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Therapeutic targets for the management of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic painAmteshwar 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...
Animal models of acute renal failureAmrit 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...
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 effectsArunachalam 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...
Studies on cerebral protection of digoxin against ischemia/reperfusion injury in miceShaminder Kaur
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, India
Yakugaku Zasshi 129:435-43. 2009....
Exploring the ameliorative potential of Punica granatum in dextran sulfate sodium induced ulcerative colitis in miceKavinder 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...
Exploring the potential effect of Ocimum sanctum in vincristine-induced neuropathic pain in ratsGurpreet 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...
Exploitation of HIV protease inhibitor Indinavir as a memory restorative agent in experimental dementiaBhupesh 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...
Ameliorative potential of pralidoxime in tibial and sural nerve transection-induced neuropathic pain in ratsGurpreet Kaur
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
Biol Pharm Bull 33:1331-6. 2010....
Signal mechanism activated by erythropoietin preconditioning and remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotectionVishal 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...
Memory restorative role of statins in experimental dementia: an evidence of their cholesterol dependent and independent actionsYogita 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...
Pitavastatin and 4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyacetophenone (HMAP) reduce cognitive dysfunction in vascular dementia during experimental diabetesBhupesh 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...
Protective effect of Acorus calamus L. in rat model of vincristine induced painful neuropathy: an evidence of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activityArunachalam 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...
Ameliorative potential of rosiglitazone in tibial and sural nerve transection-induced painful neuropathy in ratsVivek Jain
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
Pharmacol Res 59:385-92. 2009....
Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Acorus calamus on tibial and sural nerve transection-induced painful neuropathy in ratsArunachalam 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...
Ameliorative effects of Ocimum sanctum in sciatic nerve transection-induced neuropathy in ratsA 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...
Pharmacological preconditioning of the brain: a possible interplay between opioid and calcitonin gene related peptide transduction systemsAshish 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...
Possible mechanism of rottlerin induced modulation of ischemia reperfusion injury in isolated rat heartsKamaldeep Kaur
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India
Biol Pharm Bull 31:1745-8. 2008....
Modulation of neuroprotective effect of ischemic post-conditioning by dichlorobenzamil a Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger inhibitor in miceHardeep 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...
Possible involvement of erythropoietin in remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotection in ratsVishal 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...
Exploring mechanism of pioglitazone-induced memory restorative effect in experimental dementiaBaljinder 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...
Adaptogenic potential of curcumin in experimental chronic stress and chronic unpredictable stress-induced memory deficits and alterations in functional homeostasisNitish 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...
Ameliorative effects of amiloride and pralidoxime in chronic constriction injury and vincristine induced painful neuropathy in ratsArunachalam 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...
Possible role of spleen-derived factors, vanilloid receptors and calcitonin gene-related peptide in diabetes induced hyperalgesia in miceNadeem 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...
Involvement of cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose receptor activation in ischemic preconditioning induced protection in mouse brainAshish 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...
Involvement of PPAR-gamma in curcumin-mediated beneficial effects in experimental dementiaPuneet 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...
Attenuating effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Acorus calamus in vincristine-induced painful neuropathy in ratsArunachalam 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...
Possible role of opioids and KATP channels in neuroprotective effect of postconditioning in miceBharat 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...
Attenuation of vascular dementia by sodium butyrate in streptozotocin diabetic ratsBhupesh 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...
Implication of mast cell degranulation in ischemic preconditioning-induced prevention of cerebral injuryAshish 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...
Modulation of src-kinase attenuates naloxone-precipitated opioid withdrawal syndrome in miceAshish K Rehni
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
Behav Pharmacol 22:182-90. 2011....
Pharmacological modulation of leukotriene D(4) attenuates the development of opioid dependence in a mouse model of naloxone-induced opioid withdrawal syndromeAshish 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...
Pharmacological preconditioning by milrinone: memory preserving and neuroprotective effect in ischemia-reperfusion injury in miceReetu 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...
Ameliorative role of rosiglitazone in hyperhomocysteinemia-induced experimental cardiac hypertrophyAmrit Pal Singh
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 56:53-9. 2010....
Reduction of ischemic, pharmacological and remote preconditioning effects by an antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine pretreatment in isolated rat heartGitika 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...
Ameliorative role of Atorvastatin and Pitavastatin in L-Methionine induced vascular dementia in ratsRajeshkumar 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...
Mechanisms in cancer-chemotherapeutic drugs-induced peripheral neuropathyAmteshwar 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...
Tramadol-induced seizurogenic effect: a possible role of opioid-dependent histamine H1 receptor activation-linked mechanismAshish 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...
Molecular aspects of ischaemic postconditioningShaminder 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...
Differential effect of spironolactone in chronic constriction injury and vincristine-induced neuropathic pain in ratsAmteshwar Singh Jaggi
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
Eur J Pharmacol 648:102-9. 2010....
Pharmacological investigations on adaptation in rats subjected to cold water immersion stressArvind 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...
Stem cells: implications in experimental ischaemic stroke therapyAshish 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...
Animal models of neuropathic painAmteshwar Singh Jaggi
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
Fundam Clin Pharmacol 25:1-28. 2011....
Neuroprotective mechanisms of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists in Alzheimer's diseaseRupinder 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...
Role of different brain areas in peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic painAmteshwar 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...
Ameliorative potential of sodium cromoglycate and diethyldithiocarbamic acid in restraint stress-induced behavioral alterations in ratsRajneet 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...
Modulation of celecoxib- and streptozotocin-induced experimental dementia of Alzheimer's disease by pitavastatin and donepezilBhupesh 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...
Exploring the potential of telmisartan in chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain in ratsAmteshwar 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...
Possible involvement of insulin, endogenous opioids and calcitonin gene-related peptide in remote ischaemic preconditioning of the brainAshish 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...
A review on animal models for screening potential anti-stress agentsAmteshwar Singh Jaggi
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India
Neurol Sci 32:993-1005. 2011....
Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in ischemic postconditioning-induced attenuation of cerebral ischemia-evoked behavioral deficits in miceAshish 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...
Amniotic fluid derived stem cells ameliorate focal cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury induced behavioural deficits in miceAshish 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...
Reversal of memory deficits by Atorvastatin and Simvastatin in ratsMilind 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...
Investigating the role of endogenous opioids and K(ATP) channels in glycerol-induced acute renal failureDharmraj 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...
Behavioral and biochemical investigations to explore pharmacological potential of PPAR-gamma agonists in vascular dementia of diabetic ratsBhupesh 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...
Role of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the piracetam induced blockade of opioid effectsAshish 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...
Anti-stress effects of cilnidipine and nimodipine in immobilization subjected miceNaresh Kumar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University Patiala 147002, India
Physiol Behav 105:1148-55. 2012....
Remote renal preconditioning-induced cardioprotection: a key role of hypoxia inducible factor-prolyl 4-hydroxylasesRavi 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...
Studies on effect of stress preconditioning in restrain stress-induced behavioral alterationsRajneet 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...
Potential of ezetimibe in memory deficits associated with dementia of Alzheimer's type in miceYogita 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...
Pharmacological inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase attenuates the development of seizures in miceAshish 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...
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) and its therapeutic implicationsRupinder 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...
Ameliorative potential of spironolactone in diabetes induced hyperalgesia in miceNadeem 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...
Extending pharmacological spectrum of opioids beyond analgesia: multifunctional aspects in different pathophysiological statesDharmraj 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...
Ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and RS 102895 attenuate opioid withdrawal in vivo and in vitroAshish 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...
A review on coumarins as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's diseasePreet 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...
Antiamnesic effect of stevioside in scopolamine-treated ratsDeepika 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...
Effects of erythropoietin on memory deficits and brain oxidative stress in the mouse models of dementiaRohit 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...
Reversal of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure activity in mice by nickel chlorideAshish K Rehni
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, India
Indian J Pharmacol 41:15-8. 2009....
Protective effects of caspase-9 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors on ischemia-reperfusion-induced myocardial injuryRupinder K Sodhi
ASBASJS College of Pharmacy, Bela Ropar, Punjab, India
Arch Pharm Res 32:1037-43. 2009..Therefore, it may be concluded that inhibition of caspase-9 and PARP prevent ischemia and reperfusion-induced activation of apoptotic cascade and necrosis in rat myocardium...
