Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Oklahoma State University at Stillwater 2012
  • D.V.M., N.T.R. College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram (India) 2005
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Biomarkers of lung injury in methyl isocyanate exposed rodents and pigs awarded by University of Colorado - Denver 2016 - 2021
  • Mechanisms of Itch in Poison Ivy-Induced Allergic Contact Dermatitis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2018
  • Targeting Injury Pathways to Counteract Pulmonary Agent and Vesicant Toxicity awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2018
  • Development of therapeutics for chlorine-induced airway and lung injury awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2018
  • Accelerating Inflammation Resolution to Counteract Chemical Injury awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Achanta, S, Chintagari, NR, Brackmann, M, Balakrishna, S, and Jordt, S-E. "TRPA1 and CGRP antagonists counteract vesicant-induced skin injury and inflammation." Toxicology Letters 293 (September 2018): 140-148.  Full Text
    • Achanta, S, and Jordt, S-E. "TRPA1: Acrolein meets its target." Toxicology and applied pharmacology 324 (June 2017): 45-50.  Full Text
    • Caceres, AI, Liu, B, Jabba, SV, Achanta, S, Morris, JB, and Jordt, S-E. "Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily M Member 8 channels mediate the anti-inflammatory effects of eucalyptol." British Journal of Pharmacology 174, no. 9 (May 2017): 867-879.  Full Text
    • Prasad, VGNV, Achanta, S, Tammineni, YR, Alla, GR, Thirtham, MR, and Rao, GS. "Effect of Multi Drug Resistance Protein 4 (MRP4) Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Ciprofloxacin in Normal and Rats with LPS-Induced Inflammation." European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics 41, no. 6 (December 2016): 733-741.  Full Text
    • Liu, B, Tai, Y, Achanta, S, Kaelberer, MM, Caceres, AI, Shao, X, Fang, J, and Jordt, S-E. "IL-33/ST2 signaling excites sensory neurons and mediates itch response in a mouse model of poison ivy contact allergy." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113, no. 47 (November 7, 2016): E7572-E7579.  Full Text
    • Rothenberg, C, Achanta, S, Svendsen, ER, and Jordt, S-E. "Tear gas: an epidemiological and mechanistic reassessment." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1378, no. 1 (August 2016): 96-107. (Review)  Full Text
    • Achanta, S, Sewell, A, Ritchey, JW, Broaddus, K, Bourne, DWA, Clarke, CR, and Maxwell, LK. "Anatomical and physiological basis for the allometric scaling of cisplatin clearance in dogs." Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 39, no. 3 (June 2016): 224-236.  Full Text
    • Achanta, S, and Maxwell, LK. "Reaction phenotyping of vinblastine metabolism in dogs." Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 14, no. 2 (June 2016): 161-169.  Full Text
    • Maxwell, LK, Regier, P, and Achanta, S. "Comparison of Glucosamine Absorption After Administration of Oral Liquid, Chewable, and Tablet Formulations to Dogs." Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 52, no. 2 (March 2016): 90-94.  Full Text
    • Liu, B, Tai, Y, Caceres, AI, Achanta, S, Balakrishna, S, Shao, X, Fang, J, and Jordt, S-E. "Oxidized Phospholipid OxPAPC Activates TRPA1 and Contributes to Chronic Inflammatory Pain in Mice." Plos One 11, no. 11 (January 2016): e0165200-null.  Full Text
    • Balakrishna, S, Song, W, Achanta, S, Doran, SF, Liu, B, Kaelberer, MM, Yu, Z, Sui, A, Cheung, M, Leishman, E, Eidam, HS, Ye, G, Willette, RN, Thorneloe, KS, Bradshaw, HB, Matalon, S, and Jordt, S-E. "TRPV4 inhibition counteracts edema and inflammation and improves pulmonary function and oxygen saturation in chemically induced acute lung injury." American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 307, no. 2 (July 2014): L158-L172.  Full Text
    • Achanta, S, Ngo, M, Veitenheimer, A, Maxwell, LK, and Wagner, JR. "Simultaneous quantification of vinblastine and desacetylvinblastine concentrations in canine plasma and urine samples using LC-APCI-MS/MS." Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences 913-914 (January 2013): 147-154.  Full Text
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • NEUROSCI 350: Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions 2017
  • PHARM 350: Pharmacology: Drug Actions and Reactions 2017
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  Teaching Activities

  • 2013 – 2014     Lecturer, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (CSY290a)
                            Yale University, New Haven, CT

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