Dinesh Kumar

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2019 in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
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GRGanesan Rajasekaran
Ganesan Rajasekaran
Dinesh KumarDinesh Kumar
Dinesh Kumar
JNJiyoung Nam
Jiyoung Nam
DJDasom Jeon
Dasom Jeon
YKYangmee Kim
Yangmee Kim
SSSong Yub Shin
Song Yub Shin

26 November 2018 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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JNJiyoung Nam
Jiyoung Nam
HYHyosuk Yun
Hyosuk Yun
GRGanesan Rajasekaran
Ganesan Rajasekaran
Dinesh KumarDinesh Kumar
Dinesh Kumar
JKJae Il Kim
Jae Il Kim
CLChul Won Lee
Chul Won Lee

14 March 2022 in Scientific Reports
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CAChelladurai Ajish
Chelladurai Ajish
SYSungtae Yang
Sungtae Yang
Dinesh KumarDinesh Kumar
Dinesh Kumar
EKEun Young Kim
Eun Young Kim
HMHye Jung Min
Hye Jung Min
SSSong Yub Shin
Song Yub Shin
Hybridizing two known antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is a simple and effective strategy for designing antimicrobial agents with enhanced cell selectivity against bacterial cells. Here, we generated a hybrid peptide Lf-KR in which LfcinB6 and KR-12-a4 were linked with a Pro hinge to obtain a novel AMP with potent antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-biofilm activities. Lf-KR exerted superior cell selectivity for bacterial cells over sheep red blood cells. Lf-KR showed broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities (MIC: 4–8 μM) against tested 12 bacterial strains and retained its antimicrobial activity in the presence of salts at physiological concentrations. Membrane depolarization and dye leakage assays showed that the enhanced antimicrobial activity of Lf-KR was due to increased permeabilization and depolarization of microbial membranes. Lf-KR significantly inhibited the expression and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor‐α) in LPS-stimulated mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells. In addition, Lf-KR showed a powerful eradication effect on preformed multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) biofilms. We confirmed using confocal laser scanning microscopy that a large portion of the preformed MDRPA biofilm structure was perturbed by the addition of Lf-KR. Collectively, our results suggest that Lf-KR can be an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-biofilm candidate as a pharmaceutical agent.

31 August 2020 in ACS Infectious Diseases
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HNHo Yeon Nam
Ho Yeon Nam
JCJieun Choi
Jieun Choi
Dinesh KumarDinesh Kumar
Dinesh Kumar
JNJosefine Eilsø Nielsen
Josefine Eilsø Nielsen
MKMinkyu Kyeong
Minkyu Kyeong
JSJiwon Seo
Jiwon Seo


1 November 2019 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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GRGanesan Rajasekaran
Ganesan Rajasekaran
Dinesh KumarDinesh Kumar
Dinesh Kumar
SYSungtae Yang
Sungtae Yang
SSSong Yub Shin
Song Yub Shin