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M. Farokhnia

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h-index: 35
Works: 131
Citations: 3,893

Most-cited papers

The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission
Vicky Chuong, M. Farokhnia, S. Khom, Claire L. Pince +7 more
2023JCI Insight181 citations Open access
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Sex Differences in Opioid and Psychostimulant Craving and Relapse: A Critical Review
C. Nicolas, Natalie E. Zlebnik, M. Farokhnia, L. Leggio +2 more
2021Pharmacological Reviews135 citations Open access
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Education Attainment and Alcohol Binge Drinking: Diminished Returns of Hispanics in Los Angeles
S. Assari, M. Farokhnia, R. Mistry
2019Behavioral Science132 citations Open access
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The novel ghrelin receptor inverse agonist PF-5190457 administered with alcohol: preclinical safety experiments and a phase 1b human laboratory study
Mary R. Lee, Jenica D. Tapocik, Mwlod Ghareeb, M. Schwandt +9 more
2018Molecular Psychiatry112 citations Open access
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Ghrelin: From a gut hormone to a potential therapeutic target for alcohol use disorder.
M. Farokhnia, Monica L. Faulkner, D. Piacentino, Mary R. Lee +1 more
2019Physiology and Behavior96 citations
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Long-Acting Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Suppress Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Male Wistar Rats
V. Marty, M. Farokhnia, J. Munier, Yatendra Mulpuri +2 more
2020Frontiers in Neuroscience87 citations Open access
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Effects of oral, smoked, and vaporized cannabis on endocrine pathways related to appetite and metabolism: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, human laboratory study
M. Farokhnia, Gray R. McDiarmid, Matthew N. Newmeyer, Vikas Munjal +3 more
2020Translational Psychiatry79 citations Open access
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IUPHAR review - Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and substance use disorders:An emerging pharmacotherapeutic target
VI Nicolaus Bruns, Elizabeth H. Tressler, Leandro F. Vendruscolo, L. Leggio +1 more
2024Pharmacological Research73 citations Open access
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GLP-1 receptor agonists are promising but unproven treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders
L. Leggio, Christian S. Hendershot, M. Farokhnia, A. Fink-Jensen +3 more
2023Nature Medicine72 citations Open access
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Blood Biomarkers of Alcohol Use: A Scoping Review
Julia C. Harris, L. Leggio, M. Farokhnia
2021Current Addiction Report64 citations Open access
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Biobehavioral effects of baclofen in anxious alcohol-dependent individuals: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, laboratory study
M. Farokhnia, ML Schwandt, Lee, JW Bollinger +6 more
2017Translational Psychiatry54 citations Open access
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Substance Use among Economically Disadvantaged African American Older Adults; Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status
S. Assari, James L. Smith, R. Mistry, M. Farokhnia +1 more
2019International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health50 citations Open access
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Reduced drug use as an alternative valid outcome in individuals with stimulant use disorders: Findings from 13 multisite randomized clinical trials
M. Aminesmaeili, M. Farokhnia, Ryoko Susukida, L. Leggio +3 more
2024Addiction43 citations
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Oxytocin receptor mRNA expression in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in major psychiatric disorders: A human post-mortem study
M. R. Lee, M. B. Sheskier, M. Farokhnia, N. Feng +3 more
2018Psychoneuroendocrinology38 citations Open access
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The glucagon-like peptide-1 system is modulated by acute and chronic alcohol exposure: Findings from human laboratory experiments and a post-mortem brain study
M. Farokhnia, Brittney D. Browning, Madeline E Crozier, Hui Sun +2 more
2022Addiction Biology35 citations Open access
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Spironolactone as a potential new pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder: convergent evidence from rodent and human studies
M. Farokhnia, C. Rentsch, Vicky Chuong, M. A. McGinn +11 more
2022Molecular Psychiatry33 citations Open access
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A deeper insight into how GABA-B receptor agonism via baclofen may affect alcohol seeking and consumption: Lessons learned from a human laboratory investigation
M. Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine, Armin Sadighi, L. A. Farinelli +3 more
2018Molecular Psychiatry30 citations Open access
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Prospects for Pharmacotherapies to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder: An Update on Recent Human Studies
M. Farokhnia, Brittney D. Browning, L. Leggio
2019Current Opinion in Psychiatry28 citations Open access
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Role of the ghrelin system in alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease: A narrative review
K. Kharbanda, M. Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine, R. Bhargava +6 more
2022Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research26 citations Open access
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Endocrine effects of the novel ghrelin receptor inverse agonist PF-5190457: Results from a placebo-controlled human laboratory alcohol co-administration study in heavy drinkers
Mary R. Lee, M. Farokhnia, Enoch Cobbina, A. Saravanakumar +5 more
2019Neuropharmacology24 citations Open access
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Differential association between the GLP1R gene variants and brain functional connectivity according to the severity of alcohol use
M. Farokhnia, Samantha J. Fede, Erica N. Grodin, Brittney D. Browning +5 more
2022Scientific Reports23 citations Open access
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A closer look at alcohol-induced changes in the ghrelin system: novel insights from preclinical and clinical data
Sara L. Deschaine, M. Farokhnia, Adriana Gregory-Flores, L. Zallar +16 more
2021Addiction Biology23 citations Open access
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Harm reduction and abstinence-based models for treatment of substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective
V. Narasimha, J. Butner, Enjeline Hanafi, M. Farokhnia +5 more
2022BJPsych International22 citations Open access
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Effect of oral alcohol administration on plasma cytokine concentrations in heavy drinking individuals
Mary R. Lee, Kelly M. Abshire, M. Farokhnia, F. Akhlaghi +1 more
2021Drug and Alcohol Dependence22 citations Open access
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Differential Correlation of Serum BDNF and microRNA Content in Rats with Rapid or Late Onset of Heavy Alcohol Use
Y. Ehinger, Khanhky Phamluong, David Darevesky, Melanie Welman +9 more
2019bioRxiv22 citations Open access
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Racial Differences in the Association Between Alcohol Drinking and Cigarette Smoking: Preliminary Findings From an Alcohol Research Program.
J. Harris, Ethan H. Mereish, Monica L. Faulkner, S. Assari +3 more
2021Alcohol and Alcoholism21 citations Open access
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International Scientific Collaboration Is Needed to Bridge Science to Society: USERN2020 Consensus Statement
Sara Momtazmanesh, A. Saghazadeh, Juan Carlos Aldave Becerra, K. Aramesh +47 more
2021SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine20 citations Open access
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Relationship between self-stigma about alcohol dependence and severity of alcohol drinking and craving
Madeline E Crozier, M. Farokhnia, S. Persky, L. Leggio +1 more
2023BMJ Mental Health19 citations Open access
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GLP-1 Therapeutics and Their Emerging Role in Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: An Endocrinology Primer.
Nirupam M Srinivasan, M. Farokhnia, L. A. Farinelli, A. Ferrulli +1 more
2025Journal of the Endocrine Society18 citations Open access
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Neuroendocrine response to exogenous ghrelin administration, combined with alcohol, in heavy-drinking individuals: Findings from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human laboratory study.
M. Farokhnia, Kelly M. Abshire, A. Hammer, Sara L. Deschaine +7 more
2021International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology18 citations Open access
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Pharmacological manipulation of the ghrelin system and alcohol hangover symptoms in heavy drinking individuals: Is there a link?
M. Farokhnia, Mary R. Lee, L. A. Farinelli, V. Ramchandani +2 more
2018Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior18 citations Open access
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Identifying and Characterizing Subpopulations of Heavy Alcohol Drinkers Via a Sucrose Preference Test: A Sweet Road to a Better Phenotypic Characterization?
S. Bouhlal, M. Farokhnia, Mary R. Lee, F. Akhlaghi +1 more
2018Alcohol and Alcoholism18 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of spironolactone dispensation in reducing weekly alcohol use: a retrospective high-dimensional propensity score-matched cohort study
Vanessa A. Palzes, M. Farokhnia, A. Kline-Simon, Joseph Elson +4 more
2021Neuropsychopharmacology17 citations Open access
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Effects of exogenous ghrelin administration and ghrelin receptor blockade, in combination with alcohol, on peripheral inflammatory markers in heavy-drinking individuals: Results from two human laboratory studies
M. Farokhnia, Jeanelle Portelli, Mary R. Lee, Gray R. McDiarmid +7 more
2020Brain Research17 citations Open access
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Prospects of GLP-1 Therapies for Addiction and Mental Health Comorbidities-Quo Vadis?: A Review.
M. Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio
2026JAMA psychiatry16 citations
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A human laboratory study on the link between alcohol administration and circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in individuals with alcohol use disorder
M. Farokhnia, Tammy Wang, Tony Jourdan, G. Godlewski +3 more
2023Drug and Alcohol Dependence16 citations Open access
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The crosstalk between fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) system and substance use
Tammy Wang, Ryan E. Tyler, Oyenike Ilaka, Diane Cooper +2 more
2024iScience15 citations Open access
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FGF21 regulates alcohol intake: New hopes on the rise for alcohol use disorder treatment?
Tammy Wang, M. Farokhnia, L. Leggio
2022Cell Reports Medicine15 citations Open access
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Lifetime use of alcohol and cannabis among U.S. adolescents across age: Exploring differential patterns by sex and race/ethnicity using the 2019 NSDUH data
M. Farokhnia, Julia C. Harris, Shannon N. Speed, L. Leggio +1 more
2023Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports14 citations Open access
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Crosstalk between alcohol use disorder and obesity: two sides of the same coin?
L. Leggio, M. Farokhnia, P. Kenny, M. Y. Pepino +1 more
2025Molecular Psychiatry13 citations Open access
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Neuroendocrine response to GABA-B receptor agonism in alcohol-dependent individuals: Results from a combined outpatient and human laboratory experiment
M. Farokhnia, Mikela B. Sheskier, Mary R. Lee, A. Le +5 more
2018Neuropharmacology13 citations Open access
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Role of aldosterone and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in addiction: a scoping review
Claire L. Pince, Kimberly E. Whiting, Tammy Wang, András H. Lékó +5 more
2023Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews12 citations
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Investigating the relationship between early life adversity, inflammation and alcohol use
Jillian T Battista, D. Piacentino, M. Schwandt, Mary R. Lee +3 more
2023Addiction Biology12 citations
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Extracellular esterase activity as an indicator of endoplasmic reticulum calcium depletion
Kathleen A. Trychta, Emily J. Heathward, A. Sulima, Susanne Bäck +5 more
2018Biomarkers12 citations Open access
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Intravenous administration of ghrelin increases serum cortisol and aldosterone concentrations in heavy-drinking alcohol-dependent individuals: results from a double-blind, placebo-controlled human laboratory study
C. Haass-Koffler, Victoria M. Long, M. Farokhnia, M. Magill +3 more
2019Neuropharmacology11 citations Open access
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Gut microbial diversity and functional characterization in people with alcohol use disorder: A case-control study
Daria Piacentino, Carlotta Vizioli, J. Barb, Silvia Grant-Beurmann +14 more
2024PLoS ONE10 citations Open access
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Changes in Plasma Ghrelin Levels Following Surgical and Non-Surgical Weight-Loss in Female Rats Predict Alcohol Use.
E. Orellana, Nelli Horvath, M. Farokhnia, L. Leggio +1 more
2022Brain Research Bulletin10 citations
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Investigating the link between serum concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and behavioral measures in anxious alcohol-dependent individuals
Jeanelle Portelli, M. Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine, Jillian T Battista +4 more
2020Alcohol10 citations Open access
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Spirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review
M. Kanabar, Preethy Kathiresan, Hussien Elkholy, Arash Khojasteh Zonoozi +9 more
2024BJPsych International9 citations Open access
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Leptin Gene and Leptin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Alcohol Use Disorder: Findings Related to Psychopathology
Brittney D. Browning, M. Schwandt, M. Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine +2 more
2021Frontiers in Psychiatry9 citations Open access
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