Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Opioid, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Medicine, Neuropathic pain, and Nociception.
Terpenes from Cannabis sativa induce antinociception in a mouse model of chronic neuropathic pain via activation of adenosine A2A receptors
Select Minor Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa Are Cannabimimetic and Antinociceptive in a Mouse Model of Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Inhibiting spinal cord-specific hsp90 isoforms reveals a novel strategy to improve the therapeutic index of opioid treatment
The role of opioid receptors in modulating Alzheimer’s Disease
HSP90 inhibition in the mouse spinal cord enhances opioid signaling by suppressing an AMPK-mediated negative feedback loop
Design and Synthesis of Brain Penetrant Glycopeptide Analogues of PACAP With Neuroprotective Potential for Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinsonism
The natural product argentatin C attenuates postoperative pain via inhibition of voltage‐gated sodium and T‐type voltage‐gated calcium channels
Inhibition of HSP90 Preserves Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity after Cortical Spreading Depression
Age-Induced Changes in µ-Opioid Receptor Signaling in the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray of Male and Female Rats
Discovery of κ Opioid Receptor (KOR)-Selective <scp>d</scp>-Tetrapeptides with Improved <i>In Vivo</i> Antinociceptive Effect after Peripheral Administration
Cannabis sativa terpenes are cannabimimetic and selectively enhance cannabinoid activity
Analgesic Potential of Terpenes Derived from Cannabis sativa
Strategies towards safer opioid analgesics—A review of old and upcoming targets
Antagonism of the mu-delta opioid receptor heterodimer enhances opioid antinociception by activating Src and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II signaling
Synthesis and Pharmacology of a Novel μ–δ Opioid Receptor Heteromer-Selective Agonist Based on the Carfentanyl Template
Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relationships of 5′-Aryl-14-alkoxypyridomorphinans: Identification of a μ Opioid Receptor Agonist/δ Opioid Receptor Antagonist Ligand with Systemic Antinociceptive Activity and Diminished Opioid Side Effects
Inhibition of Hsp90 in the spinal cord enhances the antinociceptive effects of morphine by activating an ERK-RSK pathway
Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors block the antinociceptive effects of opioids in mouse chemotherapy-induced neuropathy and cancer bone pain models
The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Regulating Receptor Signal Transduction
Comprehensive molecular pharmacology screening reveals potential new receptor interactions for clinically relevant opioids
A Novel Mu-Delta Opioid Agonist Demonstrates Enhanced Efficacy With Reduced Tolerance and Dependence in Mouse Neuropathic Pain Models
Targeting the CaVα–CaVβ interaction yields an antagonist of the N-type CaV2.2 channel with broad antinociceptive efficacy
Reversal of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain by the Small-Molecule Natural Product Physalin F via Block of CaV2.3 (R-Type) and CaV2.2 (N-Type) Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels
On resin click-chemistry-mediated synthesis of novel enkephalin analogues with potent anti-nociceptive activity
TAK1 activation of alpha-TAT1 and microtubule hyperacetylation control AKT signaling and cell growth
Betulinic acid, derived from the desert lavender Hyptis emoryi, attenuates paclitaxel-, HIV-, and nerve injury–associated peripheral sensory neuropathy via block of N- and T-type calcium channels
Synthesis and Evaluation of a Novel Bivalent Selective Antagonist for the Mu-Delta Opioid Receptor Heterodimer that Reduces Morphine Withdrawal in Mice
(−)-Hardwickiic Acid and Hautriwaic Acid Induce Antinociception via Blockade of Tetrodotoxin-Sensitive Voltage-Dependent Sodium Channels
A Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist Blocks Bone Cancer Pain Without Altering Bone Loss, Tumor Size, or Cancer Cell Proliferation in a Mouse Model of Cancer-Induced Bone Pain
Kappa opioid receptor antagonists: A possible new class of therapeutics for migraine prevention