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Amala Guha, PhD, MPH, MA

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Immunology


Academic Office Location: Immunology UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-1628
Fax:	860-679-4451
Website(s):	Complementary and Alternative Supportive Care

Overview
Publications

Dr. Guha's expertise in cancer immunology and her training in Ayurvedic medicine including herbs brings a unique blend of understanding in the field of integrative medicine. She lectures extensively on complementary and alternative medicine and has been a reviewer for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is often invited by the NIH to speak on various subjects. She teaches Ayurveda at the UConn School of Medicine and conducts work shops nationally and internationally. Dr. Guha is the editor-in-chief for the journal of "ELEMENTS: Ayurveda, Health and Nutrition." Dr. Guha is internationally known for her pioneering work in developing Ayurvedic medicine programs in U.S. medical schools. Ayurveda is the world's oldest health care system that originated in India. This 6000-year-old health care system has contributed in the understanding of holistic approach to medicine in the West. Some of its components like meditation, yoga, message, herbs and Panchakarma are in practice in this country.

Journal Articles

Interferon-induced growth arrest is mediated by membrane structural changes.
Guha, A; Mason, R P; Primorac, D; Konopaske, G; Miller, J; Sinha, P; Tulenko, T N; Hand, A Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research 1997 Nov;17(11):701-6
Induction of erythropoiesis by MHC-Mediated cognate interactions between B- and T-Cells
Guha A., Tuck D.P., Cone R.E., Dainiak N. Hematology 1997 Jan;2(1):29-38
Expression of endogenous lymphokines after preparative chemotherapy for autologous bone marrow transplantation
Guha A., Khan A., Miller J., Fere J., Clive L.J., Tmschka E.J. Experimental Hematology 1996 Jan;24(9):1105
Regulatory effect of interferon-gamma and phorbol esters on the surface expression and biosynthesis of MHC class I antigens by human leukemia cells.
Guha, A; Dainiak, N; Freedman, M; Goldschneider, I; Cone, R E Cellular immunology 1993 Oct;151(2):404-13
Expression of membrane-bound burst-promoting activity is mediated by allogeneic effector cells.
Guha, A; Tuck, D; Sorba, S; Dainiak, N Experimental hematology 1993 Sep;21(10):1335-41
IFN-gamma retards the turnover of H-2Dd antigens by splenic lymphocytes.
Guha, A; Cone, R E Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1991 Mar;146(6):1858-61
Clonal analysis of cytotoxic and regulatory T cell responses against human melanoma.
Mukherji, B; Guha, A; Chakraborty, N G; Sivanandham, M; Nashed, A L; Sporn, J R; Ergin, M T The Journal of experimental medicine 1989 Jun;169(6):1961-76
Synthesis of prostaglandin E by peritoneal macrophages from NZB/W mice.
Dore-Duffy, P; Guha, A; Rothman, B L; Zurier, R B Life sciences 1988 Jan;42(26):2669-76
Activation of autoreactive cytolytic T lymphocyte clone against human melanoma by anti-T3 monoclonal antibody and autologous accessory cells.
Tatake, R J; Guha, A; Mukherji, B Cellular immunology 1987 Aug;108(1):42-52
Cell-mediated amplification and down regulation of cytotoxic immune response against autologous human cancer.
Mukherji, B; Guha, A; Loomis, R; Ergin, M T Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1987 Mar;138(6):1987-91
The use of T cell lines as probes for studies of cytotoxic anti-tumor response and its regulation in the human system.
Mukherji, B; Tatake, R J; Guha, A; Nashed, A; Ergin, M T Progress in clinical and biological research 1987 Jan;244251-8
Suppressor cell activities in autologous human tumor systems. Suppression of tumor immunity.
Mukherji, B; Ergin, M T; Guha, A; Tatake, R T; Nashed, A L Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 1986 Dec;121(12):1404-8
Regulation of cellular immune response against autologous human melanoma. I. Evidence for cell-mediated suppression of in vitro cytotoxic immune response.
Mukherji, B; Wilhelm, S A; Guha, A; Ergin, M T Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1986 Mar;136(5):1888-92
Regulation of cellular immune response against autologous human melanoma. II. Mechanism of induction and specificity of suppression.
Mukherji, B; Nashed, A L; Guha, A; Ergin, M T Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 1986 Mar;136(5):1893-8
Spontaneous in vitro transformation of human fibroblasts.
Mukherji, B; MacAlister, T J; Guha, A; Gillies, C G; Jeffers, D C; Slocum, S K Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1984 Sep;73(3):583-93

Conference Papers

Leukemia cell derived factor (LDF) induces hematopoiesis.
Guha, A; Dibrino, M; Shields, M J; Coligan, J E Leukemia 1995 Oct;9 Suppl 1(SUPPL. 1):S102-5
Modulation of hematopoiesis by lymphocyte membrane-derived components.
Guha, A; Mason, R P; Chen, L; Tuck, D P; Dainiak, N Leukemia 1994 Apr;8 Suppl 1(SUPPL.1):S227-30
Expression of a negative regulator of human erythropoiesis by fluidized lymphocyte plasma membranes.
Dainiak, N; Guha, A; Silva, M; Sorba, S; Armstrong, M J Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991 Jan;628212-21
Inhibition of hematopoiesis in vitro with the Lym-1 monoclonal antibody.
Tuck, D; Silva, M; Sorba, S; Guha, A; Abraham, K I; Schochat, D; Dainiak, N Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991 Jan;628182-4
Inhibition of major histocompatibility complex class I antigen shedding up-regulates the surface expression of class I antigens on the lymphocyte cell surface.
Guha, A; Dainiak, N; Cone, R E Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1991 Jan;628354-61