Francesca Melancia

Roma Tre University — Italy

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

10h-index654citations13works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research(10), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research(6), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders(5), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(3), Pancreatic function and diabetes(2)

Publications13 total

Phosphodiesterase 2A inhibition corrects the aberrant behavioral traits observed in genetic and environmental preclinical models of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Translational Psychiatry·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Detrimental effects of the ‘bath salt’ methylenedioxypyrovalerone on social play behavior in male rats
Neuropsychopharmacology·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
Sex‐specific behavioural deficits induced at early life by prenatal exposure to the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55, 212‐2 depend on mGlu5 receptor signalling
British Journal of Pharmacology·2019· 97 citedOpen Access
Reward-Related Behavioral, Neurochemical and Electrophysiological Changes in a Rat Model of Autism Based on Prenatal Exposure to Valproic Acid
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience·2019· 82 citedOpen Access
Involvement of Phosphodiesterase 2A Activity in the Pathophysiology of Fragile X Syndrome
Cerebral Cortex·2018· 43 cited
Sex‐specific autistic endophenotypes induced by prenatal exposure to valproic acid involve anandamide signalling
British Journal of Pharmacology·2018· 134 citedOpen Access
Modelling fragile X syndrome in the laboratory setting: A behavioral perspective
Behavioural Brain Research·2018· 29 cited
Impaired repair of DNA damage is associated with autistic-like traits in rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid
European Neuropsychopharmacology·2017· 55 cited
Lipid nanoparticles for administration of poorly water soluble neuroactive drugs
Biomedical Microdevices·2017· 30 citedOpen Access
Testing the correlation between experimentally-induced hypothyroidism during pregnancy and autistic-like symptoms in the rat offspring
Behavioural Brain Research·2016· 26 cited
Role of the endocannabinoid system in the altered social behavior observed in the rat valproic acid model of autism
European Neuropsychopharmacology·2016· 2 cited
Targeting anandamide metabolism rescues core and associated autistic-like symptoms in rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid
Translational Psychiatry·2016· 131 citedOpen Access
P.1.h.029 Role of the endocannabinoid system in the behavioral alterations observed in the rat valproic acid model of autism
European Neuropsychopharmacology·2015

Frequent Co-authors

Viviana Trezza(13), Sara Schiavi(9), Michela Servadio(9), Patrizia Campolongo(6), Antonia Manduca(6), Veronica Cartocci(3), Valentina Pallottini(3), Alessandra di Masi(3), Maura Palmery(2), Paolo Ascenzi(2), Marielle Jarjat(2), Barbara Bardoni(2), Emilia Carbone(2), Olivier J. Manzoni(1), Daniela Iezzi(1), Stefano Leone(1), Carmen Carbone(1), Michele Petrella(1), Guido Mannaioni(1), Alessio Masi(1)