Koteswara Rao Gsn

• M.Pharm Ph.D MBA
• Professor at SVKM’s NMIMS School of Pharmacy and Management

The choices of treatment for Alzheimer's are based on NMDA-receptor antagonists and cholinesterase inhibitors, although their efficacy as a therapy is still up for debate. BPSD (Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia) have been treated using herbal medicine products, with varying degrees of success. This manuscript sets out to answer th...

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...

The novel bovine viral infection known as lumpy skin disease is common in most African and Middle Eastern countries, with a significant likelihood of disease transfer to Asia and Europe. Recent rapid disease spread in formerly disease-free zones highlights the need of understanding disease limits and distribution mechanisms. Capripox virus, the cau...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment of cancer patients who take a photosensitizer and expose their tumours to light after administering it topically or intravenously. Understanding apoptosis under oxidative conditions makes PDT a more effective treatment. Tissue oxygen, tumour-selective photosensitizer dyes, and customised lighti...

Autonomous Robots: A Disruptive Technology in the Healthcare Sector

Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic affecting millions of individuals worldwide. This comprehensive review aims to provide a thorough understanding of the categorization, disease identity, genetic architecture, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes. The categorization of diabetes is discussed, with a focus on type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well a...

The use of 'smart materials,' or 'stimulus-responsive' materials, has proven useful in a variety of fields, including tissue engineering and medication delivery. Many factors, including temperature, pH, redox-state, light, and magnetic fields, are being studied for their potential to affect a material's properties, interactions, structure, and/or d...

Inhaling drugs, on the other hand, is limited mainly by the natural mechanisms of the respiratory system, which push drug particles out of the lungs or make them inefficient once they are there. Because of this, many ways have been found to work around the problems with drug transport through the lungs. Researchers have made polymeric microparticle...

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...

It is possible for tumors to develop resistance to currently used drugs. However, its increasing incidence necessitates further study and the development of novel therapies This review explores our current understanding of the factors that enable drug resistance, which include, inactivation of the drug, reduced drug uptake, increased drug efflux, m...

In recent years, substantial modelling breakthroughs have been achieved in artificial intelligence due to new algorithms, improved computer power, and expanded storage capacity. These factors have made it possible to process large amounts of data in a short amount of time. By using quantum computing in conjunction with deep learning models, it has...

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...

Locust bean gum is derived from the seed endosperm of the Ceratonia siliqua carob tree and is known as locust bean or carob gum. Food, medicines, paper, textile, oil drilling, and cosmetic sectors all use it as an ingredient. Hydrogen bonding with water molecules makes locust bean gum useful in industrial settings. In addition, its dietary fibre ac...

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...

Numerous naturally available phytochemicals have potential anti-cancer activities due to their vast structural diversity. Alkaloids have been extensively used in cancer treatment, especially lung cancers, among the plant-based compounds. However, their utilization is limited by their poor solubility, low bioavailability, and inadequacies such as la...

Pulsatile drug delivery systems have drawn attention in contemporary research for designing chronotherapeutic systems. The current work aims to design pulsatile ketorolac tromethamine tablets using compression coating for delayed delivery with a lag time suitable for the treatment of morning stiffness in arthritis. Rapidly disintegrating core table...

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...

For a few decades, globally, erectile dysfunction (ED) has become more prominent even in young adults and represents a mounting health concern causing a significant effect on men’s quality of life. There is an expectation that by the end of 2025, the number of ED cases can rise to 322 million. We aimed to comprehensively analyze the scientific outp...

Objectives: The objective of the current study was to develop an extended release (XR) tablet formulation for ranolazine using Eudragit L 100-55 and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) K100M in an appropriate composition. Ranolazine, an anti-anginal agent, is mainly used for treating chronic stable angina pectoris. The main advantage of this drug...

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...

Diabetes is the most prevailing health disorder with high mortality rate and showing increased health costs across the globe. World Health Organization has claimed that lifestyle changes are one of the major causes of diabetes in this modern living. Gliclazide is an oral antidiabetic drug that is taken by majority of patients suffering with type-2...

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...

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...

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...

Dacomitinib is an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor prescribed for the treatment of metastatic non small-cell lung carcinoma. There are no reported significant official of HPLC methods that resolve the impurities and degradation products generated during stability studies. Therefore, an isocratic RP-HPLC-UV method was developed for the det...

The current study aims to formulate and evaluate acyclovir loaded niosomes for sustained release of acyclovir. Stable Acyclovir loaded Niosomes can be prepared by hand shaking method and ether injection method with Span 80 and cholesterol in the ratio of 1:1, 2:1, and 3:1. Preformulation studies and drug excipients compatibility studies was done in...

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...

The compliance mechanism plays a crucial role in the MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) device design as it provides elastic body deformation through respective force and motion transmission. This paper presents, an electrothermal compliant mechanism using V-beam combo structure. Design methodology, fabrication process flow, characterization r...

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...

Background: Traditionally, Usnea genus has significant uses in the treatment of swelling and tumors in Africa and Asia. The aim of the present study was to investigate the chemical constituents present in the acetone extract (AE) of Usnea subfloridana Stirton and also to evaluate their anti-inflammatory and anti-gout effects. Methods: Isolation and...

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...

Melissa officinalis (Lamiaceae) was used to treat multiple human afflictions. Literary works demonstrated that it has many biological activities. Today's research aims to recognise Melissa officinalis phyto-derived anti-viral compounds against main protease and spike protein of COVID-19, to gain insight into the molecular interactions. In the curre...

World Health Organization has mentioned that one of the most prevailing health complications across the globe is diabetes and it is the major reason for deaths due to comorbidities. Once the person is affected by diabetes, it is said to be a lifelong treatment and hence patients look after supportive therapy in general. Nutraceuticals are one such...

Three Dimensional (3D) Printing is a promising method for quick prototyping and manufacturing of any material. It is similar to photocopy or printing, where the new materials are formed on layers (3D) like its mother component. Following its growth and advancement in the 1980s, its application in pharmaceuticals is still limited. It has become one...

Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a biodegradable and biocompatible synthetic polymer having wide applications in biomedical and nonmedical areas. PCL is chemically a polyester compound with attractive physical, chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties that makes it suitable for wide usage. The features of PCL can be altered by modifying its chemical s...

The outbreak of COVID-19 was recognized in December 2019 in China and as of October5th, the pandemic was swept through 216 countries and infected around 34,824,108 individuals, thus posing an unprecedented threat to world's health and economy. Several researchers reported that, a significant mutation in membrane proteins and receptor binding sites...

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...

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...

Lung cancer is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide adding a significant burden on healthcare cost. Apart from conventional and chemotherapy strategies, use of probiotics as an adjunct therapy for prevention or treatment of tumours was a game changer with scientific proofs from diverse research groups. Probiotics are the spe...

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is a water-soluble polymer obtained by polymerization of monomer N-vinylpyrrolidone. PVP is an inert, non-toxic, temperature-resistant, pH-stable, biocompatible, biodegradable polymer that helps to encapsulate and cater both hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs. These advantages enable PVP a versatile excipient in the formula...

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...

With emerging technological advances in biomedicine, the scope of futuristic biomaterials has been limited and existing polymers are gaining momentum. Unlike other synthetic polymers, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) is bioactive, water-soluble, non-toxic, temperature-resistant, pH-stable, biodegradable, and biocompatible. Due to its versatile propertie...

Gene therapy has emerged as a promising strategy for treatment of many acquired or inherited diseases providing ample benefits over conventional therapies. Even the cost factor and stability are attractive with gene therapy than majority of the protein formulations. It is a successful combination of gene delivery technologies with the electrospinni...

Background Quality by design based software’s in analytical research and development normally encompasses multiple objectives. For decades, this task has been attempted through trial and error, supplemented with the previous experience, knowledge, and wisdom of the analytical researchers. Objective The study analyzes the current QbD-assisted softw...

In a daily life, wounds on skin and tissues due to several reasons are quite common and hence the pathophysiology of wound healing is extensively reported in the literature. The research focus on wound dressings has also been tremendously enhanced due to its significant commercial market value. Numerous biopolymers have already been investigated as...

Alginates are the biodegradable natural biopolymeric group of alginic acid salts extensively exploited in the designing of various pharmaceutical dosage forms to deliver drugs. Alginates have also been used by the dental practitioners for over years as dental biomaterial. Many successful attempts have been accomplished for the use of sodium alginat...

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.

Diabetes mellitus is a lethal metabolic disorder in humankind, which induce chronic complications. The present study investigated the effects of ethyl acetate extract from C. procera (EAE) and its isolates on antioxidant and in vitro antidiabetic activities, along with effects of EAE on plasma blood glucose concentrations in STZ-diabetic rats. For...

The main aim of present research study is to formulate the floating tablets of Labetalol HCl using 3 2 factorial design. Labetalol HCl, non selective α,-β-adreno receptor antagonist, Indicated for treatment of Hypertension/moderate Heart Failure. The Floating tablets of Labetalol HCl were prepared employing different concentrations of HPMCK4M and s...