Browsing Allied Health Sciences by Author "Silva, ARN"
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Anti -Bacterial Activity of Aqueous and Methanalic Root Extracts of Medicinal Plant Heteropogon Contortus
Gamage, RNN; Hasanthi, KB; Silva, ARN; Ratnasooriya, WD; Pathirana, RN; Hettihewa, SK (2018)Synthetic drugs available for the treatment of chronic and infectious diseases are very expensive and some of them have become less effective due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. As such, research is now ... -
Evaluation of In-Vitro Antibacterial Effect of Lawsoniainermis L. Plant against Acinetobacter Baumannii and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Ranasinghe, RARS; Jayawardena, KAU; Silva, ARN; Nawarathne, V; Rajapaksha, RGWDB (2018)Globally there is a massive increase in the prevalence of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Hence it is considered one of the biggest threats in the health care ... -
Hematological Variations along Disease Progression in CKD Affected People of Girandurukotte and Mahiyanganaya, Sri Lanka
Hewavitharana, KIG; Silva, ARN; Kumara, GWGP; Karunarathna, RH; Ranasinghe, AV; Jayasekara, JMKB; Nanayakkara, PGCL; Gunawickrama, KBS; Gunawickrama, SHNP (2018)Hematological parameters of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Girandurukotte and Mahiyanganaya areas were followed in a cross-sectional study that comprised 175 volunteer subjects. Whole blood, urine ... -
Metallothinein Responses in Relation to Disease Progression in CKD Affected People of Padaviya, Sri Lanka
Silva, ARN; Gunawickrama, KBS; Jayasekara, JMKB; Kumara, GWGP; Karunarathna, RH; Ranasingha, AV; Nanayakkara, PGCL; Hewavitharana, KIG; Gunawickrama, SHNP (2018)Metallothioneins (MT) are metal detoxifying proteins that sequester metals. MT expression is induced by metals such as As, Cd, and Zn. In a cross sectional study, metallothionein expression was followed in chronic ...