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Overview

Patricia Robledo is affiliated with the Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques in Spain. Their research predominantly spans the field of neuroscience, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, biological psychiatry, nutrition and dietetics, and physiology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Biochemical analysis and sensing techniques
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology

They have contributed to multiple recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Altered Signaling in CB1R-5-HT2AR Heteromers in Olfactory Neuroepithelium Cells of Schizophrenia Patients is Modulated by Cannabis Use" (2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin)
  • "Sex-Specific Effects of Synbiotic Exposure in Mice on Addictive-Like Behavioral Alterations Induced by Chronic Alcohol Intake Are Associated With Changes in Specific Gut Bacterial Taxa and Brain Tryptophan Metabolism" (2021, Frontiers in Nutrition)
  • "G protein-specific mechanisms in the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor regulate psychosis-related effects and memory deficits" (2024, Nature Communications)
  • "Pharmacological fingerprint of antipsychotic drugs at the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor" (2024, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Orally Active Peptide Vector Allows Using Cannabis to Fight Pain While Avoiding Side Effects" (2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)

Their frequent co-authors include Rafael de la Torre, Marta Barrera-Conde, Víctor Pérez, Cristina Fernández-Avilés, and Elk Kossatz.

Their research has been published multiple times in notable venues such as Molecular Psychiatry, Neuroscience Applied, Nature Communications, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and Frontiers in Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Associative processes in addiction and reward. The role of amygdala-ventral striatal subsystems

    Barry J. Everitt;John A. Parkinson;Mary C. Olmstead;Mercedes Arroyo

  • Excitatory influence of rat subthalamic nucleus to substantia nigra pars reticulata and the pallidal complex: electrophysiological data.

    Patricia Robledo;Jean Féger

  • The endogenous opioid system: a common substrate in drug addiction.

    José Manuel Trigo;Elena Martin-García;Fernando Berrendero;Patricia Robledo

  • Lack of CB1 cannabinoid receptor impairs cocaine self-administration.

    Guadalupe Soria;Victoria Mendizábal;Clara Touriño;Patricia Robledo

  • Cognitive Impairment Induced by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol Occurs through Heteromers between Cannabinoid CB1 and Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptors.

    Xavier Viñals;Estefanía Moreno;Laurence Lanfumey;Arnau Cordomí

  • D1 dopamine receptors in the nucleus accumbens modulate cocaine self-administration in the rat.

    R. Maldonado;P. Robledo;A.J. Chover;S.B. Caine

  • Two discrete nucleus accumbens projection areas differentially mediate cocaine self-administration in the rat

    Patricia Robledo;George F. Koob

  • Absence of Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Dysphoric Effects in Dynorphin-Deficient Mice

    Andreas Zimmer;Andreas Zimmer;Emmanuel Valjent;Monika König;Anne M. Zimmer;Anne M. Zimmer

  • Nicotine-Induced Antinociception, Rewarding Effects, and Physical Dependence Are Decreased in Mice Lacking the Preproenkephalin Gene

    Fernando Berrendero;Victoria Mendizábal;Patricia Robledo;Lola Galeote

  • Neurobiological mechanisms involved in nicotine dependence and reward: participation of the endogenous opioid system

    Fernando Berrendero;Patricia Robledo;José Manuel Trigo;Elena Martín-García

  • Advances in the field of cannabinoid--opioid cross-talk.

    Patricia Robledo;Fernando Berrendero;Andrés Ozaita;Rafael Maldonado

  • Neurochemical basis of cannabis addiction

    R. Maldonado;F. Berrendero;A. Ozaita;P. Robledo

  • Role of dopamine receptors in the nucleus accumbens in the rewarding properties of cocaine.

    Patricia Robledo;Rafael Maldonado-Lopez;George F. Koob

  • Decreased cocaine motor sensitization and self-administration in mice overexpressing cannabinoid CB₂ receptors.

    Auxiliadora Aracil-Fernández;José Manuel Trigo;José Manuel Trigo;María Salud García-Gutiérrez;María Salud García-Gutiérrez;Antonio Ortega-Álvaro

  • 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine Self-Administration Is Abolished in Serotonin Transporter Knockout Mice

    José Manuel Trigo;Thibault Renoir;Laurence Lanfumey;Michel Hamon

  • The Effects of Activation or Inhibition of the Subthalamic Nucleus on the Metabolic and Electrophysiological Activities Within the Pallidal Complex and Substantia Nigra in the Rat.

    Jean Féger;Patricia Robledo

  • Interplay of β2* nicotinic receptors and dopamine pathways in the control of spontaneous locomotion

    Maria Elena Avale;Philippe Faure;Stéphanie Pons;Patricia Robledo

  • Neurotensin injected into the nucleus accumbens blocks the psychostimulant effects of cocaine but does not attenuate cocaine self-administration in the rat

    Patricia Robledo;Rafael Maldonado;George F. Koob

  • Cannabinoid withdrawal syndrome is reduced in double mu and delta opioid receptor knockout mice

    Anna Castañé;Patricia Robledo;Audrey Matifas;Brigitte L. Kieffer

  • A reliable model of intravenous MDMA self-administration in naïve mice

    José Manuel Trigo;Fany Panayi;Guadalupe Soria;Rafael Maldonado

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Berrendero
Fernando Berrendero Francisco de Vitoria University
Laurence Lanfumey
Laurence Lanfumey Université Paris Cité
Uwe Maskos
Uwe Maskos Institut Pasteur
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca Complutense University of Madrid
Juan Suárez
Juan Suárez University of Malaga
Olga Valverde
Olga Valverde Pompeu Fabra University
Mara Dierssen
Mara Dierssen Centre for Genomic Regulation
Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
Esther Berrocoso
Esther Berrocoso University of Cádiz
Jean Féger
Jean Féger Grenoble Alpes University

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