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h-index: 38
Works: 142
Citations: 5,134

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Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
D. Hoyer, E. P. Zorrilla, Pietro Cottone, Sarah L. Parylak +145 more
2020Definitions766 citations Open access
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Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease.
M. Bastide, W. Meissner, B. Picconi, S. Fasano +32 more
2015Progress in neurobiology449 citations Open access
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Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Alterations Associated with Parkinson’s Disease
Sarah Vascellari, Vanessa Palmas, M. Melis, S. Pisanu +13 more
2020mSystems243 citations Open access
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Amphetamine‐related drugs neurotoxicity in humans and in experimental animals: Main mechanisms
R. Moratalla, A. Khairnar, N. Simola, N. Granado +5 more
2017Progress in neurobiology201 citations Open access
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Ultrasonic vocalizations as a tool in studying emotional states in rodent models of social behavior and brain disease.
N. Simola, S. Granon
2019Neuropharmacology141 citations Open access
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Pharmacological characterization of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats: comparison of the effects of different psychoactive drugs and relevance in drug-induced reward.
N. Simola, S. Fenu, Giulia Costa, A. Pinna +2 more
2012Neuropharmacology123 citations
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Rat Ultrasonic Vocalizations and Behavioral Neuropharmacology: From the Screening of Drugs to the Study of Disease
N. Simola
2015Current Neuropharmacology89 citations Open access
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Dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease: mechanisms and current non‐pharmacological interventions
R. Heumann, R. Moratalla, M. T. Herrero, Koushik Chakrabarty +4 more
2014Journal of Neurochemistry88 citations
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L-DOPA disrupts adenosine A(2A)-cannabinoid CB(1)-dopamine D(2) receptor heteromer cross-talk in the striatum of hemiparkinsonian rats: biochemical and behavioral studies.
A. Pinna, J. Bonaventura, Daniel Farré, Marta Sánchez +14 more
2014Experimental Neurology85 citations
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Diabetes, a Contemporary Risk for Parkinson’s Disease: Epidemiological and Cellular Evidences
Domenico Sergi, Justine Renaud, N. Simola, M. Martinoli
2019Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience75 citations Open access
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Direct and long-lasting effects elicited by repeated drug administration on 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations are regulated differently: implications for the study of the affective properties of drugs of abuse.
N. Simola, L. Frau, A. Plumitallo, M. Morelli
2014International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology68 citations Open access
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Mouse and rat ultrasonic vocalizations in neuroscience and neuropharmacology: State of the art and future applications
M. Premoli, S. Pietropaolo, M. Wöhr, N. Simola +1 more
2023European Journal of Neuroscience64 citations Open access
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Strain dependence of adolescent Cannabis influence on heroin reward and mesolimbic dopamine transmission in adult Lewis and Fischer 344 rats
C. Cadoni, N. Simola, E. Espa, S. Fenu +1 more
2015Addiction Biology60 citations
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Rat 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations as a tool in studying neurochemical mechanisms that regulate positive emotional states.
N. Simola, S. Brudzyński
2018Journal of Neuroscience Methods56 citations Open access
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Dopaminergic neurodegeneration in a rat model of long-term hyperglycemia: preferential degeneration of the nigrostriatal motor pathway.
Justine Renaud, V. Bassareo, Jimmy Beaulieu, A. Pinna +5 more
2018Neurobiology of Aging50 citations Open access
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Involvement of Glutamate NMDA Receptors in the Acute, Long-Term, and Conditioned Effects of Amphetamine on Rat 50kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations
Giulia Costa, M. Morelli, N. Simola
2015International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology50 citations Open access
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Repeated amphetamine administration and long-term effects on 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations: possible relevance to the motivational and dopamine-stimulating properties of the drug.
N. Simola, M. Morelli
2015European Neuropsychopharmacology46 citations
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Perinatal asphyxia: CNS development and deficits with delayed onset
M. Herrera-Marschitz, T. Neira-Peña, E. Rojas-Mancilla, P. Espina-Marchant +9 more
2013Frontiers in Neuroscience46 citations Open access
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Microglial and astroglial activation by 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in mice depends on S(+) enantiomer and is associated with an increase in body temperature and motility
L. Frau, N. Simola, A. Plumitallo, M. Morelli
2013Journal of Neurochemistry45 citations
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MDMA administration during adolescence exacerbates MPTP-induced cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
Giulia Costa, N. Simola, M. Morelli
2014Psychopharmacology42 citations
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Emission of categorized 50‐kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats repeatedly treated with amphetamine or apomorphine: Possible relevance to drug‐induced modifications in the emotional state
N. Simola, Giulia Costa
2018Behavioural Brain Research39 citations
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Antidyskinetic effect of A2A and 5HT1A/1B receptor ligands in two animal models of Parkinson's disease
A. Pinna, Kin-Ko D. Wai, Giulia Costa, E. Tronci +7 more
2016Movement Disorders39 citations
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Role of adenosine A2A receptors in motor control: relevance to Parkinson’s disease and dyskinesia
A. Pinna, Marcello Serra, M. Morelli, N. Simola
2018Journal of neural transmission34 citations
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Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
J. Scherrmann, K. Wolff, Christine A. Franco, M. Potenza +163 more
201433 citations
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Neuronal and peripheral damages induced by synthetic psychoactive substances: an update of recent findings from human and animal studies
Giulia Costa, M. A. De Luca, Gessica Piras, Jacopo Marongiu +2 more
2019Neural Regeneration Research30 citations Open access
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Activation of adenosine A2A receptors suppresses the emission of pro-social and drug-stimulated 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats: possible relevance to reward and motivation
N. Simola, Giulia Costa, M. Morelli
2015Psychopharmacology30 citations
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Repertoire and Biological Function of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Adolescent and Adult Rats
N. Simola, S. Brudzyński
201829 citations
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Dual target strategy: combining distinct non‐dopaminergic treatments reduces neuronal cell loss and synergistically modulates l‐DOPA‐induced rotational behavior in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease
M. Fuzzati‐Armentero, S. Cerri, G. Levandis, G. Ambrosi +9 more
2015Journal of Neurochemistry29 citations Open access
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Unbinding of Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) Ligands: From in Vitro Residence Time to in Vivo Efficacy via in Silico Simulations.
Agostino Bruno, E. Barresi, N. Simola, E. Da Pozzo +6 more
2019ACS Chemical Neuroscience27 citations Open access
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Brain dysfunctions and neurotoxicity induced by psychostimulants in experimental models and humans: an overview of recent findings
Marcello Serra, N. Simola, A. Pollack, Giulia Costa
2023Neural Regeneration Research23 citations Open access
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Progression and Persistence of Neurotoxicity Induced by MDMA in Dopaminergic Regions of the Mouse Brain and Association with Noradrenergic, GABAergic, and Serotonergic Damage
Giulia Costa, M. Morelli, N. Simola
2017Neurotoxicity research23 citations
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Modulation of Rat 50-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations by Glucocorticoid Signaling: Possible Relevance to Reward and Motivation
N. Simola, E. Paci, Marcello Serra, Giulia Costa +1 more
2017International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology23 citations Open access
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Dysfunctional mesocortical dopamine circuit at pre-adolescence is associated to aggressive behavior in MAO-A hypomorphic mice exposed to early life stress
R. Frau, Silvia Fanni, V. Serra, N. Simola +5 more
2019Neuropharmacology22 citations
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Gender Differences in Neurodegeneration, Neuroinflammation and Na+-Ca2+ Exchangers in the Female A53T Transgenic Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Giulia Costa, M. Sisalli, N. Simola, Salvatore Della Notte +7 more
2020Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience21 citations Open access
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Effect of long-term administration of antiretroviral drugs (Tenofovir and Nevirapine) on neuroinflammation and neuroplasticity in mouse hippocampi.
S. Zulu, N. Simola, M. Mabandla, W. Daniels
2018Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy21 citations Open access
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Widespread reduction of dopamine cell bodies and terminals in adult rats exposed to a low dose regimen of MDMA during adolescence
C. Cadoni, A. Pisanu, N. Simola, L. Frau +7 more
2017Neuropharmacology21 citations Open access
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Influence of dopamine transmission in the medial prefrontal cortex and dorsal striatum on the emission of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats treated with amphetamine: Effects on drug-stimulated and conditioned calls.
Giulia Costa, Marcello Serra, Jacopo Marongiu, M. Morelli +1 more
2020Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry20 citations
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Performance of movement in hemiparkinsonian rats influences the modifications induced by dopamine agonists in striatal efferent dynorphinergic neurons.
L. Frau, M. Morelli, N. Simola
2013Experimental Neurology20 citations
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Repeated exposure to JWH‐018 induces adaptive changes in the mesolimbic and mesocortical dopaminergic pathways, glial cells alterations, and behavioural correlates
Nicholas Pintori, M. Castelli, Cristina Miliano, N. Simola +11 more
2021British Journal of Pharmacology19 citations Open access
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Neurophysiological and Neurochemical Effects of the Putative Cognitive Enhancer (S)-CE-123 on Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine System
C. Sagheddu, Nicholas Pintori, Predrag Kalaba, Vladimir Dragačević +6 more
2020Biomolecules19 citations Open access
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Increased emissions of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in hemiparkinsonian rats repeatedly treated with dopaminomimetic drugs: A potential preclinical model for studying the affective properties of dopamine replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease.
N. Simola, Marcello Serra, Jacopo Marongiu, Giulia Costa +1 more
2020Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry18 citations Open access
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Neurochemical and Behavioral Characterization after Acute and Repeated Exposure to Novel Synthetic Cannabinoid Agonist 5-MDMB-PICA
A. Musa, N. Simola, Gessica Piras, Francesca Caria +2 more
2020Brain Science18 citations Open access
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The novel psychoactive substance methoxetamine induces persistent behavioral abnormalities and neurotoxicity in rats
Giulia Costa, Marcello Serra, Nicholas Pintori, M. Casu +5 more
2019Neuropharmacology17 citations Open access
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Effect of crowding, temperature and age on glia activation and dopaminergic neurotoxicity induced by MDMA in the mouse brain.
L. Frau, N. Simola, Pier Francesca Porceddu, M. Morelli
2016Neurotoxicology16 citations
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A2A Receptor Antagonism and Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease
M. Morelli, F. Blandini, N. Simola, R. Hauser
2012Parkinson's Disease15 citations Open access
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The Intranigral Infusion of Human-Alpha Synuclein Oligomers Induces a Cognitive Impairment in Rats Associated with Changes in Neuronal Firing and Neuroinflammation in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Maria Francesca Palmas, Michela Etzi, A. Pisanu, C. Camoglio +15 more
2022Cells13 citations Open access
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Anti-HIV drugs promote β-amyloid deposition and impair learning and memory in BALB/c mice
S. Zulu, O. Abboussi, N. Simola, M. Mabandla +1 more
2020Acta Neuropsychiatrica10 citations
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Elevation of striatal urate in experimental models of Parkinson's disease: a compensatory mechanism triggered by dopaminergic nigrostriatal degeneration?
M. A. De Luca, O. Cauli, M. Morelli, N. Simola
2014Journal of Neurochemistry9 citations
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Alteration in the progression of dopamine neuron degeneration: may caffeine offer new perspective?
M. Morelli, L. Frau, N. Simola
2012Experimental Neurology9 citations
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Association between Novel Object Recognition/Spontaneous Alternation Behavior and Emission of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats: Possible Relevance to the Study of Memory
Giulia Costa, Marcello Serra, N. Simola
2021Brain Science8 citations Open access
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