Dr. Annamma Mathai

About Me

Dr. Annamma Mathai is a trained immunopathologist from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. She has worked as a scientist in Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram for more than three and a half decades, on immunopatholgy and diagnostic immunology of neurotuberculosis as well as autoimmune neurological disorders.

Prizes / Awards on Biomedical Research

• NAMS award 2001
  Recipient of “Sir Shriram Memorial” award for the best scientific publication for the year 2001 by the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) New Delhi.
• ICMR award 1993
  Recipient of “Chaturvedi Ghanshyam Das Jaigopal award for the research conducted in the field of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis” given by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi in the year 1993.
• Award of a book from PGIMER - 1981
  Recipient of the award of a book at the XI Annual convocation in recognition of performance during M.Sc MLT degree course.

List of Papers Published on Biomedical Research

• Sudheeran Kannoth, Anandkumar Anandakuttan, Annamma Mathai, Anuja Nirmala Sasikumar & Vivek Nambiar. Autoimmune atypical parkinsonism -A group of treatable parkinsonism. Journal of Neurological Sciences;2016 362:40-46
• Asha Caroline Cyril, Sruthi S. Nair, Annamma Mathai, Sudheeran Kannoth &Sanjeev V Thomas ,Autoimmune encephalitis:Clinical diagnosis versus antibody confirmation. .Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2015, 18(4) 408-411
• Sanjeev V Thomas, P S. Sarma, C. Nirmala, Annamma Mathai, Sara E Thomas, & Asha C Thomas. Women with epilepsy and infertility have different reproductive hormone profile than others .Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013;16(4):544-548
• Annamma M, Neelima R, Harikrishnan V.S, Radhakrishnan VV. Trehalose 6,6’ dimycolate (cord factor) induced pulmonary granuloma in naïve and lymphopenic mice. J Infect Dis Immun: 2012; 4 (3):29-35.
• Annamma M, Neelima R, Harikrishna V.S, Radhakrishnan VV. An immuno assay using cord factor for the confirmatory diagnosis of intracranial tuberculoma. J. Infect DIS Immun: 2011:3:64-67.
• Annmma M, Neelima R, Nair MD, Radhakrishnan VV. Utility of cord factor antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. Int Res J Microbiol 2011, 2:167-172
• Sumi S, Madhavilathe GK, Sathish M, Annmma M, Radhakrishnan VV. Assessment of four recombinant mycobacterial antigens as serodiagnostic markers of pulmonary tuberculosis. J Clin Med Res 2009; 1 (3) 35-40
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Sumi MG, Reuben S, Annamma M, Nair MD: Serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors levels in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Acta Neurologica Scand. 2004;109(1):71-74
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Sumi MG, Reuben S, Annamma M, Nair MD: Circulating tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-µ) and soluble tumour Necrosis factor (TNF) receptors in patients with Guillain Barre Syndrome. Indian J. Medical Res. 2003;117:216-220
• Reuben S, Sumi MG, Annamma M, Nair MD, Radhakrishnan V.V.: Intravenous immunoglobulin reduces Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha in patients with Guillain Barre syndrome. Neurol India. 2003;51(4):487-489
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V., Sarada C, George S.M: Detection of heat stable mycobacterial antigen in cerebrospinal fluid by Dot – Immunobinding assay. Neurol India 2003;51:52-54.
• Sumi MG, Annamma M, Reuben S, Sarada C, Radhakrishnan V.V, Indulakshmi R, Sathish M, Ajayakumar R, Manju Y.K. A comparative evaluation of dot immunobinding assay and polymerase chain reaction for the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. Diag. Microbiol Infect Dis 2002;42:35-38
• Sumi M.G, Annamma M, Reuben S, Sarada C, Radhakrishnan V.V. Immunocytochemical method for early laboratory diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis. Clin Diag Lab Immunol 2002;9:344-347
• Reuben S, Annamma M, Sumi MG, Nair MD, Radhakrishnan V.V. Serum tumor necrosis factor – alpha in Guillain – Barre syndrome and its relation to plasma exchange. The Neurologist 2002;8:47-50.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V. Sumi MG, Sarada C. A newer approach for the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis Diag Microbiol Infect Dis 2001;39:225-228.
• Sumi MG, Annamma M, Reuben S, Radhakrishnan V.V. A Dot immunobinding assay for rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Exp Biol 2001, 39:984-988.
• Sumi MG, Annamma M, Sheela R, Radhakrishnan NS, Radhakrishnan V,V, Indulekshmy R, Mundayoor S. Diagnostic techniques for the laboratory diagnosis of intracranial tuberculoma. Clin Neuropathol 2001,20,176-180
• Reuben S, Annamma M, Sumi MG, Nair MD, Radhakrishnan V.V. Significiance of serum antibody to GD1b ganglioside in patients with Gullain Barre syndrome. Indian J Med Res 2001; 113-234-238.
• Annamma M, Sarada C, Radhakrishnan V.V. Significance of circulating immune complexes in Myasthenia gravis. Indian J Med Res 2000;111:180-183
• Sumi MG, Annamma M, Sarada C, Radhakrishnan V.V. Rapid diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis by a dot – immunobinding assay. Acta Neurol Scand 2000, 101:61-64.
• Annamma M, Sarada C, Radhakrishnan V.V. An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for antibodies against acid soluble skeletal muscle antigen in Myasthenia gravis. Acta Neurol Scand 1999;100:175-177
• Sumi MG, Annamma M, Sarada C, Radhakrishnan V.V. Rapid diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis by a DOT immunobinding assay to detect Mycobacterial antigen in cerebrospinal fluid specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1999,37:3925-3927
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V. Characterization of Mycobacterial antigens by ELISA and immunoblot methods. India J Pathol Microbiol 1995;38:299-303.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan VV, Sehgal S. Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis confirmed by means of an immunoblot method. J. Infect 1994;29:33-39.
• Radhakrishnan V.V. Annamma M, Mohan PK. Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay using an affinity chromatography purified mycobacterial antigen. J Assoc Phy India 1994;42:684-687.
• Radhakrishnan V,V, Annamma M. Correlation between the isolation of mycobacterium tuberculosis and estimation of mycobacterial antigen in cisternal, ventricular and lumbar cerebrospinal fluids of patients with tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 1993;36:341-347.
• Tharakan JAK, Mathai J, Annamma M, Sulochana PV. Immune complex levels and plasmapheresis in Guillain Barre Syndrome. Acta Neurologica 1993;15:138-141.
• Sundaram P, Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V. Detection of IgG antibody to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 by ELISA in sera of patients with Pulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Allergy Appl Immunol 1993;7:29-33.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Sundaram P, Diagnostic significance of circulating immune complexes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis J. Med Microbiol 1992;36:128-131.
• Annamma M, Radhkrishnan V.V. Thomas M. Significance of IgG antibody of mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 in CSF of patients with chronic meningitis. India J Med Microbiol 1992;10:94-100.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V, Thomas M. Comparative evaluation of tuberculin purified protein derivative, commercial PPD and BCG in the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. J Assodc Phys India 1992;40:14-17.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V, Thomas M. Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with a Dot enzyme immuno assay to detect antibody in cerebrospinal fluid. European J Infect Dis and Clin Microbiol 1991;10:440-443.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V. Circulating immune complexes in CSF of patient with Tuberculous Meningitis. Indian J Exp Biol 1991;29:973-976.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishanan V.V. Humoral Immune reactions in tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Med Sci 1991;45:233-238.
• Annamma M. Radhakrishnan V.V. Detection of mycobacterial antigen in cerebrospinal fluid by inhibition enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and its diagnostic application in Tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Med Microbiol 1991;9:16-21.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 in cerebrospinal fluid specimen by inhibition ELISA and its diagnostic potential in tuberculous meningitis. J Infect Dis 1991;163:650-652.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Rapid serodiagnostic test for pulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Exp. Biol 1991;29-448-451.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Potential application of dot immunobinding assay as a rapid diagnostic test in tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Exp Biol 1991;29:437-440.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Isolation of two antigens from the culture filtrates of mycobacterium tuberculosis and their applications in the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. Med Microbiol Immunol 1991;180:101-107.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Radhakrishnan N.S. Rout D, Sehgal S. Immunohistochemical demonstration of mycobactrial antigens in intracranial tuberculoma. Indian J exp Biol 1991;29:641-644.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. A Dot-Immunobinding assay for the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis and its comparison with ELISA. J Appl Bacateriol 1991;71:428-433.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Thomas M. Correlation between culture of M. Tuberculosis and antimycobacterial antibody in lumbar, ventricular and cisternal cerebrospinal fluids of patients with tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Exp Biol 1991;29:845-848.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay to detect mycobacterium tubeculosis antigen 5 and antimycobacterial antibody in CSF of patients with tuberculous meningitis. J Clin Lab Anal 1991;5:233-237.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V, Sehgal S. IgG antibody to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 in cerebrospinal fluid and its diagnostic application in tuberculous meningitis. Indian J exp. Biol 1990;28:816-820.
• Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V, Mohan PK, Sehgal S. ELISA of IgG antibody to mycobacterium tuberculous antigen 5, PPD in CSF in tuberculous meningitis patients. Indian J Med Res 1990;91:425-430.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Detection of mycobacterial antigen in cerebrospinal fluid; diagnostic and prognostic significance. J Neurol Science 1990;99:93-99.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Sehgal S, Annamma M. Correlation between culture of mycobacterium tuberculosis and detection of mycobacterial antigen in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tuberculous meningitis. J Med Microbiol 1990;33:223-226.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Sehgal S. Correlation between culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and IgG antibody to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tuberculous meningitis. J Infect 1990;21:271-277.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Rao SB, Sehgal S. Immunoelectrophoresis of mycobacterial antigens. Indian J Exp. Biol 1990;28:812-815.
• Annamma M Radhakrishnan V.V,Sehgal S. Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis by an enzyme linked immunosorobent assay to detect mycobacterial antigen and antibody in cerebrospinal fluid. Med Microbiol Immunol 1990;179:281-288.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Mohan PK, Sehgal S. Correlation between culture positivity for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and IgG antibody to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 in CSF of patient with Tuberculous Meningitis. Neurol India, 1990;38:537-544.
• Annamma M ,Radhakrishnan V.V, Sehgal S, Mohan P.K. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for IgG antibody to tuberculin purified protein derivative in cerebrospinal fluid specimens of patients with tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Med Microbiol 1989;7:98-104.
• Annamma M ,Radhakrishnan V.V, Rao SB. Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 5 by immunoabsorbent affinity chromatography and its diagnostic application in tuberculous meningitis. Indian J Med Microbio, 1989;7:49-53.
• Annamma M, Kartha CC, Balakrishan KG, Serum Immunoglobulin in patients with endomyocardial Fibrosis. Indian Heart J 1986;38:470-472.
• Kartha CC, Annamma M, Balakrishnan KG, Valiathan MS. Immunohistological studies in Endomyocardial Fibrosis. Indian Heart J 1984;36:90-91.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Role of hyaluronidase in invitro phagocytosis of encapsulated yeast of Cryptococcus neoformans. Indian J Exp Biol 1983;21:285-288.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M. Hyaluronidase and circulating Cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide titre. Indian J Exp Biol 1983. 21:557-559.
• Radhakrishnan V.V, Annamma M, Shanmugham J, Mathew GJ. The role of hyaluronidase in experimental Cryptococcal infections. Surg Neurol 1982;17:239-244.

List of Chapters in Books

• Sumi S, Annamma M, Radhakrishnan V.V. Chapter on Dot- Immunobinding Assay Methods in Molecular Biology: Edited by Scofield H and Kurien B: Humana Press : USA 2009; Vol 536:89-93.
• Radhakrishnana V.V, Annamma M, Sumi. MG. A Quarter century Experience with central nervous system infections. Chapter 19:2004 p. 227-254 in “SILVER LINES” edited by Kuruppath Radhakrishnan, Director, SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
• Radhakrishnan V,V, Annamma M. Immunoassays on Neurotuberculosis. Chapter in progress on pathology. Chapter XIII page 399-408:1997 Edited by B.N. Datta, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, India.

Topic of Research Work carried out from 1981 to 2012