Mohammad Alam Miah

Bangladesh Agricultural University | BAU · Department of Physiology

Hemato-biochemical parameters aid in the formulation of effective treatment and supportive therapy for infectious diseases of animals such as peste des petits ruminants (PPR). The present study investigated the prevalence of PPR in Black Bengal goats reared in Jaintapur, Sylhet and concurrent hematology, liver and kidney function tests of PPR infec...

Citation: Mustari A, Alam M, Miah MA, Nooruzzaman M, Sujan KM, Chowdhury EH (2022): Retrieval action of zinc and folic acid for the restoration of normal reproductive function in bisphenol-A exposed male albino mice. Vet Med-Czech 67, XX-XX. Abstract: Bisphenol-A (BPA) has become a great concern due to its toxic effects. The present study investiga...

A butter-enriched high-fat diet changes lipid metabolism, resulting in fat storage, hyperlipidemia and obesity. Effects of cinnamon powder were investigated in butter fed mice. 40 Swiss Albino mice, aged 28 to30 days, were randomly assigned into two groups. Group A was untreated control group (n=8) and another group (n=32) was butter-treated group...

Background: Vitamin E and black seed oil are two powerful antioxidants with several health benefits. Objective: The effect of vitamin E and black seed oil on reproductive performance of Swiss albino mice was studied. Methods: A total of 80 (40 male and 40 female) mice of 25–28 days old were randomly divided into four groups viz., A, B, C and D cons...

In broiler production, probiotics and synbiotics have been introduced as a replacement for antibiotic growth promoter. The study investigated the effects of selected probiotics and synbiotics on body weight and blood-biochemical parameters in broiler chickens. A total of 48, day-old “Lohman” broiler chicks were reared for 28 days. At day 13, the ch...

Objective: The study investigated the effect of different stocking density (SD) rates on the welfare, growth, and hemato-biochemical parameters in broiler chickens. Materials and Methods: 106 broiler chicks of 10 days old were used and assigned into four groups: A, B, C, and D. The chicks of group A were reared in floor space containing one bird p...

Abstract: Nigella sativa (Black seed) has been recognized as one of the most popular herbs in many parts of the world for centuries and used as folk medicine to cure different kinds of diseases. Vitamin E is well known for its antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, and has been studied in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The...

Turkey is an integral part of poultry, provides all essential substances as other meat, has a comparatively low percentage of fat and a high percentage of proteins. The available records on hematology and biochemical profile of turkeys are very scanty. The study has been carried out to measure hematological and biochemical parameters in turkey bird...

Mercury is a widespread environmental and industrial pollutant, which induces severe effects on human and animal bio-systems. The experiment was designed to investigate the effects of different concentrations of mercuric chloride (Hgcl2) on the hemato-biochemical and histological changes of liver and kidney in female Swiss Albino mice. A total of 2...

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor that is widely used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins and dental sealants. It has adverse effects on reproduction. Black seed oil is frequently used as folk medicine for the promotion of good health and treatment of many ailments. The study was carried out to investigate the effec...

The present study was carried out to investigate the haemato-biochemical profile during different stages of lactation in local Sahiwal crossbreed dairy cows at Savar area of Dhaka district of Bangladesh. Twenty four local Sahiwal crossbreed cows were selected randomly from different small farms and divided into three groups: early stage lactation (...

Background: The use of chromium (Cr) and vitamin E (Vit-E) to overcome the detrimental effects of heat stress (HS) in broiler chickens has been studied by a few researchers. The study was designed to evaluate the effects of organic chromium picolinate (CrPic) and vit-E on physiological performances and immune responses in broiler chicken exposed to...

Levamisole is an anthelmintic drug commonly used for the treatment of parasitic diseases. It triggers immunity in livestock. The research was conducted to evaluate the levamisole (LMS) effect’s on growth performances, humoral immunity and selected hemato-biochemical parameters in broilers chickens. A total of 40, thirteen days old “Lohman” broiler...

Abstract: Bisphenol-A (BPA) is one of the highest volume chemicals produced world-wide and used in the manufacture of plastics and epoxy resins that are pervasive in our environment and daily lives. The present research was carried out to investigate the effects of two different doses of Bisphenol-A (BPA) on the body weight, hematological parameter...

Acidifier and lysozyme may have a significant impact on growth performance and body defense in broilers. The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary acidifier and lysozyme on physiognomies (live body weight and body weight gain), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and selected hemato-biochemical parameters in broiler chicken. A total o...

The performance of hematological tests deteriorates with the increase in the length of sample preservation. Therefore it has been an issue to characterize the maximum permissible period spent between blood collection and measurement to have the acceptable test report. From this view point, a study was undertaken to know about the effect of preserva...

ABSTRACT Black seed oil (BSO) has been employed for many century as one of the main sources of nutrition and healthcare both for humans and animals. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic synthetic chemical produced in large volumes primarily used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. The study was performed to investigate the effe...

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a multi-functional chemical produced in large volumes that is extensively used primarily in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Black seed oil (BSO) has been employed for many century as one of the main sources of nutrition and healthcare both for humans and animals. The study was carried out to investig...

The study was designed to assess the effects of aloe vera gel (AVG) on broiler growth performance and haemato-biochemical changes. “Lohman” day-old broiler chicks (n=48) were reared for 28 days. At day 13, chicks were randomly divided into four equal groups (12/group). Group A was non-treated control. Group B was supplemented with antibiotic (oxyte...

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (plasmacytoid DC, pDC) are major IFN-I producers and have been shown to be affected by HIV through ill-defined mechanisms. In this study, we directly assess the role of pDC in early infection, evaluating whether modulating their abundance can alter viral replication. First, HIV infection of humanized mice induces system...

Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic synthetic chemical ingredient produced widely in large quantities for use primarily in production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins worldwide. The toxicity of BPA in human health is associated with enzymatic, androgenic, neurologic, liver and reproductive systems which have been reported but its t...

Background: Bisphenol-A [BPA, 2, 2-bis (hydroxyphenyl) propane] is widely used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic, water bottles, feeders , baby bottles, epoxy resins and inside coating in metallic food cans. Black seed oil (BSO) (Nigella sativa) commonly known as black cumin, reported to be beneficial in function of various systems in the...

Long-term intake of high-fat food disrupts lipid metabolism, resulting in fat accumulation, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. Curcumin, active ingredients of turmeric plants, has been shown to possess potent antioxidant and hypolipidemic properties. The study was conducted to observe the effects of curcumin on butter induced hyperlipidemia, hematologica...

ABSTRACT Bisphenol-A [BPA, 2, 2-bis (hydroxyphenyl) propane] is widely used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic, water bottles, baby bottles, epoxy resins and inside coating in metallic food cans. The present research was carried out to investigate the effects of different doses of Bisphenol-A on the biochemical profile in female albino mic...

Ischemic myocardial injury results in sterile cardiac inflammation that leads to tissue repair, two processes controlled by mononuclear phagocytes. Despite global burden of cardiovascular diseases, we do not understand the functional contribution to pathogenesis of specific cardiac mononuclear phagocyte lineages, in particular dendritic cells. To a...

Curcumin, Buttter and Mice

The study was aimed to observe the potential effects of ginger extract in butter fed mice. A total of 32 Swiss Albino mice (Mus musculus), aged 4-5 weeks with an average body weight of 27g were randomly divided into 2 groups: the control group A (n=8) and butter group B (n=24). After 5 weeks, group B were subdivided into 3 groups (n=8): butter grou...

Objective: The present work was conducted on Cobb-500 broilers fed with either probiotics (Yogurt, Promax®) or antibiotic growth promoters (Ciproflox®, Renamycin®) to assess the effects on body weight and biochemical parameters. Materials and methods: A total of 30 day-old broiler chicks were purchased and acclimatized for 7 days in the experimenta...

(Cell Metabolism 23, 852–866; May 10, 2016) In the preparation and publication of this article, one figure showing the efficacy of prolonged plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) depletion in BDCA2-DTR bone marrow (BM) reconstituted mice was omitted from the manuscript due to author oversight. To selectively deplete pDCs in our athero-prone mouse model...

p>To investigate the effect of exogenous enzymes, multivitamin and growth promoter on growth performance and different hemato-biochemical parameters of broilers, ten days old “Cobb 500” chicks were used and randomly divided into five equal groups (n=10). Group A was considered as control, fed only with commercial ration. Group B, C, D and E were su...

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are unique bone-marrow-derived cells that produce large amounts of type I interferon in response to microbial stimulation. Furthermore, pDCs also promote T cell tolerance in sterile-inflammation conditions. However, the immunomodulatory role of aortic pDCs in atherosclerosis has been poorly understood. Here, we i...

Human immune deficiency virus is a life threatening immune deficiency disease causing virus. Nowadays Nano-Medicine is a promising field for manufacturing vaccines for various bacterial and viral diseases. FPCN containing specific antigen are capable to stimulate T-cell very well to kill the viruses. P24 is the capsid protein of HIV virus which can...

Dab2 is an adapter protein involved in receptor-mediated signaling, endocytosis, cell adhesion, hematopoietic cell differentiation, and angiogenesis. It plays a pivotal role in controlling cellular homeostasis. In the immune system, the Dab2 is a Foxp3 target gene and is required for regulatory T (Treg) cell function. Dab2 expression and its biolog...

Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS), also known as cyclooxygenase (COX), is a key enzyme in prostaglandin biosynthesis,regulates dioxygenase and peroxidase activity. The major metabolites of PTGS2 are PGE2, PGF2, PGD2, PGI2, and TXA2. All of these are steroid and act as immunosuppressive agentsbut differ in their regulation of expression an...

Early growth response gene 2 (Egr2), which encodes a zinc finger transcription factor, is rapidly and transiently induced in various cell types independently of de novo protein synthesis. Although a role for Egr2 is well established in T-cell development, Egr2 expression and its biological function in dendritic cells (DCs) have not yet been describ...

Probiotic organisms are live microorganisms thought to be beneficial to the host. To know the effect of probiotic supplemented food on haemato-biochemical parameters in mice, a total of 20 two-month-old Swiss Albino mice were randomly divided into four equal groups. Group A was control, fed commercial mouse pellets, and others were treated with 5 g...

Microglia activation plays a pivotal role in varying stress conditions including oxidation, inflammation and certain neurodegenerative diseases. iNOS and PrxI are known to up regulate in LPS-activated microglia in vitro. Natural fruits including various berries containing both antioxidants and anti-inflammatory polyphenols may attenuate such stress...

The effects of additional supplementation of protein and vitamin ADE on growth performance and haemato-biochemical profile were studied in "Cobb 500" broiler chicks. The chicks were randomly divided into four equal groups (n=5). Group A was considered as control, fed only with commercial ration and other groups were supplemented with either 20% pro...

Dietary intake of high amounts of animal fats can cause hypercholesterolemia whereas plant fat like soybean oil reduces serum cholesterol and lipoproteins in mice. The effects of animal fat (butter) and plant fat (soybean oil) fortified diet on lipid profile (serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipopro...

Plant fat like soybean oil is believed to be less harmful to our body compared to animal fat. To know the effect of soybean oil on hemato-biochemical profile, a total of 20, 6 weeks old “Swiss Albino” mice were randomly divided into 4 equal groups (n=5). Group A was considered as control fed with rat pellets and others were treated with 2% (group B...

Cytokine inducible SH2-containing protein (CISH) plays a crucial role in type 1 dendritic cell (DC) development as well as in the DC-mediated activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). CISH expression at late DC developmental stages shuts down the proliferation of DC progenitors by negatively regulating signal transducer and activator of transcr...

Aims: To elucidate the effect of estrogen and folic acid on high fat (butter) induced lipid profile (total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglyceride (TG)) and on tissue texture changes in mice. Designs: Randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Physiology and Departme...

The effects of different edible oils on body weight gain, different organ weight and serum transaminases were studied on 25, one month old long Evans male rats during the period from 3 April to 28 May 2003. The rats were randomly assigned to one of five equal groups (n = 5) as A, B, C, D and E of which group A was considered as control and fed with...

The cytokine inducible SH2-domain protein (CISH) is a well-known STAT5 target gene, but its role in the immune system remains uncertain. In this study, we found that CISH is predominantly induced during dendritic cell (DC) development from mouse bone marrow (BM) cells and plays a crucial role in type 1 DC development and DC-mediated CTL activation....

The cytokine inducible SH2-domain protein (CISH) is a well-known STAT5 target gene, but its role in the immune system remains uncertain. In this study, we found that CISH is predominantly induced during dendritic cell (DC) development from mouse bone marrow (BM) cells and plays a crucial role in type 1 DC development and DC-mediated CTL activation....

Cell division cycle 2 (Cdc2) protein is an essential subunit of M-phase kinase (MPK), which has a key role in G2/M transition. Even though the control of MPK activity has been well established with regard to the phosphorylation of Cdc2 at Thr 14 and/or Tyr 15 and Thr 161, little is known about the proteolytic control of Cdc2. In this study, we obse...

The effect of different levels of supplemented dietary protein on body weight, certain haematological values and meat yield characteristics in 20 "Shaver Star Bro" broilers was studied during the period from 02 March to 12 April 2002. The broilers were randomly assigned to four equal groups (A to D) each consisting of 5 birds. Group A was considere...

An investigation on Long Evans male rats fed with different edible fats and oils was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during a period of 7 weeks (1st April to 19th May, 2005) to determine and to compare the effect of feeds on body weight gain and on weights of some selected organs (heart, liv...

An investigation on Long Evans male rats fed with different edible fats and oils was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during a period of 7 weeks (1 st April to 19 th May, 2005) to determine and to compare the effect of feeds on body weight gain and on weights of some selected organs (heart, l...

A total of 25. one month old Long Evan male rats were studied to observe the effects of different edible oils on hemato-biochemical profiles. They were randomly assigned to one of five equal groups (n= 5) as A, B, C, D and E. Group. A was considered as control fed with rat feed (ICDDR`B) and others were supplemented with soybean oil (Group B), palm...