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Lee S, Lim B, Chan T, Neo S, Low A, Tung J, Sundaram P, Cheng C, Lee L, Lim Y. Rezūm water vapour therapy (Rezūm): Is it safe to continue antiplatelet or anticoagulation medication? Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00284-1] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Vijaykumar D, Lekshmi A, Aggarwal R, Sundaram P. 156P The effectiveness of intraoperative administration of both radioactive isotope and blue dye without pre-surgery gamma imaging in comparison with the conventional technique for sentinel node biopsy. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.03.170] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sundaram P, Padmanaban R. Dynamical resonances of the deuterated CH 2+ complex in the electronic ground state: A quantum wavepacket study. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:164306. [PMID: 29716227 DOI: 10.1063/1.5008783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We here investigate the effects of isotopic substituents on the vibrational energy levels of the CH2+ complex, supported by the electronic ground (1 2A') potential energy surface (PES) of the H + CH+ reaction. We calculate the transition state spectrum by Fourier transforming the time-autocorrelation function of the initial wavepacket (WP) chosen in the interaction region of the PES. Using the time-dependent WP approach, the dynamical resonances are identified as bound and quasibound in nature, and they are characterized in terms of the eigenfunctions and lifetimes. The present work on the isotopic variants [CHD+(CDH+) and CD2+] is compared with our earlier work [P. Sundaram et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 20172 (2017)] on the parent CH2+ species. The isotopic variants reveal a large number of peaks in the spectra and the eigenfunctions exhibit the systematic nodal progressions and periodic orbits, the same as in CH2+. While the CD2+ complex exactly mimics the resonance behaviors (local and hyperspherical modes) of the bound and quasibound CH2+ complex, the CHD+(CDH+) complex reveals only the local mode behaviors at low energies and significantly less number of resonance structures at high energies. Lifetime analysis of the isotopic variants implies that the CD2+ complex survives much longer than the CHD+(CDH+) complex and concludes the work by noting the following order in the decay profile of the deuterated CH2+ resonances as CH2+>CHD+(CDH+) >CD2+.
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605 014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605 014, India
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Sundaram P, Manivannan V, Padmanaban R. Dynamics and resonances of the H( 2S) + CH +(X 1Σ +) reaction in the electronic ground state: a detailed quantum wavepacket study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:20172-20187. [PMID: 28726890 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03110f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Initial state-selected and energy resolved channel-specific reaction probabilities, integral cross sections and thermal rate constants of the H(2S) + CH+(X1Σ+) reaction are calculated within the coupled states approximation by a time-dependent wave packet propagation method. The new ab initio global potential energy surface (PES) of the electronic ground state (1 2A') of the system, recently reported by Li et al. [J. Chem. Phys., 2015, 142, 124302], is employed for this purpose. All partial wave contributions up to the total angular momentum J = 60 are considered to obtain the converged integral reaction cross section up to a collision energy of 1.0 eV. Thermal rate constants are calculated by averaging the reaction cross sections over the Boltzmann distribution of energies and compared with the available theoretical and experimental results for the temperature range 10-1000 K. Investigation of the channel-specific reaction attributes shows that the H abstraction (CH+ destruction) channel is highly favored over the H exchange channel. The effect of rotational and vibrational excitations of the CH+ reagent on the dynamics is also studied. The resonances formed during the course of the reaction are also identified by calculating the transition state spectrum and characterized in terms of the eigenfunctions and lifetimes. More than 260 vibrational levels are obtained and their eigenfunctions are calculated, which are represented in terms of the nodal assignments and the eigenenergies. They reveal both the local and hyperspherical behavior for the bound and quasibound states of the CH2+ complex in the ground 1 2A' surface. The lifetime analysis of the quasibound states indicates that the CH2+ resonances survive for as long as ∼400 fs at high energies (E ∼ 2.0 eV) and are expected to decay faster with further increasing energy. Finally, the type of mechanism for the formation of the product (C+ + H2) is elucidated.
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014, India.
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Busby L, Brown I, Mwango G, Rawlings-Fein M, Sundaram P, Mutch C, Rehani B, Dillon W. RISE (Radiology International Student Education): creation and
utilization of virtual online classroom for global radiology
education. Ann Glob Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.141] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Choughule A, Sharma R, Trivedi V, Thavamani A, Noronha V, Joshi A, Desai S, Chandrani P, Sundaram P, Utture S, Jambhekar N, Gupta S, Aich J, Prabhash K, Dutt A. Coexistence of KRAS mutation with mutant but not wild-type EGFR predicts response to tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in human lung cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:2203-4. [PMID: 25117816 PMCID: PMC4260019 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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- A Choughule
- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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Tammam S, Sampaleanu LM, Koo J, Sundaram P, Ayers M, Chong PA, Forman-Kay JD, Burrows LL, Howell PL. Characterization of the PilN, PilO and PilP type IVa pilus subcomplex. Mol Microbiol 2011; 82:1496-514. [PMID: 22053789 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Type IVa pili are bacterial nanomachines required for colonization of surfaces, but little is known about the organization of proteins in this system. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa pilMNOPQ operon encodes five key members of the transenvelope complex facilitating pilus function. While PilQ forms the outer membrane secretin pore, the functions of the inner membrane-associated proteins PilM/N/O/P are less well defined. Structural characterization of a stable C-terminal fragment of PilP (PilP(Δ71)) by NMR revealed a modified β-sandwich fold, similar to that of Neisseria meningitidis PilP, although complementation experiments showed that the two proteins are not interchangeable likely due to divergent surface properties. PilP is an inner membrane putative lipoprotein, but mutagenesis of the putative lipobox had no effect on the localization and function of PilP. A larger fragment, PilP(Δ18-6His), co-purified with a PilN(Δ44)/PilO(Δ51) heterodimer as a stable complex that eluted from a size exclusion chromatography column as a single peak with a molecular weight equivalent to two heterotrimers with 1:1:1 stoichiometry. Although PilO forms both homodimers and PilN-PilO heterodimers, PilP(Δ18-6His) did not interact stably with PilO(Δ51) alone. Together these data demonstrate that PilN/PilO/PilP interact directly to form a stable heterotrimeric complex, explaining the dispensability of PilP's lipid anchor for localization and function.
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- S Tammam
- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Sundaram RK, Hurwitz I, Matthews S, Hoy E, Kurapati S, Crawford C, Sundaram P, Durvasula RV. Expression of a functional single-chain antibody via Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 27:617-22. [PMID: 18322717 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0483-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Antibody-based therapeutics are effective against conditions ranging from acute infections to malignancy. They may prove crucial in combating bioterrorism and responding to drug-resistant and emerging pathogens. At present the cost of producing therapeutic monoclonal antibodies is between $1,000 to $6,000 per gram. The need to administer antibodies parenterally at frequent intervals further drives the cost of this treatment. Here we present an antibody delivery system, termed paratransgenesis, with the potential to overcome these limitations. The paratransgenic approach involves genetically transforming a commensal or symbiont bacterium to express foreign molecules that target pathogens. We describe transformation of Corynebacterium pseudodiptheriticum, a commensal bacterium found in the human respiratory tract, to express a murine single-chain antibody binding progesterone. The antibody was functional and bound specifically to progesterone in a concentration-dependent manner. This marker antibody system is the precursor to development of expression systems producing recombinant humanized single-chain antibodies. Studies are in progress evaluating fitness, transgene stablility, and pathogenecity of the genetically engineered C. pseudodiptheriticum. We anticipate developing a repertoire of expressed molecules targeting infectious agents and surface epitopes of pulmonary mass lesions. If expression systems for anti-pathogen molecules in C. pseudodiptheriticum and other respiratory commensal bacteria can be optimized, these bacteria have the potential for a range of therapeutic and prophylactic applications.
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- R K Sundaram
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Sundaram P, Zomorodian A, Beaulieu C, Napel S. Colon polyp detection using smoothed shape operators: preliminary results. Med Image Anal 2007; 12:99-119. [PMID: 17910934 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Revised: 07/25/2007] [Accepted: 08/03/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithms identify locations in computed tomographic (CT) images of the colon that are most likely to contain polyps. Existing CAD methods treat the CT data as a voxelized, volume image. They estimate a curvature-based feature at the mucosal surface voxels. However, curvature is a smooth notion, while our data are discrete and noisy. As a second order differential quantity, curvature amplifies noise. In this paper, we present the smoothed shape operators method (SSO), which uses a geometry processing approach. We extract a triangle mesh representation of the colon surface, and estimate curvature on this surface using the shape operator. We then smooth the shape operators on the surface iteratively. Throughout, we use techniques explicitly designed for discrete geometry. All our computation occurs on the surface, rather than in the voxel grid. We evaluate our algorithm on patient data and provide free-response receiver-operating characteristic performance analysis over all size ranges of polyps. We also provide confidence intervals for our performance estimates. We compare our performance with the surface normal overlap (SNO) method for the same data. A preliminary evaluation of our method on 35 patients yielded the following results (polyp diameter range; sensitivity; false positives/case): (10mm; 100%; 17.5), (5-10 mm; 89.7%, 21.23), (<5 mm; 59.1%; 23.9) and (overall; 80.3%; 23.9). The evaluation of the SNO method yielded: (10 mm; 75%; 17.5), (5-10 mm; 43.1%; 21.23), (<5 mm; 15.9%; 23.9) and (overall; 38.5%; 23.9).
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States.
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Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase (TPST), responsible for the sulfation of a variety of secretory and membrane proteins, has been identified and characterized in submandibular salivary glands (William et al. Arch Biochem Biophys 1997; 338: 90-96). In the present study we demonstrate the sulfation of a salivary secretory protein, statherin, by the tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase present in human saliva. Optimum statherin sulfation was observed at pH 6.5 and at 20 mm MnCl2. Increase in the level of total sulfation was observed with increasing statherin concentration. The Kmvalue of tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase for statherin was 40 μM. Analysis of the sulfated statherin product on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by autoradiography revealed 35S-labelling of a 5 kDa statherin. Further analysis of the sulfated statherin revealed the sulfation on tyrosyl residue. This study is the first report demonstrating tyrosine sulfation of a salivary secretory protein. The implications of this sulfation of statherin in hydroxyapatite binding and Actinomyces viscosus interactions are discussed.
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- C Kasinathan
- Oral Biology, NJ Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103-2400, USA
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Kasinathan C, Ramaprasad P, Sundaram P. Identification and characterization of tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase from human saliva. Int J Biol Sci 2005; 1:141-5. [PMID: 16244708 PMCID: PMC1262495 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.1.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2005] [Accepted: 10/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase (TPST), the enzyme responsible for the sulfation of tyrosine residues, has been identified and characterized in submandibular salivary glands previously (William et al. Arch Biochem Biophys 338: 90-96). Tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase catalyses the sulfation of a variety of secretory and membrane proteins and is believed to be present only in the cell. In the present study, this enzyme was identified for the first time in human saliva. Analysis of human saliva and parotid saliva for the presence of tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase revealed tyrosine sulfating activity displayed by both whole saliva and parotid saliva at pH optimum of 6.8. In contrast to tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase isolated from submandibular salivary glands, salivary enzyme does not require the presence of Triton X-100, NaF and 5'AMP for maximal activity. Similar to the submandibular TPST, the enzyme from saliva also required MnCl2 for its activity. Maximum TPST activity was observed at 20mM MnCl2. The enzyme from saliva was immunoprecipitated and purified by immunoaffinity column using anti-TPST antibody. Affinity purified salivary TPST showed a single band of 50-54 kDa. This study is the first report characterizing a tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase in a secretory fluid.
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- C Kasinathan
- Oral Biology, NJ Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103-2400, USA.
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- T S Shah
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T N Medical College and B Y L Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Tracheobronchomegaly associated tracheomalacia: analysis by sleep study. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2004; 46:47-9. [PMID: 14870869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Tracheobronchomegaly (TBM) occasionally may progress to extensive tracheomalacia which leads to respiratory failure. Spirometry, dynamic expiratory multidetector computed tomography (CT), bronchoscopy are used to diagnose patients of suspected tracheobronchomalacia. We used the technique of night-time monitoring of respiratory variables to show the presence of respiratory abnormalities during sleep and which was corrected by applying nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The study showed the presence of both apnoea and hypopnoeas, which were obstructive in nature with an apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) of 11, no snoring and associated oxygen desaturation of 75 per cent. A second overnight study with nasal continuous positive airway pressure at a critical pressure of 8 cm, the AHI decreased to 3 along with no drop in oxygen saturation. This non-invasive technique should be considered as a diagnostic tool in tracheobronchomalacia and to know the outcome of CPAP, surgical or stent therapy in this condition.
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Kolekar S, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Unusual diagnostic aid for a common tropical disease. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2003; 45:257-9. [PMID: 12962460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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- S Kolekar
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Singh R, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Upper lobe fibrosis in ulcerative colitis. J Assoc Physicians India 2003; 51:515-7. [PMID: 12974439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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We report a case of ulcerative colitis where chest radiograph and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lungs revealed bilateral upper lobe fibrosis, which was misdiagnosed and treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was confirmed by sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy.
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- R Singh
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai
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- S Kolekar
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T N Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai 400008, India
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Bhat SP, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Recurrent pneumothorax in a 28-year-old woman. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2002; 44:255-7. [PMID: 12437239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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- S P Bhat
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
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Sundaram P, Kamat R, Joshi JM. Flour mill lung: a pneumoconiosis of mixed aetiology. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2002; 44:199-201. [PMID: 12206482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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We report two cases of mixed dust fibrosis which occurred in the setting of poorly ventilated flour mills where various kinds of grain, chiefly wheat, were ground using stones whose silica content was analysed to be greater than 80 percent. While one patient was a non-smoker and the other was an ex-smoker, both cooked on kerosene stoves in the same room. We propose the term 'Flour mill lung' for this form of pneumoconiosis. A larger study would be required to establish the entity and its incidence among flour mill workers.
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, TN. Medical College and B.YL. Nair Hospital, Mumbai
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Bhat S, Kamble RT, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Transdiaphragmatic extension of hepatic hydatid cyst. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2002; 44:191-4. [PMID: 12206480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Transdiaphragmatic extension of hydatid cyst (HC) or cystic echinococcosis (CE) of the liver is a rare phenomenon. We report a case that presented as a right middle lobe consolidation. The diagnosis of transdiaphragmatic extension of hepatic hydatid cyst was suspected on CT scan of the chest and abdomen, and confirmed operatively. A successful outcome was achieved by a combination of pre- and post-operative albendazole therapy combined with surgery.
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- S Bhat
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, TN. Medical College and B.YL. Nair Hospital, Mumbai
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Shah DV, Bhat SP, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Lung abscess with neck swelling. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2002; 44:117-9. [PMID: 12026250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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- D V Shah
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai
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Sheoran AS, Timoney JF, Tinge SA, Sundaram P, Curtiss R. Intranasal immunogenicity of a Deltacya Deltacrp-pabA mutant of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium for the horse. Vaccine 2001; 19:3591-9. [PMID: 11348727 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(01)00072-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the intranasal immunogenicity for the horse of a Deltacya Deltacrp-pabA mutant (MGN-707) of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. typhimurium). MGN-707 caused no sign of disease, was not detected in feces and a single administration induced strong Salmonella-specific serum and nasal mucosal antibody responses. All ponies had made strong salmonella specific serum IgGa, IgGb, IgA and IgM antibody responses by day 25 after the first immunization. IgM responses to salmonella lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were short lived whereas salmonella specific serum IgGa and IgGb persisted at high levels in all ponies until 83 and 140 days, respectively. Specific nasal mucosal antibody responses dominated by IgA and IgM were evident by day 25 in all ponies except one in which only specific IgGa and IgGb were evident. Specific nasal mucosal IgA persisted in most ponies until day 69. A second immunization on day 140 boosted antibody responses, and stimulated a strong nasal mucosal IgA response in the pony that failed to make an IgA response after primary immunization. At the termination of the experiment, IgA and IgGb dominated jejunal antibody responses whereas vaginal responses were mainly IgA. The latter response unequivocally confirms the existence of a common mucosal immune system in equids. The results indicate that a S. typhimurium Deltacya Deltacrp-pabA mutant has potential as an intranasal vaccine against salmonellosis in the horse.
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- A S Sheoran
- Department of Veterinary Science, Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, 40546-0099, Lexington, KY, USA
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Sheoran AS, Timoney JF, Tinge SA, Sundaram P, Curtiss R. Intranasal immunogenicity of a Delta cya Delta crp-pabA mutant of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium for the horse. Vaccine 2001; 19:3787-95. [PMID: 11395214 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(01)00091-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the intranasal immunogenicity for the horse of a Deltacya Deltacrp-pabA mutant (MGN-707) of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. typhimurium). MGN-707 caused no sign of disease, was not detected in feces and a single administration induced strong Salmonella-specific serum and nasal mucosal antibody responses. All ponies had made strong salmonella specific serum IgGa, IgGb, IgA and IgM antibody responses by day 25 after the first immunization. IgM responses to salmonella lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were short lived whereas salmonella specific serum IgGa and IgGb persisted at high levels in all ponies until 83 and 140 days, respectively. Specific nasal mucosal antibody responses dominated by IgA and IgM were evident by day 25 in all ponies except one in which only specific IgGa and IgGb were evident. Specific nasal mucosal IgA persisted in most ponies until day 69. A second immunization on day 140 boosted antibody responses, and stimulated a strong nasal mucosal IgA response in the pony that failed to make an IgA response after primary immunization. At the termination of the experiment, IgA and IgGb dominated jejunal antibody responses whereas vaginal responses were mainly IgA. The latter response unequivocally confirms the existence of a common mucosal immune system in equids. The results indicate that a S. typhimurium Deltacya Deltacrp-pabA mutant has potential as an intranasal vaccine against salmonellosis in the horse.
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- A S Sheoran
- Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0099, USA
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Banerjee S, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Chronic pulmonary suppuration. Postgrad Med J 2001; 77:272; discussion 282-3. [PMID: 11264503 PMCID: PMC1741998 DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.906.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- S Banerjee
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T N Medical College, B Y L Nair Hospital, Mumbai, 400 008 India
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Ladhani S, Kamble RT, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Non responding pneumonia with skin lesions. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2001; 43:115-7. [PMID: 11529410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Sweet's syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatitis) is characterised by classical skin lesions accompanied by fever and malaise. Systemic involvement may be present and lung involvement in Sweet's syndrome has been reported in the form of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia and pleural effusion. There are dense papillary neutrophilic infiltrates on histopathology. We present a case of Sweets' syndrome with left lower lobe consolidation and persistent fever which was non-responsive to antibiotics but showed clinical improvement with clearing of radiological opacities on oral steroid therapy.
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- S Ladhani
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, B.Y.L. Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai
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Sundaram P, Agrawal K, Mandke JV, Joshi JM. Giant cell pneumonitis induced by cobalt. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2001; 43:47-9. [PMID: 11370507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Cobalt alone and in combination with tungsten carbide known as hard metal is capable of causing lung damage. This may vary from development of pulmonary oedema to asthma and fibrosing alveolitis. We report a case of giant cell interstitial pneumonitis caused by exposure to cobalt dust which was not identified as the etiological agent initially and hence led to progression of the disease. The patient subsequently improved following cessation of exposure and treatment with oral corticosteriods, thereby stressing the importance of occupational history in all cases of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, B.Y.L. Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai
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Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Sundaram P, Lee J, Mennone A, Alvaro D, Boyer JL. Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 2000; 119:1113-22. [PMID: 11040198 DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.18156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein 170 gene products (mdr1a and 1b) are glycosylated plasma membrane proteins that function as adenosine triphosphate-dependent transmembrane export pumps for lipophilic xenobiotics of widely different structure. We assessed whether these P-glycoproteins are functionally expressed in cholangiocytes. METHODS A reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction was performed on RNA from a normal rat cholangiocyte cell line using mdr1-specific primers. Northern and Western blot analyses were performed on cholangiocytes immunoisolated from 2-week bile duct-ligated rats and cholangiocytes and isolated cholangiocyte membrane subfractions, respectively. Functional assays were performed in isolated bile duct units from bile duct-ligated rats and incubated with rhodamine 123, a P-glycoprotein substrate, with or without the P-glycoprotein inhibitors verapamil or GF120918. RESULTS A 400-base pair fragment with 99% homology to the cytosolic domain of rat intestinal mdr1a (5' 1953-2350 3') was identified that hybridized to a 5.2-kilobase RNA transcript in a normal rat cholangiocyte cell line, isolated rat cholangiocytes, and ileum. Western analysis localized mdr1 to the apical membrane of cholangiocytes. Confocal microscopy showed active secretion of rhodamine 123 into the lumen of isolated bile duct units that was abolished by vanadate and P-glycoprotein competitive antagonists, verapamil and GF120918, in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide the first molecular and functional evidence for the expression of mdr1a on the luminal membrane of cholangiocytes, where it may have a protective role.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/analysis
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/genetics
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/analysis
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics
- Acridines/pharmacology
- Animals
- Bile Ducts/cytology
- Bile Ducts/drug effects
- Bile Ducts/physiology
- Cell Division
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/physiology
- Cytosol/physiology
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- In Vitro Techniques
- Isoquinolines/pharmacology
- Kinetics
- Male
- Microscopy, Confocal
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rhodamine 123
- Tetrahydroisoquinolines
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Vanadates/pharmacology
- Verapamil/pharmacology
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- A Gigliozzi
- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College, BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai 400008, India
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Ballatori N, Rebbeor JF, Connolly GC, Seward DJ, Lenth BE, Henson JH, Sundaram P, Boyer JL. Bile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 278:G57-63. [PMID: 10644562 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.1.g57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Biliary secretion of bile salts in mammals is mediated in part by the liver-specific ATP-dependent canalicular membrane protein Bsep/Spgp, a member of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily. We examined whether a similar transport activity exists in the liver of the evolutionarily primitive marine fish Raja erinacea, the little skate, which synthesizes mainly sulfated bile alcohols rather than bile salts. Western blot analysis of skate liver plasma membranes using antiserum raised against rat liver Bsep/Spgp demonstrated a dominant protein band with an apparent molecular mass of 210 kDa, a size larger than that in rat liver canalicular membranes, approximately 160 kDa. Immunofluorescent localization with anti-Bsep/Spgp in isolated, polarized skate hepatocyte clusters revealed positive staining of the bile canaliculi, consistent with its selective apical localization in mammalian liver. Functional characterization of putative ATP-dependent canalicular bile salt transport activity was assessed in skate liver plasma membrane vesicles, with [(3)H]taurocholate as the substrate. [(3)H]taurocholate uptake into the vesicles was mediated by ATP-dependent and -independent mechanisms. The ATP-dependent component was saturable, with a Michaelis-Menten constant (K(m)) for taurocholate of 40+/-7 microM and a K(m) for ATP of 0.6+/-0.1 mM, and was competitively inhibited by scymnol sulfate (inhibition constant of 23 microM), the major bile salt in skate bile. ATP-dependent uptake of taurocholate into vesicles was inhibited by known substrates and inhibitors of Bsep/Spgp, including other bile salts and bile salt derivatives, but not by inhibitors of the multidrug resistance protein-1 or the canalicular multidrug resistance-associated protein, indicating a distinct transport mechanism. These findings provide functional and structural evidence for a Bsep/Spgp-like protein in the canalicular membrane of the skate liver. This transporter is expressed early in vertebrate evolution and transports both bile salts and bile alcohols.
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- N Ballatori
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School Medicine, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
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Sturm E, Zimmerman TL, Crawford AR, Svetlov SI, Sundaram P, Ferrara JL, Karpen SJ, Crawford JM. Endotoxin-stimulated macrophages decrease bile acid uptake in WIF-B cells, a rat hepatoma hybrid cell line. Hepatology 2000; 31:124-30. [PMID: 10613737 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Endotoxemia leads to cytokine-mediated alterations of the hepatocellular sodium-taurocholate-cotransporting polypeptide (ntcp). We hypothesized that stimulated macrophages are essential transducers for down-regulating hepatocellular bile salt uptake in response to endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) exposure. Using an in vitro model, we exposed mouse macrophages (IC-21 cell line) to LPS for 24 hours. Concentrations of cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-1beta, and IL-6 increased 10.6-fold, 12.5-fold, and 444-fold, respectively, in LPS-conditioned IC-21 medium (CM) versus unconditioned IC-21 medium (UM). WIF-B rat hepatoma hybrid cells were incubated with either CM or UM or treated directly with medium containing recombinant TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6. [(3)H]Taurocholate ([(3)H]TC) uptake decreased in WIF-B cells exposed to either TNF-alpha (54% of control), IL-1beta (78%), IL-6 (55%) as single additives, or in triple combination (TCC) (43%). A virtually identical decrease was observed after exposing WIF-B cells to CM (52%, P <.001). LPS had no direct effect on [(3)H]TC uptake. CM treatment did not decrease L-alanine transport in WIF-B cells. Blocking antibodies against TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 restored the diminished [(3)H]TC uptake in cells exposed to TCC and CM to 87% and 107% of controls, respectively. Northern blotting revealed that ntcp messenger RNA (mRNA) expression was significantly reduced in WIF-B cells after exposure to CM, and in primary rat hepatocytes exposed to CM or TNF-alpha (68%, 14%, and 29% of control, respectively). We conclude that macrophages and their ability to secrete the cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 may be essential in mediating the endotoxin-induced cholestatic effect of decreased hepatocellular bile salt uptake.
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- E Sturm
- Program in Gastrointestinal Pathology, Yale Liver Center and Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT, USA
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Bhat SP, Sundaram P, Kamble RT, Joshi JM. Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2000; 42:35-7. [PMID: 10851821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is characterized by the appearance of benign laryngeal squamous papillomas in childhood. Lung involvement is rare. We report a case of childhood laryngeal papillomas who developed tracheobronchial papillomas and a nodule in the lung after a period of 21 years. Frequent sampling of pulmonary lesions to detect malignant transformation is suggested as prognosis of lung lesions are worse in comparison to laryngeal papillomas.
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- S P Bhat
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, T.N. Medical College, Mumbai
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- K B Agrawal
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai Central, Maharashtra, 400 008 India
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Pai M, Sundaram P, Radhakrishnan KK, Thomas K, Muliyil JP. A high rate of caesarean sections in an affluent section of Chennai: is it cause for concern? Natl Med J India 1999; 12:156-8. [PMID: 10573969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND While rising Caesarean section rates have been the subject of much attention and debate worldwide, there is not much information available on this rate and its potential adverse impact in India. METHODS Our survey was a standard Expanded Programme on Immunization 30-cluster design, carried out in an urban educated, middle/upper class population in Chennai. Mothers of 210 children aged 12-36 months were interviewed and data collected on immunization and breast-feeding practices. Since the mode of delivery was one of the questions, we could generate population-based data on the Caesarean section rate and its influence on breast-feeding. RESULTS Of the 210 babies, 95 (45%, 95% confidence interval: 39.1-51.3) had been delivered by Caesarean section. Two hundred and six of 210 babies (98%) had been breast-fed at some time. However, babies born by Caesarean section tended to be started late on breast-feeds were given prelacteal feeds more often, and colostrum less often when compared to babies delivered vaginally (all statistically significant). CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed a very high rate of Caesarean section in the selected metropolitan population. On purely scientific grounds, a rate of 40% to 50% is extremely difficult to justify. Though not conclusive, the data also suggest that Caesarean section may be adversely affecting some aspects of breast-feeding. There is a need for more data and audits on Caesarean section rates in India, and a wider debate on its potential adverse impact on the health of mothers and newborns.
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- M Pai
- Dr Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kaniga K, Compton MS, Curtiss R, Sundaram P. Molecular and functional characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium poxA gene: effect on attenuation of virulence and protection. Infect Immun 1998; 66:5599-606. [PMID: 9826331 PMCID: PMC108707 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.12.5599-5606.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica poxA mutants exhibit a pleiotropic phenotype, including reduced pyruvate oxidase activity; reduced growth rate; and hypersensitivity to the herbicide sulfometuron methyl, alpha-ketobutyrate, and amino acid analogs. These mutants also failed to grow in the presence of the host antimicrobial peptide, protamine. In this study, PoxA- mutants of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium) were found to be 10,000-fold attenuated in orally inoculated BALB/c mice and 1,000-fold attenuated in intraperitoneally inoculated BALB/c mice, compared to wild-type S. typhimurium UK-1. In addition, poxA mutants were found to be capable of colonizing the spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, and Peyer's patches; to induce strong humoral immune responses; and to protect mice against a lethal wild-type Salmonella challenge. A 2-kb DNA fragment was isolated from wild-type S. typhimurium UK-1 based on its ability to complement an isogenic poxA mutant. The nucleotide sequence of this DNA fragment revealed an open reading frame of 325 amino acids capable of encoding a polypeptide of 36.8 kDa that was confirmed in the bacteriophage T7 expression system. Comparison of the translated sequence to the available databases indicated high homology to a family of lysyl-tRNA synthetases. Our results indicate that a mutation of poxA has an attenuating effect on Salmonella virulence. Further, poxA mutants are immunogenic and could be useful in designing live vaccines with a variety of bacterial species. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the effect of poxA mutation on bacterial virulence.
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- K Kaniga
- Megan Health, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Pai M, Sundaram P, Radhakrishnan KK, Thomas K, Muliyil J. Hepatitis B immunization coverage and awareness in middle and upper-class population in Chennai City. Indian Pediatr 1998; 35:922-3. [PMID: 10216609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Flow volume loops: postural significance. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1998; 40:201-3. [PMID: 9919840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Upper airway obstruction is an important but often unrecognised cause of dyspnoea and ventilatory failure. Flow volume loop remains the most sensitive method to detect upper airway obstruction. We report a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who showed evidence of upper airway obstruction on the flow volume loop only in the supine position. It is important to recognise as it may be missed during the conventional method of performing a pulmonary function test in sitting posture and also because surgical intervention should be considered in patients with tracheoesophageal compression due to a thyroid swelling.
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai
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Sundaram P, Tigelaar RE, Xiao W, Brandsma JL. Intracutaneous vaccination of rabbits with the E6 gene of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus provides partial protection against virus challenge. Vaccine 1998; 16:613-23. [PMID: 9569473 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(97)84510-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA vaccination of rabbit skin with the L1 gene of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) has previously been shown to induce prophylactic immunity against CRPV. We now describe the effects of vaccination with the CRPV E6 gene, using the same approach. The experimental vaccine pdCMV-E6 encoded both the truncated and full length forms of CRPV E6 protein. The control vaccine pCMV-beta encoded beta galactosidase. Rabbits were vaccinated with DNA-coated gold particles, using a gene gun. Each rabbit received an initial vaccination with 30 micrograms DNA and 3 weeks later a booster vaccination, also with 30 micrograms DNA. pdCMV-E6-vaccinated rabbits developed E6-specific cellular immunity as determined by proliferation assays using peripheral blood mononuclear cells from animals prior to challenge, but did not develop detectable humoral immunity to E6 proteins, as evaluated by ELISA using two different E6 antigen preparations. Control rabbits developed humoral immunity to beta galactosidase. All rabbits were challenged by infection of nine skin sites with live CRPV virus and monitored for papilloma formation. None of four control rabbits was protected at any of the challenge sites. Of six rabbits vaccinated with pdCMV-E6, two were completely protected and one was virtually completely protected (tiny papillomas at just two of nine challenge sites). These three rabbits also exhibited significant E6-specific in vitro proliferative responses. The four E6 DNA-vaccinated rabbits that were not completely protected exhibited evidence of partial protection: some challenge sites did not form papillomas; papilloma onset was delayed; papilloma burden was less. These results demonstrate that partial prophylaxis against papillomavirus-induced disease can be achieved by intracutaneous vaccination with a recombinant plasmid encoding the papillomavirus.
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- P Sundaram
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Joshi JM, Sundaram P. Mini-hemithorax without lower rib crowding--a clue to diagnosis of unilateral hypoplasia of the lung. J Assoc Physicians India 1998; 46:393. [PMID: 11273326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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- J M Joshi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, TN Medical College, BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai
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Balkrishnan D, Kamble RT, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. An unusual lung mass. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1998; 40:55-58. [PMID: 9727283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- D Balkrishnan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
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Sundaram P, Trivedi B, Kamble RT, Joshi JM. Viral hepatitis B with pleural complication. J Assoc Physicians India 1997; 45:893. [PMID: 11229199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai 400 008
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- J M Joshi
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India
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Maniar DR, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Constrictive bronchiolitis: a CT scan appearance. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1997; 39:189-92. [PMID: 9357154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Bronchiolitis obliterans or constrictive bronchiolitis is a distant clinical entity with obstructive airway disease. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the thorax can often suggest the diagnosis with the characteristic "mosaic pattern". We present here two cases of bronchiolitis obliterans in which the HRCT showed the presence of this characteristic appearance.
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- D R Maniar
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
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Sundaram P, Joseph JM, Trivedi B, Naik LP, Joshi JM. Chest X-ray mass. Postgrad Med J 1997; 73:339-40. [PMID: 9246333 PMCID: PMC2431340 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.73.860.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- P Sundaram
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai, India
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Sundaram P, Tigelaar RE, Brandsma JL. Intracutaneous vaccination of rabbits with the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) L1 gene protects against virus challenge . Vaccine 1997; 15:664-71. [PMID: 9178468 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(96)00237-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A DNA vaccine encoding the major capsid protein L1 of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) was constructed and administered intracutaneously (i.c.) to rabbits as supercoiled plasmids bound to gold beads using a specialized delivery device ("gene gun"). L1 DNA-vaccinated rabbits developed cellular proliferative responses to CRPV virus-like particles and developed high titered antibodies with neutralizing activity to CRPV. Following experimental challenge with CRPV, all of the L1 DNA-vaccinated rabbits, vs none of the controls, were protected from papilloma formation. These results demonstrate that i.c. vaccination of rabbits with the L1 papillomavirus capsid gene can induce antibodies that protect against subsequent papillomavirus infection.
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- P Sundaram
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Western blotting is one of the most commonly and widely used methods for identifying the presence of an antigen in biochemical studies. The present study describes a novel 'coupled blotting' approach that allows antigen on dot and Western blots to be simultaneously probed with primary and secondary probing reagents. The study utilized the highly sensitive enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) detection system, purified E7 protein of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) and E7-specific antibodies. Comparison of the abilities of sequential primary antibody followed by secondary reagent and coupled treatments to detect E7 protein on blots showed no reduction in signal strength after coupled probing. The new 'coupled' probing has the advantage of saving hands-on time and buffer solutions over the standard procedure. Overall, the results suggest that the 'coupled blotting' is useful for the rapid detection of proteins without compromising quality.
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- P Sundaram
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8016, USA
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Maniar DR, Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Chiladiti's syndrome in an adult with chronic obstructive airway disease. J Assoc Physicians India 1996; 44:492-3. [PMID: 9282615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sundaram P, Xiao W, Brandsma JL. Particle-mediated delivery of recombinant expression vectors to rabbit skin induces high-titered polyclonal antisera (and circumvents purification of a protein immunogen). Nucleic Acids Res 1996; 24:1375-7. [PMID: 8614644 PMCID: PMC145768 DOI: 10.1093/nar/24.7.1375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Polyclonal antibodies were generated in rabbits by delivery to skin of gold particles coated with mammalian expression vectors encoding a cytoplasmic (beta-galactosidase) or a nuclear (L1 capsid of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus) protein. One primary and one booster immunization of 30 micrograms DNA per rabbit yielded specific antisera with titers from 1:24 000 to 1:120 000 in each of eight rabbits, as detected by ELISA and Western blot analysis. Genetic immunization requires relatively small amounts of DNA, eliminates the need to purify the protein immunogen, and does not require irritating adjuvants.
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- P Sundaram
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8016, USA
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Sundaram P, Joshi JM. Adenocarcinoma of the lung--pleomorphic radiographic appearances. J Assoc Physicians India 1996; 44:291. [PMID: 9251418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Abstract
Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) E7 protein is one of the :high risk' papillomavirus E7 oncoproteins that are partially insoluble in aqueous solution. An Escherichia coli expression system was used for purification of CRPV E7 protein in quantities sufficient for immunologic studies and structural analysis. A glutathione S-transferase (GST)-CRPV E7 fusion protein was solubilized in the presence of non-ionic and ionic detergents, and isolated on an affinity column of glutathione Sepharose beads. The CRPV E7 portion was cleaved from the column with thrombin at a thrombin cleavage site between the fused partners. Thrombin was removed subsequently by adsorption to benzamidine. This method is rapid, requiring just one week, and efficient, yielding 3 mg of pure CRPV E7 protein per liter of bacterial culture. It produced a protein product that was about 95% pure. High-titered polyclonal antisera generated to the product recognized CRPV E7 but not GST. Purified CRPV E7 protein exhibited the ability to bind pRB, making it the first unfused, non-denatured CRPV E7 product reported to do so. This attribute could facilitate structure-function studies of CRPV E7-pRB interactions.
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- P Sundaram
- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8016, USA
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Affiliation(s)
- P Sundaram
- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Nair Charitable Hospital, Bombay
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