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Cannabidiol Treatment Might Promote Resilience to Cocaine and Methamphetamine Use Disorders: A Review of Possible Mechanisms by Calpe-López, Claudia, García-Pardo, M Pilar, Aguilar, Maria A

“…Currently, there are no approved pharmacotherapies for addiction to cocaine and other psychostimulant drugs. Several studies have proposed that cannabidiol…”
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Editorial: Neurobehavioural Mechanisms of Resilience and Vulnerability in Addictive Disorders by Aguilar, Maria A, Cannella, Nazzareno, Ferragud, Antonio, Spanagel, Rainer

“…A better understanding of the biological bases of transition from recreational drug use to drug abuse occurring in vulnerable drug users could help to tailor…”
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Adolescent but not adult ethanol binge drinking modulates cocaine withdrawal symptoms in mice by Ledesma, Juan Carlos, Aguilar, Maria A, Giménez-Gómez, Pablo, Miñarro, José, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

“…Ethanol (EtOH) binge drinking is an increasingly common behavior among teenagers that induces long-lasting neurobehavioral alterations in adulthood. An early…”
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Neurobiological mechanisms of the reinstatement of drug-conditioned place preference by Aguilar, Maria A, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta, Miñarro, Jose

“…Abstract Drug addiction is a chronic disorder characterized by a high rate of relapse following detoxification. There are two main versions of the…”
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Impact of social stress in addiction to psychostimulants: what we know from animal models by Aguilar, Maria A, García-Pardo, Maria P, Montagud-Romero, Sandra, Miñarro, José, Do Couto, Bruno Ribeiro

“…Psychostimulant addiction, most notably cocaine and amphetamine - type stimulants are an important public health problem worldwide. It appears that social…”
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Rewarding Effects and Reinstatement of MDMA-Induced CPP in Adolescent Mice by DAZA-LOSADA, Manuel, RIBEIRO DO COUTO, Bruno, MANZANEDO, Carmen, AGUILAR, Maria A, RODRIGUEZ-ARIAS, Marta, MINARRO, Jose

“…Although the rewarding effects of 3,4-methylenedioxy-metamphetamine (MDMA) have been demonstrated in self-administration and conditioned place preference (CPP)…”
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Acquisition and reinstatement of MDMA-induced conditioned place preference in mice pre-treated with MDMA or cocaine during adolescence by Daza-Losada, Manuel, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta, Aguilar, María A, Miñarro, José

“…Those who take ecstasy are more likely to consume other drugs than non-users with cocaine abuse being reported by 75.5% of high school student MDMA (+/-…”
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Effect of intermittent exposure to ethanol and MDMA during adolescence on learning and memory in adult mice by Vidal-Infer, Antonio, Aguilar, Maria A, Miñarro, Jose, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

“…Heavy binge drinking is increasingly frequent among adolescents, and consumption of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is often combined with ethanol…”
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Cannabidiol prevents priming- and stress-induced reinstatement of the conditioned place preference induced by cocaine in mice by Calpe-López, Claudia, Gasparyan, Ani, Navarrete, Francisco, Manzanares, Jorge, Miñarro, Jose, Aguilar, Maria A

“…Background: Cocaine dependence is an important problem without any effective pharmacological treatment. Some preclinical studies have suggested that…”
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Cannabidiol prevents several of the behavioral alterations related to cocaine addiction in mice by Ledesma, Juan Carlos, Manzanedo, Carmen, Aguilar, María A.

“…Cocaine dependence is a highly prevalent disease in modern society and lacks an effective treatment. Cannabidiol (CBD), a major non-psychoactive constituent of…”
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Resilience to the short- and long-term behavioral effects of intermittent repeated social defeat in adolescent male mice by Calpe-López, Claudia, Martínez-Caballero, Maria Ángeles, García-Pardo, Maria Pilar, Aguilar, Maria A

“…Exposure to intermittent repeated social defeat (IRSD) increases the sensitivity of mice to the rewarding effects of cocaine in the conditioned place…”
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Hypericum perforatum L. prevents the acquisition of and promotes resilience against stress-induced reinstatement of the conditioned place preference induced by cocaine by Fugazzotto, Federica, Occhiuto, Francesco, García-Pardo, Maria P., Aguilar, Maria A.

“…[Display omitted] •Hypericum perforatum L. does not induce conditioned place preference in mice.•Hypericum perforatum L. blocks the acquisition of…”
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Of mice and men on MDMA: A translational comparison of the neuropsychobiological effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (‘Ecstasy’) by Aguilar, Maria A., García-Pardo, Maria P., Parrott, Andrew C.

“…•Chronic MDMA has different neurochemical consequences in humans and mice.•MDMA alters several physiological functions in both species.•MDMA induces…”
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Effects of repeated social defeat on adolescent mice on cocaine‐induced CPP and self‐administration in adulthood: integrity of the blood–brain barrier by Rodríguez‐Arias, Marta, Montagud‐Romero, Sandra, Rubio‐Araiz, Ana, Aguilar, María A., Martín‐García, Elena, Cabrera, Roberto, Maldonado, Rafael, Porcu, Francesca, Colado, María Isabel, Miñarro, José

“…Social stress in adulthood enhances cocaine self‐administration, an effect that has been related with an increase in extracellular signal‐regulated kinase and…”
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Effects of bingeing on fat during adolescence on the reinforcing effects of cocaine in adult male mice by Blanco-Gandía, M. Carmen, Cantacorps, Lídia, Aracil-Fernández, Auxiliadora, Montagud-Romero, Sandra, Aguilar, María A., Manzanares, Jorge, Valverde, Olga, Miñarro, José, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

“…Binge eating is a specific form of overeating characterized by intermittent excessive eating. In addition to altering the neurobiological reward system,…”
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Role of CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors in the Rewarding, Reinforcing, and Physical Effects of Nicotine by NAVARRETE, Francisco, RODRIGUEZ-ARIAS, Marta, MANZANARES, Jorge, MARTIN-GARCIA, Elena, NAVARRO, Daniela, GARCIA-GUTIERREZ, María S, AGUILAR, María A, ARACIL-FERNANDEZ, Auxiliadora, BERBEL, Pere, MINARRO, José, MAIDONADO, Rafael

“…This study was aimed to evaluate the involvement of CB2 cannabinoid receptors (CB2r) in the rewarding, reinforcing and motivational effects of nicotine…”
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Effects of NMDA receptor antagonists (MK-801 and memantine) on the acquisition of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in mice by Do Couto, Bruno Ribeiro, Aguilar, Maria A., Manzanedo, Carmen, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta, Miñarro, Jose

“…Several studies have shown that the systemic administration of a variety of N-methyl- d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists can block the development or…”
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Changes in histone acetylation in the prefrontal cortex of ethanol-exposed adolescent rats are associated with ethanol-induced place conditioning by Pascual, María, Do Couto, Bruno R., Alfonso-Loeches, Silvia, Aguilar, Maria A., Rodriguez-Arias, Marta, Guerri, Consuelo

“…Alcohol drinking during adolescence can induce long-lasting effects on the motivation to consume alcohol. Abnormal plasticity in reward-related processes might…”
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The rewarding effects of ethanol are modulated by binge eating of a high-fat diet during adolescence by Blanco-Gandía, M. Carmen, Ledesma, Juan Carlos, Aracil-Fernández, Auxiliadora, Navarrete, Francisco, Montagud-Romero, Sandra, Aguilar, Maria A., Manzanares, Jorge, Miñarro, José, Rodríguez-Arias, Marta

“…Binge-eating is considered a specific form of overeating characterized by intermittent and high caloric food intake in a short period of time. Epidemiologic…”
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Resilience to the effects of social stress on vulnerability to developing drug addiction by Calpe-López, Claudia, Martínez-Caballero, Maria A, García-Pardo, Maria P, Aguilar, Maria A

“…We review the still scarce but growing literature on resilience to the effects of social stress on the rewarding properties of drugs of abuse. We define the…”
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