Appetite-suppressing effects of urocortin, a CRF-related neuropeptide

M Spina, E Merlo-Pich, RKW Chan, AM Basso, J Rivier… - Science, 1996 - science.org
… Injections were made at 19:30 hours, 90 min after the onset of the dark cycle (12 hours, 6
pmto 6 am). Water intake followed food intake on a prandial basis. Results showed that nose …

Effects of selective dopamine D1 or D2 receptor blockade within nucleus accumbens subregions on ingestive behavior and associated motor activity

BA Baldo, K Sadeghian, AM Basso, AE Kelley - Behavioural brain research, 2002 - Elsevier
… Animals were maintained under a 12 h light/dark cycle (lights on at 07:00 am). Food and
water were available ad libitum, except during the drug-testing phase of the experiment. …

Behavioral profile of P2X7 receptor knockout mice in animal models of depression and anxiety: relevance for neuropsychiatric disorders

AM Basso, NA Bratcher, RR Harris, MF Jarvis… - Behavioural brain …, 2009 - Elsevier
The purinergic P2X 7 receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel found on peripheral macrophages
and microglia in the nervous system. Activation of P2X 7 receptors results in the rapid …

Corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist attenuates the “anxiogenic-like” effect in the defensive burying paradigm but not in the elevated plus-maze following chronic …

AM Basso, M Spina, J Rivier, W Vale, GF Koob - Psychopharmacology, 1999 - Springer
… on a 12-h light/dark cycle (lights on at 6:00 am). Animals had access to standard rat food and
water ad libitum. All animals … Experiments were carried out between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm …

eIF2B activator prevents neurological defects caused by a chronic integrated stress response

YL Wong, L LeBon, AM Basso, KL Kohlhaas, AL Nikkel… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.42940.001 The integrated stress response (ISR) attenuates the rate of protein
synthesis while inducing expression of stress proteins in cells. Various insults activate …

Feeding induced by GABAA receptor stimulation within the nucleus accumbens shell: Regional mapping and characterization of macronutrient and taste preference.

AM Basso, AE Kelley - Behavioral neuroscience, 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
This study investigated the areas of the nucleus accumbens shell involved in the modulation
of feeding behavior by GABAergic stimulation and characterized this response using …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation in primary open-angle glaucoma

S Vernazza, S Tirendi, AM Bassi, CE Traverso… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness
worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests oxidative damage and immune response defects …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for retinal ganglion cell distress in glaucoma and neuroprotective potential intervention

S Vernazza, F Oddone, S Tirendi, AM Bassi - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are a population of neurons of the central nervous system (CNS)
extending with their soma to the inner retina and with their axons to the optic nerve. …

[HTML][HTML] Antidepressant-like effect of D2/3 receptor-, but not D4 receptor-activation in the rat forced swim test

AM Basso, KB Gallagher, NA Bratcher… - …, 2005 - nature.com
Dopamine plays a role in the pathophysiology of depression and therapeutic effects of
antidepressants but the contribution of individual D 2-like receptor subtypes (D 2, D 3, D 4) to …

Altered amygdalar CRF release and increased anxiety‐like behavior in Sardinian alcohol‐preferring rats: a microdialysis and behavioral study

RM Richter, EP Zorrilla, AM Basso… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Dysregulation of the stress‐regulatory corticotropin‐releasing factor (CRF)
system in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) may be a factor in genetically determined …