamethrin ... ...

    Abstract Hormesis phenomena in insect pests can have a negative impact, but for beneficial insects, it might be used to optimize mass rearing and increase the quality of biocontrol agents. Here, we report the multigenerational stimulatory effects of deltamethrin in a factitious laboratory host, Corcyra cephalonica, and the subsequent performance of its parasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor. The effects of sublethal (LC₁₀), low lethal (LC₁₅, LC₂₀, LC₂₅ and LC₃₀) and median lethal (LC₅₀) concentrations of deltamethrin along with the control were evaluated on biological traits and nutrient reserves of the host for three consecutive generations (G0, G1, and G2). The biological traits of C. cephalonica (fecundity, developmental duration and larval weight gain) did not differ significantly in the parental generation (G0), whereas in the later generation (G2), significant differences were observed with the control. Nutrient reserves (protein and lipid content) in C. cephalonica were significantly influenced by sublethal concentrations in all three generations (G0, G1, and G2). The performance of H. hebetor on the factitious host C. cephalonica (G2) revealed a significant increase in parasitoid fecundity of 65% when host larvae were exposed to LC₁₅. However, no difference in hatch and pupation rates of parasitoids were observed across treatments. The emergence of both males and females and the longevity of only female wasps were significantly different. No effects were observed on male longevity. Taken together, insecticide-induced hormesis in host C. cephalonica, especially at LC₁₅ exposure, stimulates the development of parasitoid H. hebetor without obvious major trade-off. The results might be helpful in mass rearing of H. hebetor as a biocontrol agent.
    Keywords Corcyra cephalonica ; Habrobracon hebetor ; biological control ; biological control agents ; deltamethrin ; fecundity ; females ; hormesis ; larvae ; lipid content ; longevity ; males ; parasitoids ; pupation ; weight gain
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-09
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean
    ZDB-ID 1149971-0
    ISSN 1049-9644
    ISSN 1049-9644
    DOI 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104680
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  8. Article ; Online: In vitro anticancer activity of Eclipta alba whole plant extract on colon cancer cell HCT-116.

    Nelson, Vinod Kumar / Sahoo, Nalini Kanta / Sahu, Madhusmita / Sudhan, Hari Hara / Pullaiah, Chitikela P / Muralikrishna, Kanuri Sai

    BMC complementary medicine and therapies

    2020  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 355

    Abstract: Backgrounds: Colon cancer is the third most deadly and one of the most diagnosed diseases in the world. Although routine screening and early detection during last decades has improved the survival, colon cancer still claims hundreds of thousands lives ... ...

    Abstract Backgrounds: Colon cancer is the third most deadly and one of the most diagnosed diseases in the world. Although routine screening and early detection during last decades has improved the survival, colon cancer still claims hundreds of thousands lives each year worldwide. Surgery and chemotherapy is mainstay of current treatment, nevertheless toxicity associated with this treatment underscores the urgency of demand of a better therapeutics. Close to 50% of current chemotherapeutic drugs are direct or indirect descendants compounds isolated from medicinal plants, which indicate plants are great potential sources of novel therapeutics. In our literature review we found Eclipta alba to posses many pharmacological activities, including those with anticancer potentials. However, no study on anticancer activity of this kind has been reported.
    Methods: Phytochemicals were extracted by maceration method from shade dried whole plant of Eclipta alba using methanol as a solvent. The anticancer effect of extract was investigated on various cancer cell lines like human colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116), human prostate cancer (PC-3), Michigan cancer foundation-breast cancer (MCF-7) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC-45). We have also studied the effects on normal human embryonic lung fibroblast cell (WI-38) using MTT (methyl thiazoldiphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay, clonogenic (colony formation) and migration assay. Finally obtained results were analyzed using ANNOVA and Dunnett's test.
    Results: Results obtained from MTT assay revealed that the methanolic extract of Eclipta alba carried significant (p < 0.005) specificity against HCT-116 cells as compared to the other cancer cells. This extract also showed minimal or nontoxicity to WI-38 cells. Migration as well as clonogenic assays also confirmed the anticancer potential of the extract against HCT-116 cells.
    Conclusion: This is a unique finding of its kind because the specific anticancer effect with minimal toxicity on normal cells has not been reported on Eclipta alba extract. Finally this finding opens up a great possibility to develop a novel antitumor drug candidate against deadly colon cancer in the future.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement/drug effects ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Eclipta ; HCT116 Cells ; Humans ; India ; Plant Extracts/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Plant Extracts
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2662-7671
    ISSN (online) 2662-7671
    DOI 10.1186/s12906-020-03118-9
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  9. Article: Role of mobile phone technology in health education in Asian and African countries: a systematic review.

    Sahu, Madhusmita / Grover, Ashoo / Joshi, Ashish

    International journal of electronic healthcare

    2014  Volume 7, Issue 4, Page(s) 269–286

    Abstract: The objective of this systematic review was to explore the role of mobile phone technologies in delivering health education programs in Asian and African countries. The search engine used was Pubmed during 2008-2011. Randomised controlled trials or ... ...

    Abstract The objective of this systematic review was to explore the role of mobile phone technologies in delivering health education programs in Asian and African countries. The search engine used was Pubmed during 2008-2011. Randomised controlled trials or controlled studies that improved health outcomes through delivery of health educational interventions using cell phone or text messaging were included in the review. Results showed studies from six Asian and African countries including Philippines, China, Kenya, South Korea, Taiwan and India. Mobile phone technology has shown to improve health outcomes for chronic disease conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. Additional conditions include obesity and cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidance. Other studies have shown improvement in self management of breast cancer and post-hospitalisation HIV and pharmaceutical care. Overall results of the present review showed that mobile phone technologies can be a possible solution to improve healthcare outcome.
    MeSH term(s) Africa ; Asia ; Cell Phone ; Health Education/methods ; Humans ; Mobile Applications ; Telemedicine
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 1741-8453
    ISSN 1741-8453
    DOI 10.1504/IJEH.2014.064327
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  10. Article ; Online: Performance of Trichogramma japonicum under field conditions as a function of the factitious host species used for mass rearing.

    G, Basana Gowda / Pandi G, Guru Pirasanna / Ullah, Farman / Patil, Naveenkumar B / Sahu, Madhusmita / Adak, Totan / Pokhare, Somnath / Yadav, Manoj Kumar / Mahendiran, Annamalai / Mittapelly, Priyanka / Desneux, Nicolas / Rath, Prakash Chandra

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 8, Page(s) e0256246

    Abstract: Different factitious hosts were used to mass rear Trichogramma japonicum Ashmead in different parts of the globe because thorough details were lacking in both the laboratory and the field. The objective of this study was to compare, parasitoid, T. ... ...

    Abstract Different factitious hosts were used to mass rear Trichogramma japonicum Ashmead in different parts of the globe because thorough details were lacking in both the laboratory and the field. The objective of this study was to compare, parasitoid, T. japonicum reared in different factitious hosts. Three commonly used factitious host eggs, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton), Ephestia kuehniella Zeller and Sitotroga cerealella Olivier were tested under laboratory conditions and then in the field over a yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulus (Walker) of rice. The highest parasitism by T. japonicum was observed on E. kuehniella eggs. The parasitoid's highest emergence (88.99%) was observed on S. cerealella eggs at 24 h exposure, whereas at 48 h it was on E. kuehniella eggs (94.66%). Trichogramma japonicum females that emerged from E. kuehniella eggs were significantly long-lived. The days of oviposition by hosts and the host species were significant individually, but not their interaction. Higher proportions of flying T. japonicum were observed when reared on E. kuehniella and C. cephalonica eggs. Field results showed that T. japonicum mass-reared on E. kuehniella showed higher parasitism of its natural host, S. incertulus eggs. Hence, by considering these biological characteristics and field results, E. kuehniella could be leveraged for the mass rearing of quality parasitoids of T. japonicum in India, the Asian continent and beyond.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Eggs/parasitology ; Female ; Host Specificity/genetics ; Host-Parasite Interactions/genetics ; Hymenoptera/genetics ; Hymenoptera/pathogenicity ; India ; Larva/pathogenicity ; Lepidoptera/genetics ; Lepidoptera/parasitology ; Moths/parasitology ; Oryza/parasitology ; Oviposition/genetics ; Pest Control, Biological ; Wasps/pathogenicity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0256246
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