Dr. RAKESH SHUKLA
 
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Chief Scientist & In-charge
Division of Pharmacology
Central Drug Research Institute
Post Box 173
Lucknow - 226031 (INDIA)


 
Phone No. 91- 0522-2772461 Ext 2461
Fax No. 91-0522-2771941
Educational qualifications M.Sc., Ph.D.
E-mail [email protected]
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 R, Tyagi E, Shukla R and Nath C - Effect of insulin and melatonin on acetylcholinesterase activity in brain areas of amnesic mice (2008) - Behavioral Brain Research 189, 381-386
Rasheed Naila, Tyagi Ethika, Ahmad Ausaf, Siripurapu Kiran Babu, Lahiri Shawon, Shukla Rakesh and Palit Gautam - Involvement of monoamines and proinflammatory cytokines in mediating anti-stress effects of Panax quinquifolium (2008) - Journal of Ethnopharmacology 117, 257-262
Sashidhara KV, Rosaiah JN, Tyagi E, Shukla R, Raghubir R and Rajendran SM - Rare dipetide and urea derivatives from roots of Moringa oleifera as potential anti-inflamamtory and anti-nociceptive agents (2008) - Eur. J. Med. Chem. 44, 432-436
Shukla R, Tyagi E and Kumar R - Protective effect of COX and NOS Inhibitors on LPS induced Oxidative Stress in Rat Brain (2008) - Annals of Neurosciences 15, 6-10
Tyagi E, Agrawal R, Nath C and Shukla R - Influence of LPS induced Neuroinflammation on Acetylcholinesterase activity in rat brain (2008) - Journal of Neuroimmunology 205, 51-56
Koneni VS, Rosaiah JN, Tyagi E, Shukla R and Raghubir R - Rare Dipeptide and Urea derivatives from roots of Moringa Oleifera as potential Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive agents (2007) - Med Chem Res 15, 252-255
Rasheed N, Tyagi E, Siripuarapu KB, Lahiri S, Shukla R and Palit G - Involvement of monoamines and proinflammatory cytokines in mediating anti-stress effect of Panax quinquifolium (2007) - J. Ethnopharmacology 117, 257-262
Sondhi Sham M, Jain Shubhi, Dinodia Monica, Shukla Rakesh and Raghubir Ram - One pot synthesis of pyrimidine and bispyrimidine derivatives and their evaluation for anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. (2007) - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 15, 3334-3344
Tyagi E, Agrawal R, Nath C and Shukla R - Effect of anti-dementia drugs on LPS induced neuroinflammation in mice. (2007) - Life Science 80, 1977-1983
Tyagi E, Awasthi KK, Shakya N, Shukla R and Saxena AK - Synthesis and SAR of 1-[(4-arylpiperazin/piperidin-1-yl)-3-quinoloxy-6-yl] propanes as potent anti-inflammatory agents (2007) - Med Chem Res 15, 387-389
Shukla, R, Rajani M, Srivastava N, Barthwal MK & Dikshit M. - Nitrite and malondialdehyde content in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson’s disease. (2006) - International J Neuroscience , 116, 1391-402.
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.
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.
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.
 
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.