recent publications

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  • Economidou, D., Hansson, A. C., Weiss, F., Terasmaa, A., Sommer, W. H., Cippitelli, A., Fedeli, A., Martin-Fardon, R., Massi, M., Ciccocioppo, R., Heilig, M. Dysregulation of nociceptin/orphanin FQ activity in the amygdala is linked to excessive alcohol drinking in the rat Biological Psychiatry  2008 64:211-218  DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.02.004  PMID:18367152  PMCID:PMC4275225
  • Economidou, D., Fedeli, A., Fardon, R. M., Weiss, F., Massi, M., Ciccocioppo, R. Effect of novel nociceptin/orphanin FQ-NOP receptor ligands on ethanol drinking in alcohol-preferring msP rats Peptides  2006 27:3299-3306  DOI:10.1016/j.peptides.2006.09.007  PMID:17097763  PMCID:PMC1847604
  • Ciccocioppo, R., Economidou, D., Fedeli, A., Angeletti, S., Weiss, F., Heilig, M., Massi, M. Attenuation of ethanol self-administration and of conditioned reinstatement of alcohol-seeking behaviour by the antiopioid peptide nociceptin/orphanin fq in alcohol-preferring rats Psychopharmacology  2004 172:170-178  DOI:10.1007/s00213-003-1645-1  PMID:14624331  PMCID:PMC3035816
  • Ciccocioppo, R., Fedeli, A., Economidou, D., Policani, F., Weiss, F., Massi, M. The bed nucleus is a neuroanatomical substrate for the anorectic effect of corticotropin-releasing factor and for its reversal by nociceptin/orphanin fq Journal of Neuroscience  2003 23:9445-9451  PMID:14561874  PMCID:PMC3035815