Project description:Carbon Nanoparticle (CNP, Graphite nano powder,Type 1, APS : 400 nm, Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. India ) was applied to roots of rice (Oryza sativa) plants (SWARNA (MTU7029) seeds were dehulled, surface genotype) in potted condition. The treatment was given in vegetative stage and the effect was noted in reproductive stage by taking several agronomic parameters. Experiment was repeated in 3 different seasons to take a conclusion.
Project description:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of administration of carbon black nanoparticle (CB-NP) to pregnant mice on the development of lymphoid tissues in infantile mice. Pregnant ICR mice were treated with a suspension of CB-NP 95 microg/kg/time) by intranasal instillation, twice, on gestational day 5 and 9. Spleen and thymus were collected from offspring mice at 5 days post-partum. RNA sample was taken from spleen of 5-day-old mouse prenatally received carbon black nanoparticle, while control RNA was taken from control counterpart prenatally received distilled water. Comparisons among groups were made by one-color method with normalized data from Cy3 channels for data analysis.
Project description:In this study, carbon-ion beams generated via the heavy-ion medical accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) were targeted to growing rice seedlings (7-days-old) to examine their effect on this genome model. Both physiological parameters, such as growth, and molecular events, specially the gene expression profiles were examined immediately after irradiation (at 270 Gy dose) by rice oligo (22K) DNA microarrays. Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of radiation-response genes in rice provides us with first report on how our radioactive environment affects a plant species. Keywords: Irradiation response
Project description:In this study, carbon-ion beams generated via the heavy-ion medical accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) were targeted to growing rice seedlings (7-days-old) to examine their effect on this genome model. Both physiological parameters, such as growth, and molecular events, specially the gene expression profiles were examined immediately after irradiation (at 270 Gy dose) by rice oligo (22K) DNA microarrays. Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of radiation-response genes in rice provides us with first report on how our radioactive environment affects a plant species. Experiment Overall Design: An in vivo 7-days-old rice seedling model system was used, where whole seedlings were used for exposure to the emitted radiation from HIMAC (carbon ion beams). Dye-swap or reverse labeling with Cy3 and Cy5 dyes procedure was applied followed by hybridization and wash processes, and the hybridized microarrays (G4138A) were scanned using a GenePix microarray scanner followed by the Gene Pix 4000 analysis application program for image analysis and data extraction processes. The GeneSpring Ver. 4 software was used for normalization.
Project description:Infestation with white-backed planthopper (WBPH) to rice caused induced resistance to rice pathogens but brown planthopper (BPH) infestation induce weaker resistance to rice pathogens. We compared changes in gene expression in rice plants infested with WBPH and BPH to gain some insight into the WBPH-induced resistance to rice pathogens. An analysis, using microarrays, of gene expression in rice plants infested with these planthoppers revealed that WBPH infestation caused high induction of many defense-related genes including pathogenesis-related (PR) genes than BPH infestation. Furthermore, hydroperoxide lyase 2 (OsHPL2) which is an enzyme to produce C6 volatiles was induced by WBPH infestation, but not by BPH infestation. Keywords: response to herbivory; induced resistance
Project description:We investigated changes in gene expression in rice plants exposed to RDV to gain some insight into the fundamental physiological and biochemical changes that are induced by viral infection, in the hope of finding clues that might help to control the viral disease. An analysis, using microarrays, of gene expression in rice plants infected with Rice dwarf virus revealed significant decreases in levels of expression of genes that are involved in the formation of cell walls, reflecting the stunted growth of diseased plants. The expression of plastid-related genes was also suppressed, as anticipated from the white chlorotic appearance of infected leaves. By contrast, the expression of defense- and stress-related genes was enhanced after viral infection. Keywords: disease state analysis
Project description:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of administration of carbon black nanoparticle (CB-NP) to pregnant mice on the development of lymphoid tissues in infantile mice. Pregnant ICR mice were treated with a suspension of CB-NP 95 microg/kg/time) by intranasal instillation, twice, on gestational day 5 and 9. Spleen and thymus were collected from offspring mice at 5 days post-partum.
Project description:To understand signal transduction mechanism by MeJA in rice, we have analyzed transcription profile with 60K Rice Whole Genome Microarray after MeJA treatment. Gene transcripts were extracted from ten individual rice plants treated with 100 uM MeJA for 6 hrs. RNA samples from these plants were used to generate cyanine-3 (Cy3) and Cy5-labeled complementary DNA (cDNA) probes, which were then hybridized to the microarray. Each data set was obtained from three biological repeats independently.
Project description:The green rice leafhopper (GRH), Nephotettix cincticeps Uhler, is a major insect pest of cultivated rice in temperate Asia. GRH2-near-isogenic line (NIL) TGRH11, GRH4-NIL (TGRH16) and GRH2/GRH4-pyramided line (PYL) TGRH29 were developed by introducing the GRH2 and GRH4 from indica rice (DV85). We identified GRH-inducible genes in respective rice lines. Furthermore, we compared the gene expression levels between NILs/PYL and control plants (T65).
Project description:This Phase I clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) profile and preliminary efficacy of intratumoral injection of Carbon Nanoparticle-Loaded Iron [CNSI-Fe(II)] in patients with advanced solid tumors. The study also aims to observe dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) of CNSI-Fe(II) to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or the highest injectable dose in humans, providing dosing guidelines for future clinical studies. CNSI-Fe(II) shows promise as an innovative tumor therapeutic agent due to its unique properties of ferroptosis. The study primarily focuses on assessing the potential efficacy of CNSI-Fe(II) in patients with advanced solid tumors, particularly in patients with Kras mutation, e.g., pancreatic cancer patients.