Rakesh Kundu

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Rakesh Kundu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rakesh Kundu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rakesh Kundu's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (9 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (5 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (5 papers). Rakesh Kundu is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (9 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (5 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (5 papers). Rakesh Kundu collaborates with scholars based in India, Germany and Italy. Rakesh Kundu's co-authors include Samir Bhattacharya, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Suman Dasgupta, Subeer S. Majumdar, Sukanta Ray, Durba Pal, Sudipta Maitra, Gobardhan Das, Chandrani Fouzder and Alpana Mukhuty and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rakesh Kundu

41 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Fetuin-A acts as an endogenous ligand of TLR4 to promote lipid-induced insulin resistance

2012 719 citations Durba Pal, Suman Dasgupta et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Rafał Jakub Bułdak Poland

Yoosik Yoon South Korea

Ariel D. Quiroga Argentina

Hyunjung Lee South Korea

Yuki Kawano Japan

Yifei Zhong China

Aili Cao China

Abishek Iyer Australia

Zuzana Macek Jílková France

Rafał Jakub Bułdak Poland

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rakesh Kundu

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Bhowmik, Pradip K., et al.. (2025). Protocol for designing a peptide-based multi-epitope vaccine targeting monkeypox using reverse vaccine technology. STAR Protocols. 6(1). 103671–103671.

Banerjee, Priyajit, et al.. (2024). CD36 inhibition corrects lipid-FetuinA mediated insulin secretory defects by preventing intracellular lipid accumulation and inflammation in the pancreatic beta cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(2). 167580–167580. 1 indexed citations

Pramanik, Anup, et al.. (2024). An insight into the role of ESIPT/TICT-based antioxidant flavone analogues in fluoro-probing diabetes-induced viscosity changes: a unified experimental and theoretical endeavour. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 23(9). 1771–1782. 4 indexed citations

Majumdar, Tanmay, et al.. (2024). Vildagliptin inhibits high fat and fetuin-A mediated DPP-4 expression, intracellular lipid accumulation and improves insulin secretory defects in pancreatic beta cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(4). 167047–167047. 6 indexed citations

Mani, Shailendra, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Kundu, et al.. (2023). Targeting DPP4-RBD interactions by sitagliptin and linagliptin delivers a potential host-directed therapy against pan-SARS-CoV-2 infections. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 245. 125444–125444. 11 indexed citations

Mukhuty, Alpana, et al.. (2023). Nrf2 inhibition regulates intracellular lipid accumulation in mouse insulinoma cells and improves insulin secretory function. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 581. 112112–112112. 5 indexed citations

Majumdar, Tanmay, et al.. (2023). FFA-Fetuin-A regulates DPP-IV expression in pancreatic beta cells through TLR4-NFkB pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 647. 55–61. 7 indexed citations

Mukhuty, Alpana, Chandrani Fouzder, & Rakesh Kundu. (2021). Fetuin-A secretion from β-cells leads to accumulation of macrophages in islets, aggravates inflammation and impairs insulin secretion. Journal of Cell Science. 134(21). 15 indexed citations

Mukhuty, Alpana, Chandrani Fouzder, & Rakesh Kundu. (2021). Blocking TLR4-NF-κB pathway protects mouse islets from the combinatorial impact of high fat and fetuin-A mediated dysfunction and restores ability for insulin secretion. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 532. 111314–111314. 23 indexed citations

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Fouzder, Chandrani, et al.. (2020). Trigonelline inhibits Nrf2 via EGFR signalling pathway and augments efficacy of Cisplatin and Etoposide in NSCLC cells. Toxicology in Vitro. 70. 105038–105038. 56 indexed citations

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Fouzder, Chandrani, Alpana Mukhuty, & Rakesh Kundu. (2020). Kaempferol inhibits Nrf2 signalling pathway via downregulation of Nrf2 mRNA and induces apoptosis in NSCLC cells. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 697. 108700–108700. 76 indexed citations

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Mukhuty, Alpana, Chandrani Fouzder, Sandip Mukherjee, et al.. (2017). Palmitate induced Fetuin-A secretion from pancreatic β-cells adversely affects its function and elicits inflammation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 491(4). 1118–1124. 33 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, Sandip, Rakesh Kundu, M Bhuyan, et al.. (2015). A carbazole alkaloid deactivates mTOR through the suppression of rictor and that induces apoptosis in lung cancer cells. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 405(1-2). 149–158. 19 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Sushmita, Durba Pal, Suman Dasgupta, et al.. (2012). Vapor of Volatile Oils from Litsea cubeba Seed Induces Apoptosis and Causes Cell Cycle Arrest in Lung Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47014–e47014. 52 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Samir, Rakesh Kundu, Suman Dasgupta, & Sushmita Bhattacharya. (2012). Mechanism of Lipid Induced Insulin Resistance: An Overview. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 27(1). 12–12. 2 indexed citations

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Pal, Durba, Suman Dasgupta, Rakesh Kundu, et al.. (2012). Fetuin-A acts as an endogenous ligand of TLR4 to promote lipid-induced insulin resistance. Nature Medicine. 18(8). 1279–1285. 719 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kundu, Rakesh, Suman Dasgupta, Anindita Biswas, et al.. (2011). Carlinoside reduces hepatic bilirubin accumulation by stimulating bilirubin-UGT activity through Nrf2 gene expression. Biochemical Pharmacology. 82(9). 1186–1197. 18 indexed citations

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Biswas, Anindita, Sushmita Bhattacharya, Suman Dasgupta, et al.. (2009). Insulin resistance due to lipid-induced signaling defects could be prevented by mahanine. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 336(1-2). 97–107. 20 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Sushmita, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rakesh Kundu, et al.. (2008). Lipid induced overexpression of NF-κB in skeletal muscle cells is linked to insulin resistance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1792(3). 190–200. 47 indexed citations

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Kundu, Rakesh, Suman Dasgupta, Anindita Biswas, et al.. (2008). Cajanus cajan Linn. (Leguminosae) prevents alcohol-induced rat liver damage and augments cytoprotective function. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 118(3). 440–447. 51 indexed citations

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