Recent Publications
Filariasis:
Madhumathi J, Prince PR, Anugraha G, Kiran P, Rao DN, Reddy MV, Kaliraj P. Identification and characterization of nematode specific protective epitopes of Brugia malayi TRX towards development of synthetic vaccine construct for lymphatic filariasis. Vaccine. 2010 Jul 12;28(31):5038-48.(Abstract)
Reddy MVR. Immunomodulators of helminthes: promising therapeutics for autoimmune disorders and allergic diseases. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2010 / 25 (2) 109-110.(Abstract)
Sharma R, Anandharaman V, Gajalakshmi D, Mahajan RS, Sahare KN, Reddy MVR, Goswami K. Oxidative rationale as a novel tool for anti filarial drug designing. Proceedings of Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society of Free Radical Research – India 2008, February 14-16, 2008 (Free Radicals and Natural Products in Health). (Abstract)
BC Harinath. Immunodiagnosis and monitoring in management of bancroftian filariasis. Proc.Nat. Acad Sci India, Sect B (Spl. Issue) 2009;79:167-175. (Abstract)
Seem Bag, Nilesh R Tawari, Richa Sharma, Kalyan Goswami, MVR Reddy, Mariam S Degani. In vitro biological evaluation of biguanides and dihydrotirazines against Brugia malayi and folate reversal studies. Acta Tropica;113 (2010):48-51. (Abstract)
Vandana Dixit, A.V Subhadra, PS Bisen, BC Harinath, GBKS Prasad. Antigen-Specific Immune Complexes in Urine of Patients with Lymphatic Filariasis. J Clin Lab Anal. 2007;21(1) : 46-8. (Abstract)
Veerapathran A, Dakshinamoorthy G, Gnanasekar M, Reddy MVR, Kalyanasundaram R. Evaluation of Wuchereria bancrofti GST as a Vaccine Candidate for Lymphatic Filariasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis June 2009; 3(6): e457. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000457. (Abstract)
Sharma RD, Janardhana PB, Gajalakshmi D, Reddy MVR, Goswami K. Novel pharmaceutical rationale against human lymphatic filarial parasite: An oxidative premise. Asian Pac J Trop. Med. 2009;2(1):30-34 (Abstract)
Setty BA, Vadivel M, Prince RP, Veerabhadran A, Reddy MVR, Kaliraj P. Comparison of immunogenicity, protective efficacy of single and cocktail DNA vaccine of Brugia malayi abundant larval transcript (ALT-2) and thioredoxin peroxidase (TPX) in mice. Acta Tropica, 107, 2, 106-112. (Abstract)
Vanam U, Pandey V, Prabhu PR, Dakshinamurthy G, Reddy MVR, Kaliraj P. Evaluation of Immunoprophylactic Efficacy of Brugia malayi Transglutaminase (BmTGA) in Single and Multiple Antigen Vaccination with BmALT-2 and BmTPX for Human Lymphatic Filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 80: 319-324. (Abstract)
Sharma RD, Janardhanan, Abhilash S, Gajalakshmi D, Reddy MVR, Goswami.K. Direct Microscopy: an alternative tool for assessment of viability of microfilariae. The Internet Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2008; 3(1). (Abstract)
Sahare KN, Anandharaman V, Meshram VG, Meshram SU, Gajalakshmi D, Goswami K, Reddy MVR. In vitro effect of four herbal plants on the motility of Brugia malayi microfilariae. Indian J Med Res 127, May 2008, pp 467-471 (Abstract)
K N Sahare, V Anandhraman, V G Meshram, S U Meshram, M V R Reddy, P M Tumane & K Goswami.Anti-microfilarial activity of methanolic extract of Vitex negundo and Aegle marmelos and their phytochemical analysis. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol 46, February 2008, pp.128-131. (Abstract)
Tuberculosis
Harinath BC. Immunodiagnostics for Tuberculosis – Problems and progress. Indian J Tuberc July 2010;57:123-127. Editorial (Abstract)
M Anindita, P Kamble, CM Badole, BC Harinath. Prospective study of inhouse developed SEVA TB Peroxidase enzyme immunoassay for cocktail antigen and antibody in the diagnosis of Tuberculosis in suspected patients attending a tertiary care hospital located in rural area. Asian Pacific Jr of Tropical Medicine, May 2010; 3(5):.356-359. (Abstract)
Majumdar A, Kamble PD, Harinath BC. Detection of circulating free and immune-complexed antigen in pulmonary tuberculosis using cocktail of antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis excretory secretory antigens by peroxidise enzyme immunoassay. Indian J Tuberc 2010;57: 67-74. (Abstract)
M Anindita, D Thamke, DK Mendiratta, BC Harinath. Potential of Mycobacterial Excretory Secretory Protein Antigens (SEVA TB ES-31, ES-43, EST-6 and ES-20) as Biomarkers to detect Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacilli. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, January 2010; 25(1):15-19. (Abstract)
M. Anindita, V. Upadhye, D. Thamke, D.K. Mendiratta and B.C. Harinath. Mycobacterial ES-31 Serine Protease – A Biomarker For Mycobacterium tuberculosis – A Preliminary Report. Indian J Tuberc 2009; 56:141-143. (Abstract)
Upadhye Vijay, Majumdar Anindita, Gomashe Ashok, Joshi Deepti, Gangane Nitin, Thamke Dipak, Mendiratta Deepak, Harinath BC. Inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis secretory serine protease blocks bacterial multiplication both in axenic culture and in human macrophages. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2009, 41(8):569-576. (Abstract)
Upadhye VJ, Gomase AV, Kumar S, Harinath BC. Isolation, characterization and kinetic studies on SEVA TB ES-31 antigen, a metallo-serine protease of interest in serodiagnosis. Indian J Tuberc 2009;56:22-29. (Abstract)
Majumdar A, Upadhye V, Harinath BC. A prospective study of inhouse developed SEVA TB ELISA using cocktail of antigen and their immunoglobulins in the diagnosis of the tuberculosis suspected patients in a tertiary care hospital located in rural area. Biomedical Research 2009; 20(1): 59-63. (Abstract)
Majumdar A, Upadhye V, Harinath BC. Peroxidase enzyme immunoassay for circulating SEVA TB ES-31 Antigen in pulmonary tuberculosis sera. Biomedical Research 2008; 19 (3): 201-206. (Abstract)
Niraj Shende, Sonika Gupta, Vijay Upadhye, Satish Kumar & Bhaskar C Harinath Detection of in vitro and in vivo released antigens of diagnostic interest in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by immunoblotting. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 46, January 2008, 22-26. (Abstract)
Shende N, Upadhye V, Kumar S, Harinath BC. A low molecular weight ES-20 protein released in vivo and in vitro with diagnostic potential in lymph node tuberculosis. Indian J Med Microbiol 2008;26:29-33 (Abstract)