The role of GABAA receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol: a decade of progress S Kumar, P Porcu, DF Werner, DB Matthews, JL Diaz-Granados, ... Psychopharmacology 205, 529-564, 2009 | 536 | 2009 |
Role of brain allopregnanolone in the plasticity of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor in rat brain during pregnancy and after delivery A Concas, MC Mostallino, P Porcu, P Follesa, ML Barbaccia, M Trabucchi, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95 (22), 13284-13289, 1998 | 468 | 1998 |
Proof-of-concept trial with the neurosteroid pregnenolone targeting cognitive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia CE Marx, RSE Keefe, RW Buchanan, RM Hamer, JD Kilts, DW Bradford, ... Neuropsychopharmacology 34 (8), 1885-1903, 2009 | 225 | 2009 |
Neurosteroidogenesis today: novel targets for neuroactive steroid synthesis and action and their relevance for translational research P Porcu, AM Barron, CA Frye, AA Walf, SY Yang, XY He, AL Morrow, ... Journal of neuroendocrinology 28 (2), 2016 | 170 | 2016 |
Changes in GABAA receptor γ2 subunit gene expression induced by long-term administration of oral contraceptives in rats P Follesa, P Porcu, C Sogliano, M Cinus, F Biggio, L Mancuso, ... Neuropharmacology 42 (3), 325-336, 2002 | 128 | 2002 |
Sex differences in the outcome of juvenile social isolation on HPA axis function in rats MG Pisu, A Garau, G Boero, F Biggio, V Pibiri, R Dore, V Locci, E Paci, ... Neuroscience 320, 172-182, 2016 | 122 | 2016 |
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis modulation of GABAergic neuroactive steroids influences ethanol sensitivity and drinking behavior AL Morrow, P Porcu, KN Boyd, KA Grant Dialogues in clinical neuroscience 8 (4), 463-477, 2006 | 107 | 2006 |
Role of allopregnanolone in regulation of GABAA receptor plasticity during long-term exposure to and withdrawal from progesterone P Follesa, A Concas, P Porcu, E Sanna, M Serra, MC Mostallino, ... Brain Research Reviews 37 (1-3), 81-90, 2001 | 101 | 2001 |
Nicotine-induced changes in cerebrocortical neuroactive steroids and plasma corticosterone concentrations in the rat P Porcu, C Sogliano, M Cinus, RH Purdy, G Biggio, A Concas Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 74 (3), 683-690, 2003 | 81 | 2003 |
Long-term administration with levonorgestrel decreases allopregnanolone levels and alters GABAA receptor subunit expression and anxiety-like behavior P Porcu, MC Mostallino, C Sogliano, F Santoru, R Berretti, A Concas Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 102 (2), 366-372, 2012 | 73 | 2012 |
A history of depression in women is associated with an altered GABAergic neuroactive steroid profile SS Girdler, M Lindgren, P Porcu, DR Rubinow, JL Johnson, AL Morrow Psychoneuroendocrinology 37 (4), 543-553, 2012 | 70 | 2012 |
Decreased allopregnanolone induced by hormonal contraceptives is associated with a reduction in social behavior and sexual motivation in female rats F Santoru, R Berretti, A Locci, P Porcu, A Concas Psychopharmacology 231, 3351-3364, 2014 | 69 | 2014 |
Simultaneous quantification of GABAergic 3α, 5α/3α, 5β neuroactive steroids in human and rat serum P Porcu, TK O’Buckley, SE Alward, CE Marx, LJ Shampine, SS Girdler, ... Steroids 74 (4-5), 463-473, 2009 | 67 | 2009 |
Caffeine-induced increases in the brain and plasma concentrations of neuroactive steroids in the rat A Concas, P Porcu, C Sogliano, M Serra, RH Purdy, G Biggio Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 66 (1), 39-45, 2000 | 63 | 2000 |
Impaired glucocorticoid-mediated HPA axis negative feedback induced by juvenile social isolation in male rats G Boero, MG Pisu, F Biggio, L Muredda, G Carta, S Banni, E Paci, ... Neuropharmacology 133, 242-253, 2018 | 62 | 2018 |
Modulation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors and the feeding response by neurosteroids in Hydra vulgaris A Concas, P Pierobon, MC Mostallino, G Marino, R Minei, G Biggio Neuroscience 85 (3), 979-988, 1998 | 59 | 1998 |
The brain as a target of hormonal contraceptives: Evidence from animal studies P Porcu, M Serra, A Concas Frontiers in neuroendocrinology 55, 100799, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
Ethanol induction of steroidogenesis in rat adrenal and brain is dependent upon pituitary ACTH release and de novo adrenal StAR synthesis KN Boyd, S Kumar, TK O’Buckley, P Porcu, AL Morrow Journal of neurochemistry 112 (3), 784-796, 2010 | 54 | 2010 |
Differential effects of ethanol on serum GABAergic 3α, 5α/3α, 5β neuroactive steroids in mice, rats, cynomolgus monkeys, and humans P Porcu, TK O’Buckley, SE Alward, SC Song, KA Grant, H De Wit, ... Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 34 (3), 432-442, 2010 | 53 | 2010 |
Putative glycine receptors in Hydra: a biochemical and behavioural study P Pierobon, R Minei, P Porcu, C Sogliano, A Tino, G Marino, G Biggio, ... European Journal of Neuroscience 14 (10), 1659-1666, 2001 | 52 | 2001 |