Publications by authors named "V M Bhandari"

Article Synopsis
  • Clearance of airway secretions and treating respiratory infections are key challenges for caregivers in NICUs.
  • Mucolytics help thin mucus for easier removal, but their effectiveness in neonates isn't well-studied compared to older children and adults.
  • Though systemic antibiotics for respiratory infections can lead to side effects, inhaled options may target infected airways better, making it crucial to research their safety and effective dosage in premature and newborn infants.
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Aims: Staphylococcus aureus, a high-priority pathogen proclaimed to cause infections ranging from mild to life-threatening, presents significant challenges in treatment. New therapies can be developed quicker using open drug discovery platforms offering a distinct approach to expedite the development of innovative antibacterial and anti-biofilm therapeutics. This study set out to address these issues by finding new uses for current medications to find compounds that are effective against S.

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In this work, a novel series of naphthalimide hydrazide derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated against a bacterial pathogen panel. Most of the compounds were found to exhibit potent antibacterial activity against carbapenem-resistant BAA 1605, with MIC ranging from 0.5 to 16 μg mL.

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The SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro is a critical target for COVID-19 therapeutics due to its role in viral replication. We employed a screening pipeline to identify novel inhibitors by combining machine learning classification with similarity checks of approved medications. A voting classifier, integrating three machine learning classifiers, was used to filter a large database (∼10 million compounds) for potential inhibitors.

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Dasatinib (DAB) has been explored for repurposing in the treatment of breast cancer (BC) due to its known effectiveness in treating leukemia, in addition to its role as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Gallic acid (GA) was chosen as a co-former due to its anticancer potential in BC, as demonstrated in several previous studies. DAB is a low-solubility drug, which is a significant hurdle for its oral bioavailability.

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