NM Kiyas, E Corea, N Fernando, SM Handunnetti, Study on identification of lipopolysaccharide types in Burkholderia pseudomallei strains isolated from patients in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 9 th Biennial Scientific Sessions, Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, pp321.
Mitini-Nkhoma SC, Fernando N, Ishaka GKD, Handunnetti SM, Pathirana SL. Ion transport modulators differentially modulate inflammatory responses in THP-1-Derived Macrophages. Journal of Immunology Research. Volume 2021 |Article ID 8832586 | https://doi.org /10.1155/2021/8832586
P D Gangani, W G K Anuradha, N Fernando, M G Tammitiyagodage, L Karunanayake, S Rajapakse, S Premawansa, S M Handunnetti, Identification of immunogens of biflexa serovar Patoc, Proceedings of the 9 th Biennial Scientific Sessions, Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, pp17
K.V.C Wijegunarathna, N. Fernando, S.M Hadunnetti, S. Premawansa, Effect of pharmacological compounds and plant extracts on dengue virus induced rat basophil degranulation, Proceedings of the 9 th Biennial Scientific Sessions, Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, pp23
WGK Anuradha, PD Gangani, L Karunanayake, N Fernando, SM Handunnetti, Comparison of antigen profiles of pathogenic serovars of interrogans and non-pathogenic L. biflexa, Proceedings of the 9 th Biennial Scientific Sessions, Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, pp27
DDWCK Dissanayake, SM Handunnetti, N Fernando, D Gangani, RD Silva, S Premawansa, Changes in peritoneal lymphocyte subpopulations and antibody response in rats immunized with purified LPS of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Leptospira spp., Proceedings of the 9 th Biennial Scientific Sessions, Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, pp30
Dilani Rukshala, E. Dilip de Silva, B.V. Loshini R. Ranaweera, Narmada Fernando, Shiroma M. Handunnetti, Anti-inflammatory effect of leaves of Vernonia zeylanica in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages and carrageenan-induced rat paw-edema model, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.114030
N. Ranasinghe, N. Fernando, S. Handunnetti, P. N. Weeratunga, P. Katulanda, S. Rajapakse, P. Galappatthy and G. R. Constantine. The impact of propranolol on nitric oxide and total antioxidant capacity in patients with resistant hypertension—evidence from the APPROPRIATE trial. BMC Research Notes, 2020; 13:228, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05067-5
Senaka Rajapakse, Praveen N. Weeratunga, Krishan Balaji, Kyra C. Ramchandani, Udani Savbhagya de Silva, Dinesh Gunarathne, Pasindu P.B. Wijerathne, Narmada Fernando, Shiroma M. Handunetti, Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in an endemic mixed urban and semi-urban setting – A community-based study in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020 In Press. (EMID:b92a38933274321e)
Thambyrajah JT, Jayamaha CJS, Ratnayake AKDVY, Handunnetti S, Fernando N, Preliminary study to detect mutations in UL97 gene in suspected gancyclovir resistant CMV patients’ samples, presented to a diagnostic laboratory in Sri Lanka, 29th Annual Scientific Sessions, Collage of Microbiologists, Sri Lanka
Steven C. Mitini-Nkhoma, Narmada Fernando, G. K. D. Ishaka, Shiroma M. Handunnetti, and Sisira L. Pathirana, Ion Transport Modulators as Antimycobacterial Agents, Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, Volume 2020, Article ID 3767915, 7 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3767915
Wijerathna DMCK, Handunnetti SM, Fernando N, Premawansa S, In vitro study of IgE independent basophil degranulation due to selected food items, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2019, pp 21
Mitini-Nkhoma SC, Pathirana PPSL, Fernando N, Ishaka D, Handunnetti SM, Ion pump and ion channel modulators as anti-mycobacterial agents, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2019, pp 34
Ezechukwu HC, Rukshala BAD, Dilini I, Fernando N, Handunnetti SM, In vitro effects of methanol-dichloromethane extract of Vernonia zeylanica and its solvent fractions on human, matured KU 812-derived basophils, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2019, pp 26
Mitini-Nkhoma SC, Pathirana PPSL, Fernando N, Handunnetti SM, Ishaka D, Effects of ion pump and ion channel modulators on activation and function THP-1 derived macrophages, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2019, pp 25
Gangani PD, Ishaka GKD, Fernando N, Karunanayake L, Rajapakse S, Premawansa S, Handunnetti SM, Comparison of IgG and IgM responses in rats immunized with two types of antigen preparations of Leptospira biflexa serovar Patoc, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2019, pp 22
Ratnayake AKDVY, Jayamaha CJS, Fernando N, Gajanayake T, A preliminary study on VP1 gene based genotyping of BK virus isolated from kidney transplant patients, International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance, Sri Lanka Collage of Microbiologists, Aug 08th – 11th; pp 14
Ranasinghe RAHN, Fernando N, Handunnetti S, Weeratunga P, Galappatthy P, Constantine GR, A preliminary study on the roles of oxidative stress and anti-oxidant therapy in resistant hypertension patients in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2019, pp 35
Narmada Fernando, Rajiva de Silva, Shiroma M Handunnetti, Lilani Karunanayake, Nipun Lakshitha De Silva, H Janaka de Silva, Senaka Rajapakse, Sunil Premawansa. The effect of antimicrobial agents on inflammatory cytokines in acute leptospirosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. May 2018; 62(5) e02312-17. r62:e02312-17.https://doi .org/10.1128/ AAC.02312-17.
Balaji K, Weeratunga PN, Ramchandani KC, Wijerathne PBP, Sam G, Fernando N,
Handunnetti SM, Fernando SD, Rajapakse S, Serological prevalence and determination of cutoff levels of Leptospirosis IgM and IgG in relation to Patoc I strain of Leptospira biflexa in a cohort of individuals from a high prevalence region in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018, pp
Balaji K, Weeratunga PN, Ramchandani KC, Wijerathne PBP, Sam G, Fernando N,
Handunnetti SM, Fernando SD, Rajapakse S, Microscopic Agglutination Titre (MAT) for leptospirosis and associations in a population cohort in a high endemic region in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018, pp
Sam G, Fernando N, Rajapakse S, Handunnetti SM, In vitro study on the effect of antimicrobial agents on inflammatory cytokine response in leptospirosis, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018, pp 25
Ishaka GKD, Gangani PD, Rukshala BAD, Gunasekara DLPE, Fernando N, Handunnetti SM, Direct degranulation of rat mast cells (RBL-2H3) and increase in generation of superoxide anion (O2-) induced by aqueous extract of Acacia pollen and Apis dorsata venom, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018, pp 20
Ariyaratne MHJD, Nguyen A, De Silva AD, Fernando N, Weerasena OVDSJ, Handunnetti SM, Development of a Colourimetric Reverse Transcription Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification assay for the rapid detection of different Serotypes of the Dengue virus, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018, pp 26
Lakmali AKD , Fernando N, Handunnetti SM, Premawansa S, Comparison of a two-step and a novel single step method for neutrophil isolation, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018
Ratnayake AKDVY, Jayamaha CJS, Fernando N, Gajanayake T, A preliminary study on VP1 gene based genotyping of BK virus isolated from kidney transplant patients, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2018, pp
Dayarathna HMSP, Fernando N, Handunnetti SM, Weerasena OVDSJ. The in vitro effect of pathogenic Leptospiraon FOXP3 expression in lymphocytes. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2017, pp 17.
Fernando AN, Fernando N, Handunnetti SM, Hapuaarachchi S, The effect of Munronia pinnata on Natural Killer (NK-92MI) cells, Proceedings of the 9th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo, 2017, pp 33.
Karunanayake Lilani, Vimal Raj R, Anwesh M, Muruganandam N, Perera R, Niloofa R, Fernando N, Handunnetti S. Premawansa S, Rajapakse S., Vijayachari P. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Leptospira from clinical isolates in Sri Lanka, 10th International Leptospirosis Society Scientific Meeting, Palmerstone, New Zealand, 27th Nov-1stDec 2017, pp 251
Senaka Rajapakse, Narmada Fernando, MJR Niloofa, H. Janaka de Silva, Lilani Karunanayake, Sunil Premawansa, Shiroma Handunnetti (2017) Leptospirosis: challenges in diagnosis, and predictors of severity. Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians. 47(2), pp.60–69.