Prof. N. K. Lohiya, Ph.D., FNASc, FAMS
Nationality:
Indian
Contact:
Prof. N. K. Lohiya, Ph.D,
FNASc, FAMS
Reproductive
Physiology Section
Department of Zoology
University of Rajasthan
Jaipur - 302 004
INDIA
Tel No. : 91-141-2701809,
2703552 (O)
91-141-2710071 (R)
Fax
No. 91-141-2710880; 2701809
e-mail : lohiyank@hotmail.com
Main research interest and subjects
of articles you wish to review:
a)
Male Reproduction
b)
Contraception (Herbal, Chemical, Hormonal, Vas based)
c)
Reproductive Toxicology
Publications: Total number of publications : 144
1.
Srivastava, S., Ansari, A.S.,
and Lohiya, N.K. Ultrastructure of langur monkey epididymidis prior to and
following vasectomy and vasovasostomy.
European J. Morph. 38(1) : 24-33, 2000.
2.
Lohiya, N.K., Manivannan, B.
and Mishra, P.K. Repeated vas occlusion and non-invasive reversal with styrene
maleic anhydride for male contraception in langur monkeys. International
Journal of Andrology 23(1): 36-42, 2000.
3.
Lohiya, N.K., Pathak, N., Mishra,
P.K. and Manivannan, B. Contraceptive evaluation and toxicological study of
aqueous extract of the seeds of Carica
papaya in male rabbits. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 70(1): 17-27, 2000.
4.
Mishra, P.K., Pathak, N.,
Manivannan, B. and Lohiya, N.K. Screening for the hormonal properties of the
chloroform extract of Carica papaya
Linn. seeds for antifertility investigations. Natural Product Sciences 6(1) : 5-10, 2000.
5.
Pathak, N., Mishra, P.K.,
Manivannan, B and Lohiya, N.K. Sterility due to inhibition of sperm motility by
oral administration of benzene chromatographic fraction of the chloroform
extract of the seeds of Carica papaya
in rats. Phytomedicine 7(4) : 325-333, 2000.
6.
Lohiya, N.K., Kothari, L.K.,
Manivannan, B., Mishra, P.K. and Pathak, N. Human sperm immobilization effect
of Carica papaya seed extracts : an in vitro study. Asian Journal of
Andrology 2(2) : 103-109, 2000.
7.
Lohiya, N.K., Manivannan, B.,
Mishra, P.K. and Pathak, N. Vas
deferens, a site of male contraception : an over view. Asian Journal of
Andrology 3(2) : 87-95, 2001.
8.
Lohiya, N.K., Manivannan, B.,
Mishra, P.K. and Pathak, N. (2001): Non-invasive reversible vas occlusion with
styrene maleic anhydride: A possible alternative to vasectomy. In: Sexual and
Reproductive Health: Recent Advances, Future Directions Vol II, C P Puri &
P F A Van Look (eds.). New Age International (P) Ltd., Mumbai; pp 249-268.
9.
Lohiya, N.K. and Ansari, A.S.
(2001): Tolnidamine as male contraceptive agent. In: Advances in Human and
Animal Reproduction, Commemoration Volume, Jiwaji University, Gwalior; pp
256-266.
10.
Lohiya, N.K., Manivannan, B., Mishra, P.K. and
Pathak, N. (2001): Prospects of developing a plant based male contraceptive
pill. In: Current Status in Fertility Regulation : Indigenous and Modern
Approaches, S R Chowdhury, C M Gupta & V P Kamboj (eds.). Central Drug
Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow; pp 99-119.
11.
Manivannan, B., Mishra,
P.K., Pathak, N., Sriram,
S., Bhande, S.S., Panneerdoss, S. and Lohiya N. K.
(2002): Current advances in male contraception. In : Reproductive Biology and
Comparative Endocrinology, M. A.
Akbarsha (ed). Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappali; pp 23-24.
12.
Lohiya, N.K., Manivannan, B.,
Mishra, P.K., Pathak, N., Sriram, S., Bhande, S.S. and Panneerdoss, S. Chloroform extract of Carica
papaya seeds induces long-term reversible azoospermia in langur monkey. Asian Journal of Andrology 4(1): 17-26, 2002.
13.
Kathuria,
S.R., Nath, R., Pal, R., Singh,
O., Fischer, R., Lohiya, N.K. and Talwar, G.P. Functional recombinant
antibodies against human chorionic gonadotropin expressed in plants. Current
Science 82: 1452-1457, 2002.
14.
Lohiya, N. K., Manivannan, B. and Mishra, P. K.
Andrological investigations for the assessment of infertility. In: Current
Views on Fertility Management. A. Krishna. S. K. Singh & V. Tripathi (eds).
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; pp 97-117, 2003.
15.
Kamal, R., Gupta, R.S. and Lohiya, N.K. Plants for male
fertility regulation (Review article).
Phytotherapy Research, 17(6): 579-590, 2003.
16.
Mishra,
P. K., Manivannan,
B., Pathak, N., Sriram, S., Bhande, S. S., Panneerdoss, S. and Lohiya, N. K. Status of spermatogenesis and sperm
parameters in langur monkeys following long- term vas occlusion with styrene
maleic anhydride. Journal of Andrology
24(4): 501-509, 2003.
17.
Sudha, R., Anantharaman, L.,
Sivaram, M.V.S., Mirsamadi, N., Choudhury, D., Lohiya, N.K., Gupta, R.B. and
Roy, R.P. Linkage of interactions in sickle hemoglobin fiber assembly:
Inhibitory effect emanating from mutations in the AB region of the alpha chain
is annulled by a mutation at its EF corner. Journal of Biological Chemistry,
279 (19): 20018-20027, 2004.
18.
Manivannan, B., Mishra, P. K., Pathak, N., Sriram,
S., Bhande, S. S.,
Panneerdoss, S. and Lohiya N. K. Ultrastructural changes in the testis and epididymis of
rats following treatment with the benzene chromatographic fraction of the
chloroform extract of the seeds of Carica papaya. Phytotherapy Research, 18(4): 285-289, 2004.
19.
Lohiya, N. K., Mishra, P. K.
Pathak, N., Manivannan, B., Bhande, S. S.,
Panneerdoss S., Sriram, S. Efficacy
trial on the purified compounds of the seeds of Carica papaya for male contraception in albino rat. Reproductive
Toxicology: (2005) In Press
20.
Lohiya, N. K., Manivannan, B.,
Mishra, P. K. Sriram, S., Bhande, S. S.,
Panneerdoss S. Pre-clinical evaluation for
non-invasive reversal following long-term vas occlusion with styrene maleic
anhydride in langur monkeys. Contraception: (2005) In Press
21.
Manivannan, B., Bhande, S.
S., Panneerdoss S., Sriram, S., Lohiya, N. K. Safety evaluation of long-term
vas occlusion with styrene maleic anhydride and its non-invasive reversal on
accessory reproductive organs in langurs. Asian Journal of Andrology: (2005) In
Press
22.
Lohiya, N. K., Manivannan, B., Bhande, S.S., Panneerdoss, S., Shipra Garg. Perspectives of
Contraceptive Choices for Men. Invited Review: Indian Journal of Experimental
Biology (2005) In Press.
23.
Lohiya N. K., Manivannan B., Sharma R. S., Panneerdoss S., Garg S. Langur Monkey, Presbytis
entellus entellus – An Animal Model for the Study of Human Reproduction.
In: Development and Challenges of National Primate Centre for Biomedical
Research. C. P. Puri & N. K. Ganguly (eds). NIRRH, Mumbai; pp 279-290, 2005
International conferences attended in the last 5 years:
1. International
Conference on Adolescent Reproductive Health: Evidence and Programme
Implications for South Asia organized by the Indian Society for the Study of
Reproduction and Fertility/Institute for Research in Reproduction (ISSRF/IRR),
Mumbai, November 1-4, 2000.
2.
Indo-US Workshop on Male
Contraceptive Research and the Role of Men in Reproductive Health, during
October 20-21, 2003 organized by National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi,
India.
3.
Symposium on Expanding
Contraceptive Choices: International and Indian Experiences and their
Implications for Polices and Programmes, during December 7-10, 2003 organized
by National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, India.
4.
International Conference
and XIV Annual Meeting of the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and
Fertility (ISSRF), during January 23-25, 2004, organized by the Department of
Molecular Reproduction and Developmental Genetics, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, India.
5.
International Symposium on
Microbicides in Development and their Potential for Prevention of Sexually
Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy organized by National Institute for
Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, India.
6.
Aushadhi – 2004,
International Seminar on Plant Based Medicine, organized by National Institute
of Ayurveda, Jaipur, October 25-27, 2004.
7.
International symposium on
advances and challenges in reproductive health research in the post genomic
era, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, January
9-12, 2005.
Editorial Positions:
Corresponding
Editor: Asian Journal of Andrology, China
Other
Professional Activities:
1.
Nominated member of the Centre Management Committee
(CMC) for SIF-EM Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi, by the Department of Science and
Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India for three
years, July, 2000.
2.
Elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of
Sciences, India, in the year 2000, based on significant contribution in the
field of reproductive biology and fertility regulation.
3.
Convener- Academic Committee of the West-Zone
Vice-Chancellor’s Conference organized by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur,
October 13-14, 2000.
4.
Appointed as a Member of the American Biographical
Institute’s (ABI’s) Research Board of Advisors, December 2000.
5.
Selected for inclusion of biographical-note in
Reference Asia, Asia’s Who’s Who of Men and Women of Achievement, Millennium
Edition 2000.
6.
Selected for inclusion of biography in the Who’s Who
in the world, 18th Edition, 2001.
7.
Bharat Mata Award Conferred by Astrological Research
Project, Kolkata, January, 2001.
8.
Nominated as Member of the Expert Committee in
Reproductive Biology by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government
of India, for a period of two years, vide letter dated 31 July, 2002
9.
Nominated Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee
of the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai by the
Director General, ICMR, New Delhi, September, 2002
10. Elected
as a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), New Delhi, India, 2003.
11. Nominated
Member of the Joint Working Group (JWG) for the Indo-US Programme on
Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Research (CRHR) by the Government of
India, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, New
Delhi, July 2004.