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Rakesh K. Kumar is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to medical and biological sciences. Some of the main topics of their research include:

  • Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure

Rakesh K. Kumar has published in multiple scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
  • Physics and Chemistry of Liquids
  • International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
  • Research Journal of Medical Sciences
  • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Rakesh K. Kumar are:

  • "Recent developments in siderotyping: procedure and application," 2020, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • "In silico ADMET, molecular docking and molecular simulation-based study of glabridin's natural and semisynthetic derivatives as potential tyrosinase inhibitors," 2022, Advances in Traditional Medicine
  • "Linseed oil in boar's diet during high temperature humidity index (THI) period improves sperm quality characteristics, antioxidant status and fatty acid composition of sperm under hot humid sub-tropical climate," 2022, Theriogenology
  • "Harnessing Innate Immunity to Treat Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections: Heat-Killed Caulobacter crescentus as a Novel Biotherapeutic," 2023, Cells
  • "Linseed oil in boar's diet improved in vivo fertility and antioxidant status," 2022, Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Frequent collaborators in their research endeavors include:

  • Mahak Singh
  • R TALIMOA MOLLIER
  • Pratika Singh
  • Azmi Khan
  • Vijay Kumar Singh

Best Publications

  • Desmoplastic reaction in pancreatic cancer: role of pancreatic stellate cells.

    M. V. Apte;S. Park;P. A. Phillips;N. Santucci

  • An improved murine model of asthma: selective airway inflammation, epithelial lesions and increased methacholine responsiveness following chronic exposure to aerosolised allergen

    Jason Temelkovski;Simon P Hogan;Darren P Shepherd;Paul S Foster

  • The “Classical” Ovalbumin Challenge Model of Asthma in Mice

    Rakesh K. Kumar;Cristan Herbert;Paul S. Foster

  • Expression of the chemokine IP-10 (CXCL10) by hepatocytes in chronic hepatitis C virus infection correlates with histological severity and lobular inflammation.

    Charles E. Harvey;Jeffrey J. Post;Patricia Palladinetti;Anthony J. Freeman

  • Modeling allergic asthma in mice: pitfalls and opportunities.

    Rakesh K. Kumar;Paul S. Foster

  • UVB-Mediated Induction of Interleukin-6 and -8 in Pterygia and Cultured Human Pterygium Epithelial Cells

    Nick Di Girolamo;Rakesh K Kumar;Minas T Coroneo;Denis Wakefield

  • Role of interleukin-13 in eosinophil accumulation and airway remodelling in a mouse model of chronic asthma.

    R K Kumar;C Herbert;M Yang;A M L Koskinen

  • The adipocyte fatty acid–binding protein aP2 is required in allergic airway inflammation

    Bennett Ov Shum;Charles Reay Mackay;Cem Z Gorgun;Melinda J Frost

  • Inhibition of inflammation and remodeling by roflumilast and dexamethasone in murine chronic asthma

    Rakesh K. Kumar;Cristan Herbert;Paul S. Thomas;Lutz Wollin

  • Effects of Anticytokine Therapy in a Mouse Model of Chronic Asthma

    Rakesh K. Kumar;Cristan Herbert;Dianne C. Webb;Lily Li

  • Steroid-resistant neutrophilic inflammation in a mouse model of an acute exacerbation of asthma.

    Kazuhiro Ito;Cristan Herbert;Jessica S. Siegle;Chaitanya Vuppusetty

  • Altered expression of microRNA in the airway wall in chronic asthma: miR-126 as a potential therapeutic target

    Adam Collison;Cristan Herbert;Jessica S Siegle;Joerg Mattes

  • IL-27/IFN-γ Induce MyD88-Dependent Steroid-Resistant Airway Hyperresponsiveness by Inhibiting Glucocorticoid Signaling in Macrophages

    Jing Jing Li;Wan Wang;Katherine J. Baines;Nikola A. Bowden

  • The emerging role of microRNAs in regulating immune and inflammatory responses in the lung.

    Paul S. Foster;Maximilian Plank;Adam Collison;Hock L. Tay

  • Understanding airway wall remodeling in asthma: a basis for improvements in therapy?

    Rakesh K Kumar

  • Modeling T H 2 responses and airway inflammation to understand fundamental mechanisms regulating the pathogenesis of asthma

    Paul S. Foster;Steven Maltby;Helene F. Rosenberg;Hock L. Tay

  • Ym1/2 Promotes Th2 Cytokine Expression by Inhibiting 12/15(S)-Lipoxygenase: Identification of a Novel Pathway for Regulating Allergic Inflammation

    Yeping Cai;Rakesh K. Kumar;Jiansheng Zhou;Paul S. Foster

  • Emerging roles of pulmonary macrophages in driving the development of severe asthma.

    Ming Yang;Rakesh K. Kumar;Phillip M. Hansbro;Paul S. Foster

  • Interferon-gamma as a possible target in chronic asthma.

    Rakesh K. Kumar;Dianne C. Webb;Cristan Herbert;Paul S. Foster

  • Dissociation of inflammatory and epithelial responses in a murine model of chronic asthma.

    Paul S Foster;Yang Ming;Klaus I Matthei;Ian G Young

  • Synthesis and in vitro anti-mycobacterial activity of 5-substituted pyrimidine nucleosides.

    Monika Johar;Tracey Manning;Dennis Y. Kunimoto;Rakesh Kumar

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an epithelial/fibroblastic cross-talk disorder

    Rakesh K Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul S. Foster
Paul S. Foster Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
D. Lorne Tyrrell
D. Lorne Tyrrell University of Alberta
Theresa M. Allen
Theresa M. Allen University of Alberta
Joerg Mattes
Joerg Mattes University of Newcastle Australia
Denis Wakefield
Denis Wakefield University of New South Wales
Richard F. Lockey
Richard F. Lockey University of South Florida
F. Estelle R. Simons
F. Estelle R. Simons University of Manitoba
Huub F. J. Savelkoul
Huub F. J. Savelkoul Wageningen University & Research
Jordi Xaus
Jordi Xaus Oryzon Genomics (Spain)
Julio Gálvez
Julio Gálvez University of Granada

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