Amit Kundu

Assistant Professor, GSP, VSP

akundu@gitam.edu | | | |

Dr. Amit Kundu is from Bankura, West Bengal. He obtained his doctorate degree from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea in the year 2020 in the field of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He earned his master degree (M. Pharmacy) specialization in Pharmacology from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Dr. Kundu completed postdoctoral training at Örebro University, Sweden. He has over 3.5 years of postdoctoral research experience in the domains of pharmacology, molecular biology and metabolism.

Research Publications
  • Kundu A, Gali S, Sharma S, Lee E, Kacew Sam, Yoon Sungpil, Jeong Hye Gwang, Kack Hwan Jeong, Kim HS, (2023). Dendropanoxide Alleviates Thioacetamide-induced Hepatic fibrosis via Inhibition of ROS Production and Inflammation in BALB/C Mice. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 2023; 19(9): 2630-2647. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.80743. (I.F: 9.2)
  • Kundu A, Sachan R, Dey P, Kim KS, Son JY, Kim HR, Lee SY, Lee BH, Lee KY, Kacew S, Lee BM, Kim HS, (2020) Protective effect of the EX-527 against High-Fat Diet-Induced Diabetic Nephropathy in Zucker Rats. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 390:114899. DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.114899. (I.F: 3.8)
  • Kundu A, Dey P, Sarkar P, Karmakar S, Tae IH, Kim KS, Park JH, Lee SH, Lee BM,Renthlei L, Puia, Z, Kim HS (2020) Protective effects of Croton hookeri on streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 135:110873. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110873. (I.F: 4.3)
  • Das K, Kundu A, Karmakar S, Ghosh M, (2020) Novel structured diacylglycerol (DAG) rich oleo formulations activate theNrf2 pathway and impedes NF-κB translocation to mitigate pre-clinical conditions of hypertension. Journal of Functional Foods, 64: 103650. DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103650. (I.F: 5.6)
  • Kundu A, Dey P, Bera R, Sarkar R, Kim B, Kacew S, Lee BM, Karmakar S, Kim HS, (2020) Adverse health risk from prolonged consumption of formaldehyde-preserved carps in eastern region of Indian population. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27:16415–16425. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020- 07993-0. (I.F: 5.8)
Authored Books
  • Evidence Based Validation of Traditional Medicines. 978-981-15-8127-4_2
  • Analysis of alkaloids (indole alkaloids, isoquinoline alkaloids, tropane alkaloids) Elsevier publishers, Page no: 505-552 (978-0- 12-816455-6)
  • Polysaccharide based Nano-Biocarrier in Drug Delivery, CRC Press, International Standard Book Number, Taylor and francis, 13: 978-1-138-48111-4, Page no-81-104,
  • Gum arabic-based nanomaterials in drug delivery and biomedical applications. Biopolymer-Based Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications. 2021 Elsevier publishers, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820874-8.00009-9
Expertise
  • Diabetic Complications, Obesity, Cardio-renal pharmacology, Hepatic Fibrosis and Steatosis
Amit Kundu