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  1. Differential modulation of GABAA receptor function by aryl pyrazoles

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  2. Withania somnifera root extract prolongs analgesia and suppresses hyperalgesia in mice treated with morphine

    Article • Phytomedicine, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  3. Prediction and prevention of the first psychotic episode: new directions and opportunities

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Giorgio Marchese, Dr Alessandro Orrù

  4. N-Alkyl dien- and trienamides from the roots of Otanthus maritimus with binding affinity for opioid and cannabinoid receptors

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  5. Short-term abstinence from cocaine self-administration, but not passive cocaine infusion, elevates αCaMKII autophosphorylation in the rat nucleus accumbens and medial prefrontal cortex

    Article • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, August 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  6. Six‐Month Ischemic Mice Show Sensorimotor and Cognitive Deficits Associated with Brain Atrophy and Axonal Disorganization

    Article • CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  7. Withania somnifera prevents acquisition and expression of morphine-elicited conditioned place preference

    Article • Behavioural Pharmacology, April 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  8. Inhibition of glycine transporter-1 reduces cue-induced nicotine-seeking, but does not promote extinction of conditioned nicotine cue responding in the rat

    Article • Addiction Biology, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  9. Region-specific effects on BDNF expression after contingent or non-contingent cocaine i.v. self-administration in rats

    Article • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, November 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  10. Hydroxytyrosol Attenuates Peripheral Neuropathy in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Rats

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  11. Operant, oral alcoholic beer self-administration by C57BL/6J mice: effect of BHF177, a positive allosteric modulator of GABAB receptors

    Article • Psychopharmacology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  12. Bifeprunox: a partial agonist at dopamine D2 and serotonin1A receptors, influences nicotine‐seeking behaviour in response to drug‐associated stimuli in rats

    Article • Addiction Biology, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  13. The Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonist, Rimonabant, as a Promising Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence: Preclinical Evidence

    Article • Molecular Neurobiology, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  14. Reducing effect of the positive allosteric modulator of the GABAB receptor, GS39783, on alcohol self-administration in alcohol-preferring rats

    Article • Psychopharmacology, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  15. Cue-induced reinstatement of ethanol seeking in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats

    Article • Alcohol, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  16. Identification of Miltirone as Active Ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza Responsible for the Reducing Effect of Root Extracts on Alcohol Intake in Rats

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  17. Lack of tolerance to the suppressing effect of rimonabant on chocolate intake in rats

    Article • Psychopharmacology, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  18. Reducing effect of the positive allosteric modulators of the GABAB receptor, CGP7930 and GS39783, on alcohol intake in alcohol-preferring rats

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  19. Differential G-protein coupling to GABAB receptor in limbic areas of alcohol-preferring and -nonpreferring rats

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  20. Baclofen-induced reduction of alcohol reinforcement in alcohol-preferring rats

    Article • Alcohol, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  21. Withdrawal syndrome from γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats

    Article • Brain Research Protocols, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  22. GHB-C rats: The control line of GHB-sensitive (GHB-S) and GHB-resistant (GHB-R) rats

    Article • Brain Research Protocols, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  23. Suppression of acquisition of alcohol-drinking behavior by the concurrent availability of saccharin in Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) rats

    Article • Alcohol, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  24. Suppression of maintenance of alcohol-drinking behavior by the concurrent availability of saccharin in Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) rats

    Article • Alcohol, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù

  25. Ethanol withdrawal-induced up-regulation of the α2 subunit of the GABAA receptor and its prevention by diazepam or γ-hydroxybutyric acid

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Alessandro Orrù