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h-index: 57
Works: 245
Citations: 11K

Most-cited papers

Beyond THC: The New Generation of Cannabinoid Designer Drugs
L. Fattore, W. Fratta
2011Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience438 citations Open access
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Sex differences in addictive disorders.
L. Fattore, M. Melis, P. Fadda, W. Fratta
2014Frontiers in neuroendocrinology (Print)251 citations
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THEMED ISSUE: CANNABINOIDS REVIEW How important are sex differences in cannabinoid action?
L. Fattore, W. Fratta
2010191 citations
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Sex Differences in Drug Addiction: A Review of Animal and Human Studies
L. Fattore, S. Altea, W. Fratta
2008Women's Health188 citations Open access
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The endogenous cannabinoid anandamide has effects on motivation and anxiety that are revealed by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibition.
M. Scherma, Julie Medalie, W. Fratta, S. Vadivel +7 more
2008Neuropharmacology155 citations Open access
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Male and female rats differ in brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor density and function and in behavioural traits predisposing to drug addiction: effect of ovarian hormones.
M. Castelli, P. Fadda, A. Casu, M. Spano +3 more
2014Current pharmaceutical design137 citations
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Inhibition of anandamide hydrolysis by URB597 reverses abuse-related behavioral and neurochemical effects of nicotine in rats
M. Scherma, L. Panlilio, P. Fadda, L. Fattore +13 more
2008Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics136 citations Open access
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Blockade of nicotine reward and reinstatement by activation of alpha-type peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
P. Mascia, M. Pistis, Zuzana Justinova, L. Panlilio +12 more
2011Biological Psychiatry121 citations Open access
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Nicotine consumption is regulated by a human polymorphism in dopamine neurons
Carole Morel, L. Fattore, S. Pons, Y.-A.-H. Hay +7 more
2013Molecular Psychiatry119 citations Open access
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Cannabidiol as a Potential Treatment for Anxiety and Mood Disorders: Molecular Targets and Epigenetic Insights from Preclinical Research
P. A. Melas, M. Scherma, W. Fratta, C. Cifani +1 more
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences110 citations Open access
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An endocannabinoid mechanism in relapse to drug seeking: a review of animal studies and clinical perspectives.
L. Fattore, M. Spano, S. Deiana, V. Melis +3 more
2007Brain Research Reviews110 citations
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THEMED ISSUE: CANNABINOIDS RESEARCH PAPER Drug- and cue-induced reinstatement of cannabinoid-seeking behaviour in male and female rats: influence of ovarian hormones
L. Fattore, Spanó, S. Altea, P. Fadda +1 more
2010102 citations
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Reducing cannabinoid abuse and preventing relapse by enhancing endogenous brain levels of kynurenic acid
Zuzana Justinova, P. Mascia, Hui Wu, Maria E. Secci +15 more
2013Nature Neuroscience94 citations Open access
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nvolvement of-Opioid and Endocannabinoid System n Salvinorin A-Induced Reward
A. Braida, Valeria Limonta, V. Capurro, T. Rubino +5 more
200894 citations
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The endocannabinoid system and nondrug rewarding behaviours.
L. Fattore, M. Melis, P. Fadda, M. Pistis +1 more
2010Experimental Neurology87 citations
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Brain activity of anandamide: a rewarding bliss?
M. Scherma, P. Masia, V. Satta, W. Fratta +2 more
2018Acta Pharmacologica Sinica85 citations Open access
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PPARα Regulates Cholinergic-Driven Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons via a Novel Mechanism Involving α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
M. Melis, S. Scheggi, G. Carta, C. Madeddu +13 more
2013Journal of Neuroscience78 citations Open access
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Sex differences in the self-administration of cannabinoids and other drugs of abuse.
L. Fattore, P. Fadda, W. Fratta
2009Psychoneuroendocrinology76 citations
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Neurobiological mechanisms of cannabinoid addiction.
L. Fattore, P. Fadda, M. Spano, M. Pistis +1 more
2008Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology74 citations
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Strain and schedule-dependent differences in the acquisition, maintenance and extinction of intravenous cannabinoid self-administration in rats.
S. Deiana, L. Fattore, M. Spano, G. Cossu +3 more
2007Neuropharmacology74 citations
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Baclofen prevents drug-induced reinstatement of extinguished nicotine-seeking behaviour and nicotine place preference in rodents.
L. Fattore, M. Spano, G. Cossu, M. Scherma +2 more
2009European Neuropsychopharmacology73 citations
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The anandamide transport inhibitor AM404 reduces the rewarding effects of nicotine and nicotine‐induced dopamine elevations in the nucleus accumbens shell in rats
M. Scherma, Zuzana Justinova, C. Zanettini, L. Panlilio +8 more
2012British Journal of Pharmacology67 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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Cannabinoid self-administration attenuates PCP-induced schizophrenia-like symptoms in adult rats.
M. Spano, P. Fadda, R. Frau, L. Fattore +1 more
2010European Neuropsychopharmacology57 citations
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Involvement of kappa-opioid and endocannabinoid system on Salvinorin A-induced reward.
D. Braida, Valeria Limonta, V. Capurro, P. Fadda +7 more
2008Biological Psychiatry56 citations
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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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Nicotinic facilitation of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol discrimination involves endogenous anandamide.
M. Solinas, M. Scherma, G. Tanda, Carrie E. Wertheim +2 more
2007Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics47 citations
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Endocannabinoid regulation of relapse mechanisms.
L. Fattore, P. Fadda, W. Fratta
2007Pharmacological Research46 citations
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Molecular mechanisms of cannabinoid addiction.
W. Fratta, L. Fattore
2013Current Opinion in Neurobiology42 citations
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The endocannabinoid system: a new molecular target for the treatment of tobacco addiction
M. Scherma, P. Fadda, B. Le Foll, B. Forget +3 more
2008CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets39 citations Open access
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Enhanced self-administration of the CB1 receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 in olfactory bulbectomized rats: evaluation of possible serotonergic and dopaminergic underlying mechanisms
P. Amchova, J. Kučerová, Valentina Giugliano, Z. Babinská +8 more
2013Frontiers in Pharmacology38 citations Open access
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Cannabinoid CB1/CB2 receptor agonists attenuate hyperactivity and body weight loss in a rat model of activity‐based anorexia
M. Scherma, V. Satta, R. Collu, M. Boi +3 more
2017British Journal of Pharmacology37 citations Open access
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Cannabinoid exposure in rat adolescence reprograms the initial behavioral, molecular, and epigenetic response to cocaine
M. Scherma, Johanna S. Qvist, Arun Asok, S. Huang +9 more
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America36 citations Open access
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New Perspectives on the Use of Cannabis in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
M. Scherma, P. Masia, M. Deidda, W. Fratta +2 more
2018Medicines36 citations Open access
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The role of the endocannabinoid system in eating disorders: neurochemical and behavioural preclinical evidence.
M. Scherma, L. Fattore, M. Castelli, W. Fratta +1 more
2014Current pharmaceutical design33 citations
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AM404 attenuates reinstatement of nicotine seeking induced by nicotine-associated cues and nicotine priming but does not affect nicotine- and food-taking
I. Gamaleddin, Mihail Guranda, M. Scherma, W. Fratta +4 more
2013Journal of Psychopharmacology33 citations Open access
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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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Limited Access to a High Fat Diet Alters Endocannabinoid Tone in Female Rats
V. Satta, M. Scherma, F. Piscitelli, P. Usai +4 more
2018Frontiers in Neuroscience29 citations Open access
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Differential effect of opioid and cannabinoid receptor blockade on heroin‐seeking reinstatement and cannabinoid substitution in heroin‐abstinent rats
L. Fattore, Spanó, V. Melis, P. Fadda +1 more
2011British Journal of Pharmacology29 citations Open access
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Methoxetamine, a novel psychoactive substance with serious adverse pharmacological effects: a review of case reports and preclinical findings
M. Zanda, P. Fadda, C. Chiamulera, W. Fratta +1 more
2016Behavioural Pharmacology27 citations
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Impaired brain endocannabinoid tone in the activity-based model of anorexia nervosa.
R. Collu, M. Scherma, F. Piscitelli, E. Giunti +6 more
2019International Journal of Eating Disorders26 citations
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Cannabinoid Modulation of Eukaryotic Initiation Factors (eIF2α and eIF2B1) and Behavioral Cross-Sensitization to Cocaine in Adolescent Rats.
P. A. Melas, Johanna S. Qvist, M. Deidda, C. Upreti +7 more
2018Cell Reports26 citations Open access
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Changed accumbal responsiveness to alcohol in rats pre-treated with nicotine or the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2.
J. A. López-Moreno, M. Scherma, F. Rodríguez de Fonseca, G. González-Cuevas +2 more
2008Neuroscience Letters23 citations
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Converging Evidence Points to BDNF as Biomarker of Depressive Symptoms in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders
M. Manchia, U. Isayeva, R. Collu, D. Primavera +16 more
2022Brain Science19 citations Open access
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Behavioural and neurochemical assessment of salvinorin A abuse potential in the rat
V. Serra, L. Fattore, M. Scherma, R. Collu +3 more
2014Psychopharmacology19 citations
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Chronic cannabinoid exposure reduces phencyclidine-induced schizophrenia-like positive symptoms in adult rats
M. Spano, L. Fattore, Francesca Cadeddu, W. Fratta +1 more
2013Psychopharmacology19 citations Open access
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The anabolic steroid nandrolone alters cannabinoid self‐administration and brain CB1 receptor density and function
D. Struik, P. Fadda, Tamara Zara, E. Zamberletti +4 more
2017Pharmacological Research16 citations
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Emotional profile of female rats showing binge eating behavior.
V. Satta, M. Scherma, E. Giunti, R. Collu +3 more
2016Physiology and Behavior16 citations
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K18- and CAG-hACE2 Transgenic Mouse Models and SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Neurodegeneration Research
S. Dedoni, Valeria Avdoshina, C. Camoglio, C. Siddi +3 more
2022Molecules15 citations Open access
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Elevated dopamine in the medial prefrontal cortex suppresses cocaine seeking via D1 receptor overstimulation
P. Devoto, L. Fattore, S. Antinori, P. Saba +3 more
2016Addiction Biology15 citations
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