Kent E. Vrana

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
193 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Kent E. Vrana is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kent E. Vrana has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 39 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Kent E. Vrana's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (41 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (36 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers). Kent E. Vrana is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (41 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (36 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers). Kent E. Vrana collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Kent E. Vrana's co-authors include Willard M. Freeman, Sean Kumer, Stephen J. Walker, Heather D. VanGuilder, Alan H. Stokes, Robert Roskoski, Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Teresa G. Hastings, Michael Aschner and Daniel J. Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kent E. Vrana

189 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Twenty-Five Years of Quantitative PCR for Gene Expression Analysis

2008 877 citations Heather D. VanGuilder, Kent E. Vrana et al. profile →
Quantitative RT-PCR: Pitfalls and Potential

1999 872 citations Willard M. Freeman, Kent E. Vrana et al. profile →
Intricate Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity and Gene Expression

1996 596 citations Sean Kumer, Kent E. Vrana Journal of Neurochemistry profile →
Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis, Cannabidiol, and Cannabinoid-Based Pharmaceuticals

2022 160 citations Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Kent E. Vrana et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Insights into the voltage-gated sodium channel, NaV1.8, and its role in visceral pain perception 2024 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kent E. Vrana, Víctor Ruiz-Velasco, Matthew Coates	7
2	Effects of cannabidiol, with and without ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol, on anxiety-like behavior following alcohol withdrawal in mice 2024 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), Alexandra Evans, (unknown), (unknown), Dongxiao Sun, Terrence E. Murphy, Kent E. Vrana, Amy C. Arnold, Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Yuval Silberman	3
3	Neuronally enriched microvesicle RNAs are differentially expressed in the serums of Parkinson’s patients 2023 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), Havell Markus, Mechelle M. Lewis, Vishal Midya, Kent E. Vrana, Xuemei Huang, Molly A. Hall, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa	7
4	Chronic Cannabigerol as an Effective Therapeutic for Cisplatin-Induced Neuropathic Pain 2023 ·Pharmaceuticals ·Rahul Nachnani, Diana E. Sepúlveda, (unknown), Shouhao Zhou, Nicholas Graziane, Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Kent E. Vrana	13
5	Abdominal Pain in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Review 2023 ·Crohn s & Colitis 360 ·Matthew Coates, Kofi Clarke, Emmanuelle Williams, (unknown), Sanjay Kumar Yadav, (unknown), Vitaly Gordin, (unknown), Kent E. Vrana, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	11
6	Inhibition of Sphingosine Kinase Activity Enhances Immunogenic Cell Surface Exposure of Calreticulin Induced by the Synthetic Cannabinoid 5-epi-CP-55,940 2021 ·Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research ·Jeremy A. Hengst, (unknown), Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Kent E. Vrana, Jong K. Yun	6
7	Symptoms and Extraintestinal Manifestations in Active Cannabis Users with Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2021 ·Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research ·Matthew Coates, (unknown), Vonn Walter, August Stuart, Nana Bernasko, Andrew Tinsley, (unknown), Emmanuelle Williams, Kofi Clarke, Kent E. Vrana	5
8	Evaluating the Antinociceptive Efficacy of Cannabidiol Alone or in Combination with Morphine Using the Formalin Test in Male and Female Mice 2021 ·Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research ·Diana E. Sepúlveda, Daniel P. Morris, Wesley M. Raup‐Konsavage, Dongxiao Sun, Kent E. Vrana, Nicholas Graziane	18
9	Exposure to environmental enrichment attenuates addiction-like behavior and alters molecular effects of heroin self-administration in rats 2018 ·Neuropharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), Niran Hadad, (unknown), Dustin R. Masser, (unknown), (unknown), Georgina V. Bixler, David R. Stanford, Kent E. Vrana, Patricia S. Grigson, Willard M. Freeman	29
10	Influence of Parental Monitoring, Sensation Seeking, Expected Social Benefits, and Refusal Efficacy on Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Chinese Adolescents 2016 ·Medicine ·(unknown), Qingfeng Wu, Chengwu Yang, Kent E. Vrana, (unknown), Longyu Yang, Hui Zhang, (unknown), Jiang Li, (unknown), Jie Gong, Yaqiong Yan, Zengzhen Wang	7
11	Elsevier's integrated review pharmacology 2012 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Mark Kester, Kelly Dowhower Karpa, Kent E. Vrana	17
12	A retrospective chart review to identify perinatal factors associated with food allergies 2012 ·Nutrition Journal ·Kelly Dowhower Karpa, Ian M. Paul, (unknown), (unknown), Nurgul Carkaci‐Salli, Kent E. Vrana, David T. Mauger, Tracy Fausnight, (unknown)	23
13	Plasma proteomic alterations in non-human primates and humans after chronic alcohol self-administration 2011 ·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Willard M. Freeman, Heather D. VanGuilder, (unknown), John H. Krystal, Kathleen A. Grant, Kent E. Vrana	13
14	Propagation of Undifferentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells with Nano-Liposomal Ceramide 2008 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Ugur Salli, Todd E. Fox, Nurgul Carkaci‐Salli, Arati Sharma, Gavin P. Robertson, Mark Kester, Kent E. Vrana	16
15	Human Embryonic and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Express Different Nuclear Proteomes 2008 ·Stem Cells and Development ·(unknown), (unknown), Willard M. Freeman, Ugur Salli, Timothy M. Ritty, Kent E. Vrana	14
16	Nuclear Proteomics and Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells 2007 ·Stem Cells and Development ·(unknown), Ugur Salli, Kent E. Vrana	14
17	Embryonic Stem Cells from Parthenotes 2006 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·José B. Cibelli, Kerrianne Cunniff, Kent E. Vrana	32
18	Functional genomics of cocaine in non-human primates and rats 2000 ·The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts ·Willard M. Freeman, Daniel J. Robertson, Karen Brebner, Wendy J. Lynch, Susan H. Nader, Michael A. Nader, (unknown), (unknown), Linda J. Porrino, David P. Friedman, (unknown), Dale Roberts, Kent E. Vrana	1
19	p‐Ethynylphenylalanine 2000 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Alan H. Stokes, (unknown), (unknown), Hadassah Tamir, Michael D. Gershon, Paul Butkerait, Bernd Kayser, Janina Altman, Wolfgang Beck, Kent E. Vrana	20
20	Tyrosine mRNA is expressed in human substantia nigra 1997 ·Molecular Brain Research ·(unknown), Alan H. Stokes, Willard M. Freeman, Sean Kumer, Brent A. Vogt, Kent E. Vrana	185

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