2023 Esi Domi, Li Xu, Sanne Toivainen Eloff, Joost Wiskerke, Andrea Coppola, Lovisa Holm, Eric Augier, Michele Petrella, Markus Heilig (2023) Activation of GABA(B) receptors in central amygdala attenuates activity of PKC delta plus neurons and suppresses punishment-resistant alcohol self-administration in rats Neuropsychopharmacology Continue to DOI 2022 Elisabeth Paul, Lilly Schwieler, Sophie Erhardt, Sandra Boda, Ada Trepci, Robin Kämpe, Anna Asratian, Lovisa Holm, Adam Yngve, Robert Dantzer, Markus Heilig, Paul J. Hamilton, Martin Samuelsson (2022) Peripheral and central kynurenine pathway abnormalities in major depression Brain, behavior, and immunity, Vol. 101, p. 136-145 Continue to DOI 2021 Esi Domi, Li Xu, Sanne Toivainen, Anton Nordeman, Francesco Gobbo, Marco Venniro, Yavin Shaham, Robert O. Messing, Esther Visser, Michel C. van den Oever, Lovisa Holm, Estelle Barbier, Eric Augier, Markus Heilig (2021) A neural substrate of compulsive alcohol use Science Advances, Vol. 7 Continue to DOI Riccardo Barchiesi, Kanat Chanthongdee, Esi Domi, Francesco Gobbo, Andrea Coppola, Anna Asratian, Sanne Toivainen, Lovisa Holm, Gaëlle Augier, Li Xu, Eric Augier, Markus Heilig, Estelle Barbier (2021) Stress-induced escalation of alcohol self-administration, anxiety-like behavior, and elevated amygdala Avp expression in a susceptible subpopulation of rats Addiction Biology, Vol. 26 Continue to DOI 2020 Esi Domi, Li Xu, Marvin Paetz, Anton Nordeman, Gaëlle Augier, Lovisa Holm, Sanne Toivainen, Eric Augier, Anita C. Hansson, Markus Heilig (2020) Nicotine increases alcohol self-administration in male rats via a mu-opioid mechanism within the mesolimbic pathway British Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 177, p. 4516-4531 Continue to DOI
Esi Domi, Li Xu, Sanne Toivainen Eloff, Joost Wiskerke, Andrea Coppola, Lovisa Holm, Eric Augier, Michele Petrella, Markus Heilig (2023) Activation of GABA(B) receptors in central amygdala attenuates activity of PKC delta plus neurons and suppresses punishment-resistant alcohol self-administration in rats Neuropsychopharmacology Continue to DOI
Elisabeth Paul, Lilly Schwieler, Sophie Erhardt, Sandra Boda, Ada Trepci, Robin Kämpe, Anna Asratian, Lovisa Holm, Adam Yngve, Robert Dantzer, Markus Heilig, Paul J. Hamilton, Martin Samuelsson (2022) Peripheral and central kynurenine pathway abnormalities in major depression Brain, behavior, and immunity, Vol. 101, p. 136-145 Continue to DOI
Esi Domi, Li Xu, Sanne Toivainen, Anton Nordeman, Francesco Gobbo, Marco Venniro, Yavin Shaham, Robert O. Messing, Esther Visser, Michel C. van den Oever, Lovisa Holm, Estelle Barbier, Eric Augier, Markus Heilig (2021) A neural substrate of compulsive alcohol use Science Advances, Vol. 7 Continue to DOI
Riccardo Barchiesi, Kanat Chanthongdee, Esi Domi, Francesco Gobbo, Andrea Coppola, Anna Asratian, Sanne Toivainen, Lovisa Holm, Gaëlle Augier, Li Xu, Eric Augier, Markus Heilig, Estelle Barbier (2021) Stress-induced escalation of alcohol self-administration, anxiety-like behavior, and elevated amygdala Avp expression in a susceptible subpopulation of rats Addiction Biology, Vol. 26 Continue to DOI
Esi Domi, Li Xu, Marvin Paetz, Anton Nordeman, Gaëlle Augier, Lovisa Holm, Sanne Toivainen, Eric Augier, Anita C. Hansson, Markus Heilig (2020) Nicotine increases alcohol self-administration in male rats via a mu-opioid mechanism within the mesolimbic pathway British Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 177, p. 4516-4531 Continue to DOI
The Heilig Translational Psychiatry Lab: Preclinical group We use animal models to discover molecular and neural mechanisms that cause a progression into alcohol addiction, and to identify novel targets for pharmacological addiction treatments.
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Mechanism behind compulsive alcohol use revealed A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. The scientists have identified a mechanism that may be a suitable target for treatment by medication.