Mechanism of action of barbiturates

IK Ho, RA Harris - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 1981 - annualreviews.org
Despite the widespread use of barbiturates and their clear potential for abuse, little is known
of their neurochemical mechanisms of action. Our purpose is to review the neurochemical …

Sex differences in opioid analgesia and addiction: interactions among opioid receptors and estrogen receptors

CWS Lee, IK Ho - Molecular pain, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Opioids are widely used as the pain reliever and also notorious for being addictive drugs.
Sex differences in the opioid analgesia and addiction have been reported and investigated in …

Sex differences in high‐fat diet‐induced obesity, metabolic alterations and learning, and synaptic plasticity deficits in mice

…, LC Lin, CP Chen, CT Chen, KC Liang, IK Ho… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a potential risk factor for cognitive deficits in the elder humans. Using a high‐fat
diet (HFD)–induced obese mouse model, we investigated the impacts of HFD on obesity, …

Medical mistrust among women with intersecting marginalized identities: a scoping review

IK Ho, TA Sheldon, E Botelho - Ethnicity & Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this scoping review is to synthesize knowledge about medical mistrust and
health among women who occupy other marginalized identities; namely women who also …

Microaggressions and female athletes

ER Kaskan, IK Ho - Sex Roles, 2016 - Springer
Using a combination of scholarly literature and media reports, this paper classifies instances
of subtle bias, or microaggressions, toward female athletes in the United States. We identify …

Rectal indomethacin reduces pancreatitis in high-and low-risk patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

…, N Ahmad, V Chandrasekhara, GG Ginsberg, IK Ho… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Rectal indomethacin reduces the risk of pancreatitis after endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Most studies of its efficacy included high-risk …

Sexual harassment and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Asian and White women

IK Ho, KT Dinh, SA Bellefontaine… - Journal of Aggression …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual harassment is a prevalent problem that has been associated with negative
psychological and physical health outcomes. Although sexual harassment has been linked to …

Healthcare utilization and indirect burden among families of pediatric patients with chronic pain

IK Ho, KR Goldschneider, S Kashikar-Zuck… - Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Chronic pain is associated with substantial direct and indirect costs in adulthood.
Chronic pain problems are also common in childhood, but little is known about the costs of …

Interactions of ginsenosides with ligand-bindings of GABA (A) and GABA (B) receptors.

…, HS Kim, HM Rheu, KW Oh, IK Ho - General …, 1994 - europepmc.org
1. Total saponin fraction decreased the affinity of specific [3H] muscimol binding without
changes in Bmax. Ginsenoside Rb1 Rb2, Rc, Re, Rf and Rg1 inhibited the specific [3H] …

Genetic polymorphisms in CYP3A4 are associated with withdrawal symptoms and adverse reactions in methadone maintenance patients

CH Chen, SC Wang, HH Tsou, IK Ho, JN Tian… - …, 2011 - Future Medicine
Aim: Methadone maintenance therapy is one of the standard treatments for heroin addiction.
The isozyme CYP3A4 of the CYP system is one of the metabolic enzymes, as well as …