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Early Diagnosis of Dengue Infection Using a Commercial Dengue Duo Rapid Test Kit for the Detection of NS1, IGM, and IGG by SEOK MUI WANG, DEVI SEKARAN, Shamala

“…A commercial Dengue Duo rapid test kit was evaluated for early dengue diagnosis by detection of dengue virus NS1 antigen and immunoglobulin M (IgM)/IgG…”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Apple Extract and Its Antibacterial Properties by Puteh, R., Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Yahya, R., Ali, Zainal Abidin

“…Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using apple extract as a reducing agent and aqueous silver nitrate as the precursor. The AgNPs formation was…”
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Antibacterial effects of 18 medicinal plants used by the Khyang tribe in Bangladesh by Hossan, Md Shahadat, Jindal, Hassan, Maisha, Sarah, Samudi Raju, Chandramathi, Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Nissapatorn, Veeranoot, Kaharudin, Fatima, Su Yi, Lim, Khoo, Teng Jin, Rahmatullah, Mohammed, Wiart, Christophe

“…Context: The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is raising serious concern globally. Asian medicinal plants could improve the current treatment strategies…”
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Feasibility of case-control and test-negative designs to evaluate dengue vaccine effectiveness in Malaysia by Nealon, Joshua, Lim, Wei-Yin, Moureau, Annick, Linus Lojikip, Sharon, Junus, Suria, Kumar, Suresh, Nachiappan, Jeyaseelan P, Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Radigue, Cedric, Cowling, Benjamin J, Ochiai, R. Leon, HSS, Amar-Singh

“…AbstractBackgroundThe world’s first dengue vaccine [Dengvaxia; Sanofi Pasteur] was licensed in 2015 and others are in development. Real-world evaluations of…”
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Susceptible and protective HLA class 1 alleles against dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever patients in a Malaysian population by Appanna, Ramapraba, Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela, Lum Chai See, Lucy, Sekaran, Shamala Devi

“…The human leukocyte antigen alleles have been implicated as probable genetic markers in predicting the susceptibility and/or protection to severe…”
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Phyllanthus Suppresses Prostate Cancer Cell, PC-3, Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis through Multiple Signalling Pathways (MAPKs, PI3K/Akt, NFκB, and Hypoxia) by Tang, Yin-Quan, Jaganath, InduBala, Manikam, Rishya, Devi Sekaran, Shamala

“…Phyllanthus is a traditional medicinal plant that has been found to have antihepatitis, antibacterial, and anticancer properties. The present studies were to…”
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Intracellular Targeting Mechanisms by Antimicrobial Peptides by Le, Cheng-Foh, Fang, Chee-Mun, Sekaran, Shamala Devi

“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are expressed in various living organisms as first-line host defenses against potential harmful encounters in their surroundings…”
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Dengue Virus NS1 Protein as a Diagnostic Marker: Commercially Available ELISA and Comparison to qRT-PCR and Serological Diagnostic Assays Currently Used by the State of Florida by Ambrose, Jason H., Azizan, Azliyati, Devi Sekaran, Shamala

“…Background. The proper management of patients infected with dengue virus requires early detection. Here, real-time molecular assays have proven useful but have…”
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Lack of clinical manifestations in asymptomatic dengue infection is attributed to broad down-regulation and selective up-regulation of host defence response genes by Yeo, Adeline S L, Azhar, Nur Atiqah, Yeow, Wanyi, Talbot, Jr, C Conover, Khan, Mohammad Asif, Shankar, Esaki M, Rathakrishnan, Anusyah, Azizan, Azliyati, Wang, Seok Mui, Lee, Siew Kim, Fong, Mun Yik, Manikam, Rishya, Devi Sekaran, Shamala

“…Dengue represents one of the most serious life-threatening vector-borne infectious diseases that afflicts approximately 50 million people across the globe…”
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Novel clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in Malaysia by Jefferies, Johanna M, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Yasim, Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Clarke, Stuart C

“…Although Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of childhood disease in South East Asia, little has previously been reported regarding the epidemiology of…”
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Dengue Patients Exhibit Higher Levels of PrM and E Antibodies Than Their Asymptomatic Counterparts by Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Sathar, Jameela, Manikam, Rishya, Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela, Wang, Seok Mui, Rathakrishnan, Anusyah, Yeo, Adeline Syin Lian, Kumari Natkunam, Santha

“…Dengue virus infection is a common tropical disease which often occurs without being detected. These asymptomatic cases provide information in relation to the…”
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Positive outcomes of oil palm phenolics on degenerative diseases in animal models by Sambanthamurthi, Ravigadevi, Tan, YewAi, Sundram, Kalyana, Hayes, Kenneth C., Abeywardena, Mahinda, Leow, Soon-Sen, Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Sambandan, T. G., Rha, ChoKyun, Sinskey, Anthony J., Subramaniam, Krishnan, Fairus, Syed, Basri Wahid, Mohd

“…It is well established that plant phenolics elicit various biological activities, with positive effects on health. Palm oil production results in large volumes…”
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Corrigendum to “Dengue Virus NS1 Protein as a Diagnostic Marker: Commercially Available ELISA and Comparison to qRT-PCR and Serological Diagnostic Assays Currently Used by the State of Florida” by Ambrose, Jason H., Azizan, Azliyati, Devi Sekaran, Shamala

“…In the article titled “Dengue Virus NS1 Protein as a Diagnostic Marker: Commercially Available ELISA and Comparison to qRT-PCR and Serological Diagnostic…”
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Effect of Gelam Honey on the Oxidative Stress-Induced Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Hamster Cells by Batumalaie, Kalaivani, Zaman Safi, Sher, Mohd Yusof, Kamaruddin, Shah Ismail, Ikram, Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Qvist, Rajes

“…Background. Oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species is critically involved in the impairment of β-cell function during the development…”
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Detection of dengue NS1 antigen using long-range surface plasmon waveguides by Wong, Wei Ru, Sekaran, Shamala Devi, Mahamd Adikan, Faisal Rafiq, Berini, Pierre

“…The non-structural 1 (NS1) protein of the dengue virus circulates in infected patients’ blood samples and can be used for early diagnosis of dengue infection…”
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Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international whole-genome sequencing study by Lo, Stephanie W, Gladstone, Rebecca A, van Tonder, Andries J, Lees, John A, du Plessis, Mignon, Benisty, Rachel, Givon-Lavi, Noga, Hawkins, Paulina A, Cornick, Jennifer E, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda, Law, Pierra Y, Ho, Pak Leung, Antonio, Martin, Everett, Dean B, Dagan, Ron, von Gottberg, Anne, Klugman, Keith P, McGee, Lesley, Breiman, Robert F, Bentley, Stephen D, Brooks, Abdullah W, Corso, Alejandra, Davydov, Alexander, Maguire, Alison, Pollard, Andrew, Kiran, Anmol, Skoczynska, Anna, Moiane, Benild, Beall, Bernard, Sigauque, Betuel, Aanensen, David, Lehmann, Deborah, Faccone, Diego, Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer, Bojang, Ebrima, Egorova, Ekaterina, Voropaeva, Elena, Sampane-Donkor, Eric, Sadowy, Ewa, Bigogo, Godfrey, Mucavele, Helio, Belabbès, Houria, Diawara, Idrissa, Moïsi, Jennifer, Verani, Jennifer, Keenan, Jeremy, Nair Thulasee Bhai, Jyothish N, Ndlangisa, Kedibone M, Zerouali, Khalid, Ravikumar, K L, Titov, Leonid, De Gouveia, Linda, Alaerts, Maaike, Ip, Margaret, de Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina, Hasanuzzaman, Md, Paragi, Metka, Nurse-Lucas, Michele, Ali, Mushal, Elmdaghri, Naima, Croucher, Nicholas, Wolter, Nicole, Porat, Nurit, Eser, Özgen Köseoglu, Akpaka, Patrick E, Turner, Paul, Gagetti, Paula, Tientcheu, Peggy-Estelle, Carter, Philip E, Mostowy, Rafal, Kandasamy, Rama, Ford, Rebecca, Henderson, Rebecca, Malaker, Roly, Shakoor, Sadia, Grassi Almeida, Samanta Cristine, Saha, Samir K, Doiphode, Sanjay, Madhi, Shabir A, Devi Sekaran, Shamala, Srifuengfung, Somporn, Obaro, Stephen, Clarke, Stuart C, Nzenze, Susan A, Kastrin, Tamara, Ochoa, Theresa J, Balaji, Veeraraghavan, Hryniewicz, Waleria, Urban, Yulia

“…Invasive pneumococcal disease remains an important health priority owing to increasing disease incidence caused by pneumococci expressing non-vaccine…”
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Potency and Cytotoxicity of a Novel Gallium-Containing Mesoporous Bioactive Glass/Chitosan Composite Scaffold as Hemostatic Agents by Pourshahrestani, Sara, Zeimaran, Ehsan, Kadri, Nahrizul Adib, Gargiulo, Nicola, Jindal, Hassan Mahmood, Naveen, Sangeetha Vasudevaraj, Sekaran, Shamala Devi, Kamarul, Tunku, Towler, Mark R

“…Chitosan-based hemostats are promising candidates for immediate hemorrhage control. However, they have some disadvantages and require further improvement to…”
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Serological cross-reactivity among common flaviviruses by Chan, Kai Rol, Ismail, Amni Adilah, Thergarajan, Gaythri, Raju, Chandramathi Samudi, Yam, Hock Chai, Rishya, Manikam, Sekaran, Shamala Devi

“…The Flavivirus genus is made up of viruses that are either mosquito-borne or tick-borne and other viruses transmitted by unknown vectors. Flaviviruses present…”
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The Anti-proliferative Effects of a Palm Oil-derived Product and Its Mode of Actions in Human Malignant Melanoma MeWo Cells by Komarasamy, Thamil Vaani, Sekaran, Shamala Devi

“…Melanoma incidence and mortality have risen dramatically in recent years. No effective treatment for metastatic melanoma exists; hence currently, an intense…”
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Evaluation of a Commercial SD Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kit for Early Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infection by Wang, Seok Mui, Sekaran, Shamala Devi

“…Early definitive diagnosis of dengue virus infection may help in the timely management of dengue virus infection. We evaluated the Standard Diagnostics (SD,…”
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