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Eleni T. Tzavara

Eleni T. Tzavara

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Neuroscience

D-Index
43
Citations
8852
World Ranking
7343
National Ranking
334

Overview

Eleni T. Tzavara is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research primarily covers the fields of Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Neurology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics addressed in their research include Tryptophan and brain disorders, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Neurological disorders and treatments, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Eleni T. Tzavara encompass:

  • "GPR56/ADGRG1 is associated with response to antidepressant treatment," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Striatal projection neurons coexpressing dopamine D1 and D2 receptors modulate the motor function of D1- and D2-SPNs," 2024, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Unexpected contributions of striatal projection neurons coexpressing dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in balancing motor control," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "RNA therapeutics for mood disorders: current evidence toward clinical trials," 2021, Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs
  • "Transcriptomic Studies of Antidepressant Action in Rodent Models of Depression: A First Meta-Analysis," 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Raoul Belzeaux
  • Victor Gorgievski
  • El Chérif Ibrahim
  • Marguerite Le Marois
  • Sylvie Dumas

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Loss of morphine-induced analgesia, reward effect and withdrawal symptoms in mice lacking the mu-opioid-receptor gene.

    Hans W. D. Matthes;Rafael Maldonado;Frédéric Simonin;Olga Valverde

  • Reduction of Morphine Abstinence in Mice with a Mutation in the Gene Encoding CREB

    Rafael Maldonado;Julie A. Blendy;Eleni Tzavara;Peter Gass

  • Diverse psychotomimetics act through a common signaling pathway.

    Per Svenningsson;Eleni T. Tzavara;Robert Carruthers;Ilan Rachleff

  • The CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A selectively increases monoaminergic neurotransmission in the medial prefrontal cortex: implications for therapeutic actions

    Eleni T Tzavara;Richard J Davis;Kenneth W Perry;Xia Li

  • Involvement of striatal and extrastriatal DARPP-32 in biochemical and behavioral effects of fluoxetine (Prozac).

    Per Svenningsson;Eleni T. Tzavara;Jeffrey M. Witkin;Allen A. Fienberg

  • M4 muscarinic receptors regulate the dynamics of cholinergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission: relevance to the pathophysiology and treatment of related CNS pathologies.

    Eleni T. Tzavara;Frank P. Bymaster;Richard J. Davis;Mark R. Wade

  • The vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT3 synergizes striatal acetylcholine tone

    Christelle Gras;Bénédicte Amilhon;Bénédicte Amilhon;Ève M Lepicard;Ève M Lepicard;Odile Poirel;Odile Poirel

  • Behavioural and biochemical evidence for signs of abstinence in mice chronically treated with Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol

    Daniel M Hutcheson;Eleni Th. Tzavara;Claire Smadja;Emmanuel Valjent

  • Biochemical and Behavioral Evidence for Antidepressant-Like Effects of 5-HT6 Receptor Stimulation

    Per Svenningsson;Eleni T. Tzavara;Hongshi Qi;Robert Carruthers

  • Adenylyl cyclases: structure, regulation and function in an enzyme superfamily.

    Jacques Hanoune;Yves Pouille;Eleni Tzavara;Tiansheng Shen

  • A role for cannabinoid Cb1 receptors in mood and anxiety disorders

    J. M. Witkin;E. T. Tzavara;G. G. Nomikos

  • Dysregulated hippocampal acetylcholine neurotransmission and impaired cognition in M2, M4 and M2/M4 muscarinic receptor knockout mice.

    E T Tzavara;F P Bymaster;C C Felder;M Wade

  • Biphasic Effects of Cannabinoids on Acetylcholine Release in the Hippocampus: Site and Mechanism of Action

    Eleni T. Tzavara;Mark Wade;George G. Nomikos

  • Muscarinic mechanisms of antipsychotic atypicality.

    Frank P. Bymaster;Christian C. Felder;Eleni Tzavara;George G. Nomikos

  • Endocannabinoids activate transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptors to reduce hyperdopaminergia-related hyperactivity: therapeutic implications.

    Eleni T. Tzavara;Dominic L. Li;Larissa Moutsimilli;Tiziana Bisogno

  • Cholinergic dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease is reversed by an anti-Aβ antibody

    Kelly R. Bales;Eleni T. Tzavara;Eleni T. Tzavara;Su Wu;Mark R. Wade

  • DARPP-32 mediates serotonergic neurotransmission in the forebrain

    Per Svenningsson;Eleni T. Tzavara;Feng Liu;Allen A. Fienberg

  • Reduction of opioid dependence by the CB1 antagonist SR141716A in mice: evaluation of the interest in pharmacotherapy of opioid addiction

    Magdalena Mas-Nieto;Blandine Pommier;Eleni T Tzavara;Anne Caneparo

  • Mesolimbic dopamine super-sensitivity in melanin-concentrating hormone-1 receptor-deficient mice.

    Daniel G. Smith;Eleni T. Tzavara;Janice Shaw;Susan Luecke

  • Procholinergic and memory enhancing properties of the selective norepinephrine uptake inhibitor atomoxetine

    E T Tzavara;F P Bymaster;C D Overshiner;R J Davis

  • A therapeutic role for cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists in major depressive disorders.

    Jeffrey M. Witkin;Eleni T. Tzavara;Richard J. Davis;Xia Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Giros
Bruno Giros McGill University
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University
Jean-Luc Martinot
Jean-Luc Martinot École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Salah El Mestikawy
Salah El Mestikawy Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Jocelyne Caboche
Jocelyne Caboche Sorbonne University
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London
Allen A. Fienberg
Allen A. Fienberg Rockefeller University
Vincent Vialou
Vincent Vialou Sorbonne University
Frauke Nees
Frauke Nees Kiel University
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University

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