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Carlo Cifani

University of Camerino, School of Pharmacy, Italy
Verified email at unicam.it
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Endocannabinoid signaling and food addiction

…, A Romano, S Gaetani, R Ciccocioppo, C Cifani… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Overeating, frequently linked to an increasing incidence of overweight and obesity, has become
epidemic and one of the leading global health problems. To explain the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabidiol as a potential treatment for anxiety and mood disorders: molecular targets and epigenetic insights from preclinical research

PA Melas, M Scherma, W Fratta, C Cifani… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cannabidiol (CBD) is the most abundant non-psychoactive component of cannabis; it
displays a very low affinity for cannabinoid receptors, facilitates endocannabinoid signaling by …

[HTML][HTML] The melanocortin system behind the dysfunctional eating behaviors

…, SK Tayebati, MV Micioni Di Bonaventura, C Cifani - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The dysfunction of melanocortin signaling has been associated with obesity, given the important
role in the regulation of energy homeostasis, food intake, satiety and body weight. In the …

Ventral medial prefrontal cortex neuronal ensembles mediate context-induced relapse to heroin

JM Bossert, AL Stern, FRM Theberge, C Cifani… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
In a rat model of context-induced relapse to heroin, we identified sparsely distributed ventral
medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) neurons that were activated by the heroin-associated …

[PDF][PDF] The anterior insular cortex→ central amygdala glutamatergic pathway is critical to relapse after contingency management

…, M Zhang, LR Whitaker, S Zhang, BL Warren, C Cifani… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
… We then incubated all sections for at least 48 hr at 4 C in goat anti-CTb primary antibody (1:…
48 hr at 4 C in 0.5% PBS-Tx containing 2% NHS and rabbit anti-c-Fos primary antibody (1:…

Effect of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist SR-141716A on ethanol self-administration and ethanol-seeking behaviour in rats

D Economidou, L Mattioli, C Cifani, M Perfumi… - …, 2006 - Springer
Rationale It has been suggested that endocannabinoid mechanisms are involved in the
control of ethanol consumption. Objectives The aims of the present study were (1) to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] Role of orexin-1 receptor mechanisms on compulsive food consumption in a model of binge eating in female rats

L Piccoli, MV Micioni Di Bonaventura, C Cifani… - …, 2012 - nature.com
… Antagonists were incubated for 30 min at 37 C before stimulation with agonist.
Concentration–response curves (CRCs) of OXA ranging from 0.0001 to 10 μM were performed. After …

Extravirgin olive oil up-regulates CB1 tumor suppressor gene in human colon cancer cells and in rat colon via epigenetic mechanisms

…, C Cifani, M Maccarrone, C D'Addario - The Journal of nutritional …, 2015 - Elsevier
C for 15 min, followed by 45 cycles of 94C for 30 s, 56C for 30 s, 72C for 30 s and, finally,
72C … mC/(mC+C) (where mC is methylated cytosine and C is unmethylated cytosine), for each …

Effect of prazosin and guanfacine on stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol and food seeking in rats

…, D Funk, W Juzytsch, K Coen, BM Navarre, C Cifani… - …, 2011 - Springer
… Food and water were freely available in the home cage during all phases of the experiments,
and the temperature was maintained at 21 ± 1C. The self-administration chambers were …

A preclinical model of binge eating elicited by yo-yo dieting and stressful exposure to food: effect of sibutramine, fluoxetine, topiramate, and midazolam

C Cifani, C Polidori, S Melotto, R Ciccocioppo… - …, 2009 - Springer
… Serum was transferred into clean tubes and stored at −20C until the assay. Taking into
account the circadian rhythm of corticosterone, all kills were carried out between 1000 and 1200, …