Publication

RESEARCH ARTICLES

1.Padhi A, Ambikan AT, Sinha I, Akber M, Rokeya RS, Medina LP, Zheng W, Henter JI, Svensson M, Eidsmo L, Teglund AN, Neogi U, Berman P, Lysell J, Lourda M. Single-cell analysis identifies antigen presenting neutrophils in guttate psoriasis and a potential link to streptococcal pharyngitis. eBiomedicine 2025 (Resubmitted after revision). (IF- 9.7)

2.Padhi A, Eklund A, Malmeström C, Erikson E, Hallén G, Smed-Sörensen A, Kullberg S. Associations of peripheral blood lymphopenia to disease course, treatment and TNF-α in sarcoidosis. Respir Res 2025; 9;26(1):130. (IF- 4.7)

3.Rekha RS, Padhi A, Végvári A, Agerberth B, Guðmundsson GH, Bergman P. The di-leucine motif in the host defense peptide LL-37 is essential for activation of autophagy in human macrophages. Cell Reports 2025; 28,44(1):115031 (IF- 8.8)

4.Kvedaraite E, Lourda M, Mouratidou N, Düking T, Padhi A, Moll K, Czarnewski P, Sinha I, Xagoraris I, Kokkinou E, Damdimopoulos A, Weigel W, Hartwig O, Santos TE, Soini T, Van Acker A, Rahkonen N, Flodström Tullberg M, Ringqvist E, Buggert M, Jorns C, Lindforss U, Nordenvall C, Stamper CT, Unnersjö-Jess D, Akber M, Nadisauskaite R, Jansson J, Vandamme N, Sorini C, Grundeken ME, Rolandsdotter H, Rassidakis G, Villablanca EJ, Ideström M, Eulitz S, Arnell H, Mjösberg J, Henter JI, Svensson M. Intestinal stroma guides monocyte differentiation to macrophages through GM-CSF. Nature communications, 2024; 15(1):1752. (IF- 16.6)

5.Padhi A, Rekha RS, Benrejdal L, Grundeken ME, Lourda M, Ehrstöm M, Páez IT, Johansson EK, Bradley M, Bergman P, Lysell J. Baricitinib restores cytokine mediated downregulation of PAD1 in human keratinocytes: a molecular link to the effects of JAK-inhibitors in atopic dermatitis patients. Journal of Investigative Dermatalogy. 2022;143(7):1306-1309 (IF- 7.2)

6.Behera A, Jain P, Ganguli G, Biswas M, Padhi A, Pattanaik KP, Nayak B, Ergün S, Hagens K, Redinger N, Saqib M, Mishra BB, Schaible UE, Karnati S, Sonawane A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Acetyltransferase Suppresses Oxidative Stress by Inducing Peroxisome Formation in Macrophages. Int J Mol Sci. 2022;23(5):2584. (IF- 5.6)

7. Padhi A, Srivastava A, Ramesh A, Ehrström A, Simon M, Sonkoly E, Eidsmo L, Bergman P, Lysell J. IL-22 downregulates peptidylarginine deiminase-1 in human keratinocytes: adding another piece to the IL-22 puzzle in epidermal barrier formation. Journal of Investigative Dermatalogy. 2021;142(2):333-342. (IF- 7.2)

8. Aldwani SA, Padhi A, Karadottir H, Mörmon C, Gråslund A, Végvári A, Johansson J, Rising A, Agerberth B, Bergman P. Citrullination alters the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory functions of the antimicrobial peptide canine cathelicidin K9CATH in vitro. Journal of Immunology. 2021;207(3):974-984. (IF- 4.40)

9. Kumar N, Padhi A, Sonawane A, Ganguly A. Long term sustained growth of insulin producing cells using agarose-chitosan coated silver nanocomposites. Series Endo Diab Met. 2021;3(1):1-13. (IF- 1.13)

10.Padhi A, Pattnaik K, Biswas M, Jagadeb M, Behera A, Sonawane A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis LprE Suppresses TLR2-Dependent Cathelicidin and Autophagy Expression to Enhance Bacterial Survival in Macrophages. Journal of Immunology. 2019;203(10):2665-2678. (IF- 4.40)

11.Sekar V, Baskaralingam V, Raja S, Jeyaraman J, Palaniappan R, Sonawane A, Padhi A, Velusamy P, Anbu P, Faggio C. Bioinspired Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Lycopersicon esculentum for Antimicrobial and Anticancer Applications. Journal of Cluster Science. 2019; 30:1465-1479. (IF- 3.06)

12.Naik SK, Padhi A, Ganguli G, Sengupta S, Pati S, Das D, Sonawane A. Mouse Bone Marrow Sca-1(+) CD44(+) Mesenchymal Stem Cells Kill Avirulent Mycobacteria but not Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Modulation of Cathelicidin Expression via the p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent Pathway. Infect Immun. 2017; 20:85(10). (IF- 3.44)

13.Das I, Padhi A, Mukherjee S, Dash DP, Kar S, Sonawane A. Biocompatible chitosan nanoparticles as an efficient delivery vehicle for Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipids to induce potent cytokines and antibody response through activation of γδT cells in mice. Nanotechnology. 2017;28(16):165101. (IF- 3.5)

14.Padhi A, Naik SK, Sengupta S, Ganguli G, Sonawane A. Expression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis NLPC/p60 family protein Rv0024 induce biofilm formation and resistance against cell wall acting anti-tuberculosis drugs in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Microbes & Infection. 2016;18(4):224-236. (IF- 3.5)

15.Mohanty S, MD Michael, Ganguli G, Padhi A, Jena P, Selchow P, Sengupta S, Meuli M, Sander P, Sonawane A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis EsxO (Rv2346c) promotes bacillary survival by inducing oxidative stress mediated genomic instability in macrophages. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016; 96:44-57. (IF- 2.97)

16.Mohanty S, Jagannathan L, Ganguli G, Padhi A, Roy D, Alaridah N, Saha P, Nongthomba U, Godaly G, Gopal RK, Banerjee S, Sonawane A. Mycobacterial phosphoribosyltransferase promotes bacillary survival by inhibiting oxidative stress and autophagy pathways in macrophages and zebrafish. J Biol Chem. 2015;290(21):13321-13343. (IF- 5.49)

17.Padhi A, Sengupta M, Sengupta S, Roehm KH, Sonawane A. Antimicrobial peptides and proteins in mycobacterial therapy: current status and future prospects. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2014; 94(4):363-373. (IF- 2.97)

18.Pati R, Mehta RK, Mohanty S, Padhi A, Sengupta M, Vaseeharan B, Goswami C, Sonawane A. Topical application of zinc oxide nanoparticles reduces bacterial skin infection in mice and exhibits antibacterial activity by inducing oxidative stress response and cell membrane disintegration in macrophages. Nanomedicine. 2014;10(6):1195–1208. (IF- 4.73)

19.Naik SK, Mohanty S, Padhi A, Pati R, Sonawane A. Evaluation of antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of Artemisia nilagirica and Murraya koenigii leaf extracts against mycobacteria and macrophages. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014; 14:87. (IF- 4.78)

CONFERENCE ARTICLES

1.Padhi A, Bergman P, Lysell J. Downregulation of PAD1 in lesional psoriatic keratinocytes is driven by inflammatory cytokines. Journal of Investigative Dermatalogy. 2021;141(10): S168. (IF- 7.2)

2.Padhi A, Bergman P, Lysell J. Cytokine milieu of inflamed skin regulates peptidylarginine deiminases and deimination in keratinocytes. Journal of Investigative Dermatalogy. 2021;141(5): S26. (IF- 7.2)

3.Padhi A, Sonawane A. Mycobacterial lipoprotein mediates mycobacterial survival by inhibiting antimicrobial peptide secretion and blocking phagosomal maturation pathway. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.2016;45(1):213. (IF- 12.07)

4. Mohanty S, Padhi A, Sonawane A. A novel mechanism of host cell death by ESAT-6 like protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. International Journal of Infectious diseases.2014;21(1):356. (IF- 12.07)

List of grants as a Principal Investigator (PI)

1. Ramalingaswami re-entry fellowship, 2024 funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.
2. Travel award by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2016, to present in 17th International conference of Infectious Diseases (ICID), 2016, Hyderabad.
3. Senior Research Fellowship, 2015, funded by Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR). Not taken.
4. Senior Research Fellowship, 2014, funded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
5. SERB-DST Travel award,2014 to present work in IMED (Vienna).

Invited speaker

1. EMBO workshop on Mechanisms of Citrullination Regulation in Health and Disease, 2024, Toulouse, France
2. The virtues and vices of protein citrullination, 2023, Babraham Institute, UK.

Oral/Poster presentations

1. Poster, World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG), 2023, Stockholm, Sweden.
2. Poster, 4th Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit (ISDS), 2021, Mt.Sinai University, New York, USA.
3. Poster, SIC Summer School: A Boost to The Skin Barrier, 2021, Hornbæk, Denmark
4. Oral, European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR), 2021, Virtual Meeting.
5. Poster, Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID), 2021, Virtual Meeting.
6. Poster, EMBO event on Autophagy: Cellular mechanisms and significance in health and disease, 2017, Bhubaneswar, India.
7. Poster, 17th International conference of Infectious Diseases (ICID), 2016, Hyderabad, India.
8. Poster, 5th International meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED), 2014, Vienna, Austria.

Science outreach

1. Scientific write up on “Host directed therapy for Tuberculosis” published in Spinco Biotech´s cutting edge monthly science outreach magazine. 2021.  https://www.spincotech.com/ebook/june2021
2. Short video on “Need for new drugs for TB” as part of Vigyan Prasar and OSDD-CSIR new drug discovery program, 2012. "Need for new drugs for TB" A new hope for better tomorrow.wmv - YouTube