12 results on '"Kempaiah P"'
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2. Use of remdesivir for COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with advanced kidney disease: A retrospective multicenter study
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F. Stancampiano, N. Jhawar, W. Alsafi, J. Valery, D.M. Harris, P. Kempaiah, S. Shah, M.G. Heckman, H. Siddiqui, and C.R. Libertin
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Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Background and objectives: Remdesivir, an antiviral drug routinely used in the treatment of COVID-19 has not yet received FDA approval for use in patients with advanced kidney disease defined as GFR
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- 2022
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3. Effects of different processing methods on the biochemical composition, color and non-volatile taste active compounds of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
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Haritha Duppeti, Sachindra Nakkarike Manjabhatta, Asha Martin, and Bettadaiah Bheemanakere Kempaiah
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Whiteleg shrimp ,Non-volatile taste components ,Microwave drying ,Taste activity value ,Equivalent umami concentration ,Food processing and manufacture ,TP368-456 - Abstract
This study determined the biochemical composition, color change, and non-volatile taste-active composition in raw (FSM), boiled (BSM), hot air-dried (HSM), microwave-dried (MSM), and roasted (RSM) whiteleg shrimp meat. All the treatments significantly influenced the biochemical and taste profile of whiteleg shrimp. Processing primarily affected the color and was measured in terms of total color difference (ΔE) and hue angle (H°) values. The fatty acid profiles of FSM and BSM were similar and different from the remaining groups. Moreover, boiling has reduced the content of taste compounds except glucose significantly (P RSM>HSM>FSM>BSM. This study demonstrated that microwave drying showed a significant increase in the content of taste components and the umami flavor of whiteleg shrimp compared to other processing methods.
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- 2022
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4. Growth inhibition of plasmodium falciparum by Nano-molar concentrations of 1-(4‑hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) decan-3-one (6-paradol); is a cure at hand?
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Vikky Awasthi, Yash Gupta, Rubika Chauhan, Prakasha Kempaiah, and Jyoti Das
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Malaria ,Plasmodium ,Ginger ,Chorismate synthase ,Other systems of medicine ,RZ201-999 - Abstract
Background: Plasmodium falciparum (P.f.)has developed resistance to most of the drugs that are being used currently. The continued search for a new drug is required to successfully eliminate the parasite. A pathway that is unique to the parasite is an ideal target to inhibit the growth of the parasite without affecting the host metabolism. Purpose: In this study, Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Zingiberaceae)(Z.o.) extract, used ethnobotanically as a potent antimicrobial, was found to inhibit P.f. in vitro. Methods: To find the active compounds that may target the essential proteins of the P.f., the known secondary metabolite constituents of Z.o. rhizome were subjected to a preliminary in-silico target search. Chorismate synthase (CS) came up as a hit with a high binding score through multiple screening strategies. The antimalarial activity of the Z.o. extracts were tested with CS downstream metabolic products i.e. aromatic amino acids. The antimalarial targetablity of CS was confirmed with the phylogenetic conservancy, protein modeling, validation and subjected to High throughput virtual screening (HTVS) with a complete secondary metabolite library of Z.o. Among the top hits, the second hit 6-paradol (1-(4‑hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)decan-3-one) was available as a nature-identical synthetic compound. Compound 6-paradol was further analyzed for antimalarial and cytotoxic profiles and subjected to the same CS downstream product supplementation rescue assay. Results: 6-paradol is a highly potent antimalarial and a major component of Z.o. secondary metabolite pool. Though it is predicted to bind to the active site of chorismate synthase along with other metabolites of Z.o., an enzyme, part of the shikimate pathway involved in the aromatic amino acid synthesis. Parasite growth was rescued upon supplementation of aromatic amino acids along with crude Z.o. extract in parasite culture and a shift in IC50 of > 2 folds was observed, confirming the CS as the primary target of Z.o. crude extract. However, the rescue was inconsequential when we assayed with pure 6-paradol. Conclusion: This approach exploits natural compounds with high specificity and potency to kill pathogens developed due to eons of co-evolution with related pathogens. We report a novel potent antimalarial 6-paradol with nano-molar range IC50 already approved by FDA for human consumption as a nature-identical flavoring agent with immediate repurposing potential as an anti-malarial. However, CS rescue assay failure point to a different mechanism of action by active compounds and highlights Z.o. as a treasure trove of more potent anti-malarial which need further exploration.
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- 2022
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5. RBFOX2 is critical for maintaining alternative polyadenylation patterns and mitochondrial health in rat myoblasts
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Jun Cao, Sunil K. Verma, Elizabeth Jaworski, Stephanie Mohan, Chloe K. Nagasawa, Kempaiah Rayavara, Amanda Sooter, Sierra N. Miller, Richard J. Holcomb, Mason J. Powell, Ping Ji, Nathan D. Elrod, Eda Yildirim, Eric J. Wagner, Vsevolod Popov, Nisha J. Garg, Andrew L. Routh, and Muge N. Kuyumcu-Martinez
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RBFOX2 ,alternative polyadenylation ,mitochondria ,Slc25a4 ,Tropomyosin 1 ,nanopore sequencing ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Summary: RBFOX2, which has a well-established role in alternative splicing, is linked to heart diseases. However, it is unclear whether RBFOX2 has other roles in RNA processing that can influence gene expression in muscle cells, contributing to heart disease. Here, we employ both 3ʹ-end and nanopore cDNA sequencing to reveal a previously unrecognized role for RBFOX2 in maintaining alternative polyadenylation (APA) signatures in myoblasts. RBFOX2-mediated APA modulates mRNA levels and/or isoform expression of a collection of genes, including contractile and mitochondrial genes. Depletion of RBFOX2 adversely affects mitochondrial health in myoblasts, correlating with disrupted APA of mitochondrial gene Slc25a4. Mechanistically, RBFOX2 regulation of Slc25a4 APA is mediated through consensus RBFOX2 binding motifs near the distal polyadenylation site, enforcing the use of the proximal polyadenylation site. In sum, our results unveil a role for RBFOX2 in fine-tuning expression of mitochondrial and contractile genes via APA in myoblasts relevant to heart diseases.
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- 2021
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6. Modulation of inflammatory platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor by the acyl analogue of PAF
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Vyala Hanumanthareddy Chaithra, Shancy Petsel Jacob, Chikkamenahalli Lakshminarayana Lakshmikanth, Mosale Seetharam Sumanth, Kandahalli Venkataranganayaka Abhilasha, Chu-Huang Chen, Anita Thyagarajan, Ravi P. Sahu, Jeffery Bryant Travers, Thomas M. McIntyre, Kempaiah Kemparaju, and Gopal Kedihithlu Marathe
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PAF analogue ,PAF acetylhydrolase ,platelet aggregation ,PAF-like lipids ,Biochemistry ,QD415-436 - Abstract
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent inflammatory mediator that exerts its actions via the single PAF receptor (PAF-R). Cells that biosynthesize alkyl-PAF also make abundant amounts of the less potent PAF analogue acyl-PAF, which competes for PAF-R. Both PAF species are degraded by the plasma form of PAF acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH). We examined whether cogenerated acyl-PAF protects alkyl-PAF from systemic degradation by acting as a sacrificial substrate to enhance inflammatory stimulation or as an inhibitor to dampen PAF-R signaling. In ex vivo experiments both PAF species are prothrombotic in isolation, but acyl-PAF reduced the alkyl-PAF-induced stimulation of human platelets that express canonical PAF-R. In Swiss albino mice, alkyl-PAF causes sudden death, but this effect can also be suppressed by simultaneously administering boluses of acyl-PAF. When PAF-AH levels were incrementally elevated, the protective effect of acyl-PAF on alkyl-PAF-induced death was serially decreased. We conclude that, although acyl-PAF in isolation is mildly proinflammatory, in a pathophysiological setting abundant acyl-PAF suppresses the action of alkyl-PAF. These studies provide evidence for a previously unrecognized role for acyl-PAF as an inflammatory set-point modulator that regulates both PAF-R signaling and hydrolysis.
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- 2018
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7. Natural infection of Plasmodium brasilianum in humans: Man and monkey share quartan malaria parasites in the Venezuelan Amazon
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Albert Lalremruata, Magda Magris, Sarai Vivas-Martínez, Maike Koehler, Meral Esen, Prakasha Kempaiah, Sankarganesh Jeyaraj, Douglas Jay Perkins, Benjamin Mordmüller, and Wolfram G. Metzger
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Quartan malaria ,Yanomami ,Venezuela ,Plasmodium malariae ,Plasmodium brasilianum ,New World monkey ,Anthropozoonosis ,Anthroponosis ,Zoonosis ,Circumsporozoite protein ,CSP ,Small subunit ribosomal RNA ,18S rRNA ,Polymerase change reaction ,Sequencing ,PCR ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Background: The quartan malaria parasite Plasmodium malariae is the widest spread and best adapted human malaria parasite. The simian Plasmodium brasilianum causes quartan fever in New World monkeys and resembles P. malariae morphologically. Since the genetics of the two parasites are nearly identical, differing only in a range of mutations expected within a species, it has long been speculated that the two are the same. However, no naturally acquired infection with parasites termed as P. brasilianum has been found in humans until now. Methods: We investigated malaria cases from remote Yanomami indigenous communities of the Venezuelan Amazon and analyzed the genes coding for the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and the small subunit of ribosomes (18S) by species-specific PCR and capillary based-DNA sequencing. Findings: Based on 18S rRNA gene sequencing, we identified 12 patients harboring malaria parasites which were 100% identical with P. brasilianum isolated from the monkey, Alouatta seniculus. Translated amino acid sequences of the CS protein gene showed identical immunodominant repeat units between quartan malaria parasites isolated from both humans and monkeys. Interpretation: This study reports, for the first time, naturally acquired infections in humans with parasites termed as P. brasilianum. We conclude that quartan malaria parasites are easily exchanged between humans and monkeys in Latin America. We hypothesize a lack of host specificity in mammalian hosts and consider quartan malaria to be a true anthropozoonosis. Since the name P. brasilianum suggests a malaria species distinct from P. malariae, we propose that P. brasilianum should have a nomenclatorial revision in case further research confirms our findings. The expansive reservoir of mammalian hosts discriminates quartan malaria from other Plasmodium spp. and requires particular research efforts.
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- 2015
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8. TAT-MeCP2 protein variants rescue disease phenotypes in human and mouse models of Rett syndrome.
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Steinkellner H, Kempaiah P, Beribisky AV, Pferschy S, Etzler J, Huber A, Sarne V, Neuhaus W, Kuttke M, Bauer J, Arunachalam JP, Christodoulou J, Dressel R, Mildner A, Prinz M, and Laccone F
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- Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Gene Products, tat genetics, Gene Products, tat therapeutic use, Humans, Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 genetics, Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 metabolism, Mice, Mutation, Phenotype, Rett Syndrome drug therapy, Rett Syndrome genetics, Rett Syndrome metabolism
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by pathogenic variants leading to functional impairment of the MeCP2 protein. Here, we used purified recombinant MeCP2e1 and MeCP2e2 protein variants fused to a TAT protein transduction domain (PTD) to evaluate their transduction ability into RTT patient-derived fibroblasts and the ability to carry out their cellular function. We then assessed their transduction ability and therapeutic effects in a RTT mouse model. In vitro, TAT-MeCP2e2-eGFP reversed the pathological hyperacetylation of histones H3K9 and H4K16, a hallmark of abolition of MeCP2 function. In vivo, intraperitoneal administration of TAT-MeCP2e1 and TAT-MeCP2e2 extended the lifespan of Mecp2
-/y mice by >50%. This was accompanied by rescue of hippocampal CA2 neuron size in animals treated with TAT-MeCP2e1. Taken together, these findings provide a strong indication that recombinant TAT-MeCP2 can reach mouse brains following peripheral injection and can ameliorate the phenotype of RTT mouse models. Thus, our study serves as a first step in the development of a potentially novel RTT therapy., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2022
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9. Heparin: A simplistic repurposing to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in light of its in-vitro nanomolar efficacy.
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Gupta Y, Maciorowski D, Zak SE, Kulkarni CV, Herbert AS, Durvasula R, Fareed J, Dye JM, and Kempaiah P
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- COVID-19 prevention & control, COVID-19 transmission, Heparin therapeutic use, Humans, SARS-CoV-2 genetics, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus genetics, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Drug Repositioning, Heparin chemistry, SARS-CoV-2 chemistry, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus chemistry
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The world is currently facing a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. The greatest threat that is disrupting the normal functioning of society is the exceptionally high species independent transmission. Drug repurposing is understood to be the best strategy to immediately deploy well-characterized agents against new pathogens. Several repurposable drugs are already in evaluation for determining suitability to treat COVID-19. One such promising compound includes heparin, which is widely used in reducing thrombotic events associated with COVID-19 induced pathology. As part of identifying target-specific antiviral compounds among FDA and world-approved libraries using high-throughput virtual screening (HTVS), we previously evaluated top hits for anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity. Here, we report results of highly efficacious viral entry blocking properties of heparin (IC
50 = 12.3 nM) in the complete virus assay, and further, propose ways to use it as a potential transmission blocker. Exploring further, our in-silico analysis indicated that the heparin interacts with post-translational glycoconjugates present on spike proteins. The patterns of accessible spike-glycoconjugates in open and closed states are completely contrasted by one another. Heparin-binding to the open conformation of spike structurally supports the state and may aid ACE2 binding as reported with cell surface-bound heparan sulfate. We also studied spike protein mutant variants' heparin interactions for possible resistance. Based on available data and optimal absorption properties by the skin, heparin could potentially be used to block SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Studies should be designed to exploit its nanomolar antiviral activity to formulate heparin as topical or inhalation-based formulations, particularly on exposed areas and sites of primary viremia e.g. ACE2 rich epithelia of the eye (conjunctiva/lids), nasal cavity, and mouth., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2021
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10. Cystic fibrosis CFBE41o- cells contain TLR1 SNP I602S and fail to respond to Mycobacterium abscessus.
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Kempaiah P, Davidson LB, Perkins DJ, and Byrd TF
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- Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Cystic Fibrosis microbiology, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous microbiology, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Cystic Fibrosis genetics, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous genetics, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Toll-Like Receptor 1 genetics
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Background: Mycobacterium abscessus causes lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. M. abscessus stimulates the host innate immune response via TLR2 on respiratory epithelial cells. Signaling through TLR2 requires the formation of TLR2/TLR1 heterodimers on the cell surface., Methods: The ability of M. abscessus to stimulate the innate immune response of cystic fibrosis CFBE41o- respiratory epithelial cells was measured as expression of HβD2 by RT PCR, and release of IL-8 by ELISA. Genotyping of CFBE41o- TLR polymorphisms was carried out., Results: CFBE41o- cells are hyporesponsive to M. abscessus. They are homozygous for the TLR1 SNP I602S which has been demonstrated to cause diminished cellular responses to TLR2 agonists., Conclusions: Homozygosity for I602S is prevalent in Western Europeans and North American Caucasians, the same demographic in which the ΔF508 mutation is present. This SNP may play a role in the pathogenesis of M. abscessus lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis., (Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2013
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11. Suppressed circulating bicyclo-PGE2 levels and leukocyte COX-2 transcripts in children co-infected with P. falciparum malaria and HIV-1 or bacteremia.
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Anyona SB, Kempaiah P, Davenport GC, Vulule JM, Hittner JB, Ong'echa JM, and Perkins DJ
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- Animals, Bacteremia complications, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds blood, Female, HIV Infections complications, HIV-1 isolation & purification, Humans, Infant, Malaria, Falciparum complications, Male, Plasmodium falciparum isolation & purification, Bacteremia blood, Cyclooxygenase 2 genetics, Dinoprostone blood, HIV Infections blood, Leukocytes enzymology, Malaria, Falciparum blood, RNA, Messenger blood
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In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions, malarial anemia is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Identifying biomarkers of malaria disease severity is important for identifying at-risk groups and for improved understanding of the molecular pathways that influence clinical outcomes. We have previously shown that decreased cyclooxygenase (COX)-2-derived prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels are associated with enhanced clinical severity in cerebral malaria, malarial anemia, and malaria during pregnancy. Since children with malaria often have increased incidence of additional infections, such as bacteremia and HIV-1, we extend our previous findings by investigating COX-2 and PGE2 in children with falciparum malaria and co-infection with either bacteremia or HIV-1. Plasma bicyclo-PGE2/creatinine levels and peripheral blood COX-2 transcripts were significantly reduced in co-infected children relative to those with malaria mono-infection. Furthermore, suppression of circulating bicyclo-PGE2 was significantly associated with reduced hemoglobin levels in both mono- and co-infected children with malaria, suggesting that bicyclo-PGE2 may represent both a marker and mediator of malaria pathogenesis., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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12. Human tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 is internalized by cells and translocated to the nucleus by the importin system.
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Kempaiah P, Chand HS, and Kisiel W
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- Aorta, Apoptosis, Capillaries metabolism, Cell Line, Cell Line, Tumor, Endothelium, Vascular metabolism, Fibrosarcoma, Glycoproteins genetics, Humans, Kidney embryology, Kinetics, Microscopy, Confocal, Plasmids, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Skin blood supply, Transfection, Cell Nucleus metabolism, Glycoproteins metabolism, Karyopherins metabolism
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Tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2) is a serine proteinase inhibitor that induces caspase-mediated apoptosis when offered to a variety of tumor cells. In order to investigate the mechanism of TFPI-2-induced apoptosis, we initially studied the uptake and trafficking of TFPI-2 by HT-1080 cells. Exogenously offered TFPI-2 was rapidly internalized and distributed in both the cytosolic and nuclear fractions. Nuclear localization of TFPI-2 was also detected in a variety of endothelial cells constitutively expressing TFPI-2. Nuclear localization of TFPI-2 required a NLS sequence located in its Lys/Arg-rich C-terminal tail comprising residues 191-211, as a TFPI-2 construct lacking the C-terminal tail failed to localize to the nucleus. Complexes of TFPI-2 and importin-alpha were co-immunoprecipitated from cell lysates of HT-1080 cells either offered or overexpressing this protein, providing evidence that TFPI-2 was shuttled to the nucleus by the importin system. Our results provide the initial description of TFPI-2 internalization and translocation to the nucleus in a number of cells.
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- 2009
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