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Esi Domi, Riccardo Barchiesi, Estelle Barbier (2023)
Epigenetic Dysregulation in Alcohol-Associated Behaviors: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.
Riccardo Barchiesi, Kanat Chanthongdee, Michele Petrella, Li Xu, Simon Söderholm, Esi Domi, Gaëlle Augier, Andrea Coppola, Joost Wiskerke, Ilona Szczot, Ana Domi, Louise Adermark, Eric Augier, Claudio Cantù, Markus Heilig, Estelle Barbier (2022)
An epigenetic mechanism for over-consolidation of fear memories

Molecular Psychiatry , Vol.27 , s.4893-4904

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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

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Estelle Barbier, Riccardo Barchiesi, Ana Domi, Kanat Chanthongdee, Esi Domi, Gaëlle Augier, Eric Augier, Li Xu, Louise Adermark, Markus Heilig (2021)
Downregulation of Synaptotagmin 1 in the Prelimbic Cortex Drives Alcohol-Associated Behaviors in Rats

Biological Psychiatry , Vol.89 , s.398-406

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Estelle Barbier, A. L. Johnstone, B. B. Khomtchouk, J. D. Tapocik, C. Pitcairn, F. Rehman, Eric Augier, A. Borich, J. R. Schank, C. A. Rienas, D. J. Van Booven, H. Sun, Daniel Nätt, C. Wahlestedt, Markus Heilig (2017)
Dependence-induced increase of alcohol self-administration and compulsive drinking mediated by the histone methyltransferase PRDM2

Molecular Psychiatry , Vol.22 , s.1746-1758

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Latest publications from LiU DiVA

2026

Estelle Barbier, Leon Höglund, Li Xu, Nihal A. Salem, Elizabeth A. Osterndorff-Kahanek, Riccardo Barchiesi, Antonio Lacorte, Lief E. Fenno, Robert O. Messing, R. Dayne Mayfield, Markus Heilig (2026) Identification and validation of central amygdala FGFR1 as a therapeutic target for alcohol use disorder using single-nucleus sequencing in rats Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 9407 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77302-9
Ilya O. Blokhin, Derek Van Booven, Josepmaria Argemi, Mengying Li, J. Sunil Rao, Estelle Barbier, Markus Heilig, Jin Cheng, Antoine B. Douaihy, Ramon Bataller, Claes Wahlestedt (2026) Global changes in gene expression and splicing in alcoholic liver disease Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 23367 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-52759-2

2024

Sanne Toivainen Eloff, Michele Petrella, Li Xu, Esther Visser, Tamina Weiss, Sofia Vellere, Zane Zeier, Claes Wahlestedt, Estelle Barbier, Esi Domi, Markus Heilig (2024) Generation and Characterization of a Novel Prkcd-Cre Rat Model Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 44, Article e0528242024 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0528-24.2024
Kanat Chanthongdee, Yerko Fuentealba, Thor Wahlestedt, Lou Foulhac, Tetiana Kardash, Andrea Coppola, Markus Heilig, Estelle Barbier (2024) Comprehensive ethological analysis of fear expression in rats using DeepLabCut and SimBA machine learning model Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol. 18, Article 1440601 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1440601
Michele Petrella, Anna Maria Borruto, Lorenzo Curti, Ana Domi, Esi Domi, Li Xu, Estelle Barbier, Alice Ilari, Markus Heilig, Friedbert Weiss, Guido Mannaioni, Alessio Masi, Roberto Ciccocioppo (2024) Pharmacological blockage of NOP receptors decreases ventral tegmental area dopamine neuronal activity through GABAB receptor-mediated mechanism Neuropharmacology, Vol. 248, Article 109866 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.109866