RESEARCH PAPERS

  1. Kalra J, Kumar P, Majeed AB, Prakash A. Modulation of LOX and COX pathways via inhibition of amyloidogenesis contributes to mitoprotection against β-amyloid oligomer-induced toxicity in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2016; 31;146:1-2.
  2. Koshal P and Kumar P. Effect of Liraglutide on corneal kindling epilepsy induced depression and cognitive impairment in mice. Neurochemical Research 2016; 41(7):1741-50.
  3. Nidhika, Jamwal S and Kumar P. Beneficial Effect of Antidepressants against Rotenone induced Parkinsonism like symptoms in rats. Pathophysiology 2016; 23(2):123-34.
  4. Jamwal S and Kumar P. L-theanine, a Component of Green Tea Prevents 3-Nitropropionic Acid (3-NP)-Induced Striatal Toxicity by Modulating Nitric Oxide Pathway. Molecular Neurobiology 2016, 10.1007/s12035-016-9822-5.
  5. Koshal P and Kumar P. Neurochemical modulation involved in the beneficial effect of liraglutide, GLP-1 agonist on PTZ kindling epilepsy-induced co-morbidities in mice. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 2016; 415(1-2):77-87.
  6. Singh S, Kumar P. Neuroprotective Activity of Curcumin in Combination with Piperine against Quinolinic Acid Induced Neurodegeneration in Rats. Pharmacology. 2016;97(3-4):151-60.
  7. Datta S, Jamwal S, Deshmukh R, Kumar P. Beneficial effects of lycopene against haloperidol induced orofacial dyskinesia in rats: Possible neurotransmitters and neuroinflammation modulation. European journal of pharmacology. 2016 ;771:229-35.
  8. Jamwal S, Kumar P. Spermidine ameliorates 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP)-induced striatal toxicity: Possible role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurotransmitters. Physiology & behavior. 2016;155:180-7.
  9. Kaur N, Jamwal S, Deshmukh R, Gauttam V, Kumar P. Beneficial effect of rice bran extract against 3-nitropropionic acid induced experimental Huntington's disease in rats. Toxicology Reports. 2015;2:1222-32.
  10. Kaur G, Bedi O, Sharma N, Singh S, Deshmukh R, Kumar P. Anti-hyperalgesic and anti-nociceptive potentials of standardized grape seed proanthocyanidin extract against CCI-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology. 2016;27(1):9-17.
  11. Kaur M, Sachdeva S, Bedi O, Kaur T, Kumar P. Combined effect of hydrogen sulphide donor and losartan in experimental diabetic nephropathy in rats. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 2015;14(1):1.
  12. Shamsher Singh, Sumit Jamwal, Puneet Kumar. Piperine enhances the protective effect of curcumin against 3-NP induced neurotoxicity: Possible neurotransmitters modulation mechanism. 2015; 40(8): 1758-1766.
  13. Jamwal S, Singh S, Kaur N, Kumar P. Protective Effect of Spermidine Against Excitotoxic Neuronal Death Induced by Quinolinic Acid in Rats: Possible Neurotransmitters and Neuroinflammatory Mechanism. Neurotoxicity research. 2015:1-14.
  14. Soni N, Koushal P, Reddy BV, Deshmukh R, Kumar P. Effect of GLT-1 modulator and P2X7 antagonists alone and in combination in the kindling model of epilepsy in rats. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 May 30;48:4-14.
  15. Soni N, Reddy BV, Kumar P. GLT-1 transporter: an effective pharmacological target for various neurological disorders. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 2014;127:70-81.
  16. Tyagi RK, Bisht R, Pant J, KUMAR P, Majeed ABA, Prakash A. Possible role of GABA-B receptor modulation in MPTP induced Parkinson's disease in rats. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology. 2015;67(2):211-7.
  17. Khan A, Jamwal S, Bijjem KR, Prakash A, Kumar P. Neuroprotective effect of hemeoxygenase-1/glycogen synthase kinase-3β modulators in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Neuroscience. 2015; 287:66-77.
  18. Varun Vij, Gurmanpreet Kaur, Vijay Kumar, Onkar Bedi, Sumit Jamwal, PUNEET KUMAR, Rahul Deshmukh, Combined effect of acamprosate and baclofen in experimental models of peripheral neuropathic pain in Wistar rats, Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacotherapy, 2014, 1(4): 425-436
  19. Malik J, Choudhary S, Kumar P. Protective effect of Convolvulus pluricaulis standardized extract and its fractions against 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Pharmaceutical biology. 2015; 53(10):1448-57.
  20. Thakur KS, Prakash A, Bisht R, Bansal PK. Beneficial effect of candesartan and lisinopril against haloperidol-induced tardive dyskinesia in rat. Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. 2015;16(4):917-29.
  21. Kumar P, Kumar P, Khan A, Deshmukh R, Sharma PL. Role of neurosteroids in experimental 3-nitropropionic acid induced neurotoxicity in rats. European journal of pharmacology. 2014; 723:38-45.
  22. Sania Grover, PUNEET KUMAR , Kuldeep Singh, Vir Vikram, R.D. Budhiraja, Possible beneficial effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) — α and γ agonist against a rat model of oral dyskinesia, Pharmacol Biochem Behav (2013), 210:174-184
  23. Malik J; Sharma M; Deshmukh R; BANSAL P, Ameliorating effect of lyophilized extract of Butea frondosa (leaves) on scopolamine induced amnesia in rats, Pharmaceutical Biology 2013, 51(2): 233-9
  24. Kaundal S, Gill RK, Jamwal S, Bariwal J, Kumar P. Pharmacological screening of newly synthesized compounds, CGH-1 and CGH-2 for hypolipidemic activity in rats. Journal of Chemical and Biological Interface 2014; 4(6): 351-362.
  25. Anil Kumar, Aditi Vasisht, PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Jitendriya Mishra, Protective effect of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors against running wheel activity induced fatigue, anxiety like behavior, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in mice, Pharmacological Reports 2012, 64:1326-36
  26. Anil Kumar, Aditi Vashist, PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Jitendriya Mishra, Potential role of licofelone, minocycline and their combination against chronic fatigue stress (CFS) induced behavioral, biochemical and mitochondrial alterations in mice, Pharmacological Reports 2012; 64: 1105-15
  27. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Possible GABAergic mechanism in the neuroprotective effect of gabapentin and lamotrigine against 3-nitropropionic acid induced neurotoxicity, European Journal of Pharmacology 2012;674 (2-3): 265-74
  28. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Role of LOX/COX pathways in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced HD like symptoms in rats: Protective role of Licofelone, British Journal of Pharmacology 2011; 164: 644–654
  29. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar, Licofelone attenuates quinolinic acid induced Huntington like symptoms: Possible behavioral, biochemical and cellular alterations, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 2011: 35(2):607-15
  30. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar, Attenuation of proinflammatory cytokines and apoptotic process by verapamil and diltiazem against quinolinic acid induced Huntington like alterations in rats, Brain Research 2011;1372:115-126
  31. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar , Protective effect of montelukast against quinolinic acid /malonic acid induced neurotoxicity: possible behavioral, biochemical, mitochondrial and TNF-α level alterations in rats, Neuroscience, 171 (2010) 284–299
  32. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar, Comparative neuroprotective profile of statins in quinolinic acid induced neurotoxicity in rat, Behavioural Brain Research, 2011; 216 (1), 220-228
  33. Anil Kumar, Aditi vashist, PUNEET KUMAR, Potential role of pioglitazone, caffeic acid and their combination against fatigue syndrome-induced behavioural, biochemical and mitochondrial alterations in mice, Inflammopharmacology 2010;18(5):241-51
  34. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar, Pioglitazone ameliorates behavioral, biochemical and cellular alterations in quinolinic acid induced neurotoxicity: possible role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) in Huntington disease, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 96 (2) 2010, 115-124
  35. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar, Targeting oxidative stress attenuates malonic acid induced Huntington like behavioral and mitochondrial alterations in rats, European Journal of Pharmacology 2010, 634; 46–52
  36. Anil Kumar, Benta Kumari, KUMAR PUNEET, Protective effects of selective and non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors in an animal model of chronic stress, Neuroscience Bulletin 2010, 26(1): 17-27.
  37. Anil Kumar, Ruchika Garg, Vaibhav Gaur, KUMAR PUNEET, Venlafaxine involves nitric oxide modulatory mechanism in experimental model of chronic behavior despair in mice, Brain Research 2010;1311:73-80
  38. Anil Kumar, Ruchika Garg, Vaibhav Gaur, KUMAR PUNEET, Nitric oxide mechanism in protective effect of imipramine and venlafaxine against acute immobilization stress induced behavioral and biochemical alteration in mice, Neuroscience Letters 2009; 467 (2) 72-75
  39. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Bimla Nehru, Anil Kumar. Effect of caffeic acid (lipo-oxygenase inhibitor) and rofecoxib (cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor) against quinolinic acid induced behavioral alterations and glutathione redox status. Neuroscience Bulletin 2009, 25(6): 343-352.
  40. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Bimla Nehru, Anil Kumar. Effect of caffeic acid and rofecoxib and their combination against intrastriatal quinolinic acid induced oxidative damage, mitochondrial and histological alterations in rat. Inflammopharmacology 2009; 17: 211–219
  41. Neha Sehgal, Anil Kumar, PUNEET KUMAR, SSV Padi, PS Naidu: Quercetin prevents intracerebroventricular colchicine-induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in rats. Phytotherapy Research 2008;22 (12):1563-1539
  42. Kumar A, Garg R and KUMAR PUNEET: Possible nitric oxide modulation in the protective effect of trazodone, atypical antidepressant against animal model of chronic fatigue syndrome, Pharmacology Reports 2008, 60, 664-672.

National journals:

  1. Anil Kumar, Puneet Kumar. Effect of nitric oxide in protective effect of melatonin against chronic constriction sciatic nerve injury induced neuropathic pain in rats, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 2011; 49(9):664-71.
  2. Anil Kumar, Ruchika Garg, Vaibhav Gaur and Puneet Kumar, Nitric oxide modulation in protective role of antidepressants against chronic fatigue syndrome-in mice. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2011; 43(3):324-9.
  3. Anil Kumar, Ruchika Garg, Vaibhav Gaur & Puneet Kumar. Possible role of NO modulators in protective effect of trazodone and citalopram (antidepressants) in acute immobilization stress in mice, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 2010; 48(11):1131-5.
  4. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Anil Kumar, Bimla Nehru. Neuroprotective effect of MK-801 against intra-striatal quinolinic acid induced behavioral, oxidative stress and cellular alterations in rats. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 2009; 47: 880-892
  5. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Nitric oxide mechanism in the protective effect of antidepressants against 3-nitropropionic acid induced cognitive deficit, glutathione and mitochondrial alterations in animal model of Huntington’s disease, Behavioural Pharmacology, 2010; 21: 217-230
  6. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Cyclosporine A Attenuates 3-Nitropropionic Acid Induced Huntington’s Like Symptoms in Rat: Possible Nitric Oxide Mechanism, International Journal of Toxicology 2010;29(3):318-325
  7. Kumar P, Kalonia H, Kumar A. Novel protective mechanisms of antidepressants against 3-nitropropionic acid induced Huntington’s-like symptoms: a comparative study. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2011;25(10):1399-411.
  8. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Possible nitric oxide modulation in protective effect of FK-506 against 3-nitropropionic acid induced behavioral, oxidative stress, neurochemical and mitochondrial changes in rat brain, Drug and Chemical Toxicology 2010;33(4):377-92
  9. Harikesh Kalonia, PUNEET KUMAR, Bimla Nehru, Anil Kumar, Protective effect of rofecoxib and nimesulide against intra-striatal quinolinic acid induced behavioral, oxidative stress and cellular alterations in rats. Neurotoxicology 2010, 31; 195–203
  10. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Neuroprotective Effect of Sesamol against 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced cognitive dysfunction and glutathione redox balance in rats, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology 2010, 107 (1); 577 – 582
  11. PUNEET KUMAR, Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Lycopene modulate nitric oxide pathways against 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity, Life Sciences 2009; 85:711–718
  12. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar, Protective Effects of Epigallocatechin Gallate Following 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced Brain Damage: Possible Nitric Oxide Mechanisms, Psychopharmacology 2009; 207:257–270
  13. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar, Protective effect of hesperidin and naringin against 3-nitropropionic acid induced Huntington’s like symptoms in rats: possible role of nitric oxide, Behavioural Brain Research 2010; 206:38-46
  14. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar, Protective effect of lycopene and epigallocatechin-3-gallate against 3-nitropropionic acid induced cognitive dysfunction and glutathione redox in rat: a novel mechanism. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2009; 47:2522–2530
  15. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar: Possible Neuroprotective Effect of Withania somnifera Root Extract Against 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced Behavioral, Biochemical and mitochondrial dysfunction in an Animal Model of Huntington’s disease. Journal of Medicinal Food 2009; 12(3):1-10
  16. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar, Protective Effect of Rivastigmine against 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced Huntington’s disease like symptoms: Possible Behavioural, Biochemical and Cellular Alterations, European Journal of Pharmacology 2009; 615(1-3):91-101
  17. PUNEET KUMAR; Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar, Sesamol Attenuate 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced Huntington Like behavioral, biochemical and cellular alterations in Rats, Journal of Asian Natural Product Research 2009;11(5):439-50
  18. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar, Neuroprotective effect of Cyclosporine and FK506 against 3-nitropropionic acid induced cognitive dysfunction and glutathione redox in rat: Possible role of nitric oxide, Neuroscience Research 2009; 63: 302–314
  19. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar: Possible role of Sertraline Against 3-Nitropropionic Acid Induced Behavioral, Biochemical, and Mitochondrial dysfunctions in Rat Brain. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 2009; 33(1):100-8
  20. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar : Possible Modulatory Role of Withania Somnifera in 3-Nitropropionic Acid- Induced Cognitive Dysfunction and Oxidative Damage in Rats, International Journal of Health Research 2008,1(3): 139-149
  21. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar: Protective effect of carvedilol on 3-Nitropropionic acid induced behavioral alterations and oxidative stress in rats, Pharmacology Reports2008, 60, 706–715
  22. PUNEET KUMAR; PS Naidu; SSV Padi; Anil Kumar: Possible neuroprotective mechanisms of Curcumin in attenuating 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced Neurotoxicity. Methods and Finding in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology 2007,29(1):1-7
  23. PUNEET KUMAR; SSV Padi; PS Naidu; Anil Kumar: Possible antioxidant and neuroprotective mechanisms of Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors in attenuating 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Induced neurotoxicity, Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology 2007, 21 (3): 297–306
  24. PUNEET KUMAR; SSV Padi; PS Naidu; Anil Kumar: Effect of resveratrol on 3-NP-induced neurotoxicity, an animal model of Huntington's disease: possible neuroprotective mechanisms. Behavioural Pharmacology 2006 Sep; 17 (5-6): 485-92.
  25. Puneet Kumar Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar and Ashok Goyal. 3-nitropropionic acid-induced neurotoxicity as an experimental model of Huntington’s disease: Possible behavioral, biochemical and cellular alterations, Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research 2010; 1(1)
  26. PUNEET KUMAR; Anil Kumar, Protective role of sertraline against 3-nitropropionic acid-induced cognitive dysfunction and redox ratio in striatum, cortex and hippocampus of rat brain. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 2009; 47: 715-722.
  27. PUNEET KUMAR; PS Naidu; SSV Padi; Anil Kumar, 3-nitropropionic acid induced animal model of Huntington’s disease. Journal of Cell and Tissue Research 2006, 7(1)
  28. PUNEET KUMAR; SSV Padi; PS Naidu; Anil Kumar, Protective effect of Antioxidants on 3-Nitropropionic AcidInduced Oxidative Stress and Cognitive Impairment. Annals of Neuroscience 2005, 13: 41-47
  29. PUNEET KUMAR, Kruna Gupta, Ankita Sharma, Anil Kumar, V.J.Dhar, Effect Of Withania Somnifera Root Extract on Aminophylline Induced Seizures In Mice, Phcog Mag 2008, Issue 15 (4) (Suppl), S26-S3

Review Papers

  1. Dheeraj Kumar, Puneet Kumar and Neeraj Mishra. Role of lipidic Nanoparticles for management of Alzheimer's Diseases Asian Journal of Biomaterial Research 2016; 2(1).
  2. Gurman Kaur, Shamsher Singh and Puneet Kumar. Appriasal on Pharmacological activities and therapeutic potential of Grape Seed Proanthrocynidins. Pharm Aspire 2016; 6: 50-63
  3. Onkar Bedi, Krishna Reddy V. Bijjem, Puneet Kumar and Vinod Gauttam. Herbal Induced Hepatoprotection and Hepatotoxicity : A Critical Review. Indian Journal of Physiology 2016;60(1) : 6–21
  4. Onkar Bedi,Puneet Kumar and Vinod Gauttam. Phyllanthus niruri : A Review on its Ethno Botanical, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile. Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacotherapy 2016; 03(3):650-658
  5. Navneet Kuar, Sumit Jamwal, Puneet Kumar, Rahul Deshmukh and Vinod Kumar Gauttam. Tetrabenazine A spotlight on drug Review. Annals of Neurosciences 2016 (Accepted).
  6. Onkar Bedi, Veena Dhawan, P. L. Sharma, Puneet Kumar: Pleiotropic effects of statins: new therapeutic targets in drug design. Archiv für Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie 2016; 389:695–712.
  7. Atish Prakash, Gagandeep Kaur Dhaliwal, Puneet Kumar and Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed, Brain Biometals and Alzheimer's Disease – Boon or Bane?, International Journal of Neuroscience DOI:10.3109/00207454. 2016. 1174118
  8. Bhakuni GS, Bedi O, Bariwal J, Deshmukh R, Kumar P. Animal models of hepatotoxicity. Inflammation Research. 2016;65(1):13-24.
  9. Jamwal S, Kumar P. Antidepressants for neuroprotection in Huntington's disease: A review. European journal of pharmacology. 2015;769:33-42.
  10. Jaspreet Kalra, Puneet Kumar and Atish Prakash. Cerebroprotective Effects of Ras Inhibitors: Beyond Its Cardio renal Actions. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System 16(3):459-68
  11. Neha Soni, B.V.K. Reddy, Puneet Kumar, GLT-1 transporter: An effective pharmacological target for various neurological disorders, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior ,2014, 127
  12. Manpreet Kaur Onkar Bedi Shilpi Sachdeva, B. V. K. Krishna Reddy, Puneet Kumar, Rodent animal models: from mild to advanced stages of diabetic nephropathy, Inflammopharmacology 2014; 22(5):279-93
  13. Nidhi Goyal, Ajay Rana, Abhilasha Ahlawat, Krishna Reddy V. Bijjem & Puneet Kumar, Animal models of inflammatory bowel disease: a review, Inflammopharmacology 2014; 22:219-233
  14. Taha Umair Wani, Muzamil Rashid, Manish Kumar, Sushant Chaudhary, Puneet Kumar, Neeraj Mishra Targeting Aspects of Nanogels: An Overview, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Nanotechnology 2014, 7(4):2612-2630.
  15. Choudhary S, Kumar P, Malik J, Plants and phytochemicals for Huntington's disease. Pharmacognosy Rev 2013 14:81-91.
  16. Kushal Kumar, Sorabh Sharma, Puneet Kumar, Rahul Deshmukh, Therapeutic potential of GABAB receptor ligands in drug addiction, anxiety, depression and other CNS disorders, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 2013; 110: 174–184)
  17. Rahul Bhatt, Neeraj Mishra, Puneet Kumar Bansal, Phytochemical, Pharmacological And Pharmacokinetics Effects of Rosmarinic Acid, The Journal of Pharmaceutical and Scientific Innovation (JPSI), 2013
  18. Ankita Mehta, Mayank Prabhakar, Puneet Kumar, Rahul Deshmukh and P.L. Sharma, Excitotoxicity: Bridge to Various Triggers in Neurodegenerative Disorder – Review European Journal of Pharmacology 2013; 698: 6–18
  19. PUNEET KUMAR; Harikesh Kalonia, Anil Kumar,Huntington’s disease: pathogenesis to animal models, Pharmacology Reports, 2010; 62, 1-4
  20. PUNEET KUMAR; PS Naidu; SSV Padi; Anil Kumar, Huntington’s disease : A Review, Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research 2007, 41 (4): 287-294

Book Published-

  • Pharmacology-II, According to Syllabus of ‘Punjab Technical University’ for B. PHARMACY, SEMESTER – VI, Thakur Publishers (Division of Thakur Publication Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow)
  • Puneet Kumar, Ankita Mehta, Rahul Deshmukh. Calcium Channel Blockers against MPTP Induced Parkinson’s In Rats. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (24 September 2014) ISBN-13: 978-3-659-53676-2, ISBN-10: 3659536768
  • Rahul Deshmukh, Mayank Prabhakar, Puneet Kumar; CB1 Receptor Modulation against Parkinson's disease in Rats.LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2 December 2014). ISBN-10: 3659645869, ISBN-13: 978-3659645860

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