Browsing by Author "Sharma R."

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    Retinal detachment in albinism
    (Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2018) Mansour A.M.; Chhablani J.; Arevalo J.F.; Wu L.; Sharma R.; Sinawat S.; Sujirakul T.; Assi A.; Vélez-Vázquez W.M.; Mansour M.A.; Kayikcioglu O.; Kucukerdonmez C.; Kal A.
    Purpose: To report the visual and anatomic outcomes of albino retinal detachment (ARD) repair. Methods: Collaborative retrospective analysis of ARD. Outcome measures were number of surgical interventions, final retinal reattachment, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at last follow-up. Results: Seventeen eyes of 16 patients (12 males; mean age =37.8 years) had the following complications at presentation: macula off (14), total (7) or inferior detachment (5), proliferative vitreoretinopathy (5), detectable break (16), lattice (5), horseshoe tears (9), and giant tear or dialysis (4). Mean number of interventions was 1.8 (range =1–5) and included cryopexy (15) with scleral buckle (11), and/or vitrectomy (8). Mean initial BCVA was counting finger (CF) 1 m and at last follow-up (mean 77 months) CF4m with mean improvement of 4.5 lines (early treatment diabetic retinopathy study) (P=0.05). Intraoperative choroidal hemorrhage occurred in three eyes. The retina was finally attached in 14 eyes, with residual inferior detachment in three eyes with silicone oil in situ. Silicone oil was kept in six of seven eyes because of residual inferior detachment (3) and removal of silicone oil, which led to redetachment (1) or fear of redetachment (2). Conclusion: Repair of ARD may require several interventions, with the need to keep silicone oil in several cases due to nystagmus and reduced melanin pigment. © 2018 Mansour et al.
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    Nutmeg nutraceutical constituents: In vitro and in vivo pharmacological potential
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022) Malik T.; Sharma R.; Panesar P.S.; Gehlot R.; Tokusoglu O.; Dhull S.B.; Vural H.; Singh A.
    Spices consumptions are in direct relation with the healthy survivability of consumers throughout life as they are loaded with lists of phytoconstituents of human values. Nutmeg owes to its essential, volatile, and fixed oil is in prime most interest by researchers to explore for its benefits through food utilization. Besides being loaded with these phytochemical-based benefit traits it is also rich on the mineral side preferably with potassium, magnesium, and phosphorous. As for as the oil variation is concern, nutmeg essential oil composition behaves as per the geographical and varietal factors. Its beneficial aspect highlighted wherein oil of nutmeg contains Myristicin (phenylpropene organic compound) can exhibit anti-inflammatory response and have the cytotoxic activity against human colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116) and human breast carcinoma Michigan Cancer Foundation (MCF-7). Associated benefits of being on antiangiogenic compounds such as myristicin in Myristica fragrans essential oil resulted in antiangiogenic activity with an IC50 of 77.64 g/ml. Practical applications: Nutmeg has its wider acceptability among medicinal and therapeutic uses in today's world. Indeed, many would say that nutmeg use has increased. Nutmeg's traditional applications in treating stomach conditions, curing rheumatic pain, soothing skin wounds and illnesses, and acting as a relaxing agent have resulted in extensive research into its various extracts and fractions. One of the most commonly observed habits is the influence of nutmeg essential oil and extracts on the central nervous system. Nutmeg acetone extract's antioxidant and antimicrobial properties can help to prevent or delay oxidative stress-related diseases and infections caused by opportunistic pathogenic microorganisms. Nutmeg requires further work on several fronts, including the advancement of analytical approaches, reproducible separation procedures, and successful synthetic methods for promising secondary metabolites, as a source of complex secondary metabolites with substantial potential as prototype agents for drug testing. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.