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Borgohain P, Shakya A, Ghosh SK, Gogoi N, Patgiri SJ, Bhowmick IP, Bhattacharyya DR, Singh UP, Bhat HR. Design, in silico study, synthesis and evaluation of hybrid pyrazole substituted 1,3,5-triazine derivatives for antimalarial activity. Exp Parasitol 2024; 261:108767. [PMID: 38679125 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2024.108767] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Malaria is a significant global health challenge, particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, necessitating immediate investigation into innovative and efficacious treatments. This work involves the development of pyrazole substituted 1,3,5-triazine derivatives as antimalarial agent. METHODS In this study, ten compounds 7(a-j) were synthesized by using nucleophilic substitution reaction, screened for in silico study and their antimalarial activity were evaluated against 3D7 (chloroquine-sensitive) strain of P. falciparum. KEY FINDING The present work involves the development of hybrid trimethoxy pyrazole 1,3,5-triazine derivatives 7 (a-j). Through in silico analysis, four compounds were identified with favorable binding energy and dock scores. The primary focus of the docking investigations was on the examination of hydrogen bonding and the associated interactions with certain amino acid residues, including Arg A122, Ser A108, Ser A111, Ile A164, Asp A54, and Cys A15. The IC50 values of the four compounds were measured in vitro to assess their antimalarial activity against the chloroquine sensitive 3D7 strain of P. falciparum. The IC50 values varied from 25.02 to 54.82 μg/mL. CONCLUSION Among the ten derivatives, compound 7J has considerable potential as an antimalarial agent, making it a viable contender for further refinement in the realm of pharmaceutical exploration, with the aim of mitigating the global malaria load.
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- Pritom Borgohain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dibrugarh, 786001, Assam, India
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dibrugarh, 786001, Assam, India
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dibrugarh, 786001, Assam, India
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- Drug Design and Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India.
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Boro P, Gongo T, Ori K, Kamki Y, Ete N, Jini M, Jampa L, Patgiri SJ, Sarmah N, Siddique AI, Bhattacharjee CK, Bali NK, Borkakoty B. An outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to Coxsackievirus A24 in a residential school, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh: July 2023. Indian J Med Microbiol 2024; 48:100549. [PMID: 38395257 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100549] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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PURPOSE An acute conjunctivitis outbreak was investigated at a residential school in Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, in July 2023. We aimed to identify the etiological agent and assess any complications in follow-up cases. METHODS We used a structured questionnaire to record clinical findings and followed up with cases one-month post-conjunctivitis. Sixty-one cases were examined and eight conjunctival and oropharyngeal swab samples were collected after obtaining informed consent from guardians/school authorities. We screened for 33 viral and bacterial pathogens using an IVD-approved Real-time PCR assay. Further, the samples were subjected to nucleic acid sequencing. RESULTS Among 465 screened students and staff, 80 individuals (approximately 17.2%) showed acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis symptoms among which 61 cases were available for clinical examination. We identified the Enterovirus responsible by targeted sequencing using next-generation sequencing. The etiological agent was found to be Coxsackievirus A24, a member of Enterovirus C, in seven out of eight samples subjected to sequencing. Common symptoms included conjunctival hyperemia and foreign body sensation (100%), bilateral eye involvement (73.8%), eye pain (70%), watery discharge (49.2%), and eyelid swelling (38%). Only 6.5% had purulent discharge. Most cases resolved within 5-6 days, with only 9.8% reporting abdominal symptoms post-conjunctivitis. No serious complications occurred within one month. Throat swabs aided in diagnosing enterovirus infections alongside eye swabs. CONCLUSIONS The outbreak of acute conjunctivitis was caused by Coxsackievirus A24, a member of Enterovirus C. Cases resolved spontaneously within 6-7 days, with no severe complications. Collecting oropharyngeal swabs alongside conjunctival swabs could improve enteroviral conjunctivitis diagnosis.
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- Pallavi Boro
- Department of Community Medicine, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Community Medicine, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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- Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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- Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre for NE region (ICMR-RMRC NE), Dibrugarh, 786010, Assam, India.
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- Regional VRDL, Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre for NE region (ICMR-RMRC NE), Dibrugarh, 786010, Assam, India.
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- Regional VRDL, Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre for NE region (ICMR-RMRC NE), Dibrugarh, 786010, Assam, India.
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- Regional VRDL, Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre for NE region (ICMR-RMRC NE), Dibrugarh, 786010, Assam, India.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sher-I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
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- Regional VRDL, Indian Council of Medical Research-Regional Medical Research Centre for NE region (ICMR-RMRC NE), Dibrugarh, 786010, Assam, India.
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Rajkonwar J, Shende V, Maji AK, Pandey A, Sharma PK, Gunasekaran K, Subbarao SK, Bhattacharyya DR, Raghavendra K, Pebam R, Mayakrishnan V, Gogoi P, Senapati S, Sarkar P, Biswas S, Debbarma D, Nirmolia T, Jena SR, Bayan B, Talukder P, Sihag AK, Bharali HS, Verma A, Mahanta K, Sumer G, Karmakar R, Patgiri SJ, Chaudhuri S, Ganguli S, Kaur H, Bhattacharyya TK, Joshi PL, Goswami B, Baruah K, Pati S, Narain K, Bhowmick IP. First Report of Anopheles annularis s.l., An. maculatus s.s., and An. culicifacies s.l. as Malaria Vectors and a New Occurrence Record for An. pseudowillmori and An. sawadwongporni in Alipurduar District Villages, West Bengal, India. Microorganisms 2024; 12:95. [PMID: 38257922 PMCID: PMC10818895 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12010095] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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A comprehensive entomological survey was undertaken in Alipurduar District, West Bengal, from 2018 to 2020 and in 2022. This study was prompted by reported malaria cases and conducted across nine villages, seven Sub-Centres, and three Primary Health Centres (PHCs). Mosquitoes were hand-collected with aspirators and flashlights from human dwellings and cattle sheds during the daytime. Both morphological and molecular techniques were used for species identification. Additionally, mosquitoes were tested for Plasmodium parasites and human blood presence. Mosquito species such as An. barbirostris s.l., An. hyrcanus s.l., An. splendidus, and An. vagus were morphologically identified. For species like An. annularis s.l., An. minimus s.s., An. culicifacies s.l., and An. maculatus s.s., a combination of morphological and molecular techniques was essential. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene subunit 1 (CO1) was sequenced for An. annularis s.l., An. maculatus s.s., An. culicifacies s.l., An. vagus, and some damaged samples, revealing the presence of An. pseudowillmori and An. fluviatilis. The major Anopheles species were An. annularis s.l., An. culicifacies s.l., and An. maculatus s.s., especially in Kumargram and Turturi PHCs. Plasmodium positivity was notably high in An. annularis s.l. and An. maculatus s.s. with significant human blood meal positivity across most species. Morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic analyses are crucial, especially for archived samples, to accurately identify the mosquito fauna of a region. Notably, this study confirms the first occurrence of An. pseudowillmori and An. sawadwongporni in West Bengal and implicates An. maculatus s.s., An. culicifacies s.l., and An. annularis s.l. as significant vectors in the Alipurduar region.
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- Jadab Rajkonwar
- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- District Health & Family Welfare Samiti, Alipurduar 736121, India; (A.K.M.); (S.C.); (S.G.)
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ramalingaswami Bhavan, New Delhi 110029, India; (A.P.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of West Bengal, Alipurduar 736121, India;
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi 110077, India;
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi 110077, India;
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- NorthEast Space Application Centre (NESAC), Department of Space, Government of India, Umiam 793103, India; (R.P.); (D.D.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- NorthEast Space Application Centre (NESAC), Department of Space, Government of India, Umiam 793103, India; (R.P.); (D.D.)
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- Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Kolkata 700106, India; (S.R.J.); (T.K.B.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- District Health & Family Welfare Samiti, Alipurduar 736121, India; (A.K.M.); (S.C.); (S.G.)
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- District Health & Family Welfare Samiti, Alipurduar 736121, India; (A.K.M.); (S.C.); (S.G.)
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ramalingaswami Bhavan, New Delhi 110029, India; (A.P.); (H.K.)
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- Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi 110054, India; (P.L.J.); (K.B.)
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- Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Delhi 110054, India; (P.L.J.); (K.B.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region (RMRC-NE)-ICMR, Dibrugarh 786001, India; (J.R.); (V.S.); (D.R.B.); (V.M.); (P.G.); (S.S.); (P.S.); (S.B.); (B.B.); (P.T.); (A.K.S.); (H.S.B.); (A.V.); (K.M.); (G.S.); (R.K.); (S.J.P.); (S.P.); (K.N.)
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Choudhury AAK, Vinayagam S, Adhikari N, Saha A, Ghosh SK, Bhat HR, Patgiri SJ. Hybrid PABA-glutamic acid conjugated 1,3,5-triazine derivatives: Design, synthesis, and antimalarial activity screening targeting Plasmodium falciparum dihydro folate reductase enzyme. Chem Biol Drug Des 2023; 102:1336-1352. [PMID: 37783571 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14317] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Despite the successful reduction in the malaria health burden in recent years, it continues to remain a significant global health problem mainly because of the emerging resistance to first-line treatments. Also because of the disruption in malaria prevention services during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in malaria cases in 2021 compared to 2020. Hence, the present study outlined the in silico study, synthesis, and antimalarial evaluation of 1,3,5-triazine hybrids conjugated with PABA-glutamic acid. Docking study revealed higher binding energy compared to the originally bound ligand WR99210, predominant hydrogen bond interaction, and involvement of key amino acid residues, like Arg122, Ser120, and Arg59. Fourteen compounds were synthesized using traditional and microwave synthesis. The in vitro antimalarial evaluation against chloroquine-sensitive 3D7 and resistant Dd2 strain of Plasmodium falciparum showed a high to moderate activity range. Compounds C1 and B4 showed high efficacy against both strains and a further study revealed that compound C1 is non-cytotoxic against the HEK293 cell line with no acute oral toxicity. In vivo, study was performed for the most potent antimalarial compound C1 to optimize the research work and found to be effectively suppressing parasitemia of Plasmodium berghei strain in the Swiss albino mice model.
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- Periyar University Centre for Postgraduate and Research Studies, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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Vinayagam S, Nirmolia T, Chetry S, Kumar NP, Saini P, Bhattacharyya DR, Bhowmick IP, Sattu K, Patgiri SJ. Molecular Evidence of Wolbachia Species in Wild-Caught Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in Four States of Northeast India. J Trop Med 2023; 2023:6678627. [PMID: 37706052 PMCID: PMC10497363 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6678627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Wolbachia, a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium, naturally infects many arthropods, including mosquito vectors responsible for the spread of arboviral diseases such as Zika, chikungunya, and dengue fever. Certain Wolbachia strains are involved in inhibiting arbovirus replication in mosquitoes, and this phenomenon is currently being studied to combat disease vectors. A study was conducted in four states in north-eastern India to investigate the presence of natural Wolbachia infection in wild-caught Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the established vectors of dengue. The detection of a Wolbachia infection was confirmed by nested PCR and sequencing in the two mosquito species Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus. Positivity rates observed in Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus pools were 38% (44 of 115) and 85% (41 of 48), respectively, and the difference was significant (chi-square = 28.3174, p = 0.00000010). Sequencing revealed that all detected Wolbachia strains belonged to supergroup B. Although Wolbachia infection in Ae. aegypti has been previously reported from India, no such reports are available from north-eastern India. Data on naturally occurring Wolbachia strains are essential for selecting the optimal strain for the development of Wolbachia-based control measures. This information will be helpful for the future application of Wolbachia-based vector control measures in this part of the country.
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- Sathishkumar Vinayagam
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam 786010, India
- Periyar University, Centre for PG & Research Studies, Dharmapuri 635205, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam 786010, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam 786010, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry 605006, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam 786010, India
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- Periyar University, Centre for PG & Research Studies, Dharmapuri 635205, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam 786010, India
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Saha A, Choudhury AAK, Adhikari N, Ghosh SK, Shakya A, Patgiri SJ, Singh UP, Bhat HR. In silico screening, synthesis, and antimalarial evaluation of PABA substituted 1,3,5-triazine derivatives as Pf-DHFR inhibitors. Exp Parasitol 2023; 250:108546. [PMID: 37196703 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2023.108546] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Drug resistance in malaria parasites necessitates the development of new antimalarial drugs with unique mechanisms of action. In the present research work, the PABA conjugated 1,3,5-triazine derivatives were designed as an antimalarial agent. METHODS In this present work, a library of two hundred-seven compounds was prepared in twelve different series such as [4A (1-23), 4B(1-22), 4C(1-21), 4D(1-20), 4E(1-19), 4F(1-18), 4G(1-17), 4H(1-16), 4I(1-15), 4J(1-13), 4K(1-12) and 4L(1-11) ] respectively using different primary and secondary aliphatic and aromatic amines. Ten compounds were ultimately selected through in silico screening. They were synthesized by conventional and microwave-assisted methods followed by in vitro antimalarial evaluations performed in chloroquine-sensitive (3D7) and resistant (DD2) strains of P. falciparum. RESULTS The docking results showed that compound 4C(11) had good binding interaction with Phe116, Met55 (-464.70 kcal/mol) and Phe116, Ser111 (-432.60 kcal/mol) against wild (1J3I) and quadruple mutant (1J3K) type of Pf-DHFR. Furthermore, in vitro, antimalarial activity results indicated that compound 4C(11) showed potent antimalarial activity against chloroquine-sensitive (3D7) and chloroquine-resistant (Dd2) strain of P. falciparum along with IC50 (14.90 μg mL-1) and (8.30 μg mL-1). CONCLUSION These PABA-substituted 1,3,5-triazine compounds could be exploited to develop a new class of Pf-DHFR inhibitors as a lead candidate.
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- Ashmita Saha
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dibrugarh, 786001, Assam, India
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- Drug Design & Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, Assam, India.
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Saha A, Choudhury AAK, Adhikari N, Ghosh SK, Shakya A, Patgiri SJ, Pratap Singh U, Bhat HR. Molecular docking and antimalarial evaluation of hybrid para-aminobenzoic acid 1,3,5 triazine derivatives via inhibition of Pf-DHFR. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:15520-15534. [PMID: 37154740 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2208207] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In this study, a structurally guided pharmacophore hybridization strategy is used to combine the two key structural scaffolds, para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), and 1,3,5 triazine in search of new series of antimalarial agents. A combinatorial library of 100 compounds was prepared in five different series as [4A (1-22), 4B (1-21), 4 C (1-20), 4D (1-19) and 4E (1-18)] using different primary and secondary amines, from where 10 compounds were finally screened out through molecular property filter analysis and molecular docking study as promising PABA substituted 1,3,5-triazine scaffold as an antimalarial agent. The docking results showed that compounds 4A12 and 4A20 exhibited good binding interaction with Phe58, IIe164, Ser111, Arg122, Asp54 (-424.19 to -360.34 kcal/mol) and Arg122, Phe116, Ser111, Phe58 (-506.29 to -431.75 kcal/mol) against wild (1J3I) and quadruple mutant (1J3K) type of Pf-DHFR. These compounds were synthesized by conventional as well as microwave-assisted synthesis and characterized by different spectroscopic methods. In-vitro antimalarial activity results indicated that two compounds 4A12 and 4A20 showed promising antimalarial activity against chloroquine-sensitive (3D7) and chloroquine-resistant (Dd2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 (1.24-4.77 μg mL-1) and (2.11-3.60 μg mL-1). These hybrid PABA substituted 1,3,5-triazine derivatives might be used in the lead discovery towards a new class of Pf-DHFR inhibitors.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Ashmita Saha
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dibrugarh, India
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- Drug Design & Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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Adhikari N, Choudhury AAK, Shakya A, Ghosh SK, Patgiri SJ, Singh UP, Bhat HR. Molecular docking and antimalarial evaluation of novel N-(4-aminobenzoyl)-l-glutamic acid conjugated 1,3,5-triazine derivatives as Pf-DHFR inhibitors. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:347. [PMID: 36386564 PMCID: PMC9649585 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03400-2] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Malaria has been a source of concern for humans for millennia; therefore in the present study we have utilized in-silico approach to generate diverse anti-malarial hit. Towards this, Molinspiration cheminformatics and Biovia Discovery Studio (DS) 2020 were used to conduct molecular modelling studies on 120 designed compounds. Furthermore, the TOPKAT module was used to evaluate the toxicity of the screened compounds. The CDOCKER docking technology was used to investigate protein-ligand docking against the Pf-DHFR-TS protein (PDB ID: 1J3I and 1J3K). These compounds were synthesized using a conventional and microwave-assisted nucleophilic substitution reaction, and they were characterized using a variety of physicochemical and spectroscopic methods. Among the ten compounds tested, Df3 had the highest antimalarial activity against the chloroquine-resistant (Dd2) strain, with an IC50 value of 9.54 μg mL-1 and further demonstrate, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies and estimation of MM-PBSA-based free binding energies of docked complexes with 1J3I and 1J3K were carried out. The discovery of a novel class of Pf-DHFR inhibitors can be accomplished using this hybrid scaffold. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03400-2.
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- Nayana Adhikari
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004 India
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- Regional Medical Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Dibrugarh, Assam 786001 India
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- Drug Design and Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 211007 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004 India
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Ahmed MA, Zaidi RH, Deshmukh GY, Saif A, Alshahrani MA, Salam SS, Elfaki MMA, Han JH, Patgiri SJ, Quan FS. Genetic Diversity and Population Genetic Structure Analysis of Plasmodium knowlesi Thrombospondin-Related Apical Merozoite Protein (TRAMP) in Clinical Samples. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:1944. [PMID: 36360181 PMCID: PMC9689803 DOI: 10.3390/genes13111944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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The simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi causes a high number of zoonotic infections in Malaysia. The thrombospondin-related apical merozoite protein (TRAMP) is an essential ligand for binding to the erythrocyte cell surface, whereby it facilitates the invasion. This study is the first attempt to determine the genetic diversity, phylogeography, natural selection and population structure from 97 full-length PkTRAMP gene sequences originating from Malaysia. We found low levels of nucleotide diversity (π~0.0065) for the full-length gene despite samples originating from geographically separated regions (i.e., Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo). The rate of synonymous substitutions was significantly higher than that of non-synonymous substitutions, indicating a purifying selection for the full-length gene within the clinical samples. The population genetic analysis revealed that the parasite population is undergoing a significant population expansion. The analysis of the amino acid sequence alignment of 97 PkTRAMP sequences identified 15 haplotypes, of which a major shared haplotype was noted Hap 1 (n = 68, Sarawak; n = 34, Sabah; n = 12, Peninsular Malaysia; n = 22). The phylogenetic analysis using DNA sequences identified two clusters that separated due to geographical distance and three mixed clusters with samples from both Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Population structure analyses indicated two distinct sub-populations (K = 2). Our findings point to the potential for independent parasite evolution, which could make zoonotic malaria control and elimination even more challenging.
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- Md Atique Ahmed
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, NER, Dibrugarh, Assam, Bhubaneswar 786010, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, National College, Tiruchirapalli 620001, India
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Narjan 55461, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Narjan 55461, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Assam, Dibrugarh 786004, India
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- Department of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, NER, Dibrugarh, Assam, Bhubaneswar 786010, India
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- Medical Research Center for Bioreaction to Reactive Oxygen Species and Biomedical Science Institute, School of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
- Department of Medical Zoology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Sathishkumar V, Nirmolia T, Bhattacharyya DR, Patgiri SJ. Genetic polymorphism of Plasmodium falciparum msp-1, msp-2 and glurp vaccine candidate genes in pre-artemisinin era clinical isolates from Lakhimpur district in Assam, Northeast India. Access Microbiol 2022; 4:000350. [PMID: 35812711 PMCID: PMC9260089 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000350] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Northeast India shares its international border with Southeast Asia and has a number of malaria endemic zones. Monitoring genetic diversity of malaria parasites is important in this area as drug resistance and increasing genetic diversity form a vicious cycle in which one favours the development of the other. This retrospective study was done to evaluate the genetic diversity patterns in Plasmodium falciparum strains circulating in North Lakhimpur area of Assam in the pre-artemisinin era and compare the findings with current diversity patterns. Methods Genomic DNA extraction was done from archived blood spot samples collected in 2006 from malaria-positive cases in Lakhimpur district of Assam, Northeast India. Three antigenic markers of genetic diversity were studied – msp-1 (block-2), msp-2 (block-3) and the glurp RII region of P. falciparum using nested PCR. Results Allelic diversity was examined in 71 isolates and high polymorphism was observed. In msp-1, eight genotypes were detected; K1 (single allele), MAD20 (six different alleles) and RO33 (single allele) allelic families were noted. Among msp-2 genotypes, 22 distinct alleles were observed out of which FC27 had six alleles and IC/3D7 had 16 alleles. In RII region of glurp, nine genotypes were obtained. Expected heterozygosity (HE) values of the three antigenic markers were 0.72, 0.81 and 0.88, respectively. Multiplicity of infection (MOI) values noted were 1.28, 1.84 and 1.04 for msp-1, msp-2 and glurp, respectively. Conclusion Results suggest a high level of genetic diversity in P. falciparum msp (block-2 of msp-1 and block-3 of msp-2) and the glurp RII region in Northeast India in the pre-artemisinin era when chloroqunine was the primary drug used for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Comparison with current studies have revealed that the genetic diversity in these genes is still high in this region, complicating malaria vaccine research.
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- Vinayagam Sathishkumar
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region, Dibrugarh 786001, Assam, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region, Dibrugarh 786001, Assam, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region, Dibrugarh 786001, Assam, India
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Bora K, Pagdhune A, Patgiri SJ, Barman B, Das D, Borah P. Does social media provide adequate health education for prevention of COVID-19? A case study of YouTube videos on social distancing and hand-washing. Health Educ Res 2022; 36:398-411. [PMID: 34230968 PMCID: PMC8394832 DOI: 10.1093/her/cyab028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Social media offers an opportune platform for educating the public about the recommended interventions during global health emergencies. This case study evaluated information in the popular social media platform YouTube about two key interventions (namely, 'social distancing' and 'hand washing') recommended during coronavirus disease-2019. Using the keywords 'social distancing' and 'hand washing', 77 and 78 videos, respectively, were selected from YouTube through pre-defined criteria. The understandability, actionability and quality of information in these videos were assessed. Cumulatively, the social distancing videos received >9 million views and the hand-washing videos received >37 million views. Thirteen social distancing videos (16.9%) and 46 hand-washing videos (58.9%) provided understandable, actionable and good-quality information. The non-understandable, non-actionable or poor-quality videos had paradoxically more viewer engagements than the understandable, actionable or good-quality videos, respectively. Most social distancing videos came from news agencies (68.8%). Hand-washing videos were mostly uploaded by health agencies or academic institutes (52.6%). The videos were less likely to be understandable and actionable and to be of good quality when uploaded by sources other than health agencies or academic institutes. The paucity of adequate information and the limited representation of 'authoritative' sources were concerning. Strategies for harnessing social media as an effective medium for public health education are necessary during pandemics.
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- ICMR—National Institute of Occupational
Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Model Rural Health Research Unit
(MRHRU)—Sachin, Surat, Gujarat, India
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- ICMR—Regional Medical Research Centre,
North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Department of General Medicine,
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical
Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing,
B.Sc. Nursing College Silchar, Cachar, Assam, India
- Department of Psychology, Gauhati
University, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology,
College of Veterinary Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India
- DBT—Advanced State Biotech
Hub & Bioinformatics Centre, College of Veterinary
Science, Guwahati, Assam, India
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Ahmed MA, Deshmukh GY, Zaidi RH, Saif A, Alshahrani MA, Wazid SW, Patgiri SJ, Quan FS. Identification, Mapping, and Genetic Diversity of Novel Conserved Cross-Species Epitopes of RhopH2 in Plasmodium knowlesi With Plasmodium vivax. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:810398. [PMID: 35096656 PMCID: PMC8793677 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.810398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malaria is a major public health concern, and any tangible intervention during the pre-elimination phase can result in a significant reduction in infection rates. Recent studies have reported that antigens producing cross-protective immunity can play an important role as vaccines and halt malaria transmission in different endemic regions. In this study, we studied the genetic diversity, natural selection, and discovered novel conserved epitopes of a high molecular weight rhoptry protein 2 (RhopH2) in clinical samples of Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium vivax cross-protective domains, which has been proven to produce cross-protective immunity in both species. We found low levels of nucleotide diversity (P. knowlesi; π ~ 0.0093, SNPs = 49 and P. vivax π ~ 0.0014, SNPs = 23) in P. knowlesi (n = 40) and P. vivax (n = 65) samples in the PkRhopH2 cross-protective domain. Strong purifying selection was observed for both species (P. knowlesi; dS - dN = 2.41, p < 0.009, P. vivax; dS - dN = 1.58, p < 0.050). In silico epitope prediction in P. knowlesi identified 10 potential epitopes, of which 7 epitopes were 100% conserved within clinical samples. Of these epitopes, an epitope with 10 amino acids (QNSKHFKKEK) was found to be fully conserved within all P. knowlesi and P. vivax clinical samples and 80%–90% conservation within simian malaria ortholog species, i.e., P. coatneyi and P. cynomolgi. Phylogenetic analysis of the PkRhopH2 cross-protective domain showed geographical clustering, and three subpopulations of P. knowlesi were identified of which two subpopulations originated from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, and one comprised only the laboratory lines from Peninsular Malaysia. This study suggests that RhopH2 could be an excellent target for cross-protective vaccine development with potential for outwitting strain as well as species-specific immunity. However, more detailed studies on genetic diversity using more clinical samples from both species as well as the functional role of antibodies specific to the novel conserved epitope identified in this study can be explored for protection against infection.
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- Md Atique Ahmed
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region (NER), Dibrugarh, India
- *Correspondence: Md Atique Ahmed, ; Fu-Shi Quan,
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- Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, National College, Tiruchirapalli, India
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Narjan, Saudi Arabia
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region (NER), Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Medical Zoology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
- Medical Research Center for Bioreaction to Reactive Oxygen Species and Biomedical Science Institute, School of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Md Atique Ahmed, ; Fu-Shi Quan,
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Kumar NP, Kumar A, Panneer D, Abidha S, Muthukumaravel S, Sankari T, Ajithlal PM, Mathew J, Koothradan S, Paramasivan R, Muniyaraj M, Singh H, Saxena R, Vijayachari P, Sunish IP, Shriram AN, Dutta P, Patgiri SJ, Bhattacharyya DR, Hoti SL, Chattopadhyay D, Roy S, Mahapatra N, Pati S, Chand G, Mishra AK, Barde P, Jambulingam P. Nation-wide vector surveillance on Zika and Dengue did not indicate transmission of the American lineage-pandemic Zika virus in India. Int J Infect Dis 2021; 113:119-124. [PMID: 34601144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Following the Public Health Emergency of International Concern declared on Zika by the World Health Organization during 2016, the Indian Council of Medical Research carried out nationwide vector surveillance for Zika and Dengue viruses (ZIKV and DENV) in India as a preparedness measure in 2016-19. METHODS High-risk zones distributed to 49 Districts in 14 states/union territories were included in the study. Seven ICMR institutions participated, following a standard operating protocol. Aedes specimens sampled weekly were processed by multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for ZIKV/DENV and random samples crosschecked with real-time RT-PCR for ZIKV. RESULTS Altogether, 79 492 Aedes specimens in 6492 pools were processed; 3 (0.05%) and 63 (0.97%) pools, respectively, were found positive for ZIKV and DENV. ZIKV infections were recorded in Aedes aegypti sampled during the 2018 sporadic Zika outbreak in Jaipur, Rajasthan. However, these belonged to the Asian lineage of the virus, already circulating in the country. Both Ae. aegypti and Aedes albopictus distributed to 8 states/union territories were found to be infected with DENV. Both sexes of Ae. albopictus were infected, indicating transovarial transmission. CONCLUSION This investigation evinced no active transmission of the American lineage-pandemic Zika virus in India during the pandemic period.
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- N Pradeep Kumar
- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICMR- National Institute for Malaria Research, New Delhi, India
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- ICMR- National Institute for Malaria Research, New Delhi, India
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- ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar Islands, India
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- ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman Nicobar Islands, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre (NE), Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Medicinal Plants Research, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Medicinal Plants Research, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Medicinal Plants Research, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
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- ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- ICMR- National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- ICMR- National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- ICMR- National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, India
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Chetry S, Patgiri SJ, Bhattacharyya DR, Dutta P, Kumar NP. Incrimination of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus as vectors of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 from four states of Northeast India. Access Microbiol 2020; 2:acmi000101. [PMID: 33005866 PMCID: PMC7523630 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Dengue is an important vector borne disease with a great public health concern worldwide. Northeast India has experienced dengue almost every year for a decade. As studies on dengue vectors from this region are limited, we undertook an investigation to detect natural infection of the dengue virus (DENV) in potential dengue vectors of this region. Adult Aedes mosquitoes which were collected were subjected to RT-PCR for detection of infecting dengue serotype. Minimum infection rate was also determined for each positive pool. Out of the total 6229 adult Aedes mosquitoes collected, Aedes aegypti (63.3 %) was abundant in comparison to Aedes albopictus (36.7 %). These specimens (515 mosquito pools) were subjected to RT-PCR for detection of DENV-1, 2, 3 and 4. RT-PCR revealed the existence of DENV in both male as well as female mosquito pools suggesting natural transovarial transmission of DENV in this region. A total of 54 pools tested were positive for DENV-1, 2, 3 serotypes. This study revealed the occurence of DENV in both the potential dengue vectors from this region along with evidence of transovarial transmission which helps in persistence of the virus in nature.
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- Sumi Chetry
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East Region, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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Arya R, Dabral D, Faruquee HM, Mazumdar H, Patgiri SJ, Deka T, Basumatary R, Kupa R, Semy C, Kapfo W, Liegise K, Kaur I, Choedon T, Kumar P, Behera RK, Deori P, Nath R, Khalo K, Saikia L, Khamo V, Nanda RK. Front Cover: Serum Small Extracellular Vesicles Proteome of Tuberculosis Patients Demonstrated Deregulated Immune Response. Proteomics Clin Appl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/prca.202070011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Arya R, Dabral D, Faruquee HM, Mazumdar H, Patgiri SJ, Deka T, Basumatary R, Kupa RU, Semy C, Kapfo W, Liegise K, Kaur I, Choedon T, Kumar P, Behera RK, Deori P, Nath R, Khalo K, Saikia L, Khamo V, Nanda RK. Serum Small Extracellular Vesicles Proteome of Tuberculosis Patients Demonstrated Deregulated Immune Response. Proteomics Clin Appl 2019; 14:e1900062. [PMID: 31532894 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201900062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Detailed understanding of host pathogen interaction in tuberculosis is an important avenue for identifying novel therapeutic targets. Small extracellular vesicles (EVs) like exosomes that are rich in proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, act as messengers and may show altered composition in disease conditions. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In this case control study, small EVs are isolated from serum of 58 subjects (all male, 33 (15-70) in years) including drug naïve active tuberculosis (ATB: n = 22), non-tuberculosis (NTB: n = 18), and healthy subjects (n = 18). Serum small EVs proteome analysis is carried out using isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) experiments and an independent sample (n = 36) is used for validation. RESULTS A set of 132 and 68 proteins are identified in iTRAQ-I (ATB/Healthy) and iTRAQ-II (ATB/NTB) experiments, respectively. Four proteins (KYAT3, SERPINA1, HP, and APOC3) show deregulation (log2 -fold change > ±0.48, p < 0.05) in ATB with respect to healthy controls and Western blot data corroborated mass spectrometry findings. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE These important proteins, involved in neutrophil degranulation, plasma heme scavenging, kynurenine, and lipid metabolism, show deregulation in ATB patients. Identification of such a protein panel in circulating small EVs besides providing novel insights into their role in tuberculosis may prove to be useful targets to develop host-directed therapeutic intervention.
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- Rakesh Arya
- Translational Health Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India.,School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, 768019, India
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- Translational Health Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India.,Molecular Physiology, and Molecular Medicine Research Group, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
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- Translational Health Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India.,Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, Islamic University, Kushtia, 7003, Bangladesh
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit (ICMR), Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit (ICMR), Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India.,Regional Medical Research Centre, N.E. Region (ICMR), Post Box No.105, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786 001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India
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- Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre, Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001, India
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- Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre, Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001, India
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- Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre, Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001, India
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- Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre, Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001, India
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- Malaria Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Transcriptional Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of TB and Chest Disease, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001, India
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit (ICMR), Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India.,Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786002, India.,Department of Microbiology, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam, 781032, India
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- Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre, Nagaland Hospital Authority Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001, India
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- Translational Health Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Medhi M, Saikia L, Patgiri SJ, Lahkar V, Hussain ME, Kakati S. Incidence of Japanese Encephalitis amongst acute encephalitis syndrome cases in upper Assam districts from 2012 to 2014: A report from a tertiary care hospital. Indian J Med Res 2018; 146:267-271. [PMID: 29265029 PMCID: PMC5761038 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1303_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background & objectives: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a major public health problem in India because of high mortality rate and residual neuropsychiatric damage in the survivors. The present study was undertaken to investigate JE positivity amongst patients admitted with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in upper Assam districts and different parameters with their changing trends related to it. Methods: It was a hospital-based prospective cross-sectional study conducted from January 2012 to December 2014. A total of 1707 consecutive non-repetitive hospitalized patients, satisfying the clinical case definition of AES as per the WHO guidelines, were included in the study. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples were tested for JEV-specific IgM antibodies. Results: Of the 1707 patients admitted, 696 (40.77 %) were diagnosed as JE with male-to-female ratio 1.7:1 and adult to paediatric ratio 2.2:1. Fever (100%), change in mental status (100%), headache (80.02%), neck rigidity (52.01%), unconsciousness (48.99%), seizure (37.64%) and paralysis (11.06%) were the major clinical findings. The majority of cases (94%) were from rural areas. There was a significant association of JE cases with rainy season of the year i.e., June to August (P <0.001). Overall, 14.94 per cent deaths were reported in JE positive cases. Interpretation & conclusions: A higher occurrence of JE was observed in above 15 yr age group. Cases were mainly from rural areas, and there was clustering of cases in rainy season.
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- Mithu Medhi
- Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory (ICMR), Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Narayana Hrudayalaya Superspeciality Hospital, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, India
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- Department of Medicine, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh, India
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Patgiri SJ, Mazumdar H, Saikia L. Seroprevalence of Cysticercus Antibodies in Japanese Encephalitis Patients in Upper Assam, India: A Hospital Based Study. J Clin Diagn Res 2016; 10:DC21-3. [PMID: 27437215 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18260.7795] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Co-infection of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Cysticercosis is attributed mainly to the common epidemiological features between the two diseases. Not much is known about the clinical implications of one infection over the other. AIM The study aimed at establishing whether JE-Cysticercosis co-infection is prevalent in the Upper Assam districts and to explore additional details about such co-infections both clinically and epidemiologically. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was a retrospective cross-sectional hospital based study conducted between July 2013 and June 2014 and included 272 Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) patients. Out of this, 137 JE positive and 135 non-JE Acute encephalitis patients were taken as cases and controls respectively. The diagnosis of JE and Cysticercosis was established by ELISA. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS EpiInfo ver. 7 was used for statistical analysis. Chi-square was used and p-value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS The association of Cysticercosis with JE was found to be statistically significant (14.6%, p = 0.0019) in the cases with reference to the controls (3.7%). Moreover, the co-infections were found to be more common in case of adults (19.32%, p = 0.0360); with males having a greater odds (5.25, p = 0.0008) of harbouring the parasite as compared to females. CONCLUSION The study proves that the association of Cysticercosis and JE holds true in this region.
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- Saurav Jyoti Patgiri
- Research Scientist II, Multidisciplinary Research Unit (MRU), ICMR, Assam Medical College , Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Research Scientist I, Multidisciplinary Research Unit (MRU), ICMR, Assam Medical College , Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Professor and Head, Department Microbiology, Assam Medical College , Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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Das PP, Patgiri SJ, Saikia L, Paul D. Recent Outbreaks of Diphtheria in Dibrugarh District, Assam, India. J Clin Diagn Res 2016; 10:DR01-3. [PMID: 27630847 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20212.8144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Diphtheria is still a significant child health problem in countries with low immunization coverage. Reports of diphtheria in adult population are also increasing. Here we describe three recent outbreaks of diphtheria in Dibrugarh district, Assam in two consecutive years. The study was undertaken in Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh after the diagnosis of two Diphtheria cases in the month of September and October 2015 and another in January 2016. Outbreak investigation was done after defining operational definition and throat swabs were collected from thirty three (33) individuals including three (3) index cases and thirty (30) close contacts. Diagnosis was done by clinical findings, direct microscopy, bacteriological culture and in-house designed multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) of the isolates for the expression of Corynebacterium diphtheriae specific rpoB gene and tox gene. Out of the 10 confirmed cases, 2 and 7 were in the first two outbreaks while only one in the third outbreak respectively. All the cases were of age > 10 years, unimmunized or partially immunized. The overall mortality was 20%. PCR results revealed all the culture positive isolates to be tox gene positive. Diphtheria is a resurgent problem in our region with a significant age shift towards adult.
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- Partha Pratim Das
- Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College & Hospital , Assam, India
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- Research Scientist II, Department of Multidisciplinary Research Unit (ICMR), Assam Medical College & Hospital , Assam, India
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- Professor, Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College & Hospital , Assam, India
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- Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College & Hospital , Assam, India
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Patgiri SJ, Borthakur AK, Borkakoty B, Saikia L, Dutta R, Phukan SK. An appraisal of clinicopathological parameters in Japanese encephalitis and changing epidemiological trends in upper Assam, India. INDIAN J PATHOL MICR 2015; 57:400-6. [PMID: 25118731 DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.138732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] Open
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CONTEXT Japanese encephalitis (JE), an acute mosquito-borne viral disease, is one of the leading causes of viral encephalitis in the South-East Asian region. JE is endemic in Assam. The morbidity and mortality due to JE is significant with outbreaks every year during the monsoons. AIMS The aim was to study the clinicopathological profile of JE; to examine their role in predicting disease outcome; and to document the increase in the incidence of JE among the adult population in this region. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinically suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) cases admitted in Assam Medical College and Hospital during the period of May 2011 to April 2012 were tested by JE virus specific Immunoglobulin M capture ELISA. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 16.0. RESULTS Out of 424 AES cases, 194 were JE positive. The occurrence of JE in adults was higher (P < 0.001) than the pediatric age group. The study recorded a high rate of renal dysfunction in JE cases. A single case of JE induced abortion and two cases of JE-neurocysticercosis co-infections were documented. Regression analysis revealed that adult population, unconsciousness, paresis and elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein level were associated with a worse prognosis in JE cases. Mortality in JE positive cases was higher than the JE negative cases (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION The study attempts to highlight the role played by a combination of clinical and laboratory parameters in assessing the severity and outcome in JE and may help in directing the limited medical resources toward those that need it the most.
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- Saurav Jyoti Patgiri
- Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory (ICMR), Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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