Dr Satya Amirapu
Contact Details
University Links
- Position
- Senior Professional Practice Fellow
- Department
- Department of Pathology (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- BSc MBBS MD (pathology-vocational)
- Research summary
- Molecular medicine and pathology with special interest in chronic rhinosinusitis, liver diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, cancer biology and brain disorders
- Teaching
- Human pathology, gross, microscopic, and surgical pathology, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science and medical education
- Memberships
- NZ Medical Sciences Council
- Clinical
- Rhinology, cancer biology, gastro-intestinal diseases, liver, and brain pathology.
Research
Apart from my research publications on various topics included in the bibliography below, I am enrolled in a part-time PhD programme in Surgery researching disease severity in early and late chronic rhinosinusitis(CRS), with the University of Auckland. Currently, I am doing my research at the Otago School of Medicine, remotely.
Publications
Purohit, T. J., Amirapu, S., Wu, Z., & Hanning, S. M. (2023). Rectal bioavailability of Amoxicillin from Hollow-Type Suppositories: Effect of Chemical Form of Amoxicillin. Pharmaceutics, 15, 1865. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15071865
van Breugel, S. J., Low, I., Christie, M. L., Pokorny, M. R., Nagarajan, R., Holtkamp, H. U., … Amirapu, S., … Aguergaray, C. (2023). Raman spectroscopy system for real-time diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer tissue. Journal of Biophotonics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jbio.202200334
Hadden, P. W., Gokul, A., Amirapu, S., Kurian, R., McGhee, C. N. J., & Zhang, J. (2023). Confocal and electron microscopic structure of the cornea from three species of penguin. Vision, 7, 4. doi: 10.3390/vision7010004
Aghababaie, Z., Cheng, L. K., Paskaranandavadivel, N., Avci, R., Chan, C.-H. A., Matthee, A., Amirapu, S., … Angeli-Gordon, T. (2022). Targeted ablation of gastric pacemaker sites to modulate patterns of bioelectrical slow wave activation and propagation in an anesthetized pig model. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology, 322, G431-G445. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00332.2021
Aghababaie, Z., O'Grady, G., Nisbet, L. A., Modesto, A. E., Chan, C.-H. A., Matthee, A., Amirapu, S., … Angeli-Gordon, T. (2022). Localized bioelectrical conduction block from radiofrequency gastric ablation persists after healing: Safety and feasibility in a recovery model. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology, 323(6), G640-G652. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00116.2022
Hadden, P. W., Gokul, A., Amirapu, S., Kurian, R., McGhee, C. N. J., & Zhang, J. (2023). Confocal and electron microscopic structure of the cornea from three species of penguin. Vision, 7, 4. doi: 10.3390/vision7010004
Journal - Research Article
Purohit, T. J., Amirapu, S., Wu, Z., & Hanning, S. M. (2023). Rectal bioavailability of Amoxicillin from Hollow-Type Suppositories: Effect of Chemical Form of Amoxicillin. Pharmaceutics, 15, 1865. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15071865
Journal - Research Article
van Breugel, S. J., Low, I., Christie, M. L., Pokorny, M. R., Nagarajan, R., Holtkamp, H. U., … Amirapu, S., … Aguergaray, C. (2023). Raman spectroscopy system for real-time diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer tissue. Journal of Biophotonics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jbio.202200334
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Aghababaie, Z., Cheng, L. K., Paskaranandavadivel, N., Avci, R., Chan, C.-H. A., Matthee, A., Amirapu, S., … Angeli-Gordon, T. (2022). Targeted ablation of gastric pacemaker sites to modulate patterns of bioelectrical slow wave activation and propagation in an anesthetized pig model. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology, 322, G431-G445. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00332.2021
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Aghababaie, Z., O'Grady, G., Nisbet, L. A., Modesto, A. E., Chan, C.-H. A., Matthee, A., Amirapu, S., … Angeli-Gordon, T. (2022). Localized bioelectrical conduction block from radiofrequency gastric ablation persists after healing: Safety and feasibility in a recovery model. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology, 323(6), G640-G652. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00116.2022
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Aghababaie, Z., Paskaranandavadivel, N., Amirapu, S., Chan, C.-H. A., Du, P., Asirvatham, S. J., … Angeli-Gordon, T. R. (2021). Gastric ablation as a novel technique for modulating electrical conduction in the in vivo stomach. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology, 320, G573-G585. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00448.2020
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Purohit, T. J., Hanning, S. M., Amirapu, S., & Wu, Z. (2021). Rectal bioavailability of amoxicillin sodium in rabbits: Effects of suppository base and drug dose. Journal of Controlled Release, 338, 858-869. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.09.015
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Mahajan, V., Osavlyuk, D., Logan, P. C., Amirapu, S., & Ponnampalam, A. P. (2020). Expression and steroid hormone regulation of TETs and DNMTs in human endometrium. Reproduction, 160, 247-257. doi: 10.1530/rep-19-0562
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Mills, N., Geddes, D. T., Amirapu, S., & Mirjalili, S. A. (2020). Understanding the lingual frenulum: Histological structure, tissue composition, and implications for tongue tie surgery. International Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020, 1820978. doi: 10.1155/2020/1820978
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Svirskis, D., Procter, G., Sharma, M., Bhusal, P., Dravid, A., MacFater, W., … Amirapu, S., … Jones, D. S. (2020). A non-opioid analgesic implant for sustained post-operative intraperitoneal delivery of lidocaine, characterized using an ovine model. Biomaterials, 263, 120409. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120409
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Gao, R., Watson, M., Callon, K. E., Tuari, D., Dray, M., Naot, D., Amirapu, S., … Musson, D. S. (2018). Local application of lactoferrin promotes bone regeneration in a rat critical-sized calvarial defect model as demonstrated by micro-CT and histological analysis. Journal of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, 12, e620-e626. doi: 10.1002/term.2348
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Hope, J., Braeuer, B., Amirapu, S., McDaid, A., & Vanholsbeeck, F. (2018). Extracting morphometric information from rat sciatic nerve using optical coherence tomography. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 23(11), 116001. doi: 10.1117/1.Jbo.23.11.116001
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Lin, S. T. C., Musson, D. S., Amirapu, S., Cornish, J., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2017). Development of organic solvent-free micro-/nano-porous polymer scaffolds for musculoskeletal regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 105A(5), 1393-1404. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.36023
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Martin, C., Krogvold, L., Farik, S., Amirapu, S., Wur, F., Reddy, S., & Dahl‑Jørgensen, K. (2017). An immunohistochemical study of nitrotyrosine expression in pancreatic islets of cases with increasing duration of type 1 diabetes and without diabetes. Histochemistry & Cell Biology, 147, 605-623. doi: 10.1007/s00418-016-1533-5
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Pinkham, M. I., Loftus, M. T., Amirapu, S., Guild, S.-J., Quill, G., Woodward, W. R., … Barrett, C. J. (2017). Renal denervation in male rats with heart failure improves ventricular sympathetic nerve innervation and function. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 312, R368-R379. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00313.2016
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Waite, S. J., Cater, J. E., Walker, C. G., Amirapu, S., Waghorn, G. C., & Suresh, V. (2016). Passive mechanical properties of ovine rumen tissue. International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, 17(3), 156-164. doi: 10.1080/15502287.2015.1082676
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Koschwanez, H., Vurnek, M., Weinman, J., Tarlton, J., Whiting, C., Amirapu, S., … Broadbent, E. (2015). Stress-related changes to immune cells in the skin prior to wounding may impair subsequent healing. Brain, Behavior & Immunity, 50, 47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.06.011
Journal - Research Article
Street, M., Thambyah, A., Dray, M., Amirapu, S., Tuari, D., Callon, K. E., … Musson, D. S. (2015). Augmentation with an ovine forestomach matrix scaffold improves histological outcomes of rotator cuff repair in a rat model. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research, 10, 165. doi: 10.1186/s13018-015-0303-8
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Zhang, W., Wang, G., See, E., Shaw, J. P., Baguley, B. C., Liu, J., Amirapu, S., & Wu, Z. (2015). Post-insertion of poloxamer 188 strengthened liposomal membrane and reduced drug irritancy and in vivo precipitation, superior to PEGylation. Journal of Controlled Release, 203, 161-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.02.026
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Wood, A. J., Fraser, J. D., Swift, S., Patterson-Emanuelson, E. A. C., Amirapu, S., & Douglas, R. G. (2012). Intramucosal bacterial microcolonies exist in chronic rhinosinusitis without inducing a local immune response. American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, 26(4), 265-270. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3779
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Wood, A. J., Fraser, J., Amirapu, S., & Douglas, R. G. (2012). Bacterial microcolonies exist within the sphenoid bone in chronic rhinosinusitis and healthy controls. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 2(2), 116-121. doi: 10.1002/alr.21010
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Wood, A. J., Fraser, J., Swift, S., Amirapu, S., & Douglas, R. G. (2011). Are biofilms associated with an inflammatory response in chronic rhinosinusitis? International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 1(5), 335-339. doi: 10.1002/alr.20060
Journal - Research Article
Dissanayake, T. D., Budgett, D. M., Hu, P. S., Bennet, L., Pyner, S., Booth, L., Amirapu, S., … Malpas, S. C. (2010). A novel low temperature transcutaneous energy transfer system suitable for high power implantable medical devices: Performance and validation in sheep. Artificial Organs, 34(5), 160-167. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00992.x
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Amirapu, S., Biswas, K., Radcliff, F. J., Mackenzie, B. W., Ball, S., & Douglas, R. G. (2021). Sinonasal tissue remodelling during chronic rhinosinusitis. International Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021, 7428955. doi: 10.1155/2021/7428955
Journal - Research Other
Patel, D., Clarkson, J., & Amirapu, S. (2020). Frontal sinus post-traumatic mucocele secondary to a cactus spine. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1519), 112-115. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz
Journal - Research Other
Chhana, A., Doyle, A., Sevao, A., Amirapu, S., Riordan, P., Dray, M., … Dalbeth, N. (2018). Advanced imaging assessment of gout: comparison of dual-energy CT and MRI with anatomical pathology. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(4), 629-630. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211343
Journal - Research Other