Melanie M. Pina

The role of serotonin in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol consumption

This study shows that serotonin signaling in the orbitofrontal cortex influences alcohol consumption and aversion-resistant drinking in mice.

Insula dynorphin and kappa opioid receptor systems regulate alcohol drinking in a sex-specific manner in mice

This study investigates how insula dynorphin and kappa opioid receptor systems influence alcohol drinking in mice, revealing sex-specific effects on consumption and behavior.

Sex-specific regulation of binge drinking and affective behaviors by subcortical serotonin 5HT2c receptor-containing neurons

This study identifies sex-specific roles of serotonin 5HT2c receptor-containing neurons in binge drinking and affective behaviors using rodent models.

Alcohol Drinking Alters Stress Response to Predator Odor via Extended Amygdala Kappa Opioid Receptor Signaling in Male Mice

The paper was retracted due to errors in methods and data reporting, making the results and conclusions unreliable.

Kappa Opioid Receptor and Dynorphin Signaling in the Central Amygdala Regulates Alcohol Intake

This study investigates the role of Kappa Opioid Receptor and dynorphin signaling in the central amygdala in regulating alcohol intake using genetic knockout models in mice.

Ethanol-induced conditioned place preference and aversion differentially alter plasticity in the bed nucleus of stria terminalis

This study investigates how ethanol-induced conditioned place preference and aversion affect synaptic plasticity in the ventral BNST of mice, showing distinct changes in excitability and glutamatergic transmission.

Predator odor increases glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the prelimbic cortex via corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 signaling

The paper was retracted due to research misconduct, making its results and conclusions unreliable.

Stress-induced alterations of norepinephrine release in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of mice

The paper examines how repeated stress affects norepinephrine release in the BNST of mice, finding increased release and reduced autoreceptor sensitivity.

Male and female mice demonstrate divergent cellular responses in the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST) following morphine withdrawal

This study investigates divergent cellular responses in male and female mice's BNST during morphine withdrawal, finding sex-specific changes in GABAergic signaling and neuronal excitability.