Dr. Arpan Kumar Maiti
| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| Field of Specialization: | Public Health |
| Name: | Dr. Arpan Kumar Maiti |
| Official Address and Designation: | Research Associate Department of Physiology University of Kalyani Kalyani, Nadia 741 235 West Bengal |
| Telephone (O): | 91-33-25828889 |
| E-mail: | arpankumar.maiti@gmail.com |
| Duration of Grant: | Twelve Months |
| Project Title: | Angiotensin III and Peroxynitrite interactions in the Kidney |
| Abstract of Project : | |
| Angiotensin is an oligopeptide hormone and a powerful dipsogen that causes vasoconstriction, increases blood pressure, and releases aldosterone from the adrenal cortex in the kidney. During my Fulbright tenure, I propose to elucidate whether Angiotensin III is equipotent to angiotensin II in the Renin Angiotensin System at identical plasma concentrations in regard to interaction with peroxynitrite (ONOO–) in kidney inducing alterations in renal hemodynamics and excretory responses, in addition to renotoxic action leading to cell death by affecting Na+K+ATPase (Sodium-Potassium-ATPase complex) and mitochondrial functions. As major renal therapeutical agents are not fully effective in combating the renotoxic effects of ONOO- this study will help to develop new therapeutic strategies in renal diseases focusing on Angiotensin III and ONOO- interactions in the kidney. | |
| Academic Background : | |||
| Ph.D. | Physiology | University of Kalyani, Kalyani | 2010 |
| M.Sc. | Zoology | University of Kalyani, Kalyani | 2001 |
| B.Sc. | Zoology | Vidyasagar University, Midnapore | 1999 |
| Professional Background: | |||
| Research Associate | University of Kalyani, Kalyani | 2010–till date | |
| Senior Research Fellow | Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India | 2003-2006 | |
| Research Fellow | University of Calcutta, Kolkata | 2002–2003 | |
