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Diabetes, Epigenetics, Cardiovascular and renal Complications
India, United States

Activities

Employment (4)

City of Hope: Duarte, CA, US

2021-09 to present | Postdoctoral Fellow (Diabetes Complications and Metabolism)
Employment
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Vajir Malek

Syngene International Ltd: Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

2021-03 to 2021-08 | Research Investigator (Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK))
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Vajir Malek

Kashiv Biosciences LLC: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

2019-08 to 2021-03 | Associate Scientist (New Chemical Entity (NCE) Development)
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Vajir Malek

Birla Institute of Technology and Science: Pilani, Rajasthan, IN

2014-09-28 to 2015-01-11 | Junior Research Fellow
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Vajir Malek

Education and qualifications (3)

Birla Institute of Technology and Science: Pilani, Rajasthan, IN

2015-01-12 to present | Ph.D. (Pharmacy)
Education
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Vajir Malek

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research: Sas Nagar, Punjab, IN

2012-07-15 to 2014-06-30 | M.S. (Pharm.) (Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Education
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Vajir Malek

L. M. College of Pharmacy: Ahmedabad, Gujarat , IN

2008-07-01 to 2012-05-01 | B.Pharm (Pharmacy)
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Vajir Malek

Funding (1)

ICMR-SRF

2018-04 to present | Salary award
Indian Council of Medical Research (Delhi, IN)
GRANT_NUMBER:

45/10/2018-PHA/BMS/OL

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Vajir Malek

Works (24)

Palmitic Acid–Induced Long Noncoding RNA <i>PARAIL</i> Regulates Inflammation via Interaction With RNA-Binding Protein ELAVL1 (ELAV Like RNA-Binding Protein 1) in Monocytes and Macrophages

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
2023-04-27 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1079-5642
Part of ISSN: 1524-4636
Contributors: Vinay Tanwar; Marpadga A Reddy; Sadhan Das; Vishnu Amaram Samara; Maryam Abdollahi; Suchismita Dey; Vajir Malek; Rituparna Ganguly; Kenneth Stapleton; Linda Lanting et al.
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Vajir Malek
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Potential of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Modulations in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Old Players to New Hope!

Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology
2020-09-27 | Book chapter
Part of ISSN: 0303-4240
Part of ISSN: 1617-5786
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Vajir Malek

Concurrent neprilysin inhibition and renin-angiotensin system modulations prevented diabetic nephropathy

Life Sciences
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85061543842

Contributors: Malek, V.; Sharma, N.; Sankrityayan, H.; Gaikwad, A.B.
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Vajir Malek via Scopus - Elsevier

Angiotensin II type 2 receptor and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 mediate ischemic renal injury in diabetic and non-diabetic rats.

Life sciences
2019-08-27 | Journal article
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Vajir Malek

Simultaneous Inhibition of Neprilysin and Activation of ACE2 Prevented Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

Pharmacological Reports
2019-05-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1734-1140
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Vajir Malek

Histone acetylation regulates natriuretic peptides and neprilysin gene expressions in diabetic cardiomyopathy and nephropathy.

Current molecular pharmacology
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Malek V; Sharma N; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Telmisartan and thiorphan combination treatment attenuates fibrosis and apoptosis in preventing diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Cardiovascular research
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Malek V; Bhanudas Gaikwad A
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Esculetin ameliorates insulin resistance and type 2 diabetic nephropathy through reversal of histone H3 acetylation and H2A lysine 119 monoubiquitination

Journal of Functional Foods
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85020033727

Contributors: Kadakol, A.; Malek, V.; Goru, S.K.; Pandey, A.; Sharma, N.; Gaikwad, A.B.
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Vajir Malek via Scopus - Elsevier
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Esculetin ameliorates vascular perturbation by intervening in the occupancy of H2BK120Ub at At1, At2, Tgfβ1 and Mcp1 promoter gene in thoracic aorta of IR and T2D rats.

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
2017-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Kadakol A; Goru SK; Malek V; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Telmisartan and esculetin combination ameliorates type 2 diabetic cardiomyopathy by reversal of H3, H2A, and H2B histone modifications.

Indian journal of pharmacology
2017-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Kadakol A; Malek V; Goru SK; Pandey A; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Diminazene aceturate prevents nephropathy by increasing glomerular ACE2 and AT2 receptor expression in a rat model of type1 diabetes.

British Journal of Pharmacology
2017-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Goru SK; Kadakol A; Malek V; Pandey A; Sharma N; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Neprilysin inhibitors: A new hope to halt the diabetic cardiovascular and renal complications?

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
2017-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Malek V; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Esculetin ameliorates hepatic fibrosis in high fat diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by regulation of FoxO1 mediated pathway.

Pharmacological reports : PR
2017-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Pandey A; Raj P; Goru SK; Kadakol A; Malek V; Sharma N; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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H2AK119 monoubiquitination regulates Angiotensin II receptor mediated macrophage infiltration and renal fibrosis in type 2 diabetic rats.

Biochimie
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Pandey A; Goru SK; Kadakol A; Malek V; Sharma N; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Histone H2AK119 and H2BK120 mono-ubiquitination modulate SET7/9 and SUV39H1 in type 1 diabetes-induced renal fibrosis.

The Biochemical journal
2016-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Goru SK; Kadakol A; Pandey A; Malek V; Sharma N; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Activation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) attenuates allergic airway inflammation in rat asthma model.

Toxicology and applied pharmacology
2016-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Dhawale VS; Amara VR; Karpe PA; Malek V; Patel D; Tikoo K
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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FoxO1 Inhibitors: The Future Medicine for Metabolic Disorders?

Current diabetes reviews
2016-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Pandey A; Kumar GS; Kadakol A; Malek V; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Esculetin reverses histone H2A/H2B ubiquitination, H3 dimethylation, acetylation and phosphorylation in preventing type 2 diabetic cardiomyopathy

Journal of Functional Foods
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84938864455

Contributors: Kadakol, A.; Malek, V.; Goru, S.K.; Pandey, A.; Gaikwad, A.B.
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Vajir Malek via Scopus - Elsevier
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Insulin sensitizing and cardioprotective effects of Esculetin and Telmisartan combination by attenuating Ang II mediated vascular reactivity and cardiac fibrosis.

European journal of pharmacology
2015-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Kadakol A; Pandey A; Goru SK; Malek V; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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NFAT inhibitor tributylhexadecylphosphoniumbromide, ameliorates high fructose induced insulin resistance and nephropathy.

Chemico-biological interactions
2015-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Sanghavi M; Vajir M; Kumar S; Tikoo K
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Differential regulation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 and nuclear factor-κB by angiotensin II receptor subtypes in type 2 diabetic kidney.

Biochimie
2015-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Pandey A; Goru SK; Kadakol A; Malek V; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Esculetin attenuates alterations in Ang II and acetylcholine mediated vascular reactivity associated with hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia.

Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2015-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Kadakol A; Malek V; Goru SK; Pandey A; Bagal S; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Nanoparticles: A Neurotoxicological Perspective.

CNS & neurological disorders drug targets
2015-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Pandey A; Malek V; Prabhakar V; Kulkarni YA; Gaikwad AB
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Tissue specific up regulation of ACE2 in rabbit model of atherosclerosis by atorvastatin: role of epigenetic histone modifications.

Biochemical pharmacology
2014-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Tikoo K; Patel G; Kumar S; Karpe PA; Sanghavi M; Malek V; Srinivasan K
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Vajir Malek via Europe PubMed Central
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Peer review (28 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Biochemical and biophysical research communications. (1)
Review activity for Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy. (2)
Review activity for Drug discovery today. (1)
Review activity for European journal of pharmacology. (13)
Review activity for Life sciences. (4)
Review activity for Pathology, research and practice. (1)
Review activity for Vascular pharmacology. (6)