Smitha Karunakaran

Activation of apoptosis signal regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) and translocation of death‐associated protein, Daxx, in substantia nigra pars compacta in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease: protection by α‐lipoic acid

Smitha Karunakaran, Latha Diwakar, Uzma Saeed et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2007 · 141 citations

Apoptosis, Cell Death, Apoptosis Signal +18

Aβ mediates F-actin disassembly in dendritic spines leading to cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease

Reddy Peera Kommaddi, Debajyoti Das, Smitha Karunakaran et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2017 · 138 citations · Full text

Selective Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Dopaminergic Neurons of Substantia Nigra Leads to Nuclear Translocation of p53 in 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine-Treated Mice

Smitha Karunakaran, Uzma Saeed, Mamata Mishra et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2008 · 131 citations · Full text

PV plasticity sustained through D1/5 dopamine signaling required for long-term memory consolidation

Smitha Karunakaran, Ananya Chowdhury, Flavio Donato et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2016 · 119 citations

D1/5 Dopamine Signaling, Synaptic Plasticity, Cognitive Science +12

Activation of p38 MAPK in the substantia nigra leads to nuclear translocation of NF‐κB in MPTP‐treated mice: implication in Parkinson’s disease

Smitha Karunakaran, Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath · Journal of Neurochemistry · 2009 · 82 citations

Mptp‐treated Mice, Cell Death, P38 Mapk +19