scholarly journals Iron nanoparticles on growth and acclimatization of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. cv. "Jimba" in different culture systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-319
Author(s):  
Hoang Thanh Tung ◽  
Truong Hoai Phong ◽  
Phan Le Ha Nguyen ◽  
Luong Thien Nghia ◽  
Ha Thi My Ngan ◽  
...  

In plant tissue culture, iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) was one of the first types of nano to be used in plants. Previous reports have identified the effect of FeNPs on many different plant species. In this study, FeNPs was used to replace Fe-EDTA in MS (Murashige, Skoog, 1962) medium to assess their effects on growth, chlorophyll (a, b and a+b) accumulation, antioxidant activity of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzymes, and acclimatization in greenhouse conditions in different culture systems (in vitro solid, in vitro hydroponic and microponic culture). The obtained results show that FeNPs added to MS medium was higher growth, chlorophyll (a, b and a+b) content, antioxidant activity of SOD and APX enzymes than Fe-EDTA in MS medium as control treatment. The effect of FeNPs are differences between culture systems. In vitro solid and microponic culture systems, the optimal concentration is 75 mM FeNPs and in vitro hydroponic culture system is 100 mM FeNPs. The optimal activity of the antioxidant enzyme SOD (35.04 U.mg−1 prot) obtained in the roots of cultured plants in microponic culture system; meanwhile, the optimal activity of the antioxidant enzyme APX (2.11 μmol.min−1.mg−1 prot) obtained in leaves cultivated in solid culture system. The plantlets derived from MS medium added FeNPs were transfered into greenhouse conditions, the microponic cultivated plants supplemented with FeNPs at a concentration of 100 mM gave the highest survival rate (94.67%). The results of this study showed that FeNPs can replace Fe-EDTA salt in MS medium, and iron deficiency in culture media will reduce chlorophyll content.

Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Palaniselvam Kuppusamy ◽  
Dahye Kim ◽  
Ilavenil Soundharrajan ◽  
Inho Hwang ◽  
Ki Choon Choi

A co-culture system allows researchers to investigate the complex interactions between two cell types under various environments, such as those that promote differentiation and growth as well as those that mimic healthy and diseased states, in vitro. In this paper, we review the most common co-culture systems for myocytes and adipocytes. The in vitro techniques mimic the in vivo environment and are used to investigate the causal relationships between different cell lines. Here, we briefly discuss mono-culture and co-culture cell systems and their applicability to the study of communication between two or more cell types, including adipocytes and myocytes. Also, we provide details about the different types of co-culture systems and their applicability to the study of metabolic disease, drug development, and the role of secretory factors in cell signaling cascades. Therefore, this review provides details about the co-culture systems used to study the complex interactions between adipose and muscle cells in various environments, such as those that promote cell differentiation and growth and those used for drug development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meire Pereira de Souza Ferrari ◽  
Mayara dos Santos Queiroz ◽  
Matheus Marquezini de Andrade ◽  
Jessica Rezende Trettel ◽  
Hélida Mara Magalhães

This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro growth and biochemical activity of Curcuma longa explants using different MS medium formulations and growth regulators. In all the experiments, plants were grown in MS medium supplemented with agar (6.5 g L-1) and pH adjusted to 5.8. In the first assay, the MS culture medium at 70% strength, supplemented with 30 g L-1 of sucrose, and without the addition of activated carbon, resulted in the highest number of shoots. The sucrose concentration of 60 g L-1, combined with the addition of actived charcoalin half-strength MS medium, resulted in the increased root dry mass, root collar diameter, and relative chlorophyll index. In the second assay, the highest root collar diameter and dry matter of shoots and roots were found in the MS medium supplemented with 4.44 BAP, 0.46 KIN, and 1.08 NAA. The MS medium with 8.88 BAP, 0.92 KIN, and 2.16 μM NAA resulted in the highest number of shoots (7.75), number of leaves (35), and shoot length (88.57 mm). The antioxidant activity was significantly higher in the treatments that resulted in better plantlets growth performance, demonstrating that the antioxidant activity is related to other factors such as a possible role of growth regulators on the elicitation of compounds in plants. Superoxide dismutase had a high enzymatic activity in both assays, whereas the enzymatic activity of catalase and ascorbate peroxidase was dependent on the culture media used.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkata Subbaiah Kotakadi ◽  
Bhulakshmi Kolapalli ◽  
Susmila Aparna Gaddam ◽  
Sai Gopal Divi Venkata Ramana

Background: There is an increasing commercial demand for nanoparticles due to their wide applicability in various areas such as chemistry, catalysis, energy and medicine. Metallic nanoparticles are traditionally synthesized by wet chemical techniques where the chemicals used are quite often toxic and flammable. Objective: In the present study, we described a simple, cost effective and environmentally-friendly technique for green synthesis of silver and iron nanoparticles by using the aqueous extract of leafy vegetable Amaranthus viridis as a reducing agent. Methods: The silver and Iron nanoparticles (Av-AgNPs, Av-IONPs) were characterized by different spectral methods. The surface Plasmon resonance spectrums of Av-AgNPs, Av-IONPs were recorded at 422nm and 261nm. The Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis reveals that the Av-AgNPs, Av-IONPs are roughly spherical in shape. Energy dispersive absorption spectroscopy (EDAX) of biosynthesized Av-AgNPs, Av-IONPs indicates the reduction of silver ions to elemental silver and iron ions to elemental iron. Results: The particle size analysis of Av-AgNPs and Av-IONPs was carried out by Dynamic light scattering (DLS) method the results reveal that both Av-AgNPs and Av-IONPs were polydispered in nature. The average particle size of Av-AgNPs is 55.8 nm with a polydispered index (PI) of 0.297, similarly the average particle size of Av-IONPs is 80.6 nm with an polydispered index (PI) of 0.469. Zeta-potential of Av-AgNPs was detected at -24.6 mV and Av-IONPs were detected at 28.8 mV, the result reveals that they high stability due their high negative charge and positive charge respectively. The dual synthesized Av-AgNPs, Av-IONPs exhibits excellent antioxidant activity by DPPH, H2O2 and NO methods. DPPH was proven to be the best when compared with the other two methods. The biosynthesized Av-AgNPs, Av-IONPs proved to have very good antimicrobial activity against gram +ve and gram –ve bacteria. Conclusion: when compared with standard antibiotic. There were several reports on green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using various plant parts, but here edible leafy vegetable Amaranthus viridis was used for biosynthesis of both Av-AgNPs and Av-IONPs.


2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
R. Nishii ◽  
K. Imai ◽  
H. Koyama ◽  
O. Dochi

An individual in vitro culture system for bovine embryo needs to be developed for the study of embryo developmental competence. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of individual culture systems on the development of in vitro-matured–in vitro-fertilized bovine embryos. Two individual culture systems were compared. Cumulus–oocyte complexes (COC) were collected by aspiration of ovarian follicles (diameter, 2 to 5 mm) obtained from a local abattoir. The COC were matured in TCM-199 supplemented with 5% calf serum and 0.02 AU mL–1 of FSH. Groups of 20 COC were incubated in 100-μL droplets of IVM media at 38.5°C under an atmosphere of 5% CO2 for 20 h. After 18 h of gamete co-culture (3 × 106 sperm mL–1), the presumptive zygotes were cultured in CR1aa medium supplemented with 5% calf serum at 38.5°C under an atmosphere of 5% CO2, 5% O2 and 90% N2 for 9 days (fertilization = Day 0). The presumptive zygotes were randomly assigned to 1 of the following 3 treatments: single culture (1 zygote was cultured in a 5-μL droplet), well-of-the-well (WOW; Sugimura et al. 2010 Biol. Reprod. 83, 970–978) culture (25 zygotes were cultured individually in each 125-μL droplet) and control culture (25 zygotes were cultured in a 125-μL droplet). Embryo development was evaluated for cleavage and blastocyst rates, on Day 2 and Day 7 to 9 after IVF, respectively. The rates of development up to the blastocyst stage and total cell number in the blastocysts, determined by an air-drying method, were investigated. The cleavage and blastocyst rates were analysed by the chi-square test and the total cell numbers were analysed by ANOVA. The cleavage rates were significantly higher in the control and WOW groups than in the single-culture group (P < 0.01) and the blastocyst rates were significantly lower in the single-culture group than in the control culture group (P < 0.05; Table 1). The total cell numbers (mean ± s.d.) of blastocysts did not significantly differ between the single culture (154.6 ± 21.8), control culture (155.2 ± 22.5) and WOW culture (159.8 ± 27.0) groups. These results indicate that although the blastocyst rate was lower in the single-culture system than in the WOW or group culture system, in vitro-matured–in vitro-fertilized bovine embryos can be cultured using the single-culture system. Moreover, the quality of blastocysts developed by the single-culture system is the same as that of blastocysts developed using the other 2 culture systems. Table 1.Effect of different culture methods for bovine embryo development


2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Andrys ◽  
Danuta Kulpa ◽  
Monika Grzeszczuk ◽  
Magdalena Bihun ◽  
Agnieszka Dobrowolska

AbstractIn the study, micropropagation of three varieties of Lavandula angustifolia was developed, and the appearance of trichomes, antioxidant activity of extracts and antimicrobial activity of essential oils isolated from plants growing in field conditions and in vitro cultures were compared. The study evaluated the number of shoots, and the height and weight of the plants grown on media with additions of BAP, KIN and 2iP. The greatest height was attained by the lavenders growing on MS medium with the addition of 1 mg dm-32iP - ‘Ellagance Purple’. The greatest number of shoots was developed by the ‘Ellagance Purple’ and ‘Munstead’ plants growing on the medium with 2 mg dm-3BAP. The highest weight was attained by the plants growing on the medium with the highest concentration of BAP - 3 and 5 mg dm-3. Moreover, the present study determined the influence of media with the addition of different concentrations of IBA and media with a variable mineral composition (½, ¼, and complete composition of MS medium) and with the addition of IBA or NAA for rooting. The majority of the media used had a positive influence on the development of the root system. The longest root system was observed in ‘Ellagance Purple’ growing on the medium composed of ¼ MS with 0.2 mg dm-3NAA. All the examined oils exhibited activity towards S. aureus, S. epidermidis, P. aeruginosa, E. coli and C. albicans. The majority of the essential oils isolated from the plants propagated in vitro exhibited stronger antimicrobial activity than the field-grown plants. The plants propagated under in vitro conditions demonstrated considerably higher antioxidant activity as compared with the field-grown plants, which was determined using the DPPH, FRAP and ABTS assay.


HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Rodriguez ◽  
C. Díaz-Sala ◽  
L. Cuozzo ◽  
G. Ancora

Proliferation of Pyrus communis L. cv. Abate Fetel, Precoce Morettini, and Guyot was accomplished with a yield of 10 to 15 new shoots per explant. The in vitro procedure is based on the use of 6.7 μm BAP as an overlay on a modified MS medium. Rooting without callus formation was achieved by immersing the basal end in 5 μm IBA solution for 1 min. The possible inhibition of proliferation and plantlet regeneration by GA3 and IBA is discussed. Chemical names used: 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP); indole-3-butyric acid (IBA); gibberellic acid (GA3).


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (19) ◽  
pp. 5888
Author(s):  
Desislava I. Mantovska ◽  
Miroslava K. Zhiponova ◽  
Milen I. Georgiev ◽  
Tsvetinka Grozdanova ◽  
Dessislava Gerginova ◽  
...  

Micropropagation of rare Veronica caucasica M. Bieb. was achieved by successful in vitro cultivation of mono-nodal segments on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg L–1 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) and then transferring the regenerated plants on hormone free basal MS medium for root development. In vitro multiplicated plants were successively acclimated in a growth chamber and a greenhouse with 92% survival. The number of plastid pigments and the total phenolics content in in vitro cultivated and ex vitro adapted plants were unchanged, and no accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected by staining with 3-3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) and 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCF-DA). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) fingerprinting allowed for the identification of the major alterations in metabolome of V. caucasica plants during the process of ex situ conservation. Iridoid glucosides such as verproside, aucubin and catalpol were characteristic for in vitro cultivated plants, while in ex vitro acclimated plants phenolic acid–protocatechuic acid and caffeic acid appeared dominant. The successful initiation of in vitro and ex vitro cultures is an alternative biotechnological approach for the preservation of V. caucasica and would allow for further studies of the biosynthetic potential of the species and the selection of lines with a high content of pharmaceutically valuable molecules and nutraceuticals.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narcisse Victor T. Gandjui ◽  
Abdel Jelil Njouendou ◽  
Eric Njih Gemeg ◽  
Fanny Fri Fombad ◽  
Manuel Ritter ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundInfections with Onchocerca volvulus nematodes remain a threat in Sub-Saharan Africa after two decades of ivermectin mass drug administration. Despite this effort, there is still an urgent need for understanding the parasite biology, especially mating behaviour and nodule formation, as well as development of more potent drugs that can clear the developmental (L3, L4, L5) and adult stages of the parasite and inhibit parasite’s reproductive and behavioural pattern.Methodology/Principal FindingsPrior to culture, freshly harvested O. volvulus L3 larvae from dissected Simulium were purified by centrifugation using a 30% Percoll solution to eliminate fly tissue debris and contaminants. Parasites were cultured in both cell-free and cell-based co-culture systems, and monitored daily by microscopic visual inspection. Exhausted culture medium was replenished every 2–3 days. The cell-free culture system supported the viability and motility of O. volvulus larvae for up to 84 days (DMEM–10%NCS), while the co-culture system (DMEM–10%FBS–LLC-MK2) extended the worm survival period to 315 days. Co-culture systems alone promoted the two consecutive parasite moults (L3 to L4 and L4 to L5) with highest moulting rates observed in DMEM–10%FBS–LLC-MK2 (69.2±30 %), while no moult was observed in DMEM–10%NCS–LEC condition. O. volvulus adult worms mating and even mating competitions were observed in DMEM–10% FBS –LLC-MK2 co-culture system. Early nodulogenesis was observed in both DMEM–10% FBS–LLC-MK2 and DMEM– 10%NCS–LLC-MK2 systems.Conclusions/SignificanceThe present study describes an in vitro system in which O. volvulus L3 larvae can be maintained in culture leading to the development of reproductive adult stages. Thus, this platform gives potential for the investigation of mating, mating competition and early stage of nodulogenesis of O. volvulus adult worms that can be used as additional targets for onchocercacidal drug screening.Author summaryRiver blindness affects people living in mostly remote and underserved rural communities in some of the poorest areas of the world. Although significant efforts have been achieved towards the reduction of disease morbidity, onchocerciasis still affect million of people in Sub-Saharan Africa. The current control strategy is the annual mass administration of ivermectin which have accumulated several drawbacks overtime: as the sole microfilaricidal action of the drug, very long treatment period (15-17 years) and reports of ivermectin losing its efficacy; Therefore, raising the urgent need for new onchocercacidal molecules. Our study has established an in vitro platform capable of supporting the growth and development of all developmental stages of O. volvulus (L3 infective stage, L4, L5 and adult worms), moreover the platform provided more insight on O. volvulus adult worms reproductive and behavioural pattern. Our findings provide more avenues for mass production of different parasite stages, the investigation of parasite developmental biology and the identification of targets for drug discovery against different phases of development of this filaria parasite


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo C Santos ◽  
Felipe P Cardoso ◽  
Adalvan Daniel Martins ◽  
Filipe A Rodrigues ◽  
Moacir Pasqual ◽  
...  

Physalis alkekengi is an ornamental plant that can also be used as a medicinal plant due to its anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, antitumor and fungicidal properties. Polyploidization can be an important tool in the genetic improvement of this species. The objective this work was to obtain tetraploids in vitro and to evaluate the phytotechnical traits of P. alkekengi. For this, nodal segments of P. alkekengi var. Franchettii were inoculated into petri dishes containing 100 ml of MS medium supplemented with colchicine at concentrations 0; 0.04; 0.08; 0.12; and 0.16% and kept in the dark for 24 and 48h. After the respective treatment periods with colchicine the segments were inoculated into test tubes. The tetraploids were identified by flow cytometry and classical cytogenetics. In vitro seedlings were measured: root length, nodal segment length, leaflet number and total leaf area. In the acclimatization phase, the area of ​​the second leaf and total leaf, petiole radius, stem length, fruit weight with calyx, without calyx, fruit diameter, number of seeds and brix of the pulp were evaluated. Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, total carotenoid, total chlorophyll / total carotenoid ratio and chlorophyll a / b ratio were also estimated. The treatment that most produced tetraploid seedlings was with 0.08% colchicine per 24h. No significant difference was observed in 7 (seven) variables, these being all variables of photopigments, stem diameter (steam) and brix. In general, diploid (2x) plants were better in 9 (nine) while tetraploid seedlings were better in 6 (six) of the phytotechnical variables. It was concluded that the MS medium supplemented with 0.08% colchicine for 24 h allowed P. alkekengi tetraploides to be obtained with better phytotechnical qualities.


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