Subrata Kumar Biswas
Oxidative stress has been implicated in many chronic diseases. However, antioxidant trials are so far largely unsuccessful as a preventive or curative measure. Chronic low-grade inflammatory process, on the other hand, plays a central role in the pathogenesis of a number of chronic diseases. Oxidati...
Varun Kumar, Thomas Fleming, Stefan Terjung, Christian Gorzelanny et al.
The integrity of genome is a prerequisite for healthy life. Indeed, defects in DNA repair have been associated with several human diseases, including tissue-fibrosis, neurodegeneration and cancer. Despite decades of extensive research, the spatio-mechanical processes of double-strand break (DSB)-rep...
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 ...
Himel Barua, Paritosh Kumar Biswas, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Subrata Kumar Shil et al.
Contaminated poultry and poultry products are a major source of motile Salmonellae for human salmonellosis worldwide. Local circulation of any motile Salmonella serovar in poultry has a wider public health impact beyond its source of origin for being dispersed elsewhere through poultry trades or hum...
Subrata Kumar Biswas, Sonchita R. Mudi
Gwen Tindula, Sudipta Kumer Mukherjee, Sheikh Muhammad Ekramullah, DM Arman et al.
BACKGROUND: Neural tube defects are a pressing public health concern despite advances in prevention from folic acid-based strategies. Numerous chemicals, in particular arsenic, have been associated with neural tube defects in animal models and could influence risk in humans. OBJECTIVES: We investiga...
Shakil Mahmood, Md. Matiur Rahman, Subrata Kumar Biswas, Shaikh Nazmus Saqueeb et al.
Despite the abundant sunlight, vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in South Asian countries including Bangladesh. Information on vitamin D level is insufficient in adults particularly in female garment workers in Bangladesh. This study was designed to evaluate the status of vitamin D, parathormone (PT...
Mohammad Ali, Shahana Jasmin, Mohammad Fariduddin, S. M. Khorshed Alam et al.
Neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase enzymes have been implicated in high-fat diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and atherosclerosis in animal models. The aim of the present study was to explore neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase mRNA expressions in the peripheral blood leukocytes...
Subrata Kumar Biswas, Sabreena Mohtarin, Sonchita R. Mudi, Taznuva Anwar et al.
This study examined whether circulating levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) alter in prediabetes and correlate with insulin resistance (IR) and beta cell function in prediabetes and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Subjects without previous history ...
Subrata Kumar Biswas, Sonchita R. Mudi, Forhadul Hoque Mollah, Angelika Bierhaus et al.
This study was designed to explore the relationship between serum levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) and cigarette smoking in non-diabetic healthy subjects. A total of 98 non-diabetic, otherwise healthy male subjects were recruited. A fasting blood sample and medi...
Paritosh Kumar Biswas, Md Zohorul Islam, Subrata Kumar Shil, R. Chakraborty et al.
SUMMARY Unprecedented high rates of anthrax outbreaks have been observed recently in cattle and humans in Bangladesh, with 607 human cases in 2010. By enrolling 15 case and 15 control cattle smallholdings in the spatial zone in July-September 2010, we conducted a case-control study, data of which we...
Sonchita R. Mudi, Masfida Akhter, Subrata Kumar Biswas, Mohammad A. Muttalib et al.
BackgroundAegle marmelos is a popular fruit plant in the Indian subcontinent, various parts of which are traditionally used against various illnesses including diabetes mellitus (DM). However, the underlying mechanisms of the antidiabetic effects of the plant are not clear, especially in type 2 DM. ...
Hemayet Hossain, Utpal Kumar Karmakar, Subrata Kumar Biswas, A F M Shahid Ud Daula et al.
CONTEXT: Ageratum conyzoides Linn. (Asteraceae) is an annual herbaceous plant with a long history of traditional medicinal and agricultural uses; it is usually grown in the northeast part of Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE: The ethanol extract of the plant leaves was evaluated for preliminary phytochemical sc...
Z U Naher, M Ali, Subrata Kumar Biswas, Forhadul Hoque Mollah et al.
Infertility is a medical and social problem all over the world. Infertility results from abnormality of the male partners in almost 50% of cases. Oxidative stress is involved with many chronic pathological conditions and the current study was designed to evaluate any association that may exist betwe...
Mausumi Basu, Devan Sinha, Prasanta Kumar Das, Biman Kanti Roy et al.
Background: India leads the world in its burden of tuberculosis (TB). General practitioners are the backbone of health care system. Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice of the allopathic private practitioners regarding TB. Method: In June 2012– October 2012, a cross-sectional study was co...