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Hire Dr. Ajit Kumar T.
India
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Experienced Preclinical Pharmacologist, Scientific Writer and Data Analyst

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing
Research Meta-Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting
Work Experience

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University

May 2016 - Present

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Galgotias University

July 2015 - May 2016

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

IEC University

February 2015 - July 2015

Education

PhD (Pharmacology)

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)

September 2011 - February 2015

M. Pharm (Pharmacology)

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)

July 2009 - June 2011

B. Pharma (Pharmaceutical Technology)

Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology

June 2005 - June 2009

Certifications
  • IPR

    WIPO

    October 2013 - Present

Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shyam Sunder Chatterjee, Sweta Rani, Riya Sah, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2025). Potential of Andrographolide and Andrographis paniculata Extracts for the Management of Diabetes-associated Psychopathologies: Current Status . Current Psychopharmacology.
Deepshikha, Nikhila Shekhar, Sakshi Tyagi, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2025). Ameliorative potential of metformin in LPS and glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in N2a cell-line . Cytotechnology.
Sakshi Tyagi, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2025). Beneficial role of capsaicin through modulation of mitochondrial functions in MPTP-injected mice . Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology.
Nikhila Shekhar, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2025). Investigating the Effect of Capric Acid on Antibiotic‐Induced Autism‐Like Behavior in Rodents . Developmental Neurobiology.
Deepshikha, Shekhar, N., Tyagi, S., Thakur, A.K.(2025). Ameliorative potential of metformin in LPS and glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in N2a cell-line . Cytotechnology. 77. (3).
Tyagi, S., Thakur, A.K.(2025). Beneficial role of capsaicin through modulation of mitochondrial functions in MPTP-injected mice . Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology. 55. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-15.
Shekhar, N., Khurana, A., Nayak, D., Thakur, A.K.(2025). Anti-Neuropathic Efficacy of Homoeopathic Dilutions of Toxicodendron pubescens: A Preclinical Study . Journal of Natural Remedies. 25. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1375-1393.
Shekhar, N., Thakur, A.K.(2025). Investigating the Effect of Capric Acid on Antibiotic-Induced Autism-Like Behavior in Rodents . Developmental Neurobiology. 85. (1).
Sharma, D., Singh, C., Thakur, A.K., Apparsundaram, S., Dhobi, M.(2025). Therapeutic Potential of Standardized Acalypha indica Extract in MPTP-Induced Parkinsonism in Mice . Chemistry and Biodiversity.
Sakshi Tyagi, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2024). Effect of Capsaicin on 3-NP-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Pre-Clinical Study . Neurochemical Research.
Nikhila Shekhar, Sakshi Tyagi, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2024). Alternative Approaches for the Management of Autism: A Narrative Review . Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews.
Shekhar, Nikhila, Tyagi, Sakshi, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2024). Alternative Approaches for the Management of Autism: A Narrative Review . Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews.
Tyagi, Sakshi, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2024). Effect of Capsaicin on 3-NP-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Pre-Clinical Study . Neurochemical Research.
Tyagi, S., Shekhar, N., Thakur, A.K.(2024). Alternative Approaches for the Management of Huntington's Disease: A Narrative Review . Alternative therapies in health and medicine. 30. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 68-75.
Mahajan, C., Prabhakar, H., Rass, V., McNett, M., Kapoor, I., Helbok, R., Zirpe, K., Sharma, J., Vinnu, R.V., Asokumar, N., et al.(2024). A National Survey on Coma Epidemiology, Evaluation, and Therapy in India: Revisiting the Curing Coma Campaign Come Together Survey . Neurocritical Care. 40. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 941-952.
Shekhar, N., Tyagi, S., Thakur, A.K.(2024). Alternative Approaches for the Management of Autism: A Narrative Review . Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews. 20. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 14-36.
Ruchika Sharma, Geeta Aggarwal, Anoop Kumar, Ajit K. Thakur, Mahak Pandit, Varun Sharma, Manmohan Singh, Jaseela Majeed, Puneeta Ajmera(2024). Effect of loss-of-function CYP2C19 variants on clinical outcomes in coronary artery disease patients treated with clopidogrel: A systematic meta-analysis approach . International Journal of Cardiology. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 132418.
Sharma, Ruchika, Aggarwal, Geeta, Kumar, Anoop, Thakur, Ajit K., Pandit, Mahak, Sharma, Varun, Singh, Manmohan, Majeed, Jaseela, Ajmera, Puneeta (2024). Effect of loss-of-function CYP2C19 variants on clinical outcomes in coronary artery disease patients treated with clopidogrel: A systematic meta-analysis approach . International Journal of Cardiology.
Tyagi, S., Thakur, A.K.(2024). Effect of Capsaicin on 3-NP-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Pre-Clinical Study . Neurochemical Research. 49. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2038-2059.
Sakshi Tyagi, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2024). Beneficial role of capsaicin through modulation of mitochondrial functions in MPTP-injected mice . Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology.
Ajit Kumar Thakur, Nikhila Shekhar, Sakshi Tyagi, Sweta Rani (2024). Role of probiotics in brain health . Nutraceutical Fruits and Foods for Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Sharma, R., Aggarwal, G., Kumar, A., Thakur, A.K., Pandit, M., Sharma, V., Singh, M., Majeed, J., Ajmera, P.(2024). Effect of loss-of-function CYP2C19 variants on clinical outcomes in coronary artery disease patients treated with clopidogrel: A systematic meta-analysis approach . International Journal of Cardiology. 414.
Sakshi Tyagi, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2023). Neuropharmacological Study on Capsaicin in Scopolamine-injected Mice . Current Alzheimer Research.
Nikhila Shekhar, Sakshi Tyagi, Sweta Rani, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2023). Potential of Capric Acid in Neurological Disorders: An Overview . Neurochemical Research.
Shekhar, N., Tyagi, S., Rani, S., Thakur, A.K.(2023). Potential of Capric Acid in Neurological Disorders: An Overview . Neurochemical Research. 48. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 697-712.
Tyagi, S., Thakur, A.K.(2023). Neuropharmacological Study on Capsaicin in Scopolamine-injected Mice . Current Alzheimer Research. 20. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 660-676.
Tyagi, Sakshi, Shekhar, Nikhila, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2023). Alternative Approaches for the Management of Huntington's Disease: A Narrative Review . Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.
Ajit K. Thakur, Mit Joshi, Ramesh K. Goyal, Bhoomika M. Patel (2023). Emerging Role of ACE-2 in Cerebrovascular and Neurological Disorders: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 . Cellular and Biochemical Mechanisms of Obesity.
Tyagi, Sakshi, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2023). Neuropharmacological Study on Capsaicin in Scopolamine-injected Mice . Current Alzheimer Research.
Sakshi Tyagi, Nikhila Shekhar, Ajit Kumar Thakur(2022). Protective Role of Capsaicin in Neurological Disorders: An Overview . Neurochemical Research. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Sharma, Ruchika, Kumar, Anoop, Majeed, Jaseela, Thakur, Ajit K., Aggarwal, Geeta (2022). Drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and deaths of COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies . The Egyptian Heart Journal.
Tyagi, S., Shekhar, N., Thakur, A.K.(2022). Protective Role of Capsaicin in Neurological Disorders: An Overview . Neurochemical Research. 47. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1513-1531.
Shekhar, Nikhila, Tyagi, Sakshi, Rani, Sweta, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2022). Potential of Capric Acid in Neurological Disorders: An Overview . Neurochemical Research.
Narayan Yadav, Ajit Kumar Thakur, Nikhila Shekhar, Ayushi(2021). Potential of Antibiotics for the Treatment and Management of Parkinson's Disease: An Overview . Current Drug Research Reviews. 13. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 166--171. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Parul Kamboj, Ajit Kumar Thakur(2021). Ameliorative Potential of Glycyrrhiza glabra Extracts on Memory Impairments in Stress Triggered Rats . Current Traditional Medicine. 06. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Sakshi Tyagi, Nikhila Shekhar, Ajit Kumar Thakur(2021). An Evidence-Based Review of Medicinal Plants in the Overall Management of Chronic Fatigue . Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews. 17. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Yadav, N., Thakur, A.K., Shekhar, N., Ayushi(2021). Potential of Antibiotics for the Treatment and Management of Parkinson's Disease: An Overview . Current Drug Research Reviews. 13. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 166-171.
Tyagi, Sakshi, Shekhar, Nikhila, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2021). An Evidence-based Review of Medicinal Plants in the Overall Management of Chronic Fatigue . Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews.
Kamboj, P., Thakur, A.K.(2021). Ameliorative Potential of Glycyrrhiza glabra Extracts on Memory Impair-ments in Stress Triggered Rats . Current Traditional Medicine. 7. (5).
Narayan Yadav, Ajit Kumar Thakur, Nikhila Shekhar, Ayushi (2021). Potential of Antibiotics for the Treatment and Management of Parkinson's Disease: An Overview . Current Drug Research Reviews.
Tyagi, S., Shekhar, N., Thakur, A.K.(2021). An Evidence-based Review of Medicinal Plants in the Overall Management of Chronic Fatigue . Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews. 17. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 154-171.
Mukesh Kumar, Ajit Kumar Thakur(2020). Neurological manifestations and comorbidity associated with COVID-19: an overview . Neurological Sciences. 41. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3409--3418. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Kumar, Mukesh, Thakur, Ajit Kumar (2020). Neurological manifestations and comorbidity associated with COVID-19: an overview . Neurological Sciences.
Kumar, M., Thakur, A.K.(2020). Neurological manifestations and comorbidity associated with COVID-19: an overview . Neurological Sciences. 41. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3409-3418.
Ajit Kumar Thakur, Sakshi Tyagi, Nikhila Shekhar(2019). Comorbid brain disorders associated with diabetes: therapeutic potentials of prebiotics, probiotics and herbal drugs . Translational Medicine Communications. 4. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Kumar, Yogesh, Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Goyal, Ramesh Kishorilal (2019). Evaluation of Alpha Glucosidase Inhibitor (Miglitol) for its Efficacy in Constipation Associated with Diabetes . Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research.
Kumar, Y., Thakur, A.K., Goyal, R.K.(2019). Evaluation of alpha glucosidase inhibitor (miglitol) for its efficacy in constipation associated with diabetes . Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research. 53. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString S387-S391.
Ajit Kumar Thakur, Sakshi Tyagi, Nikhila Shekhar (2019). Comorbid brain disorders associated with diabetes: therapeutic potentials of prebiotics, probiotics and herbal drugs . Translational Medicine Communications.
Goyal, R.K., Thakur, A.K.(2018). A status report on autonomic nervous system: The Indian research scenario during the last five years . Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. 84. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3-14.
(2017). Pharmacological Perspective of Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.: a Mini-Review . Journal of Analytical & Pharmaceutical Research.
Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Rai, Geeta, Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder, Kumar, Vikas (2016). Beneficial effects of an <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> extract and andrographolide on cognitive functions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats . Pharmaceutical Biology.
Thakur, A.K., Rai, G., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2016). Beneficial effects of an Andrographis paniculata extract and andrographolide on cognitive functions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats . Pharmaceutical Biology. 54. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1528-1538.
Thakur, A.K., Dey, A., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2015). Reverse ayurvedic pharmacology of Ashwagandha as an adaptogenic anti-diabetic plant: A pilot study . Current Traditional Medicine. 1. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 51-61.
Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder, Kumar, Vikas (2015). Adaptogenic potential of andrographolide: An active principle of the king of bitters (Andrographis paniculata) . Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine.
Thakur, A.K., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2015). Adaptogenic potential of andrographolide: An active principle of the king of bitters (Andrographis paniculata) . Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 5. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 42-50.
Thakur, Ajit K., Dey, Amitabha, Chatterjee, Shyam S., Kumar, Vikas (2015). Reverse Ayurvedic Pharmacology of <i>Ashwagandha</i> as an Adaptogenic Anti-Diabetic Plant: A Pilot Study . Journal of Fungi.
Ajit Kumar Thakur, Upendra Kumar Soni, Geeta Rai, Shyam Sunder Chatterjee, Vikas Kumar(2014). Protective Effects of Andrographis paniculata Extract and Pure Andrographolide Against Chronic Stress-Triggered Pathologies in Rats . Cell Mol Neurobiol. Springer Science + Business Media
Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Soni, Upendra Kumar, Rai, Geeta, Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder, Kumar, Vikas (2014). Protective Effects of <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> Extract and Pure Andrographolide Against Chronic Stress-Triggered Pathologies in Rats . Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology.
Thakur, Ajit K., Rai, Geeta, Chatterjee, Shyam S., Kumar, Vikas (2014). Ameliorative Effects of <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> Extract and Andrographolide on Memory Impairments in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats . Indian Journal of Pharmacology.
Ajit Kumar Thakur(2014). Antidepressant-like Activity of Andrographis paniculata in Type-2 Diabetic Rats . Clinic Pharmacol Biopharm. S2. (e001). OMICS Publishing Group
Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder, Kumar, Vikas (2014). Neuropsychopharmacology of a therapeutically used <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> extract: a preclinical study . Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine.
Ajit Thakur (2014). Antidepressant-like effects of Brassica juncea leaves in diabetic rodents. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.
Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder, Kumar, Vikas (2014). Antidepressant-like effects of <i>Brassica juncea</i> L. leaves in diabetic rodents . Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.
Thakur, A.K., Soni, U.K., Rai, G., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2014). Protective Effects of Andrographis paniculata Extract and Pure Andrographolide Against Chronic Stress-Triggered Pathologies in Rats . Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 34. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1111-1121.
Thakur, A.K., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2014). Antidepressant-like effects of Brassica juncea L. leaves in diabetic rodents . Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 52. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 613-622.
Thakur, A.K., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2014). Neuropsychopharmacology of a therapeutically used Andrographis paniculata extract: A preclinical study . Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine. 14. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 181-191.
Ajit Thakur (2014). Antidepressant-like activity of Andrographis paniculata in type-2 diabetic rats . Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics.
Thakur, A.K., Chatterjee, S.S., Kumar, V.(2013). Beneficial effects of Brassica juncea on cognitive functions in rats . Pharmaceutical Biology. 51. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1304-1310.
Thakur, Ajit Kumar, Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder, Kumar, Vikas (2013). Beneficial effects of <i>Brassica juncea</i> on cognitive functions in rats . Pharmaceutical Biology.
Key Role of Carnosic Acid in the Anxiolytic-like Activity of Rosmarinus officinalis Linn. in Rodents.
Gut-Microbiota and Mental Health: Current and Future Perspectives.
BOOK CHAPTER
Smriti Parashar, Devesh U. Kapoor, Rupesh K. Gautam, Ajit Kumar Thakur (2025). Role of microbiome gut-brain axis in brain disorders .
Parashar, S., Kapoor, D.U., Gautam, R.K., Thakur, A.K.(2025). Role of microbiome gut-brain axis in brain disorders . Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis and CNS Disorders: Recent Progress and Perspectives. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 297-323.
Thakur, A.K., Shekhar, N., Tyagi, S., Rani, S.(2023). Role of probiotics in brain health . Nutraceutical Fruits and Foods for Neurodegenerative Disorders. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 173-198.
Thakur, A.K., Joshi, M., Goyal, R.K., Patel, B.M.(2023). Emerging Role of ACE-2 in Cerebrovascular and Neurological Disorders: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 . Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease. 24. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 431-447.
Kumar, V., Thakur, A.K., Chatterjee, S.S.(2012). Obesity, cancer and psychopathology: Can vegetarian diet be of help? . Nutrition, Diet and Cancer. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 459-491.
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Vikas Kumar, Ajit Kumar Thakur, Shyam Sunder Chatterjee(2012). Obesity, Cancer and Psychopathology: Can Vegetarian Diet Be of Help? . Nutrition, Diet and Cancer. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 459-491. Springer Netherlands
CONFERENCE POSTER
Antidiabetic activity of standardised extract of Andrographis paniculata in rodents.
Role of cytokines in obesity and Type-2 diabetes.
Potential of Andrographis paniculata in brain disorders.
Role of Andrographolide in Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory activity of Andrographis paniculata: an experimental study in diabetic rodents.
Lack of antidepressant and anxiolytic activity of Picrorhiza kurroa and Quassia amara in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.
Anti-amnesic activity of Brassica juncea in diabetic rats.
General neuropharmacological screening of standardized extract of Andrographis paniculata in rodents.
Metabolic effects of an Andrographis paniculata extract in rat obesity models.
Beneficial effect of Brassica juncea in co-morbid depression associated with alloxan induced diabetes in rodents.
Effect of Picrorhiza kurroa & Quassia amara on high fat diet induced obesity in rats.
Beneficial effect of Brassica juncea in co-morbid anxiety associated with alloxan induced diabetes in rats.