{"title":"Tripleurospermum maritimum from a coastal shingle beach: nitrophilic status, tolerance to salinity and heavy metals","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.25","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45672792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Soil chemical properties and mineral nutrition of Latvian accessions of Trifolium fragiferum, a crop wild relative plant species","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43986900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring antagonistic actinobacteria from a mangrove ecosystem of the southern coast of India against multidrug-resistant pathogens","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48791630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Studies on the isolation and molecular characterization of Lactobacillus spp. from human breast milk and assessment of their probiotic potential","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.20","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43091406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation and characterization of Rhodococcus qingshengii, a cellulolytic bacteria from Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) gut","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48107676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic effect of cytokinins on in vitro propagation of Stereospermum suaveolens using nodal explants","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.13","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45841457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oly Banerjee, Siddharth Singh, A. Bose, S. Kundu, Maitrayee Banerjee, Dibyendu Ray, B. Maji, S. Mukherjee
{"title":"Therapeutic potential of L-arginine in a rat model of ovarian ischemia-reperfusion injury","authors":"Oly Banerjee, Siddharth Singh, A. Bose, S. Kundu, Maitrayee Banerjee, Dibyendu Ray, B. Maji, S. Mukherjee","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.08","url":null,"abstract":"Ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a serious problem subsequent to reperfusion treatment for ovarian torsion. The role of nitric oxide (NO) in ovarian I/R injury is debatable. The main focus of this study was to explore the protective role of L-arginine, a potent NO precursor, on ovarian I/R injury. Female Wistar rats were divided into three groups (n = 5). In the control group, only laparotomy was performed. In the I/R group, ischaemia and reperfusion were performed and no drug was given. In the I/R + arginine group, ischaemia was followed by reperfusion and 200 mg kg–1 L-arginine was injected 5 min before reperfusion. Concentration of malondialdehyde, NO and reduced glutathione, as well as activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase were analyzed. Hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides were microscopically examined for histological evaluation of the ovaries. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activity along with concentration of reduced glutathione and NO were significantly lower in the I/R group in comparison to the control group. Malondialdehyde concentration was significantly higher in the I/R group than in control group. These results were reversed with supplementation of L-arginine. Light microscopic examination revealed severe vascular congestion, edema, haemorrhage, and follicular degeneration in the ovary tissue. The extent of ovarian damage was much higher in the I/R group than in the I/R + L-arginine group. Treatment with L-arginine seems to have an ameliorating effect against oxidative stress in I/R injury in rat ovary. It considerably reduced the altered histological changes in the ovaries. Thus, it can be speculated that L-arginine might play a pivotal role as a potent therapeutic agent against ovarian torsion.","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43869929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lipoxygenase activity and antioxidant capacity in pepper (Capsicum annum) exposed to high concentration of copper sulphate","authors":"","doi":"10.22364/eeb.19.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22364/eeb.19.07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53270,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Experimental Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44153243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}