Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Opioid Biomarkers in Urine As Reliable and Valid Correlates of Opium Use Characteristics: A 10-Year Longitudinal Assessment
Maryam Zahmatkesh
Maryam Zahmatkesh

Professor of Physiology

Department Neuroscience and Addiction Studies

School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine

Research Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. Effect of Testosterone on Maintenance of Morphine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference: Androgen and M-Opioid Receptor Gene Expressions in Pfc and Nac of Rats, Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience (2026)
2. Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity Impairment and Melatonin Synthesis Reduction in Cognitive Decline of a Rodent Model of Alzheimer’S Disease-Like Pathology, Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology (2026)
3. Potential Role of Extrapineal Melatonin As a Neurohormone in the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’S Disease: Unanswered Questions, ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2026)
4. Serum Phosphorylated Irs-1 at Ser307 As a Potential Biomarker of Stress-Induced Depressive-Like Behavior in Rats, Brain Research (2026)
5. Synergistic Efficacy of Lactobacillus Plantarum Supernatant-Preconditioned Bm-Mscs in Alleviating Depression, Anxiety-Like Behavior, and Memory Impairment in a Rat Stress Model by Suppressing the Nf-Κb Pathway, Molecular Neurobiology (2026)
6. Histone Deacetylase Class Iib Inhibition Improves Amyloid-Β-Induced Learning and Memory Deficits in Male Rats, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2025)
7. Gnrh Protective Effects Against Long-Term Potentiation Impairment Induced by Aanat-Sirna, Neuropeptides (2024)
8. Inhibition of Hippocampal Melatonin Synthesis by Sirna Induced Learning and Memory Deficits in Male Rats, Hormones and Behavior (2024)
9. 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)
10. A Surgical Modification in the Technique of Rat Pinealectomy, Anatomical Science International (2023)
11. Evaluation of Hippocampal Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase Activity in Amyloid-Β Neurotoxicity, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology (2023)
12. The Increment of Annexin V-Positive Microvesicles Versus Annexin V-Negative Microvesicles in Csf of an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroscience Letters (2023)
13. Assessment of Lipophilic Fluorescence Products in Β-Amyloid-Induced Cognitive Decline: A Parallel Track in Hippocampus, Csf, Plasma and Erythrocytes, Experimental Gerontology (2022)
14. Impact of Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles on Cognitive Function and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Redox Status in the Hippocampus, Nanomedicine Research Journal (2022)
15. Increment of Csf Fractalkine-Positive Microvesicles Preceded the Spatial Memory Impairment in Amyloid Beta Neurotoxicity, Cytokine (2022)
16. Gnrh Protective Effects Against Amyloid Β-Induced Cognitive Decline: A Potential Role of the 17Β-Estradiol, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (2020)
17. Inhibition of Brain 17Β-Estradiol Synthesis by Letrozole Induces Cognitive Decline in Male and Female Rats, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (2020)
18. Anxiolytic Impact of Apelin-13 in a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease: Involvement of Glucocorticoid Receptor and Fkbp5, Peptides (2019)
19. Melatonin Protective Effect Against Amyloid Β-Induced Neurotoxicity Mediated by Mitochondrial Biogenesis; Involvement of Hippocampal Sirtuin-1 Signaling Pathway, Physiology and Behavior (2019)
20. 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)
21. Simvastatin Attenuates Hippocampal Mmp-9 Expression in the Streptozotocin-Induced Cognitive Impairment, Iranian Biomedical Journal (2019)
22. Comparison of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Thin Layer Chromatography for Identification of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine in Human Urine, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2018)
23. Effect of Methamphetamine Exposure on the Plasma Levels of Endothelial-Derived Microparticles, Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2018)
24. Opioid Use Disorder Induces Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: The Attenuating Effect of Methadone Maintenance Treatment, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2018)
25. Impact of Opioids on Oxidative Status and Related Signaling Pathways: An Integrated View, Journal of Opioid Management (2017)
26. Simvastatin Enhances the Hippocampal Klotho in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Cognitive Decline, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (2017)
27. Enhanced Serum Endogenous Ouabain in a Model of Sporadic Type of Alzheimer’S Disease Induced by Intracerebroventricular Streptozotocin Injection, Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences (2016)
28. Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Enhances Spatial Memory in Cognitive Impairment-Induced by Intracerebroventricular-Streptozotocin Administration, Physiology and Behavior (2016)
29. Angiotensin Ii in Paraventricular Nucleus Contributes to Sympathoexcitation in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by At1 Receptor and Oxidative Stress, Journal of Surgical Research (2015)
30. Curcumin As a Double-Edged Sword for Stem Cells: Dose, Time and Cell Type-Specific Responses to Curcumin, DARU# Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2015)
31. Hippocampal Dhcr24 Down Regulation in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Cognitive Decline, Neuroscience Letters (2015)
32. The Correlation of Serum S100β Protein Levels and Hippocampal Seladin-1 Gene Expression in a Rat Model of Sporadic Alzheimer’S Disease, Tehran University Medical Journal (2015)
33. Trimetazidine Prevents Oxidative Changes Induced in a Rat Model of Sporadic Type of Alzheimer΄S Disease, Acta Medica Iranica (2015)