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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Synergistic Effects of Social Isolation and Morphine Addiction on Reduced Neurogenesis and Bdnf Levels and the Resultant Deficits in Cognition and Emotional State in Male Rats
Maryam Farahmandfar
Maryam Farahmandfar

Associate Professor of Physiology

Department Neuroscience and Addiction Studies

School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Reduces Opioid Addiction in Preclinical Studies, Scientific Reports (2025)
2. Therapeutic Effects of Resveratrol on Memory Deficits in Offspring of Sleep-Deprived Rats: Involvement of Hippocampal Bdnf-Trkb Pathways, Journal of Psychopharmacology (2025)
3. Intranasal Insulin Intake and Exercise Improve Memory Function in Amyloid-Β Induced Alzheimer's-Like Disease in Rats: Involvement of Hippocampal Bdnf-Trkb Receptor, Behavioural Brain Research (2024)
4. L-Carnitine Ameliorates Toxic Effect of Short- and Long-Time Use of Buprenorphine on Male Reproductive System in a Rat Model, Comparative Clinical Pathology (2024)
5. Moderate Aerobic Training Enhances the Effectiveness of Insulin Therapy Through Hypothalamic Igf1 Signaling in Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Scientific Reports (2024)
6. Repeated Pre-Exposure to Morphine Inhibited the Amnesic Effect of Ethanol on Spatial Memory: Involvement of Camkii and Bdnf, Alcohol (2024)
7. Biological Activity of Novel Pyrrole Derivatives As Antioxidant Agents Against 6-Ohda Induced Neurotoxicity in Pc12 Cells, Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2023)
8. Evaluation of the Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Injection in the Nucleus Accumbens on the Morphine Reinstatement Behavior in a Conditioned Place Preference Model in Wistar Rat: Expression Changes of Nmda Receptor Subunits and Nt-3, Behavioural Brain Research (2023)
9. Comparison of Intranasal and Intraperitoneal Administration of Eugenia Caryophyllata (Clove) Essential Oil on Spatial Memory, Anxiety-Like Behavior and Locomotor Activity in a Pilocarpine-Induced Status Epilepticus Rat Model, BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2022)
10. Hippocampal Neuroprotection Mediated by Secretome of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Against Experimental Stroke, CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics (2022)
11. Paracrine Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ischemic Stroke: Opportunities and Challenges, Molecular Neurobiology (2022)
12. Assessing the Effect of Diazepam on Methamphetamine-Induced Seeking Behavior in Rats, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2021)
13. Comparing the Facial Emotion Recognition in Opioid Antecedent Subjects and Mixed Opioid-Methamphetamine Antecedent Subjects Under Methadone Maintenance Therapy With Control Group-A Retrospective Cohort Study, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2021)
14. Effect of Histone Acetylation on Maintenance and Reinstatement of Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference and Δfosb Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens and Prefrontal Cortex of Male Rats, Behavioural Brain Research (2021)
15. Enhancement of Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis by Intracerebroventricular Injection of Secretome From Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ischemic Stroke Model, Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy (2021)
16. Levofloxacin Nanoemulsion Gel Has a Powerful Healing Effect on Infected Wound in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2021)
17. The Conditioned Medium of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviates Neurological Deficits and Improves Synaptic Recovery in Experimental Stroke, Journal of Cellular Physiology (2021)
18. Extracellular Vesicles As a Neprilysin Delivery System Memory Improvement in Alzheimer’S Disease, Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2020)
19. Preparation and Comparison of Effects of Different Herbal Oil Ointments As Wound-Healing Agents, Cells Tissues Organs (2020)
20. The Effect of Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Shift of Methadone to Buprenorphine on Sperm Parameters and Antioxidant Activity in a Male Rat Model, Comparative Clinical Pathology (2020)
21. Melatonin Protective Effect Against Amyloid Β-Induced Neurotoxicity Mediated by Mitochondrial Biogenesis; Involvement of Hippocampal Sirtuin-1 Signaling Pathway, Physiology and Behavior (2019)
22. Protective Role of Apelin-13 on Amyloid Β25–35-Induced Memory Deficit; Involvement of Autophagy and Apoptosis Process, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (2019)
23. The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Passive Avoidance Learning and Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Caspase-3 in the Rat Hippocampus Following Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation, Advanced Biomedical Research (2019)
24. The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Passive Avoidance Learning and Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Caspase-3 in the Rat Hippocampus Following Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation, Advanced Biomedical Research (2019)
25. The Role of Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Ii in Modulation of Spatial Memory in Morphine Sensitized Rats, Behavioural Brain Research (2019)
26. Blockade of P75 Neurotrophin Receptor Reverses Irritability and Anxiety-Related Behaviors in a Rat Model of Status Epilepticus, Iranian Biomedical Journal (2018)
27. In Vivo Evaluation of the Hippocampal Glutamate, Gaba and the Bdnf Levels Associated With Spatial Memory Performance in a Rodent Model of Neuropathic Pain, Physiology and Behavior (2017)
28. Recovery From Ketamine-Induced Amnesia by Blockade of Gaba-A Receptor in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Mice, Neuroscience (2017)
29. Blockade of Dorsal Hippocampal Orexin-1 Receptors Impaired Morphine-Induced State-Dependent Learning, Neuropeptides (2016)
30. The Influence of Dopaminergic System in Medial Prefrontal Cortex on Ketamine-Induced Amnesia in Passive Avoidance Task in Mice, European Journal of Pharmacology (2016)
31. Possible Interaction of Hippocampal Nitric Oxide and Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Ii on Reversal of Spatial Memory Impairment Induced by Morphine, European Journal of Pharmacology (2015)