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Youssef Sari is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toledo in the United States. Their primary fields of study include Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these areas, their work focuses extensively on subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Pharmacology, and Physiology.

Their research spans several major topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Youssef Sari has contributed to a number of recent scientific papers, some of which include:

  • Diosmin Alleviates Doxorubicin-Induced Liver Injury via Modulation of Oxidative Stress-Mediated Hepatic Inflammation and Apoptosis via NfkB and MAPK Pathway: A Preclinical Study, 2021, Antioxidants
  • E-cigarette aerosols containing nicotine modulate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and astroglial glutamate transporters in mesocorticolimbic brain regions of chronically exposed mice, 2020, Chemico-Biological Interactions
  • Ceftriaxone Reduces Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Withdrawal-induced Anxiety in rats via Modulating the Expression of TNF-α/NFĸB, Nrf2, and GLT-1, 2021, Neuroscience
  • Chronic Ethanol Consumption Alters Glucocorticoid Receptor Isoform Expression in Stress Neurocircuits and Mesocorticolimbic Brain Regions of Alcohol-Preferring Rats, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Ampicillin/Sulbactam Treatment Modulates NMDA Receptor NR2B Subunit and Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Alcohol Intake in Male High Alcohol Drinking Rats, 2020, Biomolecules

The frequent publication venues for their work include Neuroscience, Toxics, Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Metabolites, and Brain Research Bulletin. These venues highlight the interdisciplinary nature of Sari's research, often focusing on neuropharmacology and toxicology.

Throughout their career, Youssef Sari has collaborated with multiple researchers on a repeated basis. Frequent co-authors include Fawaz Alasmari, Hasan Alhaddad, Woonyen Wong, Magid Abou-Gharbia, and Wayne E. Childers. These collaborations reflect a network of partnerships across various studies and scientific inquiries.

Best Publications

  • Serotonin1B receptors: from protein to physiological function and behavior

    Youssef Sari

  • Up-regulation of GLT1 Expression Increases Glutamate Uptake and Attenuates the Huntington's Disease Phenotype in the R6/2 Mouse

    Benjamin R. Miller;Jenelle L. Dorner;Minshan Shou;Youssef Sari

  • Cellular and subcellular localization of 5-hydroxytryptamine1B receptors in the rat central nervous system : Immunocytochemical, autoradiographic and lesion studies

    Y Sari;M.-C Miquel;M.-J Brisorgueil;G Ruiz

  • Upregulation of Glt1 Attenuates Cue-Induced Reinstatement of Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats

    Youssef Sari;Kathryn D. Smith;Pir K. Ali;George V. Rebec

  • Ceftriaxone, a Beta-Lactam Antibiotic, Reduces Ethanol Consumption in Alcohol-Preferring Rats

    Youssef Sari;Youssef Sari;Makiko Sakai;Jason M. Weedman;George V. Rebec

  • Targeting glutamate uptake to treat alcohol use disorders

    P.S.S. Rao;Richard L. Bell;Eric A. Engleman;Youssef Sari

  • Prenatal alcohol exposure retards the migration and development of serotonin neurons in fetal C57BL mice

    F.C. Zhou;Y. Sari;J.K. Zhang;C.R. Goodlett

  • Expression of serotonin transporter protein in developing rat brain.

    Feng C Zhou;Youssef Sari;Jing K Zhang

  • Ceftriaxone attenuates ethanol drinking and restores extracellular glutamate concentration through normalization of GLT-1 in nucleus accumbens of male alcohol-preferring rats.

    Sujan C. Das;Bryan K. Yamamoto;Alexandar M. Hristov;Youssef Sari

  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor disrupts organization of thalamocortical somatosensory barrels during development.

    Yanling Xu;Youssef Sari;Feng C Zhou

  • Role of the serotonergic system in alcohol dependence: from animal models to clinics.

    Youssef Sari;Verity R. Johnson;Jason M. Weedman

  • Serotonin and its transporter on proliferation of fetal heart cells.

    Youssef Sari;Feng C. Zhou

  • Effects of ceftriaxone on ethanol intake: a possible role for xCT and GLT-1 isoforms modulation of glutamate levels in P rats

    Hasan Alhaddad;Sujan C. Das;Youssef Sari

  • Prenatal alcohol exposure causes long-term serotonin neuron deficit in mice.

    Youssef Sari;Feng C. Zhou

  • Ceftriaxone Treatment Affects the Levels of GLT1 and ENT1 As Well As Ethanol Intake in Alcohol-Preferring Rats

    Youssef Sari;Sai N. Sreemantula;Moonnoh R. Lee;Doo Sup Choi

  • Fetal alcohol exposure reduces serotonin innervation and compromises development of the forebrain along the serotonergic pathway.

    Feng C. Zhou;Youssef Sari;Teresa A. Powrozek

  • Moderate alcohol exposure compromises neural tube midline development in prenatal brain.

    Feng C. Zhou;Youssef Sari;Teresa Powrozek;Charles R. Goodlett

  • Neuroimmunophilin GPI-1046 reduces ethanol consumption in part through activation of GLT1 in alcohol-preferring rats.

    Y. Sari;S.N. Sreemantula

  • Ceftriaxone-induced up-regulation of cortical and striatal GLT1 in the R6/2 model of Huntington's disease.

    Youssef Sari;Youssef Sari;Anne L Prieto;Scott J Barton;Benjamin R Miller;Benjamin R Miller

  • Light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical visualization of 5-HT1B receptors in the rat brain.

    Youssef Sari;Karine Lefèvre;Mircea Bancila;Monique Quignon

Frequent Co-Authors

George V. Rebec
George V. Rebec Indiana University
Edward P. Riley
Edward P. Riley San Diego State University
Karen K. Szumlinski
Karen K. Szumlinski University of California, Santa Barbara
Dale R. Sengelaub
Dale R. Sengelaub Indiana University
Efrain C. Azmitia
Efrain C. Azmitia New York University
Mahesh M. Thakkar
Mahesh M. Thakkar University of Missouri
William T. Greenough
William T. Greenough University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Xavier Langlois
Xavier Langlois AbbVie (Belgium)
Robert E. McCullumsmith
Robert E. McCullumsmith University of Cincinnati
Richard A. Morrisett
Richard A. Morrisett The University of Texas at Austin

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