Dr. Santosh Kumar

Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States


Highest Degree
PostDoc. Student in Vascular Biology from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

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Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cardiac Hypertrophy
Oxidative Stress
Medicinal Plants

Selected Publications

  1. Naqvi, A., T.A. Hoffman, J. DeRicco, A. Kumar and C.S. Kim et al., 2010. A single-nucleotide variation in a p53-binding site affects nutrient-sensitive human SIRT1 expression. Hum. Mol. Genet., 19: 4123-4133.
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  2. Jaiswal, A., S. Kumar, S. Seth, A.K. Dinda and S.K. Maulik, 2010. Effect of U50, 488H, a κ-opioid receptor agonist on myocardial α-and β-myosin heavy chain expression and oxidative stress associated with isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy in rat. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 345: 231-240.
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  3. Jaiswal, A., S. Kumar, R. Enjamoori, S. Seth, A.K. Dinda and S.K. Maulik, 2010. Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligand Ro5-4864 inhibits isoprenaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy in rats. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 644: 146-153.
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  4. Kumar, S., S. Seth, R. Enjamoori, A. Jaiswal, A.K. Dinda, R. Ray and S.K. Maulik, 2009. Chronic β-adrenergic activation induced left ventricular systolic dysfunction is associated with systemic release of TNF-α and IL-1-β in rats. Pharmacol. Rep., 61: 870-876.
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  5. Kumar, S., R. Enjamoori, A. Jaiswal, R. Ray, S. Seth and S.K. Maulik, 2009. Catecholamine induced myocardial fibrosis and oxidative stress is attenuated by Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.). J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 61: 1529-1536.
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