Dr. CHANDISHWAR NATH
 
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Chief Scientist
Division of Toxicology
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute [C.D.R.I.]
Sect. 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Roadi
Lucknow - 226031 (INDIA)




 
Phone No. 91- 0522-2772450 Ext 4865
Fax No. 91-0522-2771941
Educational qualifications M.B.B.S., M.D. (Pharmacology)
E-mail [email protected]
Date of Birth January 10, 1953
 
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEMENTS/ VISITS
U.S.A.:(i) Post-Doctoral Associate: J.H.Miller Health Center,University of Florida,Gainesville, (1984-1986). & (ii) Visiting Scientist: Dept.of Pharmacology, Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson (1991-1992).
U.K.:To attend 9th International Congress of Pharmacology (IUPHAR), London, 1984
France & Switzerland: To attend 6th European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Avoriaz, (1986).
Thailand: (i) To attend 3rd South - East Asian and Western Pacific Regional Meeting of Pharmacologists, Bangkok, 1982. &
(ii) To participate in 1st IBRO - Pan Asian Neuroscience's Workshop on Neurosciences, University of Chulalongkorn, Bangkok, 1988.
The Netherlands: INSA Visiting Scientist, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neurosciences, Utrecht (2003)
Germany: Visiting Scientist, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Charite Medical University, Berlin (2010)
 
HONOURS / AWARDS
 
UVNAS PRIZE (1982)
Vice-President, Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS), 2001
Prof G. Achari Oration Award of IPS (2005)
Dr DN Prasad Oration Award of ICMR (2007)
Fellow:
National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS)
Indian Pharmacological Society (FIPS)
Indian Academy of Neurosciences (FIAN)
   
MEMBER
   
International Brain Research Organization (I.B.R.O.)
Advisory Committee for IND permission, Drug Controller General of India, Ministry of Health, Govt. of India (2009 - )
Research Council, Indian Institute of Toxicological Research (IITR) (2010 -)
Member Academic Council, JNU (2011)
 
MAJOR AREA OF RESEARCH NEUROPHARMACOLOGY for the last 33 years.
Central neurotransmitter systems in Neruobehavioral disorders Dementia, Parkinsonism, Drug Dependence, Depression and Aggressive behavior & Development of Drugs for CNS disorders
Molecular mechanism in neurotoxicity
Regulatory Toxicology of drug development
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH
J.H. Miller Health Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA (April, 1984- March, 1986)
 
 
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 
Neuropharmacology (34 years)
 
CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST
Regulatory Toxicology
Regulatory Pharmacology
Neuropharmacology
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 
Kamat PK, Rai S, Swarnkar S, Shukla R, Ali S, Najmi AK, Nath C, Okadaic acid induced Tau phosphorylation in rat brain: Role of NMDA receptor Neuroscience 2013 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.01.075 (IF 3.38)
Swarnkar S, Goswami P, Kamat PK, Gupta S, Patro IK, Singh S, Nath C. Rotenone-induced apoptosis and role of calcium: a study on Neuro-2a cells.  Arch Toxicol 2012; 86(9):1387-97. (IF 4.041)
Tota S, Goel R, Pachauri S, Rajasekar N, Najmi A, Hanif K, Nath C, Effect of Angiotensin II on spatial memory, cerebral blood flow, cholinergic neurotransmission and brain derived neurotrophic factor in rats, Psychopharmacology 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2913-8 (IF 4.077)
Tota, S, Hanif, K, Kamat, PK, Najmi, A, Nath C, Role of central angiotensin receptors in scopolamine induced impairment in memory, cerebral blood flow and cholinergic function.. Psychopharmacology 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2639-7 (IF 4.077)
Swarnkar S, Kamat PK, Patro IK, Singh S, Nath C. Rotenone induced neurotoxicity in rat brain areas: A study on neuronal and neuronal supportive cells Neuroscience (2012) 230:172–183 (IF 3.380)
Verma AK, Singh H, Satyanarayana M, Srivastava SP, Tiwari P, Singh AB, Dwivedi AK, Singh SK, Srivastava M, Nath C, Raghubir R, Srivastava AK, Pratap R,  Flavone-Based Novel Antidiabetic and Antidyslipidemic Agents J Med Chem. 2012 DOI 10.1021/jm201107g (IF 5.207)
Tota, S., Kamat, P.K, Saxena G, Hanif K, Najmi AK, Nath, C, Central Angiotensin Converting Enzyme facilitates memory impairment in intracerebroventricular streptozotocin treated rats Behav Brain Research. 2012, 226: 317-330 (IF 3.393)
Agrawal R, Tyagi E, Shukla R, Nath C. Insulin receptor signaling in rat hippocampus: A study in STZ (ICV) induced memory deficit model. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011, 23 , 261-273 (IF 4.2)
Tota SK, Kamat PK, Shukla R, Nath C Improvement of brain energy metabolism and cholinergic functions contributes to the beneficial effects of silibinin against streptozotocin induced memory impairment, Behavioural Brain Research. 2011, 221; 207-215 (IF 3.393)
Saxena G, Patro IK, Nath C, ICV STZ induced impairment in memory and neuronal mitochondrial function: A protective role of nicotinic receptor Behavioural Brain Research 2011; 224: 50-57 (IF 3.393)
Kamat PK, Tota S, Shukla R, Ali S, Najmi AK, Nath C, Mitochondrial dysfunction: A crucial event in Okadaic acid (ICV) induced memory impairment and apoptotic cell death in rat brain. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2011; 100/2, 311-319 (IF 2.624).
Saxena G, Patro IK, Nath C, ICV STZ induced impairment in memory and neuronal mitochondrial function: A protective role of nicotinic receptor Behavioural Brain Research 2011; 224: 50-57.
Swarnkar S, Singh S, Sharma s, Mathur R, Patro IK, Nath C. Rotenone induced neurotxicity in rat brain areas: A histopathological study. Neuroscience Letters 2011, 469: 178 -182.
Tota SK, Kamat PK, Shukla R, Nath C Improvement of brain energy metabolism and cholinergic functions contributes to the beneficial effects of silibinin against streptozotocin induced memory impairment, Behavioural Brain Research. 2011, 221; 207-215
Agrawal R, Tyagi E, Shukla R, Nath C. Insulin receptor signaling in rat hippocampus: A study in STZ (ICV) induced memory deficit model
European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011, 23, 261-273
Swarnkar S, Singh S, Mathur R, Patro IK, Nath C, A study to correlate rotenone induced biochemical changes and cerebral damage in brain areas with neuromuscular coordination in rats. Toxicology 2010; 272: 17-22.
Kamat PK.; Tota SK, Saxena G, Shukla R, Nath C. Okadaic acid (ICV) induced memory impairment in rats: A suitable experimental model to test anti-dementia activity, Brain Res, 2010, 1309: 66 -74.
Saxena G, Bharti S,. Kamat PK, Sharma S, Nath C. Melatonin alleviates memory deficits and neuronal degeneration induced by intracerebroventricular administration of streptozotocin in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 2010, 94: 397-403.
Agrawal R, Tyagi E., Shukla R., Nath C. A Study of brain insulin receptors, AChE activity and oxidative stress in rat model of ICV STZ induced dementia Neuropharmacology , 2009, 56: 779-787.
Swarnkar S, Tyagi E, Agrawal R, Singh MP, Nath C. Differential anti-oxidant capacity of rat brain areas: A study in brain homogenates, Environmental Toxicological & Pharmacology, 2009, 27: 219-224.
Saxena G, Singh SP, Agrawal R, Nath C, Effect of donepezil and tacrine on oxidative stress in intracerebral streptozotocin induced model of dementia in mice. Eur J Pharmacol, 2008, 581: 283-289.
Saxena G, Singh SP, Pal R, Singh S, Pratap R, Nath C, Gugulipid, an extract of Commiphora whighitii with lipid-lowering properties, has protective effects against Streptozotocin-induced memory deficits in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 2007, 86: 797-805.
Das A, Dikshit M, Nath C, Role of Molecular Isoforms of Acetylcholinesterase in Learning and Memory Functions. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2005, 81: 89-99.
Das A, Rai D, Dikshit M, Palit G, Nath C, Nature Of Stress: Differential Effects On Brain Acetylcholinesterase Activity And Memory In Rats. Life Sci. 2005, 77: 2299-2311.
Role of central histaminergic system in lorazepam withdrawal syndrome in rats. C. Nath, and M.B. Gupta. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2001; 68: 777-82.
Differential effects of calcium channel blockers in the behavioural despair test in mice. S.K. Srivastava, and C. Nath. Pharmacological Research. 2000, 42: 293-7.
Profile of acetylcholinesterase in brain areas of male and female rats of adult and old age. A. Das, M. Dikshit and C. Nath, Life Sciences. 2001, 68: 1545-55.
Effect of dopamine agonists and antagonists on lorazepam withdrawal syndrome in rats. C. Nath, R.C. Saxena, and M.B. Gupta. Clin Exptl Physiol Pharmacol. 2000, 27: 167-71.
 
Patents
 

US Patent no 8188143  (29 May, 2012)
Pharmaceutical composition useful as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Janaswamy Madhusudhana Rao, B. Chinaraju, P.V. Srinivas, K.S. Babu, Jhillu Singh Yadav, K. V. Raghavan, H. K. Singh, & Chandishwar Nath

US Patent no. 7655801  (2 February, 2010)
Substituted carbamic acid quinolin-6-yl esters as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Neeraj Shakya, Zeeshan Fatima, Chandishwar Nath & Anil Kumar Saxena.

US Patent no. 7807712 (5 October 2010)
Oxy Substituted chalcones as antihyperglycemic and antidyslipidemic agents.
Ram Pratap, Mavurapu Stayanaraynan, Chandishwar Nath, Ram Raghubir, Ashok Kumar Khanna, Anju Puri, Ramesh Chander, Priti Tiwari, Brajendra Kumar Tripathi & Arvind Kumar Srivastava

US Patent no: 7635779 (22 December, 2009)                              
Oxy substituted flavones as antihyperglycemic and antidyslipidemic agents
Ram Pratap,  Mavurapu Satyanarayana, Chandishwar Nath, Ram Raghubir, Anju Puri, Ramesh Chander, Priti Tiwari, Brajendra Kumar Tripathi & Arvind Kumar Srivastava.

US patent no 6962945 (8 November, 2005)
Novel N-aryloxypropanoyl-N-phenylethyl-urea
Kalpana Bhandari, Shipra Srivastava & Chandishwar Nath

US patent # 6896901 (Grant Date: 24/05/05)
Novel use of gugulipid as cognitive enhancer, anti-hyperglycemic and for dermal conditions
Ram Pratap, Raghvandra Pal, Satyawan Singh, Girja Shankar, Chandishwar Nath, Hemant Kumar Singh, Deepak Raina, Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Anil Kumar Rastogi, P.S.R.Murthy, Sudhir Srivastava, Onkar Prasad Asthana, Narendra Singh & Nitya Nand
European patent # 1224938 (Grant Date: 14/12/2005):
Novel use of gugulipid as cognitive enhancer, anti-hyperglycemic and for dermal conditions
Ram Pratap, Raghvandra Pal, Satyawan Singh, Girja Shankar, Chandishwar Nath, Hemant Kumar Singh, Deepak Raina, Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Anil Kumar Rastogi, P.S.R.Murthy, Sudhir Srivastava, Onkar Prasad Asthana, Narendra Singh & Nitya Nand
US patent # 6962945 (Grant Date: 8/11/05)
Novel N-aryloxypropanoyl-N-phenylethyl-urea Kalpana Bhandari, Shipra Srivastava & Chandishwar Nath
European Patent # 1831172 (Grant Date:18/02/2009):
Substituted carbamic acid quinolin-6-yl esters as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Neeraj Shakya, Zeeshan Fatima, Chandishwar Nath & Anil Kumar Saxena
US Patent # 7655801 (Grant Date: 2-2-2010):
Substituted carbamic acid quinolin-6-yl esters as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Neeraj Shakya, Zeeshan Fatima, Chandishwar Nath & Anil Kumar Saxena
US Patent #7807712 (Grant Date: 05/08/2010):
Oxy Substituted chalcones as antihyperglycemic and antidyslipidemic agents
Ram Pratap, Mavurapu Stayanaraynan, Chandishwar Nath, Ram Raghubir, Ashok Kumar Khanna, Anju Puri, Ramesh Chander, Priti Tiwari, Brajendra Kumar Tripathi & Arvind Kumar Srivastava