scholarly journals Study of Condition Indices in Goby, Parachaeturichthys Ocellatus (Day, 1873) from the Creeks of Mumbai

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bindu Panicker
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Dna Content ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Rna Content ◽  
Condition Indices ◽  
Reproductive Cycles

Condition indices study like RNA content, DNA content, RNA: DNA, RNA: protein, RNA: lipid was carried out in goby, Parachaeturichthys ocellatus from the creeks of Mumbai to assess its nutritional status in different months. The study was carried out from June 2010 to September 2011.The range of RNA content in male was 72-185.6 µg/100 mg while in female was 82-145.46 µg/100 mg. RNA content was high during spawning months. The DNA content showed slight variations with range of 22.56- 39.31 µg/100 mg in males and 25.20-32.52 µg/100 mg in females. The range of ratio of RNA: DNA in males was 2.08-5.13 with an average of 3.74 while in female was 2.92-5.07 with an average of 3.99. The ratio above 2 indicates good condition. The RNA: protein showed an average of 0.0015 in males and 0.0017 in females while the average of RNA: lipid was 0.0176 in males and 0.0127 in females. RNA: protein and RNA: lipid showed the lowest values in post reproductive stages while it increased with the onset of reproductive cycles. The condition indices study showed that P. ocellatus was in good condition throughout the year and the creeks of Mumbai were suitable habitat for feeding and reproduction.

ON THE METABOLIC ACTION OF TESTOSTERONE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

1962 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kassenaar ◽  
A. Kouwenhoven ◽  
A. Querido
Keyword(s):  
Dna Content ◽  
Seminal Vesicles ◽  
List Type ◽  
Substitution Therapy ◽  
Kidney Weight ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Rna Content ◽  
Metabolic Action ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Rna Concentration

ABSTRACT 1. Changes in nucleic acid composition of the seminal vesicles and kidneys of mice which occur after castration and after substitution therapy with testosterone in castrated animals were studied. 2. It was found that after castration both the DNA and RNA content of the seminal vesicles decreases. The concentration of DNA, however, increases while the RNA concentration in this tissue decreases. 3. These changes are reversed by treatment with testosterone. The rise in RNA content precedes the increase in DNA content of this organ. 4. No changes in DNA content of the kidneys were found either after castration or after treatment with testosterone of castrated mice. The RNA content of this organ changed parallel with the changes in weight. 5. These results strongly suggest that with testosterone treatment, the growth of the seminal vesicles is due to hyperplasia as well as hypertrophy, while the increase in kidney weight is due only to hypertrophy.

scholarly journals COMPENSATORY LUNG GROWTH: LUNG PROTEIN,DNA AND RNA CONTENTS IN TRILOBECTOMIZED RATS

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Lopes Ruiz Junior ◽  
Roberto Carlos Burini ◽  
Antonio José Maria Cataneo
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
Dna Content ◽  
Compensatory Growth ◽  
Left Lung ◽  
Cell Multiplication ◽  
Lung Growth ◽  
Compensatory Lung Growth ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Rna Content ◽  
Post Operation

Aiming at assessing compensatory lung growth after trilobectomy in rats, 3 groups of animals (control, thoracotomy and trilobectomy) were studied over 3 time intervals (7, 30 and 180 days post-operation). Protein, DNA and RNA contents in each lung were evaluated. The study of the left lung protein content reveals that compensatory growth ceased by day 30, whereas it continued to occur in the cranial lobe as long as 180 days post-operation. The lung DNA content in trilobectomized animals remained smaller than in the animals of the other groups demonstrating that compensatory growth was not brought about by hyperplasia. The lung RNA content in trilobectomized animals increased similarly to the lung protein content, demonstrating that the cells of the lung tissue must have had an increase in volume as no significant increase in their number occurred, as shown by the analysis of the lung DNA content. Therefore, it may be concluded that, in our experiment with adult animals, compensatory lung growth after trilobectomy in rats occurred due to an increase in the lung protein content and RNA content, suggesting a cellular volume increase (hypertrophy) and a probable increase in the intralveolar septs rather than an important cell multiplication

scholarly journals Nutritional Status and Health Characteristics of People Living with HIV/AIDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T6) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Siti Ulfah Rifa'atul Fitri ◽  
Kusman Ibrahim ◽  
Siti Sandra Liani ◽  
Laili Rahayuwati ◽  
Yusshy Kurnia Herliani
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection may impact the individual's life, including the physical aspect such as the length of HIV diagnosed, WHO stage, the ART, and the psychological aspect such as the level of stress. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have an increased need for energy but they have symptoms of lack of nutrition intake. Therefore, PLWHA has a risk of low nutrition status. The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between nutritional status and health characteristics among HIV/AIDS patients. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical design was conducted among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in outpatients’ hospital. A purposive sampling method was used and the sample size was 78 respondents. Data were collected using questionnaire of were the socio-demographic, health characteristic, and nutritional status. The cross-tabulation calculations used chi-square were presented to identify the relationship between nutritional status and health characteristics. Results: The majority of respondents had good health characteristics include the length of HIV diagnosis more than 6 months (79.5%), clinical WHO stage I (61.5%), no stress level (94.9%), and the first choice of ART (83.3%). The nutritional status reported that the majority of the respondents had normal BMI (61.5%), MUAC not at risk (>23,5 cm) (71.8%), and a moderate level of energy intake (37.2%). There were no significant associations between the nutritional status and health characteristics (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The good condition of health characteristics among PLWHA in this study impacted the level the nutritional status.

Development of isoproterenol-indueed cardiac hypertrophy

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul B. Taylor ◽  
Qian Tang
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Hypertrophy ◽  
Dna Content ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Heart Weight ◽  
Half Time ◽  
Hypertrophic Growth ◽  
Rna Content ◽  
Days Of Therapy

The development of cardiac hypertrophy was studied in adult female Wistar rats following daily subcutaneous injections of isoproterenol (ISO) (0.3 mg/kg body weight). A time course was established for the change in tissue mass, RNA and DNA content, as well as hydroxyproline content. Heart weight increased 44% after 8 days of treatment with a half time of 3.4 days. Ventricular RNA content was elevated 26% after 24 h of a single injection and reached a maximal level following 8 days of therapy. The half time for RNA accumulation was 2.0 days. The total content of hydroxyproline remained stable during the first 2 days of treatment but increased 46% after 4 days of therapy. Ventricular DNA content was unchanged during the early stage (1–4 days) of hypertrophic growth but increased to a new steady-state level 19% above the controls after 8 days of treatment. Intraventricular pressures and coronary flow measures were similar for control and experimental animals following 4 days of developed hypertrophy. However, dP/dt in the ISO-treated hearts was slightly but significantly (P < 0.05) elevated. These data indicate that the adaptive response to ISO shows an early hypertrophic phase (1–4 days) characterized by a substantial increase in RNA content and cardiac mass in the absence of changes in DNA. However, prolonged stimulation (8–12 days) appears to represent a complex integration of both cellular hypertrophy and hyperplasia within the heart.

scholarly journals Effect of riboflavine deficiency on nucleic acid metabolism of liver in the rat

1969 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 657-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay K. Chatterjee ◽  
Amitabha D. Roy ◽  
B. B. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Dna Content ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Ribonuclease Activity ◽  
Protein Diet ◽  
Nucleic Acid Metabolism ◽  
Deficient Diet ◽  
Rna Content ◽  
Dna Contents ◽  
Protein Free Diet ◽  
Rna And Dna

1. The effect of riboflavine deficiency on liver ribonuclease activity, RNA and DNA content, and 32P incorporation into RNA and DNA has been studied in rats maintained on a 16% protein diet, a protein-free diet and on a protein-free diet subsequently replaced with a 40% protein diet.2. Rats maintained on a riboflavine-deficient diet for 45 days showed decreased incorporation of 32P into liver RNA but no effect on the RNA content of liver. The concentration of DNA in liver and 33P incorporation into it remained unaffected. After a deficiency period of 70 days, both the RNA and DNA contents of liver were found to be decreased. When the riboflavine-deficient or control rats were given the protein diet for 30 days and then a proteinfree diet for 15 days, the RNA content of their livers decreased, while the liver DNA content was increased. Repletion with a 40% protein diet restored the RNA and DNA content in both control and riboflavine-deficient rats.3. Liver ribonuclease activity was decreased after a deficiency period of 45 days, whereas it was increased after a deficiency period of 70 days.4. A correlation between liver RNA level and liver ribonuclease activity in riboflavine deficiency is suggested.

scholarly journals MENSTRUAL PERIOD ANALISIS OF WOMEN PLWHA WITH ANTI RETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) IN NGO LANCANG KUNING PEKANBARU CITY

1930 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 147-154
Author(s):  
Dona Martilova ◽  
Husna Farianti Amran
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Antiretroviral Drugs ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), including infectious diseases that cause weakness of the immune system. Riau province on the 11st grade of most cases of AIDS that is 1104 cases and 53% occur in women. Treatment that can be done is to use antiretroviral therapy (ART). ARV drugs do not kill the virus but can slow the growth of the virus. The use of antiretroviral drugs can cause side effects in some women the use of antiretroviral drugs causes menstrual disorders such as prolonged bleeding, menstrual bleeding time, faster menstrual periods, longer menstrual intervals, and, periods sometimes do not occur.The research type is quantitative with cross sectional approach. The study was conducted from May to December 2017. The study population was all women living with HIV / AIDS under the guidance of NGO Lancang Kuning Pekanbaru which amounted to 96 people with a sample of 53 people taken with Simple Random Sampling technique (simple random), Instrument data collection is a questionnaire in the form of a list question and checklist list. Data were analyzed by Univariate to know the frequency distribution of respondent, and Bivariate (chi-square) to know the relation between variables. The results showed that menstrual cycle disorders in HIV-positive women were associated with age (P value 0.001), duration of use of antiretroviral therapy (P value 0.004), nutritional status of women living with HIV (P value 0,003) and environmental factor (P value 0,000). It is recommended that women living with HIV / AIDS can take Anti retroviral medication regularly and maintain their nutritional status in good condition and it is expected that the environment can provide support to PLHIV women.

scholarly journals Local trauma in human patellar tendon leads to widespread changes in the tendon gene expression

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (9) ◽  
pp. 1000-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja M. Heinemeier ◽  
Marc P. Lorentzen ◽  
Jacob K. Jensen ◽  
Peter Schjerling ◽  
Olivier R. Seynnes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Patellar Tendon ◽  
Dna Content ◽  
Cell Activity ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Collagen I ◽  
Tendon Cell ◽  
Rna Content ◽  
Human Tendon

Low cellular activity and slow tissue turnover in human tendon may prolong resolution of tendinopathy. This may be stimulated by moderate localized traumas such as needle penetrations, but whether this results in a widespread cellular response in tendons is unknown. In an initial hypothesis-generating study, a trauma-induced tendon cell activity (increased total RNA and collagen I mRNA) was observed after repeated patellar tendon biopsies in young men. In a subsequent controlled study, 25 young men were treated with two 0.8-mm-diameter needle penetrations [ n = 13, needle-group (NG)] or one 2.1-mm-diameter needle biopsy [ n = 12, biopsy-group (BG)] in one patellar tendon. Four weeks later biopsies were taken from treated (5 mm lateral from trauma site) and contralateral tendons for analyses of RNA content (ribogreen assay), DNA content (PCR based), and gene expression for relevant target genes (Real-time RT-PCR) (NG, n = 11 and BG, n = 8). Intervention increased RNA content, and mRNA expression of collagen I and III and TGF-β1 ( P < 0.05), with biopsy treatment having greatest effect (tendency for RNA and collagen I). Results for DNA content were inconclusive, and no changes were detected in expression of insulin-like growth factor-I, connective tissue growth factor, scleraxis, decorin, fibromodulin, tenascin-C, tenomodulin, VEGFa, CD68, IL-6, MMP12, and MMP13. In conclusion, a moderate trauma to a healthy human tendon (e.g., biopsy sampling) results in a widespread upregulation of tendon cell activity and their matrix protein expression. The findings have implications for design of studies on human tendon and may provide perspectives in future treatment strategies in tendinopathy.

Elephant’s habitat suitability assessment through geo spatial quantification in Panchet forest division, West Bengal

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
Mrinmay Mandal ◽  
Nilanjana Das Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Forest Patches ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Suitability Assessment ◽  
Forest Division

Purpose Ecologically habitat is an area of a particular species wherefrom its play every relationship with the surrounding. Therefore, every species hold habitat that supports to survive its life. The large terrestrial herbivore animal elephant (Elephas maximus) requires deferent kind of habitat for their biological behaviour. Forest habitat one of the landscapes entire their home range is very much responsible for selecting suitable habitat. The nature of habitat selection by an elephant is deeply concerned with landscape attributes. Design/methodology/approach The present study started in this opinion. The study area Panchet Forest Division (PFD) has 28 forest patches are not in same size. Generally, forest patches are the most suitable habitat for elephant in every forest landscape as well as in PFD. But which forest patch will be highly suitable that depends on ecological function of other geospatial attributes like patch shape complexity, patch core, road intervention intensity, amount of water body and composition of the forest. The present study measures these attributes by different sequential steps such as field inquiry, satellite image processing and GIS application by using ERDAS 9.3 and ArcGIS 10.3 version software. Findings After measuring these attributes value, Habitat Suitability Index is assessed through combined weighted principle method and prepared a suitability map. This map signifies that Joypur-I and II, Upper Peardoba, Brindabanpur, Kalabagan forest patches have good condition for elephant to prefer as a suitable habitat in PFD. Originality/value Spatial classification of elephant habitat in PFD helps society and managing authority. It facilitates better management and reducing the chance of human – elephant frequent contact.

Nutritional Status of Field-Collected Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Larvae from Southwestern Nova Scotia: An Assessment based on Morphometric and Vertical Distribution Data

1989 ◽  
Vol 46 (S1) ◽  
pp. s125-s133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth T. Frank ◽  
Jeff K. McRuer
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Melanogrammus Aeglefinus ◽  
Larval Abundance ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Poor Condition ◽  
The North ◽  
Haddock Melanogrammus Aeglefinus

The nutritional status of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) larvae was evaluated during May 1986 over a grid of stations exhibiting variable hydrographic conditions in southwestern Nova Scotia. Over the shallow, wellmixed regions of both the nearshore and western cap of Browns Bank, post-yolk sac haddock larvae exhibited below-average values of Fulton's K ((W/SL3) × 100, W = weight; SL = standard length) with a correspondingly high proportion of larvae in poor condition (> 70%). Conversely, larvae in good condition predominated in the deeper, stratified waters on the eastern cap of the Bank and at off-bank stations to the north along the 100-m isobath. These results agree with published field studies that used either histological or biochemical criteria to evaluate larval condition. Larvae in poor condition also exhibited surface-skewed and frequently bimodal depth profiles in contrast with the unimodal profiles centred at middepth of larvae in good condition, a result consistent with the hypothesis that buoyancy increases in starving larvae. The typically low correlation between larval abundance and recruitment may arise from use of abundance data uncorrected for the proportion of larvae in poor condition. Prorating larval survey data by using proxy variables such as stratification intensity may ultimately increase their predictive utility.

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