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Ronald J. Lukas is affiliated with the Barrow Neurological Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the study of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and related neuropharmacological processes.

The scientist's main field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a specific concentration in Molecular Biology. Related subfields include Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Key topics in their research work include:

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

The scientist has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications across multiple journals.

  • Implications of Oligomeric Amyloid-Beta (oAβ42) Signaling through α7β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (nAChRs) on Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neuronal Intrinsic Excitability and Cognitive Decline (2020) - Journal of Neuroscience
  • Levo-tetrahydropalmatine inhibits α4β2 nicotinic receptor response to nicotine in cultured SH-EP1 cells (2021) - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
  • Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy associated mutations uncover important kinetic roles of α4β2-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor intracellular structures (2021) - PLoS ONE
  • Neuroprotective amyloid β N-terminal peptides differentially alter human α7- and α7β2-nicotinic acetylcholine (nACh) receptor single-channel properties (2024) - British Journal of Pharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronald J. Lukas include:

  • Andrew A. George
  • Paul Whiteaker
  • Jaime M. Vieira
  • Cameron Xavier-Jackson
  • Michael T. Gee

Their publications have appeared in specialized venues such as the Journal of Neuroscience, Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, the British Journal of Pharmacology, and PLoS ONE, reflecting a consistent engagement with journals focusing on neuroscience and pharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research

    Shannon G. Matta;David J. Balfour;Neal L. Benowitz;R. Thomas Boyd

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XX. Current Status of the Nomenclature for Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Their Subunits

    R. J. Lukas;J.-P. Changeux;N. Le Novere;E. X. Albuquerque

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors as targets for antidepressants.

    R D Shytle;A A Silver;R J Lukas;M B Newman

  • Enantioselective effects of hydroxy metabolites of bupropion on behavior and on function of monoamine transporters and nicotinic receptors.

    M. Imad Damaj;F. Ivy Carroll;J. Brek Eaton;Hernan A. Navarro

  • Characterization of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Expressed by Cells of the SH-SY5Y Human Neuroblastoma Clonal Line.

    Ronald J. Lukas;Sylvia A. Norman;Linda Lucero

  • Alterations of Alzheimer's disease in the cholesterol-fed rabbit, including vascular inflammation. Preliminary observations.

    D. Larry Sparks;Yu-Min Kuo;Alex Roher;Tim Martin

  • A Novel Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype in Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons with High Sensitivity to Amyloid Peptides

    Qiang Liu;Yao Huang;Fenqin Xue;Alain Simard

  • Effects of Chronic Nicotine Treatment on Expression of Diverse Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes. I. Dose- and Time-Dependent Effects of Nicotine Treatment

    Lei Ke;Cynthia M. Eisenhour;Merouane Bencherif;Ronald J. Lukas

  • Effects of steroid exposure on ligand binding and functional activities of diverse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes

    Lei Ke;Ronald J. Lukas

  • Mechanisms of up-regulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in clonal cell lines and primary cultures of fetal rat brain.

    M Bencherif;K Fowler;R J Lukas;P M Lippiello

  • Antidepressants Noncompetitively Inhibit Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function

    John D Fryer;Ronald J Lukas

  • Naturally-expressed nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes

    Jie Wu;Ronald J. Lukas

  • Wnt-7a Induces Presynaptic Colocalization of α7-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Hippocampal Neurons

    Ginny G. Farias;Ana Sofia Valles;Marcela Colombres;Juan A. Godoy

  • Functional expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing rat α7 subunits in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells

    Elzbieta Puchacz;Bruno Buisson;Daniel Bertrand;Ronald J. Lukas

  • Nicotinic Attenuation of Central Nervous System Inflammation and Autoimmunity

    Fu-Dong Shi;Wen-Hua Piao;Yen-Ping Kuo;Denise I. Campagnolo

  • β-Amyloid Directly Inhibits Human α4β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Heterologously Expressed in Human SH-EP1 Cells

    Jie Wu;Yen-Ping Kuo;Andrew A. George;Lin Xu

  • Characterization of Human α4β2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Stably and Heterologously Expressed in Native Nicotinic Receptor-Null SH-EP1 Human Epithelial Cells

    J. Brek Eaton;Jian Hong Peng;Katherine M. Schroeder;Andrew A. George

  • Heterogeneity and regulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

    Ronald J. Lukas;Merouane Bencherif

  • Similarity Between Rat Brain Nicotinic α‐Bungarotoxin Receptors and Stably Expressed α‐Bungarotoxin Binding Sites

    M. Quik;J. Choremis;J. Komourian;R. J. Lukas

  • Nicotine and inflammatory neurological disorders.

    Wen-Hua Piao;Denise Campagnolo;Carlos Dayao;Ronald J Lukas

  • Effects of chronic nicotinic ligand exposure on functional activity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed by cells of the PC12 rat pheochromocytoma or the TE671/RD human clonal line.

    Ronald J. Lukas

  • Dependence of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor recovery from desensitization on the duration of agonist exposure.

    Raven Reitstetter;Ronald J. Lukas;Raphael Gruener

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming D. Li
Ming D. Li Zhejiang University
Allan C. Collins
Allan C. Collins University of Colorado Boulder
Michal K. Stachowiak
Michal K. Stachowiak University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Jean-Pierre Changeux Institut Pasteur
Esa R. Korpi
Esa R. Korpi University of Helsinki
Eric C. Donny
Eric C. Donny Wake Forest University
David V. Sheehan
David V. Sheehan University of South Florida
J. Michael McIntosh
J. Michael McIntosh University of Utah
Scott C. Steffensen
Scott C. Steffensen Brigham Young University
Michele Zoli
Michele Zoli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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