Vivek R. Nerurkar

West Nile virus infection modulates human brain microvascular endothelial cells tight junction proteins and cell adhesion molecules: Transmigration across the in vitro blood-brain barrier

Saguna Verma, Yeung Y. Lo, Moti Chapagain et al. · Virology · 2009 · 246 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Neuroscience +16

West Nile virus-induced disruption of the blood–brain barrier in mice is characterized by the degradation of the junctional complex proteins and increase in multiple matrix metalloproteinases

Kelsey Roe, Mukesh Kumar, Stephanie Lum et al. · Journal of General Virology · 2012 · 175 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Neuroscience +17

Reversal of West Nile virus-induced blood–brain barrier disruption and tight junction proteins degradation by matrix metalloproteinases inhibitor

Saguna Verma, Mukesh Kumar, Ulziijargal Gurjav et al. · Virology · 2009 · 145 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Neuroscience +14

Momordica charantia (bitter melon) attenuates high-fat diet-associated oxidative stress and neuroinflammation

Pratibha V. Nerurkar, Lisa M Johns, Lance Martinez Buesa et al. · Journal of Neuroinflammation · 2011 · 138 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Pro-inflammatory cytokines derived from West Nile virus (WNV)-infected SK-N-SH cells mediate neuroinflammatory markers and neuronal death

Mukesh Kumar, Saguna Verma, Vivek R. Nerurkar · Journal of Neuroinflammation · 2010 · 123 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17