M. C. Diana

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Peripubertal treatment with cannabidiol prevents the emergence of psychosis in an animal model of schizophrenia
Currently, the pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia is still associated with significant side effects and high rates of treatment resistance, causing a great deal of suffering to patients and their… Expand
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Cannabidiol Prevents Motor and Cognitive Impairments Induced by Reserpine in Rats
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychotomimetic compound from Cannabis sativa that presents antipsychotic, anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects. In Parkinson’s disease patients, CBD… Expand
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Cannabidiol Administered During Peri-Adolescence Prevents Behavioral Abnormalities in an Animal Model of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is considered a debilitating neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorder and its pharmacotherapy remains problematic without recent major advances. The development of interventions able to… Expand
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Peripubertal exposure to environmental enrichment prevents schizophrenia-like behaviors in the SHR strain animal model
Schizophrenia is a highly disabling mental disorder, in which genetics and environmental factors interact culminating in the disease. The treatment of negative symptoms and cognitive deficits with… Expand
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A schizophrenia-like behavioral trait in the SHR model: Applying confirmatory factor analysis as a new statistical tool
ABSTRACT Questionnaires that assess symptoms of schizophrenia patients undergo strict statistical validation, often using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). CFA allows testing the existence of a… Expand
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Low expression of Gria1 and Grin1 glutamate receptors in the nucleus accumbens of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR)
The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR) strain is a classical animal model for the study of essential hypertension. Recently, our group suggested that this strain could be a useful animal model for… Expand
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Sodium nitroprusside is effective in preventing and/or reversing the development of schizophrenia‐related behaviors in an animal model: The SHR strain
The treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotics is still unsatisfactory. Therefore, the search for new treatments and prevention is crucial, and animal models are fundamental tools for this… Expand
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Poster #12 EXPRESSION OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR AND REGULATOR GENES IN TWO BRAIN REGIONS AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD IN A NEW ANIMAL MODEL OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: THE SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS (SHR)