Dr. Soumendra Darbar

Reseacher Scientist
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from Jadavpur University, India

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Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Pharmaceutical Development
Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmaceutical Policy
Pharmaceutical Applications

Selected Publications

  1. Agarwal, S., S. Darbar, S. Saha, M. Choudhury and R.P. Singh, 2023. E-Waste Management Using Different Cost-Effective, Eco-Friendly Biological Techniques: An Overview. In: Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World, Singh, P., P. Verma, R. Singh, A. Ahamad and A.C.S. Batalhão (Eds.), Elsevier, Netherlands, ISBN: 978-0-323-90463-6, pp: 205-235.
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  2. Agarwal, S. and S. Darbar, 2023. Microorganism Assisted Synthesized Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles For Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from the Wastewater Effluents. In: Environmental Applications of Microbial Nanotechnology: Emerging Trends in Environmental Remediation, Singh, P., V. Kumar, M. Bakshi, C.M. Hussain and M. Sillanpää (Eds.), Elsevier, Netherlands, ISBN: 978-0-323-91744-5, 22.
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  3. Agarwal, S., S. Darbar, S. Saha and R.P. Singh, 2022. Microbiological Digestion of Agricultural Biomass. In: Agriculture Waste Management and Bioresource: The Circular Economy Perspective, Singh, S., P. Singh, A. Sharma and M. Choudhury (Eds.), Wiley, United States, ISBN: 9781119808428, pp: 105-130.
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  4. Mondal, S., R. Ghosh, A. Adhikari, U. Pal and D. Mukherjee et al., 2021. In vitro and microbiological assay of functionalized hybrid nanomaterials to validate their efficacy in nanotheranostics: A combined spectroscopic and computational study. ChemMedChem, 16: 3739-3749.
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  5. Mondal, S., A. Adhikari, R. Ghosh, M. Singh and M. Das et al., 2021. Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of a target-specific nanohybrid for redox buffering in cellular milieu. MRS Adv., 6: 427-433.
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  6. Darbar, S., S. Saha, K. Pramanik and A. Chattopadhyay, 2021. Sanative effect of multiherbal formulation-AKSS16-LIV01 ON CCL4-induced hepatic dysfunction in mice. Asian J. Pharm. Clin. Res., 14: 101-106.
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  7. Darbar, S., S. Saha, K. Pramanik and A. Chattopadhyay, 2021. Antioxidant and immunomodulatory effect of AKSS16-LIV01-a multi herbal formulation against ethanol induced liver dysfunction in mice. Clin. Phytosci., Vol. 7. 10.1186/s40816-021-00312-1.
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  8. Darbar, S., S. Saha, K. Pramanik and A. Chattopadhyay, 2021. Ameliorative effect of multi herbal formulation on lipid peroxidation and redox dysfunction in ethanol induced hepatic imbalance. Indian J. Pharm. Educ. Res., 55: 215-223.
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  9. Darbar, S., S. Saha and S. Agarwal, 2021. Immunomodulatory role of vitamin C, D and E to fight against COVID-19 infection through boosting immunity: A review. Parana J. Sci. Educ., 7: 10-18.
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  10. Darbar, S., S. Saha and A. Chattopadhyay, 2021. Mitigating effect of herbal medicine-livina® upon serum, liver and kidney against ethanol induced oxidative stress in mice. Innoriginal: Int. J. Sci., 8: 1-14.
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  11. Darbar, S., S. Saha and A. Chatopadhyay, 2021. Ethanol intoxicated hepatic oxidative stress mitigated by poly-herbal formulation-Trasina® in murine model. Innoriginal: Int. J. Sci., 8: 53-65.
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  12. Darbar, S., S. Agarwal and S. Saha, 2021. Pervasiveness and consequence of co-infection and superinfection with SARS-CoV and mucormycosis (Black Fungus): A systematic review. Global J. Epidemiol. Infect. Dis., 1: 1-11.
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  13. Darbar, S., S. Agarwal and S. Saha, 2021. Effective food habits to improve immunity against Covid-19. J. Basic Pharmacol. Toxicol., 5: 1-6.
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  14. Darbar, S., S. Agarwal and S. Saha, 2021. COVID19 vaccine: COVAXIN®-India's First indigenous effective weapon to fight against coronavirus (A review). Parana J. Sci. Educ., 7: 1-9.
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  15. Bayan, S., A. Adhikari, U. Pal, R. Ghosh and S. Mondal et al., 2021. Development of triboelectroceutical fabrics for potential applications in self-sanitizing personal protective equipment. ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 4: 5485-5493.
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  16. Agarwal, S., S. Darbar, S. Saha and T. Deb, 2021. Prevention is always better than Cure: Immunity boosting to fight infections. Open J. Med. Sci., 1: 28-42.
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  17. Adhikari, A., V.K. Bhutani, S. Mondal, M. Das and S. Darbar et al., 2021. A nanoceutical agent for chemoprevention of bilirubin encephalopathy. BioRxiv. 10.1101/2020.12.31.425023.
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  18. Adhikari, A., S. Mondal, T. Chatterjee, M. Das and P. Biswas, 2021. Redox nanomedicine ameliorates chronic kidney disease (CKD) by mitochondrial reconditioning in mice. Commun. Biol., Vol. 2021. 10.1038/s42003-021-02546-8.
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  19. Adhikari, A., S. Mondal, T. Chatterjee, M. Das and P. Biswas et al., 2021. Redox nanomedicine cures chronic kidney disease (CKD) by mitochondrial reconditioning. BioRxiv. 10.1101/2021.03.14.435287.
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  20. Adhikari, A., S. Mondal, M. Das, R. Ghosh and P. Biswas et al., 2021. Redox buffering capacity of nanomaterials as an index of ROS-based therapeutics and toxicity: A preclinical animal study. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 7: 2475-2484.
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  21. Darbar, S., S. Saha, S. Chattopadhyay and A. Chattapadhyay, 2020. Anti-stress activity (in-vivo) of multi herbal capsule-Trasina® in experimental murine model. Asian J. Pharm. Res. Dev., 8: 52-58.
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  22. Darbar, S., S. Saha, K. Pramanik and A. Chattopadhyay, 2020. Ameliorative efficacy of novel multi herbal formulation (AKSS16-LIV01) upon Haematological modulations induced by fixed dose combination of tramadol hydrochloride/paracetamol (THP). J. Drug Delivery Ther., 10: 11-17.
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  23. Darbar, S., S. Saha and S. Chattopadhyay, 2020. Therapeutic efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (fortibile® tablet) on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced hepatic dysfunction in experimental animals. J. Drug Delivery Ther., 10: 64-70.
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  24. Darbar, S. and S. Saha, 2020. Immune boosting role of vitamins in prevention of COVID-19 infection. J. Basic Pharmacol. Toxicol., 4: 1-5.
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  25. Agarwal, S., S. Saha, T. Deb and S. Darbar, 2020. Immunity augmenting food supplements for susceptible individuals in combating pandemic COVID-19 (Review). Parana J. Sci. Educ., 6: 79-88.
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  26. Agarwal, S., S. Darbar, S. Saha and T. Deb, 2020. The role of immunity in the physical and mental well-being of women in India during Covid-19 pandemic. Parana J. Sci. Educ., 6: 1-8.
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  27. Agarwal, S., S. Darbar, S. Saha and T. Deb, 2020. Sanative effect of a low-cost novel green formulation-IM-SSS20 to minimize the inflammatory and cytokine storm against respiratory diseases. Innoriginal: Int. J. Sci., 7: 1-11.
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  28. Adhikari, A., S. Darbar, M. Das, S. Mondal, S.S. Bhattacharya, D. Pal and S.K. Pal, 2020. Rationalization of a traditional liver medicine using systems biology approach and its evaluation in preclinical trial. Comput. Biol. Chem., Vol. 84. 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2019.107196.
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  29. Adhikari, A., P. Biswas, S. Mondal, M. Das and S. Darbar et al., 2020. Front cover: A smart nanotherapeutic agent for in vitro and in vivo reversal of heavy‐metal‐induced causality: Key information from optical spectroscopy (ChemMedChem 5/2020). ChemMedChem, 15: 391-391.
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  30. Adhikari, A., P. Biswas, S. Mondal, M. Das and S. Darbar et al., 2020. A smart nanotherapeutic agent for in vitro and in vivo reversal of heavy‐metal‐induced causality: Key information from optical spectroscopy. ChemMedChem, 15: 420-429.
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  31. Adhikari, A., M. Das, S. Mondal, S. Darbar and A.K. Das et al., 2020. Correction: Manganese neurotoxicity: Nano-oxide compensates for ion-damage in mammals. Biomater. Sci., 8: 4640-4641.
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  32. Mondal, S., A. Adhikari, M. Das, S. Darbar and A. Alharbi et al., 2019. Novel one pot synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of a folate-Mn3O4 nanohybrid for potential photodynamic therapeutic application. RSC Adv., 9: 30216-30225.
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  33. Darbar, S., S. Saha and A. Chattopadhyay, 2019. Free radical scavenging potential and antioxidant activity of silver nanoparticle coupled with Andrographis paniculata (AP-AG NP) against carbon tetrachloride (ccl4) induced toxicity in mice. Innoriginal: Int. J. Sci., 6: 1-6.
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  34. Chattopadhyay, A., S. Darbar, S. Saha and P. Karmakar, 2019. Effects of alprazolam administration on the vital organs of adult Wister albino rats, biochemical and toxicological studies. Indian J. Pharm. Educ. Res., 53: 127-132.
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  35. Sarkar, P.K., A. Halder, A. Adhikari, N. Polley, S. Darbar, P. Lemmens and S.K. Pal, 2018. DNA-based fiber optic sensor for direct in-vivo measurement of oxidative stress. Sens. Actuat. B: Chem., 255: 2194-2202.
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  36. Darbar, S., S. Saha, K. Pramanik and A. Chattopadhyay, 2018. Preliminary acute oral toxicity study of a newly developed herbal formulation. World J. Pharm. Res., 7: 924-930.
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  37. Darbar, S. and S. Chattopadhyay, 2018. Single dose acute oral toxicity of livina, a polyherbal formulation in mice model. Eur. J. Pharm. Med. Res., 5: 492-495.
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  38. Adhikari, A., N. Polley, S. Darbar and S.K. Pal, 2017. Therapeutic potential of surface functionalized Mn3O4 nanoparticles against chronic liver diseases in murine model. Mater. Focus, 6: 280-289.
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  39. Adhikari, A., N. Polley, S. Darbar, D. Bagchi and S.K. Pal, 2016. Citrate functionalized Mn3O4 in nanotherapy of hepatic fibrosis by oral administration. Future Sci. OA, Vol. 2. 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0029.
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  40. Polley, N., S. Saha, A. Adhikari, S. Banerjee, S. Darbar, S. Das and S.K. Pal, 2015. Safe and symptomatic medicinal use of surface-functionalized Mn3O4 nanoparticles for hyperbilirubinemia treatment in mice. Nanomedicine, 10: 2349-2363.
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  41. Sahoo, B.K., S. Darbar and T.K. Pal, 2012. Determination of levosulpiride in human plasma using HPLC method and its application to bioequivalence study. Open Access Scient. Rep., Vol. 1. 10.4172/scientificreports.523.
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  42. Roy, B., A. Bose, U. Bhaumik, A. Das and N. Chatterjee et al., 2012. Convulsant activity and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamicmodeling of the electroencephalogram effect of gemifloxacin in rats (vol 99, pg 1535, 2010). J. Pharm. Sci., 101: 885-885.

  43. Darbar, S., A. Bhattacharya and S. Chattopadhyay, 2011. Antihepatoprotective potential of Livina, a polyherbal preparation on paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity: A comparison with silymarin. Asian J. Pharm. Clin. Res., 4: 72-77.
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  44. Roy, B., A. Bose, U. Bhaumik, A. Das, N. Chatterjee, A. Ghosh and S. Darbar, 2010. Convulsant activity and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamicmodeling of the electroencephalogram effect of gemifloxacin in rats. J. Pharm. Sci., 99: 1535-1547.

  45. Ghosh, S.J., S. Darbar, P.P. Chowdhury, S.P. Chattopadhyay and M.R. Chakraborty, 2010. Simultaneous determination and validation of ofloxacin and ornidazole in combined dosage pharmaceutical formulation. Int. J. PharmTech. Res., 2: 367-374.

  46. Darbar, S., A. Bose, T.K. Chattaraj and T.K. Pal, 2010. Protective role of Zingiber officinale roscoe on aceclofenac induced oxidative stress in rat liver. Int. J. PharmTech Res., 2: 495-501.

  47. Darbar, S., A. Bhattacharya, M.R. Chakraborty and S. Chattopadhyay, 2010. Livina, a polyherbal preparation protects liver against aceclofenac-induced hepatic insult in sprague-dawley rats: A comparison with silymarin. Pharmacologyonline, 2: 889-907.

  48. Darbar, S., A. Bhattacharya and S. Chattopadhyay, 2010. Ameliorative effect of Livina, a polyherbal preparation on Diclofenac-induced liver injury: A comparison with Silymarin. J. Pharm. Res., 3: 2794-2798.

  49. Darbar, S. and S. Chattopadhyay, 2010. Antiulcer effect of livina, a herbal formulation against ethanol induced acute gastric ulcer in mice. Int. J. Pharm., 2: 93-100.

  50. Soumendra, D., G. Bhaskar, C. Shyamaprasad and M.R. Chakraborty, 2009. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of Livina, a polyherbal liquid formulation. Asian J. Chem., 21: 1495-1499.

  51. Soumendra, D., B. Anirbandeep, B. Uttam, C. Nilendra and R. Bikash et al., 2009. Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective effect of Azadirachta indica leaf extractonaceclofenac induced hepatotoxicity in rats. J. Pharm. Res., 8: 116-121.
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  52. Ghosh, S.J., S. Darbar, P.P. Chowdhury, A.K. Bera, S.P. Chattopadhyay and M.R. Chakraborty, 2009. A new modified reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography method for estimation and validation of paracetamol and diclofenac sodium in combined dosage pharmaceutical formulation. Asian J. Chem., 21: 3480-3488.

  53. Darbar, S., M.R. Chakraborty, S. Chattarjee and B. Ghosh, 2009. Protective effect of livina, a polyherbal liquid formulation against ethanol induced liver damage in rats. Ancient Sci. Life, 28: 14-17.
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  54. Darbar, S., A. Bose, N. Chatterjee, B. Roy, T.K. Chattaraj and T.K. Pal, 2009. Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effect of vitamin C and E against some common non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs induced hepatic damage in rats. Asian J. Chem., 21: 1273-1281.

  55. Darbar, S., A. Bose, K.U. Bhaumik, B. Roy, N. Chatterjee and K.T. Pal, 2009. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effect of andrographis paniculata leaf extract on diclofenac induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Pharmacologyonline, 2: 95-108.

  56. Chatterjee, N., A. Bose, S. Darbar, B. Roy, T.K. Chattaraj and T.K. Pal, 2009. Clinical evaluation of occupational lead exposure in adults of road side market places of South Kolkata, India. Asian J. Chem., 21: 4564-4570.

  57. Bose, A., S. Darbar, N. Chatterjee, B. Roy, T.K. Chattaraj and T.K. Pal, 2009. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of ascorbic acid against diclofenac induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Asian J. Chem., 21: 725-736.
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  58. Bhaumik, U., A. Ghosh, B. Chatterjee, P. Sengupta and S. Darbar et al., 2009. Development and validation of a high-performance liquid chromatographic method for bioanalytical application with rimonabant. J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., 49: 1009-1013.
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  59. Darbar, S., S.P. Chattopadhyay, B. Ghosh and M.R. Chakraborty, 2008. Effect of a polyherbal liquid formulation on aceclofenac induced gastric mucosal damage in albino wistar rats. J. Pharm. Res., 7: 62-65.

  60. Darbar, S., S. Roy, A. Bose and T.K. Pal, 2008. Serum protein alterations and antioxidant profile during liver injury from some common NSAIDs exposure. Res. J. Biotechnol., 3: 406-410.

  61. Darbar, S., A. Garai, B. Ghosh, S. Chattapadhyay and R.C. Matish, 2008. Antilipidemic effect of Livina, a polyherbal liquid formulation on high fat diet induced obesity in swiss albino mice. J. Pharm. Res., 7: 186-191.

  62. Darbar, S., A. Bose, N. Chatterjee, B. Roy and U. Mandal et al., 2008. Effect of ascorbic acid on aceclofenac induced gastric mucosal damage: Role of antioxidant enzymes and lipid profile. Asian J. Chem., 20: 5567-5572.

  63. Mukherjee, S., D. Das, S. Darbar, M. Mukherjee, A.S. Das and C. Mitra, 2004. Arsenic trioxide generates oxidative stress and islet cell toxicity in rabbit. Curr. Sci., 86: 854-857.
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  64. Mukherjee, S., D. Das, S. Darbar and C. Mitra, 2003. Dietary intervention affects arsenic-generated nitric oxide and reactive oxygen intermediate toxicity in islet cells of rats. Curr. Sci., 85: 786-793.
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