Project description:There are four major seed developmental phases in Arabidopsis seed development: morphogenesis, maturation, dormancy and germination. What methylation changes occurring in the different phases, if any, remains unknown. To uncover the possible role of DNA methylation in different parts of the seed, we characterized the methylome of four major seed developmental phases of Arabidopsis using Illumina sequencing: global stage (glob) and linear cotyledon stage (lcot) for morphogenesis phase; mature green stage (mg) and post mature green stage (pmg) for maturation phase; dry seed (dry) for dormancy phase; leaves (leaf) from 4 week plant for vegetative tissues. Illumina sequencing of bisulfite-converted genomic DNA from six seed developmental stages in Arabidopsis: global stage (glob), linear cotyledon stage (lcot), mature green stage (mg), post mature green stage (pmg), dry seed (dry) and leaves (leaf) from 4 week plant.
Project description:Interventions: Black seed capsule (containing fresh black seed powder) in the amount of 1000 mg three times a day (it is better to take black seed capsule 2 hours before or 2 hours after a meal)..
Primary outcome(s): Cancer antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). Timepoint: Baseline, 3 months following the treatment and the end of treatment. Method of measurement: Blood test.;Carcino Embryonic Antigen (CEA). Timepoint: Baseline, 3 months following the treatment and the end of treatment. Method of measurement: Blood test.
Study Design: Randomization: N/A, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Single, Purpose: Treatment.
