Prof. K. P. Mohanakumar
Inter University Centre for Biomedical Research & Super Speciality Hospital
Managing Director
Email: iucbr@mgu.ac.in
Qualifications
1985 Ph.D., Saurashtra University, Experimental Biology
1979 M.Sc., Aligarh Muslim University, Experimental Biology
1976 B.Sc., Kerala University, Zoology (Main)
Publications (Selected)
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Deepthi, V., Sasikumar, A., Mohanakumar, K. P., & Rajamma, U. (2025). Computationally designed multi-epitope vaccine construct targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein elicits robust immune responses in silico. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 9562.
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Mohanakumar, K. P., Rendeiro, C., & Beart, P. M. (2025). Neuro-nutraceuticals: Emerging molecular and functional insights into how natural products improve brain health. Neurochemistry International, 105948.
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Nair, K. S., Hedger, N., George, R. L., Chandra, G., Mohanakumar, K. P., Chakrabarti, B., & Rajamma, U. (2025). Autistic traits modulate social attention: Evidence for cultural generalizability from a community sample in India.
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Jeyabalan, J. B., Pathak, S., Mariappan, E., Mohanakumar, K. P., & Dhanasekaran, M. (2024). Validating the Nutraceutical and Neuroprotective Pharmacodynamics of Flavones. Neurochemistry International, 105829.
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Naskar, A., Durgaprasad, G., Biswas, A., & Mohanakumar, K. P. Melatonin in Combination with Pramipexole Treatment Can Reduce the Progression of Rotenone-Induced Parkinsonism in Rats. Available at SSRN 4389562.
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Deepthi, V., Mohanakumar, K. P., & Rajamma, U. (2023). Efficacy of defensins as neutralizing agents against the deadly SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(7), 2911-2925.
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Govindarajulu, M., Ramesh, S., Neel, L., Fabbrini, M., Buabeid, M., Fujihashi, A., ... & Dhanasekaran, M. (2021). Nutraceutical based SIRT3 activators as therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease. Neurochemistry International, 144, 104958.
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Dutta, D., Chandra, G., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2020). The light at the end of the tunnel gets vivid for spinal muscular atrophy: An Editorial Highlight for “Cerebrospinal fluid proteomic profiling in nusinersen‐treated patients with spinal muscular atrophy” on page 650. Journal of Neurochemistry, 153(5), 545-548.
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Chakraborti, B., Verma, D., Guhathakurta, S., Jaiswal, P., Singh, A. S., Sinha, S., ... & Rajamma, U. (2020). Gender-specific effect of 5-HT and 5-HIAA on threshold level of behavioral symptoms and sex-bias in prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, 1375.
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Mohanakumar, K., Singh, R., Sengupta, T., Vinayagam, J., Dutta, D., Ali, N., ... & Jaisankar, P. (2019, July). Herbal molecule corrects nigral neuronal mitochondrial dynamics and bioenergetics to protect against experimental PD. In JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY (Vol. 150, pp. 197-197). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY.
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Remya, V. R., Chandra, G., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2019). Edible mushrooms as neuro-nutraceuticals: basis of therapeutics. Medicinal Mushrooms: Recent Progress in Research and Development, 71-101.
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Singh, A., Verma, P., Raju, A., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2019). Nimodipine attenuates the parkinsonian neurotoxin, MPTP-induced changes in the calcium binding proteins, calpain and calbindin. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 95, 89-94.
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Raju, T. R., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2019). Neural functions of the aging brain: Daily living, developmental and geriatric disabilities. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 95, 1-5.
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Dutta, D., Ali, N., Banerjee, E., Singh, R., Naskar, A., Paidi, R. K., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2018). Low levels of prohibitin in substantia nigra makes dopaminergic neurons vulnerable in Parkinson’s disease. Molecular Neurobiology, 55, 804-821.
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Nthenge-Ngumbau, D. N., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2018). Can cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitors be drugs for Parkinson’s disease?. Molecular Neurobiology, 55, 822-834.
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Banerjee, R., Raju, A., Nthenge-Ngumbau, D. N., Singh, R., Jaisankar, P., Mohanakumar, K. P., & Biswas, S. C. (2018). Tetrahydroisoquinoline molecule of Indian ayurveda medicine: Therapeutic potential in Parkinson’s disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 46, e85.
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Chandra, G., Shenoi, R. A., Anand, R., Rajamma, U., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2019). Reinforcing mitochondrial functions in aging brain: An insight into Parkinson's disease therapeutics. Journal of chemical neuroanatomy, 95, 29-42.
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Karmakar, A., Goswami, R., Saha, T., Maitra, S., Roychowdhury, A., Panda, C. K., ... & Mukhopadhyay, K. (2017). Pilot study indicate role of preferentially transmitted monoamine oxidase gene variants in behavioral problems of male ADHD probands. BMC medical genetics, 18, 1-12.
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Verma, D., Chakraborti, B., Karmakar, A., Nandi, A., Debarshi, P., Sinha, A., ... & Rajamma, U. (2017). Genetic effect of monoamine oxidase B (MAOB) gene on ASD associated behavior phenotypes. Canadian Journal of Biotechnology, 1(Special), 77.
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Raju, A., Jaisankar, P., Borah, A., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2018). 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced death of differentiated SH-SY5Y neurons is potentiated by cholesterol. Annals of Neurosciences, 24(4), 243-251.
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Paidi, R. K., Nthenge-Ngumbau, D. N., Raju, A., Biswas, S. C., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2017, August). Garcinol reduces streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer's like phenotypes and neuropathology in rats. In JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY (Vol. 142, pp. 245-245). 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY.
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Verma, P., Singh, A., Nthenge-Ngumbau, D. N., Rajamma, U., Sinha, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2016). Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder suffers from mitochondrial dysfunction. BBA clinical, 6, 153-158.
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Sengupta, T., Vinayagam, J., Singh, R., Jaisankar, P., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2016). Plant-derived natural products for Parkinson’s disease therapy. In The benefits of natural products for neurodegenerative diseases (pp. 415-496). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
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Chakraborti, B., Verma, D., Karmakar, A., Jaiswal, P., Sanyal, A., Paul, D., ... & Rajamma, U. (2016). Genetic variants of MAOB affect serotonin level and specific behavioral attributes to increase autism spectrum disorder (ASD) susceptibility in males. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 71, 123-136.
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Singh, A., Verma, P., Balaji, G., Samantaray, S., & Mohanakumar, K. P. (2016). Nimodipine, an L-type calcium channel blocker attenuates mitochondrial dysfunctions to protect against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine-induced Parkinsonism in mice. Neurochemistry international, 99, 221-232.
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