Scarred for Life as Covid-19 Leaves Its Mark: An Autobiographical Case Report.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected humans in many more ways than one. The medical fraternity worked relentlessly, clad in personal protective equipment (PPE), to fight a virus that had taken the world by surprise. The irony is that, despite the PPE, our fraternity never felt so vulnerable and exposed.

Medium-chain Triglyceride Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment Strategy for Adult Super-refractory Status Epilepticus.

Dutta K, Satishchandra P, Borkotokey M. Medium-chain Triglyceride Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment Strategy for Adult Super-refractory Status Epilepticus. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(1):139-140.

Role of MEK-ERK signaling mediated adhesion of glioma cells to extra-cellular matrix: Possible implication on migration and proliferation.

Background: Glioblastoma represents the most common primary brain tumor with a worst prognosis despite developments in neurosurgery and chemoradiotherapy. Detachment of the cells from the primary tumor tissue is a prerequisite for their dispersion and spreading. Initial and incessant dispersal of tumor cells from the primary tumor tissue renders GBM refractory to comprehensive surgical removal and increases the chance of recurrence and poorer prognosis.

Survival of glioblastoma cells in response to endogenous and exogenous oxidative challenges: possible implication of NMDA receptor-mediated regulation of redox homeostasis.

Cancer cells are highly metabolically active and produce high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Drug resistance in cancer cells is closely related to their redox status. The role of ROS and its impact on cancer cell survival seems far from elucidation.