Selected Publications

• Karthikeyan B, Arun A, Harini L, Sundar K, Kathiresan T. (2015) Role of ZnS Nanoparticles on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-mediated Apoptosis in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Biol Trace Elem Res. Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]
• Deepak, V., S. Ramachandran, R.M. Balahmar, S. R. K. Pandian, S.D. Sivasubramaniam, H. Nellaiah and K. Sundar (2015) In vitro evaluation of anti-cancer properties of exopolysaccharides from Lactobacillus acidophilus in colon cancer cell lines, In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. – Animal (Accepted for publication) 
• Kalishwaralal K, Jeyabharathi S, Sundar K, Muthukumaran A.(2015) Sodium selenite/selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) protect cardiomyoblasts and zebrafish embryos against ethanol induced oxidative stress. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 32:135-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2015.06.010.
• Deepak V, Pandian SR, Sivasubramaniam SD, Nellaiah H, Sundar K. (2015) Optimization of Anticancer Exopolysaccharide Production From Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus by Response Surface Methodology. Prep Biochem Biotechnol. Apr 1. [Epub ahead of print]. 
• Kalishwaralal K, Jeyabharathi S, Sundar K, Muthukumaran A. (2015) Comparative analysis of cardiovascular effects of selenium nanoparticles and sodium selenite in zebrafish embryos. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. Feb 20:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] 
• Pandian SR, Deepak V, Nellaiah H, Sundar K. (2015) PEG-PHB-glutaminase nanoparticle inhibits cancer cell proliferation in vitro through glutamine deprivation. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 51(4):372-80. doi: 10.1007/s11626-014-9840-4. 
• Kalishwaralal K, Jeyabharathi S, Sundar K, Muthukumaran A. (2015) A novel one-pot green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and evaluation of its toxicity in zebrafish embryos. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. 2014 Oct 7:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]. 
• Pandian SRK, Deepak V, Sivasubramaniam SD, Nellaiah H, Sundar K. (2014) Optimization and purification of anticancer enzyme L-glutaminase from Alcaligenes faecalis KLU102. Biologia 69(12): 1644-51. 
• Liu Q, Sundar K, Mishra PK, Mousavi G, Liu Z, Gaydo A, Alem F, Lagunoff D, Bleich D, Gause WC. (2009) Helminth infection can reduce insulitis and type 1 diabetes through CD25- and IL-10-independent mechanisms. Infect Immun. 77(12):5347-58. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01170-08. 
• Sundar K, Boesen A, Coico R. (2007) Computational prediction and identification of HLA-A2.1-specific Ebola virus CTL epitopes. Virology. 360(2):257-63. 
• Woods CC, Sundar K, Tessler C, Lebsack TW, Grainger L, Nielsen A, Bleich D, DeLuca D. (2006) Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 inhibits T-cell infiltration and preserves pancreatic beta-cell function in an in vitro type 1 diabetes mellitus model. J Autoimmun. 27(1):28-37. 
• Taylor DK, Ito E, Thorn M, Sundar K, Tedder T, Spatz LA. (2006) Loss of tolerance of anti-dsDNA B cells in mice overexpressing CD19. Mol Immunol. 43(11):1776-90. 
• Boesen A, Sundar K, Coico R. (2005) Lassa fever virus peptides predicted by computational analysis induce epitope-specific cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte responses in HLA-A2.1 transgenic mice. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 12(10):1223-30. 
• Sundar K, Jacques S, Gottlieb P, Villars R, Benito ME, Taylor DK, Spatz LA. (2004) Expression of the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA-1) in the mouse can elicit the production of anti-dsDNA and anti-Sm antibodies. J Autoimmun. 23(2):127-40. 
• Ramasubbu N, Sundar K, Ragunath C, Rafi MM. (2004) Structural studies of a Phe256Trp mutant of human salivary alpha-amylase: implications for the role of a conserved water molecule in enzyme activity. Arch Biochem Biophys. 421(1):115-24. 
• Ragunath C, Sundar K, Ramasubbu N. (2002) Expression, characterization, and biochemical properties of recombinant human salivary amylase. Protein Expr Purif. 24(2):202-11. 
• Srinivasan M, Sundar K. (1994) Nocardial endophthalmitis Arch. Ophthalmol. 112(7): 871-72