Nirmal Singh

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Country: India

Publications

  1. ncbi Therapeutic targets for the management of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 10:589-609. 2011
  2. ncbi Animal models of acute renal failure
    Amrit Pal Singh
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Pharmacol Rep 64:31-44. 2012
  3. ncbi Attenuating effect of Acorus calamus extract in chronic constriction injury induced neuropathic pain in rats: an evidence of anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and calcium inhibitory effects
    Arunachalam Muthuraman
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:24. 2011
  4. ncbi Studies on cerebral protection of digoxin against ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice
    Shaminder Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 129:435-43. 2009
  5. ncbi Exploring the ameliorative potential of Punica granatum in dextran sulfate sodium induced ulcerative colitis in mice
    Kavinder Singh
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Phytother Res 23:1565-74. 2009
  6. ncbi Exploring the potential effect of Ocimum sanctum in vincristine-induced neuropathic pain in rats
    Gurpreet Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj 5:3. 2010
  7. ncbi Exploitation of HIV protease inhibitor Indinavir as a memory restorative agent in experimental dementia
    Bhupesh Sharma
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala Punjab, India
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89:535-45. 2008
  8. ncbi Ameliorative potential of pralidoxime in tibial and sural nerve transection-induced neuropathic pain in rats
    Gurpreet Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Biol Pharm Bull 33:1331-6. 2010
  9. ncbi Signal mechanism activated by erythropoietin preconditioning and remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotection
    Vishal Diwan
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Mol Cell Biochem 315:195-201. 2008
  10. ncbi Memory restorative role of statins in experimental dementia: an evidence of their cholesterol dependent and independent actions
    Yogita Dalla
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala Punjab, PIN 147002, India
    Pharmacol Rep 62:784-96. 2010

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  1. ncbi Therapeutic targets for the management of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 10:589-609. 2011
    ..The exploitation of these targets may provide effective therapeutic agents for the management of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain...
  2. ncbi Animal models of acute renal failure
    Amrit Pal Singh
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Pharmacol Rep 64:31-44. 2012
    ..Since each animal model has been created with specific methodology, therefore, it is essential to describe the model in detail and consequently interpret the results in the context of a specific model...
  3. ncbi Attenuating effect of Acorus calamus extract in chronic constriction injury induced neuropathic pain in rats: an evidence of anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and calcium inhibitory effects
    Arunachalam Muthuraman
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:24. 2011
    ..Present study investigated the attenuating role of Acorus calamus plant extract in chronic constriction injury (CCI) of sciatic nerve induced peripheral neuropathy in rats...
  4. ncbi Studies on cerebral protection of digoxin against ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice
    Shaminder Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 129:435-43. 2009
    ....
  5. ncbi Exploring the ameliorative potential of Punica granatum in dextran sulfate sodium induced ulcerative colitis in mice
    Kavinder Singh
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Phytother Res 23:1565-74. 2009
    ..Further, the antiulcerative effects may be attributed to mast cell stabilizing, antiinflammatory and antioxidant actions...
  6. ncbi Exploring the potential effect of Ocimum sanctum in vincristine-induced neuropathic pain in rats
    Gurpreet Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj 5:3. 2010
    ..Furthermore, saponin rich fraction of Ocimum sanctum may be responsible for its noted beneficial effect in neuropathic pain in rats...
  7. ncbi Exploitation of HIV protease inhibitor Indinavir as a memory restorative agent in experimental dementia
    Bhupesh Sharma
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala Punjab, India
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89:535-45. 2008
    ..Study highlights the potential of Indinavir in memory dysfunctions associated with dementia of AD...
  8. ncbi Ameliorative potential of pralidoxime in tibial and sural nerve transection-induced neuropathic pain in rats
    Gurpreet Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Biol Pharm Bull 33:1331-6. 2010
    ....
  9. ncbi Signal mechanism activated by erythropoietin preconditioning and remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotection
    Vishal Diwan
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Mol Cell Biochem 315:195-201. 2008
    ..Therefore, it may be concluded that erythropoietin preconditioning and remote renal preconditioning trigger similar signaling mechanisms for cardioprotection, i.e., NFkB activation followed by opening of K(ATP) channels...
  10. ncbi Memory restorative role of statins in experimental dementia: an evidence of their cholesterol dependent and independent actions
    Yogita Dalla
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala Punjab, PIN 147002, India
    Pharmacol Rep 62:784-96. 2010
    ..This study demonstrates the potential of statins in memory dysfunctions associated with experimental dementia and provides evidence of their cholesterol-dependent and -independent actions...
  11. ncbi Pitavastatin and 4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyacetophenone (HMAP) reduce cognitive dysfunction in vascular dementia during experimental diabetes
    Bhupesh Sharma
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Curr Neurovasc Res 7:180-91. 2010
    ..It may be concluded that STZ induces vascular dementia. 4'hydroxy-3'-methoxy acetophenone and Pitavastatin may be considered as potential pharmacological agents for the management of diabetes induced vascular dementia...
  12. ncbi Protective effect of Acorus calamus L. in rat model of vincristine induced painful neuropathy: an evidence of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activity
    Arunachalam Muthuraman
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Food Chem Toxicol 49:2557-63. 2011
    ..HAE-AC attenuated vincristine induced painful neuropathy, which may be attributed to its multiple effects including anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and calcium inhibitory actions...
  13. ncbi Ameliorative potential of rosiglitazone in tibial and sural nerve transection-induced painful neuropathy in rats
    Vivek Jain
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Pharmacol Res 59:385-92. 2009
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  14. ncbi Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Acorus calamus on tibial and sural nerve transection-induced painful neuropathy in rats
    Arunachalam Muthuraman
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    J Nat Med 65:282-92. 2011
    ..Acorus calamus has ameliorative potential in TST-induced painful neuropathy, and this effect may be attributed to its multiple actions including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective actions...
  15. ncbi Ameliorative effects of Ocimum sanctum in sciatic nerve transection-induced neuropathy in rats
    A Muthuraman
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    J Ethnopharmacol 120:56-62. 2008
    ..The present study was aimed at investigating the ameliorative effect of Ocimum sanctum in sciatic nerve transection (axotomy)-induced peripheral neuropathy in rats...
  16. ncbi Pharmacological preconditioning of the brain: a possible interplay between opioid and calcitonin gene related peptide transduction systems
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Pharmacol Rep 60:904-13. 2008
    ..These findings indicate that the transduction systems mediating morphine- and capsaicin-induced pharmacological preconditioning in brain are possibly interlinked with one another...
  17. ncbi Possible mechanism of rottlerin induced modulation of ischemia reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts
    Kamaldeep Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Biol Pharm Bull 31:1745-8. 2008
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  18. ncbi Modulation of neuroprotective effect of ischemic post-conditioning by dichlorobenzamil a Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger inhibitor in mice
    Hardeep Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, India
    Biol Pharm Bull 33:585-91. 2010
    ..5, 1 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) a Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange inhibitor. It may be concluded that Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger possibly plays an important role in ischemic post-conditioning-induced neuroprotection...
  19. ncbi Possible involvement of erythropoietin in remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotection in rats
    Vishal Diwan
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Punjab, India
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 51:126-30. 2008
    ..These results implicate that RRPC-induced cardioprotective effects may be mediated through release of erythropoietin from kidney...
  20. ncbi Exploring mechanism of pioglitazone-induced memory restorative effect in experimental dementia
    Baljinder Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab PIN 147002, India
    Fundam Clin Pharmacol 23:557-66. 2009
    ..It is concluded that anti-dementic effect of pioglitazone may involve central cholinergic, oxidative and NO pathways...
  21. ncbi Adaptogenic potential of curcumin in experimental chronic stress and chronic unpredictable stress-induced memory deficits and alterations in functional homeostasis
    Nitish Bhatia
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    J Nat Med 65:532-43. 2011
    ..It may be concluded that curcumin-mediated antioxidant actions and decrease in corticosterone secretion are responsible for its adaptogenic and memory restorative actions in chronic and chronic unpredictable stress...
  22. ncbi Ameliorative effects of amiloride and pralidoxime in chronic constriction injury and vincristine induced painful neuropathy in rats
    Arunachalam Muthuraman
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Eur J Pharmacol 587:104-11. 2008
    ..The observed anti-nociceptive effects of amiloride and pralidoxime may possibly be attributed to inhibition of Na+/Ca2+ and Na+/H+ exchangers with subsequent decrease in Ca2+ ions and oxidative stress...
  23. ncbi Possible role of spleen-derived factors, vanilloid receptors and calcitonin gene-related peptide in diabetes induced hyperalgesia in mice
    Nadeem Khan
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Punjab, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 128:1699-705. 2008
    ..These results suggest that spleen derived factor induced activation of vanilloid receptors and CGRP release may be contributing in the development of hyperalgesia in diabetic mice...
  24. ncbi Involvement of cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose receptor activation in ischemic preconditioning induced protection in mouse brain
    Ashish K Rehni
    Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chandigarh Patiala National Highway, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Brain Res 1309:75-82. 2010
    ..It is concluded that neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning may be due to the adenosine diphosphoribose receptor activation...
  25. ncbi Involvement of PPAR-gamma in curcumin-mediated beneficial effects in experimental dementia
    Puneet Rinwa
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 381:529-39. 2010
    ..e., BADGE (30 mg/kg intraperitoneally (i.p.)). It may be concluded that the beneficial effects of curcumin are mediated through the activation of PPAR-gamma receptors...
  26. ncbi Attenuating effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Acorus calamus in vincristine-induced painful neuropathy in rats
    Arunachalam Muthuraman
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    J Nat Med 65:480-7. 2011
    ..Acorus calamus prevented vincristine-induced neuropathic pain, which may be attributed to its anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and calcium inhibitory actions, among others...
  27. ncbi Possible role of opioids and KATP channels in neuroprotective effect of postconditioning in mice
    Bharat Bhai Pateliya
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    Biol Pharm Bull 31:1755-60. 2008
    ..It may be concluded that ischemic/morphine postconditioning protects I/R induced cerebral injury via activating opioid receptor and K(ATP) channel opening...
  28. ncbi Attenuation of vascular dementia by sodium butyrate in streptozotocin diabetic rats
    Bhupesh Sharma
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 215:677-87. 2011
    ..At this point of time, it is very important to find the possible pharmacological agents which may be useful in management and therapy of dementia including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, etc...
  29. ncbi Implication of mast cell degranulation in ischemic preconditioning-induced prevention of cerebral injury
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Fundam Clin Pharmacol 22:179-88. 2008
    ..p.), a mast cell stabilizer attenuated the neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning. It is concluded that neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning may be due to the degranulation of mast cells...
  30. ncbi Modulation of src-kinase attenuates naloxone-precipitated opioid withdrawal syndrome in mice
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    Behav Pharmacol 22:182-90. 2011
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  31. ncbi Pharmacological modulation of leukotriene D(4) attenuates the development of opioid dependence in a mouse model of naloxone-induced opioid withdrawal syndrome
    Ashish K Rehni
    Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chandigarh Patiala National Highway, Rajpura 140401, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Eur J Pharmacol 598:51-6. 2008
    ..Thus, leukotriene D(4) may be involved in the development of opioid dependence and the precipitation of its withdrawal syndrome and thus may serve as a viable pharmacological target to tackle the problem of opioid addiction...
  32. ncbi Pharmacological preconditioning by milrinone: memory preserving and neuroprotective effect in ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice
    Reetu Saklani
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    Arch Pharm Res 33:1049-57. 2010
    ..These findings indicate that milrinone preconditioning exerts a marked neuroprotective effect on the ischemic brain, putatively due to increased intracellular calcium levels activating calcium-sensitive signal transduction cascades...
  33. ncbi Ameliorative role of rosiglitazone in hyperhomocysteinemia-induced experimental cardiac hypertrophy
    Amrit Pal Singh
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 56:53-9. 2010
    ....
  34. ncbi Reduction of ischemic, pharmacological and remote preconditioning effects by an antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine pretreatment in isolated rat heart
    Gitika Khanna
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Punjab, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 128:469-77. 2008
    ..On the basis of these results, it may be concluded that sub threshold generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) may activate redox signaling which may be responsible for preconditioning induced cardioprotection...
  35. ncbi Ameliorative role of Atorvastatin and Pitavastatin in L-Methionine induced vascular dementia in rats
    Rajeshkumar U Koladiya
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    BMC Pharmacol 8:14. 2008
    ..In this study L-Methionine induced vascular dementia was assessed by Morris water-maze (MWM) test. Biochemical analysis was also performed to unfold possible mechanism of statins mediated modulation of vascular dementia...
  36. ncbi Mechanisms in cancer-chemotherapeutic drugs-induced peripheral neuropathy
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Toxicology 291:1-9. 2012
    ..The present review elaborates the role of all these individual targets in the pathogenesis of anticancer agents-induced neuropathic pain to develop effective therapeutic modalities for pain management...
  37. ncbi Tramadol-induced seizurogenic effect: a possible role of opioid-dependent histamine H1 receptor activation-linked mechanism
    Ashish K Rehni
    Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chandigarh Patiala National Highway, Rajpura, 140401, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 381:11-9. 2010
    ..Therefore, it may be suggested that tramadol exerts a seizurogenic effect on mice via an H(1) receptor activation-linked pathway possibly through an opioid receptor-dependent release of histamine from the mast cells...
  38. ncbi Molecular aspects of ischaemic postconditioning
    Shaminder Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Fundam Clin Pharmacol 23:521-36. 2009
    ..Remote PoCo has also emerged as a new concept; however, considerable research is required for understanding its molecular mechanisms. In this review, an exhaustive attempt has been made to unearth some molecular aspects of PoCo...
  39. ncbi Differential effect of spironolactone in chronic constriction injury and vincristine-induced neuropathic pain in rats
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Eur J Pharmacol 648:102-9. 2010
    ....
  40. ncbi Pharmacological investigations on adaptation in rats subjected to cold water immersion stress
    Arvind Agrawal
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Physiol Behav 103:321-9. 2011
    ..Furthermore, the endogenous adaptogens may be transferred in the form of plasma from repeated stress subjected rats to the naïve rats to confer the anti-stress properties...
  41. ncbi Stem cells: implications in experimental ischaemic stroke therapy
    Ashish K Rehni
    Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chandigarh Patiala National Highway, Rajpura, 140401, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Stem Cell Rev 4:227-33. 2008
    ..Therefore, the present review focuses on detailing the scope of stem cell therapy in the treatment of ischaemic stroke...
  42. ncbi Animal models of neuropathic pain
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Fundam Clin Pharmacol 25:1-28. 2011
    ....
  43. ncbi Neuroprotective mechanisms of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists in Alzheimer's disease
    Rupinder K Sodhi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 384:115-24. 2011
    ..Through this review, we will discuss the probable pathophysiological mechanisms that may elicit the defending role of these receptors in brains of AD patients...
  44. ncbi Role of different brain areas in peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Brain Res 1381:187-201. 2011
    ..The present review article discusses the involvement of these different brain areas in the development of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain...
  45. ncbi Ameliorative potential of sodium cromoglycate and diethyldithiocarbamic acid in restraint stress-induced behavioral alterations in rats
    Rajneet K Manchanda
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Pharmacol Rep 63:54-63. 2011
    ..The noted beneficial effects of sodium cromoglycate and diethyldithiocarbamic acid may possibly be attributed to mast cell stabilization and inhibition of NF-?B activity, respectively...
  46. ncbi Modulation of celecoxib- and streptozotocin-induced experimental dementia of Alzheimer's disease by pitavastatin and donepezil
    Bhupesh Sharma
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    J Psychopharmacol 22:162-71. 2008
    ..Reversal of Celecoxib/STZ induced memory deficits by Pitavastatin may be due to its antioxidative, anti beta amyloid aggregatory property, and by Donepezil, due to its anticholinesterase and neuroprotective actions...
  47. ncbi Exploring the potential of telmisartan in chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Eur J Pharmacol 667:215-21. 2011
    ..It may be concluded that telmisartan has a potential in attenuating neuropathic pain behavior in chronic constriction injury model which may possibly be attributed to its anti-inflammatory properties...
  48. ncbi Possible involvement of insulin, endogenous opioids and calcitonin gene-related peptide in remote ischaemic preconditioning of the brain
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 127:1013-20. 2007
    ..It may be concluded that neuroprotective effect of remote mesenteric ischaemic preconditioning probably is mediated through insulin, endogenous opioids and CGRP released as a consequence of mesenteric ischaemia and reperfusion in mice...
  49. ncbi A review on animal models for screening potential anti-stress agents
    Amteshwar Singh Jaggi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Neurol Sci 32:993-1005. 2011
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  50. ncbi Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in ischemic postconditioning-induced attenuation of cerebral ischemia-evoked behavioral deficits in mice
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
    Pharmacol Rep 59:192-8. 2007
    ..It may be concluded that beneficial effects of ischemic postconditioning on global cerebral ischemia and reperfusion-induced behavioral deficits may involve activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-linked pathway...
  51. ncbi Amniotic fluid derived stem cells ameliorate focal cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury induced behavioural deficits in mice
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Behav Brain Res 183:95-100. 2007
    ..Therefore, it may be concluded that stem cells derived from amniotic fluid exert beneficial effect on the ischaemic brain to an extent comparable to the neuroprotective effect of embryonic neuronal stem cells...
  52. ncbi Reversal of memory deficits by Atorvastatin and Simvastatin in rats
    Milind Parle
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 127:1125-37. 2007
    ..These results highlight the ameliorative role of statins in experimental amnesia with possible involvement of their cholesterol dependent as well as cholesterol independent actions...
  53. ncbi Investigating the role of endogenous opioids and K(ATP) channels in glycerol-induced acute renal failure
    Dharmraj Singh Sauriyal
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Fundam Clin Pharmacol 26:347-55. 2012
    ..It is concluded that hypertonic glycerol-induced rhabdomyolysis may involve release of endogenous opioids that in turn modulate K(ATP) channels to contribute in the pathogenesis of ARF...
  54. ncbi Behavioral and biochemical investigations to explore pharmacological potential of PPAR-gamma agonists in vascular dementia of diabetic rats
    Bhupesh Sharma
    Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 100:320-9. 2011
    ..It is concluded that PPAR-? modulators pioglitazone and rosiglitazone may be considered as potential pharmacological agents for the management of diabetes induced VaD...
  55. ncbi Role of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the piracetam induced blockade of opioid effects
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, India
    Indian J Exp Biol 45:1050-4. 2007
    ..Thus, it may be suggested that piracetam attenuates opioid effects by an opioid receptor-KATP channel linked mechanism...
  56. ncbi Anti-stress effects of cilnidipine and nimodipine in immobilization subjected mice
    Naresh Kumar
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University Patiala 147002, India
    Physiol Behav 105:1148-55. 2012
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  57. ncbi Remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotection: a key role of hypoxia inducible factor-prolyl 4-hydroxylases
    Ravi Kant
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India
    Mol Cell Biochem 312:25-31. 2008
    ..So, it may be concluded that inhibition of HIF-P4H has a key role in RRPC-induced cardioprotection. Further, remote preconditioning-induced HIF-P4H inhibition may have triggered a transduction pathway involving activation of NFkB...
  58. ncbi Studies on effect of stress preconditioning in restrain stress-induced behavioral alterations
    Rajneet Kaur
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 130:215-21. 2010
    ..It may be concluded that stress preconditioning does not seem to confer any protective effect in modulating restrain stress-induced behavioral alterations...
  59. ncbi Potential of ezetimibe in memory deficits associated with dementia of Alzheimer's type in mice
    Yogita Dalla
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147 002, India
    Indian J Pharmacol 41:262-7. 2009
    ..High cholesterol levels have been positively correlated with a higher incidence of memory impairment and dementia...
  60. ncbi Pharmacological inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase attenuates the development of seizures in mice
    Ashish K Rehni
    Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chandigarh Patiala National Highway, Rajpura 140401, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Nitric Oxide 21:120-5. 2009
    ..Therefore inducible nitric oxide synthase may be implicated in the development of seizures...
  61. ncbi Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and its therapeutic implications
    Rupinder K Sodhi
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
    Vascul Pharmacol 53:77-87. 2010
    ..Through this article we have tried to develop a brief and simplified picture of the principal physiological and pathophysiological roles governed by PARP-1 and its therapeutic implications...
  62. ncbi Ameliorative potential of spironolactone in diabetes induced hyperalgesia in mice
    Nadeem Khan
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Punjab, India
    Yakugaku Zasshi 129:593-9. 2009
    ..These results suggest that spironolactone has ameliorative potential in attenuating the hyperalgesia associated with diabetes, which may be possibly mediated through inhibition of release of certain critical factors from spleen...
  63. ncbi Extending pharmacological spectrum of opioids beyond analgesia: multifunctional aspects in different pathophysiological states
    Dharmraj Singh Sauriyal
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
    Neuropeptides 45:175-88. 2011
    ..Furthermore, the key role of opioids in different forms of pre- and post-conditioning including ischemic and pharmacological along with in remote preconditioning has also been described...
  64. ncbi Ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and RS 102895 attenuate opioid withdrawal in vivo and in vitro
    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, India
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 220:427-38. 2012
    ..Ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APD) and RS 102895 are relatively selective inhibitors of NF-?B and C-C chemokine receptor 2, respectively...
  65. ncbi A review on coumarins as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease
    Preet Anand
    Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
    Bioorg Med Chem 20:1175-80. 2012
    ..The present review describes these differently synthesized coumarin derivatives as AChE inhibitors for management of AD...
  66. ncbi Antiamnesic effect of stevioside in scopolamine-treated rats
    Deepika Sharma
    Fermentation and Protein Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, Punjab, India
    Indian J Pharmacol 42:164-7. 2010
    ..It may be concluded that stevioside exerts a memory-preservative effect in cognitive deficits of rats possibly through its multiple actions...
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    Rohit Kumar
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala Punjab, PIN 147002, India
    Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 14:345-52. 2010
    ..It may be concluded that erythropoietin exerts a beneficial effect in memory deficits of mice possibly through its multiple actions including potential anti-oxidative effect...
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    Ashish K Rehni
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, India
    Indian J Pharmacol 41:15-8. 2009
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    Rupinder K Sodhi
    ASBASJS College of Pharmacy, Bela Ropar, Punjab, India
    Arch Pharm Res 32:1037-43. 2009
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