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ReviewWildlife as a Source of SARS-CoV-2 Evolution- A Review
Muhammad Altaf, Arshad Mahmood Abbasi, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Sadia Naseer, Muhammad Umair
Coronavirus consists of single-stranded, enveloped and RNA virus, largest genome among all RNA viruses and has 4 proteins i.e. envelope, spike, nucleocapsid and membrane. Coronaviruses are classified into 4 genera: Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Gammacoron…
24 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200510100555
ReviewOrigin, Symptoms, Transmission and Preclusions of COVID-19
Roheela Yasmeen, Samia Chaudhry
A novel coronavirus commonly known as COVID-19 has resulted in an ongoing outbreak of viral pneumonia. This pandemic started from Wuhan City, China and has spread throughout most parts of the world (210 countries). COVID-19 is a large sized, enveloped, positiv…
24 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200516190544
Research ArticleTranscriptome Analysis in the Fat Body of Two Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Strains with Different Susceptibility to Fenvalerate
Guo-dong Zhao, He-ying Qian, Yi-ling Zhang, Gang Li, Jian Tang, An-ying Xu
The silkworm, Bombyx mori, an economically important insect, is also used as a model insect for investigation. However, pesticide exposure often causes huge economic losses to the sericulture. The fat body is an important intermediate metabolic tissue, which i…
24 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201028131014
ReviewTreatment Approaches of Ovine Fungal Diseases using Antibiotics and Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants
Djadouni Fatima, Meliani Amina
Sheep and goats are both small ruminants with wide distributions due to their production of milk, wool, and meat. As such the diseases of these animals are of great economic importance to humans. Poor nutrition, poor breeding, poor hygiene and poor management…
24 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210809190836
Research ArticleImpact of Temperature Variations on Breeding Behavior of Cirrhinus mrigala during Induced Spawning
Saeed Akram Khan, Shahid Sherzada, Muhammad Ashraf, Durr-e-Shehwar, Sonia Iqbal, Usman Atique et al.
Cirrhinus mrigala naturally breeds in rivers and streams during monsoon season but in ahatchery, it can be induced to spawn by the administration of ovaprim or its analogues. However, the conditions of the induced environment vary from place to place as…
23 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200510140530
Research ArticleLength-Weight Relationship and Reproductive Biology of the Indian River Shad, Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822) from Central Brahmaputra Valley of Assam, North-East India
Abdul Malik Ahmed, Bhargav Bhushan Nath, Ayub Ali, Jiten Sarma, Bipul Phukan, Imtiaz Ahmed et al.
The Indian River shad, Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822), is a very popular food fish with high market price in the Central Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. A total of 458 specimens comprising of 161 males and 297 females with total length (TL) 7.8 to 15.6 cm and to…
23 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210122140157
Research ArticleMolecular Identification of Coxiella burnetii, and Incidence and Risk Factors of Coxiellosis in Bovines of Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Jawaria Ali Khan, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Abdul Jabbar et al.
Coxiella burnetii causes query (Q) fever in bovines. Its role has never been elucidated in bovines from Pakistan. The current study was designed to determine the incidence of coxiellosis in bovines, evaluate the association of various risk factors in the occur…
23 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210121170109
Research ArticleL237P Substitution in the UROS Gene Causes X-linked Recessive Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria in Pakistani Consanguineous Family Through Altered Uroporphyrinogen III Binding
Roshana Mukhtar, Shaheen Shahzad, Sajid Rashid, Maryam Rozi, Madiha Rasheed, Imran Afzal et al.
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is an inherited heterogeneous metabolic disorder caused by an abnormal activity of uroporphyrinogen-III synthase (UROS), aminolevulinic acid and GATA1 (GATA binding factor 1) genes. The fundamental genetic cause of CEP…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200618170629
Research ArticleDesigning Novel and Potent Inhibitors for Multi Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Computational Approach
Muhammad Idrees, Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Waqas, Syed Muhammad Mukarram Shah, Saad Ahmad Khan
Tuberculosis is a major global health problem and is still among the top 10 causes of death. The increasing rate of drug resistance to infectious agents has provoked an urgent need to discover novel anti-tuberculosis agents with novel modes of action. In this…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190304140335
Research ArticleHabitat Selection by Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve, China
Xu Liu, Liwei Teng, Youzhong Ding, Zhensheng Liu
From August 2008 to January 2009 we studied habitat selection of red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve using resource selection functions and resource selection index. Red panda preferred coniferous forest and broad-leaved conifer…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190726090725
Research ArticleNovel SNP Markers for Non-invasive Samples in Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana)
Hua Liu, Wei Hou, Li Peng, Changjun Peng, Yansen Cai, Jing Li
Owing to the characteristic of high-throughput, easy transferability between laboratories and low genotyping error, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) are considered to be preferable molecular markers for genetic population analysis. SNP markers that are su…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191113051142- Research Article
Effect of Extended Window Thrombectomy on Acute Cerebral Infarction and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Expression and Postoperative Brain Function
Xiuli Wang, Cuilan Hu, Sen Ye
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between extended time window thrombectomy on acute cerebral infarction and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) expression, postoperative brain function. Eighty SD rats were randomly divided int…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201110091145 
Research ArticleEffect of Hedyotis diffusa Polysaccharide on Apoptosis of Thyroid Cancer Cells
Lin Lu
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect and mechanism of Hedyotis diffusa polysaccharide (HDP) on apoptosis of thyroid cancer cell line. TPC-1 cells were treated with HDP (final concentration 1 mg/mL, 2 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL), PI3K/AKT signal pat…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201101141148
Research ArticleEffects of Moringa oleifera, Curcumin, and Green Tea Extracts on Histopathological Changes in Mesenteric Lymph Nodes and Spleen of Albino Rats with Benzene-Induced Leukemia
Ahmed Alazzouni, Ashraf Al-Brakati, Sherif Rabie, Mohamed Gabry, Basmaa Hassan
This study evaluated the protective effect of Moringa oleifera, curcumin, and green tea extracts against benzene chromasolv-induced leukaemia in rats and their ability to alleviate the histopathological alterations in the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) and sple…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210129120146
Research ArticlePolymorphism Detection in Alpha-Lactalbumin Gene and its Association with Some Productive Traits in Egyptian Goats
Amira M. Nowier, Hassan R. Darwish, Sherif I. Ramadan, Nadia A. Abo El-Maaty, Othman E. Othman
The objectives of this study were to identify polymorphisms in exon III of the α-lactalbumin gene among three Egyptian goat breeds (Zaraibi, Damascus and Barki) and to investigate the effect of α-lactalbumin gene polymorphism, goat breed, type of b…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200706090719
Research ArticleInsight into the Mechanism of Doxorubicin-induced Nephrotoxicity through Gene Expression Analysis of Oxidative Stress, Kidney Injury and Inflammation Markers
Uzma Jabeen, Asmat Salim, Irfan Khan, Nadia Naeem, Rubina Mushtaq
Doxorubicin (DOX), a valuable anti-cancer drug can cause multi-organ toxicities. Among several suggested mechanisms, the role of oxidative stress remains obscure, though it is the most probable mechanism for its cardiotoxic effect. The main focus of this study…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210521070542
Research ArticleLeft Circumflex Coronary Artery to Bronchial Arterial Fistula Associated with Tetralogy of Fallot: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Zunping Ke, Chao Li, Qiang Liu, Gang Bai, Junfeng Wang, Ming Zhou et al.
A 53-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot and coronary artery to bronchial arterial fistula is reported. The communication of fistula arising from the proximal left circumflex coronary artery was discovered by routine coronary artery angiography before correc…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210202120232
Research ArticleDexmedetomidine Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury through Mitochondrial and ER Oxidative Stress Pathways
Min Li, Shiwu Deng, Yiqian Peng, Hong Li
The objective of this study was to explore the mechanism by which dexmedetomidine (DEX) alleviates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) through mitochondrial and ER oxidative stress pathways. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201103151131
Research ArticleEpidemiological Study and Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 Cases in Xuzhou, China
Zhan-Zhong Liu, Chun-Ying Wang, Jian-Ye Yang, Qing-Hua Liu, Xiao Zhang, Liang Wang
In this paper, an epidemiological study was performed by focusing on all confirmed patients with COVID-19 in Xuzhou, a prefecture-level city, and a transportation hub with 10.44 million population in the east region of China. The median age of the patients is…
22 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210112090155
Research ArticleEffects of Using Plant Extracts and Liquid Mineral on Growth Performance, Organ Weight and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens
Muhammad Ammar Dilawar, Hong Seok Mun, Myeong Gil Jeong, Eun Ju Yang, Hyeoung Seog Park, Chul Ju Yang
A 35-day trial investigated the influence of Mentha arvensis (MA) and Geranium thunbergii (GT) extracts and liquid mineral (LM) in drinking water, on the growth performance, breast and thigh meat yield, digestive organ weights and meat quality characteristics…
20 Apr 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200226030200