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Medicinal Rhodiola imbricata induces protective immune responses against susceptible and resistant strains of Leishmania donovani in murine model

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by protozoa, Leishmania. During infection, the cell-mediated immunity of host gets impeded, so immunomodulation using natural products can be considered...

Kalpana Chauhan, Gurpreet Kaur, Namrata Anand, Sukhbir Kaur in Biologia (2024)

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Review Article on Molecular Mechanism of Regulation of Hypertension by Macro-elements (Na, K, Ca and Mg), Micro-elements/Trace Metals (Zn and Cu) and Toxic Elements (Pb and As)

Hypertension (HT) is a medical condition arising due to increase in blood pressure (BP) prevalent worldwide. The balanced dietary intakes of macro-elements and micro-elements including Na, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, and C...

Amit Joshi, Sukhbir Kaur, Satish Kumar Taneja… in Biological Trace Element Research (2024)

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In vitro and in vivo therapeutic antileishmanial potential of ellagic acid against Leishmania donovani in murine model

Parasite of genus Leishmania viz. L. donovani and L. infantum cause visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-azar, systemic disease with significant enlargement of the liver and spleen, weight loss, anemia, fever and ...

Poonam Keshav, Deepak Kumar Goyal, Sukhbir Kaur in Medical Microbiology and Immunology (2023)

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Heavy metals controlling cardiovascular diseases risk factors in myocardial infarction patients in critically environmentally heavy metal-polluted steel industrial town Mandi-Gobindgarh (India)

Heavy metals (HMs) have a very significant clinical role in the pathogenesis, progression and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The prevalence of CVDs was reported to be higher in critically enviro...

Reshu Mandal, Sukhbir Kaur, Vinod kumar Gupta… in Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2022)

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Laboratory evaluation of performance of pulse oximeters from six different manufacturers during motion artifacts produced by Fluke 2XL SpO₂ simulator

We performed laboratory evaluation of six pulse oximeters from different manufacturers using the Fluke 2XL SpO₂ simulator. The pulse oximeter probes were labeled 1 through 6 and tested using the two pre-programed...

Munirathinam Ganesh Kumar, Sukhbir Kaur… in Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computi… (2022)

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GC–MS screening and antiparasitic action of Putranjiva roxburghii leaves against sensitive and resistant strains of Leishmania donovani

Looming drug resistance cases of leishmaniasis infection are an undeniably serious danger to worldwide public health, also jeopardize the efficacy of available drugs. Besides this, no successful vaccine is ava...

Poonam Keshav, Deepak Kumar Goyal, Sukhbir Kaur in Journal of Parasitic Diseases (2021)

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Antiparasitic potential of Indian honey bee glue against strains of Leishmania donovani sensitive and resistant to synthetic antileishmanial

Honey bee glue (HBG) or propolis is produced by honey bees and used as cementing material for sealing within the hive which is considered as a waste by the beekeepers. Due to its umpteen biological properties,...

Deepak Kumar Goyal, Poonam Keshav, Sukhbir Kaur in Biologia (2021)

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Gastro-retentive drug delivery systems: a recent update on clinical pertinence and drug delivery

Gastro-retentive drug delivery systems are some of the best technologies delivered through oral route. These mainly came into picture for their effective local action in the GI region, specifically for the dru...

Supratim Das, Sukhbir Kaur, Vineet Kumar Rai in Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2021)

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Evaluation of In vitro and In vivo Protective Efficacy of Bauhinia variegata Against Leishmania donovani in Murine Model

Visceral leishmaniasis is one of the ignored parasitic infection affecting millions of people globally. Currently, available treatment options are unsatisfactory because of high cost and side effects of the le...

Gurpreet Kaur, Kalpana Chauhan, Namrata Anand, Sukhbir Kaur in Acta Parasitologica (2021)

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Differential intolerance to loss of function and missense mutations in genes that encode human matricellular proteins

Targeted gene disruption in mice has provided valuable insights into the functions of matricellular proteins. Apart from missense and loss of function mutations that have been associated with inherited disease...

Sukhbir Kaur, David D. Roberts in Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling (2021)

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Health concerns on provisional tolerable weekly intake of aluminium in children and adults from vegetables in Mandi-Gobindgarh (India)

Metallurgical industrial processes have been reported to cause higher aluminium (Al) exposure in humans through plant food intake due to higher soil Al content and acidification of soil resulted from industria...

Reshu Mandal, Sukhbir Kaur in Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2020)

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Understanding the problems in pharmaceutical procurement with special reference to active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients

Procurement of raw materials, key intermediates and excipients for the preparation of finished pharmaceutical preparation is considered to be complex process which involve multiple channels and require skilled...

Zauwad Alam, Sukhbir Kaur, Pawan Kumar Porwal in Accreditation and Quality Assurance (2018)

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A function-blocking CD47 antibody modulates extracellular vesicle-mediated intercellular signaling between breast carcinoma cells and endothelial cells

Tumor cells release extracellular vesicles (EVs) into the tumor microenvironment that may facilitate malignant progression and metastasis. Breast carcinoma EVs express high levels of the thrombospondin-1 and s...

Sukhbir Kaur, Abdel G. Elkahloun… in Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling (2018)

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Thrombospondin-1

David D. Roberts, Sukhbir Kaur… in Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules (2018)