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Research ArticleMechanisms of Bushen Zhuyun Decoction Regulating Pituitary Cell GnRH Receptor and Downstream cAMP-PKA Signaling Pathway in Treating Infertility Due to Luteal Phase Defect
Bei Liu, Yanli Hong, Huifang Zhou, Zhenzhen Cao, Shuang Zhang, Jing Jin et al.
To observe the effect of Bushen Zhuyun Decoction (BSZYD) on rat pituitary cells (RFC), and to investigate the mechanism of BSZYD in treating infertility due to luteal phase defect (LPD), a GnRH-receptor (GnRHR) antagonized model of pituitary cells was establis…
22 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.667.674
Research ArticleAntibacterial Activity of Capsaicin against Sectional Cariogenic Bacteria
Hao Gu, Zhi Yang, Weiqiang Yu, Kan Xu, Yuan-fei Fu
Caries can cause defect of dental tissue, mainly attributed to Streptococcus mutans, Actinomyces viscosus, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus sanguis. Capsaicin extracted from chili peppers were selected to explore the antibacterial activity against the four cari…
22 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.681.687
Research ArticleEfficient Decolorization of Water and Oil-Soluble Azo Dyes by Enterococcus avium Treated with HP-β-CD
Peng Song, Wei Feng, Haiying Shi, Jinsheng Zhao, Renmin Liu, Wei Xu
The industrial effluents containing azo dyes will contaminate the environment without decolorization. Bacterial decolorization generally demonstrates good color removal effects. In this study, the capability of Enterococcus avium to decolorize both water and o…
22 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.675.680
Research ArticleThe Effect of Hemodialysis on the Expression of CXCL8 and its mRNA in Neutrophils of the Patients with Chronic Renal Failure
Jian Wang, Zhi Liu, Sheng Xu, Mei-Fen Hu, Xiao-Rui Liu, Wen-Jie Cai
CXCL8 may involve in a variety of inflammatory and immune response. To investigate the effect of hemodialysis on the expression of CXCL8 in serum and its mRNA in neutrophils of the patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). It was used to dynamically observe o…
22 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.655.666
Research ArticleEffectiveness of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus and Bacillus thuringiensis alone and in Combination against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)
Sumaira Maqsood, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ashfaq et al.
Nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are potential biological pest controller which can regulate an extensive range of bollworms larvae in both Agricultural and Horticultural crops. Spodoptera litura is a commercial pest of diverse…
22 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.631.641
Research ArticleAnalysis of Growth, Nutrition and Economic Profitability of Gibel Carp (Carassius auratus gibelio ♀ × C. carpio ♂) Cultured in Zero-water Exchange System
Pingping Cang, Mingming Zhang, Guo Qiao, Qirui Sun, Dehai Xu, Qiang Li et al.
Gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio ♀ × C. carpio ♂), a representative mudflat aquaculture species, was used to evaluate the effects of biofloc technology (BFT) on growth, nutrition and economic profitability in mudflat fish aquaculture. A 60-d experim…
21 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.619.630
Research ArticleEffect of Intra-Guild Predation and Sub Lethal Concentrations of Insecticides on the Predation of Coccinellids
Rahat Afza, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed, Muhammad Asam Riaz
Coccinellids beetles are considered one of the potential predators of the canola and mustard aphids. But the application of insecticides in field to manage aphids cause impairment of several key biological traits of the exposed coccinellids through physiologic…
21 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.611.617
Research ArticlePredator Prey Interaction between Lepidopteran Pests and Coccinellids Insects of Cotton in Southern Punjab Pakistan
Mujahid Niaz Akhtar, Amjad Farooq
In biological control programPredators are exploited to manage pest population. The objective of present study was to find relationships between predator’s Coccinellid septempunctata, Lynx spider and preys Helicoverpa armigera, Pectinophora gossypiella,…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.583.589
Research ArticleHematobiochemical Disorder in Camels Suffering from different Hemoparasites
Tamoor Azeem, M. Yasin Tipu, Asim Aslam, Sajjad Ahmed, Salman Ahmed Abid, Abdullah Iqbal et al.
Haemoparasites disturb camel production in tropical countries. Four major haemoparasites in camels are Trypanosoma, Dipetalonema, Babesia, and Anaplasma. The current study was executed to investigate haematobiochemical alterations in camels during haemoparasit…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.591.596
Research ArticleMannanoligosaccharide (MOS) in Broiler Diet during the Finisher Phase: 2. Growth Traits and Intestinal Histomorphology
Muhammad Tufail, Naila Chand, Rafiullah, Shakoor Ahmad, Rifat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Mobashar et al.
The aim of this study was to find the effect of Mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) on the performance and gut morphology of broiler chicks (Ross 308) during the finisher phase. A total of 180 of 22 days broiler chicks were distributed into 3 treatments with 3 replica…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.597.602
Research ArticleEffect of Different Brooding Sources on Growth, Blood Glucose, Cholesterol and Economic Appraisal of Three Commercial Broiler Strains
Muhammad Shabir Shaheen, Shahid Mehmood, Athar Mahmud, Jibran Hussain, Ahmed Sultan Jatoi, Muhammad Yaqoob et al.
The concept of using different brooding systems was evaluated by using 720 day-old commercial broilers, 240 from each of the 3 strains (Ross 308, Cobb 500, Hubbard classic). All the chicks having uniform body weight were randomly distributed into 36 replicates…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.575.582
Research ArticleEffect of Sub-Lethal Doses of Beauveria bassiana and Nitenpyram on the Development of Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)
Muhammad Asad Saleem, Mirza Abdul Qayyum, Mudssar Ali, Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Tayyab, Sumaira Maqsood
Red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (RPW) is a very serious pest of oil palms, coconut palms and date palms in many parts of the world. The present study was carried out to study RPW biology and development under laboratory conditions and survival agains…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.559.565
Research ArticleScreening of Different Aubergine Cultivars against Infestation of Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee)
Ajmal Khan Kassi, Humayun Javed, Tariq Mukhtar
In the present study, response of five aubergine cultivars was evaluated against Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee) under field conditions. The cultivar Round White Brinjal showed maximum fruit infestation (54.44%) followed by Singhnat…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.603.609
Research ArticleFeeding and Oviposition Deterrence of Murraya paniculata, Piper nigrum and Moringa oleifera Extracts against Spodoptera litura (F).
Aqeel Mehboob, Syed Muhammad Zaka, Muhammad Sarmadand Maryam Bajwa
Spodoptera litura is one of the most destructive pests of various crops cultivating in Pakistan. Larvae of S. litura at early stages attacks on the leaves and later stage larva fed almost every part of plant. Due to environmental pollution and the incapability…
15 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.567.574
Research ArticleGenotype Specific SVR and NSVR Response of Hepatitis C to the Combined Interferon and Ribavirin Therapy
Muhammad Saqib Shahzad, Amina Arif, Saeeda Kalsoom, Javed Iqbal, Shahnam Shafique, Muhammad Shahid Nadeem et al.
The objective of present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of combined ribavirin (RBV) and interferon (IFN) therapy in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. Overall, 590 HCV patients were evaluated pre and post combined drug therapy during the pe…
8 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.533.539
Research ArticlePollen Analyses and Antimicrobial Properties of the Natural Honey from the East Mediterranean Part of Anatolia
Menderes Cenet
The pollen analysis of eight floral honey samples from Kahramanmaraş region were analyzed and seven samples were the unifloral and the one was the multifloral origin. The microscopical analyses indicated that 61 taxa (41 at the genus level and 20 at the specie…
8 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.541.548
Research ArticlePopulation Estimation and Habitat Analysis of Indian Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) in Mirpur District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Muhammad Furqan, Usman Ali, Anjum Ara, Muhammad Mudassar Shahzad, Muhammad Siddique Awan, Riaz Aziz Minhas et al.
To study distribution, population status and habitat utilization of Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) 18 localities were sampled from 3 zones created in Mirpur district (Azad Jammu and Kashmir). Random transects of fixed length were laid and number of…
8 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.549.557
Research ArticleSynchronization and Resynchronization as a Novel Approach for Improving Reproductive Performance of Postpartum Dairy Cows
A.H. Shahzad, A. Sattar, A. Husnain, I. Ahmad, N. Ahmad, D. Nak et al.
Estrus synchronization and suitable resynchronization intervention is crucial part of improved reproductive management in dairy industry. Our objectives were to appraise CIDR-EB based estrus synchronization and used CIDR-Ovsynch based resynch protocol in lacta…
6 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.511.520
Research ArticleEpidemiology of Subclinical Mastitis in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Two Distinct Agro-Ecological Zones of Pakistan
Mahboob Ali, Muhammad Avais, Muhammad Ijaz, Memoona Chaudhary, Riaz Hussain, Amjad Islam Aqib et al.
The present study was accomplished to explore the epidemiological dynamics of subclinical mastitis, caused by Staphylococcus aureus, in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) reared in two distinct agro-ecological zones of Pakistan viz. Cholistan desert and Su…
6 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.527.532- Research Article
Growth Performance and Hair Mineral Status of Marecha (Camelus dromedarius) Calves Reared under Different Management Systems
Asim Faraz, Muhammad Younas, Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Yaqoob, Kashif Ishaq
Current study was executed at Camel Breeding and Research Station (CBRS) Rakh Mahni, to examine the growth performance and hair mineral status of Marecha calves (Camelus dromedarius) reared under intensive (IMS) and semi-intensive management systems (SIMS). Tw…
6 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.503.509