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  1. Book ; Online ; E-Book: Simulating climate change and livelihood security

    Singh, Swarnima / Singh, R. B.

    a Western Himalayan experience, India

    (Advances in geographical and environmental sciences)

    2021  

    Author's details Swarnima Singh, R.B. Singh
    Series title Advances in geographical and environmental sciences
    Keywords Climatic changes
    Subject code 551.6
    Language English
    Size 1 online resource (334 pages)
    Publisher Springer
    Publishing place Singapore
    Document type Book ; Online ; E-Book
    Remark Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer
    ISBN 981-16-4648-1 ; 981-16-4647-3 ; 978-981-16-4648-5 ; 978-981-16-4647-8
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Article ; Online: Diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating tumor cells in Indian women with suspected ovarian cancer.

    Singh, Swarnima / Kumar, Uday

    Journal of cancer research and therapeutics

    2023  Volume 19, Issue Supplement, Page(s) S268–S271

    Abstract: Background: "Liquid biopsy," where body fluids are screened for biomarkers, is gathering substantial research. We aimed to examine women with suspected ovarian cancer for the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and study its role in prediction of ...

    Abstract Background: "Liquid biopsy," where body fluids are screened for biomarkers, is gathering substantial research. We aimed to examine women with suspected ovarian cancer for the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and study its role in prediction of chemoresistance and survival.
    Methods: Magnetic powder labeled monoclonal antibodies for epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), mucin 1 cell surface associated, mucin 16 cell surface associated, or carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125), were prepared according to the manufacturer's protocol. Expression of three ovarian cancer related genes was detected in CTCs using multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. CTCs and serum CA125 were measured in 100 patients with suspected ovarian cancer. Correlations with clinicopathological parameters and treatment were analyzed.
    Results: CTCs were detected in 18/70 (25.7%) of women with malignancy compared to 0/30 (0.0%) in those with benign gynecologic diseases (P = 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of the CTC test for predicting a malignant histology in pelvic masses were 27.7% (95% CI: 16.3%, 37.7%) and 100% (95% CI: 85.8%, 100%), respectively. The number of CTCs correlated with stage of ovarian cancer (P = 0.030). The presence of EpCAM + CTC at primary diagnosis in ovarian cancer was found to be an independent predictor of a poor progression free survival (HR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.3-8.4; P = 0.010), overall survival (HR, 2.6; 95% CI,1.1-5.6; P = 0.019), and resistance to chemotherapy (OR 8.6; 95% CI, 1.8-43.7; P = 0.009).
    Conclusion: Expression of EpCAM + CTC in ovarian cancer predicts platinum resistance and poor prognosis. This information could be further used in investigating anti-EpCAM-targeted therapies in ovarian cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Prognosis ; Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/pathology ; Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics ; Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule/genetics ; Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule/metabolism ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
    Chemical Substances Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule ; Biomarkers, Tumor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-08
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2187633-2
    ISSN 1998-4138 ; 0973-1482
    ISSN (online) 1998-4138
    ISSN 0973-1482
    DOI 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_1401_20
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  3. Article: Blood Urea Nitrogen/Albumin Ratio and Mortality Risk in Patients with COVID-19.

    Singh, Swarnima / Singh, Kunal

    Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

    2022  Volume 26, Issue 5, Page(s) 626–631

    Abstract: Introduction: We researched blood urea nitrogen (BUN), albumin and their ratio (BAR), and compared them with C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, and computed tomography severity scores (CT-SS), to predict in-hospital mortality.: Methods: One-hundred ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: We researched blood urea nitrogen (BUN), albumin and their ratio (BAR), and compared them with C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, and computed tomography severity scores (CT-SS), to predict in-hospital mortality.
    Methods: One-hundred and thirty-one coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) confirmed patients brought to the emergency department (ED) were dispensed to the survivor or non-survivor group, in light of in-hospital mortality. Information on age, gender, complaints, comorbidities, laboratory parameters, and outcome were gathered from the patient's record files.
    Results: The median BUN, mean total protein, mean albumin, median BAR, median creatinine, median CRP, and median D-dimer were recorded. CT-SS were utilized in categorizing the patient as mild, moderate, and severe. In-hospital mortality occurred in 42 (32.06%) patients (non-survivor group) and did not occur in 89 (67.94%) patients (survivor group). The median BUN (mg/dL) and BAR (mg/gm) values were significantly raised in the non-survivor group than in the survivor group [BUN: 23.48 (7.51-62.75) and 20.66 (4.07-74.67), respectively (
    Conclusion: The BUN, albumin, and BAR were found to be dependable predictors of in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients, with albumin (hypoalbuminemia) performing even better.
    How to cite this article: Singh S, Singh K. Blood Urea Nitrogen/Albumin Ratio and Mortality Risk in Patients with COVID-19. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(5):626-631.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-13
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2121263-6
    ISSN 1998-359X ; 0972-5229
    ISSN (online) 1998-359X
    ISSN 0972-5229
    DOI 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24150
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  4. Article ; Online: Square Lattice Formation in a Monodisperse Complex Plasma.

    Singh, Swarnima / Bandyopadhyay, P / Kumar, Krishan / Sen, A

    Physical review letters

    2022  Volume 129, Issue 11, Page(s) 115003

    Abstract: We present the first observations of a square lattice formation in a monodisperse complex plasma system, a configurational transition phenomenon that has long been an experimental challenge in the field. The experiments are conducted in a tabletop L- ... ...

    Abstract We present the first observations of a square lattice formation in a monodisperse complex plasma system, a configurational transition phenomenon that has long been an experimental challenge in the field. The experiments are conducted in a tabletop L-shaped dusty plasma experimental device in a dc glow discharge Argon plasma environment. By a careful control of the vertical potential confining the charged particles as well as the strength of the ion wake charge interactions with the dust particles, we are able to steer the system toward a crystalline phase that exhibits a square lattice configuration. The transition occurs when the vertical confinement strength is slightly reduced below a critical value leading to a buckling of the monodisperse hexagonal 2D dust crystal to form a narrowly separated bilayer state (a quasi-2D state). Some theoretical insights into the transition process are provided through molecular dynamics simulations carried out for the parameters relevant to our experiment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208853-8
    ISSN 1079-7114 ; 0031-9007
    ISSN (online) 1079-7114
    ISSN 0031-9007
    DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.115003
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  5. Article ; Online: Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a compressible dust fluid flow.

    Kumar, Krishan / Bandyopadhyay, P / Singh, Swarnima / Dharodi, Vikram S / Sen, A

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 3979

    Abstract: We report the first experimental observations of a single-mode Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a flowing dusty plasma in which the flow is compressible in nature. The experiments are performed in an inverted [Formula: see text]-shaped dusty plasma ... ...

    Abstract We report the first experimental observations of a single-mode Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a flowing dusty plasma in which the flow is compressible in nature. The experiments are performed in an inverted [Formula: see text]-shaped dusty plasma experimental device in a DC glow discharge Argon plasma environment. A gas pulse valve is installed in the experimental chamber to initiate directional motion to a particular dust layer. The shear generated at the interface of the moving and stationary layers leads to the excitation of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability giving rise to a vortex structure at the interface. The growth rate of the instability is seen to decrease with an increase in the gas flow velocity in the valve and the concomitant increase in the compressibility of the dust flow. The shear velocity is further increased by making the stationary layer to flow in an opposite direction. The magnitude of the vorticity is seen to become stronger while the vortex becomes smaller with such an increase of the shear velocity. A molecular dynamics simulation provides good theoretical support to the experimental findings.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-30992-3
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  6. Article ; Online: Clinical Significance and Role of TK1, CEA, CA 19-9 and CA 72-4 levels in Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancers.

    Singh, Swarnima / Kumar, Rakesh / Kumar, Uday / Kumari, Rekha

    Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

    2020  Volume 21, Issue 11, Page(s) 3133–3136

    Abstract: To explore the diagnostic value, pre-operative serum thymidine kinase 1(TK1), CEA, CA 19-9 and CA 72-4 levels were measured in 106 patients with colorectal carcinoma (53 colon and 53 rectal carcinoma patients) and 53 healthy controls. Sandwich Elisa, ... ...

    Abstract To explore the diagnostic value, pre-operative serum thymidine kinase 1(TK1), CEA, CA 19-9 and CA 72-4 levels were measured in 106 patients with colorectal carcinoma (53 colon and 53 rectal carcinoma patients) and 53 healthy controls. Sandwich Elisa, biotin-labeled antibody kit was used for TK1, and other tumor markers were measured using electro-chemiluminescence. Serum TK1 levels were significantly higher in CRC than in healthy controls (p <0.05) and showed significant associations with tumor stage, histopathological grade, lymph node status and metastasis (p <0.01). TK1 showed the highest (0.824-0.862) area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) in comparison to other markers, and the AUC of the panel of combination tests performed even better (0.935-0.952). Significant variation was observed between the single biomarker test and their combination (Z test, p <0.01) and the Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed an adequate model of calibration. The algorithm based on combination of TK1, CEA, CA19-9 and CA72-4 can improve the diagnostic efficiency in CRC patients.
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    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate/blood ; Biomarkers, Tumor/blood ; CA-19-9 Antigen/blood ; Carcinoembryonic Antigen/blood ; Case-Control Studies ; Colorectal Neoplasms/blood ; Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Thymidine Kinase/blood
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; CA-19-9 Antigen ; CA-72-4 antigen ; Carcinoembryonic Antigen ; Thymidine Kinase (EC 2.7.1.21) ; thymidine kinase 1 (EC 2.7.1.21)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-01
    Publishing country Thailand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2218955-5
    ISSN 2476-762X ; 1513-7368
    ISSN (online) 2476-762X
    ISSN 1513-7368
    DOI 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.11.3133
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  7. Article ; Online: TIME Is a Great Healer-Targeting Myeloid Cells in the Tumor Immune Microenvironment to Improve Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Outcomes.

    Singh, Swarnima / Zhang, Xiang H F / Rosen, Jeffrey M

    Cells

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: The word myeloid is derived from the Greek ... ...

    Abstract The word myeloid is derived from the Greek word
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells10010011
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  8. Article ; Online: Chemotherapy Coupled to Macrophage Inhibition Induces T-cell and B-cell Infiltration and Durable Regression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

    Singh, Swarnima / Lee, Nigel / Pedroza, Diego A / Bado, Igor L / Hamor, Clark / Zhang, Licheng / Aguirre, Sergio / Hu, Jingyuan / Shen, Yichao / Xu, Yitian / Gao, Yang / Zhao, Na / Chen, Shu-Hsia / Wan, Ying-Wooi / Liu, Zhandong / Chang, Jeffrey T / Hollern, Daniel / Perou, Charles M / Zhang, Xiang H F /
    Rosen, Jeffrey M

    Cancer research

    2022  Volume 82, Issue 12, Page(s) 2281–2297

    Abstract: Immunosuppressive elements within the tumor microenvironment, such as tumor-associated macrophages (TAM), can present a barrier to successful antitumor responses by cytolytic T cells. Here we employed preclinical syngeneic p53 null mouse models of triple- ...

    Abstract Immunosuppressive elements within the tumor microenvironment, such as tumor-associated macrophages (TAM), can present a barrier to successful antitumor responses by cytolytic T cells. Here we employed preclinical syngeneic p53 null mouse models of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) to develop a treatment regimen that harnessed the immunostimulatory effects of low-dose cyclophosphamide coupled with the pharmacologic inhibition of TAMs using either a small-molecule CSF1R inhibitor or an anti-CSF1R antibody. This therapeutic combination was effective in treating several highly aggressive TNBC murine mammary tumor and lung metastasis models. Single-cell RNA sequencing characterized tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes including Th cells and antigen-presenting B cells that were highly enriched in responders to combination therapy. In one model that exhibited long-term posttreatment tumor regression, high-dimensional imaging techniques identified the close spatial localization of B220+/CD86+-activated B cells and CD4+ T cells in tertiary lymphoid structures that were present up to 6 weeks posttreatment. The transcriptional and metabolic heterogeneity of TAMs was also characterized in two closely related claudin-low/mesenchymal subtype tumor models with differential treatment responses. A murine TAM signature derived from the T12 model was highly conserved in human claudin-low breast cancers, and high expression of the TAM signature correlated with reduced overall survival in patients with breast cancer. This TAM signature may help identify human patients with claudin-low breast cancer that will benefit from the combination of cyclophosphamide and anti-CSF1R therapy. These studies illustrate the complexity of the tumor immune microenvironment and highlight different immune responses that result from rational immunotherapy combinations.
    Significance: Immunostimulatory chemotherapy combined with pharmacologic inhibition of TAMs results in durable treatment responses elicited by Th cells and B cells in claudin-low TNBC models.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; B-Lymphocytes ; Claudins/metabolism ; Claudins/therapeutic use ; Cyclophosphamide/pharmacology ; Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Macrophages/metabolism ; Mice ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/pathology ; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Tumor Microenvironment
    Chemical Substances Claudins ; Cyclophosphamide (8N3DW7272P)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1432-1
    ISSN 1538-7445 ; 0008-5472
    ISSN (online) 1538-7445
    ISSN 0008-5472
    DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-3714
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  9. Article: The bone microenvironment invigorates metastatic seeds for further dissemination

    Zhang, Weijie / Bado, Igor L / Hu, Jingyuan / Wan, Ying-Wooi / Wu, Ling / Wang, Hai / Gao, Yang / Jeong, Hyun-Hwan / Xu, Zhan / Hao, Xiaoxin / Lege, Bree M / Al-Ouran, Rami / Li, Lucian / Li, Jiasong / Yu, Liqun / Singh, Swarnima / Lo, Hin Ching / Niu, Muchun / Liu, Jun /
    Jiang, Weiyu / Li, Yi / Wong, Stephen T.C / Cheng, Chonghui / Liu, Zhandong / Zhang, Xiang H.-F

    Cell. 2021 Apr. 29, v. 184, no. 9

    2021  

    Abstract: Metastasis has been considered as the terminal step of tumor progression. However, recent genomic studies suggest that many metastases are initiated by further spread of other metastases. Nevertheless, the corresponding pre-clinical models are lacking, ... ...

    Abstract Metastasis has been considered as the terminal step of tumor progression. However, recent genomic studies suggest that many metastases are initiated by further spread of other metastases. Nevertheless, the corresponding pre-clinical models are lacking, and underlying mechanisms are elusive. Using several approaches, including parabiosis and an evolving barcode system, we demonstrated that the bone microenvironment facilitates breast and prostate cancer cells to further metastasize and establish multi-organ secondary metastases. We uncovered that this metastasis-promoting effect is driven by epigenetic reprogramming that confers stem cell-like properties on cancer cells disseminated from bone lesions. Furthermore, we discovered that enhanced EZH2 activity mediates the increased stemness and metastasis capacity. The same findings also apply to single cell-derived populations, indicating mechanisms distinct from clonal selection. Taken together, our work revealed an unappreciated role of the bone microenvironment in metastasis evolution and elucidated an epigenomic reprogramming process driving terminal-stage, multi-organ metastases.
    Keywords barcoding ; breasts ; epigenetics ; epigenome ; evolution ; genomics ; metastasis ; neoplasm progression ; prostatic neoplasms
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0429
    Size p. 2471-2486.e20.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.011
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  10. Article ; Online: The bone microenvironment invigorates metastatic seeds for further dissemination.

    Zhang, Weijie / Bado, Igor L / Hu, Jingyuan / Wan, Ying-Wooi / Wu, Ling / Wang, Hai / Gao, Yang / Jeong, Hyun-Hwan / Xu, Zhan / Hao, Xiaoxin / Lege, Bree M / Al-Ouran, Rami / Li, Lucian / Li, Jiasong / Yu, Liqun / Singh, Swarnima / Lo, Hin Ching / Niu, Muchun / Liu, Jun /
    Jiang, Weiyu / Li, Yi / Wong, Stephen T C / Cheng, Chonghui / Liu, Zhandong / Zhang, Xiang H-F

    Cell

    2021  Volume 184, Issue 9, Page(s) 2471–2486.e20

    Abstract: Metastasis has been considered as the terminal step of tumor progression. However, recent genomic studies suggest that many metastases are initiated by further spread of other metastases. Nevertheless, the corresponding pre-clinical models are lacking, ... ...

    Abstract Metastasis has been considered as the terminal step of tumor progression. However, recent genomic studies suggest that many metastases are initiated by further spread of other metastases. Nevertheless, the corresponding pre-clinical models are lacking, and underlying mechanisms are elusive. Using several approaches, including parabiosis and an evolving barcode system, we demonstrated that the bone microenvironment facilitates breast and prostate cancer cells to further metastasize and establish multi-organ secondary metastases. We uncovered that this metastasis-promoting effect is driven by epigenetic reprogramming that confers stem cell-like properties on cancer cells disseminated from bone lesions. Furthermore, we discovered that enhanced EZH2 activity mediates the increased stemness and metastasis capacity. The same findings also apply to single cell-derived populations, indicating mechanisms distinct from clonal selection. Taken together, our work revealed an unappreciated role of the bone microenvironment in metastasis evolution and elucidated an epigenomic reprogramming process driving terminal-stage, multi-organ metastases.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Apoptosis ; Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics ; Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism ; Bone Neoplasms/genetics ; Bone Neoplasms/metabolism ; Bone Neoplasms/secondary ; Breast Neoplasms/genetics ; Breast Neoplasms/metabolism ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology ; Cell Proliferation ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Inbred NOD ; Mice, Nude ; Mice, SCID ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics ; Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism ; Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology ; Tumor Cells, Cultured ; Tumor Microenvironment ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.011
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