DR. NITYA NAND PATHAK

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OBJECTIVE: Research professional-Veterinary Pharmacology with growth oriented organization.

TEACHING & MAINTAINING LABORATORY ANIMALS EXPERIENCE: Three years: Teaching Assistant and maintaining laboratory animals; Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology; College of Veterinary Science (C.V.Sc), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:

Ph.D. (Veterinary Pharmacology), 2014; Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar; 83%

M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology), 2010; MAFSU, Nagpur; 90.4%

B.V.Sc & A.H, 2007; SVVU, Tirupati; 78.1%

Senior Secondary Certificate, 1996; Bihar Board, Patna; 54%

High School, 1994; Bihar Board, Patna; 71.55%

National Eligibility Test (NET): Qualified, 2011; ASRB, ICAR; 57%

Ph.D Research: “Modulatory effect of atorvastatin in experimentally-induced neuropathic pain and osteoarthritis in rats” under the guidance of Dr. S.K. Tandan, Principal Scientist, Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, IVRI, Izatnagar, India.

M.V.Sc. Research: “Effect of Curcuma longa and Carvedilol in cisplatin (An Anticancer Drug) induced-Nephrotoxicity in Wistar rats” under the guidance of Dr. S. R. Rajurkar, Associate Professor, Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, COVAS Parbhani, Maharashtra, India.

COMPUTER SKILL: Graphpad-Prism Statistical Software, Microsoft Office, Windows & Internet Applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

1) In vivo, ex vivo and in vitro pharmacology, Mechanistic (Pharmacodynamics) studies etc.

2) Animal models of Inflammation, Pain (Neuropathic & Inflammatory), Osteoarthritis, Sepsis (caecal ligation puncture), Diabetes and others.

3) Detection of pain behaviour such as thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia and nociception.

4) CPCSEA guidelines for laboratory animal’s care and management, Blood collection techniques, Oral gavages, Injections (Various routes) in rats/mice.

5) Various techniques such as Zymography, ELISA, Western blotting, Analysis of Hematological, Biochemical parameters, Oxidant and Antioxidant status in various biological fluids and tissues.

6) Keep updated through reading and surfing Pharmacology & Toxicology Journals. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with clarity in fundamentals of veterinary science and development. Compilation of results of study and preparation of National and International publications.

7) Instrument Handled: Pain detecting instrument such as Activity cage • Randall and Sallito Analgesiometer • Heat/Radiant Heat Analgesiometer • Hot plate • Rota rod • Auto analyzer • UV spectrophotometer and others

PAPER PUBLISHED:

1) Nitya N. Pathak, Venkanna Balaganur, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Amar S. More, Vinay Kant, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan (2013). Antihyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of atorvastatin in chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Inflammation, 36 (6):1468-1478.

2) Nitya N. Pathak, Venkanna Balaganur, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Amar S. More, Najeeb Latief, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan (2014). Atorvastatin attenuates neuropathic pain in a peripheral neuropathy in rat by downregulating oxidative damage at peripheral, spinal and supraspinal level. Neurochemistry International 68:1–9.

3) Nitya N. Pathak, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Venkanna Balaganur, Vinay Kant, Amar S. More, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar & Surendra K. Tandan (2014). Anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective effects of atorvastatin in a cartilage explant model of osteoarthritis. Inflamm. Res. 64:161–169.

4) Nitya N. Pathak, Venkanna Balaganur, Madhu CL, Vinay Kant, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Anil K. Sharma, Surendra K. Tandan (2014). Effect of atorvastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritic pain: Implication for osteoarthritis therapy. Pharmacological Reports, 67: 513-519.

5) Pathak N.N, Rajurkar S.R, Tarikh S, Badgire V.V (2014). Nephroprotective effects of carvedilol and Curcuma longa against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Asian Journal of Medical Science. 5(2):91-98.

6) Venkanna Balaganur, Nitya N. Pathak, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Amar S. More, Najeeb Latief, Rekha R. Kumari, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan (2014).Chondroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of S-methylisothiourea, an iNOS inhibitor in cartilage and synovial explants model of osteoarthritis. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 66: 1021-1031.

7) Venkanna Balaganur, Nitya N. Pathak, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Amar Sunil More, Najeeb Latief, Rashmi Rekha Kumari, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan (2014). Effect of S-methylisothiourea, an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in joint pain and pathology in surgically-induced model of osteoarthritis. Connect Tissue Research, 55(5–6): 367–377.

8) Madhu Cholenahalli Lingaraju, Nitya Nand Pathak, Jubeda Begum, Venkanna Balaganur, Harish Darasaguppe Ramachandra, Rafia Ahmad, Mahendra Ram, Vishakha Singh, Kannan Kandasamy, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar Tandan (2015). Betulinic acid attenuates renal oxidative stress and inflammation in experimental model of murine polymicrobial sepsis. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 70: 12–21.

9) Madhu C Lingaraju, Nitya N Pathak, Jubeda Begum, Venkanna Balaganur, Rafia A Bhat, Mahendra Ram, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra K Tandan (2015). Betulinic acid negates oxidative lung injury in surgical sepsis model. Jour. of surgical research 193: 856-867.

10) Madhu Cholenahalli Lingaraju, Nitya Nand Pathak, Jubeda Begum, Venkanna Balaganur, Rafia Ahmad Bhat, Harish Darasaguppe Ramachandra, Anjaneya Ayanur, Mahendra Rama, Vishakha Singh, Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar Tandan (2015). Betulinic acid attenuates lung injury by modulation of inflammatory cytokine response in experimentally-induced polymicrobial sepsis in mice. Cytokine 71:101–108.

11) Najeeb Latief, Shikha Anand, Madhu Cholenahalli Lingaraju, Venkanna Balaganur, Nitya Nand Pathak, Jaspreet Kalra, Dinesh Kumar, Brijesh K Bhadoria and Surendra Kumar Tandan (2015). Effect of Trimeric Myricetin Rhamnoside (TMR) in Carrageenan-induced Inflammation and Caecal Ligation and Puncture-induced Lung Oxidative Stress in Mice. Phytother. Res.; DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5446

12) More, AS., Kumari, RR., Gupta, G., Lingaraju, MC., Balaganur, V., Nitya N. Pathak ., Kumar, D., Kumar, D., Sharma, A. K., Tandan, SK. (2013). Effect of iNOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea in monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoathritic pain: Implication for osteoarthritis therapy. Pharmacol. Biochem & Behavior.103:764–772.

13) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Nitya N. Pathak, Pawan Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar (2014). Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of curcumin accelerated the cutaneous wound healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. International Immunopharmacology, 20: 322–330.

14) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Dhirendra Kumar, Anu Gopalkrishnan, Nitya N. Pathak, Nitin P. Kurade, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar (2014). Topical pluronic F-127 gel application enhances cutaneous wound healing in rats. Acta Histochemica, 116:5–13.

15) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Dhirendra Kumar, Nitya N. Pathak, Mahendra Ram, Babu L. Jangir, Surendra K. Tandan, and Dinesh Kumar (2015). Curcumin-induced angiogenesis hastens wound healing in diabetic rats. Journal of surgical research 193: 978-988.

CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUM ATTENDED:

1) XI Annual Conference of Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (ISVPT) and National Symposia on “Bioinformatics in Drug Design and Challenges and Opportunities in Veterinary Drug Development” organized by Div. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, from 17-19th November 2011.

2) XXXI Annual Conference of Society of Toxicology (STOX), India & International Symposium on “Current Trends in Environmental Toxicology” organized by The IIS University, Jaipur, from 22-24th December 2011.

MEMBERSHIP: Life member of Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (ISVPT).

PERSONEL DETAILS:

Date of Birth : 3rd May 1979

Marital Status: Unmarried

Nationality: Indian

Present location: Varanasi, UP, India.

Languages known: English and Hindi

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