Alterations in the gut microbiota of rats chronically exposed to volatilized cocaine and its active adulterants caffeine and phenacetin

C Scorza, C Piccini, M Martínez Busi… - Neurotoxicity …, 2019 - Springer
A role of the gut microbiota in influencing brain function and emotional disorders has been
suggested. However, only a few studies have investigated the gut microbiota in the context …

Caffeine induces a stimulant effect and increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens shell through the pulmonary inhalation route of administration in rats

M Galvalisi, JP Prieto, M Martínez… - Neurotoxicity …, 2017 - Springer
Oral, intraperitoneal, or intravenous have been the common routes of administration used to
study the behavioral and neurochemical pharmacology of caffeine, one of the most widely …

Identification and quantification of cocaine and active adulterants in coca-paste seized samples: useful scientific support to health care

JA Abin-Carriquiry, M Martínez-Busi, M Galvalisi… - Neurotoxicity …, 2018 - Springer
Adulteration is a common practice in the illicit drugs market, but the psychoactive and toxic
effects provided by adulterants are clinically underestimated. Coca-paste (CP) is a smokable …

Pulmonary Inhalation to Assess Effects of Coca Paste on Behavior and Dopamine Neurotransmission

C Scorza, JP Prieto, S Fabius, M Galvalisi - Dopaminergic System Function …, 2022 - Springer
In human, the pulmonary inhalation route is one of the most effective and rapid forms for
drug delivery with therapeutic, medical, and recreational purposes. In addition to being a …

Cannabidiol prevents the expression of the locomotor sensitization and the metabolic changes in the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex elicited by the …

JP Prieto, X López Hill, J Urbanavicius, V Sanchez… - Neurotoxicity …, 2020 - Springer
In the last years, clinical and preclinical researchers have increased their interest in non-
psychotomimetic cannabinoids, like cannabidiol (CBD), as a strategy for treating …

Molecular changes in the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex associated with the locomotor sensitization induced by coca paste seized samples

JP Prieto, B González, J Muñiz, V Bisagno… - Psychopharmacology, 2020 - Springer
Rationale In previous studies, we have demonstrated that seized samples of a smokable
form of cocaine, also known as coca paste (CP), induced behavioral sensitization in rats …

Cannabidiol prevents the locomotor sensitization induced by cocaine and caffeine and upregulates genes of extracellular matrix and anti-inflammatory pathways in …

JP Prieto, R Fort, G Eastman, O Kaminski… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotomimetic phytocannabinoid found in the
Cannabis plant, has emerged as a potential therapeutic agent for psychostimulant use …