Dr. Ajit Kumar Thakur
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Dr. Ajit Kumar Thakur

Assistant Professor
Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India

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Biography

Dr. Ajit K. Thakur is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, at Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India. His main area of interest is related to Pre-clinical Research, Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Ethnopharmacology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Pharmacokinetic, Neuropharmacology, and Metabolic Disorders.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Ethnopharmacology
62%
Neuropharmacology
90%
Diabetes
75%
Metabolism
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
1
Articles
28
Abstracts
11

Selected Publications

  1. Thakur, A.K., P. Kamboj and K. Goswami, 2018. Pathophysiology and management of alzheimer’s disease: An overview. J. Anal. Pharm. Res., 9: 226-235.
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  2. Goyal, R.K. and A.K. Thakur, 2018. A status report on autonomic nervous system: The Indian research scenario during the last five years. Proc. Indian Nat. Sci. Acad., 84: 3-14.
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  3. Thakur, A.K. and P. Raj, 2017. Pharmacological Perspective of Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.: A Mini-review. J. Anal. Pharm. Res., Vol. 5. .
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  4. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2016. Beneficial effects of an Andrographis paniculata extract and andrographolide on cognitive functions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Pharmaceut. Biol. 10.3109/13880209.2015.1107107.
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  5. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2015. Adaptogenic potential of andrographolide: An active principle of the king of bitters (Andrographis paniculata). J. Tradit. Complem. Med., 5: 42-50.
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  6. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur, S. Verma, V. Yadav and S.S. Chatterjee, 2015. Potential of some traditionally used edible plants for prevention and cure of diabesity associated comorbidities. TANG, 5: 1-22.
  7. Tiwari, N., A.K. Thakur, V. Kumar, A. Dey and V. Kumar, 2014. Therapeutic targets for diabetes mellitus: An update. Clin. Pharmacol. Biopharm., Vol. 3. .
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  8. Thakur, A.K., U.K. Soni, G. Rai, S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Protective effects of Andrographis paniculata extract and pure Andrographolide against chronic stress-triggered pathologies in rats. Cell. Mol. Neurobiol., 34: 1111-1121.
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  9. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Therapeutic potential of traditionally used medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata (Burm. F.) against diabesity: An experimental study in rats. TANG: Int. J. Genuine Tradit. Med., 4: 7.1-7.8.
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  10. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Neuropsychopharmacology of a therapeutically used Andrographis paniculata extract: A preclinical study. Orient. Pharm. Exp. Med., 14: 181-191.
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  11. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Antidepressant-like effects of Brassica juncea L. leaves in diabetic rodents. Indian J. Exp. Biol., 52: 613-622.
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  12. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Antidepressant-like activity of Andrographis paniculata in type-2 diabetic rats. Clin. Pharmacol. Biopharm., Vol. S2. 10.4172/2167-065X.S2-003.
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  13. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Andrographolides and traditionally used Andrographis paniculata as potential adaptogens: Implications for therapeutic innovation. TANG: Int. J. Genuine Tradit. Med., 4: 15.1-15.14.
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  14. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Andrographis paniculata and Andrographolides as potential adaptogens: implications for therapeutic innovation. TANG (Hum. Med.), Vol. 4. .
  15. Thakur, A.K., A. Shakya, G.M. Husain, M. Emerald and V. Kumar, 2014. Gut-microbiota and mental health: Current and future perspectives. J. Pharmacol. Clin. Toxicol., 2: 1016.1-1016.15.
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  16. Langstieh, A.J., P. Verma, A.K. Thakur, S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2014. Desensitization of mild stress triggered responses in mice by a Brassica juncea leaf extract and some ubiquitous secondary plant metabolites. Pharmacologia, 5: 326-338.
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  17. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur and S.S. Chatterjee, 2014. Perspective of Andrographis paniculata in neurological disorders. Clin. Pharmacol. Biopharm., Vol. S2. 10.4172/2167-065X.S2-005.
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  18. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur and S.S. Chatterjee, 2014. Perspective of Andrographis paniculata in neurological disorders. Clin. Pharmacol. Biopharm., Vol. S2. 10.4172/2167-065X.S2-005.
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  19. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2013. Beneficial effects of Brassica juncea on cognitive functions in rats. Pharm. Biol., 51: 1304-1310.
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  20. Thakur, A.K., S.S. Chatterjee and V. Kumar, 2013. Anxiolytic-like activity of leaf extract of traditionally used Indian-mustard (Brassica juncea) in diabetic rats. TANG: Int. J. Genuine Tradit. Med., 3: 30-36.
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  21. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur and S.S. Chatterjee, 2012. Obesity, Cancer and Psychopathology: Can Vegetarian Diet be of Help? In: Nutrition, Diet and Cancer, Shankar, S. and R. Srivastava (Eds.). Springer, Netherlands, pp: 459-491.
  22. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur and S.S. Chatterjee, 2012. Obesity, Cancer and Psychopathology: Can Vegetarian Diet be of Help? In: Nutrition, Diet and Cancer, Shankar, S. and R. Srivastava (Eds.). 1st Edn. Springer, USA., ISBN: 978-94-007-2922-3, pp: 458-492.
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  23. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur, N.D. Barothia and S.S. Chatterjee, 2011. Therapeutic potentials of Brassica juncea: An overview. TANG: Int. J. Genuin Tradit. Med., 1: 8-24.
  24. Kumar, V., A.K. Thakur, N.D. Barothia and S.S. Chatterjee, 2011. Therapeutic potentials of Brassica juncea: An overview. TANG [Hum. Med.], 1: 2.1-2.16.
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