Lobina Carla
Technician
Department of Neuroscience
Institute of Neuroscience Italy
Italy
Biography
Lobina Carla, is currently working as a Technician in the department of Neuroscience, in the Institute of Neuroscience Italy.
Research Interest
Investigation of the role of the GABAB receptor in the mediation of the central effects of alcohol - Investigation of the neurochemical and behavioral bases underlying alcohol abuse and dependence - Identification of novel pharmacotherapies for alcoholism - Set up and validation of animal and experimental models of alcoholism - Investigation of the neurobiological bases underlying food intake and drug addiction
Publications
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Mugnaini C., Pedani V., Casu A., Lobina C.,Casti A., Maccioni P., Porcu A., Giunta D., Lamponi S., Solinas M., Dragoni S, Valoti M., Colombo G., Castelli M.P., Gessa G.L., Corelli F. Synthesis and pharmacological characterization of 2-(acylamino)thiophene derivatives as metabolically stable, orally effective, positive allosteric modulators of the GABAB receptor. J. Med. Chem. 56:3620-3635, 2013.
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Lobina C., Gessa G.L., Colombo G. Anxiolytic effect of voluntarily consumed alcohol in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats exposed to the social interaction test. J. Alcoholism Drug Depend., in press, 2013.
