Affiliations

Co-Chair, Workforce Development
Director, Hatos Center for Neuropharmacology
Member, CTSI, Center for Addictive Behaviors, Neuroscience GPB Home Area
Investigator, Center for Translational Technologies

Biography

Christopher Evans received his Ph.D. from Imperial College London, conducting his thesis research on endorphins and enkephalins, at the Medical Research Council Institute in Mill Hill. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University, Dr. Evans joined the UCLA faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science. His research accomplishments have included identification of a number of novel endogenous opioid peptides and the cloning of the first opioid receptor. Dr. Evans was Director of the UCLA Brain Research Institute from 2004-2017 and is the Stefan Hatos Professor directing the Shirley and Stefan Hatos Center for Neurophamacology in the UCLA Semel Institute. Dr. Evans is also director of a NIH-funded center – The Center for Opioid Receptors and Drugs of Abuse or CSORDA. CSORDA, with continuous NIH funding for over 30 years. The aims of CSORDA are to understand the action of opioid drugs such as morphine and heroin at the molecular, cellular and behavioral levels.

Publications

View a up-to-date publication list: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/collections/48826753/?sort=date

A selected list of publications:

• Pradhan Amynah, Smith Monique, McGuire Brenna, Evans Christopher, Walwyn Wendy   Chronic inflammatory injury results in increased coupling of delta opioid receptors to voltage-gated Ca2+ channels Molecular pain, 2013; 9(4): 8.
• Williams John T, Ingram Susan L, Henderson Graeme, Chavkin Charles, von Zastrow Mark, Schulz Stefan, Koch Thomas, Evans Christopher J, Christie Macdonald J   Regulation of μ-opioid receptors: desensitization, phosphorylation, internalization, and tolerance Pharmacological reviews, 2013; 65(1): 223-54.
• Mittal Nitish, Tan Miao, Egbuta Onyemachi, Desai Nina, Crawford Cynthia, Xie Cui-Wei, Evans Christopher, Walwyn Wendy   Evidence that Behavioral Phenotypes of Morphine in β-arr2-/- Mice Are Due to the Unmasking of JNK Signaling Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2012; 10(2): .
• Matynia Anna, Parikh Sachin, Chen Bryan, Kim Paul, McNeill David S, Nusinowitz Steven, Evans Christopher, Gorin Michael B   Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells are the primary but not exclusive circuit for light aversion Experimental eye research, 2012; 105(23): 60-9.
• Pradhan Amynah A, Smith Monique L, Kieffer Brigitte L, Evans Christopher J   Ligand-directed signalling within the opioid receptor family British journal of pharmacology, 2012; 167(5): 960-9.
• Piault Elisabeth, Doshi Sameepa, Brandt Barbara A, Angün Colpan, Evans Christopher J, Bergqvist Agneta, Trocio Jeffrey   Linguistic validation of translation of the self-assessment goal achievement (saga) questionnaire from English Health and quality of life outcomes, 2012; 10: 40.
• Romero-Calderón Rafael, O’Hare Elizabeth D, Suthana Nanthia A, Scott-Van Zeeland Ashley A, Rizk-Jackson Angela, Attar Aida, Madsen Sarah K, Ghiani Cristina A, Evans Christopher J, Watson Joseph B   Project brainstorm: using neuroscience to connect college students with local schools PLoS biology, 2012; 10(4): e1001310.
• Ma Yao-Ying, Cepeda Carlos, Chatta Payush, Franklin Lana, Evans Christopher J, Levine Michael S   Regional and cell-type-specific effects of DAMGO on striatal D1 and D2 dopamine receptor-expressing medium-sized spiny neurons ASN neuro, 2012; 4(2): .
• Washburn Lorraine R, Zekzer Dan, Eitan Shoshana, Lu Yuxin, Dang Hoa, Middleton Blake, Evans Christopher J, Tian Jide, Kaufman Daniel L   A potential role for shed soluble major histocompatibility class I molecules as modulators of neurite outgrowth PloS one, 2011; 6(3): e18439.
• Lasch Kathryn F, Evans Christopher J, Schatell Dori   A qualitative analysis of patient-reported symptoms of anemia Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association, 2011; 36(6): 621-4, 631-2; quiz 633.
• Lam Hoa, Maga Matthew, Pradhan Amynah, Evans Christopher J, Maidment Nigel T, Hales Tim G, Walwyn Wendy   Analgesic tone conferred by constitutively active mu opioid receptors in mice lacking β-arrestin 2 Molecular pain, 2011; 7(8): 24.
• Evans Christopher J, Chiou Chiun-Fang, Fitzgerald Kristina A, Evans William J, Ferrell Betty R, Dale William, Fried Linda P, Gandra Shravanthi R, Dennee-Sommers Brooke, Patrick Donald L   Development of a new patient-reported outcome measure in sarcopenia Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2011; 12(3): 226-33.
• Brubaker Linda, Khullar Vik, Piault Elisabeth, Evans Christopher J, Bavendam Tamara, Beach James, Yeh Yating, Kopp Zoe S, Kelleher Con J, Trocio Jeffrey   Goal attainment scaling in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: development and pilot testing of the Self-Assessment Goal Achievement (SAGA) questionnaire International urogynecology journal, 2011; 22(8): 937-46.
• Ng-Mak Daisy S, Fitzgerald Kristina A, Norquist Josephine M, Banderas Benjamin F, Nelsen Linda M, Evans Christopher J, Healy Cynthia G, Ho Tony W, Bigal Marcelo   Key concepts of migraine postdrome: a qualitative study to develop a post-migraine questionnaire Headache, 2011; 51(1): 105-17.
• Poole Daniel P, Pelayo Juan-Carlos, Scherrer Gregory, Evans Christopher J, Kieffer Brigitte L, Bunnett Nigel W   Localization and regulation of fluorescently labeled delta opioid receptor, expressed in enteric neurons of mice Gastroenterology, 2011; 141(3): 982-991.e1-8.
• Pradhan Amynah A A, Walwyn Wendy, Nozaki Chihiro, Filliol Dominique, Erbs Eric, Matifas Audrey, Evans Christopher, Kieffer Brigitte L   Ligand-directed trafficking of the δ-opioid receptor in vivo: two paths toward analgesic tolerance The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2010; 30(49): 16459-68.
• Escande-Beillard Nathalie, Washburn Lorraine, Zekzer Dan, Wu Zhongqi-Phyllis, Eitan Shoshy, Ivkovic Sonja, Lu Yuxin, Dang Hoa, Middleton Blake, Bilousova Tina V, Yoshimura Yoshitaka, Evans Christopher J, Joyce Sebastian, Tian Jide, Kaufman Daniel L   Neurons preferentially respond to self-MHC class I allele products regardless of peptide presented Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2010; 184(2): 816-23.
• Walwyn Wendy M, Miotto Karen A, Evans Christopher J   Opioid pharmaceuticals and addiction: the issues, and research directions seeking solutions Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010; 108(3): 156-65.
• Iguchi Martin Y, Evans Christopher J   What neurobiology tells us about addiction Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2010; 105(5): 793-5; discussion 795-6.
• Walwyn Wendy, John Scott, Maga Matthew, Evans Christopher J, Hales Tim G   Delta receptors are required for full inhibitory coupling of mu-receptors to voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons Molecular pharmacology, 2009; 76(1): 134-43.
• Hofford Rebecca S, Hodgson Stephen R, Roberts Kris W, Bryant Camron D, Evans Christopher J, Eitan Shoshana   Extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation in the amygdala mediates elevated plus maze behavior during opioid withdrawal Behavioural pharmacology, 2009; 20(7): 576-83.
• Yu Y Joy, Arttamangkul Seksiri, Evans Christopher J, Williams John T, von Zastrow Mark   Neurokinin 1 receptors regulate morphine-induced endocytosis and desensitization of mu-opioid receptors in CNS neurons The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2009; 29(1): 222-33.
• Kieffer Brigitte L, Evans Christopher J   Opioid receptors: from binding sites to visible molecules in vivo Neuropharmacology, 2009; 56 Suppl 1(1): 205-12.
• Bryant Camron D, Roberts Kristofer W, Culbertson Christopher S, Le Alan, Evans Christopher J, Fanselow Michael S   Pavlovian conditioning of multiple opioid-like responses in mice Drug and alcohol dependence, 2009; 103(1-2): 74-83.
• Marquez Paul, Bebawy David, Lelièvre Vincent, Coûté Anne-Claire, Evans Christopher J, Waschek James A, Lutfy Kabirullah   The role of endogenous PACAP in motor stimulation and conditioned place preference induced by morphine in mice Psychopharmacology, 2009; 204(3): 457-63.
• Tan Miao, Walwyn Wendy M, Evans Christopher J, Xie Cui-Wei   p38 MAPK and beta-arrestin 2 mediate functional interactions between endogenous micro-opioid and alpha2A-adrenergic receptors in neurons The Journal of biological chemistry, 2009; 284(10): 6270-81.
• Piault Elisabeth, Evans Christopher J, Espindle Derek, Kopp Zoe, Brubaker Linda, Abrams Paul   Development and validation of the Overactive Bladder Satisfaction (OAB-S) Questionnaire Neurourology and urodynamics, 2008; 27(3): 179-90.
• Wassum Kate M, Evans Christopher J   International Narcotics Research Conference – 39th Annual Meeting IDrugs : the investigational drugs journal, 2008; 11(9): 646-9.
• Gioiosa, L.Chen, X.Watkins, R.Klanfer, N.Bryant, C. D.Evans, C. J.Arnold, A. P.   Sex chromosome complement affects nociception in tests of acute and chronic exposure to morphine in mice Horm Behav, 2008; 53(1): 124-30.
• Walwyn, W. Evans, C. J. Hales, T. G.   Beta-arrestin2 and c-Src regulate the constitutive activity and recycling of mu opioid receptors in dorsal root ganglion neurons J Neurosci, 2007; 27(19): 5092-104.
• Parthan Anju, Evans Christopher J, Le Kim   Chronic low back pain: epidemiology, economic burden and patient-reported outcomes in the USA Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research, 2006; 6(3): 359-69.
• Evans Christopher J, Parthan Anju, Le Kim   Economic and humanistic burden of fibromyalgia in the USA Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research, 2006; 6(3): 303-14.
• Kho, S. T. Lopez, I. A. Evans, C. Ishiyama, A. Ishiyama, G.   Immunolocalization of orphanin FQ in rat cochlea Brain Res, 2006; 1113(1): 146-52.
• Bryant Camron D, Roberts Kristofer W, Byun Janet S, Fanselow Michael S, Evans Christopher J   Morphine analgesic tolerance in 129P3/J and 129S6/SvEv mice Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2006; 85(4): 769-79.
• Walwyn, W. M. Wei, W. Xie, C. W. Chiu, K. Kieffer, B. L. Evans, C. J. Maidment, N. T.   Mu opioid receptor-effector coupling and trafficking in dorsal root ganglia neurons Neuroscience, 2006; 142(2): 493-503.
• Bryant Camron D, Eitan Shoshana, Sinchak Kevin, Fanselow Michael S, Evans Christopher J   NMDA receptor antagonism disrupts the development of morphine analgesic tolerance in male, but not female C57BL/6J mice American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2006; 291(2): R315-26.
• Walwyn Wendy, Maidment Nigel T, Sanders Matthew, Evans Christopher J, Kieffer Brigitte L, Hales Tim G   Induction of delta opioid receptor function by up-regulation of membrane receptors in mouse primary afferent neurons Molecular pharmacology, 2005; 68(6): 1688-98.
• Evans Christopher J, Trudeau Elyse, Mertzanis Polyxane, Marquis Patrick, Peña Beatriz M, Wong Josephine, Mayne Tracy   Development and validation of the Pain Treatment Satisfaction Scale (PTSS): a patient satisfaction questionnaire for use in patients with chronic or acute pain Pain, 2004; 112(3): 254-66.
• Walwyn, W. M. Keith, D. E., Jr. Wei, W. Tan, A. M. Xie, C. W. Evans, C. J. Kieffer, B. L. Maidment, N. T.   Functional coupling, desensitization and internalization of virally expressed mu opioid receptors in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons from mu opioid receptor knockout mice Neuroscience, 2004; 123(1): 111-21.
• Evans Christopher J   Health and work productivity assessment: state of the art or state of flux? Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2004; 46(6 Suppl): S3-11.
• Evans Christopher J   Secrets of the opium poppy revealed Neuropharmacology, 2004; 47 Suppl 1(6 Suppl): 293-9.
• Eitan, S. Bryant, C. D. Saliminejad, N. Yang, Y. C. Vojdani, E. Keith, D., Jr. Polakiewicz, R. Evans, C. J.   Brain region-specific mechanisms for acute morphine-induced mitogen-activated protein kinase modulation and distinct patterns of activation during analgesic tolerance and locomotor sensitization J Neurosci, 2003; 23(23): 8360-9.
• Lutfy, K. Eitan, S. Bryant, C. D. Yang, Y. C. Saliminejad, N. Walwyn, W. Kieffer, B. L. Takeshima, H. Carroll, F. I. Maidment, N. T. Evans, C. J.   Buprenorphine-induced antinociception is mediated by mu-opioid receptors and compromised by concomitant activation of opioid receptor-like receptors J Neurosci, 2003; 23(32): 10331-7.
• Charles, A. C. Mostovskaya, N. Asas, K. Evans, C. J. Dankovich, M. L. Hales, T. G.   Coexpression of delta-opioid receptors with micro receptors in GH3 cells changes the functional response to micro agonists from inhibitory to excitatory Mol Pharmacol, 2003; 63(1): 89-95.
• Li, Y. Eitan, S. Wu, J. Evans, C. J. Kieffer, B. Sun, X. Polakiewicz, R. D.   Morphine induces desensitization of insulin receptor signaling Mol Cell Biol, 2003; 23(17): 6255-66.
• Reeve, J. R., Jr. Keire, D. A. Coskun, T. Green, G. M. Evans, C. Ho, F. J. Lee, T. D. Davis, M. T. Shively, J. E. Solomon, T. E.   Synthesis of biologically active canine CCK-58 Regul Pept, 2003; 113(1-3): 71-7.
• Arjomand, J. Cole, S. Evans, C. J.   Novel orphanin FQ/nociceptin transcripts are expressed in human immune cells J Neuroimmunol, 2002; 130(1-2): 100-8.
• Kieffer Brigitte L, Evans Christopher J   Opioid tolerance-in search of the holy grail Cell, 2002; 108(5): 587-90.
• Zaki, P. A. Keith, D. E., Jr. Thomas, J. B. Carroll, F. I. Evans, C. J.   Agonist-, antagonist-, and inverse agonist-regulated trafficking of the delta-opioid receptor correlates with, but does not require, G protein activation J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 2001; 298(3): 1015-20.
• Arjomand, J. Evans, C. J.   Differential splicing of transcripts encoding the orphanin FQ/nociceptin precursor J Neurochem, 2001; 77(3): 720-9.
• Ishiyama, A. Ishiyama, G. Baloh, R. W. Evans, C. J.   Heroin-induced reversible profound deafness and vestibular dysfunction Addiction, 2001; 96(9): 1363-4.
• Evans, C. J.   Agonist selective mu-opioid receptor trafficking in rat central nervous system Mol Psychiatry, 2000; 5(2): 121.
• Piros, E. T. Charles, R. C. Song, L. Evans, C. J. Hales, T. G.   Cloned delta-opioid receptors in GH(3) cells inhibit spontaneous Ca(2+) oscillations and prolactin release through K(IR) channel activation J Neurophysiol, 2000; 83(5): 2691-8.
• Melone, M. Brecha, N. C. Sternini, C. Evans, C. Conti, F.   Etorphine increases the number of mu-opioid receptor-positive cells in the cerebral cortex Neuroscience, 2000; 100(3): 439-43.
• Zaki, P. A. Keith, D. E., Jr. Brine, G. A. Carroll, F. I. Evans, C. J.   Ligand-induced changes in surface mu-opioid receptor number: relationship to G protein activation? J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 2000; 292(3): 1127-34.
• Rabizadeh, S. Ye, X. Sperandio, S. Wang, J. J. Ellerby, H. M. Ellerby, L. M. Giza, C. Andrusiak, R. L. Frankowski, H. Yaron, Y. Moayeri, N. N. Rovelli, G. Evans, C. J. Butcher, L. L. Nolan, G. P. Assa-Munt, N. Bredesen, D. E.   Neurotrophin dependence domain: a domain required for the mediation of apoptosis by the p75 neurotrophin receptor J Mol Neurosci, 2000; 15(3): 215-29.
• Charles, A. C. Piros, E. T. Evans, C. J. Hales, T. G.   L-type Ca2+ channels and K+ channels specifically modulate the frequency and amplitude of spontaneous Ca2+ oscillations and have distinct roles in prolactin release in GH3 cells J Biol Chem, 1999; 274(11): 7508-15.
• Lo, E. H. Pierce, A. R. Matsumoto, K. Kano, T. Evans, C. J. Newcomb, R.   Alterations in K+ evoked profiles of neurotransmitter and neuromodulator amino acids after focal ischemia-reperfusion Neuroscience, 1998; 83(2): 449-58.
• Monteillet-Agius, G. Fein, J. Anton, B. Evans, C. J.   ORL-1 and mu opioid receptor antisera label different fibers in areas involved in pain processing J Comp Neurol, 1998; 399(3): 373-83.
• Murray, S. R. Evans, C. J. von Zastrow, M.   Phosphorylation is not required for dynamin-dependent endocytosis of a truncated mutant opioid receptor J Biol Chem, 1998; 273(39): 24987-91.
• Unterwald, E. M. Anton, B. To, T. Lam, H. Evans, C. J.   Quantitative immunolocalization of mu opioid receptors: regulation by naltrexone Neuroscience, 1998; 85(3): 897-905.
• Keith, D. E. Anton, B. Murray, S. R. Zaki, P. A. Chu, P. C. Lissin, D. V. Monteillet-Agius, G. Stewart, P. L. Evans, C. J. von Zastrow, M.   mu-Opioid receptor internalization: opiate drugs have differential effects on a conserved endocytic mechanism in vitro and in the mammalian brain Mol Pharmacol, 1998; 53(3): 377-84.
• Rocha, L. L. Evans, C. J. Maidment, N. T.   Amygdala kindling modifies extracellular opioid peptide content in rat hippocampus measured by microdialysis J Neurochem, 1997; 68(2): 616-24.
• Yu, T. P. Fein, J. Phan, T. Evans, C. J. Xie, C. W.   Orphanin FQ inhibits synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation in rat hippocampus Hippocampus, 1997; 7(1): 88-94.
• Olive, M. F. Anton, B. Micevych, P. Evans, C. J. Maidment, N. T.   Presynaptic versus postsynaptic localization of mu and delta opioid receptors in dorsal and ventral striatopallidal pathways J Neurosci, 1997; 17(19): 7471-9.
• Gylys, K. H. Tran, N. Magendzo, K. Zaki, P. Evans, C. J.   cAMP decreases steady-state levels of delta-opioid receptor mRNA in NG108-15 cells Neuroreport, 1997; 8(9-10): 2369-72.
• Sternini, C. Spann, M. Anton, B. Keith, D. E., Jr. Bunnett, N. W. von Zastrow, M. Evans, C. Brecha, N. C.   Agonist-selective endocytosis of mu opioid receptor by neurons in vivo Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1996; 93(17): 9241-6.
• Anton, B. Fein, J. To, T. Li, X. Silberstein, L. Evans, C. J.   Immunohistochemical localization of ORL-1 in the central nervous system of the rat J Comp Neurol, 1996; 368(2): 229-51.
• Zhu, J. Yin, J. Law, P. Y. Claude, P. A. Rice, K. C. Evans, C. J. Chen, C. Yu, L. Liu-Chen, L. Y.   Irreversible binding of cis-(+)-3-methylfentanyl isothiocyanate to the delta opioid receptor and determination of its binding domain J Biol Chem, 1996; 271(3): 1430-4.
• Tian, J. Clare-Salzler, M. Herschenfeld, A. Middleton, B. Newman, D. Mueller, R. Arita, S. Evans, C. Atkinson, M. A. Mullen, Y. Sarvetnick, N. Tobin, A. J. Lehmann, P. V. Kaufman, D. L.   Modulating autoimmune responses to GAD inhibits disease progression and prolongs islet graft survival in diabetes-prone mice Nat Med, 1996; 2(12): 1348-53.
• Keith, D. E. Murray, S. R. Zaki, P. A. Chu, P. C. Lissin, D. V. Kang, L. Evans, C. J. von Zastrow, M.   Morphine activates opioid receptors without causing their rapid internalization J Biol Chem, 1996; 271(32): 19021-4.
• Keith, D. E., Jr. Evans, C. J.   Mu opioid receptor-like sequences are present throughout vertebrate evolution J Mol Evol, 1996; 43(3): 179-84.
• Johnson, J. Chen, T. K. Rickman, D. W. Evans, C. Brecha, N. C.   Multiple gamma-Aminobutyric acid plasma membrane transporters (GAT-1, GAT-2, GAT-3) in the rat retina J Comp Neurol, 1996; 375(2): 212-24.
• Li, X. Keith, D. E., Jr. Evans, C. J.   Multiple opioid receptor-like genes are identified in diverse vertebrate phyla FEBS Lett, 1996; 397(1): 25-9.
• Rocha, L. Maidment, N. T. Evans, C. J. Ackermann, R. F. Engel, J., Jr.   Opioid peptide release and mu-receptor binding during amygdala kindling in rats: regional discordances Epilepsy Res Suppl, 1996; 12(number): 215-28.
• Rocha, L. Briones, M. Ackermann, R. F. Anton, B. Maidment, N. T. Evans, C. J. Engel, J., Jr.   Pentylenetetrazol-induced kindling: early involvement of excitatory and inhibitory systems Epilepsy Res, 1996; 26(1): 105-13.
• Trapaidze, N. Keith, D. E. Cvejic, S. Evans, C. J. Devi, L. A.   Sequestration of the delta opioid receptor. Role of the C terminus in agonist-mediated internalization J Biol Chem, 1996; 271(46): 29279-85.
• Befort, K. Tabbara, L. Bausch, S. Chavkin, C. Evans, C. Kieffer, B.   The conserved aspartate residue in the third putative transmembrane domain of the delta-opioid receptor is not the anionic counterpart for cationic opiate binding but is a constituent of the receptor binding site Mol Pharmacol, 1996; 49(2): 216-23.
• Piros, E. T. Prather, P. L. Law, P. Y. Evans, C. J. Hales, T. G.   Voltage-dependent inhibition of Ca2+ channels in GH3 cells by cloned mu- and delta-opioid receptors Mol Pharmacol, 1996; 50(4): 947-56.
• Piros, E. T. Prather, P. L. Loh, H. H. Law, P. Y. Evans, C. J. Hales, T. G.   Ca2+ channel and adenylyl cyclase modulation by cloned mu-opioid receptors in GH3 cells Mol Pharmacol, 1995; 47(5): 1041-9.
• Milligan, C. E. Webster, L. Piros, E. T. Evans, C. J. Cunningham, T. J. Levitt, P.   Induction of opioid receptor-mediated macrophage chemotactic activity after neonatal brain injury J Immunol, 1995; 154(12): 6571-81.
• Olive, M. F. Bertolucci, M. Evans, C. J. Maidment, N. T.   Microdialysis reveals a morphine-induced increase in pallidal opioid peptide release Neuroreport, 1995; 6(8): 1093-6.
• Prather, P. L. McGinn, T. M. Erickson, L. J. Evans, C. J. Loh, H. H. Law, P. Y.   Ability of delta-opioid receptors to interact with multiple G-proteins is independent of receptor density J Biol Chem, 1994; 269(33): 21293-302.
• Law, P. Y. McGinn, T. M. Wick, M. J. Erikson, L. J. Evans, C. Loh, H. H.   Analysis of delta-opioid receptor activities stably expressed in CHO cell lines: function of receptor density? J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 1994; 271(3): 1686-94.
• Mastrogiacomo, A. Evans, C. J. Gundersen, C. B.   Antipeptide antibodies against a Torpedo cysteine-string protein J Neurochem, 1994; 62(3): 873-80.
• Kaufman, D. L. Xia, Y. R. Keith, D. E., Jr. Newman, D. Evans, C. J. Lusis, A. J.   Localization of the delta-opioid receptor gene to mouse chromosome 4 by linkage analysis Genomics, 1994; 19(2): 405-6.
• Rocha, L. Maidment, N. T. Evans, C. J. Ackermann, R. F. Engel, J., Jr.   Microdialysis reveals changes in extracellular opioid peptide levels in the amygdala induced by amygdaloid kindling stimulation Exp Neurol, 1994; 126(2): 277-83.
• Reeve, J. R., Jr. Eysselein, V. E. Ho, F. J. Chew, P. Vigna, S. R. Liddle, R. A. Evans, C.   Natural and synthetic CCK-58. Novel reagents for studying cholecystokinin physiology Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1994; 713(number): 11-21.
• Liu, Y. Schweitzer, E. S. Nirenberg, M. J. Pickel, V. M. Evans, C. J. Edwards, R. H.   Preferential localization of a vesicular monoamine transporter to dense core vesicles in PC12 cells J Cell Biol, 1994; 127(5): 1419-33.
• Von Zastrow, M. Keith, D. E., Jr. Evans, C. J.   Agonist-induced state of the delta-opioid receptor that discriminates between opioid peptides and opiate alkaloids Mol Pharmacol, 1993; 44(1): 166-72.
• Keith, D. E., Jr. Anton, B. Evans, C. J.   Characterization and mapping of a delta opioid receptor clone from NG108-15 cells Proc West Pharmacol Soc, 1993; 36(number): 299-306.
• Ruppert, C. Sandrasagra, A. Anton, B. Evans, C. Schweitzer, E. S. Tobin, A. J.   Rat-1 fibroblasts engineered with GAD65 and GAD67 cDNAs in retroviral vectors produce and release GABA J Neurochem, 1993; 61(2): 768-71.
• Evans, C. J. Keith, D. E., Jr. Morrison, H. Magendzo, K. Edwards, R. H.   Cloning of a delta opioid receptor by functional expression Science, 1992; 258(5090): 1952-5.
• Maidment, N. T. Siddall, B. J. Rudolph, V. R. Erdelyi, E. Evans, C. J.   Dual determination of extracellular cholecystokinin and neurotensin fragments in rat forebrain: microdialysis combined with a sequential multiple antigen radioimmunoassay Neuroscience, 1991; 45(1): 81-93.
• Wagner, J. J. Evans, C. J. Chavkin, C.   Focal stimulation of the mossy fibers releases endogenous dynorphins that bind kappa 1-opioid receptors in guinea pig hippocampus J Neurochem, 1991; 57(1): 333-43.
• Madden, J. th Evans, C. J. Tyler, A. N. Esch, F. S. Bohlen, P. Makk, G. Weber, E.   Isolation and characterization of opioid peptides from rabbit cerebellum J Neurochem, 1991; 56(6): 1914-20.
• Maidment, N. T. Siddall, B. Rudolph, V. D. Evans, C. J.   Postmortem changes in rat brain extracellular opioid peptides revealed by microdialysis J Neurochem, 1991; 56(6): 1980-4.
• Abood, M. E. Eberwine, J. H. Erdelyi, E. Evans, C. J.   Regulation of both preproenkephalin mRNA and its derived opioids by haloperidol–a method for measurement of peptides and mRNA in the same tissue extract Brain Res Mol Brain Res, 1990; 8(3): 243-8.
• Tecott, L. H. Rubenstein, J. L. Paxinos, G. Evans, C. J. Eberwine, J. H. Valentino, K. L.   Developmental expression of proenkephalin mRNA and peptides in rat striatum Brain Res Dev Brain Res, 1989; 49(1): 75-86.
• Feistner, G. J. Hojrup, P. Evans, C. J. Barofsky, D. F. Faull, K. F. Roepstorff, P.   Mass spectrometric charting of bovine posterior/intermediate pituitary peptides Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1989; 86(16): 6013-7.
• Maidment, N. T. Brumbaugh, D. R. Rudolph, V. D. Erdelyi, E. Evans, C. J.   Microdialysis of extracellular endogenous opioid peptides from rat brain in vivo Neuroscience, 1989; 33(3): 549-57.
• Stevens, K. E. Leslie, F. M. Evans, C. J. Belluzzi, J. D. Stein, L.   BAM-18: analgesia, hyperalgesia and locomotor effects Neuropeptides, 1988; 12(1): 21-7.
• Eberwine, J. H. Barchas, J. D. Hewlett, W. A. Evans, C. J.   Isolation of enzyme cDNA clones by enzyme immunodetection assay: isolation of a peptide acetyltransferase Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1987; 84(5): 1449-53.
• Boarder, M. R. Evans, C. Adams, M. Erdelyi, E. Barchas, J. D.   Peptide E and its products, BAM 18 and Leu-enkephalin, in bovine adrenal medulla and cultured chromaffin cells: release in response to stimulation J Neurochem, 1987; 49(6): 1824-32.
• Hurlbut, D. E. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Leslie, F. M.   Pharmacological properties of a proenkephalin A-derived opioid peptide: BAM 18 Eur J Pharmacol, 1987; 138(3): 359-66.
• Lorenz, R. G. Tyler, A. N. Faull, K. F. Makk, G. Barchas, J. D. Evans, C. J.   Characterization of endorphins from the pituitary of the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias Peptides, 1986; 7(1): 119-26.
• Bartolome, J. V. Bartolome, M. B. Daltner, L. A. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Kuhn, C. M. Schanberg, S. M.   Effects of beta-endorphin on ornithine decarboxylase in tissues of developing rats: a potential role for this endogenous neuropeptide in the modulation of tissue growth Life Sci, 1986; 38(25): 2355-62.
• Stevens, K. E. Leslie, F. M. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Belluzzi, J. D. Stein, L.   Intraventricular administration of BAM-18: antinociceptive and locomotor activity in the rat NIDA Res Monogr, 1986; 75(number): 446-9.
• Kaldany, R. R. Campanelli, J. T. Makk, G. Evans, C. J. Scheller, R. H.   Proteolytic processing of a peptide precursor in Aplysia neuron R14 J Biol Chem, 1986; 261(13): 5751-7.
• Hurlbut, D. E. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Leslie, F. M.   The pharmacological profile of BAM 18 NIDA Res Monogr, 1986; 75(number): 81-4.
• Evans, C. J. Erdelyi, E. Hunter, J. Barchas, J. D.   Co-localization and characterization of immunoreactive peptides derived from two opioid precursors in guinea pig adrenal glands J Neurosci, 1985; 5(12): 3423-7.
• Lorenz, R. G. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D.   Effects of dehydration on pro-dynorphin derived peptides in the neuro-intermediate lobe of the rat pituitary Life Sci, 1985; 37(16): 1523-8.
• Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Esch, F. S. Bohlen, P. Weber, E   Isolation and characterization of an endogenous C-terminal fragment of the alpha-neo-endorphin/dynorphin precursor from bovine caudate nucleus J Neurosci, 1985; 5(7): 1803-7.
• Roth, K. A. Makk, G. Beck, O. Faull, K. Tatemoto, K. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D.   Isolation and characterization of substance P, substance P 5-11, and substance K from two metastatic ileal carcinoids Regul Pept, 1985; 12(3): 185-99.
• Wallace, E. F. Weber, E. Barchas, J. D. Evans, C. J.   A putative processing enzyme from Aplysia that cleaves dynorphin A at the single arginine residue Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1984; 119(1): 415-22.
• Bostwick, D. G. Roth, K. A. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Bensch, K. G.   Gastrin-releasing peptide, a mammalian analog of bombesin, is present in human neuroendocrine lung tumors Am J Pathol, 1984; 117(2): 195-200.
• Roth, K. A. Evans, C. J. Weber, E. Barchas, J. D. Bostwick, D. G. Bensch, K. G.   Gastrin-releasing peptide-related peptides in a human malignant lung carcinoid tumor Cancer Res, 1983; 43(11): 5411-5.
• Roth, K. A. Evans, C. J. Lorenz, R. G. Weber, E. Barchas, J. D. Chang, J. K.   Identification of gastrin releasing peptide-related substances in guinea pig and rat brain Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1983; 112(2): 528-36.
• Evans, C. J. Erdelyi, E. Weber, E. Barchas, J. D.   Identification of pro-opiomelanocortin-derived peptides in the human adrenal medulla Science, 1983; 221(4614): 957-60.
• Boarder, M. R. Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Erdelyi, E. Barchas, J.   Measurement of total opioid peptides in rat brain and pituitary by radioimmunoassay directed at the alpha-N-acetyl derivative J Neurochem, 1983; 40(16): 1517-22.
• Weber, E. Esch, F. S. Bohlen, P. Paterson, S. Corbett, A. D. McKnight, A. T. Kosterlitz, H. W. Barchas, J. D. Evans, C. J.   Metorphamide: isolation, structure, and biologic activity of an amidated opioid octapeptide from bovine brain Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1983; 80(23): 7362-6.
• Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Chang, J. K. Barchas, J. D.   Antibodies specific for alpha-N-acetyl-beta-endorphins: radioimmunoassays and detection of acetylated beta-endorphins in pituitary extracts J Neurochem, 1982; 38(2): 436-47.
• Mues, G. Fuchs, I. Wei, E. T. Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D. Chang, J. K.   Blood pressure elevation in rats by peripheral administration of Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-Arg-Phe and the invertebrate neuropeptide, Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2 Life Sci, 1982; 31(23): 2555-61.
• Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Chang, J. K. Barchas, J. D.   Brain distributions of alpha-neo-endorphin and beta-neo-endorphin: evidence for regional processing differences Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1982; 108(1): 81-8.
• Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D.   Mapping of hypothalamic opioid peptide neurons by a novel immunohistochemical technique: relation to alpha-Neo-endorphin and vasopressin systems Adv Biochem Psychopharmacol, 1982; 33(number): 519-26.
• Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D.   Predominance of the amino-terminal octapeptide fragment of dynorphin in rat brain regions Nature, 1982; 299(5878): 77-9.
• Evans, C. J. Lorenz, R. Weber, E. Barchas, J. D.   Variants of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in rat brain and pituitary evidence that acetylated alpha-MSH exists only in the intermediate lobe of pituitary Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1982; 106(3): 910-9.
• Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Barchas, J. D.   Acetylated and nonacetylated forms of beta-endorphin in rat brain and pituitary Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1981; 103(3): 982-9.
• Weber, E.Truscott, R. J.Evans, C.Sullivan, S.Angwin, P.Barchas, J. D.   Alpha-N-acetyl beta-endorphins in the pituitary: immunohistochemical localization using antibodies raised against dynorphin(1-13) J Neurochem, 1981; 36(6): 1977-85.
• Evans, C. J. Weber, E. Barchas, J. D.   Isolation and characterization of alpha-N-acetyl beta-endorphin(1-26) from the rat posterior/intermediate pituitary lobe Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1981; 102(3): 897-904.
• Weber, E. Evans, C. J. Samuelsson, S. J. Barchas, J. D.   Novel peptide neuronal system in rat brain and pituitary Science, 1981; 214(4526): 1248-51.
• Austen, B. M.Evans, C. J.Smyth, D. G.   Susceptibility of neuroactive peptides to aminopeptidase digestion is related to molecular size Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1979; 91(4): 1211-7.
• Severino Amie L, Evans Christopher J   Digging through the roots of addiction: Understanding the causes that underlie the insidious problem of substance use disorders (SUDs) Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2019; 106(22): 3-4.
• Pennington Zachary T, Trott Jeremy M, Rajbhandari Abha K, Li Kevin, Walwyn Wendy M, Evans Christopher J, Fanselow Michael S   Chronic opioid pretreatment potentiates the sensitization of fear learning by trauma Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020; 45(3): 482-490.
• Huang Alden Y, Taylor Anna M W, Ghogha Atefeh, Pribadi Mochtar, Wang Qing, Kim Tanya S J, Cahill Catherine M, Coppola Giovanni, Evans Christopher J   Genetic and functional analysis of a Pacific hagfish opioid system Journal of neuroscience research, 2020; 28(9): 732-743.
• Lichtenberg Nina T, Thompson Andrew B, Iguchi Martin Y, Evans Christopher J, Romero-Calderón Rafael   An Undergraduate Student-Led Neuroscience Outreach Program Shows Promise in Shifting Teen Attitudes About Drugs Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society, 2020; 14(4): 387-399.
• Taylor Anna M W, Chadwick Caylin I, Mehrabani Sadaf, Hrncir Haley, Arnold Arthur P, Evans Christopher J   Sex differences in kappa opioid receptor antinociception is influenced by the number of X chromosomes in mouse Journal of neuroscience research, 2020; 17(8): 844-851.
• Cahill Catherine M, Lueptow Lindsay, Kim Hannah, Shusharla Raj, Bishop Amy, Evans Christopher J   Kappa Opioid Signaling at the Crossroads of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction Handbook of experimental pharmacology, 2021; .
• Severino Amie L, Mittal Nitish, Hakimian Joshua K, Velarde Nathanial, Minasyan Ani, Albert Ralph, Torres Carlos, Romaneschi Nicole, Johnston Camille, Tiwari Suchi, Lee Alex S, Taylor Anna M, Gavériaux-Ruff Claire, Kieffer Brigitte L, Evans Christopher J, Cahill Catherine M, Walwyn Wendy M   μ-Opioid Receptors on Distinct Neuronal Populations Mediate Different Aspects of Opioid Reward-Related Behaviors eNeuro, 2020; 7(5): 2055-2066.
• Lueptow Lindsay M, Shashkova Elizabeth C, Miller Margaret G, Evans Christopher J, Cahill Catherine M   Insights into the Neurobiology of Craving in Opioid Use Disorder Current anesthesiology reports, 2020; 10(4): 378-387.
• Kibaly Cherkaouia, Alderete Jacob A, Liu Steven H, Nasef Hazem S, Law Ping-Yee, Evans Christopher J, Cahill Catherine M   Oxycodone in the Opioid Epidemic: High ‘Liking’, ‘Wanting’, and Abuse Liability Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2020; 10(4): 378-387.
• Kibaly Cherkaouia, Xu Chi, Cahill Catherine M, Evans Christopher J, Law Ping-Yee   Non-nociceptive roles of opioids in the CNS: opioids’ effects on neurogenesis, learning, memory and affect Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2019; 20(1): 5-18.
• Lee Kevin, Vuong Helen E, Nusbaum David J, Hsiao Elaine Y, Evans Christopher J, Taylor Anna M W   The gut microbiota mediates reward and sensory responses associated with regimen-selective morphine dependence Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2018; 43(13): 2606-2614.
• Liu Shiwei Steve, Pickens Sarah, Burma Nicole E, Ibarra-Lecue Ines, Yang Hongyan, Xue Lihua, Cook Chris, Hakimian Joshua K, Severino Amie L, Lueptow Lindsay, Komarek Kristina, Taylor Anna M W, Olmstead Mary C, Carroll F Ivy, Bass Caroline E, Andrews Anne M, Walwyn Wendy, Trang Tuan, Evans Christopher J, Leslie Frances M, Cahill Catherine M   Kappa Opioid Receptors Drive a Tonic Aversive Component of Chronic Pain The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2019; 39(21): 4162-4178.
• Taylor Anna M W, Castonguay Annie, Ghogha Atefeh, Vayssiere Pia, Pradhan Amynah A A, Xue Lihua, Mehrabani Sadaf, Wu Juli, Levitt Pat, Olmstead Mary C, De Koninck Yves, Evans Christopher J, Cahill Catherine M   Neuroimmune Regulation of GABAergic Neurons Within the Ventral Tegmental Area During Withdrawal from Chronic Morphine Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016; 41(4): 949-59.
• Evans Christopher J, Cahill Catherine M   Neurobiology of opioid dependence in creating addiction vulnerability F1000Research, 2016; 5(2): 30960.
• Pradhan Amynah A, Perroy Julie, Walwyn Wendy M, Smith Monique L, Vicente-Sanchez Ana, Segura Laura, Bana Alia, Kieffer Brigitte L, Evans Christopher J   Agonist-Specific Recruitment of Arrestin Isoforms Differentially Modify Delta Opioid Receptor Function The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2016; 36(12): 3541-51.
• Cahill Catherine M, Walwyn Wendy, Taylor Anna M W, Pradhan Amynah A A, Evans Christopher J   Allostatic Mechanisms of Opioid Tolerance Beyond Desensitization and Downregulation Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2016; 37(11): 963-976.
• Smith Wesley C, Rosenberg Matthew H, Claar Leslie D, Chang Victoria, Shah Sagar N, Walwyn Wendy M, Evans Christopher J, Masmanidis Sotiris C   Frontostriatal Circuit Dynamics Correlate with Cocaine Cue-Evoked Behavioral Arousal during Early Abstinence eNeuro, 2016; 3(3): e60-1.
• Evans Christopher J   US universities: Cap senior salaries to boost junior posts Nature, 2017; 541(7635): 30.