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Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
10662
World Ranking
10468
National Ranking
4545

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen is affiliated with Temple University in the United States and has a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work primarily engages with molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with additional contributions to physiology, neurology, and pharmacology.

The researcher has explored numerous topics across their publications, including:

  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research

Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen's recent papers include:

  • "Characterization of a Knock-In Mouse Line Expressing a Fusion Protein of κ Opioid Receptor Conjugated with tdTomato: 3-Dimensional Brain Imaging via CLARITY," 2020, eNeuro
  • "Comparison of Pharmacological Properties between the Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist Nalfurafine and 42B, Its 3-Dehydroxy Analogue: Disconnect between in Vitro Agonist Bias and in Vivo Pharmacological Effects," 2020, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • "Fundamentals of the Dynorphins/Kappa Opioid Receptor System: From Distribution to Signaling and Function," 2021, Handbook of experimental pharmacology
  • "Preclinical Studies on Nalfurafine (TRK-820), a Clinically Used KOR Agonist," 2021, Handbook of experimental pharmacology
  • "Signaling underlying kappa opioid receptor-mediated behaviors in rodents," 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience

The researcher has published multiple works in several key venues, including:

  • Handbook of experimental pharmacology
  • Neuropharmacology
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Research Square

Frequent collaborators in their research include Chongguang Chen, Peng Huang, Danni Cao, Yan Zhang, and Kathryn Bland.

Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen also contributed to book publications, notably with Springer Science+Business Media publishing The Kappa Opioid Receptor in 2021.

The researcher received recognition as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral oxycodone in healthy human subjects: Role of circulating active metabolites

    Bojan Lalovic;Bojan Lalovic;Bojan Lalovic;Evan Kharasch;Evan Kharasch;Evan Kharasch;Christine Hoffer;Christine Hoffer;Christine Hoffer;Linda Risler;Linda Risler;Linda Risler

  • Comparison of Pharmacological Activities of Buprenorphine and Norbuprenorphine: Norbuprenorphine Is a Potent Opioid Agonist

    Peng Huang;George B. Kehner;Alan Cowan;Lee Yuan Liu-Chen

  • Comparison of pharmacological activities of three distinct kappa ligands (Salvinorin A, TRK-820 and 3FLB) on kappa opioid receptors in vitro and their antipruritic and antinociceptive activities in vivo.

    Yulin Wang;Kang Tang;Saadet Inan;Daniel J. Siebert

  • Molecular cloning and expression of a rat kappa opioid receptor.

    Shuixing Li;Jinmin Zhu;Chongguang Chen;Yung-Wu Chen

  • U50,488H-induced internalization of the human kappa opioid receptor involves a beta-arrestin- and dynamin-dependent mechanism. Kappa receptor internalization is not required for mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.

    Jian-Guo Li;Lai-Yi Luo;Jason G. Krupnick;Jeffrey L. Benovic

  • The association of NHERF adaptor proteins with g protein-coupled receptors and receptor tyrosine kinases.

    Edward J. Weinman;Randy A. Hall;Peter A. Friedman;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

  • Heterodimerization and cross-desensitization between the μ-opioid receptor and the chemokine CCR5 receptor

    Chongguang Chen;Jin Li;George Bot;Imre Szabo

  • Mouse model of OPRM1 (A118G) polymorphism has sex-specific effects on drug-mediated behavior

    Stephen D. Mague;Carolina Isiegas;Peng Huang;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

  • Immunohistochemical evidence for a substance P-containing trigeminovascular pathway to pial arteries in cats

    Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen;Marc R. Mayberg;Michael A. Moskowitz;Michael A. Moskowitz

  • Activation of the cloned human kappa opioid receptor by agonists enhances [35S]GTPgammaS binding to membranes: determination of potencies and efficacies of ligands.

    Jinmin Zhu;Lai-Yi Luo;Jian-Guo Li;Chongguang Chen

  • Differential binding domains of peptide and non-peptide ligands in the cloned rat kappa opioid receptor.

    Ji-Chun Xue;Chongguang Chen;Jinmin Zhu;S. Kunapuli

  • Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin-binding Phosphoprotein-50/Na+/H+ Exchanger Regulatory Factor (EBP50/NHERF) Blocks U50,488H-induced Down-regulation of the Human κ Opioid Receptor by Enhancing Its Recycling Rate *

    Jian-Guo Li;Chongguang Chen;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

  • In vitro release of immunoreactive substance P from putative afferent nerve endings in bovine pia arachnoid.

    M.A. Moskowitz;M.A. Moskowitz;M. Brody;L.-Y. Liu-Chen;L.-Y. Liu-Chen

  • Mephedrone ('bath salt') elicits conditioned place preference and dopamine-sensitive motor activation.

    Renata Lisek;Wei Xu;Ekaterina Yuvasheva;Yi-Ting Chiu

  • Mutational Analysis of Gβγ and Phospholipid Interaction with G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 2

    Christopher V. Carman;Larry S. Barak;Chongguang Chen;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

  • Dual ultrastructural immunocytochemical labeling of mu and delta opioid receptors in the superficial layers of the rat cervical spinal cord.

    Peter Y Cheng;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen;Virginia M Pickel

  • 6′-Guanidinonaltrindole (6′-GNTI) Is a G Protein-biased κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist That Inhibits Arrestin Recruitment

    Marie-Laure Rives;Mary Rossillo;Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen;Jonathan A. Javitch

  • Cloning of a human κ opioid receptor from the brain

    Jinmin Zhu;Chongguang Chen;Ji-Chun Xue;Satya Kunapuli

  • A common single nucleotide polymorphism A118G of the μ opioid receptor alters its N-glycosylation and protein stability.

    Peng Huang;Chongguang Chen;Stephen D. Mague;Julie A. Blendy

  • Co-localization of retrogradely transported wheat germ agglutinin and the putative neurotransmitter substance P within trigeminal ganglion cells projecting to cat middle cerebral artery.

    Lee‐Yuan Liu‐Chen;Steven A. Gillespie;Thorkild V. Norregaard;Michael A. Moskowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Cohen
Bruce M. Cohen Harvard University
William A. Carlezon
William A. Carlezon Harvard University
Ellen M. Unterwald
Ellen M. Unterwald Temple University
Michael A. Moskowitz
Michael A. Moskowitz Harvard University
Satya P. Kunapuli
Satya P. Kunapuli Temple University
Harel Weinstein
Harel Weinstein Cornell University
Matthias Mann
Matthias Mann Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Thomas J. Rogers
Thomas J. Rogers Temple University
Julie A. Blendy
Julie A. Blendy University of Pennsylvania
Stefan Schulz
Stefan Schulz Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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