Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), a major environmental pollutant and component of cigarette smoke, is both carcinogenic and atherogenic in experimental models. We investigated the effect of long-term administration of BaP on atherogenesis in both atherosclerosis-susceptible White Carneau (WC) and atherosclerosis-resistant Show Racer (SR) pigeons. The number and size of arterial lesions in the brachiocepha...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the possible vascular effects of an environment carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene (BaP). METHODS The cytotoxicit of BaP and rat liver S9 (0.25 mg/mL)-activated BaP were examined by MTT assay. Thoracic aortic rings were dissected from Sprague-Dawley rats. Contraction of aortic rings was induced by 60 mmol/L KCl or 10(-6) mol/L phenylephrine (PE) in an ex-vivo perfusion system aft...

The metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) by hepatic or cheek pouch epithelium microsomes obtained from Syrian golden ham sters which had been consuming an ethanol-containing liquid diet for 4 wk and from pair-fed controls was measured. Gluta thione S-transferase activity with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene or (±)-r-7,f-8-dihydroxy-f-9,10-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene as substrates was mea...

UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A10 (UGT1A10) is an extrahepatic enzyme expressed in aerodigestive tract tissues that exhibits significant glucuronidation activity against the important procarcinogenic benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) metabolite, BaP-trans-7,8-dihydrodiol (BPD), and the UGT1A10 codon 139 (Glu>Lys) polymorphism was previously implicated in risk for orolaryngeal cancer by Elahi et al. in their ...

The present study focuses on the development of a micropropagation protocol for true to type plants Anubias heterophylla, valuable ornamental aquatic plant. Natural propagation species is limited due production small number with long cultivation period, disease and requirement large space propagation. Surface-disinfected shoot tip explants were cultured MS medium containing 0.1 % (w/v) activate...

The metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) by hepatic or cheek pouch epithelium microsomes obtained from Syrian golden hamsters which had been consuming an ethanol-containing liquid diet for 4 wk and from pair-fed controls was measured. Glutathione S-transferase activity with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene or (+/-)-r-7,t-8-dihydroxy-t-9,10-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene as substrates was meas...

In vitro callus induction and shoot emergence protocols for Maytenus emarginata (Willd) Ding Hou. have been established using young leaves stem explants of in vivo growing, one half year-old plants. Plants were growing the month August 2016 at department Botany, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut. However, collected August, 2019. MS (Murashige Skoog) medium WPM (Woody Plant Medium), supplement...

in vitro propagation of rose (rosa indica) as well as rose breeding is a valuable economic enterprise and has received highest importance globally including indian subcontinent. the development of new cultivars for commerce is faced with new challenges. in vitro micropropagation protocols of varieties of roses have been established but very few reports on the clonal propagation of local cultiva...