National Institute of Malaria Research

(Formerly Malaria Research Centre)

Biswas Sukla

 

 

Publications  (2000-2005)
  1. Biswas, S. Formation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in vivo and in vitro relates to transmission intensity. Ann Trop Med Parasitol, 94: 437-446, 2000.

  2. Biswas, S., A. Escalante, S. Chaiyaroj, P. Angkasekwinai and A.A. Lal. Prevalence of point mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthe-tase genes of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from India and Thailand: A molecular epidemiologic study. Trop. Med. Int. Hlth., 5: 737-743, 2000.

  3. Chopra, N., S. Biswas, B. Thomas, L. Sabhnani and D.N. Rao. Inducing protective antibodies against ring-infected erythrocyte surface peptide antigen of Plas-modium falciparum using immunostimulating complex (ISCOMs) delivery. Med. Microbiol. Immunol., 189: 75-83, 2000.

  4. Fakruddin, J.M., S. Biswas and Y.D. Sharma. Metalloprotease activity in a small heat shock protein of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax. Infect. Immun., 68: 1202-1206, 2000.

  5. Shi, Y.P., P. Das, B. Holloway, V. Udhayakumar, J.E. Tongren, F. Candal, S. Biswas, R. Ahmad, S.E. Hasnain and A.A. Lal. Development, expression and murine testing of a multistage Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine candidate. Vaccine, 18: 2902-2914, 2000.

  6. Roy, Arati, Padmawati Tyagi and Sukla Biswas. Serological investigation of malaria outbreak in Thar Desert of Rajasthan. J Com Dis, 32: 123–128, 2000.

  7. Biswas, Sukla. Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase Val-16 and Thr-108 mutation associated with in vivo resistance to antifolate drug: A case study.  Indian J.  Malariol., 38: 76-83, 2001.

  8. Biswas, Sukla. In vitro antimalarial activity of azithromycin against chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum. J Postgrad Med, 47: 240–243, 2001.

  9. Ansari, M.A., Y.D. Sharma, A Roy, S Biswas and P.K. Sharma.  Epidemiological investigations of a malaria outbreak in northern Delhi area. J Amer  Mosq Contr Assoc, 17: 216-220, 2001.

  10. Biswas, S, MG. Karmarkar, YD. Sharma. Antibodies detected against Plasmodium falciparum haemozoin with inhibitory properties to cytokine production. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 194: 175-179, 2001.

  11. Escalante, A, AHM. Grebert, SC Chaiyaroj, M Magris, S Biswas, BL. Nahlen and AA. Lal. Polymorphism in the gene coding the apical membrane antigen–1 (AMA–1) of Plasmodium falciparum. X. Asembo Bay Cohort Project. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol., 113: 279-287, 2001.

  12. Sharma, I, D.S. Rawat, S.T. Pasha, S. Biswas and Y.D. Sharma. Complete nucleotide sequence of the 6 kb element and conserved cytochrome b gene sequences among Indian isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. Int J Parasitol, 31: 1107-1113, 2001.

  13. Sharma, I, MK. Aneja, S Biswas, V Dev, MA. Ansari, S. T Pasha and YD. Sharma. Allelic variation in the cg2 gene does not correlate with chloroquine resistance among Indian Plasmodium falciparum isolates. Int J Parasitol, 31: 1669-1672, 2001.

  14. Sundar, N., V.T. Jacob, SV. Bhat, N Valecha and S Biswas. Antimalarial t-Butylperoxyamines.  Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 11: 2269-2272, 2001.

  15. Dua, V.K., S. Sinha, S. Biswas, S. K. Puri, N. Valecha, V.P. Sharma and SK. Subbarao.  Isolation and antimalarial activity of oxidation products of primaquine.  Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 12:3587-3589 , 2002.

  16. Escalante, AA., Heather M. Grebert, RI, IF Goldman, L Basco, M Magris, S Biswas, S Kariuki and AA. Lal. A study of genetic diversity in the gene encoding the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of Plasmodium falciparum from different transmission areas— XVI. Asembo Bay Cohort Project. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol.,125: 83–90, 2002.

  17. Escalante, Ananias A., Heather M. Grebert, Sansanee C. Chaiyaroj, Flavia Riggione, Sukla Biswas, Bernard L. Nahlen and Altaf A. Lal. Polymorphism in the gene encoding the Pfs48/45 antigen of Plasmodium falciparum— XI. Asembo Bay Cohort Project. Mol. Biochem.Parasitol., 119: 17–22., 2002

  18. Biswas, Sukla. Enhancement of antimalarial activity of chloramphenicol against Indian Plasmodium falciparum isolates in vitro by chloroquine. Indian J Malariol, 39: 26-33, 2002

  19. Biswas S, Valecha N, Tyagi BK, Phookan S, Dev S, Sharma SK, Subbarao SK. Assessment of therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine and sulphadoxine pyramethamine in uncomplicated falciparum malaria. J Vect Borne Dis. 40: 73-80, 2003

  20. Roy A, Biswas S, Mya MM, Saxena RK, Roy KB. Testing of newly developed glycophospholipid antigen for the detection of falciparum malaria by laser light immuno assay in endemic and non-endemic areas. J Vect Borne Dis. 40: 105-108, 2003

  21. Roy Arati, Biswas Sukla, Mya MM. Glycophospholipid antigen from falciparum culture supernatant isolation, chemical analysis and detection of Pf infection Trends in carbohydrate Chem. 8: 39-46, 2003

  22. Biswas S. 8-Hydroxyquinoline inhibits the multiplication of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 97:527-530, 2003.

  23. Vinayak S, Biswas S, Dev V, Kumar A, Ansari MA, Sharma YD. Prevalence of the K76T mutation in the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum among chloroquine responders in India. Acta Trop. 87:287-93, 2003.

  24. Ahmed A, Bararia D, Vinayak S, Yameen M, Biswas S, Dev V, Kumar A, Ansari MA, Sharma YD.  Plasmodium falciparum Isolates in India Exhibit a Progressive Increase in Mutations Associated with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 48:879-889, 2004

  25. Biswas S, Inter test comparison between filter paper absorbed blood eluate and serum for malaria serology by enzyme immunoassay: an operational feasibility. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 25:397-408, 2004

  26. Biswas S. Associations of antifolate resistance in vitro and point mutations in dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genes of Plasmodium falciparum. J Postgrad Med. 50: 17-20. 2004

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