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Melanie E. M. Kelly

Melanie E. M. Kelly

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
5198
World Ranking
8174
National Ranking
479

Overview

Melanie E. M. Kelly is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. Their research spans materials science and medicine, with a particular focus on materials chemistry and pharmacology.

The main themes of their work include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and cannabis and cannabinoid research. Additional topics addressed in their research cover immune cell function and interaction, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, phenothiazines and benzothiazines synthesis and activities, as well as healthcare and venom research.

Kelly has contributed to several recent publications. These include:

  • Selective CB2 Receptor Agonist, HU-308, Reduces Systemic Inflammation in Endotoxin Model of Pneumonia-Induced Acute Lung Injury, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Topical analgesics for acute corneal pain: current options and emerging therapeutics, 2023, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
  • Amelioration of Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis in Mice through Oral Administration of Palmitoylethanolamide, 2024, Biomedicines
  • CCDC 1861407: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CCDC 1861417: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2021, The Cambridge Structural Database

The Cambridge Structural Database stands out as a frequent venue for Kelly's contributions, alongside other journals such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, and Biomedicines.

Throughout this body of work, Kelly has collaborated with a set of frequent coauthors including Anna-Maria Szczesniak, Sumanta Garai, Luciana M. Leo, Dow P. Hurst, and Peter C. Schaffer.

Best Publications

  • Allosteric and orthosteric pharmacology of cannabidiol and cannabidiol-dimethylheptyl at the type 1 and type 2 cannabinoid receptors.

    Mylyne Tham;Orhan Yilmaz;Mariam Alaverdashvili;Melanie E M Kelly

  • Mitogen-Activated Protein and Tyrosine Kinases in the Activation of Astrocyte Volume-Activated Chloride Current

    Valérie Crépel;William Panenka;Melanie E. M. Kelly;Brian A. MacVicar

  • Carbenoxolone Inhibition of Voltage-Gated Ca Channels and Synaptic Transmission in the Retina

    John P. Vessey;Melanie R. Lalonde;Hossein A. Mizan;Nicole C. Welch

  • Effect of Intraocular Pressure on Optic Disc Topography, Electroretinography, and Axonal Loss in a Chronic Pressure-Induced Rat Model of Optic Nerve Damage

    Balwantray C. Chauhan;Jingyi Pan;Michele L. Archibald;Terry L. LeVatte

  • Model of endothelin-1-induced chronic optic neuropathy in rat

    Balwantray C. Chauhan;Terry L. LeVatte;Christine A. Jollimore;Paula K. Yu

  • Type 1 cannabinoid receptor ligands display functional selectivity in a cell culture model of striatal medium spiny projection neurons

    Robert B. Laprairie;Amina M. Bagher;Melanie E.M. Kelly;Denis J. Dupré

  • The Ca(2+) channel antagonists mibefradil and pimozide inhibit cell growth via different cytotoxic mechanisms.

    Gabriel E. Bertolesi;Chanjuan Shi;Lindsy Elbaum;Christine Jollimore

  • LIGAND AND HETERODIMER DIRECTED SIGNALING OF THE CB1 CANNABINOID RECEPTOR

    Brian D. Hudson;Terence E. Hébert;Melanie E. M. Kelly

  • Structure, expression and regulation of the cannabinoid receptor gene (CB1) in Huntington's disease transgenic mice

    Elizabeth A. McCaw;Haibei Hu;Geraldine T. Gomez;Andrea L. O. Hebb

  • Structural and Functional Neuroprotection in Glaucoma: Role of Galantamine-Mediated Activation of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    M. Almasieh;Y. Zhou;M. E. Kelly;C. Casanova

  • Enantiospecific Allosteric Modulation of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor.

    Robert B. Laprairie;Pushkar M. Kulkarni;Jeffrey R. Deschamps;Melanie E. M. Kelly

  • Physical and functional interaction between CB1 cannabinoid receptors and β2-adrenoceptors

    Brian D Hudson;Terence E Hébert;Melanie E M Kelly

  • Calcium channels at the photoreceptor synapse.

    Steven Barnes;Melanie E. M. Kelly

  • Biased Type 1 Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling Influences Neuronal Viability in a Cell Culture Model of Huntington Disease.

    Robert B Laprairie;Amina M Bagher;Melanie E M Kelly;Eileen M Denovan-Wright

  • The Cannabinoids Δ8THC, CBD, and HU-308 Act via Distinct Receptors to Reduce Corneal Pain and Inflammation.

    Dinesh Thapa;Elizabeth A. Cairns;Anna-Maria Szczesniak;James T. Toguri

  • Agonist-dependent cannabinoid receptor signalling in human trabecular meshwork cells.

    B T McIntosh;B Hudson;S Yegorova;C A B Jollimore

  • Effects of minocycline and tetracycline on retinal ganglion cell survival after axotomy.

    D.C. Baptiste;K.J. Powell;C.A.B. Jollimore;C. Hamilton

  • A GPR18-based signalling system regulates IOP in murine eye.

    Meggie D. Caldwell;Sherry Shu Jung Hu;Suresh Viswanathan;Heather Bradshaw

  • T-Type Calcium Channel α1G and α1H Subunits in Human Retinoblastoma Cells and Their Loss After Differentiation

    Kazuyuki Hirooka;Gabriel E. Bertolesi;Melanie E. M. Kelly;Eileen M. Denovan-Wright

  • Purinergic regulation of cation conductances and intracellular Ca2+ in cultured rat retinal pigment epithelial cells.

    Jennifer S. Ryan;William H. Baldridge;Melanie E. M. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes University of California, Los Angeles
Adriana Di Polo
Adriana Di Polo University of Montreal
Gerald W. Zamponi
Gerald W. Zamponi University of Calgary
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University
Brian A. MacVicar
Brian A. MacVicar University of British Columbia

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