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Dr Satya Amirapu

Contact Details

Email
satya.amirapu@otago.ac.nz
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

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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

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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

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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

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