American Journal of Stem Cell Research

American Journal of Stem Cell Research is an international, peer-reviewed, worldwide, open access journal. It is dedicated to publishing high-quality manuscripts focusing on the biology and applications of stem cell research. The journal explains the special emphasis on basic translational and clinical research into stem cell therapeutics, including animal models and clinical trials.

Surabhi Chandra

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Stem Cell Research

Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Arizona, USA

Research Areas

Pharmacology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction, Cell Biology, Biomedical Science, Systems Biology

Education

2008Ph.DPharmacology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2003M.Sc.Microbiology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
2001B.Sc.Microbiology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Experience

2010-present NIH postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2010Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2008-2010Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Publications: Journals

[1]  Surabhi Chandra, Maritza J. Romero, Alia Shatanawi, Alaaldin Alkilany, Ruth B. Caldwell and R. William Caldwell. Peroxynitrite and hydrogen peroxide increase arginase activity through activation of RhoA/Rho kinase pathway. British Journal of Pharmacology (accepted).
[2]  Alia Shatanawi, Maritza J. Romero, Jennifer A. Iddings, Surabhi Chandra, Nagavedi S. Umapathy, Alexander D. Verin, Ruth B. Caldwell and R. William Caldwell Angiotensin II Increases Arginase Activity and Expression through RhoA/Rho Kinase and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathways. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 2011; 300 (5): C1181-92.
[3]  Rahul Datar, Wayne H. Kaesemeyer, Surabhi Chandra, David J. Fulton and R. William Caldwell. Acute activation of eNOS by lovastatin involves scavenger receptor-B1, G protein subunit Gi, phospholipase C, and calcium influx. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2010; 160 (7): 1765-1772.
[4]  Haroldo A. Toque, Maritza J. Romero, Rita C. Tostes, Alia Shatanawi, Surabhi Chandra, Zidonia Carneiro, Edward Inscho, R. Clinton Webb, Ruth B. Caldwell and R. William Caldwell. p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) increases arginase activity and contributes to endothelial dysfunction in corpora cavernosa from angiotensin-II treated mice. Journal of Sexual Medicine 2010; 7(12): 3857-67.
[5]  Serap Gur, Philip J. Kadowitz, Levent Gurkan, Surabhi Chandra, Sharon Y. DeWitt, Andrew Harbin, Suresh C. Sikka, and Wayne J.G. Hellstrom. Chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthase induces hypertension and erectile dysfunction in the rat that is not reversed by sildenafil. British Journal of Urology. 2010; 106 (1): 78-83.
[6]  Surabhi Chandra, Subramanyam N. Murthy, Debasis Mondal and Krishna C. Agrawal. Therapeutic effects of Black seed oil (Nigella sativa) on chronic HAART exposure induced hyperinsulinemia in rats. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2009; 87 (4).
[7]  Surabhi Chandra, Debasis Mondal and Krishna C. Agrawal. HIV-1 protease inhibitor induced oxidative stress suppresses glucose stimulated insulin release from pancreatic -cells: protective effect of thymoquinone. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 2009; 234 (4): 442-53.
[8]  Subramanyam N. Murthy, Sergiy Sukhanov, Jennifer McGee, Anthony J. Greco, Surabhi Chandra, Patrice Delafontaine, Philip J. Kadowitz, Dennis B. McNamara and Vivian A. Fonseca. Insulin Glargine reduces carotid intimal hyperplasia after balloon catheter injury in Zucker fatty rats possibly by reduction in oxidative stress. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2009.
[9]  Leena Pradhan, Debasis Mondal, Surabhi Chandra, Mussa Ali and Krishna C. Agrawal. Molecular analysis of cocaine-induced endothelial dysfunction: role of endothelin-1 and nitric oxide. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 2008; 8 (4):161-71.
[10]  Serap Gur, Suresh C. Sikka, Surabhi Chandra, Padma Sandeep Koka, Krishna C. Agrawal, Philip J. Kadowitz and Wayne J.G. Hellstrom. Alfuzosin attenuates erectile dysfunction in rats with partial bladder outlet obstruction. British Journal of Urology. 2008; 102 (11): 1651-7.
[11]  Muammer Kendirci, Leena Pradhan, Landon Trost, Serap Gur, Surabhi Chandra, Krishna C. Agrawal and Wayne J. G. Hellstrom. Peripheral mechanisms of erectile dysfunction in a rat model of chronic cocaine use. European Urology. 2007; 52(2):555-64.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  R. William Caldwell, Surabhi Chandra and Ruth B. Caldwell. Arginase. In Frank D'Mello (Ed.) "Amino Acids in Human Nutrition and Health". 2011.