Search Results - "KOSTEN, Therese A"
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The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonist fenofibrate attenuates alcohol self-administration in rats
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-04-2017)“…Fibrates are a class of medications used to treat hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia that target nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors…”
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Differential effects of ghrelin antagonists on alcohol drinking and reinforcement in mouse and rat models of alcohol dependence
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-10-2015)“…An effort has been mounted to understand the mechanisms of alcohol dependence in a way that may allow for greater efficacy in treatment. It has long been…”
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Repeated Unpredictable Stress and Antidepressants Differentially Regulate Expression of the Bcl-2 Family of Apoptotic Genes in Rat Cortical, Hippocampal, and Limbic Brain Structures
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology (New York, N.Y.) (01-06-2008)“…Apoptosis has been proposed as a contributing cellular mechanism to the structural alterations that have been observed in stress-related mood disorders…”
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Short-Term Tropisetron Treatment and Cognitive and P50 Auditory Gating Deficits in Schizophrenia
Published in The American journal of psychiatry (01-09-2012)“…ObjectiveThe α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is associated with cognitive and P50 auditory gating deficits in schizophrenia, and α7 nAChR agonists…”
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A vaccine against methamphetamine attenuates its behavioral effects in mice
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-04-2013)“…Abstract Background Vaccines have treatment potential for methamphetamine (MA) addiction. We tested whether a conjugate vaccine against MA…”
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Early life stress impairs fear conditioning in adult male and female rats
Published in Brain research (04-05-2006)“…We demonstrated that neonatal isolation (1-h pup isolation; postnatal days 2–9) impairs context-induced fear conditioning in adult male rats and tends to…”
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Cigarette smoking and cognitive function in Chinese male schizophrenia: a case-control study
Published in PloS one (03-05-2012)“…Schizophrenic patients have higher smoking rates than the general population. Studies show that smoking may be a form of self-medication in an attempt to…”
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Its Val66Met Gene Polymorphism Predict Tardive Dyskinesia Treatment Response to Ginkgo Biloba
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-10-2012)“…Background Tardive dyskinesia (TD) has no well-accepted treatments or known pathophysiology, but low brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may play an…”
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An Immunconjugate Vaccine Alters Distribution and Reduces the Antinociceptive, Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Fentanyl in Male and Female Rats
Published in Pharmaceutics (26-10-2022)“…Fentanyl (FEN) is a potent synthetic opioid associated with increasing incidence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and fatal opioid overdose. Vaccine immunotherapy…”
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Stress effects in the hippocampus: synaptic plasticity and memory
Published in Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-03-2006)“…It is now well-documented that exposures to uncontrollable (inescapable and unpredictable) stress in adulthood can have profound effects on brain and behavior…”
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Immune receptor toll-like receptor 4 contributes to stress-induced affective responses in a sex-specific manner
Published in Brain, behavior, & immunity. Health (01-07-2021)“…Stress activates innate immune Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and enhances susceptibility to depression, a condition that is more prevalent in females. The TLR4…”
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Active and Passive Immunization with an Anti-Methamphetamine Vaccine Attenuates the Behavioral and Cardiovascular Effects of Methamphetamine
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (01-09-2022)“…Background: Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) is a growing health concern with no FDA-approved treatment. The present series of studies build upon our…”
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Fentanyl conjugate vaccine by injected or mucosal delivery with dmLT or LTA1 adjuvants implicates IgA in protection from drug challenge
Published in npj vaccines (13-05-2021)“…Fentanyl is a major contributor to the devastating increase in overdose deaths from substance use disorders (SUD). A vaccine targeting fentanyl could be a…”
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Cigarette smoking in male patients with chronic schizophrenia in a Chinese population: prevalence and relationship to clinical phenotypes
Published in PloS one (07-02-2012)“…The high prevalence of smoking in schizophrenia of European background may be related to smoking's reducing clinical symptoms and medication side effects…”
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Immediate and enduring effects of neonatal isolation on maternal behavior in rats
Published in International journal of developmental neuroscience (01-02-2010)“…Previously, we showed that neonatal isolation (1‐h isolation/day from dam, litter, and nest on PND 2–9) facilitates cocaine self‐administration and increases…”
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Dual Modulation of Endocannabinoid Transport and Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Protects against Excitotoxicity
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (24-08-2005)“…The endocannabinoid system has been suggested to elicit signals that defend against several disease states including excitotoxic brain damage. Besides direct…”
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BDNF Val66Met variant and smoking in a Chinese population
Published in PloS one (28-12-2012)“…Several recent studies have supported the hypothesis that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a member of the neurotrophic factor family, might be…”
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Gender Differences in Never-Medicated First-Episode Schizophrenia and Medicated Chronic Schizophrenia Patients
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Pharmacogenetic Treatments for Drug Addiction: Cocaine, Amphetamine and Methamphetamine
Published in The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse (01-01-2009)“…Background: Pharmacogenetics uses genetic variation to predict individual differences in response to medications and holds much promise to improve treatment of…”
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Early life stress and the propensity to develop addictive behaviors
Published in International journal of developmental neuroscience (01-11-2019)“…•Early life stress enhances behavioral responses to opiates and stimulants and to some extent, alcohol.•Some long-term consequences of early life stress are…”
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