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Selected Publications: Karen K. Szumlinski

Lominac KD, Kapasova Z, Hannun RA, Patterson C, Middaugh LD, Szumlinski KK (2006) Behavioral and neurochemical interactions between Group 1 mGluR antagonists and ethanol:  potential insight into their anti-addictive properties. Drug Alcohol Dep (Epub ahead of press).

Chandler, LJ, Carpenter-Hyland E, Hendricson A, Maldve R, Morrisett R, Zhou F, Sari Y, Bell R, Szumlinski KK. (2005) Structural and functional modifications in glutamateric synapses following prolonged ethanol exposure. Alcohol Exp Clin Res 30: 368-376.

Szumlinski KK, Kalivas PW, Worley PF (2006) A possible role of Homer proteins in neuropsychiatric disorders. Curr Opin Neurobiol 16: 251-257.

Szumlinski KK, Abernathy KE, Oleson EB, Klugmann M, Lominac KD, He D-Y, Ron D, During MT, Kalivas PW (2006) Homer isoforms differentially regulate cocaine-induced neuroplasticity.  Neuropsychopharmacology 31:768-777.
Lominac KD, Oleson EB, Pava M, Klugmann M, Schwarz MK, Seeburg PH, During MJ, Worley PF, Kalivas PW, Szumlinski KK (2005) Distinct roles for different Homer1 isoforms in behaviors and associated prefrontal cortex function. J Neurosci 25:11586-11594.

Szumlinski KK, Lominac KD, Oleson EB, Walker JK, Mason AR, Dehoff M, Klugmann M, Cagle S, Welt K, During MT, Worley PF, Kalivas PW. (2005) Homer2 is necessary for EtOH-induced neuroplasticity. J Neurosci 25: 7054-7061.

Szumlinski KK
, Lominac KD, Kleschen M, Oleson EB, Dehoff M, Schwartz M, Seeberg P, Worley PF, Kalivas PW. (2005) Behavioural and neurochemical phenotyping of Homer1 mutant mice:  Possible implications for schizophrenia. Genes Brain Behav 4: 273-288.

Szumlinski KK
, Lominac KD, Frys KA, Middaugh LD (2005). Genetic variation in heroin-induced changes in behaviour:  effects of B6 strain dose on conditioned reward and locomotor sensitization. Genes Brain Behav 4: 324-336.

Szumlinski KK
, Frys KA, Kalivas PW.  (2004) Dissociable roles for the dorsal and median raphé in the facilitatory effect of 5-HT1A receptor stimulation upon cocaine-induced locomotion and sensitization. Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1675-1687

Szumlinski KK
, Dehoff MH, Kang SH, Frys KA, Lominac KD, Rohrer J, Griffin W. III, Klugmann M, Toda S, Champtiaux NP, Berry T, Shealy S, During M, Middaugh LD, Worley PF, Kalivas PW. (2004) Homer proteins regulate vulnerability to cocaine.  Neuron 43: 401-413.

Szumlinski KK
, Frys KA, Kalivas PW. (2003) Pretreatment with serotonin 5-HT3 receptor agonists does not prevent the development of long-term motor sensitization to cocaine.  Psychopharmacology 165: 329-336.

Middaugh LD, Szumlinski KK, van Patten Y, Marlow A-L, Kalivas PW.  (2003) Chronic ethanol consumption by C57BL/6 mice alters the behavioral and neurochemical effects of ethanol:  blockade by naltrexone.  Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 27: 1892-1900.

Szumlinski KK
, Szechtman H.  (2002) D2 receptor blockade in the dorsal raphe increases quinpirole-induced locomotor excitation.  NeuroReport 13: 563-566.

Trantham H, Szumlinski KK, McFarland K, Kalivas PW, Lavin A.  (2002) Repeated cocaine administration modulates electrophysiological properties of prefrontal cortical neurons. Neuroscience 113:  749-753.

Szumlinski KK
, Price KL, Frys KA, Middaugh LD.  (2002) Unconditioned and conditioned factors contribute to the  “reinstatement” of cocaine place conditioning following extinction in C57BL/6 mice. Behav. Brain Res.  136: 151-160.


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