Dr. Salil K. Das
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Dr. Salil K. Das

Professor
Meharry Medical College, USA

Highest Degree
D.Sc. in Biochemistry from Calcutta University, India

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Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
100%
Biochemistry
62%
Molecular Biology
90%
Toxicology
75%
Cancer Research
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
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Articles
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Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Schaeffer, M.W., S. Sinha Roy and S.K. Das, 2013. Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Lutein and β-carotene levels in lung from subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with different degree of severity of emphysema. Open J. Res. Dis., 3: 44-51.
  2. Mukherjee, S. and S.K. Das, 2012. Translocator protein (TSPO) in breast cancer. Curr. Mol. Med., 12: 443-457.
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  3. Gadsden-Gray, J., S. Mukherjee, O. Ogunkua and S.K. Das, 2012. Induction of neuronal damage in guinea pig brain by intratracheal infusion of 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard gas analog. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 26: 23-30.
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  4. Sinha Roy, S. and S.K. Das, 2010. Phospholipids as Biomarkers for Breast Cancer. In: Aggressive Breast Cancer: Cancer Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Series, DeFrina, R.H. (Ed.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, pp: 159-171.
  5. Schaeffer, M.W., S. Sinha Roy, S. Mukherjee, D. Ong and S.K. Das, 2010. Uptake of all-trans retinoic acid-containing aerosol by inhalation to lungs in a guinea pig model system-a pilot study. Expt. Lung Res., 36: 593-601.
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  6. Schaeffer, M.W., S. Sinha Roy, S. Mukherjee, D. Nohr and M. Wolter et al., 2010. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of retinol, retinyl esters, tocopherols and selected carotenoids out of various internal organs form different species by HPLC. Anal. Methods, 2: 1320-1332.
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  7. Mukhopadhyay, S., S. Mukherjee, B.K. Ray, A. Ray, W.L. Stone and S.K. Das, 2010. Antioxidant liposomes protect against CEES-induced lung injury by decreasing SAF-1/MAZ-mediated inflammation in the guinea pig lung. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 24: 187-194.
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  8. Mukhopadhyay, S., B. Guillory, S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2010. Antiproliferative effect of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor antagonist PK11195 in rat mammary tumor cells. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 340: 203-213.
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  9. Mukhopadhyay, S. and S.K. Das, 2010. Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor as a Biomarker for Breast Cancer. In: Aggressive Breast Cancer: Cancer Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Series, DeFrina, R.H. (Ed.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, pp: 141-158.
  10. Mukhopadhyay, S. and S.K. Das, 2010. Over expression of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in breast cancer development. Cancer Res. J., 4: 73-84.
  11. Das, S.K., 2010. Application of Analytical Techniques in Clinical Biochemistry. In: Medical Laboratory Technology, Mukherjee, K.L. and S. Ghosh (Eds.). 2nd Edn., McGraw Hill, New Delhi, pp: 850-871.
  12. Mukhopadhyay, S., S. Mukherjee, W.L. Stone, M. Smith and S.K. Das, 2009. Role of MAPK/AP-1 signaling pathway in the protection of CEES-induced lung injury by antioxidant liposome. Toxicology, 261: 143-151.
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  13. Mukherjee, S., W.L. Stone, H. Yang, M.G. Smith and S.K. Das, 2009. Protection of half sulfur mustard gas-induced lung injury in guinea pigs by antioxidant liposomes. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 23: 143-153.
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  14. Kabir, S.M., S. Mukherjee, V. Rajaratnam, M.G. Smith and S.K. Das, 2009. Desensitization of β-adrenergic receptors in lung injury induced by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analog. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 23: 59-70.
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  15. Smith, M.G., W. Stone, G. Ren-Feng, P.A. Ward, Z. Suntress, S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2008. Vesicants and Oxidative Stress. In: Chemical Welfare Agents: Chemistry Pharmacology Toxicology and Therapeutics, Romano, J.A., B.J. Lukey and H. Salem (Eds.). Taylor and Francis Publisher, France, pp: 247-292.
  16. Sinha Roy, S., S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2008. Breast cancer is associated with an increase in the activity and expression of cholinephosphotransferase in rats. Life Sci., 83: 661-665.
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  17. Schaeffer, M.W., S. Sinha Roy, S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2008. Identification of lutein, a dietary antioxidant carotenoid in guinea pig tissues. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 374: 378-381.
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  18. Mukhopadhyay, S., V. Rajaratnam, S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2008. Control of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor-mediated breast cancer in rats by soy protein. Mol. Carcinog., 47: 310-319.
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  19. Mukhopadhyay, S., S. Mukherjee, M.G. Smith and S.K. Das, 2008. Activation of MAPK/AP-1 signaling pathway in lung injury induced by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard gas analog. Toxicol. Lett., 181: 112-117.
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  20. Miller, L.R., S. Mukherjee, T.A. Ansah and S.K. Das, 2007. Cigarette smoke and dopaminergic system. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 21: 325-335.
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  21. Miller, L.R. and S.K. Das, 2007. Cigarette smoking and parkinson's disease. Exp. Clin. Sci. J., 6: 93-99.
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  22. Saunders, C.R., S.K. Das, A. Ramesh, D.C. Shockley and S. Mukherjee, 2006. Benzo(a)pyrene-induced acute neurotoxicity in the F-344 rat: Role of oxidative stress. J. Appl. Toxicol., 26: 427-438.
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  23. Mukhopadhyay, S., V. Rajaratnam, S. Mukherjee, M. Smith and S.K. Das, 2006. Modulation of the expression of superoxide dismutase gene in lung injury by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analog. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 20: 142-149.
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  24. Mukhopadhyay, S., S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2006. Increased expression of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptor (PBR) in dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced mammary tumors in rats. Glycoconjugate J., 23: 199-207.
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  25. Mukhopadhyay, S., B. Ballard, S. Mukherjee, S.M. Kabir and S.K. Das, 2006. Beneficial effects of soy protein in the initiation and progression against dimethylbenz [a] anthracene-induced breast tumors in female rats. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 290: 169-176.
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  26. McClintock, S.D., L.M. Hoesel, S.K. Das, G.O. Till and T. Neff et al., 2006. Attenuation of half sulfur mustard gas-induced acute lung injury in rats. J. Applied Toxicol., 26: 126-131.
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  27. Das, S.K., W.L. Stone, M. Smith and S. Mukherjee, 2006. Protection of mustard gas-induced lung injury by antioxidant liposomes. Proceedings of the 5th International SISPAT Symposium on Toxic Substances, November 27-December 2, 2006, Singapore, pp: 10-15.
  28. Sinha Roy, S., S. Mukherjee, S. Kabir, V. Rajaratnam, M. Smith and S.K. Das, 2005. Inhibition of cholinephosphotransferase activity in lung injury induced by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analog. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 19: 289-297.
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  29. Das, S.K., D. Chatterjee, S. Mukherjee, A. Grimes, Y. Shen, M. Smith and S. Ghosh, 2005. Decrease in brain POMC mRNA expression and onset of obesity in guinea pigs exposed to 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analogue. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 339: 55-58.
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  30. Akech, J., S. Sinha Roy and S.K. Das, 2005. Modulation of cholinephosphotransferase activity in breast cancer cell lines by Ro5-4864, a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor agonist. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 333: 35-41.
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  31. Sinha Roy, S., S. Mukherjee, S. Mukhopadhyay and S.K. Das, 2004. Differential effect of cadmium on cholinephosphotransferase activity in normal and cancerous human mammary epithelial cell lines. Mol. Can. Ther., 3: 199-204.
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  32. Mukhopadhyay, S., S.K. Das and S. Mukherjee, 2004. Expression of Mn-superoxide dismutase gene in normal and cancerous human mammary epithelial cells. J. Biomed. Biotechnol., 4: 195-202.
  33. Chatterjee, D.,S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2004. Evidence of hair loss after subacute exposure to 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analog, and beneficial effects of N-acetyl cysteine. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 18: 150-153.
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  34. Chatterjee, D., S. Mukherjee, M.G. Smith and S.K. Das, 2004. Role of Sphingomyelinase in the Environmental Toxin Induced Apoptosis of Pulmonary Cells. In: LIPIDS: Sphingomyelin Metabolizing Enzymes, Haldar, D. and S.K. Das (Eds.). Research Signpost Publishers, Trivandrum, pp: 117-139.
  35. Chatterjee, D., S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2004. Involvement of Signal Transduction Pathway in Mustard Gas Induced Lung Injury. In: Radiobiology and Bio-medical Research, Mishra, K.P. (Ed.). Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, pp: 109-118.
  36. Das, S.K., S. Mukherjee, M. Smith and D. Chatterjee, 2003. Prophylactic protection by N-acetylcysteine against the pulmonary injury induced by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analogue. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 17: 177-184.
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  37. Das, S.K., 2003. Harmful health effects of cigarette smoking. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 253: 159-165.
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  38. Chatterjee, D., S. Mukherjee, and S.K. Das, 2003. Mustard Gas Induced Pulmonary Complications in Guinea Pigs. In: Recent Advances in Molecular Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Pilo, B., M.P. Nair, M.S. Patel and C.N. Ramchand (Eds.). Allied Publisher, Chenai, India, pp:105-116.
  39. Chatterjee, D., S. Mukherjee, M.G. Smith and S.K. Das, 2003. Signal transduction events in lung injury induced by 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, a mustard analog. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol., 17: 114-121.
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  40. Chakraborty, A.K. and S.K. Das, 2003. Molecular cloning and characterization of the guinea pig cholinephosphotransferase gene. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 312: 1104-1110.
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  41. Stone, W., S. Mukherjee, M. Smith and S.K. Das, 2002. The Therapeutic Use of Antioxidant Liposomes. In: Liposomes-Methods and Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology, Walker J.M., S. Basu and M. Basu, (Eds.). Humana Press, New York, pp: 45-161.
  42. Mukherjee, S., S.K. Das, W. Kabiru, K.R. Russell and K. Greaves et al., 2002. Acute cadmium toxicity and male reproduction. Adv. Reprod., 6: 143-155.
  43. Mukherjee, S., D. Chatterjee and S.K. Das, 2002. Cholinephosphotransferase. In: Glycerolipid Metabolizing Enzymes, Haldar, D. and S.K. Das (Eds.). Research Signpost, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, pp: 85-107.
  44. Ghosh, A., J. Akech, S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2002. Differential expression of cholinephosphotransferase in normal and cancerous human mammary epithelial cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 297: 1043-1048.
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  45. Das, S.K., F.H.C. Tsao and S. Mukherjee, 2002. Mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke exposure increases ca2+-dependent phospholipid binding proteins in guinea pig alveolar type II cells. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 231: 37-42.
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  46. Das, S.K., D. Chatterjee and M. Uddin, 2002. Induction of pro-renin converting enzyme mk9 by thyroid hormone in the guinea-pig liver. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 293 : 412-415.
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  47. Biswas, S., C.G. Gairola and S.K. Das, 2002. Passive cigarette smoke and renal glyoxalase system. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 229: 153-156.
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  48. Biswas, S., C.G. Gairola and S.K. Das, 2002. Oltipraz protects the passive smoke induced changes in renal glyoxalase system of rats. Mol. Cell. Biochem., 233: 27-30.
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  49. Mukherjee, S., S.D. Coaxum, M. Maleque and S.K. Das, 2001. Effects of oxidized low density lipoprotein on nitric oxide synthetase and protein kinase c activities in bovine endothelial cells. Cell. Mol. Biol., 47: 1051-1058.
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  50. Chatterjee, D., S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2001. Regulation of cholinephosphotransferase by thyroid hormone. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 282: 861-864.
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  51. Chatterjee, D., S. Mukherjee and S.K. Das, 2001. Development and characterization of cholinephosphotransferase antibody. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 285: 965-968.
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