Alavala Rajasekhar Reddy

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies · Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy & Technology Management

In an attempt to develop potent anti-cancer agents, a new 1,3,4-substituted-thiadiazole derivatives (8b-g), starting from 4-substituted-thiazol-2-chloroacetamides (4b-g), were synthesized and evaluated for their cytotoxic effects on multiple human cancer cell lines, including the hepatocellular carcinoma (HEPG-2), human lung carcinoma (A549), human...

A novel, sensible, rapid, reliable and economical analytical hyphenated LC-MS/MS method has been developed as a key for the safety surveillance in chronic leukemia patients, and as a part of therapeutic drug monitoring of imatinib mesylate in human saliva. Imatinib mesylate or imatinib methane sulfonate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, apoptosis ind...

Pithecellobium dulce (PD) (Leguminosae) is conventionally used for many diseases. The objective of this present study intended to assess the anti-obese and hypolipidemic properties of petroleum ether (PEPD), ethyl acetate (EAPD), and methanolic extract (MAPD) of leaves of aerial parts of PD in highfat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and hypolipidemic ef...

Endocannabinoid system plays a pivotal role in controlling neuroinflammation, and modulating this system may not only aid in managing symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple sclerosis, Epilepsy, Central and Peripheral neuropathic pain, but also, have the potential to target these diseases at...

Cancer is still a significant worldwide health issue that requires novel techniques for diagnosis and treatment. The complications associated with cancer are explored in this article, which also introduces the novel concept of biomimetic nanoparticles as potential breakthrough in the fight against the disease. The introduction gives a general revie...

Curcumin, is a diverse natural pharmacological agent involved in various signal transduction mechanisms. Therapeutically, this potent molecule facing different challenges and issues related to low bioavailability due to its poor aqueous solubility, less permeability, faster elimination and clearance. Experts in synthetic chemistry and pharmaceutica...

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder accounting for 60–80% of dementia cases and is accompanied by a high mortality rate in patients above 70 years of age. The formation of senile plaques composed of amyloid-β protein is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is a proteolytic enzyme involved in the...

Radiopharmaceuticals are in the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous and noncancerous diseases, and a hope for optimistic effort in the field of nuclear medicine. They play a crucial role in clinical nuclear medicine by providing a tool to comprehend human disease and create efficient treatments. A detailed analysis is provided regarding the crux o...

The present work aimed to develop a Field-based 3D-QSAR model with existing JAK-2 inhibitors. The JAK-STAT pathway is known to play a role in the development of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease. Dysregulation of JAK-STAT is also linked to the development of myelofibrosis and other myelopro...

The present study aims to assess the Myristica malabarica Bark (MM) extracts in the diabetes-induced cognitive impaired rat model for its nootropic and neuroprotective activity. Memory enhancing activity was evaluated by Y maze and Morris water maze test, respectively. Neuroprotective effects of MM bark extracts were assessed by measuring the acety...

The present study was planned to assess the anti-obesity efficacy of petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, and methanolic extracts of leaves of Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) belonging to the family Fabaceae. The soxhlation method was employed to produce the extracts. Wistar rats were subjected to a high-fat diet for 40 days to induce obesity. Along with t...

Garcinia mangostana L., contains the xanthone α-mangostin, which is a bioactive secondary metabolite. The Caco-2 cell line transport of α-mangostin was explored to see whether it could be used to study oral uptake. There has been little in-vivo research on the drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics of solid lipid nanoparticles of α-mangostin. The α-m...

Objective: Duchene Muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the common X-linked heterogenous progressive muscular dystrophy characterized by mutations in the DMD gene. The frequency of dystrophin gene mutations is varied in different DMD population. A precise diagnosis can help to reduce the severity of DMD since it aids in planning of targeted medical treatme...

Abstract A stability indicating UPLC method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of fosnetupitant and palonosetron in bulk and in injection dosage form. This combination is used for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeated courses of highly emetogenic chemotherapy fo...

The USFDA has approved sorafenib tosylate for the treatment of thyroid cancer, kidney cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Conventional formulations of sorafenib tosylate have challenges of solubility, permeability, side effects, and drug resistance across cancer cells. Targeted cancer therapies based on nanotechnology have proven to be effective...

The purpose of the present investigation was to formulate N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), aiming to obtain an effective formulation to ensure a prolonged controlled release in liver & lung infections. In this research work, SLNs were prepared by hot homogenization method using Glyceryl monostearate, Soya lecithin, p...

Background Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide and the leading infectious organism-related cause of death. Various tetrazole and quinazoline compounds have been successfully developed in the past for tuberculosis treatment. In this case, we planned to design the hybrid moieties by combi...

Considering the importance of benzothiazepine pharmacophore, an attempt was carried out to synthesize novel 1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives using polyethylene glycol−400 (PEG−400)-mediated pathways. Initially, different chalcones were synthesized and then subjected to a cyclization step with benzothiazepine in the presence of bleaching clay and PEG...

The purpose of the present research work was to design, optimize, and evaluate fluvastatin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (FLV-SLNPs) using 32 factorial design for enhancing the bioavailability. Fluvastatin has several disadvantages, including the low solubility and substantial first-pass metabolism resulting in a low (30%) bioavailability and a...

Darolutamide is an orally active, second generation non-steroidal anti-androgen. The objective of this study was to develop a simple and fast stability indicating method for the determination of Darolutamide in bulk and tablets. Darolutamide was eluted on a Zorbax SB-C18 column (100X2.1mmX1.8µ) with a mobile phase of 8mM ammonium acetate, pH: 5.4:...

Background Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked progressive muscle disorder that is characterized by proximal muscle weakness followed by a premature death in young boys. There is a low index of reports on diagnosis ratio and clinical features in Southern India. Objective The present study aimed to conduct an observational survey on prel...

For the assessment of the curative effect of Manosa alliacea on Freud's adjuvant (FA) arthritis on Swiss albino rats. Methanol extract from M. alliacea (MEMA) was administered orally at 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg, 28 days after FA immunization. For control and treatment groups, paw volume, body weight, hematological parameters, X-ray, and histological...

Aims: The current study envisages experimental design enabled rapid, sensitive, and stability-indicating RP-UPLC method to quantify Aliskiren in its pharmaceutical formulations. Study Design: Box-Benkhen experimental Design using Response surface methodology. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Analytical Research and Development, Brawn labo...

COVID-19, a respiratory pandemic associated with morbidity and mortality due to the lack of FDA approved drugs for the appropriate preventive or treatment strategies. Repurposed drugs such as antiviral and antimalarials are in clinical trials for the development of novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The main proteas...

Senegalia rugata (Lam.) Britton & Rose, Synonym: Acacia concinna (Wild.) DC., Family: Fabaceae is one of the ayurvedic medicinal plant and commonly known as shikakai. The pods of S. rugata are normally used for cleansing of hair naturally due to the presence of higher content of saponins. In this study, we have isolated six compounds consisting of...

Topical delivery of local anaesthetic drugs such as Lidocaine HCl using carriers and novel nanotechnology can enhance effective drug permeation through the skin into deeper layers and exhibit desirable duration of action. The present study was aimed to formulate and evaluate Lidocaine HCl loaded cubosomes (LHLCs) for sustained therapeutic topical a...

Acute (0, 500, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg) and 28-day (0, 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg) toxicity assessments of Cocculus hirsutus hydroalcoholic leaf extract (CH-Ex) were performed in Wistar rats consistent with OECD guidelines 423 and 407 respectively. Average body weights were recorded, blood and biochemical parameters were analyzed and histopathological stud...

Bokam et al.: Importance of Pharmacists as a Front Line Warrior in Covid 19 Patients To explore the effect of clinical pharmacist intervention on the treatment of viral pneumonia with intravenous methyl prednisolone and others. The clinical data of 112 patients from July 2020 to September 2020 were categorized into observational group (n=56) and ra...

Bokam et al.: Prospective study of irrational prescribing in an Indian tertiary care hospital Taking right medicine at the right time is vital to ensure safety and speedy recovery of the patient. The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive review systematic analysis and outcomes of the medication discrepancies which occur as a result of in...

Objective: The present observational study describes the natural course of clinical features, family history, and diagnosis pattern and treatment strategies in rare genetic disorder, Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). Research Design: Observational study Methods: Clinically/Immunohistochemically/genetically confirmed LGMD patients diagnosed bet...

Cocculus hirsutus, a tropical South Asian creeper,traditionally used as a diuretic, laxative, cardiotonic, anti-microbial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and spermatogenic. However, the neuroprotective role was less explored; therefore, this researchwas conducted to investigate neuroprotective potentials of Cocculus hirsutus leaf hydroalcoholic ex...

Kumar et al.: Prospective Study of Irrational Prescribing in an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital Taking right medicine at the right time is vital to ensure safety and speedy recovery of the patient. The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive review systematic analysis and outcomes of the medication discrepancies which occur as a result of in...

A new series of hexahydroquinolin-2-yl benzamide derivatives (BZ1-10) were designed and synthesized. The synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H NMR, IR and ESI-MS spectra and also subjected for molecular docking studies with the target DNA gyrase enzyme (PBD ID: 4B6C). The molecular docking results of synthesized derivatives indicated the b...

The current study was carried to make available phytochemical information and evaluation of antioxidant activity of Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann. The phytochemical analysis was carried out using procedures and quantified phenolic and alkaloid contents. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by in-vitro and in-vivo studies. The In-vitro...

Introduction: Liver is one of major functional organ in body, its damage can alter body metabolisms and other organs’ function. So, it is very important to maintain the healthy liver. Now a days, different chemicals and inadequate use of medicines are causing liver impairments including alcohol consumption. There is a need to identify safe hepatopr...

Objectives: Abiraterone acetate is a well-known anticancer drug and a steroidal derivative of progesterone for treatment of patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Chemometrics-assisted reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) development of the drug abiraterone acetate has been employed in this study using an analy...

The present study was planned to assess the anti-obesity efficacy of petroleum ether (PE), ethyl acetate (EA) and methanolic (MA) extract of peel of Pithecellobium dulce in high fat diet (HFD) induced obese rats. Methodology: Petroleum ether (PE), ethyl acetate (EA) and methanolic (MA) extracts were prepared by soxhlet method. The Wistar rats were...

Objective A selective and sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometer (LC–MS/MS) method has been developed for the quantification of 1,1-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-pyrrolidinium bromide impurity in glycopyrrolate oral solution. Materials and method The LC–MS/MS analysis was done on X Bridge HILIC (100 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) analytical column, and th...

Tradescantia spathacea Swartz belongs to the genus Commelinaceae, a tropical tree used in many countries as an herbal drug for the care of diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to examine anti-diabetic activity of the Tradescantia spathacea Swartz methanolic extract (METSW) and the in-vitro activity of α-amylase, and α-glucosidase was carrie...

Controlling residual solvents in the drug substances or active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) is mandatory to the specified limits as per the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Q3C guidelines. Residual solvents in pharmaceuticals are mostly determined by Gas Chromatography with Headspace. A simple and sensitive headspace gas chromato...

Turmeric, the golden Indian spice, and the edible oil of sesame seeds are the essential ingredients of Indian food created by ancestors and established the belief of the curative effect of food for many generations. Considering the anti-inflammatory effects of turmeric, we formulated a nano-emulsion of turmeric infused in edible sesame oil, with a...

Aim: To develop a stability indicating Rp-UPLC method for the simultaneous determination of Lamivudine, Dolutegravir and their degradants in tablets. Methodology: The chromatographic separation was performed on BEH Shield RP18 (2.1 mmX100 mmX1.7 mm) using a isocratic mobile phase Potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate pH 3 adjusted with orthophosphori...

Background COVID-19, a pandemic respiratory contagious viral (SARS-CoV-2) disease associated with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Currently, there areno effective preventive or treatment strategies for COVID-19 and has been declared as a global health emergency by WHO. In silico molecular docking studies can be useful to predict the binding...

Substituted triazoles have received considerable attention during the last two decades as they are endowed with a variety of biological activities and have a wide range of therapeutic properties. The present work is concerned with the synthesis of fused 1, 2, 4-triazole derivatives with the objective of discovering novel and potent anti-tubercular...

Its based on QbD based method development, Optimization and validation of the drug using RP-HPLC.