Treatment of millet crop plant (Sorghum bicolor) with the entomopathogenic fungus (Beauveria bassiana) to combat infestation by the stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Narasimha P. Reddy,Akbar P. Ali Khan,Uma K. Devi,Hari C. Sharma,Annette Reineke 한국응용곤충학회 2009 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.12 No.4

Experiments were done to test if Beauveria bassiana can become an endophyte in sorghum and confer protection from stem borer. Four-week-old sorghum seedlings were treated with B. bassiana. The plants were examined for endophytic presence of B. bassiana, 30 and 60 days after treatment. Stem cultures from treated plants showed growth of B. bassiana. PCR amplification using fungal specific primers for a conserved region of β tubulin gene yielded identical 360 bp products from both B. bassiana and treated sorghum plants. In a subsequent experiment, B. bassiana treated and untreated (control) sorghum plants were artificially infested with stem borer (Chilo partellus) larvae 15 days post treatment and the extent of damage was compared. About 40% of the control plants developed dead heart while no plant in the B. bassiana treated plot did. In the surviving control plants, stem tunneling by shoot borer was significantly higher compared to B. bassiana treated sorghum plants. Experiments were done to test if Beauveria bassiana can become an endophyte in sorghum and confer protection from stem borer. Four-week-old sorghum seedlings were treated with B. bassiana. The plants were examined for endophytic presence of B. bassiana, 30 and 60 days after treatment. Stem cultures from treated plants showed growth of B. bassiana. PCR amplification using fungal specific primers for a conserved region of β tubulin gene yielded identical 360 bp products from both B. bassiana and treated sorghum plants. In a subsequent experiment, B. bassiana treated and untreated (control) sorghum plants were artificially infested with stem borer (Chilo partellus) larvae 15 days post treatment and the extent of damage was compared. About 40% of the control plants developed dead heart while no plant in the B. bassiana treated plot did. In the surviving control plants, stem tunneling by shoot borer was significantly higher compared to B. bassiana treated sorghum plants.

The influence of rapid thermal annealing on electrical and structural properties of Pt/Au Schottky contacts to n-type InP

Bhaskar Reddy, M.,Janardhanam, V.,Ashok Kumar, A.,Rajagopal Reddy, V.,Narasimha Reddy, P.,Choi, Chel-Jong,Jung, Ranju,Hur, Sung Springer-Verlag 2010 Journal of materials science Materials in electron Vol.21 No.8

Rosa damascena Mill. L. attenuates myocardial lysosomal membrane destabilization in isoproterenol induced oxidative stress

Chitikela P. Pullaiah,G. V. Narasimha Kumar,K. Jyothsna,K. Thyagaraju,Vinod K. Nelson,G. Dayanand Reddy 경희대학교 융합한의과학연구소 2017 Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine Vol.17 No.4

Lysosomal membrane damage suggests that it would be the major contributing factor of myocardial infarction followed by necrosis. The present investigation was carried out on the defensive effect of ethanolic extract of Rosa damascena Mill. L. extract on alterations in myocardial lysosomal enzyme activity and membrane bound Na+/K+ ATPases against isoproterenol induced myocardial infarction in rats. On treatment with isoproterenol (100 mg/kg body weight) for two consecutive days, animals have shown a significant increase in serum creatinine kinase-MB, lactate dehydrogenase and lysosomal enzyme activity; whereas membrane bound Na+/K+ ATPases and tissue antioxidants were decreased. Pre-treatment with Rosa damascena Mill. L. extracts 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight respectively, for 28 days, significantly prevented the alterations and restored the CK-MB, LDH, tissue antioxidants and lysosomal enzyme activity to near-normal status in rats. These findings demonstrate that Rosa damascena could preserve lysosomal integrity through increasing the antioxidant enzyme levels and membrane bound Na+/K+ ATPases integrity. The cardio protective activity of Rosa damascena was further supported by histopathological examination of heart sections. Hence all these findings confirm cardio protective potential of ethanolic extract of Rosa damascena.

Current–voltage–temperature (I–V–T) characteristics of Pd/Au Schottky contacts on n-InP (111)

M. Bhaskar Reddy,A. Ashok Kumar,V. Janardhanam,V. Rajagopal Reddy,P. Narasimha Reddy 한국물리학회 2009 Current Applied Physics Vol.9 No.5

We have investigated the current–voltage–temperature (I–V–T) characteristics of Pd/Au/InP Schottky barrier diodes in the temperature range of 220–400 K. The I–V analysis based on thermionic emission (TE) theory shows an abnormal decrease of apparent barrier height and increase of ideality factor at low temperatures. The conventional Richardson plot exhibits nonlinearity with activation energy of 0.17 eV and the Richardson constant value of 5.63 × 10-6 A cm-2 K-2. The nonlinearity in the Richardson plot and strong dependence of Schottky barrier parameters on temperature may be attributed to the spatial inhomogeneity in the interface. Further, the homogeneous barrier height has been obtained from the linear relationship between experimentally obtained effective barrier heights and ideality factors. Φb versus (2kT)-1 plot has been drawn to obtain the mean barrier height [Φbo(T = 0 K)] and the standard deviation (σs) at zero-bias which are found to be 0.84 eV, 138 meV, respectively. The series resistance is also estimated from the forward current–voltage characteristics of Pd/Au/InP Schottky contacts using Cheung’s method and found that it is strongly dependent on temperature and also decreases with increase in temperature. We have investigated the current–voltage–temperature (I–V–T) characteristics of Pd/Au/InP Schottky barrier diodes in the temperature range of 220–400 K. The I–V analysis based on thermionic emission (TE) theory shows an abnormal decrease of apparent barrier height and increase of ideality factor at low temperatures. The conventional Richardson plot exhibits nonlinearity with activation energy of 0.17 eV and the Richardson constant value of 5.63 × 10-6 A cm-2 K-2. The nonlinearity in the Richardson plot and strong dependence of Schottky barrier parameters on temperature may be attributed to the spatial inhomogeneity in the interface. Further, the homogeneous barrier height has been obtained from the linear relationship between experimentally obtained effective barrier heights and ideality factors. Φb versus (2kT)-1 plot has been drawn to obtain the mean barrier height [Φbo(T = 0 K)] and the standard deviation (σs) at zero-bias which are found to be 0.84 eV, 138 meV, respectively. The series resistance is also estimated from the forward current–voltage characteristics of Pd/Au/InP Schottky contacts using Cheung’s method and found that it is strongly dependent on temperature and also decreases with increase in temperature.

Influence of rapid thermal annealing on electrical and structural properties of double metal structure Au/Ni/n-InP (1 1 1) diodes

M. Bhaskar Reddy,V. Janardhanam,A. Ashok Kumar,V. Rajagopal Reddy,P. Narasimha Reddy 한국물리학회 2010 Current Applied Physics Vol.10 No.2

The effect of rapid thermal annealing on the electrical and structural properties of Ni/Au Schottky contacts on n-InP have been investigated by current–voltage (I–V), capacitance–voltage (C–V), auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The Au/Ni/n-InP Schottky contacts are rapid thermally annealed in the temperature range of 200–500 ℃ for a duration of 1 min. The Schottky barrier height of as-deposited Ni/Au Schottky contact has been found to be 0.50 eV (I–V) and 0.86 eV (C–V),respectively. It has been found that the Schottky barrier height decreased with increasing annealing temperature as compared to as-deposited sample. The barrier height values obtained are 0.43 eV (I–V),0.72 eV (C–V) for the samples annealed at 200 ℃, 0.45 eV (I–V) and 0.73 eV (C–V) for those at 400 ℃. Further increase in annealing temperature to 500 ℃ the barrier height slightly increased to 0.46 eV (I–V) and 0.78 eV (C–V) compared to the values obtained for the samples annealed at 200 ℃ and 400 ℃. AES and XRD studies showed the formation of indium phases at the Ni/Au and InP interface and may be the reason for the increase in barrier height. The AFM results showed that there is no significant degradation in the surface morphology (rms roughness of 1.56 nm) of the contact even after annealing at 500 ℃.

The C Allele of a Synonymous SNP (rs1805414, Ala284Ala) in PARP1 is a Risk Factor for Susceptibility to Breast Cancer in Saudi Patients

Alanazi, Mohammed,Pathan, Akbar Ali Khan,Shaik, Jilani P.,Al Amri, Abdullah,Parine, Narasimha Reddy Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.5

Background: Genetic aberrations of DNA repair enzymes are known to be common events associated with different cancer entities. The aim of the present study was to analyze genetic associations of rs1805404 (Asp81Asp) and rs1805414 (Ala284Ala) in the PARP1 gene with the risk of breast cancer in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: These two SNP's were analyzed in a primary study group of breast cancer patients and healthy control subjects. Genotypes were determined by TaqMan SNP testing and analyzed using Chi-square or t test and logistic regression analysis with SPSS16.0 software. Results and Conclusions: Results showed that rs1805414 was associated with a significantly increased susceptibility to breast cancer, significant risk being observed for the TC, CC and TC+CC genotypes. In conclusion PARP1 rs1805414 SNP polymorphisms may be involved in the etiology of breast cancer in the Saudi population. In contrast, PARP1 rs1805404 did not show any significant association in overall in breast cancer samples when compared to healthy controls. Confirmation of our findings in larger populations of different ethnicities may provide evidence for a role of the PARP1 gene in breast carcinoma developnment.

Novel Mutations in IL-10 Promoter Region -377 (C>T), -150 (C>A) and their Association with Psoriasis in the Saudi Population

Al-Balbeesi, Amal O.,Halwani, Mona,Alanazi, Mohammad,Elrobh, Mohammad,Shaik, Jilani P.,Khan, Akbar Ali,Parine, Narasimha Reddy Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.3

Background: Psoriasis, a common cutaneous disorder characterized by inflammation and abnormal epidermal proliferation with a prevalence of 2-3% in the general population, may be linked to certain types of cancer. Several studies have reported an association between interleukin 10 (IL-10) variant polymorphisms and inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis vulgaris although the results vary according to the population studied. No studies have been performed in the Saudi population. The present study concerned novel variants and other genetic polymorphisms of the promoter and exonic regions of the IL10 gene in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis and potential differences in genotype compared to a group of healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis and healthy controls with no personal or family history of psoriasis were selected from the central region of Saudi Arabia. Polymorphisms of the IL 10 gene of both groups were genotyped. Results: We observed two novel variants in 5'UTR region of the promoter precursor with higher prevalence of the genotype with both wild-type alleles in patients compared to the healthy control group. The differences at positions -377 and -150 were significantly associated with disease, both the variants conferred strong protection against psoriasis in Saudi patients. Conclusions: This observation provides further support for the importance of the part that IL10 plays in the pathophysiology of this disease. Confirmation of our findings in larger populations of different ethnicities would provide evidence for the role of IL-10 in psoriasis.