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Research Article: Rathee JS, Iyer DR, Kiranmayi M, Reddy S, Sureshbabu VV, Mahapatra NR. 2024. The physiological anti-hypertensive peptide catestatin and its common human variant Gly364Ser: differential cardiovascular effects in a rat model of hypertension. Biosci Rep. 44:BSR20241433.

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https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/business-tech/amino-acids-that-can-beat-hypertension/article69254429.ece

Research Article: Maghajothi S, Subramanian L, Mani P, Singh M, Iyer DR, Sharma S, Khullar M, Victor SM, Asthana S, Mullasari AS and Mahapatra NR. 2022. A common Matrix metalloproteinase 8 promoter haplotype enhances the risk for hypertension via diminished interactions with nuclear factor kappa B. J Hypertens 40:2147-2160.

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/genetic-variation-increases-risk-of-hypertension-says-iit-madras-research-study/article66002056.ece/amp/ 

Research Article: Vijayakumar A and Mahapatra NR. 2022. Renalase: a novel regulator of cardiometabolic and renal diseases. Hypertens Res 45:1582-1598.

Featured in IITM Tech-Talk:

https://tech-talk.iitm.ac.in/renalase-a-multifunctional-protein/ 

Research Article: Allu PK, Kiranmayi M, Mukherjee SD, Chirasani VR, Garg R, Vishnuprabu D, Ravi S, Subramanian L, Sahu BS, Iyer DR, Maghajothi S, Sharma S, Ravi MS, Khullar M, Munirajan AK, Gayen JR, Senapati S, Mullasari AS, Mohan V, Radha V, Naga Prasad SV, Mahapatra NR. 2022. Functional Gly297Ser Variant of the Physiological Dysglycemic Peptide Pancreastatin Is a Novel Risk Factor for Cardiometabolic Disorders. Diabetes 71: 538–553. 

Featured extensively in news media including:

www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/iit-m-team-finds-gene-linked-to-higher-diabetes-risk/article64990311 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/gene-variant-raising-diabetes-risk-found/articleshow/89258240 

https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/news/iit-madras-leads-international-research-on-gene-protein/cid/1849918 

https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/iit-madras-led-research-find-gene-that-increases-risk-of-hypertension-diabetes-among-indians/854631 

https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/science/iit-madras-led-team-discovers-protein-that-increases-risk-of-metabolic-diseases-in-indians-articleshow 

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/iit-m-research-teams-find-protein-that-increases-risk-of-diabetes-in-indians-1076579 

https://news.abplive.com/news/researchers-at-iit-madras-identifies-gene-that-increases-risk-of-diabetes-bp-in-indians-1510038 

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Research Article: Khan AA, Sundar P, Natarajan B, Gupta V, Arige V, Reddy SS, Barthwal MK, Mahapatra NR. 2021.  An evolutionarily-conserved promoter allele governs HMG-CoA reductase expression in spontaneously hypertensive rat. J Mol Cell Cardiol 158:140-152.

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https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/business-tech/flip-the-bp-switch/article35923946.ece

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News Article: Battling high blood pressure in the COVID-19 era

https://covid-gyan.in/article/battling-high-blood-pressure-covid-19-era?

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Research Article: Subramanian L, Maghajothi S, Singh M, Kesh K, Kalyani A, Sharma S, Khullar M, Victor SM, Swarnakar S, Asthana S, Mullasari AS, Mahapatra NR. 2019. A Common Tag Nucleotide Variant in MMP7 Promoter Increases Risk for Hypertension via Enhanced Interactions With CREB (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) Transcription Factor. Hypertension 74:1448-1459. 

Featured in numerous news media including:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/study-finds-gene-that-triggers-hypertension/articleshow/72960922.cms;

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/iit-madras-researchers-find-link-between-a-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-and-hypertension-risk/article30388648.ece;

https://educationtimes.com/article/campus-beat-college-events/72955058/IIT-Madras-collaborates-to-find-link-between-a-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-and-risk-of-Hypertension;

https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/iitm-finds-link-between-tissueremodelling-enzyme-hypertension/1693108; http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/IIT_M_finds_link_between_tissue_remodelling_enzyme_hypertension-649927/SCI-TECH%20and%20HEALTH/36;

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-madras-researchers-find-link-between-a-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-and-risk-of-hypertension-1631131-2019-12-24;

https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/articleshow/72953744.cms;

https://indiaeducationdiary.in/iit-madras-researchers-find-link-between-a-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-and-risk-of-hypertension/;  

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/72952881;

https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/iit-madras-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/531255;

https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/health/iit-madras-team-finds-new-gene-that-triggers-hypertension-among-indians/articleshow/72974484.cms;

https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=656587;

http://www.canindia.com/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/;

http://www.uniindia.com/~/iit-m-researchers-find-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-and-risk-of-hypertension/States/news/1832099.html;

https://www.ibtimes.co.in/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension-810742; http://www.theweekendleader.com/Headlines/46700/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension-.html;

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2019/12/24/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/;

https://newsd.in/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/;

https://www.newkerala.com/news/read/268882/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension.html; https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/iit-madras-study-links-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-to-increased-hypertension-risk/; https://heraldpublicist.com/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/;

https://headlinezpro.com/iit-m-finds-link-between-tissue-remodelling-enzyme-hypertension/; https://www.biospectrumindia.com/news/58/15414/iit-m-researchers-conduct-study-on-risk-of-hypertension.html)

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Research Article:  Subramanian L, Khan AA, Allu PKR, Kiranmayi M, Sahu BS, Sharma S, Khullar M, Mullasari AS, Mahapatra NR. 2017. A haplotype variant of the human chromogranin A gene (CHGA) promoter increases CHGA expression and the risk for cardiometabolic disorders. J Biol Chem 292:13970-13985.

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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/blame-it-on-the-genes/article19778751.ece

http:// vigyanprasar.gov.in/isw/heartdisease.html

https://scroll.in/pulse/852266/lab-notes-scientists-identify-a-gene-that-puts-indians-at-higher-risk-of-heart-disease

http://www.apnlive.com/science/study-identifies-genetic-link-to-heart-disease-in-indian-population-28428

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/carrying-set-of-genes-puts-you-on-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-diseases-study-58765

http://www.biovoicenews.com/study-identifies-genetic-link-heart-disease-indian-population

http://netindian.in/news/2017/09/29/00043430/study-identifies-genetic-link-heart-disease-indian-population

Research Article: Sahu BS, Obbineni JM, Sahu G, Allu PKR,  Subramanian L, Sonawane PJ, Singh PK, Sasi BK, Senapati S, Maji SK, Bera AK, Gomathi BS, Mullasari AS, Mahapatra NR. 2012. Functional genetic variants of the catecholamine-release-inhibitory peptide catestatin in an Indian population: allele-specific effects on metabolic traits. J Biol Chem 287: 43840-43852

Featured in Nature India:

https://www.natureasia.com/en/nindia/article/10.1038/nindia.2012.177

Research Article: Abdul Khaliq R, Sonawane PJ, Sasi BK, Sahu BS, Pradeep T, Das SK, Mahapatra NR. 2010. Enhancement in the efficiency of polymerase chain reaction by TiO2 nanoparticles: crucial role of enhanced thermal conductivity. Nanotechnology 21: 255704 (1-11).

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https://www.natureasia.com/en/nindia/article/10.1038/nindia.2010.79