Tasnim Fatima, Srinivas Ajjarapu, Vijay Kumar Shankar, Srinath Rangappa et al.
Cystic fibrosis is diagnosed in infants by estimating the levels of chloride ions present in the sweat induced by iontophoresis of pilocarpine solution. Elevated levels of chloride (≥ 60 mMol/L) in sweat is indicative of cystic fibrosis. However, the iontophoretic method of delivering pilocarpine is...
Fatema Tuz Zahra, Noor Ahmed Nahid, Md. Reazul Islam, Mir Md. Abdullah Al-Mamun et al.
BACKGROUND The objective of this pharmacogenetic study was to investigate the relationship of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms with methotrexate (MTX)-induced toxicities and plasma homocysteine level in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from Bangladesh. S...
Abby F. Fleisch, Sudipta Kumer Mukherjee, Subrata Kumar Biswas, John F. Obrycki et al.
BACKGROUND: Arsenic exposure has been associated with gestational diabetes mellitus. However, the extent to which arsenic exposure during pregnancy is associated with postpartum glucose intolerance is unknown. METHODS: We studied 323 women in Bangladesh. We assessed arsenic exposure in early pregnan...
Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Indira Samarawickrema, David Harley, Anna Olsen et al.
INTRODUCTION: Elimination of kala-azar is planned for South Asia requiring good surveillance along with other strategies. We assessed surveillance in Gaffargaon upazila (a subdistrict of 13 unions) of Mymensingh district, Bangladesh highly endemic for kala-azar. METHODS: In 4703 randomly sampled hou...
Kuenzang Chhezom, MI Arslan, Md Mozammel Hoque, Subrata Kumar Biswas
Biomarkers of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases were assessed in Bangladeshi overweight subjects categorized by Asian BMI criteria. After screening 300 people, 90 apparently healthy subjects were enrolled and grouped into normal weight, overweight and obese. Compared to normal weight, the overwe...
Munna Rani Biswas, Subrata Deb Nath, Prasenjit Kumar Biswas, Md. Aminur Rashid
Purpose of the Study: Credit risk is the risk of default by the borrower. The major cause of a bank’s failure is the lack of proper credit risk management (CRM). The study examined the impact of the credit risk on the profitability of the public and private sector banks in Bangladesh. Materials and ...
Subrata Kumar Biswas, Sonchita R. Mudi
The severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), greatly varies from patient to patient. In the present study, we explored and compared mutation profiles of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from mildly affected and severely affected ...
Subrata Paul, Labani Barai, Faruk Husen, Sabarni Sarker et al.
Ranitidine is a histamine-2 receptor blocker and it is effective against peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease and heart burn. The main objective of this study was to develop and validate an easy, affordable and cost-effective method for the determination of ranitidine in tablet dosage form....
Shahana Jasmin, Mohammad Ali, Mokerroma Ferdous, MI Arslan et al.
The purpose of this study was to examine the status of glucose transporter type-4 (GLUT4) gene expression in the peripheral blood leukocytes of type 2 diabetic patients and explore the correlation of GLUT4 expression with homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance with a view to validate GLUT4 ...
Taznuva Anwar, Md. Matiur Rahman, Forhadul Hoque Mollah, Subrata Kumar Biswas
Vitamin D has an important role and supposed to be a risk factor in the development of pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus by affecting either insulin sensitivity or β-cell function, or both. The present study was conducted to evaluate the relation of serum vitamin D3 and type 2 diabetes mellit...
Mokerroma Ferdous, Sonam Chhoden R, Sonchita R. Mudi, Mohammad Ali et al.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase enzymes protect us from infection by killing pathogens. However, exaggerated activities of these enzymes can induce tissue damage, inflammation and oxidative stress. The present study was aimed to explore the expressions of neutrophil elast...
Kanza Hassan, Subrata Kumar Biswas, Md Shakil Anwar, Md Shakhrul Iman Siam et al.
This paper proposes a dual-purpose braille system for the visually impaired people. There are two main features of this system- object detection and optical character recognition. Real time object detection will help a visually impaired person to know about the things around him and optical characte...
Subrata Kumar Biswas
See also: Is Elevated Levels of Serum Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Harmful in Cigarette Smokers?Int J Angiol 2016; 25(03): 199-202DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1579691
Sheikh Zahir Raihan, Pranoyjit Biswas, M. Moniruzzaman Monir, Subrata Kumar Biswas et al.
The crude ethanolic extracts of Clerodendrum indicum Linn. leaves were investigated for possible antinociceptive activity using acetic acid induced writhing model in mice. Phytochemical analysis was also carried out according to the standard procedures to identify the presence of different phytocons...
Mohammad Ali, Stephanie Longet, Isabel Neale, Patpong Rongkard et al.
OBJECTIVE: Obesity and type 2 diabetes (DM) are risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes, which disproportionately affect South Asian populations. This study aims to investigate the humoral and cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in adult COVID-19 survivors with overw...