Mei-Chuan Ko

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1 Most efficient cocaine hydrolase designed by virtual screening of transition states. J Am Chem Soc 2008 2.33
2 Thermostable variants of cocaine esterase for long-time protection against cocaine toxicity. Mol Pharmacol 2008 1.60
3 Design, preparation, and characterization of high-activity mutants of human butyrylcholinesterase specific for detoxification of cocaine. Mol Pharmacol 2010 1.48
4 Cocaine esterase prevents cocaine-induced toxicity and the ongoing intravenous self-administration of cocaine in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009 1.19
5 Structural analysis of thermostabilizing mutations of cocaine esterase. Protein Eng Des Sel 2010 1.10
6 Central kappa-opioid receptor-mediated antidepressant-like effects of nor-Binaltorphimine: behavioral and BDNF mRNA expression studies. Eur J Pharmacol 2007 1.09
7 Roles of μ-opioid receptors and nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide receptors in buprenorphine-induced physiological responses in primates. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012 1.07
8 Long-lasting effects of a PEGylated mutant cocaine esterase (CocE) on the reinforcing and discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011 1.06
9 Long-lasting antinociceptive spinal effects in primates of the novel nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor agonist UFP-112. Pain 2009 1.05
10 The role of central gastrin-releasing peptide and neuromedin B receptors in the modulation of scratching behavior in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011 1.00
11 Amelioration of the cardiovascular effects of cocaine in rhesus monkeys by a long-acting mutant form of cocaine esterase. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011 0.98
12 The therapeutic potential of nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor agonists as analgesics without abuse liability. ACS Chem Neurosci 2012 0.94
13 Effects of butorphanol on morphine-induced itch and analgesia in primates. Anesthesiology 2007 0.94
14 The effects of nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor agonist Ro 64-6198 and diazepam on antinociception and remifentanil self-administration in rhesus monkeys. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2010 0.89
15 Subunit stabilization and polyethylene glycolation of cocaine esterase improves in vivo residence time. Mol Pharmacol 2011 0.89
16 Effects of mu, kappa, and delta opioid receptor agonists on the function of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in monkeys. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2008 0.89
17 Physiological function of gastrin-releasing peptide and neuromedin B receptors in regulating itch scratching behavior in the spinal cord of mice. PLoS One 2013 0.88
18 PEGylation of bacterial cocaine esterase for protection against protease digestion and immunogenicity. J Control Release 2009 0.88
19 Differential effects of opioid-related ligands and NSAIDs in nonhuman primate models of acute and inflammatory pain. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013 0.87
20 Effects of a long-acting mutant bacterial cocaine esterase on acute cocaine toxicity in rats. Drug Alcohol Depend 2011 0.87
21 Effects of spinally administered bifunctional nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide receptor/μ-opioid receptor ligands in mouse models of neuropathic and inflammatory pain. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2013 0.86
22 The spinal antinociceptive effects of endomorphins in rats: behavioral and G protein functional studies. Anesth Analg 2008 0.84
23 Electrospray sample deposition for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and atmospheric pressure MALDI mass spectrometry with attomole detection limits. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2004 0.84
24 Repeated administration of a mutant cocaine esterase: effects on plasma cocaine levels, cocaine-induced cardiovascular activity, and immune responses in rhesus monkeys. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012 0.83
25 The fate of bacterial cocaine esterase (CocE): an in vivo study of CocE-mediated cocaine hydrolysis, CocE pharmacokinetics, and CocE elimination. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011 0.82
26 Pharmacokinetic evidence for the long-lasting effect of nor-binaltorphimine, a potent kappa opioid receptor antagonist, in mice. Neurosci Lett 2013 0.80
27 Pharmacological, pharmacokinetic, and primate analgesic efficacy profile of the novel bradykinin B1 Receptor antagonist ELN441958. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2007 0.76