[A] On Therapeutics and Drug Delivery (10 Publications):
- 2009: Gajjar D, Patel D, Alapure B, Praveen MR, Patel A, Johar K Sr, Vasavada AR. Rapid action of oestradiol against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in cataractous lens epithelium: an in vitro study. Eye (Lond). 2009 Jun;23(6):1456-63. doi: 10.1038/eye.2008.284. PMID: 18806765.
- 2013: Ganatra DA, Johar KS, Parmar TJ, Patel AR, Rajkumar S, Arora AI, Kayastha FB, Pal AK, Gajjar DU, Vasavada AR. Estrogen mediated protection of cytoskeleton against oxidative stress. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Jan;137(1):117-24. PMID: 23481060; PMCID: PMC3657873.
- 2014: Kayastha F, Madhu H, Vasavada A, Johar K. Andrographolide reduces proliferation and migration of lens epithelial cells by modulating PI3K/Akt pathway. Exp Eye Res. 2014 Nov;128:23-6. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.09.002. PMID: 25220506.
- 2015: Kayastha F, Johar K, Gajjar D, Arora A, Madhu H, Ganatra D, Vasavada A. Andrographolide suppresses epithelial mesenchymal transition by inhibition of MAPK signalling pathway in lens epithelial cells. J Biosci. 2015 Jun;40(2):313-24. doi: 10.1007/s12038-015-9513-9. PMID: 25963259.
- 2018: Ganatra DA, Vasavada AR, Vidya NG, Gajjar DU, Rajkumar S. Trichostatin A Restores Expression of Adherens and Tight Junction Proteins during Transforming Growth Factor β-Mediated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):274-283. doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_110_17. PMID: 30090184; PMCID: PMC6058541.
- 2019: Malaviya P, Shukal D, Vasavada AR. Nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery, Metabolism and Toxicity. Curr Drug Metab. 2019;20(14):1167-1190. doi: 10.2174/1389200221666200103091753. PMID: 31902350.
- 2020: Shukal D, Bhadresha K, Shastri B, Mehta D, Vasavada A, Johar K Sr. Dichloroacetate prevents TGFβ-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells. Exp Eye Res. 2020 Aug;197:108072. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108072. PMID: 32473169.
- 2022: Malaviya PB, Shukal DK, Sharma T, Vasavada AR, Sr KJ. Silibinin suppresses TGFβ2-induced lens epithelial cell migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. J Biosci. 2022;47:51. PMID: 36222151.
- 2022: Saiyed AN, Vasavada AR, Johar SRK. Recent trends in miRNA therapeutics and the application of plant miRNA for prevention and treatment of human diseases. Futur J Pharm Sci. 2022;8(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s43094-022-00413-9. PMID: 35382490; PMCID: PMC8972743.
- 2024: Patel B, Patel S, Modi F, Patel A, Gelat B, Tanavde V, Vasavada A, Johar K Sr. Combination of paclitaxel with rosiglitazone induces synergistic cytotoxic effects in ovarian cancer cells. Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 28;14(1):30672. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74277-9. PMID: 39730440; PMCID: PMC11680578.
[B] On Genetics and Genomics (7 Publications):
- 2018: Vidya NG, Ganatra D, Vasavada AR, Rajkumar S. Association of FOXE3-p.Ala170Ala and PITX3-p.Ile95Ile Polymorphisms with Congenital Cataract and Microphthalmia. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2018 Oct-Dec;13(4):397-402. doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_193_17. PMID: 30479708; PMCID: PMC6210873.
- 2018: Vidya NG, Vasavada AR, Rajkumar S. Evaluating the association of bone morphogenetic protein 4-V152A and SIX homeobox 6-H141N polymorphisms with congenital cataract and microphthalmia in Western Indian population. J Postgrad Med. 2018 Apr-Jun;64(2):86-91. doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_219_17. PMID: 29692399; PMCID: PMC5954819.
- 2018: Vidya NG, Rajkumar S, Vasavada AR. Genetic investigation of ocular developmental genes in 52 patients with anophthalmia/microphthalmia. Ophthalmic Genet. 2018 Jun;39(3):344-352. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2018.1436184. PMID: 29461140.
- 2018: Gopinathan NV, Rajkumar S, Vasavada AR. A rare association of aniridia with conjunctival xerosis in two Indian siblings with PAX6 mutation. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov;68(11):2635-2637. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2185_20. PMID: 33120723; PMCID: PMC7774223.
- 2019: Sankaranarayanan R, Vidya NG, Vasavada AR. Protective association of A-T-T haplotype of DMT1 gene against risk of human age-related nuclear cataract. Ophthalmic Genet. 2019 Apr;40(2):99-109. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2019.1582068. PMID: 30870050.
- 2021: Nair V, Sankaranarayanan R, Vasavada AR. Deciphering the association of intronic single nucleotide polymorphisms of crystallin gene family with congenital cataract. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug;69(8):2064-2070. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3062_20. PMID: 34304179; PMCID: PMC8482906.
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2025: Vasavada AR, Rajkumar S, Vasavada SA, Vasavada V, Dholu S, Meena V. Genetic Variants in Genes Regulating Lens Capsule Structure and Stability in Dead Bag Syndrome – Part 1. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001733. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40583193.
[C] On Molecular Biological Factors (9 Publications):
- 2003: Johar SR, Rawal UM, Jain NK, Vasavada AR. Sequential effects of ultraviolet radiation on the histomorphology, cell density and antioxidative status of the lens epithelium–an in vivo study. Photochem Photobiol. 2003 Sep;78(3):306-11. doi: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)078<0306:seouro>2.0.co;2. PMID: 14556319.
- 2008: Rajkumar S, Praveen MR, Gajjar D, Vasavada AR, Alapure B, Patel D, Kapur S. Activity of superoxide dismutase isoenzymes in lens epithelial cells derived from different types of age-related cataract. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Mar;34(3):470-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.10.044. PMID: 18299074.
- 2008: Kapur S, Mehra S, Gajjar D, Vasavada A, Kapoor M, Sharad S, Alapure B, Rajkumar S. Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms of CRYGA and CRYGB genes in control population of western Indian origin. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 May-Jun;57(3):197-201. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.49393. PMID: 19384013; PMCID: PMC2683433.
- 2008: Alapure BV, Praveen MR, Gajjar D, Vasavada AR, Rajkumar S, Johar K. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity in human lens epithelial cells of cortical, posterior subcapsular, and nuclear cataracts. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Dec;34(12):2063-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.08.016. PMID: 19027560.
- 2009: Gajjar D, Jozwiak A, Swiezewska E, Alapure B, Parmar T, Johar K, Vasavada AR. Quantification of dolichol in the human lens with different types of cataracts. Mol Vis. 2009 Aug 11;15:1573-9. PMID: 19693292; PMCID: PMC2728568.
- 2012: Alapure BV, Praveen MR, Gajjar DU, Vasavada AR, Parmar TJ, Arora AI. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 activities in the human lens epithelial cells and serum of steroid induced posterior subcapsular cataracts. Mol Vis. 2012;18:64-73. PMID: 22259225; PMCID: PMC3260085.
- 2012: Arora AI, Johar K, Gajjar DU, Ganatra DA, Kayastha FB, Pal AK, Patel AR, Rajkumar S, Vasavada AR. Cx43, ZO-1, alpha-catenin and beta-catenin in cataractous lens epithelial cells. J Biosci. 2012 Dec;37(6):979-87. doi: 10.1007/s12038-012-9264-9. PMID: 23151788.
- 2013: Rajkumar S, Vasavada AR, Praveen MR, Ananthan R, Reddy GB, Tripathi H, Ganatra DA, Arora AI, Patel AR. Exploration of molecular factors impairing superoxide dismutase isoforms activity in human senile cataractous lenses. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Sep 17;54(9):6224-33. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-11935. PMID: 23970468; PMCID: PMC4590653.
- 2015: Ganatra DA, Rajkumar S, Patel AR, Gajjar DU, Johar K, Arora AI, Kayastha FB, Vasavada AR. Association of histone acetylation at the ACTA2 promoter region with epithelial mesenchymal transition of lens epithelial cells. Eye (Lond). 2015 Jun;29(6):828-38. doi: 10.1038/eye.2015.29. PMID: 25853442; PMCID: PMC4469664.
[D] On Ocular Infectious Disease (4 Publications):
- 2014: Pal AK, Gajjar DU, Vasavada AR. DOPA and DHN pathway orchestrate melanin synthesis in Aspergillus species. Med Mycol. 2014 Jan;52(1):10-8. doi: 10.3109/13693786.2013.826879. PMID: 23998343.
- 2013: Gajjar DU, Pal AK, Ghodadra BK, Vasavada AR. Microscopic evaluation, molecular identification, antifungal susceptibility, and clinical outcomes in fusarium, Aspergillus and, dematiaceous keratitis. Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:605308. doi: 10.1155/2013/605308. PMID: 24260740; PMCID: PMC3821891.
- 2011: Gajjar DU, Pal AK, Parmar TJ, Arora AI, Ganatra DA, Kayastha FB, Ghodadra BK, Vasavada AR. Fungal scleral keratitis caused by Phomopsis phoenicicola. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun;49(6):2365-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02449-10. PMID: 21450952; PMCID: PMC3122757.
- 2011: Gajjar DU, Pal AK, Santos JM, Ghodadra BK, Vasavada AR. Severe pigmented keratitis caused by Cladorrhinum bulbillosum. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011 Oct-Dec;29(4):434-7. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.90191. PMID: 22120812.
[E] On Clinical Risk Factors (1 Publication):
- 2025: Nath V, Vasavada AR, Dholu S, Vasavada S, Dwivedi S, Shivnani B, Vasavada V, Rajkumar S, Srivastava S. Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Outcomes Following Surgery for Late Intraocular Lens Decentration in the Dead Bag Syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Apr;272:38-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.01.008. PMID: 39828114.
