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Characterization of a nucleotide-oligomerization domain (NOD) like receptor C5 (NLRC5) subfamily member from black rockﬁsh (Sebastes schlegelii), portraying its transcriptional responses against immune stimulants

Elvitigala, D. A. S; Thulasitha, W. S; Lee, J. (2016)

Nucleotide-oligomerization domain like receptors (NLRs) are recently identiﬁed group of pattern recognition receptors which involve in sensing broad range of pathogen associated molecular patterns or damage associated ...
Cloning and characterisation of an endosperm specific glutelin B1 promoter from Sri Lankan rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) variety Bg 250

Kajendran, K; Chandrasekharan, N. V; Hettiarachchi, C. M; Nanayakkara, A. K; Elvitigala, D. A. S; Wijesundera, W. S. S. (2019)

Glutelins are the primary source of energy storage in the endosperm of rice grains. Among the glutelin promoters, Glutelin B-1 (GluB-1) is widely studied and used in transgenic rice plants to express recombinant proteins ...
Residual bioburden in reprocessed side-view endoscopes used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Ubhayawardana, D. L. N. L; Kottahachchi, J; Weerasekera, M. M; Wanigasooriya, I. W. M. P; Fernando, S. S. N; De Silva, M (2013)

Background and study aim: Worldwide some endoscopyunitsroutinelycontinuetousemanual reprocessing techniques for disinfection of sideview endoscopes. The aim of this study was to evaluatetheoutcomequalityofmanualreprocessing ...
Proportion of Helicobacter pylori Among Dyspeptic Patients Detected by Molecular Methods in a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lank

Ubhayawardana, D. L; Weerasekera, M. M; Weerasekera, D. D; Gunasekera, T. D; Fernando, S. S (2015)

Background: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is considered as a major cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. More than half of the world’s population is infected with H. pylori. In Sri Lanka ...
Association Between Selected Human Leukocyte Antigen Alleles and Helicobacter pylori Infection Among Dyspeptic Patients

Arachchi, P. S; Gunasekara, C. P; Weerasekera, M. M; Ubhayawardana, N. L; Weerasekera, D; Samarasinghe, K; Seneviratna, B; Fernando, N (2016)

Background: Helicobacter pylori has been identified as a group I carcinogenic bacterium that infects the gastric mucosa leading to gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, lymphoma, and gastric cancer. Pathogenesis of H. pylori ...
Direct Microscopy of Stool Samples for Determining the Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections among Primary School Children in Kaduwela MOH Area of Sri Lanka following Floods in 2016

Ubhayawardana, D. L. N. L; Gammana Liyanage, I; Herath, H. M. J. C. B; Amarasekera, U; Dissanayake, T; de Silva, S; Ekanayake, S (2018)

A descriptive cross-sectional school based study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of soil-transmitted intestinal helminthsandtheassociatedfactorsamongschoolchildreninKaduwelaMedicalOfficerofHealth(MOH)areaintheColombo ...
Circulating Micro RNA 21 Levels in Gastric Cancer Patients in Sri Lanka and Role of Helicobacter pylori as a Risk for Development of Gastric Cancer

Ubhayawardana, D. L. N. L; Nisansala, G. G. T; Arachchi, P. S; Rajakaruna, K; Wanigasekera, D. K; Gunasekera, D; Gunasekara, T. D. C. P. (2020)

Background: Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality and the fourth most common cancer globally. This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of miR-21 as a less invasive screening and ...
Human stomach microbiota: Effects on health and disease

Ubhayawardana, D. L. N. L; Fernando, S. S. N; Gunasekara, T. D. C. P; Weerasinghe, G. G. Y. H; Weerasekera, M. M; Weerasekara, D. D (2021)

The gut microbiota is a complex ecological community, consisting of trillions of microbes which include bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. The stomach was previously considered as a sterile site uninhabited by microbes ...
Essentials in clinical biochemistry for health care delivery Q & A approach

Elvitigala, D. A. S. (Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 2020)
Identification and characterization of cystatin B from black rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, indicating its potent immunological importance

Wickramasinghe, P. D. S. U.; Kwon, H.; Elvitigala, D. A. S.; Wan, Q.; Lee, J. (Elsevier, 2020)

Cystatins represent a large superfamily of proteins involved in the competitive reversible inhibition of C1 class cysteine proteases. Plant-derived papain proteases and cysteine cathepsins are the major cysteine proteases ...

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