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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology is at the forefront of research into the effects
of drugs (synthetics as well as natural phytochemicals) on biological systems with a view to
understand the mechanisms on the human body. Pre-clinical research in the Department aims
to examine cellular and molecular pathways in living systems as the first step towards drug
development.

Research activities in the department :

In-vitro and in-vivo drug screening, and development of phytopharmaceuticals, herbal and
nutraceutical products from the medicinal plants of NE India in the following thrust areas:

 Cancer and its complications (Bone resorption)
 Diabetes and its complications mainly nephropathy, cardiomyopathy and neuropathy

 Inflammatory diseases: Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcerative colitis and psoriasis
 Neurodegenerative diseases: Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease

 Alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases
 Cardio-Renal Pharmacology
 Infectious diseases: Malaria
 Respiratory diseases: Asthma, COPD and Lung fibrosis

 Toxicological studies as per OECD guidelines

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