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Kpemissi M, Eklu-Gadegbeku K, Veerapur VP, Negru M, Taulescu M, Chandramohan V, Hiriyan J, Banakar SM, Nv T, Suhas DS, Puneeth TA, Vijayakumar S, Metowogo K, Aklikokou K. Nephroprotective activity of Combretum micranthum G. Don in cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in rats: In-vitro, in-vivo and in-silico experiments. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 116:108961. [PMID: 31146106 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Nephrotoxicity is known to be a major complication during cisplatin chemotherapy in cancer patients. In the present study, the protective effect of a hydroalcoholic extract of Combretum micranthum (CM) against cisplatin (CP)-induced renal damage was evaluated using in-vitro human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells and in-vivo experiments. Further, in-silico molecular docking and dynamic experiments were carried out with bioactive compounds of the title plant against nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). Incubation of HEK-293 cells with cisplatin resulted in a significant increase in cell death with changes in normal cellular morphology. Co-treatment of HEK-293 cells with CP and CM extract at varying concentrations resulted in significant enhancement of cell growth compared to CP treatment indicating the cytoprotective activity of CM with an EC50 8.136 μg/mL. In vivo nephroprotective activity was evaluated by administering CM (200 and 400 mg/kg, p.o) to rats for 10 days followed by single intraperitonial injection of CP (7.5 mg/kg) on the 5th day of the experiment. Nephrotoxicity induced by CP was apparent by elevated levels of serum and urine kidney function markers, transaminases, oxidative stress markers and histopathological alterations in kidney. Pre-treatment with CM normalized the renal function at both the doses by ameliorating the CP-induced renal damage markers, oxidative stress and histopathological variations. In-silico studies showed that, out of the thirty bioactive compounds, isovitexin and gallic acid exhibited a higher docking score of -22.467, -21.167 kcal/mol against NF-κB. Cianidanol and epicatechin exhibited a higher docking score of -14.234, -14.209 kcal/mol against sEH. The protective effect of CM extract in CP-induced nephrotoxicity might be attributed to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting NF-κB and sEH upregulation.
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- Mabozou Kpemissi
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, Togo; University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Manastur Street. 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Sree Siddaganga College of Pharmacy, B.H. Road, Tumkur, 572 102, Karnataka, India.
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- Sree Siddaganga College of Pharmacy, B.H. Road, Tumkur, 572 102, Karnataka, India.
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- University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Manastur Street. 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Manastur Street. 3-5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, 572103, Karnataka, India
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- Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Industrial Area Phase I, Bommasandra, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560099, India
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- Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Industrial Area Phase I, Bommasandra, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560099, India
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- Anthem Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Industrial Area Phase I, Bommasandra, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560099, India
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Behera S, Kapadia B, Kain V, Alamuru-Yellapragada NP, Murunikkara V, Kumar ST, Babu PP, Seshadri S, Shivarudraiah P, Hiriyan J, Gangula NR, Maddika S, Misra P, Parsa KV. ERK1/2 activated PHLPP1 induces skeletal muscle ER stress through the inhibition of a novel substrate AMPK. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018; 1864:1702-1716. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Reuben R, Rajendran R, Sunish IP, Mani TR, Tewari SC, Hiriyan J, Gajanana A. Annual single-dose diethylcarbamazine plus ivermectin for control of bancroftian filariasis: comparative efficacy with and without vector control. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2001.11813649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hiriyan J, Shivarudraiah P, Gavara G, Annamalai P, Natesan S, Sambasivam G, Sukumaran SK. Discovery of PAT-1102, a novel, potent and orally active histone deacetylase inhibitor with antitumor activity in cancer mouse models. Anticancer Res 2015; 35:229-237. [PMID: 25550555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a class of drugs that modulate transcriptional activity in cells and are known to induce cell-cycle arrest and angiogenesis, the major components of tumor cell proliferation. The aim of the present study was to characterize a novel hydroxamic acid-based HDAC inhibitor, PAT-1102, and determine its efficacy and tolerability in pre-clinical models. MATERIALS AND METHODS HDAC enzyme inhibition was measured using HeLa cell nuclear extracts, and recombinant HDAC enzymes. Antiproliferative activity was assessed in a panel of cancer cell lines. Histone hyper-acetylation status and p21 induction were assessed in HeLa cells by immunoblotting. The effect on apoptosis was tested by caspase-3 activation and detection of cleaved poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP). Single-dose pharmacokinetics of the compound were assessed in BALB/c mice following oral and intravenous administration. Antitumor efficacy was evaluated in tumor-bearing mice established from lung and colorectal cancer cells (A549 and HCT116, respectively). RESULTS PAT-1102 demonstrated potent HDAC-inhibitory activity and growth-inhibitory properties against a panel of cancer cell lines. The optimized compound PAT-1102 exhibits good aqueous solubility, metabolic stability and a favorable pharmacokinetic profile. Once-daily oral administration of PAT-1102 resulted in significant antitumor activity and was well-tolerated in mice. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that PAT-1102 is a novel, potent, orally available HDAC inhibitor with antiproliferative activity against several human cancer cell lines and antitumor activity in mouse xenograft models. Based on the pre-clinical efficacy and safety profile of PAT-1102, the compound demonstrates significant potential for evaluation as a novel drug candidate for cancer therapy.
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Krishnamoorthy R, Munirathinam A, Dhananjeyan KJ, Hiriyan J, Mariappan T, Samuel PP, Venkatesh A. Description of a new species, Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) tyagii (Diptera: Culicidae), from Nilgiri hills, Western Ghats, southern India. Zootaxa 2013; 3701:447-59. [PMID: 26191596 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3701.4.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Specimens of Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) tyagii, sp. n., were collected from the fringe areas of Gudaloor town, Ooty in the Nilgiri hills at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level in Western Ghats ranges in southern India during October 2011 and from Darjeeling ranges in the northern hilly region of Raymatang TG in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, in eastern India during February 2012. The adults, pupa and fourth-instar larva of this species are described and illustrated to distinguish it from Toxorhynchites (Tox.) splendens and Toxorhynchites (Tox.) edwardsi, which are the closest allies of Tx. (Tox.) tyagii. Besides possessing remarkable distinguishing male genital characteristics, Tx. tyagii differs from Tx. splendens also by the presence of conspicuous yellow scale-patches over the wing root that extend to the scutellum, and differs from Tx. edwardsi by having midtarsomeres 3-5 all dark whereas in Tx. edwardsi tarsomeres 3 and 4 and a larger part of 5 are white.
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- R Krishnamoorthy
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), Madurai - 625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Philip Samuel P, Arunachalam N, Hiriyan J, Tyagi BK. Host feeding pattern of Japanese encephalitis virus vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Kuttanadu, Kerala, India. J Med Entomol 2008; 45:927-932. [PMID: 18826037 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[927:hfpoje]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Identification of blood meals of vector mosquitoes is an important tool in the epidemiological investigations of vector-borne diseases. The blood meals of three mosquito species involved in the transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from the Kuttanadu area, Kerala, were determined using the agarose gel diffusion technique. A total of 4959 blood smears belonging to Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles (3273), Cx. (Culex) gelidus Theobald (64), Mansonia (Mnd.) indiana Edwards (735) ,and Ma. (Mnd.) uniformis (Theobald) (887) were tested. Cx. tritaeniorhynchus had predominantly fed on bovids (46.4%), and a good proportion (29%) had fed on more than one host. Cx. tritaeniorhynchus was highly zoophagic, and human feeding accounted for only 1.5% of those individuals successfully tested. Cx. gelidus showed bovid feeding at 36% and pig feeding at 12.5%. The test results showed 42.3% Ma. indiana and 12.2% Ma. uniformis had fed on humans. Multiple feeding was observed in Ma. indiana and Ma. uniformis, and most of the double feedings were from bovids and ovids (7.9 and 20.1%, respectively). Pig feeding accounted for 4.8% of the feedings by Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, 5.3% of Ma. indiana, and 6.4% of Ma. uniformis. This study is significant because of the role played by these mosquitoes in the transmission of JEV in the Kuttanadu area of Kerala, India.
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- P Philip Samuel
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4. Sarojini St., Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, 625 002 Tamil Nadu, India.
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Paramasivan R, Thenmozhi V, Hiriyan J, Dhananjeyan K, Tyagi B, Dash AP. Serological and entomological investigations of an outbreak of dengue fever in certain rural areas of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. Indian J Med Res 2006; 123:697-701. [PMID: 16873914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES During the first week of July 2003, suspected cases of dengue fever were reported from three villages in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. Since the fever outbreak occurred for the first time in these villages, serological, virological and entomological investigations were carried out to confirm the aetiology of outbreak. METHODS A total of 76 plasma samples were collected from suspected cases of dengue fever and screened for the presence of IgM antibodies by Pan Bio ELISA kit. Toxo-IFA system was used for the isolation of dengue virus from the plasma samples. Vector survey employing ovitraps and adult landing collection were carried out in the study villages. Pooled samples of Aedes mosquito were screened for dengue virus antigen by an in-house antigen capture ELISA test employing dengue virus specific monoclonal antibodies. RESULTS Of the 76 samples tested, 15 (20%) were found positive for dengue virus specific IgM antibodies. Dengue virus serotype-3 was detected from a plasma sample by Toxo-IFA test using virus specific monoclonal antibodies. Entomological survey revealed the abundance of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) mosquitoes in the study area. One pool consisting of 12 Ae. albopictus males were found positive for dengue virus infection. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION Based on the IgM antibody capture ELISA results, it was evident that the current infection was caused by dengue virus in the affected areas. All the age groups were affected during this outbreak. Detection of dengue virus serotype-3 in plasma samples further confirmed the aetiology of this outbreak. The high prevalence of the mosquito vector Ae. albopictus (Skuse) was observed. Detection of dengue virus antigen in the male mosquitoes confirms that the virus is maintained in wild populations of Ae. albopictus in these areas.
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- R Paramasivan
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (ICMR), Madurai, India.
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Murty US, Kumar DVRS, Rao MS, Reuben R, Tewari SC, Hiriyan J, Akiyama J, Akavaram D. Rapid identification of female Culexmosquito species using Expert System in the South East Asian region. Bioinformation 2005; 1:40-1. [PMID: 17597850 PMCID: PMC1891630 DOI: 10.6026/97320630001040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Revised: 08/13/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Rapid identification of mosquito (vector) species is critical for vector control and disease management. Pictorial keys
of mosquito species are currently used for the identification of new mosquito species. However, this approach is not very
effective. Here, we describe the use of an ID3 algorithm (part of artificial intelligence) for the rapid identification of
the South East Asian female Culex mosquito species.
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Arunachalam N, Samuel PP, Hiriyan J, Rajendran R, Dash AP. Short report: observations on the multiple feeding behavior of Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: culicidae), the vector of Japanese encephalitis in Kerala in southern India. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005; 72:198-200. [PMID: 15741557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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A study was undertaken in villages endemic for Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Kerala in southern India during the period 1998-2001 to determine the host-feeding pattern of Culex tritaeniorhynchus, the major vector of JE in southeast Asia. A total of 3,067 blood-engorged Cx. tritaeniorhynchus were tested and 2,553 (82.2%) of the samples could be identified. Culex tritaeniorhynchus had fed mainly (56.6%) on cattle. Pig feeding accounted 6.3% of the total samples. Some samples (n = 980, 38.3%) were of serologic mixed origin. Of 980 mixed blood-fed mosquitoes, 975 (99.5%) had imbibed blood from two distinct hosts and 5 (0.5%) imbibed blood from three distinct hosts. Mixed blood meals were mostly (96.7%) from cattle and goats. The epidemiologic implications of multiple feeding of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus on dampening (dead-end) hosts such as cattle and goats in the transmission of JE virus is discussed.
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- N Arunachalam
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Chinna Chokkikulam Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Hiriyan J, Tyagi BK. Cocoa pod (Theobroma caco)--a potential breeding habit of Aedes albopictus in dengue-sensitive Kerala State, India. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 2004; 20:323-325. [PMID: 15532938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), a potential dengue vector, particularly in the foot-hill areas of the Western Ghat region of Kerala State has been found breeding for the first time in cocoa pods (Theobroma cacao) in India. Breeding in cocoa pods is considered an opportunistic adaptive behavior of the mosquito to maintain density in the absence of common breeding sites, especially latex-collecting cups in rubber plantations, during the monsoon periods. Vector breeding in cocoa pods was observed up to 8 m from the ground, and in both hanging and grounded pods, whose endocarp had been devoured by rodents. Ae. albopictus breeding in cocoa plant is discussed in relation to accentuating disease transmission risk.
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- J Hiriyan
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Chinna Chokkikulam Madurai 625 002, TN, India
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Chakrabarti R, Misra P, Vikramadithyan RK, Premkumar M, Hiriyan J, Datla SR, Damarla RKB, Suresh J, Rajagopalan R. Antidiabetic and hypolipidemic potential of DRF 2519—a dual activator of PPAR-α and PPAR-γ. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 491:195-206. [PMID: 15140637 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2004] [Accepted: 03/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We investigated the biological activity of Dr. Reddy's Research Foundation (DRF) 2519, a benzoxazinone analogue of the thiazolidinedione class of compounds. In the in vitro transactivation assay, DRF 2519 showed interesting dual activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor (PPAR) alpha and gamma. In insulin-resistant ob/ob mouse model, DRF 2519 showed significant alleviation of insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, which is better than rosiglitazone. Fatty Zucker rats treated with DRF 2519 showed better reduction of plasma insulin, triglyceride and free fatty acid levels than those treated with rosiglitazone. In addition, these rats were able to clear plasma lipids better when challenged with exogenous lipid (i.v.). DRF 2519 treatment resulted in improved plasma lipid profiles in high-fat-fed Sprague-Dawley rats. Treated rats showed better plasma lipid clearance and hepatic triglyceride secretion. When compared to DRF 2519, fenofibrate was comparatively less efficacious while rosigltiazone showed no activity in these models. In ex vivo studies, DRF 2519 showed induction of liver acyl CoA oxidase mRNA and increase in lipoprotein lipase (LPL) protein expression and activity in adipose tissue. In the in vitro studies, DRF 2519 inhibited the lipid biosynthesis and secretion of apolipoprotein B from human hepatoma (Hep)G2 cells. It also enhanced insulin-induced relaxation of rat aortic smooth muscle. These results indicate that DRF 2519, a dual activator of PPAR-alpha and gamma, could be an interesting development candidate in the management of metabolic disorders and associated complications.
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- Ranjan Chakrabarti
- Discovery Biology, Dr. Reddy's Laboratory-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 049, India.
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Arunachalam N, Samuel PP, Hiriyan J, Thenmozhi V, Gajanana A. Japanese encephalitis in Kerala, south India: can Mansonia (Diptera: Culicidae) play a supplemental role in transmission? J Med Entomol 2004; 41:456-461. [PMID: 15185950 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A 2-yr entomological study was carried out in Kerala, south India, to identify the mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus and to determine their seasonal abundance and infection. In total, 150,454 mosquitoes belonging to five genera and 18 species were collected from vegetation surrounding cattle sheds and pigsties in villages at dusk. Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles (66.7%) was the most abundant species, with increases in numbers associated with rice cultivation. JE virus isolations were made from Cx. tritaeniorhynchus and Mansonia indiana Edwards. Based on high abundance and frequent JE virus infection, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus seems to be the most important vector, whereas Ma. indiana is probably a secondary vector.
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- N Arunachalam
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (Indian Council of Medical Research), 4, Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai 625002, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Samuel PP, Arunachalam N, Hiriyan J, Thenmozhi V, Gajanana A, Satyanarayana K. Host-feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Mansonia annulifera (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), the major vectors of filariasis in a rural area of south India. J Med Entomol 2004; 41:442-446. [PMID: 15185948 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Culex quinquefasciatus and Mansonia annulifera are abundant in the rural areas of Kuttanadu, Kerala, India. Bloodmeal identification for individuals of these species collected in this region was determined by the agar-gel precipitin test. A total of 2,328 blood smears from Cx. quinquefasciatus (1,148) and Ma. annulifera (1,180) was tested. Results showed that Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ma. annulifera were highly anthropophilic and that human feeding accounted for 74 and 66% of the total bloodmeals tested. Feeding on cattle accounted for only 1.5 and 2.1% of Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ma. annulifera bloodmeals, respectively. This study showed the high anthropophilic feeding rates of Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ma. annulifera collected from an endemic belt of Malayan filariasis, where epidemiological studies revealed the coexistence of Bancroftian and Malayan filariasis.
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- P Philip Samuel
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Tamil Nadu, India
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Chakrabarti R, Vikramadithyan RK, Misra P, Hiriyan J, Raichur S, Damarla RK, Gershome C, Suresh J, Rajagopalan R. Ragaglitazar: a novel PPAR alpha PPAR gamma agonist with potent lipid-lowering and insulin-sensitizing efficacy in animal models. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 140:527-37. [PMID: 12970088 PMCID: PMC1574054 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2003] [Revised: 07/09/2003] [Accepted: 07/21/2003] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Ragaglitazar [(-) DRF 2725; NNC 61-0029] is a coligand of PPARalpha and PPARgamma. In ob/ob mice, ragaglitazar showed significant reduction in plasma glucose, triglyceride and insulin (ED50 values <0.03, 6.1 and <0.1 mg kg-1). These effects are three-fold better than rosiglitazone and KRP-297. In Zucker fa/fa rats, ragaglitazar showed dose-dependent reduction in triglyceride and insulin, hepatic triglyceride secretion and triglyceride clearance kinetics (maximum of 74, 53, 32 and 50% at 3 mg kg-1), which are better than rosiglitazone and KRP-297. In a high-fat-fed hyperlipidaemic rat model, the compound showed an ED50 of 3.95, 3.78 mg kg-1 for triglyceride and cholesterol lowering, and 0.29 mg kg-1 for HDL-C increase. It also showed improvement in clearance of plasma triglyceride and hepatic triglyceride secretion rate. All these effects are 3-10-fold better than fenofibrate and KRP-297. Ragaglitazar treatment showed significant reduction in plasma Apo B and Apo CIII levels, and increase in liver CPT1 and CAT activity and ACO mRNA. Significant increase of both liver and fat LPL activity and fat aP2 mRNA was also observed. In a high-fat-fed hamster model, ragaglitazar at 1 mg kg-1 showed 83 and 61% reduction in triglyceride and total cholesterol, and also 17% reduction in fat feed-induced body weight increase. In these hyperlipidaemic animal models, PPARgamma ligands failed to show any significant efficacy. Taken together, ragaglitazar shows better insulin-sensitizing and lipid-lowering potential, as compared to the standard compounds.
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- Ranjan Chakrabarti
- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Laboratories-Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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Sunish IP, Rajendran R, Mani TR, Munirathinam A, Tewari SC, Hiriyan J, Gajanana A, Reuben R, Satyanarayana K. Transmission intensity index to monitor filariasis infection pressure in vectors for the evaluation of filariasis elimination programmes. Trop Med Int Health 2003; 8:812-9. [PMID: 12950667 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01109.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We conducted longitudinal studies on filariasis control in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, south India, between 1995 and 2000. Overall, 23 entomological (yearly) data sets were available from seven villages, on indoor resting collections [per man hour (PMH) density and transmission intensity index (TII)] and landing collections on human volunteers [PMH and annual transmission potential (ATP)]. All four indices decreased or increased hand-in-hand with interventions or withdrawal of inputs and remained at high levels without interventions under varied circumstances of experimental design. The correlation coefficients between parameters [PMH: resting vs. landing (r = 0.77); and TII vs. ATP (r = 0.81)] were highly significant (P < 0.001). The former indices from resting collections stand a chance of replacing the latter from landing collections in the evaluation of global filariasis elimination efforts. The TII would appear to serve the purpose of a parameter that can measure infection pressure per unit time in the immediate household surroundings of human beings and can reflect the success or otherwise of control/elimination efforts along with human infection parameters. Moreover, it will not pose any additional risk of new infection(s) and avoids infringement of human rights concerns by the experimental procedures of investigators, unlike ATP that poses such a risk to volunteers.
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- I P Sunish
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Madurai, India
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Misra P, Chakrabarti R, Vikramadithyan RK, Bolusu G, Juluri S, Hiriyan J, Gershome C, Rajjak A, Kashireddy P, Yu S, Surapureddi S, Qi C, Zhu YJ, Rao MS, Reddy JK, Ramanujam R. PAT5A: a partial agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma is a potent antidiabetic thiazolidinedione yet weakly adipogenic. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 306:763-71. [PMID: 12730351 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.049791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PAT5A [5-[4-[N-(2-pyridyl)-(2S)-pyrrolidine-2-methoxyl]phenylmethylene[thiazolidine-2,4-dione, malic acid salt]], a chemically distinct unsaturated thiazolidinedione, activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) submaximally in vitro with the binding affinity approximately 10 times less than that of rosiglitazone, a highly potent thiazolidinedione. PAT5A reduces plasma glucose level and improves insulin sensitivity in insulin resistant db/db mice, similar to that of rosiglitazone, while exerting a relatively weak adipogenic effect. In contrast to rosiglitazone, PAT5A inhibits cholesterol and fatty acid biosynthesis suggesting that PAT5A possesses a unique receptor-independent non-PPAR related property. PAT5A induces qualitatively similar but quantitatively different protease digestion patterns and interacts with PPARgamma differently than rosiglitazone. PAT5A shows differential cofactor recruitment and gene activation than that of rosiglitazone. Thus, the partial agonism of PAT5A to PPARgamma together with its receptor independent effects may contribute to its antidiabetic potency similar to rosiglitazone in vivo despite reduced affinity for PPARgamma. These biological effects suggest that PAT5A is a PPARgamma modulator that activates some (insulin sensitization), but not all (adipogenesis), PPARgamma-signaling pathways.
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- Parimal Misra
- Discovery Research, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad, India
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Vikramadithyan RK, Hiriyan J, Suresh J, Gershome C, Babu RK, Misra P, Rajagopalan R, Chakrabarti R. DRF 2655: a unique molecule that reduces body weight and ameliorates metabolic abnormalities. Obes Res 2003; 11:292-303. [PMID: 12582227 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Preclinical evaluation of DRF 2655, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) and PPARgamma agonist, as a body-weight lowering, hypolipidemic and euglycemic agent. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES DRF 2655 was studied in different genetic, normal, and hyperlipidemic animal models. HEK 293 cells were used to conduct the reporter-based transactivation of PPARalpha and PPARgamma. To understand the biochemical mechanism of lipid-, body-weight-, and glucose-lowering effects, activities of key beta-oxidation and lipid catabolism enzymes and gluconeogenic enzymes were studied in db/db mice treated with DRF 2655. 3T3L1 cells were used for adipogenesis study, and HepG2 cells were used to study the effect of DRF 2655 on total cholesterol and triglyceride synthesis using [(14)C]acetate and [(3)H]glycerol. RESULTS DRF 2655 showed concentration-dependent transactivation of PPARalpha and PPARgamma. In the 3T3L1 cell-differentiation study, DRF 2655 and rosiglitazone showed 369% and 471% increases, respectively, in triglyceride accumulation. DRF 2655 showed body-weight lowering and euglycemic and hypolipidemic effects in various animal models. db/db mice treated with DRF 2655 showed 5- and 3.6-fold inhibition in phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and glucose 6-phosphatase activity and 651% and 77% increases in the beta-oxidation enzymes carnitine palmitoyltransferase and carnitine acetyltransferase, respectively. HepG2 cells treated with DRF 2655 showed significant reduction in lipid synthesis. DISCUSSION DRF 2655 showed excellent euglycemic and hypolipidemic activities in different animal models. An exciting finding is its body-weight lowering effect in these models, which might be mediated by the induction of target enzymes involved in hepatic lipid catabolism through PPARalpha activation.
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- Reeba K Vikramadithyan
- Discovery Biology, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Discovery Research, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad, India.
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Chakrabarti R, Vikramadithyan RK, Kumar MP, Kumar SKB, Mamidi NVS, Misra P, Suresh J, Hiriyan J, Rao CS, Rajagopalan R. PMT13, a pyrimidone analogue of thiazolidinedione improves insulin resistance-associated disorders in animal models of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2002; 4:319-28. [PMID: 12190995 DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2002.00218.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the antidiabetic and hypolipidaemic potential of a novel thiazolidinedione, PMT13, in different animal models of insulin resistance. METHODS PPAR transactivation study was performed in HEK293T cells using ligand binding domains of PPARalpha, gamma and delta. Insulin-resistant db/db and ob/ob mice were treated orally with different doses of PMT13 at 0.3-10 mg/kg/day for 15 and 14 days respectively. Zucker fa/fa rats were treated with 3 mg/kg (p.o.) dose of the compound. Plasma glucose, triglyceride, free fatty acid and insulin levels were measured. Liver glucose 6-phosphatase (G6-Ptase) and adipose lipoprotein lipase activity was measured in treated mice. Isolated rat aortic preparations preconstricted with phenylephrine were used to study the vascular relaxation potential of PMT13 in presence of insulin. A 28-day oral toxicity study was performed in Wistar rats. RESULTS PMT13 showed similar PPARgamma activation as rosiglitazone, but failed to show any activity against PPARalpha or PPARdelta. In obese and diabetic db/db and ob/ob mice, PMT13 showed better reduction in plasma glucose, triglyceride and insulin levels than rosiglitazone and an improvement in glucose tolerance. In insulin-resistant Zucker fa/fa rat model, PMT13 treatment showed better reduction in plasma triglyceride, free fatty acid and insulin levels than that of rosiglitazone. Treated mice showed decreased G6-Ptase activity in liver. The LPL activity was increased in post-heparin plasma and epididymal fat of treated db/db mice. In an isolated, precontracted rat aortic preparation, PMT13 treatment significantly increased insulin-induced relaxation. A 28-day oral toxicity study in rats showed no treatment-related adverse effects. CONCLUSION Our studies indicate that PMT13 is a potent activator of PPARgamma with antidiabetic, hypolipidaemic and insulin-sensitizing properties. Additionally, PMT13 inhibited liver G6-Ptase activity and increased lipoprotein lipase activity. It showed improvement in insulin-induced vasorelaxation. The compound also showed a good safety margin. Therefore, PMT13 can be a potential drug candidate for future development.
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- R Chakrabarti
- Discovery Biology, Dr Reddy's Research Foundation, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad, India.
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Arunachalam N, Philip Samuel P, Hiriyan J, Thenmozhi V, Balasubramanian A, Gajanana A, Satyanarayana K. Vertical transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Mansonia species, in an epidemic-prone area of southern India. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2002; 96:419-20. [PMID: 12171624 DOI: 10.1179/000349802125001122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- N Arunachalam
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, (Indian Council of Medical Research), No. 4 Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai - 625 002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sunish IP, Rajendran R, Mani TR, Munirathinam A, Tewari SC, Hiriyan J, Gajanana A, Satyanarayana K. Resurgence in filarial transmission after withdrawal of mass drug administration and the relationship between antigenaemia and microfilaraemia--a longitudinal study. Trop Med Int Health 2002; 7:59-69. [PMID: 11851956 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Seven village units endemic for filariasis were assigned randomly into three arms with different intervention strategies in the years 1995 and 1996. Villages in Group A received two annual mass drug administrations (MDAs) of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) plus ivermectin (IVR). Group B received the same MDAs in combination with vector control; in Group C only placebo was administered. Post-treatment evaluation in 1997 revealed marked reductions in microfilaraemia prevalences (MFP) and geometric mean intensities (GMI). Subsequently, vector control in Group B was continued by the community. Groups A and B received no MDAs between 1997 and 1999 and were re-evaluated in 1999. During this evaluation, antigenaemia prevalence (AGP) was estimated along with MFP, using immunochromatographic test (ICT) kits. The gains of the MDAs were sustained in Group B, while resurgences occurred in Group A, where annual transmission potential (ATP) rose from 21 to 631.6 and MFP doubled. Group C continued to have high ATPs (1057-1617), while Group B had very low ATPs (0-63). After Mulla's corrections, the reductions in MFP were 62.7 and 83.5% and for GMI 72.1 and 91.4% in Group A and B, respectively, compared with Group C. Vector control preserved the gains of MDAs and accounted for 55.8% and 67.1% reductions in MFP and GMI in Group B compared with Group A. The reductions in AGP were 29.4% in Group A and 39.2% in Group B against Group C. The differences between MFP and AGP were nearly uniform across all villages and there was a significant correlation (r=0.98) between the two variables. A similar significant relationship was observed between MFP and AGP values across age groups (r=0.95). Prediction of AGP values from MFP values was proposed with regression equations. We conclude that vector control would be useful as an adjuvant to chemotherapy to prevent resurgences.
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- I P Sunish
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Madurai, India
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Reuben R, Rajendran R, Sunish IP, Mani TR, Tewari SC, Hiriyan J, Gajanana A. Annual single-dose diethylcarbamazine plus ivermectin for control of bancroftian filariasis: comparative efficacy with and without vector control. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2001; 95:361-78. [PMID: 11454246 DOI: 10.1080/00034980120065796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two intervention strategies for the control of bancroftian filariasis were compared in rural villages of southern India: annual mass treatment with single-dose diethylcarbamazine plus ivermectin, either on its own or combined with vector control. Vector control, based on the use of polystyrene beads and larvivorous fishes in the major breeding sites of Culex quinquefasciatus, brought about a drastic and sustained reduction in vector density and man-biting rates. After the first round of treatment, chemotherapy alone brought about a 60% drop in the annual transmission potential (ATP) whereas the integrated strategy reduced ATP by 96% (P < 0.05). After two annual rounds of treatment, the reduction in ATP was similar for both strategies (91%-96%), with the prevalences of microfilaraemia reduced by 88%-92%. However, when drug pressure was removed in the third and final year of the study, transmission was resumed in the absence of vector control whereas no infective female mosquitoes were detected in the villages with vector control. Vector control, though obviously not cost-effective in the short term, could play an important role in an integrated programme, by preventing re-establishment of transmission after chemotherapy is completed.
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- R Reuben
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, 4 Sarojini Street, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai-625 002, India
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Samuel PP, Hiriyan J, Thenmozhi V, Balasubramanian A. A note on first isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from Culex infula Theobald (Diptera:Culicidae). J Commun Dis 1998; 30:199-200. [PMID: 10093430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- P P Samuel
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chinnachokkikulan, Madurai, India
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Samuel PP, Hiriyan J, Thenmozhi V, Balasubramanian A. A system for studying vector competence of mosquitoes for Japanese encephalitis virus. Indian J Malariol 1998; 35:146-50. [PMID: 10497840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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A method to infect mosquitoes with Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and to demonstrate virus transmission after an extrinsic incubation period is described. Using per oral feeding method infection rate as high as 90% could be achieved. Demonstration of transmission of the virus was achieved by allowing the infected mosquitoes to probe a suitable serum medium and testing the probed serum for virus. Both infection and transmission were demonstrated by using insect-bioassay.
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- P P Samuel
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Chinnachokkikulam, Madurai, India
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Dhanda V, Thenmozhi V, Kumar NP, Hiriyan J, Arunachalam N, Balasubramanian A, Ilango A, Gajanana A. Virus isolation from wild-caught mosquitoes during a Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Kerala in 1996. Indian J Med Res 1997; 106:4-6. [PMID: 9248207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Out of 5357 wild-caught mosquitoes in 163 pools tested for virus using antigen capture ELISA and an insect-bioassay (inoculation into Toxorhynchites splendens larvae and identification by IFA using JE virus-specific monoclonal antibody), 16 flavivirus isolations were made of which 12 (75%) were identified as JE virus. Of the 12 JE virus isolations, 7 were from Culex tritaeniorhynchus, 3 from Mansonia uniformis and 1 each from Ma. indiana and Anopheles subpictus. Four isolations from Mansonia species for the first time reported here are noteworthy.
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- V Dhanda
- Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry
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Tewari SC, Hiriyan J. Revalidation and description of Aedes (Finlaya) Pallirostris from northeastern India (Diptera:Culicidae). J Am Mosq Control Assoc 1996; 12:713-720. [PMID: 9046480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Aedes (Finlaya) pallirostris Edwards is resurrected from synonymy with Aedes (Fin.) formosensis Yamada and the female, male, pupa, and 4th-instar larva are described and compared with closely related species. The synonymy of Finlaya khasiana Barraud is transferred from Ae. formosensis to Ae. pallirostris.
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- S C Tewari
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Tamil Nadu, India
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Diurnally subperiodic filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti has been reported from tribal populations in the Nancowry group of islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. This was confirmed in a survey carried out during the monsoon season in 1993. Microfilariae were detected in the peripheral blood throughout a 24 h period with a peak at 18:00. The microfilaria (mf) rate ranged from 1.2% to 18.7%, with a low disease rate (mean = 1.9%). Incidence of mf was low in children less than 10 years old (3.5%), but increased with increasing age. Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus was present at a very low density. Aedes (Finlaya) niveus and Aedes (Stegomyia) malayensis were the only species commonly biting man. The former was incriminated as a vector, and found naturally infected with W. bancrofti (infection and infectivity rates 1.1% and 0.9% respectively). After experimental feeding on donors, W. bancrofti developed to L3 stage larvae in A. niveus but failed to develop in A. malayensis and A. aegypti.
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- S C Tewari
- Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, Chinna Chokkikulam, Madurai, India
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Tewari SC, Piruthivi V, Mani TR, Rajendran R, Hiriyan J, Joseph AS, Reuben R. Space-spraying with malathion as a supplementary measure for operational malaria control. Indian J Med Res 1990; 91:151-8. [PMID: 2345023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Entomological studies showed that due to outdoor resting by the vector Anopheles culicifacies as well as poor spray coverage, indoor residual spraying with malathion was ineffective in malarious villages of the Thenpennai riverine tract in Tamil Nadu. Over a 4 yr period during which residual spraying was supplemented with ground applications of malathion space spraying, the slide positivity among patients with fever fell from 21.04 to 1.1 per cent. In mass blood surveys 0.7 per cent persons surveyed at the beginning of the study were positive for the malarial parasite, but no positives were detected in the last survey, in 1984. There was a rising trend in malaria incidence in riverine villages outside the programme.
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- S C Tewari
- Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry
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Cytogenetic observations on an extensive material of the Anopheles culicifacies complex from the Thenpennai river area, Tamil Nadu, South India show that the populations are made up of four cytologically distinct species. Three of these, labeled A, B and C have already been described. A fourth one, monomorphic for the inversion arrangement +a +b in the X chromosome and il + hl in the second chromosome, is designated as D, another morphologically indistinguishable sibling species. Each sibling species is characterized by a species-specific type of Y-chromosome. Both of these criteria, inversions and Y-chromosomes can be used to distinguish these important malaria vectors.
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- S G Suguna
- Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Pondicherry
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Tewari SC, Hiriyan J, Reuben R. Survey of the anopheline fauna of the Western Ghats in Tamil, Nadu, India. Indian J Malariol 1987; 24:21-8. [PMID: 3440494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mani TR, Tewari SC, Reuben R, Devaputra M, Hiriyan J. Density of Anopheles culicifacies Giles in relation to control measures along the river Thenpennai (Tamil Nadu). Indian J Med Res 1984; 80:30-6. [PMID: 6519714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Tewari SC, Appavoo NC, Mani TR, Reuben R, Ramadas V, Hiriyan J. Epidemiological aspects of persistent malaria along the river Thenpennai (Tamil Nadu). Indian J Med Res 1984; 80:1-10. [PMID: 6394479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Suguna SG, Tewari SC, Mani TR, Hiriyan J, Reuben R. Anopheles culicifacies species complex in Thenpennaiyar riverine tract, Tamil Nadu. Indian J Med Res 1983; 77:455-9. [PMID: 6874034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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