Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy of Drug Dependence  
 
Liliana Spina PhD
 
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
Affiliation: Department of Toxicology
Unit of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy
Phone: ++39-070-675 8621 (Office) 8664 (Lab)
Fax: ++39-070-675 8665
Email:lspina@unica.it
Research Interests
Study of the role of dopamine transmission on the neurobiology of addiction by evaluating drug-induced “conditioned place preference”.
Biographical Information
Liliana Spina has received his degree in Pharmacy from the University of Cagliari. She is Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy since 1980 where she teachs Pharmacognosy in the course of Pharmacy from 1991 and in the course of Medicinal Herb Sciences from 2002.
Selected Publications (from 2000)
G. Di Chiara, V. Bassareo, S. Fenu, M. A. De Luca, L. Spina, C. Cadoni, E. Acquas, E. Carboni, V. Valentini, D. Lecca: Dopamine and drug addiction: the nucleus accumbens shell connection. Neuropharmacology; 47 Suppl 1:227-41, 2004.
L. Spina, S. Fenu, R. Longoni, E. Rivas, G. Di Chiara: Nicotine-conditioned single trial place preference: selective role of nucleus accumbens shell dopamine D1 receptors in acquisition. Psychopharmacology 184(3-4): 447-55, 2006.
S. Fenu, L. Spina, E. Rivas, R. Longoni, G. Di Chiara: Morphine-conditioned single-trial place preference: role of nucleus accumbens shell dopamine receptors in acquisition. Psychopharmacology Aug;187(2):143-53, 2006.
 
 
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