Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. Vellore Institute of Technology, India Medical Science | Completed: 2006
Publications (43)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Quantum Chemical Simulations, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Identify Garlic‐Derived Phytocompounds as Computationally Prioritized Candidates Against
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
2026
Artificial intelligence-driven multi-omics analysis of gut-kidney axis in chronic kidney disease
2026
Millet-based dietary intervention modulates gut microbiota and inflammatory signalling to support glycemic control and healthy ageing
2026
Iron Biology in Acute Kidney Injury: Catalytic Iron, Hepcidin–Ferroportin Axis, and NGAL—A Narrative Review
2026
Investigating gut microbiome dysbiosis in adults with chronic kidney disease: Diabetes-induced alterations via metagenomics and qPCR
2026
Emerging Horizons in Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: Impact of Cuproptosis-Related miRNAs on RCC
2025
Harnessing the Power of Donkey’s Milk and Homemade Pickles: Unveiling Oxalate-Degrading Probiotics and Their Heat-Killed Cells as Antiadipogenic Agents in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
2025
2025
Association of immune regulatory and inflammatory genes with histological injuries in renal allograft biopsies and their assessment as predictive biomarker for allograft injury in kidney transplant recipients
2025
Decoding cuproptosis and cuproplasia: implications for therapeutic strategies in renal cell carcinoma
2025
Identification of renal protective gut microbiome derived-metabolites in diabetic chronic kidney disease: An integrated approach using network pharmacology and molecular docking
2024
Association of gut microbiota with allograft injury in kidney transplant recipients: a comparative profiling through 16S metagenomics and quantitative PCR
2024
2023
Combined effect of polyacrylic acid and vitamin E in preventing calcium oxalate crystal deposition in the kidneys of experimental hyperoxaluric rats
2022
Urine Microscopy Score and Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio at Presentation are Good Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Infection when Assessed in Correlation with Virulence Factors of Escherichia coli and Blood Group Secretor Status
2022
Oxalobacter formigenes: A new hope as a live biotherapeutic agent in the management of calcium oxalate renal stones
2022
Analysis and Characterization of Lactobacillus paragasseri and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei: Two Probiotic Bacteria that Can Degrade Intestinal Oxalate in Hyperoxaluric Rats
2022
Pre-transplant Ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes of Gut Microbiota as a Potential Biomarker of Allograft Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients
2022
2021
2021
Biofilm inhibition and antifouling evaluation of sol-gel coated silicone implants with prolonged release of eugenol against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
2021
Predisposition of Blood group Non-secretors to Urinary tract infection with Escherichia coli Anti-microbial Resistance and Acute Kidney Injury
2021
High-quality whole-genome sequence analysis of Lactobacillus paragasseri UBLG-36 reveals oxalate-degrading potential of the strain
2021
Potential application of nanoemulsified garlic oil blend in mitigating the progression of type 2 diabetes-mediated nephropathy in Wistar rats
2020
Ferrotoxicity and its amelioration by endogenous vitamin D in experimental acute kidney injury
2020
Enhanced Therapeutic Potency of Nanoemulsified Garlic Oil Blend Towards Renal Abnormalities in Pre-diabetic Rats
2019
Sulphated polysaccharide from Sargassum myriocystum confers protection against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in adult zebrafish
2019
Proanthocyanidins—Will they effectively restrain conspicuous bacterial strains devolving on urinary tract infection?
2018
Methylation-Demethylation Dynamics: Implications of Changes in Acute Kidney Injury
2018
Evaluation of garlic oil in nano-emulsified form: Optimization and its efficacy in high-fat diet induced dyslipidemia in Wistar rats
2017
Eugenol exhibits anti-virulence properties by competitively binding to quorum sensing receptors
2017
Regulation of urinary crystal inhibiting proteins and inflammatory genes by lemon peel extract and formulated citrus bioflavonoids on ethylene glycol induced urolithic rats
2016
Calcium oxalate monohydrate aggregation induced by aggregation of desialylated Tamm-Horsfall protein.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2011
Exploration of a novel hydroxyl radical scavenger from Sargassum myriocystum.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2011
Immunological detection of nitrosative stress-mediated modified Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THP) in calcium oxalate stone formers.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2006
Structural and functional modification of THP on nitration: Comparison with stone formers THP.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Uric acid: An abettor or protector in calcium oxalate urolithiasis?. Biochemical study in stone formers.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Beneficial effect of vitamin E supplementation on the biochemical and kinetic properties of Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein in hypertensive and hyperoxaluric patients.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Oral L-arginine supplementation ameliorates urinary risk factors and kinetic modulation of Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein in experimental hyperoxaluric rats.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Detection of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and NADPH-diaphorase in experimentally induced hyperoxaluric animals.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Counteracting adriamycin-induced oxidative stress by administration of N-acetyl cysteine and vitamin E.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Counteraction of oxalate induced nitrosative stress by supplementation of L-arginine, a potent antilithic agent.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2005
Oxidative stress in urogenital tuberculosis patients: A predisposing factor for renal stone formation-amelioration by vitamin E supplementation.
Pragasam Viswanathan
2004