Dilara Islam, Lisa Bandholtz, Jakob Nilsson, Hans Wigzell et al.
Antibacterial peptides are active defense components of innate immunity. Several studies confirm their importance at epithelial surfaces as immediate barrier effectors in preventing infection. Here we report that early in Shigella spp. infections, expression of the antibacterial peptides LL-37 and h...
Syed Hafizur Rahman, Dilara Khanam, Tanveer M. Adyel, Mohammad Shahidul Islam et al.
Intense urbanization, large scale industrialization and unprecedented population growth in the last few decades have been responsible for lowering environmental quality. Soil contamination with metals is a serious concern due to their toxicity and ability to accumulate in the biota. The present work...
Mira Akber, Syeda Seraj, Farhana Islam, Dilara Ferdausi et al.
Bangladesh has several existing traditional medicinal systems, which are practiced along with modern allopathic medicine. The four major traditional medicinal systems include homeopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, and folk medicine. Ayurveda has an Indian origin and is well established in Bangladesh, the coun...
Introduction Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils: A Review of Sources, Chemistry, Risks and Best Available Strategies for Remediation, Raymond A. Wuana and Felix E. Okieimen Heavy Metal Contamination Leaching Behavior of Heavy Metals and Transformation of Their Speciation in Polluted Soil Receiving S...
Dilara Islam, Alf A. Lindberg, Birger Christensson
We have compared the influence of sample preparation upon the level of surface expression of T, B, and NK cell-related antigens as assessed by flow cytometry. Lysed whole blood (WBL), Ficoll-Paque separated peripheral blood lymphocyte (F-PBL), and frozen peripheral blood lymphocyte (Fr-PBL) were ana...
Dilara Islam, Pradip Kumar Bardhan, Alf A. Lindberg, Birger Christensson
Immunophenotypic changes in peripheral blood lymphocytes (T, B, and NK cells) in patients during shigellosis was characterized by using triple-color flow cytometry. Eleven Shigella dysenteriae 1-infected adult patients (SDIP), 11 Shigella flexneri-infected adult patients (SFIP), 15 age- and sex-matc...
Kona Chowdhury, Mainul Haque, Nadia Nusrat, Nihad Adnan et al.
There is an increasing focus on researching children admitted to hospital with new variants of COVID-19, combined with concerns with hyperinflammatory syndromes and the overuse of antimicrobials. Paediatric guidelines have been produced in Bangladesh to improve their care. Consequently, the objectiv...
Tauhidur Rahman Nurunnabi, Farah Sabrin, Dilara Islam Sharif, Lutfun Nahar et al.
Endophytic fungi reside in the intercellular space of plant nourished by the plant. In return, they provide bioactive molecules which can play critical roles on plant defense system. Fifty six endophytes were isolated from the leaves, root, bark and fruits of Sonneratia apetala, a pioneer mangrove p...
Mohammad Jakir Hosen, Dilara Islam Sarif ., M. Masuder Rahman ., Abul Kalam Azad
An Li, Phung Dac Cam, Dilara Islam, Nguyễn Bình Minh et al.
The live, auxotrophic Shigella flexneri vaccine strain SFL124 was given in a single dose of 10(7), 10(8) or 10(9) colony forming units (cfu), respectively, to each of three groups of 10 Vietnamese children aged 9-14 years. The vaccine was well tolerated by all the children without any severe side ef...
M. A. Mannan, M Shahidullah, M K Noor, Farzana Islam et al.
The present study was undertaken to find out and compare the usefulness of C-reactive protein (CRP) and hematological value with the blood culture in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. This prospective and cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Muji...
Shewangizaw Worku, Birger Christensson, Anders Björkman, Dilara Islam
The phenotypic composition of peripheral blood lymphocytes in 45 healthy adults (15 each from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Sweden) was analysed as an indicator of the influence of environment and/or ethnic background on the human immune response. The possible interference of technical factors was minimi...
Dilara Islam, Bengt Wretlind, Alf A. Lindberg, Birger Christensson
A sequential activation of T cells in peripheral blood during shigello sis has been observer (D. Islam, P.K. Bradham, A. A. Lindberg, and B. Christensson, Infect. Immun 63:2941-2949, 1995). To further investigate the cellular response during the course of Shigella infection, changes in the T-cell re...
Kamrul Islam, Dilara Zahid
The Ready Made Garment (RM G) sector in Bangladesh accounts for more than 75 per cent of the total inco me fro m export and the largest employer of wo men in the industrial sector. In this study, we examine the socioeconomic deprivation and garment worker movement in Bangladesh using data both from ...
Asmaran Asmaran
Pilgrimage, tabarruk (seeking blessings) and tawassul (mediation) are three interrelated activities. A person who does such journey usually aims for the blessing of the Islamic scholars or the saints whose grave to be visited. This article analysed the phenomenon of Pilgrimage in Indonesia, especial...