Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata According to the scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, antiviral immune pathways in triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) can be activated by therapeutics targeting RNA splicing along with the stimulation of tumour cell death. Around 10-20% of breast cancers are triple-negative, which signifies that they are negative not only for estrogen […]
Koustav Maiti, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara A normal cell always has the characteristics of regulated cell division, proliferation and lastly undergoes apoptosis (programmed cell death). But when the cell does not have control over its division, it causes a tumor. When the neoplastic cells are clustered together but don’t spread anywhere else within […]
Biswadeep Sen, Amity University Kolkata Every cancerous outline hosts various problems for us, and cervical cancer is no different. But recent studies show that we have indeed found a way to tackle these “slippery opponents” of ours and might be closer to finding a permanent solution. The oncoproteins E6 and E7 of the Human Papillomavirus […]
Sayak Banerjee. Amity University Kolkata Scientists at Washington State University (WSU) discovered that other than immune cells, neutrophils also might play a major role in defense against infection, through a new drug delivery technology. Neutrophils are the most common type of white blood cells (WBCs) that lead the body’s immune system response. They established a […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata The environment that an embryo encounters during its developing stage matters a lot because it has major consequences on the later-life of an individual. Telomeres are the protective ends of chromosomes and their length is indicative of the “biological age” of an individual. Telomeres have a tendency to shorten […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Female deaths caused due to breast cancer (BC) is becoming one of the major parameters for increasing female mortality rate. There are many factors leading to increasing in the BC and tumours. Meta-analysis studies have focused in inverse relationships between vitamin D status and BC occurrence. Minimal level of vitamin […]
Avipsha Datta, Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta The Bcl-2 family of proteins are the prime players in the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. Malfunctioning of 1 or more members can lead to cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and various other developmental disorders. The pro-apoptotic member BAX plays a central role in apoptosis with the assistance of mitochondrial […]
PRAGYA SANTRA, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA Normally osteocyte apoptosis is the default fate to remove dead bone cells and its self-renewal for preserving the strength. But at times the apoptosis gives rise to pathological conditions of ageing, fatigue, inflammation, decreased bone mineral density, ultimately bone loss. Osteocytes surgery often induces osteoporosis resulting in bone microstructure and […]
Shreyasi Panja, IQ City Medical College Paul Ehrlich, first introduced the concept of autoimmunity and termed it as “horror autotoxicus “, because the body’s own immunologically competent cells or antibodies act against its self-antigens resulting in structural and functional damage. Immunological tolerance is a state in which an individual is incapable of developing an […]
-Dr. Jutishna Bora, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Kolkata All forms of diabetes are preliminarily characterized by hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia is a condition during which there is an excess accumulation of glucose in the bloodstream of an individual for a prolonged time. Not only does it play a significant role by being the causal link between […]
