Microbes: A potential tool for selenium biofortification

Metallomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Yang ◽  
Chengxiao Hu ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
Guangyu Shi ◽  
Yanfeng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Benefit ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Chemical Form ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Beneficial Microbes ◽  
Microbial Enhancement ◽  
Se Uptake ◽  
Potential Tool

Abstract Selenium (Se) is a component of many enzymes and indispensable for human health due to its characteristics of reducing oxidative stress and enhancing immunity. Human beings take Se mainly from Se-containing crops. Taking measures to biofortify crops with Se may lead to improved public health. Se accumulation in plants mainly depends on the content and bioavailability of Se in soil. Beneficial microbes may change the chemical form and bioavailability of Se. This review highlights the potential role of microbes in promoting Se uptake and accumulation in crops and the related mechanisms. The potential approaches of microbial enhancement of Se biofortification can be summarized in the following four aspects: (1) microbes alter soil properties and impact the redox chemistry of Se to improve the bioavailability of Se in soil; (2) beneficial microbes regulate root morphology and stimulate the development of plants through the release of certain secretions, facilitating Se uptake in plants; (3) microbes upregulate the expression of certain genes and proteins that are related to Se metabolism in plants; (4) the inoculation of microbes give rise to the generation of certain metabolites in plants contributing to Se absorption. Considering the ecological safety and economic feasibility, microbial enhancement is a potential tool for Se biofortification. For further study, the recombination and establishment of synthesis microbes is of potential benefit in Se-enrichment agriculture.

Potential Role of Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Treatment of Sewage Sludge and Wastewater

2022 ◽  
pp. 71-96
Author(s):  
Tabinda Athar ◽  
Anamika Pandey ◽  
Mohd. Kamran Khan ◽  
Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib ◽  
Mah Jabeen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Beneficial Microbes ◽  
Sustainable Treatment

Ethical Issues Regarding Human Cloning: a nursing perspective

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leyla Dinç
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Revolution ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Human Cloning ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Psychosocial Conditions

Advances in cloning technology and successful cloning experiments in animals have raised concerns about the possibility of human cloning in recent years. Despite many objections, this is not only a possibility but also a reality. Human cloning is a scientific revolution. However, it also introduces the potential for physical and psychosocial harm to human beings. From this point of view, it raises profound ethical, social and health related concerns. Human cloning would have an impact on the practice of nursing because it could result in the creation of new physiological and psychosocial conditions that would require nursing care. The nursing profession must therefore evaluate the ethics of human cloning, in particular the potential role of nurses. This article reviews the ethical considerations of reproductive human cloning, discusses the main reasons for concern, and reflects a nursing perspective regarding this issue.

scholarly journals The Nexus between Madrasa and Politics: Analysing Political role of Madrasas in Pakistan and Afghanistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 91-111
Author(s):  
Hidayet Siddikoglu
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Political Identities ◽  
Historical Changes ◽  
Political Role ◽  
State Actors ◽  
Potential Tool

This article analyses political role of madrasas in Pakistan and Afghanistan from a historical perspective to see how they have played key roles in shaping political and strategic agendas of state and non-state actors in South Asia. Consequently, this undertaking adopts the historicist approach in which it will emphasise the importance of madrasa history in order to understand historical changes and demonstrate their potential role as tool to exert political and strategic interests of state and non-state actors in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It argues that although madrasas are generally considered as centres for Islamic religious education, their roles vary amongst countries with different forms of social, cultural, and political structures. This paper concludes that in countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan - under the tense political and strategic pressure of regional and international powers - where Islam depicts social, cultural, and political identities of Muslims, some madrasas play a key role as potential tool to exert political and strategic interests of state and non-state actors.

scholarly journals Serum occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dairy cows slaughtered in an abattoir for human consume

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1065-1069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madlaine Frigo Silveira Barbosa de Macedo ◽  
Cesar Augusto Barbosa de Macedo ◽  
Luiz Daniel de Barros ◽  
Guilherme Felipelli Martins ◽  
Ligia Mara Sandeski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Fluorescent Antibody ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Holstein Breed ◽  
Real Risk

Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide parasite recognized as one of the main zoonosis in human beings. The present study aimed to evaluate serology of T. gondii from dairy cows slaughtered in an abattoir for human consume. Serum samples from 120 dairy cows (60 pregnant and 60 non-pregnant) were collected, and indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was performed to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies by considering positive animals with titers ≥50. Serologic results from cows showed 29.1% (35/120), which 29 (48.3%) e 6 (10,0%) were from pregnant and non-pregnant cows, respectively. This revealed a risk 8.4 times-higher of positively in pregnant than non-pregnant cows (OR=8.4, 2.91<OR<25.6, P<0.0001). There was a statistical difference in the anti-T. gondii antibody frequency between Jersey and Holstein breed cows, 38.3% (23/60) and 20% (12/60) of prevalence, respectively (OR=2.49, 1.02<OR<6.13, P=0.04). Titers for cows were 50 (n=23), 100 (n=10), 200 (n=1) and 400 (n=1). There was no difference among age of gestation and anti-T. gondii antibody occurrence (P=0.74) in pregnant cows. The potential role of beef in epidemiology of T. gondii for human beings is yet enigmatic, and more studies are necessary to elucidate the real risk of this food for consumers.

Places of Encounter: Relational Ontologies, Animal Depiction and Ritual Performance at Göbekli Tepe

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gesualdo Busacca
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Ritual Performance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
The Rich ◽  
New Interpretation

Archaeologists have long debated the potential role of iconographic repertoires in reconstructing prehistoric ontologies and symbolic systems. The rich and complex imagery unearthed at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe (Turkey) has offered a promising ground to address this issue further. Previous interpretations have focused on the symbolic meaning of the depictions, often highlighting their male-centred and violent connotations, while overlooking the spatial and performative contexts of the depictions. This paper engages with this scholarly work in order to propose a new interpretation based on the anthropological framework of relational ontologies and on the analysis of some stylistic and contextual aspects of the iconography. Based on these premises, the curvilinear enclosures of Göbekli Tepe are interpreted as places of encounter devoted to interpersonal relationships among human and non-human agents, enabled by the intermediary role of images. The use of particular techniques of visual representation—including cues of motion and an emphasis on three-dimensionality—along with the centripetal orientation of the animal figures contributed to the animation of the depicted animals and to a sense of convergence of human and non-human beings in the social space of the enclosures.

scholarly journals Catalase as a Molecular Target for Male Infertility Diagnosis and Monitoring: An Overview

Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Nuria Rubio-Riquelme ◽  
Natalia Huerta-Retamal ◽  
María José Gómez-Torres ◽  
Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa
Keyword(s):  
Male Infertility ◽  
Male Fertility ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Fertility Restoration ◽  
Molecular Target ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Good Target

Catalase (CAT) stands out as one of the most efficient natural enzymes when catalysing the split of H2O2 into H2O and O2; H2O2 is one of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) involved in oxidative stress, a process closely related to aging and several health disorders or diseases like male infertility. Some studies have correlated H2O2 with male infertility and catalase with fertility restoration. However, the number of studies conducted with human beings remains scarce. Considering the use of CAT as a molecular target for biochemical analysis, this review summarises the current knowledge on how CAT influences human beings’ male fertility. Thus, three different databases were consulted—Scopus, PubMed and WOS—using single keywords and combinations thereof. A total of 40,823 articles were identified. Adopting inclusion and exclusion criteria, a final database of 197 articles served to conduct this work. It follows from this analysis that CAT could play an important role in male fertility and could become a good target for male infertility diagnosis and monitoring. However, that potential role of CAT as a tool in diagnosis must be confirmed by clinical trials. Finally, guidelines are suggested to reinforce the use of CAT in daily clinical tests for male fertility diagnosis and monitoring.

POPDC proteins and cardiac function

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1393-1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Brand
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Striated Muscle ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Effector Proteins ◽  
Muscle Disease ◽  
Disease Genes ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction ◽  
Interaction Partners ◽  
And Function

Abstract The Popeye domain-containing gene family encodes a novel class of cAMP effector proteins in striated muscle tissue. In this short review, we first introduce the protein family and discuss their structure and function with an emphasis on their role in cyclic AMP signalling. Another focus of this review is the recently discovered role of POPDC genes as striated muscle disease genes, which have been associated with cardiac arrhythmia and muscular dystrophy. The pathological phenotypes observed in patients will be compared with phenotypes present in null and knockin mutations in zebrafish and mouse. A number of protein–protein interaction partners have been discovered and the potential role of POPDC proteins to control the subcellular localization and function of these interacting proteins will be discussed. Finally, we outline several areas, where research is urgently needed.

The Effect of Path Length and Display Size on Memory for Spatial Information

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Guérard ◽  
Sébastien Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Path Length ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Recall Performance ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Length Effect ◽  
Serial Memory ◽  
Fixed Reference ◽  
A Minor

In serial memory for spatial information, some studies showed that recall performance suffers when the distance between successive locations increases relatively to the size of the display in which they are presented (the path length effect; e.g., Parmentier et al., 2005) but not when distance is increased by enlarging the size of the display (e.g., Smyth & Scholey, 1994). In the present study, we examined the effect of varying the absolute and relative distance between to-be-remembered items on memory for spatial information. We manipulated path length using small (15″) and large (64″) screens within the same design. In two experiments, we showed that distance was disruptive mainly when it is varied relatively to a fixed reference frame, though increasing the size of the display also had a small deleterious effect on recall. The insertion of a retention interval did not influence these effects, suggesting that rehearsal plays a minor role in mediating the effects of distance on serial spatial memory. We discuss the potential role of perceptual organization in light of the pattern of results.

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