Search Results - "Nazzareno, Cannella"
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Metabolic shift of the kynurenine pathway impairs alcohol and cocaine seeking and relapse
Published in Psychopharmacology (01-09-2016)“…Rationale The glutamatergic system plays a key role in the maintenance of drug use and development of drug-related conditioned behaviours. In particular,…”
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Cocaine addicted rats show reduced neural activity as revealed by manganese-enhanced MRI
Published in Scientific reports (09-11-2020)“…Cocaine addiction develops as a continuum from recreational to habitual and ultimately compulsive drug use. Cocaine addicts show reduced brain activity…”
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Effect of Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonism on Alcohol Self-Administration in Genetically-Selected Marchigian Sardinian Alcohol-Preferring and Non-Preferring Wistar Rats
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (17-04-2021)“…Alcoholism is a chronically relapsing disorder characterized by high alcohol intake and a negative emotional state during abstinence, which contributes to…”
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Role of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ-NOP Receptor System in the Regulation of Stress-Related Disorders
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (30-11-2021)“…Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is a 17-residue neuropeptide that binds the nociceptin opioid-like receptor (NOP). N/OFQ exhibits nucleotidic and aminoacidics…”
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NOP-Related Mechanisms in Substance Use Disorders
Published in Handbook of experimental pharmacology (01-01-2019)“…Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is a 17 amino acid peptide that was deorphanized in 1995 and has been widely studied since. The role of the N/OFQ system in drug…”
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Modulation of Gut Microbiota and Neuroprotective Effect of a Yeast-Enriched Beer
Published in Nutrients (01-06-2022)“…Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage worldwide. It is rich in nutrients, and with its microbial component it could play a role in gut microbiota…”
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Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Mifepristone Does Not Alter Innate Anxiety-Like Behavior in Genetically-Selected Marchigian Sardinian (msP) Rats
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (18-03-2021)“…Marchigian Sardinian alcohol-preferring (msP) rats serve as a unique model of heightened alcohol preference and anxiety disorders. Their innate enhanced stress…”
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Editorial: Neurobehavioural Mechanisms of Resilience and Vulnerability in Addictive Disorders
Published in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience (20-01-2021)“…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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Cebranopadol, a Mixed Opioid Agonist, Reduces Cocaine Self-administration through Nociceptin Opioid and Mu Opioid Receptors
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (13-11-2017)“…Cocaine addiction is a widespread psychiatric condition still waiting for approved efficacious medications. Previous studies suggested that simultaneous…”
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Sub-dimensions of Alcohol Use Disorder in Alcohol Preferring and Non-preferring Rats, a Comparative Study
Published in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience (30-01-2019)“…Recent animal models of alcohol use disorder (AUD) are centered in capturing individual vulnerability differences in disease progression. Here, we used…”
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Multi-dimensional characterization of an alcohol dependence-prone phenotype in rats
Published in Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) (01-05-2017)“…In this study, we adapted the DSM-IV/5 based three-criteria model of cocaine addiction to study individual differences in alcohol dependence in rats. Rats were…”
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Long access heroin self-administration significantly alters gut microbiome composition and structure
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (27-02-2024)“…It is well known that chronic opioid use disorder is associated with alterations in gastrointestinal (GI) function that include constipation, reduced motility,…”
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A Role for Neuropeptide S in Alcohol and Cocaine Seeking
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (27-06-2022)“…The neuropeptide S (NPS) is the endogenous ligand of the NPS receptor (NPSR). The NPSR is widely expressed in brain regions that process emotional and…”
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Neuropeptide S facilitates cue-induced relapse to cocaine seeking through activation of the hypothalamic hypocretin system
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (09-11-2010)“…Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use. Environmental conditioning factors are among the major…”
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Network-Based Discovery of Opioid Use Vulnerability in Rats Using the Bayesian Stochastic Block Model
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (17-12-2021)“…Opioid use disorder is a psychological condition that affects over 200,000 people per year in the U.S., causing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…”
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[18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in Rats with Prolonged Cocaine Self-Administration Suggests Potential Brain Biomarkers for Addictive Behavior
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (01-11-2017)“…The DSM5-based dimensional diagnostic approach defines substance use disorders on a continuum from recreational drug use to habitual and ultimately addicted…”
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Varenicline Targets the Reinforcing-Enhancing Effect of Nicotine on Its Associated Salient Cue During Nicotine Self-administration in the Rat
Published in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience (17-07-2019)“…Nicotine is acknowledged as the key addictive compound of tobacco. Varenicline (Champix or Chantix ), mainly acting as a partial agonist at the α4β2 nicotinic…”
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NOP Receptor Agonist Ro 64-6198 Decreases Escalation of Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats Genetically Selected for Alcohol Preference
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (29-03-2019)“…Cocaine dependence is a psychiatric condition for which effective medications are still lacking. Published data indicate that an increase in…”
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The role of hypocretin in driving arousal and goal-oriented behaviors
Published in Brain research (16-02-2010)“…Abstract The hypocretins (Hcrts), also called orexins, are two neuropeptides secreted by a few thousand neurons restricted to the lateral hypothalamus. The…”
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Cebranopadol, a novel long-acting opioid agonist with low abuse liability, to treat opioid use disorder: Preclinical evidence of efficacy
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-10-2024)“…Maintenance therapy with buprenorphine and methadone is the gold standard pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Despite these compounds…”
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