Effect of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff essential oil on promastigot form of Leishmania major (in vitro)

Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania. In this study, the effects of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff essential oil on the promastigot form of Leishmania major were studied. Methods: In this study, the effects of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff essential oil on the promastigot form of Leishmania major were assessed by calculating the average number of surviving promastigots after exposure to different concentrations of essential oil, relative to the control Glucantime, at different time intervals. To achieve this, various essential oil concentrations (7.5 µl, 15 µl, 25 µl, 35.25 µl, 50 µl) were added to parasites. Different groups in this study were kept in a 26°C incubator under identical conditions. 24, 48 and 72 hours after incubation, living promastigots were counted. Results: The effect of the essential oil of Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff differed from the negative and positive controls and depended on the concentration: higher concentrations (35.25 µl, 50 µl) had a stronger effect on promastigots, causing total mortality. Conclusion: This study showed that Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff essential oil had effects on promastigot form of Leishmania major. So it might be possible to use the essential oil of Kelussia odoratissima instead of chemical drugs

A comparison on FCR in fish ponds of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed by extruder food and pellet food

Food costs in rainbow trout farms are about 50% of production costs (Barrows et al., 2007). Because of inattention of most aquaculturists in exact calculation of FCR and not using qualified food, sometimes food costs will rise a lot and won't be economical. The newest method for fish food production is production during the process of extrusion. Extrusion process is processing materials with high temperature in a short time (HTST) and is done by combined operation of humidity, heat, mechanical energy and pressure (Watanabe and Pongmaneerat, 1993)

Sequencing and comparative-bioinformatic analysis of chlorotoxin-like peptide from Iranian scorpion Mesobuthus eupeus

زمینه و هدف: در سال های اخیر نوروتوکسین های عقرب از لحاظ خواص دارویی و اثرات فیزیولوژیک مورد مطالعات زیادی قرار گرفته اند. یکی از این توکسین ها که توجه زیادی را به خود جلب کرده است، کلروتوکسین می باشد که هم اکنون در درمان سرطان های مغز مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد. این مطالعه با هدف تعیین توالی و بررسی مقایسه یی بیوانفورماتیکی cDNA کد کننده پپتید شبه کلروتوکسین از عقرب زرد ایرانی انجام شد. روش بررسی: در این مطالعه توصیفی آزمایشگاهی نمونه های عقرب زرد ایرانی (Mesobuthus eupeus) جمـــع آوری و پس از جدا سازی غدد سم ساز، RNA کامل آن استخراج شد. با استفاده از Reverse transctiption polymerase chain reation ((RT-PCR توالی های Complementary DNA (cDNA) ساخته شد و سپس با پرایمرهای اختصاصی نواحی محافظت شده سموم شبه کلروتوکسین، توالی کد کننده یک پپتید سمی مشابه کلروتوکسین از Mesobuthus eupeus جداسازی و شناسایی شد و (MeICT) Mesobuthus eupeus Iranian Chlorotoxin نام گرفت. جهت بررسی های قرابتی با کمک سرور CustalW، توالی به دست آمده با توالی سموم مشابه در گونه های دیگر عقرب مقایسه شد. یافته ها: توالی 102 نوکلئوتیدی MeICT تشابه 88 با کلروتوکسین به دست آمـده از Leiurus quinguestriatus نشان داد. MeICT اولین گزارش از توالی کد کننده این سم از این گونه عقرب در ایران و جهان می باشد. نتیجه گیری: بررسی های همولوژی بین توالی DNA سموم شبه کلروتوکسین از عقرب های مختلف، تفاوت های متعددی نشان داد که می تواند خاص گونه ایرانی این عقرب باشد. همچنین تشابه زیاد با کلروتوکسین احتمال استفاده درمانی از MeICT را به عنوان داروی ضد سرطان گلیوما مطرح می کند

Stereospecific synthesis of syn-alpha-oximinoamides by a three-component reaction of isocyanides, syn-chlorooximes, and carboxylic acids

A stereospecific multicomponent reaction among isocyanides, nitrile N-oxides and carboxylic acids provides an efficient synthesis of biologically relevant syn \u3b1-oximinoimides

Serological survey of human Toxoplasma gondii infection in northern and central regions of Iran

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic protozoan parasite that can infect man and animals. The pathogen can infect the fetus by congenital transmission during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate T. gondii infection in people referred to health care centers in northern and central regions of Iran. Materials and methods: Serum samples from 712 individuals in Mazandaran, Isfahan and ChaharmahalvaBakhtiari provinces, Iran, were examined for the levels of anti-T. Gondii IgG by ELISA. Prevalence of T. gondii infection in respect of gender and age was analyzed. Results: The overall anti-T. gondii IgG prevalence in the study population was 72.05%. In Mazandaran, Isfahan and ChaharmahalvaBakhtiari provinces,in male population respectively 87.6, 41.46 and 61.81% and in female population respectively 89.31, 47.61 and 64.44% were sero-positive with anti-T. gondii IgG. Sero-prevalance of anti-T.gondii IgG in the females was higher than in the males in the northern and central regions of Iran. Discussion and conclusion:The present study demonstrates high prevalence of Toxoplasma infection in northern and central regions of Iran and a higher prevalence of T. gondii infection was observed in females. Significant difference in infection rate between individuals living in northern and central areas in Iran was found (p <0.05), which indicated that T. gondii infection is dependent on living places. Deeper investigations for the potential risk factors that threat the Iranian populations, especially female are recommended

Construction of single domain camel antibody library against breast cancer cellular antigens

زمینه و هدف: آنتی بادی های زنجیره سنگین شتری Camelied-derived heavy chain) (VHH= یک آنتی بادی شتری بوده و کوچک ترین واحد باند شونده به آنتی ژن است. اندازه کوچک نانوبادی ها بزرگ ترین مزیت آن ها می باشد که سبب دستکاری ژنتیکی راحت آن ها می شود. این مطالعه با هدف ساخت کتابخانه ی آنتی بادی تک دمین از شتر ایمن شده با یک رده سلولی آدنوکارسینومای سینه ی انسان (SKBR3) طراحی و اجرا شد. روش بررسی: در این مطالعه تجربی ابتدا عصاره سلول SKBR3 طی سه نوبت به صورت زیر پوستی به یک شتر تزریق گردید. سپس RNA کامل از طحال شتر استخراج و قطعات VHH به کمک روش RT-PCR ساخته و تکثیر شدند. قطعات VHH در درون فاژمید Pcomb3x قرار گرفتند و به روش الکتروپوریشن قطعات نوترکیب وارد باکتری های DH5α شدند. تنوع کتابخانه ی تهیه شده توسط تکنیک انگشت نگاری آنزیمی مورد بررسی قرار گرفت و در نهایت بیان VHH با روش SDS-PAGE ارزیابی شد. یافته ها: در این پژوهش کتابخانه آنتی بادی شتری با بیش از 105 کلونی ساخته شد. همچنین انگشت نگاری آنزیمی نشان داد که کتابخانه ی آنتی بادی حاصل دارای تنوع بالایی می باشد. بررسی های اولیه بوسیله SDS-PAGE مشخص کرد که پروتئین VHH با وزن مولکولی 15 کیلو دالتون در باکتری های ترانسفورم شده بیان می شود. نتیجه گیری: تهیه ی کتابخانه ی آنتی بادی ایمن بر ضد رده سلولی SKBR3، امکان جداسازی آنتی بادی های اختصاصی VHH بر ضد آنتی ژن های مختلف سرطان سینه را فراهم می کند

Acaricidal and repellent activities of essential oil of<em> Eucalyptus globulus </em>against <em>Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Mesostigmata</em>)

Introduction: By considering an increase in drug resistance against red mites, finding the nonchemical herbal acaricide against Dermanyssus gallinae (De Geer) (Acari: Mesostigmata) is necessary to kill them and to reduce the chemical resistance against chemical acaricides in this specie. Dermanyssus gallinae is a potential vector of the causal agent of several viral diseases such as Equine encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis. It can be a vector of bacteria such as Salmonella spp., Mycobacterium spp. and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. It is also known to cause itching dermatosis in humans. In this study acaricidal and repellent activities of essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus against Dermanyssus gallinae were studied. Methods: After extracting the essential oil, different concentrations of the plant extract were prepared. Then, acaricidal effect of different concentrations was tested on poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, by dropping 3-4 drops of essential oil on mites. Repellent activity of essential oil was tested by Y-tube olfactometer bioassay. After the test, total number of killed and repellent mites reported. Results: Concentration of 1:2 or 50 had more acaricidal effect on mites. Also essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus had repellent activity against red mites. Conclusion: This study showed that essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus had acaricidal and repellent activities against red mites. Hence it might be used as a herbal acaricide against it to kill and to reduce the chemical resistance in this specie.</p

The cyclic ground state structure of the HF trimer revealed by far infrared jet-cooled Fourier transform spectroscopy.

International audienceThe rovibrationally resolved Fourier transform (FT) far infrared (FIR) spectra of two intermolecular librations of (HF)3, namely the in-plane ν6 and out-of-plane ν4 bending fundamentals centered, respectively, at about 494 cm(-1) and 602 cm(-1), have been recorded for the first time under jet-cooled conditions using the supersonic jet of the Jet-AILES apparatus. The simultaneous rotational analysis of 245 infrared transitions belonging to both bands enabled us to determine the ground state (GS), ν6 and ν4 rotational and centrifugal distortion constants. These results provided definite experimental answers to the structure of such a weakly bound trimer: firstly the vibrationally averaged planarity of cyclic (HF)3, also supported by the very small value of the inertia defect obtained in the GS, secondly the slight weakening of the hydrogen bond in the intermolecular excited states evidenced from the center of mass separations of the HF constituents determined in the ground, ν6 = 1 and ν4 = 1 states of (HF)3 as well as the decrease of the fitted rotational constants upon excitation. Finally, lower bounds of about 2 ns on ν6 and ν4 state lifetimes could be derived from the deconvolution of experimental linewidths. Such long lifetimes highlight the interest in probing low frequency intermolecular motions of molecular complexes to get rid of constraints related to the vibrational dynamics of coupled anharmonic vibrations at higher energy, resulting in loss of rotational information

Effects of essential oils of Satureja bachtiarica and Nigella sativa on the efficacy of lactococcosis vaccine in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Lactococcosis has been defined as acute septicaemia, which causes economic losses in farmed fish, especially in rainbow trout. This study was done to evaluate the effects of the essential oils of Satureja bachtiarica and Nigella sativa on the efficacy of lactococcosis vaccine in rainbow trout. A total number of 270 fishes with a mean weight of 120 g were obtained; they were randomly divided into nine groups, each with three replicates, after two weeks of adaptation. The groups were: no injection group, vaccine only group, DMSO injection group, vaccine with 50, 100, and 200 micrograms Intraperitoneal injection (IP) injection. Two, four, and six weeks after vaccination, serological and haematological parameters were evaluated. In the sixth week, 1.7×10^7 cfu as LD50 96 hrs of Lactococcus garvieae were IP injected and the relative survival percentage was calculated. The results indicated that N. sativa essence is effective on the leukocyte population as the highest number of leukocytes were found in fish receiving high concentration of N. sativa. The relative survival rate of the studied fish decreased with decreasing concentrations of the N. sativa essential oil concentration, with a significant difference with control groups (p<0.05). However, using S. bachtiarica was not significantly effective on the relative survival rate of fish. The results of this study indicated that N. sativa essential oil can be used as adjuvant for L. garvieae vaccine, since it resulted in increasing leukocytes and the relative survival rate although S. bachtiarica was not effective on immune parameters of the studied fish