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Nishikant K. Subhedar is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India and is active in the field of Neuroscience. Their research contributions focus extensively on molecular and cellular mechanisms in neuroscience, as well as cognitive and neuroendocrine aspects. The scientist's work spans subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The main topics of Nishikant K. Subhedar's research include:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

The scientist has published articles in several frequently appearing venues, indicating a focus on molecular and neurochemical research. Key publication venues include:

  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Neuroscience
  • Neuropharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Nishikant K. Subhedar's recent research output includes a range of published papers that explore reward-related behaviors, emotional responses in animal models, and neuroplasticity:

  • LSD1-BDNF activity in lateral hypothalamus-medial forebrain bundle area is essential for reward seeking behavior (2021) in Progress in Neurobiology
  • Denial of food to the hungry rat: A novel paradigm for induction and evaluation of anger-like emotion (2020) in Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Transient systemic inflammation in adult male mice results in underweight progeny (2021) in American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
  • Neuroplastic Changes in the Superior Colliculus and Hippocampus in Self-rewarding Paradigm: Importance of Visual Cues (2021) in Molecular Neurobiology
  • Neuropeptide CART modulates dopamine turnover in the nucleus accumbens: Insights into the anatomy of rewarding circuits (2021) in Journal of Neurochemistry

Frequent collaborators working alongside Nishikant K. Subhedar provide insight into their research network. Key co-authors include:

  • Dadasaheb M. Kokare
  • Sanjay N. Awathale
  • Amit G. Choudhary
  • Amul J. Sakharkar
  • Sneha Sagarkar

Best Publications

  • Involvement of α-MSH in the social isolation induced anxiety-and depression-like behaviors in rat

    Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Manoj P. Dandekar;Praful S. Singru;Girdhari Lal Gupta

  • A simple and inexpensive method to fabricate a cannula system for intracranial injections in rats and mice.

    Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Gajanan P. Shelkar;Chandrashekhar D. Borkar;Kartik T. Nakhate

  • Interaction between neuropeptide Y and alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in amygdala regulates anxiety in rats

    Dadasaheb Mahadeo Kokare;Manoj Pandurang Dandekar;Chandrabhan Tukaram Chopde;Nishikant Subhedar

  • Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide plays a role in the manifestation of depression: social isolation and olfactory bulbectomy models reveal unifying principles.

    Manoj P Dandekar;Praful S Singru;Dadasaheb M Kokare;Nishikant K Subhedar

  • CART in the brain of vertebrates: circuits, functions and evolution.

    Nishikant K. Subhedar;Kartik T. Nakhate;Manoj A. Upadhya;Dadasaheb M. Kokare

  • Importance of Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Peptide in the Central Nucleus of Amygdala in Anxiogenic Responses Induced by Ethanol Withdrawal

    Manoj P Dandekar;Praful S Singru;Dadasaheb M Kokare;Ronald M Lechan

  • Neuropeptide Y in the forebrain of the adult male cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus: distribution, effects of castration and testosterone replacement.

    Amul J. Sakharkar;Praful S. Singru;Koustav Sarkar;Nishikant K. Subhedar

  • Immunocytochemical localization of LH-RH in the brain and pituitary of the catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linn.)

    Nishikant Subhedar;N.S.Rama Krishna

  • Neurosteroid allopregnanolone mediates anxiolytic effect of etifoxine in rats.

    Rajesh R. Ugale;Ajaykumar N. Sharma;Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Khemraj Hirani;Khemraj Hirani

  • Leukemia inhibitory factor mRNA expression is upregulated in macrophages and olfactory receptor neurons after target ablation.

    Thomas V. Getchell;Dharmen S. Shah;James V. Partin;Nishikant K. Subhedar

  • Chemokine regulation of macrophage recruitment into the olfactory epithelium following target ablation: Involvement of macrophage inflammatory protein‐1α and monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1

    Thomas V. Getchell;Nishikant K. Subhedar;Dharmen S. Shah;Grant Hackley

  • GABAergic agents prevent alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone induced anxiety and anorexia in rats

    T.Lakshmi Rao;Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Sumit Sarkar;Rahul T. Khisti

  • Neuropeptide Y in the forebrain and retina of the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus.

    Nishikant Subhedar;Joan Cerdá;Robin A. Wallace

  • Participation of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone in ethanol-induced anxiolysis and withdrawal anxiety in rats

    Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Chandrabhan T. Chopde;Nishikant K. Subhedar

  • Nicotine evoked improvement in learning and memory is mediated through NPY Y1 receptors in rat model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Ritesh J. Rangani;Manoj A. Upadhya;Kartik T. Nakhate;Dadasaheb M. Kokare

  • Central administration of selective melanocortin 4 receptor antagonist HS014 prevents morphine tolerance and withdrawal hyperalgesia.

    Annasaheb S. Kalange;Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Praful S. Singru;Manoj A. Upadhya

  • Involvement of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) in differential ethanol exposure and withdrawal related depression in rat: Neuroanatomical–behavioral correlates

    Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Praful S. Singru;Manoj P. Dandekar;Chandrabhan T. Chopde

  • Neuropeptide Y attenuates anxiety- and depression-like effects of cholecystokinin-4 in mice.

    S.J. Desai;C.D. Borkar;K.T. Nakhate;N.K. Subhedar

  • Differential distribution and energy status-dependent regulation of the four CART neuropeptide genes in the zebrafish brain.

    G. Akash;Tarun Kaniganti;Neeraj Kumar Tiwari;Nishikant K. Subhedar

  • CART peptide in the nucleus accumbens shell acts downstream to dopamine and mediates the reward and reinforcement actions of morphine.

    Manoj A. Upadhya;Kartik T. Nakhate;Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Uday Singh

  • Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide increases spatial learning and memory in rats

    Manoj A. Upadhya;Kartik T. Nakhate;Dadasaheb M. Kokare;Praful S. Singru

  • Central regulation of feeding behavior during social isolation of rat: evidence for the role of endogenous CART system

    K T Nakhate;D M Kokare;P S Singru;N K Subhedar

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University

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