Dr. K. Anitha

Areas of specialization: 
Particular focus on Diabetes mellitus, Neuropharmacology, immunology-driven cardiovascular diseases, and inflammation. Enthusiastic about transitioning from applied bioscience to more specialized focus on molecular biology in order to explore deeper understanding of the intricate molecular mechanisms that underpin endocrine and oncology areas.

Experience: Academic /Research: 12 years

Interest areas:

Network pharmacology in Drug Discovery, Oncology

Awards:

1. Received Excellence in Academics award in international award ceremony virtually on the birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan on 5th September 2022 by Research Education Solutions in Association with International School of Technology and Science.
2. Received Pratibha Award– the Eaton Excellence Award State Board of Technical Education & Training) A.P., Govt. of India for Academic Excellence at Hyderabad.
3. ReceivedGold medal for scoring First Rank in PG (Dept. of Pharmacology) under Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Affiliated, Anantapuramu, A.P., and India at Tirupati.

Projects:

Seed Grant Project approved on Exploration of molecular mechanisms of targeting the gut microbiota in HFD and chemically induced IBD in rats

Books/Book Chapters:

• Shvetank Bhatt, Kuttiappan Anitha,Sujit Kumar Sah, Nishant Prasad Apte, Sakina.Mullamitha , Jamila Chechatwala Book Chapter as” Era of "biotics” in managing of colonic disorders” in the Book Name as "Advanced drug delivery systems for colonic disorders”in Elsevier PublisherISBN: 978-0-443-14044-0, page No:271-281 December 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-14044-0.00013-2

• Kuttiappan Anitha, Santenna Chenchula, Parameshwar Ravula, Chikatipalli Radhika & Shvetank Bhatt Book chapter as "Revolutionizing Lung Cancer Treatment: Recent Breakthroughs in Immunotherapy” in the book entitled as "Immunotherapy Against Lung Cancer” in Springer ISBN 978-981-99-7141-1 Page No-45-64, 20 March 2024, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-7141-1_4(Springer)
• Kuttiappan Anitha , Mahabir Parshad Kaushik , Shvetank Bhatt , Mohana Lakshmi book chapter as "Association of oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus” in Book entitled as "Biochemical Immunology of Diabetes and Associated Complications ISBN 978-0-443-13195-0 page No 59-73, 26 March 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/C2022-0-02117-6(Elsevier)
• Arvind Singh Jadon , Mahabir Parshad Kaushik, Kuttiappan Anitha, Shvetank Bhatt , Poonam Bhadauriya , Manoj Sharma book chapter as "Types of diabetes mellitus, mechanism of insulin resistance and associated complications” and diabetes mellitus” in Book entitled as "Biochemical Immunology of Diabetes and Associated Complications ISBN 978-0-443-13195-0 page No 1-18, 26 March 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/C2022-0-02117-6(Elsevier)
• Arghya Kusum Dhar , Kuttiappan Anitha , Shvetank Bhatt book chapter as "Immune system and diabetes mellitus” in Book entitled as "Biochemical Immunology of Diabetes and Associated Complications ISBN 978-0-443-13195-0 page No 19-47, 29 March 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/C2022-0-02117-6(Elsevier)
• Parameshwar, K., Anitha, K., Mounika, N., Parameshwar, R., Narayana, N.A. (2024). Exosomes: Biogenesis, Composition, and Synthesis. In: Mishra, N., Ashique, S., Garg, A., Chithravel, V., Anand, K. (eds) Exosomes Based Drug Delivery Strategies for Brain Disorders. Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-99-8373-5 Page No 37-53, 31 March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8373-5_2(Springer)
• Nigade, A., Pathak, G., Anitha, K., Mishra, N., Bali, V., Bhatt, S. (2024). Role of Exosomes in Management of Depression. In: Mishra, N., Ashique, S., Garg, A., Chithravel, V., Anand, K. (eds) Exosomes Based Drug Delivery Strategies for Brain Disorders. Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-99-8373-5 Page No 211-226, 31 March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8373-5_8 (Springer)
• Anitha, K., Bhatt, S., Chenchula, S., Gupta, G.L., Pingili, R.B. Biosimilar in Lung Cancer. In: Bhatt, S., Dureja, H., Gunvantbhai Patel, S., Samir Patel, A., Dua, K. (eds) Biosimilars for Cancer Treatment. Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-97-3001-8 2^ndJuly 2024 pp 143-155. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3001-8_8
• Bhatt, S., Pujari, R., Patil, Y., Shilpi, S., Anitha, K. (2024). Role of Synbiotics in Neurodegenerative Diseases. In: Dua, K. (eds) Synbiotics in Human Health: Biology to Drug Delivery. Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-99-5575-6, 30 March 2024, pp 97-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5575-6_4
• Chenchula S, Anitha K, Prakash S, Sharma JP, Aggarwal S. Multiomics in human viral infections. In Biological Insights of Multi-Omics Technologies in Human Diseases, ISBN 978-0-443-23971-7, 2024 Jan 1 (pp. 145-166). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23971-7.00007-9
• Anitha, K., Chenchula, S., Shama, N., Mishra, N., Singh, M.K., Radhika, C. (2024). Molecular Mechanisms of Autophagy Regulation in Cancer. In: Mishra, N., Kaundal, R.K. (eds) Role of Autophagy and Reactive Oxygen Species in Cancer Treatment. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana, Cham. 978-3-031-66421-2, September 1 2024, pp 73-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66421-2_4

Number of Publications: 25

Recent Publications:

Chenchula S, Ghanta MK, Alhammadi M, Mohammed A, Anitha K, Nuthalapati P, Raju GS, Huh YS, Bhaskar LV. Phytochemical compounds for treating hyperuricemia associated with gout: a systematic review. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. 2024 Dec 5:1-23. (IF-2.2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-024-03686-4

RakeshPahwa,GSharma,JatinChhabra,TanweerHaider,KuttiappanAnitha,NeerajMishra. Nanoemulsion Therapy: A Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Management. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 24 September 2024, 101, Part A, 106227. Elsevier (IF-4.5) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2024.106227

Anitha Kuttiappan,Santenna Chenchula*, Bhargavi Posinasetty, Padmavathi R, Lakshmi Sahitya Amerneni, Sai Varshini T, Vishnu Vardhan K, Madhavrao Chavan. Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer and Targeted Advanced Therapeutic Strategies for ER and HER2 Signalling Pathways. Oncology Research (Accepted) (IF-2.0)

Anitha Kuttiappan, Santenna Chenchula. Murugesan Vanangamudi, Shvetank Bhatt, Radhika Chikatipalli, P Shaila Bhanu, Nagaraju Bandaru (2024), Hepatoprotective effect of flavonoid rich fraction of Sesbania grandiflora: Results of In vivo, in vitro, and molecular docking studies. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 15(5), 101036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101036. (IF-1.7)

Anitha Kuttiappan, Santenna Chenchula, Padmavathi R, Lakshmi Sahitya Amerneni, Vishnu Vardhan K, Sai Nikhila Ghanta, Krishna Chaitanya Amerneni. Future of Elderly Healthcare: Addressing Polypharmacy Challenges and Solutions. The Senior Care Pharmacist (Accepted) (IF-1.0)

Kuttiappan Anitha, Santenna Chenchula*, Vishnu Vardhan K , Lakshmi Sahitya Amerneni , Sai Nikhila Ghanta, Krishna Chaitanya Amerneni , Shvetank Bhatt, Bandaru Nagaraju, Girdhari Lal Gupta. Assessing the Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Sitagliptin-Based Combination Therapies to Optimize Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Comprehensive Review. Current Diabetes Review (Under Review) (IF-2.4)

Anitha K,Mandeep Kumar Singh, Komal Kohat, Sri Varshini T, Santenna Chenchula, Padmavathi R, Lakshmi Sahitya Amerneni, Vishnu Vardhan K, Mythili Bai K, Madhav Rao Chavan & Shvetank Bhatt. Recent Insights into the Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease and Advanced Treatment Strategies. Mol Neurobiol August 2024, pp 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-024-04384-1(IF-4.8)

Kuttiappan Anitha,Santenna Chenchula, Vijayaraj Surendran, Bhatt Shvetank, Parameswar Ravula, Rhythm Milan, Radhika Chikatipalli, Padmavathi R. Advancing cancer theranostics through biomimetics: A comprehensive review. Heliyon, (10)e27692, March 9th 2024 (IF-4.0) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27692

Kuttiappan Anitha, Bhargavi Posinasetty , K. Naveen Kumari , Santenna Chenchula, R. Padmavathi, Satya Prakash, Chikatipalli Radhika. Liquid biopsy for precision diagnostics and therapeutics. Clinica Chimica Acta, January 2024, 554(117746) (IF-6.3)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2023.117746

Santenna Chenchula, Madhu Bhargavi Chandra, Madhu Babu Adusumilli, Sai Nikhila Ghanta, Anusha Bommasani, Anitha Kuttiappan, R. Padmavathi, Krishna Chaitanya Amerneni, Radhika Chikatipalli, Mohan Krishna Ghanta, Samarra Simha Reddy, K. Mythili Bai, Satya Prakash, G. Jogender, Madhavrao Chavan, S. Balakrishnan. Immunogenicity, clinical efficacy and safety of additional second COVID-19 booster vaccines against Omicron and its sub variants: A systematic review. Reviews in Medical Virology, 24^th January, 34(1),e2515, 2024 (11.3) DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2515

Shvetank Bhatt, Kuttiappan Anitha, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Dhrubojyoti Mukherjee, Satish Shilpi, Ashish Suttee, Gaurav Gupta, Thakur Gurjeet Singh, Kamal Dua. Targeting Inflammation for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Metabolic Brain Disorder, Published on November 11, Page No 1-12, 2023 (IF-3.6) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-023-01314-3

Shvetank Bhatt and Kuttiappan Anitha. HGF/c-MET: A Potential Target for the Treatment of Various Cancers. Current Enzyme inhibitor, Volume 19, issue 2, May 4th, 2023, Page 71-80. 10.2174/1573408019666230227101036 (IF-1.0)

Bhargavi Posinasetty, Radhika Chikatipalli, Santenna Chenchula, Kuttiappan Anitha, G.Swapna,G.N.A.Lakshmi & Audinarayana Nelavala titled as Arthritic efficacyof Bombax ceiba ethanolicextract in a murine model for rheumatoid arthritisusingin vivo, in vitroand radiological analysis, Bioinformation, 19(8):833-839(2023, DOI: 10.6026/9732063001983(IF-1.9)

Professional memberships:

• Teaching and Education Research Association(TERA)- Membership No:TERA-MI- 10164
• All India Council For Technical Skill Development –Membership No: AICTSD/Professor/61471
• IFERP- Institute for Engineering Research and Publication- Membership No:PM24103897

Other achievements/ Trainings:

• Participated in DST Sponsored Women Entrepreneurship Development Program me on the theme of "Role of Women in Creation of an entrepreneurial driven economy through implementation of Start-Ups Organized by Annamacharya College of Pharmacy conducted from 22 May to June 7th, 2023.
• Participated in the Biomaterials online Conclave 2022 organized under MHRD-RUSA 2.0 "Biomaterials” Project by the National centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Madras and Society of Biomaterials and artificial Organs of India, Society for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine India, NACE International Gateway India Section (NIGIS) south Zone from 7-15 March 2022.
• Participated in one week Faculty Development Program on Research Methodology and online Teaching by An Initiative of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Electronics & ICT Academy, IIT Guwahati, Assam Organized in Association with Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering NERIST & Support from Mantra Associates from 17 – 22 January 2022. EICT/115/2021- 22/FFDP/OL/305.
• Participated in one week Faculty Development Program on Research Ethics Organized by Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior from 3 – 17 January 2022.Ø Participated in one week Faculty Development Program on Career Enrichment of an Academician in Pharmacy organized by Narayana Pharmacy College, Nellore from 18– 23 April 2022.

Official email ID:Kuttiappan.anitha@nmims.edu

Official Phone No: 02563-295545-49