Fabrizio Gasparini

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1 Epigenetic modification of the FMR1 gene in fragile X syndrome is associated with differential response to the mGluR5 antagonist AFQ056. Sci Transl Med 2011 3.46
2 The mGluR5 antagonist MPEP decreased nicotine self-administration in rats and mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2003 1.83
3 Human PET studies of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 with 11C-ABP688. J Nucl Med 2007 1.48
4 Nicotine potentiation of brain stimulation reward reversed by DH beta E and SCH 23390, but not by eticlopride, LY 314582 or MPEP in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2001 1.47
5 Metabotropic glutamate 5 receptor blockade may attenuate cocaine self-administration by decreasing brain reward function in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004 1.47
6 Radiosynthesis and preclinical evaluation of 11C-ABP688 as a probe for imaging the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5. J Nucl Med 2006 1.32
7 Group II metabotropic and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA)/kainate glutamate receptors regulate the deficit in brain reward function associated with nicotine withdrawal in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003 1.20
8 Evaluation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 using PET and 11C-ABP688: assessment of methods. J Nucl Med 2007 1.14
9 AFQ056 treatment of levodopa-induced dyskinesias: results of 2 randomized controlled trials. Mov Disord 2011 1.10
10 AFQ056, a new mGluR5 antagonist for treatment of fragile X syndrome. Neurobiol Dis 2011 1.09
11 The challenges of clinical trials in fragile X syndrome. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013 1.05
12 Metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR5 is not involved in the early hemodynamic response. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2011 1.01
13 Spiro[2.2]pentane as a dissymmetric scaffold for conformationally constrained analogues of glutamic acid: focus on racemic 1-aminospiro[2.2]pentyl-1,4-dicarboxylic acids. J Org Chem 2002 1.01
14 Translating molecular advances in fragile X syndrome into therapy: a review. J Clin Psychiatry 2014 1.00
15 Chronic but not acute treatment with a metabotropic glutamate 5 receptor antagonist reverses the akinetic deficits in a rat model of parkinsonism. J Neurosci 2002 0.99
16 Rescue of dendritic spine phenotype in Fmr1 KO mice with the mGluR5 antagonist AFQ056/Mavoglurant. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012 0.98
17 Fragile X syndrome: a preclinical review on metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) antagonists and drug development. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014 0.95
18 Metabotropic glutamate receptors: their therapeutic potential in anxiety. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2010 0.95
19 Non-nicotinic neuropharmacological strategies for nicotine dependence: beyond bupropion. Drug Discov Today 2003 0.94
20 Chronic administration of AFQ056/Mavoglurant restores social behaviour in Fmr1 knockout mice. Behav Brain Res 2012 0.93
21 Effect of the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 antagonists MPEP and MTEP in parkinsonian monkeys. Neuropharmacology 2010 0.92
22 Radiation dosimetry and biodistribution of 11C-ABP688 measured in healthy volunteers. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2007 0.91
23 mGlu5 receptor antagonists: a novel class of anxiolytics? Drug News Perspect 2004 0.91
24 Quantitative evaluation of 11C-ABP688 as PET ligand for the measurement of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 using autoradiographic studies and a beta-scintillator. Neuroimage 2007 0.90
25 ABP688, a novel selective and high affinity ligand for the labeling of mGlu5 receptors: identification, in vitro pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and biodistribution studies. Bioorg Med Chem 2006 0.89
26 Pharmacological modulation of mGluR7 with AMN082 and MMPIP exerts specific influences on alcohol consumption and preference in rats. Addict Biol 2011 0.87
27 Pharmacological and endocrinological characterisation of stress-induced hyperthermia in singly housed mice using classical and candidate anxiolytics (LY314582, MPEP and NKP608). Eur J Pharmacol 2002 0.86
28 Blockade of the mGlu5 receptor decreases basal and stress-induced cortical norepinephrine in rodents. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2005 0.85
29 The mGlu5 receptor antagonist MPEP activates specific stress-related brain regions and lacks neurotoxic effects of the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801: significance for the use as anxiolytic/antidepressant drug. Neuropharmacology 2012 0.85
30 Neuroprotective activity of metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands. Adv Exp Med Biol 2002 0.84
31 Development of mavoglurant and its potential for the treatment of fragile X syndrome. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2013 0.83
32 Metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 in levodopa-induced motor complications. Neurobiol Aging 2009 0.82
33 Chronic treatment with MPEP, an mGlu5 receptor antagonist, normalizes basal ganglia glutamate neurotransmission in L-DOPA-treated parkinsonian monkeys. Neuropharmacology 2013 0.82
34 Effects of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 on latent inhibition in conditioned taste aversion. Behav Brain Res 2005 0.81
35 Effect of L-Dopa on metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the brain of parkinsonian monkeys. J Neurochem 2010 0.81
36 A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of AFQ056 for the treatment of chorea in Huntington's disease. Mov Disord 2015 0.80
37 In the amygdala anxiolytic action of mGlu5 receptors antagonist MPEP involves neuropeptide Y but not GABAA signaling. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004 0.80
38 MPEP, an mGlu5 receptor antagonist, reduces the development of L-DOPA-induced motor complications in de novo parkinsonian monkeys: biochemical correlates. Neuropharmacology 2012 0.79
39 Design and synthesis of selective and potent orally active S1P5 agonists. ChemMedChem 2010 0.78
40 The acute antiparkinsonian and antidyskinetic effect of AFQ056, a novel metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 antagonist, in L-Dopa-treated parkinsonian monkeys. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2011 0.78
41 The mGluR5 antagonist AFQ056 does not affect methylation and transcription of the mutant FMR1 gene in vitro. BMC Med Genet 2012 0.77
42 Synthesis and preliminary pharmacological evaluation of the four stereoisomers of (2S)-2-(2'-phosphono-3'-phenylcyclopropyl)glycine, the first class of 3'-substituted trans C1'-2'-2-(2'-phosphonocyclopropyl)glycines. Bioorg Med Chem 2007 0.76
43 Decrease of mGluR5 receptor density goes parallel with changes in enkephalin and substance P immunoreactivity in Huntington's disease: a preliminary investigation in the postmortem human brain. Brain Struct Funct 2014 0.75
44 Dose-dependent, saturable occupancy of the metabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptor by fenobam as measured with [(11) C]ABP688 PET imaging. Synapse 2014 0.75