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A. Muntoni

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h-index: 34
Works: 83
Citations: 4,248

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Endocannabinoids Mediate Presynaptic Inhibition of Glutamatergic Transmission in Rat Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons through Activation of CB1 Receptors
M. Melis, M. Pistis, S. Perra, A. Muntoni +2 more
2004Journal of Neuroscience457 citations Open access
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Cannabinoids activate mesolimbic dopamine neurons by an action on cannabinoid CB1 receptors.
G. Gessa, M. Melis, A. Muntoni, M. Diana
1998European Journal of Pharmacology371 citations
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Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation Induces 2-Arachidonoyl-Glycerol-Mediated Suppression of Excitation in Dopamine Neurons
M. Melis, S. Perra, A. Muntoni, G. Pillolla +5 more
2004Journal of Neuroscience250 citations Open access
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Adolescent exposure to cannabinoids induces long-lasting changes in the response to drugs of abuse of rat midbrain dopamine neurons.
M. Pistis, S. Perra, G. Pillolla, M. Melis +2 more
2004Biological Psychiatry204 citations
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Mesolimbic dopaminergic decline after cannabinoid withdrawal.
M. Diana, M. Melis, A. Muntoni, G. Gessa
1998Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America197 citations Open access
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Inhibitory Inputs from Rostromedial Tegmental Neurons Regulate Spontaneous Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Cells and Their Responses to Drugs of Abuse
Salvatore Lecca, M. Melis, A. Luchicchi, A. Muntoni +1 more
2012Neuropsychopharmacology191 citations Open access
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Endogenous fatty acid ethanolamides suppress nicotine-induced activation of mesolimbic dopamine neurons through nuclear receptors
M. Melis, G. Pillolla, A. Luchicchi, A. Muntoni +3 more
2008Journal of Neuroscience172 citations Open access
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Effects of Drugs of Abuse on Putative Rostromedial Tegmental Neurons, Inhibitory Afferents to Midbrain Dopamine Cells
Salvatore Lecca, M. Melis, A. Luchicchi, M. Ennas +3 more
2011Neuropsychopharmacology160 citations Open access
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Lasting reduction in mesolimbic dopamine neuronal activity after morphine withdrawal
M. Diana, A. Muntoni, M. Pistis, M. Melis +1 more
1999European Journal of Neuroscience136 citations
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Mesolimbic dopaminergic reduction outlasts ethanol withdrawal syndrome: evidence of protracted abstinence.
M. Diana, M. Pistis, A. Muntoni, G. Gessa
1996Neuroscience136 citations
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Cannabinoids modulate spontaneous neuronal activity and evoked inhibition of locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons
A. Muntoni, G. Pillolla, M. Melis, S. Perra +2 more
2006European Journal of Neuroscience130 citations
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Cannabinoids modulate neuronal firing in the rat basolateral amygdala: evidence for CB1- and non-CB1-mediated actions.
M. Pistis, S. Perra, G. Pillolla, M. Melis +2 more
2004Neuropharmacology123 citations
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Protective activation of the endocannabinoid system during ischemia in dopamine neurons.
M. Melis, G. Pillolla, T. Bisogno, Alberto Minassi +8 more
2006Neurobiology of Disease99 citations Open access
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Maternal Immune Activation Disrupts Dopamine System in the Offspring
A. Luchicchi, Salvatore Lecca, M. Melis, M. De Felice +6 more
2016International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology91 citations Open access
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Cannabinoids inhibit excitatory inputs to neurons in the shell of the nucleus accumbens: an in vivo electrophysiological study
M. Pistis, A. Muntoni, G. Pillolla, G. Gessa
2002European Journal of Neuroscience89 citations
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Enhanced serotonin and mesolimbic dopamine transmissions in a rat model of neuropathic pain.
C. Sagheddu, S. Aroni, M. De Felice, Salvatore Lecca +8 more
2015Neuropharmacology78 citations
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Involvement of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the effects of alcohol in the mesolimbic reward circuit: electrophysiological evidence in vivo
S. Perra, G. Pillolla, M. Melis, A. Muntoni +2 more
2005Psychopharmacology77 citations
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Enduring effects of chronic ethanol in the CNS: basis for alcoholism.
M. Diana, M. Brodie, A. Muntoni, M. Puddu +4 more
2003Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research76 citations
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The in vitro and in vivo enantioselectivity of etomidate implicates the GABAA receptor in general anaesthesia.
D. Belelli, A. Muntoni, Simon D. Merrywest, L. Gentet +8 more
2003Neuropharmacology70 citations
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PPAR-Alpha Agonists as Novel Antiepileptic Drugs: Preclinical Findings
M. Puligheddu, G. Pillolla, M. Melis, Salvatore Lecca +8 more
2013PLoS ONE61 citations Open access
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Adolescent Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposure Alters WIN55,212-2 Self-Administration in Adult Rats
M. Scherma, Christian Dessì, A. Muntoni, Salvatore Lecca +8 more
2016Neuropsychopharmacology59 citations Open access
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Effects of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition on neuronal responses to nicotine, cocaine and morphine in the nucleus accumbens shell and ventral tegmental area: involvement of PPAR-α nuclear receptors
A. Luchicchi, Salvatore Lecca, S. Carta, G. Pillolla +4 more
2010Addiction Biology56 citations Open access
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Mutagenesis of the Rat α1 Subunit of the γ-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptor Reveals the Importance of Residue 101 in Determining the Allosteric Effects of Benzodiazepine Site Ligands
S. M. Dunn, M. Davies, A. Muntoni, J. Lambert
1999Molecular Pharmacology55 citations
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Marked decrease of A10 dopamine neuronal firing during ethanol withdrawal syndrome in rats.
Marco Diana, M. Pistis, A. Muntoni, Z. Rossetti +1 more
1992European Journal of Pharmacology55 citations Open access
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Endocannabinoid Signaling in Motivation, Reward, and Addiction: Influences on Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine Function.
C. Sagheddu, A. Muntoni, M. Pistis, M. Melis
2015International review of neurobiology52 citations
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PPARα modulation of mesolimbic dopamine transmission rescues depression-related behaviors.
S. Scheggi, M. Melis, M. De Felice, S. Aroni +5 more
2016Neuropharmacology51 citations Open access
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Enhanced Endocannabinoid-Mediated Modulation of Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus Drive onto Dopamine Neurons in Sardinian Alcohol-Preferring Rats
M. Melis, C. Sagheddu, M. De Felice, A. Casti +8 more
2014Journal of Neuroscience51 citations Open access
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Interactions between the endocannabinoid and nicotinic cholinergic systems: preclinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives
M. Scherma, A. Muntoni, M. Melis, L. Fattore +3 more
2016Psychopharmacology49 citations
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Depolarization inactivation of dopamine neurons: an artifact?
G. Mereu, V. Lilliu, P. F. Vargiu, A. Muntoni +2 more
1995Journal of Neuroscience44 citations Open access
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Astrocytes mediate long-lasting synaptic regulation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons
L. Requie, M. Gómez-Gonzalo, Michele Speggiorin, F. Managò +14 more
2022Nature Neuroscience40 citations Open access
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Rationale for an adjunctive therapy with fenofibrate in pharmacoresistant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
M. Puligheddu, M. Melis, G. Pillolla, G. Milioli +7 more
2017Epilepsia40 citations Open access
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Endocannabinoids and the Processing of Value-Related Signals
M. Melis, A. Muntoni, M. Pistis
2011Frontiers in Pharmacology38 citations Open access
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Medial forebrain bundle stimulation evokes endocannabinoid-mediated modulation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron firing in vivo
G. Pillolla, M. Melis, S. Perra, A. Muntoni +2 more
2007Psychopharmacology37 citations
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Electrophysiological properties of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area of Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats
M. Melis, G. Pillolla, S. Perra, G. Colombo +2 more
2008Psychopharmacology36 citations
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The PPARα agonist fenofibrate attenuates disruption of dopamine function in a maternal immune activation rat model of schizophrenia
M. De Felice, M. Melis, S. Aroni, A. Muntoni +4 more
2018CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics33 citations Open access
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γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and the mesoaccumbens reward circuit: Evidence for GABAB receptor-mediated effects
M. Pistis, A. Muntoni, G. Pillolla, S. Perra +3 more
200530 citations
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Cannabinoids and their therapeutic applications in mental disorders
M. Scherma, A. Muntoni, G. Riedel, W. Fratta +1 more
2020Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience29 citations Open access
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Ethanol withdrawal does not induce a reduction in the number of spontaneously active dopaminergic neurons in the mesolimbic system.
M. Diana, M. Pistis, A. Muntoni, G. Gessa
1995Brain Research29 citations
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Biochemical and electrophysiological effects of 7‐OH‐DPAT on the mesolimbic dopaminergic system
P. Devoto, M. Collu, A. Muntoni, M. Pistis +3 more
1995Synapse29 citations
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Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol During Adolescence Attenuates Disruption of Dopamine Function Induced in Rats by Maternal Immune Activation
Salvatore Lecca, A. Luchicchi, M. Scherma, P. Fadda +2 more
2019Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience28 citations Open access
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α-Amino Acid Phenolic Ester Derivatives: Novel Water-Soluble General Anesthetic Agents Which Allosterically Modulate GABAA Receptors
A. Anderson, D. Belelli, D. Bennett, K. Buchanan +16 more
200123 citations Open access
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Failure of chronic haloperidol to induce depolarization inactivation of dopamine neurons in unanesthetized rats.
Giampaolo Mereu, Vanessa Lilliu, Pierfrancesco Vargiu, A. Muntoni +2 more
1994European Journal of Pharmacology22 citations
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Maternal immune activation impairs endocannabinoid signaling in the mesolimbic system of adolescent male offspring.
Michele Santoni, C. Sagheddu, V. Serra, R. Mostallino +9 more
2023Brain, behavior, and immunity20 citations Open access
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Repurposing Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Agonists in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
C. Sagheddu, M. Melis, A. Muntoni, M. Pistis
2021Pharmaceuticals20 citations Open access
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The ketamine-like compound methoxetamine substitutes for ketamine in the self-administration paradigm and enhances mesolimbic dopaminergic transmission
Anna Mutti, S. Aroni, P. Fadda, L. Padovani +5 more
2016Psychopharmacology19 citations
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Mutagenesis of the rat alpha1 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor reveals the importance of residue 101 in determining the allosteric effects of benzodiazepine site ligands.
S. Dunn, M. Davies, A. Muntoni, Jeremy J. Lambert
1999Molecular Pharmacology18 citations
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Clonidine fails to modify dopaminergic neuronal activity during morphine withdrawal
G. Gobbi, A. Muntoni, G. Gessa, M. Diana
2001Psychopharmacology12 citations
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Exposure to an enriched environment reduces alcohol self-administration in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats.
P. Maccioni, J. Bratzu, C. Lobina, C. Acciaro +7 more
2022Physiology and Behavior11 citations Open access
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N-Acylethanolamine Acid Amidase Inhibition Potentiates Morphine Analgesia and Delays the Development of Tolerance
M. Congiu, L. Micheli, M. Santoni, C. Sagheddu +6 more
2021Neurotherapeutics11 citations Open access
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Endocannabinoids: Molecular, Pharmacological, Behavioral and Clinical Features
M. Melis, A. Muntoni, M. Pistis
201311 citations
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