Dr. Vinay Kant. Assistant Professor

Educational Qualifications Dr. Vinay Kant Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar-125004 (Haryana) India Phone: 01662-289269 (O) Mobile: +919466798591, 8683867543 E-mail: drvinaykantluvas@gmail.com; drvinaykant2001@yahoo.co.in 2006 B.V.Sc. & A.H., COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur, H.P. 2008 M.V.Sc., SKUAST-Jammu 2013 PhD, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. Employment Details Assistant Professor 11 th Nov., 2013 till to date Research Associate in the DBT funded project entitled Utilization of Seabuckthorn by-products for the development of poultry neutraceuticals in the Dept of Vety Pharmacology & Toxicology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (HP) from 26/06/2009 to 01/09/2010. Senior Research Fellow in the ICAR funded project entitled All India Network Programme on H.S. in the Dept of Vety. Microbiology, COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (HP) from 05/12/2008 to 25/06/2009. Teaching assistant in the Dept of Vety. Pharmacology &Toxicology in COVAS, CSKHPKV, Palampur (HP) from 03/09/2008 to 12/11/2008 2008. Research Interests Wound Healing, Ethnopharmacology, Drug Development, Metal and pesticide toxicology Research project(s): Running project(s) 1) As a Project Investigator: Molecular and histological evaluation of wound healing potential of Quercetin in diabetic rats sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, India. 2) As a Co- PI: Assessment of Agrochemical residues in livestock, poultry and their products, and its amelioration by herbal remedies sponsored by Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY), Haryana, India. Awards/Fellowships/ Recognitions 1) Best Poster award in the 15 th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology (ISVPT), January 14-16, 2016, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana 2) "Dr. Jayvir Anjaria Award-2013" in the 13 th annual conference of Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology (ISVPT) at SKUAST-Jammu, J&K, for the best paper presentation

Membership of scientific societies Selected Publications 3) V.V. Ranade YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD-2009 in the 9 th ISVPT conference at Anand, Gujarat for the best paper presentation 4) CSIR SRF for PhD degree 5) Second rank in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology in all India ICAR SRF examination. 1) Life member of Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS). [LV-211] 2) Life member of Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology and 3) Toxicology (ISVPT). [L-310] 4) Life member of Indian Society of Toxicology (STOX). [STOX -751L] Life member of Laboratory Animal Science Association of India (LASAI) 5) Life member of Haryana Veterinary Council (HVC). [HVC-2507] 1) Vinay Kant, Dinesh Kumar, Raju Prasad, Anu Gopal, Pawan Kumar and Surender K Tandan. (2017). Combined effect of substance P and curcumin on cutaneous wound healing in diabetic rats. Journal of Surgical Research. 212: 130-145. 2) Vinay Kant, Dinesh Kumar, Dhirendra Kumar, Raju Prasad, Anu Gopal, Nitya N Pathak, Pawan Kumar, and Surender K Tandan. (2015). Topical application of substance P promotes wound healing in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. Cytokine. 73: 144-155. 3) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Nitya N. Pathak, Mahendra Ram, Babu L. Jangir, Surendra K. Tandan, and Dinesh Kumar. (2015). Curcumininduced angiogenesis hastens wound healing in diabetic rats. Journal of Surgical Research. 193: 978-988. 4) Vinay Kant, A. Gopal, N.N. Pathak, P. Kumar, S.K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2014). Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of curcumin accelerated the cutaneous wound healing in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. Int. Immunopharmacol., 20(2): 322-330. 5) Vinay Kant, A. Gopal, D. Kumar, A. Gopalkrishnan, N.N. Pathak, N.P. Kurade, S.K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2014). Topical pluronic F-127 gel application enhances cutaneous wound healing in rats. Acta Histochemica. 116: 5-13. 6) Vinay Kant, A. Gopal, D. Kumar, S. Bag, N.P. Kurade, S.K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2013). Topically applied substance P enhanced healing of open excision wound in rats. European J Pharmacol., 715: 345 353. 7) Vinay Kant, M. Mehta and C. Varshneya. (2012). Antioxidant potential and total phenolic contents of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) pomace. Free Radicals and Antioxidants. Vol 2(4): 79-86. 8) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, P. K. Verma and R. Raina. (2009). Alterations in biochemical parameters during subacute toxicity of fluoride alone and in conjunction with aluminium sulphate in Goats. Biological Trace Element Research. 130: 20-30.

Detailed List of Publications: a) Research papers 1) Vinay Kant, Dinesh Kumar, Raju Prasad, Anu Gopal, Pawan Kumar and Surender K Tandan. (2017). Combined effect of substance P and curcumin on cutaneous wound healing in diabetic rats. Journal of Surgical Research. 212: 130-145. [Impact factor: 2.19] 2) Ram M, Singh V, Kumawat S, Vinay Kant, Tandan SK, and Kumar D. (2016). Bilirubin modulated cytokines, growth factors and angiogenesis to improve cutaneous wound healing process in diabetic rats. International Immunopharmacology. 30:137 149. [Impact factor: 2.71] 3) Ram M, Singh V, Kumar R, Kumar D, Prasad R, Kumawat S, Lingaraju MC, Vinay Kant, Kumar D and Roy BK. (2015). Bilirubin accelerate cutaneous wound healing in excision wound model of rats. J. Vety. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 14(2): 41-44. 4) Vinay Kant, Dinesh Kumar, Dhirendra Kumar, Raju Prasad, Anu Gopal and Surender K. Tandan. (2015). Effect of Substance P on the expression of HIF-1α and SDF-1α, and antioxidant enzymes levels in the wound tissue of diabetic rats. J. Vety. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 14(2): 62-65. 5) Vinay Kant, Dinesh Kumar, Dhirendra Kumar, Raju Prasad, Anu Gopal, Nitya N Pathak, Pawan Kumar, and Surender K Tandan. (2015). Topical application of substance P promotes wound healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Cytokine. 73: 144-155. [Impact factor: 2.87] 6) Pathak NN, Lingaraju MC, Balaganur V, Vinay Kant, More AS, Kumar D, Kumar D, Tandan SK. (2015). Anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective effects of atorvastatin in a cartilage explant model of osteoarthritis. Inflammation Research. 64(3-4): 161-169. [Impact Factor: 2.14]. 7) Pathak NN, Balaganur V, Lingaraju MC, Kant V, Kumar D, Kumar D, Sharma AK, Tandan SK. (2015). Effect of atorvastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor in monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritic pain: implication for osteoarthritis therapy. Pharmacological reports. 67(3): 513-519. [Impact factor: 2.17] 8) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Nitya N. Pathak, Mahendra Ram, Babu L. Jangir, Surendra K. Tandan, and Dinesh Kumar. (2015). Curcumin-induced angiogenesis hastens wound healing in diabetic rats. Journal of Surgical Research. 193: 978-988. [Impact factor: 2.19] 9) Azad A Ahanger, Marie D Leo, Anu Gopal, Vinay Kant, Surendra K Tandan & Dinesh Kumar. (2014). Pro-healing effects of bilirubin in open excision wound model in rats. Int Wound J. [Impact factor: 1.6]

10) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Nitya N. Pathak, Pawan Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2014). Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of curcumin accelerated the cutaneous wound healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. International Immunopharmacology. 20(2): 322-330. [Impact factor: 2.71] 11) Anu Gopal, Vinay Kant, Anu Gopalakrishnan, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2014). Chitosanbased copper nanocomposite accelerates healing in excision wound model in rats. European J Pharmacology. 731: 8-19. [Impact factor: 2.68] 12) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Dhirendra Kumar, Anu Gopalkrishnan, Nitya N. Pathak, Nitin P. Kurade, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2014). Topical pluronic F-127 gel application enhances cutaneous wound healing in rats. Acta Histochemica. 116: 5-13. [Impact factor: 1.76] 13) Nitya N. Pathak, Venkanna Balaganur, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Vinay Kant, Najeeb Latief, Amar S. More,Dhirendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Surendra K. Tandan. (2014). Atorvastatin attenuates neuropathic pain in rat neuropathy model by down-regulating oxidative damage at peripheral, spinal and supraspinal levels. Neurochemistry International. 68: 1 9. [Impact factor: 2.6] 14) Anu Gopal, Vinay Kant, Anu Gopalakrishnan, S. P. Singh, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2013). Topically applied nanoquercetin enhanced healing of open excision wound in rats. J. Vety. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Vol 12(1-2): 102-106. 15) Vinay Kant, Anu Gopal, Dhirendra Kumar, Sadhan Bag, Nitin P. Kurade, Surendra K. Tandan, Dinesh Kumar. (2013). Topically applied substance P enhanced healing of open excision wound in rats. European J Pharmacology. 715: 345 353. [Impact factor: 2.59] 16) NN. Pathak, V Balaganur, Madhu C. Lingaraju, AS. More, Vinay Kant, D Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, and S K. Tandan. (2013). Antihyperalgesic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Atorvastatin in Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Rats. Inflammation (accepted, online available). [Impact factor: 2.4] 17) Madhuri Mehta, Vinay Kant, C. Varshneya. (2013). Screening of in vitro antioxidant potential of seabuckthorn seedcake extracts. J Intercult. Ethnopharmacol. 2(2):99-104 [Impact factor: Not alloted] 18) Vinay Kant, M. Mehta and C. Varshneya. (2012). Antioxidant potential and total phenolic contents of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) pomace. Free Radicals and Antioxidants. Vol 2(4): 79-86. [Impact factor: Not alloted]

19) C. Varshneya, Vinay Kant, Madhuri Mehta. (2012). Total phenolic contents and free radical scavenging activities of different extracts of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) pomace without seeds. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 63(2):153-159. [Impact factor: 1.15] 20) Vinay Kant, A. K. Srivastava, R. Raina, P.K.Verma, N.K. Pankaj, P. Singh and S.K.Uppal. (2012). Threshold plasma fluoride levels in goats for subacute oral toxicity of fluoride and efficacy of aluminium sulphate as an ameliorative agent. J. Vety. Pharmacol. Toxicol. Vol 11: 33-36. 21) Vinay Kant, C. Varshneya, M. Mehta, A. Sharma and S. Chauhan. (2011). Cadmium inducted oxidative Stress in tissues of Poultry. J. Vety. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 10(1-2):75-77. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 22) Vinay Kant, M. Mehta, C. Varshneya, S. Chauhan. (2011). Induction of Oxidative Stress by Subacute Oral Exposure of Cadmium Sulphate in Adult Poultry. Braz J Vet Pathol. 4(2):117-121. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 23) Kusum, R. Raina, P. K. Verma, N. K. Pankaj, V. Kant, J. Kumar, A. K. Srivastava (2010). Hematological Profile of Subacute Oral Toxicity of Molybdenum and Ameliorative Efficacy of Copper Salt in Goats. Toxicololgy International. 17(2):82-85. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 24) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, R. Raina, P.K. Verma and Pardeep Singh. (2010). Negligible amelioration by aluminium sulphate on subacute fluoride-induced enzymatic alterations in goats. Fluoride. 43(4)246 252. [Impact factor: 0.82] 25) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, P.K. Verma and R. Raina. (2010). Single and Multiple daily dose Toxicokinetics of Fluoride along with aluminium sulphate in Goats. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 92 (5): 999-1004. [Impact factor: 0.634] 26) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, P.K. Verma, R. Raina and N.K. Pankaj. (2010). Alterations in Electrocardiographic parameters after subacute exposure of fluoride and ameliorative action of aluminium sulphate in goats. Biological Trace Element Research. 134(2), 188-94. [Impact factor: 1.92] 27) R. Raina, P.K.Verma, N. K. Pankaj and Vinay Kant. (2009). Ameliorative effects of α-tocopherol on cypermethrin induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in Wistar rats. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Vol. 1(9), 396-398. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 28) R. Raina, P.K.Verma, N. K. Pankaj, Vinay Kant and Shahid Prawez. (2009). Protective role of L- ascorbic acid against cypermethrin induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in wister rats. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 92 (5): 947-953. [Impact factor: 0.634]

29) R. Raina, P.K.Verma, Kusum and Vinay Kant. (2009). Effect of repeated dermal application of α- cypermethrin on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant system in rats. Toxicololgy International. 16(1): 27-30. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 30) Vinay Kant, A. K. Srivastava, R. Raina, P.K.Verma and N. K. Pankaj. (2009). Single and Multiple daily dose Toxicokinetics of Fluoride after oral administration of sodium fluoride in Goats. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry. 92 (2): 331-36. [Impact factor: 0.634] 31) Vinay Kant, P.K.Verma, N. K. and Pankaj R. Raina. (2009). Experimental Osteo-fluorosis in goats of Jammu and Kashmir. Vet Scan. 4(2): 46. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 32) Vinay Kant, P.K. Verma, N.K. Pankaj, J. Kumar, Kusum, R. Raina, A.K. Srivastava (2009). Haematological profile of Subacute oral toxicity of Fluoride and ameliorative efficacy of Aluminium sulphate in Goats. Toxicololgy International. 16(1): 31-35. [Impact factor: Not alloted] 33) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, P.K. Verma, S.K. Uppal and Rajinder Raina (2009). Ameliorative effect of Aluminium sulphate on the milk fluoride levels in Goats. Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 64(2): 45-46. [Impact factor: 0.3] 34) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, P. K. Verma and R. Raina. (2009). Alterations in biochemical parameters during subacute toxicity of fluoride alone and in conjunction with aluminium sulphate in Goats. Biological Trace Element Research. 130: 20-30. [Impact factor: 1.92] 35) Vinay Kant, A.K. Srivastava, R. Raina, P.K.Verma and N.K.Pankaj. (2009). Negligible ameliorative effect of aluminium sulphate on Oxidative stress parameters in goats during subacute Fluoride intoxication. Fluoride, 42(2): 120-123. [Impact factor: 0.82] (b) Popular / Lead Papers /Clinical Articles / Chapters- 1) Vinay Kant, A. Gopal, N. N. Pathak, R. Prasad, S.K. Tandan, D. Kumar. (2013). Molecular mechanism and Pharmacological Targets in Wound healing. XIII Annual Conference of ISVPT and National Symposia on Biopharmaceuticals and Nano Technology in Therapeutics & Development of Anti Cancer drugs from Botanicals, SKUAST-Jammu; 11/2013. (lead paper) 2) R. Kaushal, P. Singh, V. Gupta, M. S. Parmar, A. Gopal, A. Gopalakrishnan and Vinay Kant. (2013). Therapeutic applications of ricin and some alkaloids. Journal of Biosphere. 2(1): 22-27. 3) A. Gopal, Vinay Kant, A. L. D silva, R. Syam, L Sreela, V. Gupta, D. Kumar, Dinesh Kumar. (2013). Chitosan: A novel material for healing. Journal of Medical & Allied Health Sciences, 2(1): 19-23. 4) V. Gupta and Vinay Kant. (2013). A review on biological activity of imidazole and thiazole moieties and their derivatives. Science Int., 1(7): 253-260. 5) Vinay Kant, P. Singh, P. K. Verma, I. Bais, M. S. Parmar, A. Gopal and V. Gupta. (2013). Anticoccidial drugs used in the Poultry: an Overview. Science Int., 1(7): 261-265.

6) P. Singh, M. S Parmar, A. Gopal, V. Gupta, C. Pant and Vinay Kant. (2013). Therapeutic management of common plant toxicities in sheep and goats. Livestock Line, 6(12): 29-33. 7) V. Gupta, A. R. Gupta and Vinay Kant. (2013). Synthesis, Characterization and Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticles. Science Int., 1(5): 167-174. 8) D. Kumar, Vinay Kant, A. Gopal, R. Prasad, D. Kumar, A. Prasad and S. K. Tandan. (2012). Phytoanthelmentics: An alternative for anthelmintic resistance and worm control in livestock. In: Integrated Research Approaches in Veterinary Parasitology, Edited by Shankar D., Tiwari J., Jaiswal A.K., Sudan V. 225-253; 2012. 9) Vinay Kant, R. Koshal, P. Thakur and R. Pathania. (2011). Therapeutic uses of Snake Venom. Pashudhan, 37(5):2, 7. 10) R. Pathania and Vinay Kant. (2010). Ivermectin Toxicity in Pomeranian pup A case study. Vet Scan. 5(1). 11) Vinay Kant, R. Koshal, P. K. Verma and N. K. Pankaj. (2009). Therapeutic and Cosmetic uses of Botulinum Toxin. Vet Scan. 4(1): 9-15. 12) Vinay Kant, P. K. Verma and P. Kumar. (2009). Immunosupressive drug therapy: An Overview. J. Immunol. Immunopathol., 11(2): 21-32. 13) Vinay Kant. (2007). Ivermectin Toxicity in Dogs and Cats. Pashudhan. 33(11) : 5. (c) Abstracts presented/published/accepted in National and International conferences- More than 50 abstracts in different conferences organized by different societies. Workshops/trainings attended: Attended 21 day training on DNA Based Tools and Bioinformatics from February 4 to 24, 2015 conducted by the Department of Animal Biotechnology, LUVAS Hisar, Haryana, India. Attended workshop on Techniques for detection of Polymorphism in Drug Metabolizing Enzymes and Drug Transporters at AAU, Anand, Gujarat, INDIA, from 3-4, Nov., 2009. Conferences attended 1) Participated and presented poster and oral presentations in the XV Annual Convention of Indian Society of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology (ISVPT), January 14-16, 2016, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana. 2) Participated and presented poster on the topic Dose regulated cutaneous wound healing potential of quercetin in male rats in the 10 th National Conference on Thermodynamics of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Biological Systems at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on 20-21 November, 2015. 3) Participated and presented papers in 13 th ISVPT Conference and national symposium on Biopharmaceuticals and Nano Technology in Therapeutics and Development of Anti cancer drugs from Botanicals on 21st Nov. 2013, at SKUAST-Jammu

4) Participated 31 st Annual Conference of Society of Toxicology on 22-24 December, 2011, at Jaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA. 5) Participated and presented papers in 11 th Annual Conference of ISVPT on 17-19 November, 2011, at IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, INDIA 6) Participated International Conference on Physiological capacity building in livestock under changing climate scenario November 11-13, 2010. IVRI, Izatnagar, INDIA. 7) Participated and presented paper in 5 th J&K Science Congress February 8-10, 2010. Jammu University, Jammu, J&K, INDIA. 8) Participated and presented papers in 9 th Annual Conference of ISVPT on 5 th -7th November, 2009, at AAU, Anand, Gujarat, INDIA 9) Participated and presented papers in 8 th Annual Conference of ISVPT on 6 th -8 th November, 2008, at DUVASU, Mathura, U.P., INDIA 10) Participated and presented paper in 28 th Annual Conference of Society of Toxicology on 16 th - 18 th October, 2008, at GADVASU, Ludhiana, Punjab, INDIA. 11) Participated and presented paper in International Congress on Advances in Zoo and Wild Animals Health and Management on 26 TH -27 TH April 2007, at SKUAST-J 12) Participated and presented paper in 3 rd J&K Science Congress February 26-28, 2008, Jammu University, Jammu, J&K, INDIA. Reviewer of following Journals: 1) Ecotoxicology 2) Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 3) Haryana Veterinarian 4) Human & Experimental Toxicology 5) International Journal of Molecular Medicine 6) International Journal of Pharmaceutics 7) Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research 8) Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants 9) Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences 10) Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 11) Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research 12) Life Sciences 13) Natural Product Research 14) Neuroscience Letters 15) Pharmacological Reports 16) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biological Sciences (NASB) 17) Science International 18) Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry