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Hans Nissbrandt is a researcher affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their academic contributions primarily focus on fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. These disciplines encompass subfields such as Physiology, Neurology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The topics central to their work cover Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Nuclear Receptors and Signaling, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, as well as Calcium Signaling and Nucleotide Metabolism.

Recent research publications by Hans Nissbrandt include:

  • High IQ in Early Adulthood Is Associated with Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Journal of Parkinson s Disease
  • Glucocerebrosidase variant T369M is not a risk factor for Parkinson's disease in Sweden, 2022, Neuroscience Letters
  • The erythrocyte sedimentation rate in male adolescents and subsequent risk of Parkinson's disease: an observational study, 2020, Journal of Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nissbrandt are:

  • Camilla Fardell
  • Kjell Torén
  • Linus Schiöler
  • Maria Åberg
  • Caroline Ran

Hans Nissbrandt's research has appeared in notable publication venues including the Journal of Parkinson s Disease, Neuroscience Letters, and the Journal of Neurology, each hosting one of their publications.

Best Publications

  • The Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) Analogue, Exendin-4, Decreases the Rewarding Value of Food: A New Role for Mesolimbic GLP-1 Receptors

    Suzanne L. Dickson;Rozita H. Shirazi;Caroline Hansson;Filip Bergquist

  • l-DOPA-induced dopamine efflux in the striatum and the substantia nigra in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease: temporal and quantitative relationship to the expression of dyskinesia

    Hanna S. Lindgren;Daniel R. Andersson;Sören Lagerkvist;Hans Nissbrandt

  • The mesolimbic dopamine-activating properties of ethanol are antagonized by mecamylamine

    Ola Blomqvist;Jörgen A. Engel;Hans Nissbrandt;Bo Söderpalm

  • Pharmacological stimulation of sigma-1 receptors has neurorestorative effects in experimental parkinsonism

    Veronica Francardo;Francesco Bez;Tadeusz Wieloch;Hans Nissbrandt

  • The role of TREM2 R47H as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease.

    Christina M. Lill;Christina M. Lill;Aina Rengmark;Lasse Pihlstrøm;Isabella Fogh

  • Impact of the lesion procedure on the profiles of motor impairment and molecular responsiveness to L-DOPA in the 6-hydroxydopamine mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

    Veronica Francardo;Alessandra Recchia;Nataljia Popovic;Daniel Andersson

  • GLP-1 is both anxiogenic and antidepressant; divergent effects of acute and chronic GLP-1 on emotionality

    Rozita H Anderberg;Jennifer E Richard;Caroline Hansson;Hans Nissbrandt

  • Association of Nrf2-encoding NFE2L2 haplotypes with Parkinson's disease.

    Malin von Otter;Sara Landgren;Staffan Nilsson;Dragana Celojevic

  • The Stomach-Derived Hormone Ghrelin Increases Impulsive Behavior

    Rozita H Anderberg;Caroline Hansson;Maya Fenander;Jennifer E Richard

  • GABAB-receptor activation alters the firing pattern of dopamine neurons in the rat substantia nigra.

    Göran Engberg;Torben Kling‐Petersen;Hans Nissbrandt

  • Placebo-controlled trial comparing intermittent and continuous paroxetine in premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

    Mikael Landén;Hans Nissbrandt;Christer Allgulander;Karin Sörvik

  • Supportive evidence for 11 loci from genome-wide association studies in Parkinson's disease

    Lasse Pihlstrøm;Gunnar Axelsson;Kari Anne Bjørnarå;Nil Dizdar

  • Synthesis and Release of Dopamine in Rat Brain: Comparison Between Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta, Pars Reticulata, and Striatum

    H. Nissbrandt;E Sundström;G Jonsson;S. Hjorth

  • Interaction of polymorphisms in the genes encoding interleukin-6 and estrogen receptor beta on the susceptibility to Parkinson's disease.

    Anna Håkansson;Lars Westberg;Staffan Nilsson;Silvia Buervenich

  • Somatodendritic dopamine release in rat substantia nigra influences motor performance on the accelerating rod.

    Filip Bergquist;Haydeh Niazi Shahabi;Hans Nissbrandt

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 and its analogues act in the dorsal raphe and modulate central serotonin to reduce appetite and body weight

    Rozita H Anderberg;Jennifer E Richard;Kim Eerola;Lorena Lopez Ferreras

  • Dopamine signaling in the amygdala, increased by food ingestion and GLP-1, regulates feeding behavior.

    Rozita H. Anderberg;Christine Anefors;Filip Bergquist;Hans Nissbrandt

  • Influence of ghrelin on the central serotonergic signaling system in mice

    Caroline Hansson;Mayte Alvarez-Crespo;Magdalena Taube;Karolina P. Skibicka

  • Pharmacologically induced cessation of burst activity in nigral dopamine neurons: Significance for the terminal dopamine efflux

    Hans Nissbrandt;Anders Elverfors;Goran Engberg

  • PITX3 polymorphism is associated with early onset Parkinson's disease.

    Olle Bergman;Anna Håkansson;Lars Westberg;Kajsa Nordenström

  • Testosterone is an endogenous regulator of BAFF and splenic B cell number.

    Anna S. Wilhelmson;Anna S. Wilhelmson;Marta Lantero Rodriguez;Alexandra Stubelius;Alexandra Stubelius;Per Fogelstrand

  • Dopamine D3 receptor antisense influences dopamine synthesis in rat brain.

    Nissbrandt H;Ekman A;Eriksson E;Heilig M

  • Effects of mCPP on the extracellular concentrations of serotonin and dopamine in rat brain.

    Elias Eriksson;Göran Engberg;Ola Bing;Hans Nissbrandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Elias Eriksson
Elias Eriksson University of Gothenburg
Lars Olson
Lars Olson Karolinska Institute
Espen Dietrichs
Espen Dietrichs Oslo University Hospital
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Michael Nilsson
Michael Nilsson University of Newcastle Australia
Suzanne L. Dickson
Suzanne L. Dickson University of Gothenburg
M. Angela Cenci
M. Angela Cenci Lund University
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Lars Bertram
Lars Bertram University of Lübeck
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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