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Peer-Reviewed Publications

*denotes student/trainee authors

Converging vulnerability factors for compulsive food and drug use. 

Serafine KM, O'Dell LE, Zorrilla EP. (2021) Neuropharmacology: 20;196:108556. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108556.
PMID: 33862029

Increased mood disorder symptoms, perceived stress, and alcohol use among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Charles NE, Strong SJ, Burns LC, Bullerjahn MR, Serafine KM. (2021) Psychiatry Res. 296:113706.
​doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113706. 
PMID: 33482422

Intermittent dietary supplementation with fish oil prevents high fat diet-induced enhanced sensitivity to dopaminergic drugs.

*Beltran NM, *Ramos J, *Galindo KI, *Echeverri JI, *Cruz B, *Hernandez-Casner C, Serafine KM​. (2021) ​Behav Pharmacol. 32(1):9-20. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000597​.
PMID: 33399293

Omega-3 fatty acids and vulnerability to addiction: Reviewing preclinical and clinical evidence. 

Darcey VL, Serafine KM.  (2020) Curr Pharm Des. 26(20):2385-2401​. 
PMID: 32348211

The effects of eating a high fat diet on sensitivity of male and female rats to methamphetamine and dopamine D1 receptor agonist SKF 82958.

*Ramos J, *Hardin EJ, *Grant AH, *Flores-Robles G, *Gonzalez AT, *Cruz B, *Martinez AK, *Beltran KM, Serafine KM. (2020) J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 374(1) :6-15​.
PMID: 32265322

Dietary supplementation with fish oil reverses high fat diet-induced enhanced sensitivity to the behavioral effects of quinpirole.

*Hernandez-Casener C, *Woloshchuk CJ, *Poisson C, *Hussain S, *Ramos J, Serafine KM. (2019) Behav Pharamacol. 30(4):370-375.
PMID: 31085944

Insulin modulates the strong reinforcing effects of nicotine and changes in insulin biomarkers in a rodent model of diabetes. 

*Cruz B, *Flores RJ, *Uribe KP, *Espinosa EJ, Spencer CT, Serafine KM, Nazarian A, O'Dell LE. (2019) ​Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 44(6):1141-1151. 
PMID: 30647447

Sex differences in high fat diet-induced striatal Akt signaling and enhanced sensitivity to the behavioral effects of dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist quinpirole.

*Ramos J, *Hernandez-Casner C, Serafine KM. (2019) Physiology & Behavior: Special issue on Sex Differences. 203:25-32. 
PMID: 29154786

Dietary supplementation with fish oil prevents high fat diet-induced enhancement of sensitivity to the behavioral effects of quinpirole. ​

PMID: 28574870
*Hernandez-Casner C, *Ramos J, Serafine KM. (2017) Behav Pharmacol. 28(6): 477-484.

Characterization of the discriminative stimulus effects of lorcaserin in rats.

Serafine KM, Rice KC, France CP. (2016) ​J Exp Anal Behav. 106: 107-116. 
PMID: 27640338

Dietary supplementation with fish oil prevents high fat diet-induced enhancement of sensitivity to the locomotor stimulating effects of cocaine in adolescent female rats.

PMID: 27242289
Serafine KM, *Labay C, France CP. (2016) Drug Alcohol Depen. 165: 45-52.

Directly observable behavioral effects of lorcaserin in rats.

Serafine KM, Rice KC, France CP. (2015) J Pharmacol Exp Ther. ​355: 381-385.
PMID: 26384326

Drinking sucrose or saccharin enhances sensitivity of rats to quinpirole-induced yawning.

PMID: 26189020
Serafine KM​, *Bentley TA, *Kilborn DJ, Koek W, France CP. (2015) Eur J Pharmacol, 764: 529-536. 

Eating high fat chow, but not drinking sucrose or saccharin, enhances the development of sensitization to the locomotor effects of cocaine in adolescent female rats. 

PMID: 25485647
Serafine KM, *Bentley TA, Koek W, France CP. (2014) Behav Pharmacol, 26: 321-325. 

Eating high fat chow and the behavioral effects of direct- and indirect-acting dopamine receptor agonists in female rats.

PMID: 24949571
Serafine KM, *Bentley TA, *Grenier AE, France CP. (2014) Behav Pharmacol, 25:287-295. 

Restricted access to standard or high fat chow alters sensitivity of rats to the 5-HT2A/2C receptor agonist 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOM).

PMID: 24346289
Serafine KM, France CP. (2014) Behav Pharmacol, 25:44-52. 

The effects of 5-HT3 antagonism on cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions. 

*Briscione MA, Serafine KM, *Merluzzi AM, Rice KC, Riley AL. (2013) Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 105: 112–117. 
PMID: 23415734

Dopamine mediates cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions as demonstrated with cross-drug preexposure to GBR 12909. 

PMID: 22579912
Serafine KM, *Briscione MA, Rice KC, Riley AL. (2012) Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 102: 269-274. 

The effects of haloperidol on cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions.

Serafine KM, *Briscione MA, Riley AL. (2012) Physiol Behav, 105: 1161-1167.  
PMID: 22212241

Preexposure to cocaine attenuates aversions induced by both cocaine and fluoxetine: Implications for the basis of cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions.

PMID: 20122955
Serafine KM, Riley AL.(2010) . Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 95: 230-234. 

Possible role of norepinephrine in cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions. 

Serafine KM, Riley AL.(2009) .Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 92: 111-116. 
PMID: 19027784

Genetic and early environmental contributions to alcohol’s aversive and physiological effects.

Roma PG, Rinker JA, Serafine KM, Chen SA, Barr CS, Cheng K, Rice KC, Riley AL. (2008) Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 91: 134-139. 
PMID: 18639579

Edited Book Chapters

Cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions: Role of monoamine reuptake inhibition.

In Hall, FS. ed. 2013 Serotonin: Biosynthesis, Regulation and Health Implications, Hauppauge, NY: NOVA Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-62417-636-4 
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