Publications by authors named "Renganathan Senthil"

Objective: The presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is a powerful and game-changing force that is completely transforming the industry as a whole. Using sophisticated algorithms and data analytics, AI has unparalleled prospects for improving patient care, streamlining operational efficiency, and fostering innovation across the healthcare ecosystem. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of research on AI in healthcare, utilising the SCOPUS database as the primary data source.

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is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and opportunistic human pathogen. is resistant to various antibiotics due to the production of quorum sensing (QS)-controlled virulence factor and biofilm formation. Hence, we need to find alternative strategies to overcome the antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation in Gram-negative bacteria.

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Biofilm-producing () is less sensitive to conventional antibiotics than free-living planktonic cells. Here, we evaluated the antibiofilm activity of () and one of its constituent compounds 3-hydroxybenzoic acid (3-HBA) against multi-drug-resistant . We performed gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) to identify the major constituents in the methanolic extract of .

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The biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has a wide range of applications in the pharmaceutical industry. Here, we synthesized AgNPs using the aqueous flower extract of Linn. Formation of AgNPs was observed using ultraviolet-visible light spectrophotometry at different time intervals.

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Family with sequence similarity 72 A (FAM72A) is a pivotal mitosis-promoting factor that is highly expressed in various types of cancer. FAM72A interacts with the uracil-DNA glycosylase UNG2 to prevent mutagenesis by eliminating uracil from DNA molecules through cleaving the N-glycosylic bond and initiating the base excision repair pathway, thus maintaining genome integrity. In the present study, we determined a specific FAM72A-UNG2 heterodimer protein interaction using molecular docking and dynamics.

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Background: The ongoing global outbreak of new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) has been recognized as global public health concern since it causes high morbidity and mortality every day. Due to the rapid spreading and re-emerging, we need to find a potent drug against SARS-CoV-2. Synthetic drugs, such as hydroxychloroquine, remdisivir have paid more attention and the effects of these drugs are still under investigation, due to their severe side effects.

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Bioactive constituents from natural sources are of great interest as alternatives to synthetic compounds for the treatment of various diseases, including diabetes mellitus. In the present study, phytochemicals present in (Lam.) De Wit leaves were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and further examined by qualitative and quantitative methods.

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Regenerative endodontic procedures have gained momentum as a treatment modality of young immature permanent teeth. Literature reports reveal that platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) stimulates growth factors and induces regeneration. This study was undertaken to assess the regenerative potential of non-vital immature permanent maxillary central incisors using PRF with a follow-up for 2 yrs.

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A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) has caused a major outbreak in humans around the globe, and it became a severe threat to human healthcare than all other infectious diseases. Researchers were urged to discover and test various approaches to control and prevent such a deadly disease. Considering the emergency and necessity, we screened reported antiviral compounds present in the traditional Indian medicinal plants for the inhibition of SARS-CoV2 main protease.

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  • - The study investigated the anti-quorum sensing (AQS) and antibiofilm effects of ethyl acetate extracts from a Gram-negative bacterium associated with chronic human infections, specifically focusing on how these extracts affect acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-regulated molecules.
  • - Researchers found that specific concentrations of the extracts significantly decreased violacein pigment production, AHL levels, exopolysaccharide (EPS) production, and biofilm formation compared to a control group.
  • - Chemical analysis revealed that hexadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl) ethyl ester had the strongest interaction with the CviR protein, suggesting it could be a potential treatment option
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), ligand-activated transcription factor, is a key modulator of genes considered in diabetes development as well as treatment. Adipogenesis differentiation through PPARγ, CCAAT-enhancer protein alpha (C/EBPα) is identified as a critical mechanism in fat accumulation and weight gain. Polyphenols studied against adipocyte differentiation is taken up for consistent support and drug discovery.

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Background: Conformational flexibility of proteins remains as one of the major events in protein-protein/DNA/ligand/small molecule binding to achieve its biological function in the cell. The availability of high-resolution structures of protein complexes is a valuable resource for researchers to understand the mechanisms behind such interactions and it is found that the flexibility of amino acid residues at binding sites is crucial for many important functions in the cell.

Methods: In this article, our statistical method (PreFRP) developed based on fluctuating amino acid residues and various amino acid indices related to flexibility/rigidity were used to study the importance of fluctuating amino acid residues in thermonucleases from pathogenic bacteria, cell penetrating peptides and intrinsically disordered proteins responsible for many neural disorders.

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Emergency pain management in symptomatic irreversible pulpitis commonly includes use of nonnarcotic analgesics. Acupuncture has been used in dentistry to alleviate pain after tooth extraction. The aim of this randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of acupuncture therapy and ibuprofen for pain management in such patients.

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Introduction: Treatment of a tooth with necrotic pulp and open apex is a special challenge to the clinicians. Apexification with calcium hydroxide and MTA barrier technique fails to induce continued root maturation which makes the tooth susceptible to root fracture. Hence, an ideal outcome for such a tooth should be regeneration of pulp like tissue into the root canal capable of continuing normal root maturation.

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Coumaric acid (CA) is a phenolic acid of the hydroxycinnamic acid family, and it has many biological functions such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-ulcer, anti-platelet, anti-cancer activities, etc. In the present study, we planned to analyse the potential molecular function of CA on skeletal muscle and preadipocytes differentiation using PCR and Western blot techniques. First, we analysed the impact of CA on C2C12 skeletal muscle differentiation.

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Aim: The PreFRP web server extracts sequence and basic information of a protein structure and groups amino acid residues in a protein into three important types such as high, moderate, and weak fluctuating residues.

Materials And Methods: The server takes a protein data bank file or an amino acid sequence as input and prints the probability of amino acid residues to fluctuate. The server also provides a link to Jmol, a molecular visualization program to visualize the high, moderate, and weak fluctuating residues in three different colors.

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  • The study examines the spatial arrangement of carbon in protein structures, specifically analyzing the carbon fractions around individual atoms.
  • Results indicate that globular proteins conform to an expected carbon distribution of 31.45%, with dimeric forms showing better carbon distribution compared to monomers.
  • Additionally, liquid structures (analyzed through NMR) exhibit superior carbon distribution compared to solid structures (analyzed through X-Ray), while fiber proteins align with expected carbon distribution patterns, unlike toxin proteins that display abnormal distributions.
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A study about isolation, identification and analysis of bacteria in waste water. Here the tannery effluent used as a sample for the entire analysis. A bacterial strain, designated MPC1 was isolated from a waste water sample collected from tannery effluent, Trichy, India and identified using a molecular approach.

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