Mohammad Nurul Amin, Md. Saddam Hussain, Md Shahid Sarwar, Md. Mizanur Rahman Moghal et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obesity is associated with metabolic dysfunction and over nutrition. Increased body mass index and obesity are strongly amalgamated with changes in the physiological function of adipose tissue, leading to altered secretion of adipocytokines, inflammatory mediators release a...
Muhammad Habib ur Rahman, Ashfaq Ahmad, Aftab Wajid, Manzoor Hussain et al.
Simulation models are widely used for making decision support especially under sub-optimal climatic conditions for yield improvement. The impact of uncertain weather conditions on cotton production can be explored with the aid of such models. Cotton, being the queen of fibers, enjoys itself a predom...
Ayman El Sabagh, Akbar Hossain, Md. Shohidul Islam, Celaleddin Barutçular et al.
Recent trends show reductions in crop productivity worldwide due to severe climatic change. Different abiotic stresses significantly affect the growth and development of plants, leading to decreased crop yields. Salinity and drought stresses are the most common abiotic stresses, especially in arid a...
Md. Mamun Or Rashid, Kazi Nahid Akhter, Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury, Foysal Hossen et al.
BACKGROUND: Our present study was conducted to characterize the phytoconstituents present in the aqueous extract of Momordica charantia and evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of silver-extract nanoparticles (Ag-Extract-NPs). METHODS: served as reducing agent. After screening of phytochemicals; AgNP...
Manjurul Islam Chowdhury, Md Moynul Hasan, Mohammad Safiqul Islam, Md Shahid Sarwar et al.
Genetic and neurobiological factors are considered to be the major causes of mood and mental disorders. However, over the past few years, increased levels of serum malondialdehyde and altered levels of various non-enzymatic antioxidants and essential minerals involved in abnormal functional activity...
Md. Tarek Adnan, Mohammad Nurul Amin, Md. Giash Uddin, Md. Saddam Hussain et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Obesity is an emerging public health concern in Bangladesh. This study aimed to find the levels of the serum malondialdehyde (MDA), non-enzymatic antioxidants (vitamin A, C and E), trace elements (zinc and iron) and macro-minerals (calcium, potassium and sodium) in obesity a...
Mohammad Rashedul Islam, Jannatul Naima, Nawreen Monir Proma, Md. Saddam Hussain et al.
Abstract Background The Bangladeshi rural and hilly areas people have long tradition to use various medicinal plants for treating different diseases. That’s why, the crude methanolic leaf extract of Ardisia solanacea with its different fractions (petroleum ether, carbon tetrachloride, n-hexane and c...
Mohammad Sarowar Uddin, Md. Shalahuddin Millat, Mohammad Safiqul Islam, Md. Saddam Hussain et al.
Abstract Background Brassica nigra is a plant of Brassicaceae family, which possesses numerous medicinal values. Our present study is intended to assess the potential in vitro thrombolytic, anthelminthic, cytotoxic and in vivo anxiolytic properties of MCE of B. nigra flowers. MCE was fractioned for ...
Areful Islam, Md. Saddam Hussain, Niloy Sen, Fokhrul Abedin et al.
Imam Hasan, Md. Saddam Hussain, Md. Shalahuddin Millat, Niloy Sen et al.
The present study was cherished to investigate in vitro thrombolytic, membrane stabilizing and antibacterial activities of Allamanda neriifolia and Aegialitis rotundifolia. Different types methanolic extracts of these two medicinal plants were tested for determining membrane stabilizing activity at ...
Tutun Das Aka, Urmi Saha, Sayara Akter Shati, Md. Abdul Aziz et al.
BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are two deadly diseases caused by the complex interaction of multiple genetic loci, lifestyle and environmental factors. Genome-wide association studies described hundreds of susceptibility loci for T2DM and T2DM-related CVD,...
Sayema Arefin, Mohammad Salim Hossain, Shamme Akter Neshe, Md. Mamun Or Rashid et al.
Now-a-days synthetic food dyes are being used most commonly as food colorant in confectionaries, drugs and cosmetics. Present study was designed to evaluate the toxic effect of tartrazine, a widely used azo dye, on Swiss Albino mice. Experimental animals were treated with tested dye at a dose level ...
Md. Saddam Hussain, Shafayet Ahmed Siddiqui, Susmita Mondal, Md. Shalahuddin Millat et al.
PURPOSE: DRD2 gene is considered one of the most important candidate genes for the schizophrenia (SCZ) development due to its role in dopamine signaling and no genetic association study has been conducted yet on the Bangladeshi SCZ patients. The objective of the present study was to investigate the ...
Mohammad Sarowar Uddin, Atkia Azima, Md. Abdul Aziz, Tutun Das Aka et al.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by communication deficits, impaired social interactions, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors with restricted interests, and connected with the interaction between environmental factors and genetic vulnerabi...
Md. Saddam Hussain, Tanoy Mazumder
Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht has been commonly used in many indigenous clinical complications to healing various ailments. A list of phytochemicals has been extracted and identified with multiple pharmacological and therapeutic properties from the different parts of C. speciosus (J.K...
Hafiz Athar Hussain, Shengnan Men, Saddam Hussain, Umair Ashraf et al.
Abstract Maize belongs to tropical environment and is extremely sensitive to drought and chilling stress, particularly at early developmental stages. The present study investigated the individual and combine effects of drought (15% PEG-Solution) and chilling stress (15°C/12°C) on the morpho-physiolo...
Tanoy Mazumder, Imran Parvez Mamun, Md. Safayat Zaman, Arshad Islam et al.
Our present study was designed to investigate the comparative anti-obesity efficacy of ethanolic extract of Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Trigonella foenum-graecum L., Allium sativum L. and Zingiber officinale Roscoe in high fat-induced mice with their total phenolic and flavonoid profile. Total phen...
Md. Saddam Hussain, Nusrat Jahan, Md. Mamun Or Rashid, Mohammad Salim Hossain et al.
The global prevalence of hyperlipidaemia is increasing rapidly and high dietary fat intake is a major risk factor for developing hyperlipidaemia. An in-vivo biological investigation was carried out on ethanolic extract of Momordica charantia, a plant belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae for the eva...
Sujan Banik, Umay Chen, Md. Saddam Hussain, Tanoy Mazumder et al.
Objective: To evaluate the neuropharmacological properties of Costus speciosus (C. speciosus) rhizome using different experimental mouse models.Methods: The anxiolytic effect was investigated by hole-board test, elevated plus maze and light/dark test, while central nervous system (CNS) depressant ef...
Md. Abdul Aziz, Tahmina Akter, Md. Saddam Hussain, Md. Shalahuddin Millat et al.
Purpose Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a genetically complicated neuropsychiatric developmental disorder. As the pathogenesis of ASD is not clear till now, we have carried out the present case-control study to validate the association of GRIK1 rs363598 and intergenic rs360932 polymorphisms with A...