Dr. RAKESH SHUKLA
 
... Scientist E2 [Gr. IV (4)]
Division of Pharmacology
Central Drug Research Institute [C.D.R.I.]
Post Box 173
Lucknow - 226001 (INDIA)


 
Phone No. 91- 0522-2212411-18 Ext 4420
Fax No. 91-0522-223405
Educational qualifications M.Sc., Ph.D.
E-mail shuklanrss[at]yahoo dot com
Date of Birth August 20, 1956
 
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS /VISITS
 
U.S.A.
 
 
February1988 - February 1989 Visiting Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI-48824 (USA)
March 1989 - May 1990 Visiting Scientist
Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University
540 East Canfield Avenue Detroit, MI - 48201 (USA)
 
U.K
 
July 29 - 4 - Aug 8, 1984 To attend IUPHAR 9th International Congress of Pharmacology at London
 
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 
Pharmacology (25 years)
 
CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST
Research interests have been directed towards understanding the role of neurotransmitters and analysis of receptors involved in the central control of thermoregulation, central cardiovascular control and in the regulation of Blood Brain Barrier
Biochemical and immunological mediators in inflammation and Bioevaluation of anti-inflammatory/arthritic, anti-hypertensive, diuretic and adaptogenic agents
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 
Agrawal, A; Shukla, R; Tripathi, LM; Pandey, VC and Srimal, RC: Permeability function related to cerebral microvessel enzymes during ageing in rats. Int J Devl Neuroscience 14, 87-91, 1996.
Hegde, LG, Shukla, R; Srimal, RC and Dikshit, M: Attenuation in rat brain nitric oxide synthase activity in the coarctation model of hypertension. Pharmacological Research 36, 109-114, 1997.
Shukla, R; Srimal RC and Prasad, C: Cyclo(His-Pro) modulation of body temperature at hot ambient temperature in the desert rat (Mastomys natalensis). Peptides 18, 689-694, 1997.
KarChowdhury D, Parmar D, Kakkar P, Shukla R, Seth PK, Srimal RC: Antistress effects of Bacosides of Bacopa monnieri: Modulation of HSP-70 expression, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and cytochrome P450 activity in rat brain. Phytotherapie Res 16, 639-645, 2002.
Banerjee M, Tripathi LM, Srivastava VML, Puri A, and Shukla R: Modulation of inflammatory mediators by ibuprofen and curcumin treatment during chronic inflammation in rat. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, 25, 213-224, 2003.