Kaushik Desai

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Kaushik Desai is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Biochemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaushik Desai has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Physiology, 23 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 16 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Kaushik Desai's work include Advanced Glycation End Products research (22 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (15 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (11 papers). Kaushik Desai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Glycation End Products research (22 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (15 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (11 papers). Kaushik Desai collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Kaushik Desai's co-authors include William C. Sessa, Lingyun Wu, John R. Vane, Arti Dhar, Indu Dhar, Edward G. Shesely, Nobuyo Maeda, Oliver Smithies, Victor E. Laubach and John H. Krege and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kaushik Desai

56 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Elevated blood pressures in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaushik Desai Canada	29	1.7k	907	844	837	707	57	3.7k
Xueliang Du United States	17	2.5k 1.5×	865 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	897 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	22	6.0k
Nathan L. Alderson United States	25	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	368 0.4×	804 1.1×	39	4.0k
Cristina M. Sena Portugal	28	865 0.5×	569 0.6×	879 1.0×	541 0.6×	559 0.8×	72	2.9k
Jerzy Bełtowski Poland	36	1.4k 0.8×	379 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	823 1.0×	603 0.9×	139	5.0k
Kikuo Kasai Japan	32	964 0.6×	320 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	615 0.7×	808 1.1×	112	3.5k
Xue Du China	8	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	409 0.5×	883 1.2×	17	3.6k
Chunli Yu United States	26	2.3k 1.3×	447 0.5×	2.1k 2.5×	351 0.4×	714 1.0×	62	4.6k
Carlos F. Sánchez‐Ferrer Spain	36	1.1k 0.7×	258 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	727 1.0×	105	3.9k
Atsuo Goto Japan	35	760 0.4×	387 0.4×	1.8k 2.2×	964 1.2×	741 1.0×	124	4.2k
Dolors Serra Spain	37	1.8k 1.0×	600 0.7×	2.3k 2.7×	267 0.3×	382 0.5×	114	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kaushik Desai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaushik Desai

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Loewen, Matthew E., et al.. (2021). Glycemic, insulinemic and methylglyoxal postprandial responses to starches alone or in whole diets in dogs versus cats: Relating the concept of glycemic index to metabolic responses and gene expression. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 257. 110973–110973. 12 indexed citations

Zeidi, Majid, et al.. (2019). 1004 Increased tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells and STAT3 expression in cutaneous lupus erythematosus patients refractory to antimalarials. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 139(5). S174–S174. 4 indexed citations

Lakhani, Prit, Audesh Bhat, Lavanya Kondiparthi, et al.. (2015). Protein kinase R and the metabolic syndrome. 1(1). 53–61. 2 indexed citations

Dhar, Indu, Arti Dhar, Lingyun Wu, & Kaushik Desai. (2012). Arginine Attenuates Methylglyoxal- and High Glucose-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress by an Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase-Independent Mechanism. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 342(1). 196–204. 38 indexed citations

Liu, Jianghai, et al.. (2012). Aldolase B Knockdown Prevents High Glucose-Induced Methylglyoxal Overproduction and Cellular Dysfunction in Endothelial Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41495–e41495. 20 indexed citations

Desai, Kaushik, Tuanjie Chang, Ashley Untereiner, & Lingyun Wu. (2010). Hydrogen sulfide and the metabolic syndrome. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 4(1). 63–73. 18 indexed citations

Dhar, Arti, Indu Dhar, Kaushik Desai, & Lingyun Wu. (2010). Methylglyoxal scavengers attenuate endothelial dysfunction induced by methylglyoxal and high concentrations of glucose. British Journal of Pharmacology. 161(8). 1843–1856. 107 indexed citations

Mishra, Ramesh C., et al.. (2010). Decreases in splanchnic vascular resistance contribute to hypotensive effects ofl-serine in hypertensive rats. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 298(6). H1789–H1796. 5 indexed citations

Dhar, Arti, Kaushik Desai, & Lingyun Wu. (2009). Alagebrium attenuates acute methylglyoxal‐induced glucose intolerance in Sprague‐Dawley rats. British Journal of Pharmacology. 159(1). 166–175. 81 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoxia, Xuming Jia, Tuanjie Chang, Kaushik Desai, & Lingyun Wu. (2008). Attenuation of hypertension development by scavenging methylglyoxal in fructose-treated rats. Journal of Hypertension. 26(4). 765–772. 68 indexed citations

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Dhar, Arti, et al.. (2008). Methylglyoxal production in vascular smooth muscle cells from different metabolic precursors. Metabolism. 57(9). 1211–1220. 64 indexed citations

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Desai, Kaushik, et al.. (2007). Methylglyoxal and Advanced Glycation Endproducts: New Therapeutic Horizons?. Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery (Formerly Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery). 2(2). 89–99. 80 indexed citations

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Sankaralingam, Sowndramalingam, et al.. (2006). Clofibrate Acutely Reverses Saline-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction: Role of Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. American Journal of Hypertension. 19(11). 1167–1173. 8 indexed citations

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Desai, Kaushik, et al.. (2005). Nitric oxide synthase inhibition exaggerates the hypotensive response to ghrelin: role of calcium-activated potassium channels. Journal of Hypertension. 23(4). 779–784. 62 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoxia, Kaushik Desai, Tuanjie Chang, & Lingyun Wu. (2005). Vascular methylglyoxal metabolism and the development of hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 23(8). 1565–1573. 105 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoxia, Kaushik Desai, Jes Thorn Clausen, & Lingyun Wu. (2004). Increased methylglyoxal and advanced glycation end products in kidney from spontaneously hypertensive rats. Kidney International. 66(6). 2315–2321. 104 indexed citations

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Papapetropoulos, Andreas, Kaushik Desai, R. Daniel Rudic, et al.. (1997). Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors attenuate transforming-growth-factor-beta 1-stimulated capillary organization in vitro.. PubMed. 150(5). 1835–44. 99 indexed citations

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Desai, Kaushik, David P. Huston, & Geraldine Harriman. (1996). Previously undiagnosed hyper-IgE syndrome in an adult with multiple systemic fungal infections. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 98(6). 1123–1124. 24 indexed citations

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Desai, Kaushik, Timothy D. Warner, A.E. Bishop, J. M. Polak, & John R. Vane. (1994). Nitric oxide, and not vasoactive intestinal peptide, as the main neurotransmitter of vagally induced relaxation of the guinea pig stomach. British Journal of Pharmacology. 113(4). 1197–1202. 47 indexed citations

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Desai, Kaushik, et al.. (1988). Neurophysiological Investigation of Diabetic Impotence. Are Sacral Response Studies of Value?. British Journal of Urology. 61(1). 68–73. 24 indexed citations

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