Martha López-Canul

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 783 citations indexed

About

Martha López-Canul is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha López-Canul has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 9 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Martha López-Canul's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (9 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (6 papers). Martha López-Canul is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (9 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (6 papers). Martha López-Canul collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Italy and Mexico. Martha López-Canul's co-authors include Gabriella Gobbi, Stefano Comai, Danilo De Gregorio, Justine P. Enns, Luca Posa, Sabatino Maione, Rafael Ochoa‐Sanchez, Ryan J. McLaughlin, Sergio Domínguez-López and Antonio Inserra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Martha López-Canul

17 papers receiving 773 citations

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Cannabidiol modulates serotonergic transmission and reverses both allodynia and anxiety-like behavior in a model of neuropathic pain

2018 276 citations Danilo De Gregorio, Ryan J. McLaughlin et al. Pain profile →

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Martha López-Canul

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Luca Posa Canada

Rafael Ochoa‐Sanchez Canada

Angelo Blasio United States

Steven P. Vickers United Kingdom

Rómeó D. Andó Hungary

Sara Jane Ward United States

Janice Shaw United States

Mike Bickerdike United Kingdom

Andrea Rotter Germany

Carol B. Rockett United States

Luca Posa Canada

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19 of 19 papers shown

López-Canul, Martha, et al.. (2025). High dose of psilocybin induces acute behavioral changes without inducing conditioned place preference in Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 4126417321–4126417321.

López-Canul, Martha, et al.. (2025). Neuropathic pain impairs sleep architecture, non-rapid eye movement sleep, and reticular thalamic neuronal activity. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 28(5).

López-Canul, Martha, Danilo De Gregorio, Rafael Ochoa‐Sanchez, et al.. (2024). Selective Enhancement of REM Sleep in Male Rats through Activation of Melatonin MT₁Receptors Located in the Locus Ceruleus Norepinephrine Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(29). e0914232024–e0914232024. 5 indexed citations

Posa, Luca, et al.. (2023). Anti-allodynic and medullary modulatory effects of a single dose of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in neuropathic rats tolerant to morphine. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 127. 110805–110805. 3 indexed citations

Gregorio, Danilo De, Antonio Inserra, Justine P. Enns, et al.. (2022). Repeated lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) reverses stress-induced anxiety-like behavior, cortical synaptogenesis deficits and serotonergic neurotransmission decline. Neuropsychopharmacology. 47(6). 1188–1198. 56 indexed citations

Posa, Luca, Danilo De Gregorio, Martha López-Canul, et al.. (2022). Supraspinal melatonin MT₂ receptor agonism alleviates pain via a neural circuit that recruits mu opioid receptors. Journal of Pineal Research. 73(4). e12825–e12825. 8 indexed citations

Gregorio, Danilo De, Jelena Popić, Justine P. Enns, et al.. (2021). Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) promotes social behavior through mTORC1 in the excitatory neurotransmission. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(5). 89 indexed citations

Inserra, Antonio, et al.. (2021). Lysergic acid diethylamide differentially modulates the reticular thalamus, mediodorsal thalamus, and infralimbic prefrontal cortex: An in vivo electrophysiology study in male mice. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 35(4). 469–482. 24 indexed citations

Aguilar‐Valles, Argel, Danilo De Gregorio, Edna Matta‐Camacho, et al.. (2020). Antidepressant actions of ketamine engage cell-specific translation via eIF4E. Nature. 590(7845). 315–319. 82 indexed citations

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Posa, Luca, Martha López-Canul, Danilo De Gregorio, et al.. (2020). Nociceptive responses in melatonin MT₂ receptor knockout mice compared to MT₁ and double MT₁/MT₂ receptor knockout mice. Journal of Pineal Research. 69(3). e12671–e12671. 21 indexed citations

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Comai, Stefano, et al.. (2019). Melatonin MT1 receptor as a novel target in neuropsychopharmacology: MT1 ligands, pathophysiological and therapeutic implications, and perspectives. Pharmacological Research. 144. 343–356. 39 indexed citations

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López-Canul, Martha, Luca Posa, Danilo De Gregorio, et al.. (2019). Melatonin MT1 and MT2 Receptors Exhibit Distinct Effects in the Modulation of Body Temperature across the Light/Dark Cycle. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(10). 2452–2452. 22 indexed citations

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López-Canul, Martha, Rafael Ochoa‐Sanchez, Qing He, et al.. (2019). Effect of the selective melatonin MT1 receptor partial agonist UCM871 in the activity of noraphineprine neurons of the locus coeruleus during the sleep/wake cycle. Sleep Medicine. 64. S231–S231. 2 indexed citations

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Torres‐Berrío, Angélica, et al.. (2018). The ventral hippocampus is required for behavioral flexibility but not for allocentric/egocentric learning. Brain Research Bulletin. 146. 40–50. 7 indexed citations

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Gregorio, Danilo De, Ryan J. McLaughlin, Luca Posa, et al.. (2018). Cannabidiol modulates serotonergic transmission and reverses both allodynia and anxiety-like behavior in a model of neuropathic pain. Pain. 160(1). 136–150. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gobbi, Gabriella, Martha López-Canul, Enza Palazzo, et al.. (2016). PT628. First in class melatonin MT2 receptors agonists for neuropathic pain. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(Suppl_1). 30–30. 3 indexed citations

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López-Canul, Martha, Stefano Comai, Sergio Domínguez-López, Vinicio Granados‐Soto, & Gabriella Gobbi. (2015). Antinociceptive properties of selective MT2 melatonin receptor partial agonists. European Journal of Pharmacology. 764. 424–432. 34 indexed citations

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López-Canul, Martha, Enza Palazzo, Sergio Domínguez-López, et al.. (2015). Selective melatonin MT2 receptor ligands relieve neuropathic pain through modulation of brainstem descending antinociceptive pathways. Pain. 156(2). 305–317. 74 indexed citations

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Domínguez-López, Sergio, Rebecca Howell, Martha López-Canul, Marco Leyton, & Gabriella Gobbi. (2014). Electrophysiological characterization of dopamine neuronal activity in the ventral tegmental area across the light-dark cycle. Synapse. 68(10). 454–467. 38 indexed citations

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