Gitta Wörtwein

Gitta Wörtwein

Associate Professor

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    1. Published

      Neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor antagonism causes faster extinction and attenuates reinstatement in cocaine-induced place preference

      Sørensen, G., Wörtwein, Gitta, Fink-Jensen, Anders & Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, Apr 2013, In: Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. 105, p. 151-6 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor antagonism attenuates cocaine-induced effects in mice.

      Sørensen, G., Jensen, M., Weikop, Pia, Nielsen, D. D., Christiansen, S. H. O., Loland, Claus Juul, Bengtsen, C. H., Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Fink-Jensen, Anders, Wörtwein, Gitta & Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, Feb 2012, In: Psychopharmacology. 222, p. 565-577 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes as Potential Drug Targets for the Treatment of Schizophrenia, Drug Abuse and Parkinson's Disease

      Dencker, D., Thomsen, M., Wörtwein, Gitta, Weikop, Pia, Cui, Y., Jeon, J., Wess, J. & Fink-Jensen, Anders, 22 Nov 2011, In: ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 3, 2, p. 80-89 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Model for aging inthe basal forebrain cholinergic system

      Wörtwein, Gitta, Gu, Z., Yu, J. & Perez-Polo, J. R., 2000, In: Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. 2,3, p. 437-447

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Membrane permeable C-terminal dopamine transporter peptides attenuate amphetamine-evoked dopamine release.

      Rickhag, Karl Mattias, Owens, W., Winkler, M., Strandfelt, K. N., Rathje, Mette, Sørensen, G., Andresen, B., Madsen, Kenneth Lindegaard, Nygaard Jørgensen, T., Wörtwein, Gitta, Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, Sitte, H. H., Daws, L. C. & Gether, Ulrik, 2013, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288, p. 27534-44 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Mekanismer ved funktionel restitution efter hjerneskader

      Wörtwein, Gitta, 2009, Klinisk neuropsykologi. Gade, A., Gerlach, C., Starrfelt, R. & Møller Pedersen, P. (eds.). København: Frydenlund Academic, p. 480-488

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

    7. Published

      Maternal separation affects male rat copulatory behaviour and hypothalamic corticotropin releasing factor in concert

      Greisen, M. H., Bolwig, T. G., Husum, H., Nedergaard, P. & Wörtwein, Gitta, 2005, In: Behavioural Brain Research. 158(2), p. 367-375

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Markers of HPA-axis activity and nucleic acid damage from oxidation after electroconvulsive stimulations in rats

      Jørgensen, Anders, Breitenstein, K., Kalliokoski, Otto, Weimann, A., Henriksen, T., Poulsen, Henrik Enghusen, Jørgensen, Martin Balslev & Wörtwein, Gitta, 2019, In: Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 31, 6, p. 287-293 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published
    10. Published

      L-Nitroarginine reduces hippocampal mediation of place learning in the rat

      Mogensen, J., Wörtwein, Gitta, Gustafson, B. & Ermens, P., 1995, In: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 64, p. 17-24

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Ketogenic Diet suppresses Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Rats

      Dencker, D., Molander, A., Thomsen, M., Schlumberger, C., Wörtwein, Gitta, Weikop, P., Benveniste, H., Volkow, N. D. & Fink-Jensen, Anders, Feb 2018, In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 42, 2, p. 270-277

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Involvement of a subpopulation of neuronal M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the antipsychotic-like effects of the M1/M4 preferring muscarinic receptor agonist xanomeline

      Dencker, D., Wörtwein, Gitta, Weikop, Pia, Jeon, J., Thomsen, M., Sager, T. N., Mørk, A., Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, Wess, J. & Fink-Jensen, Anders, 2011, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 31, 16, p. 5905-8 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Involvement of Y5 receptors in neuropeptide Y agonist-induced analgesic-like effect in the rat hot plate test

      Thomsen, M., Wörtwein, Gitta, Olesen, M. V., Begtrup, M., Havez, S., Bolwig, T. G. & Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, 2007, In: Brain Research. 1155, p. 49-55

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Initial rewarding effects of cocaine and amphetamine assessed in a day using the single-exposure place preference protocol

      Runegaard, A. H., Jensen, Kathrine Louise, Wörtwein, Gitta & Gether, Ulrik, 2019, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 50, 3, p. 2156-2163 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Increased numbers of orexin/hypocretin neurons in a genetic rat depression model

      Mikrouli, E., Wörtwein, Gitta, Soylu, R., Mathé, A. A. & Petersén, Å., 2011, In: Neuropeptides (Sheffield). 45, 6, p. 401-6 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Increased dopaminergic activity in socially isolated rats: an electrophysiological study

      Fabricius, K., Helboe, L., Fink-Jensen, Anders, Wörtwein, Gitta, Steiniger-Brach, B., Sotty, F., Fabricius, K., Helboe, L., Fink-Jensen, Anders, Wörtwein, G., Steiniger-Brach, B. & Sotty, F., 27 Sep 2010, In: Neuroscience Letters. 482, 2, p. 117-22 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Increased cocaine self-administration in M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mice.

      Schmidt, L. S., Thomsen, M., Weikop, Pia, Nielsen, D. D., Wess, J., Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, Wörtwein, Gitta & Fink-Jensen, Anders, 2011, In: Psychopharmacology. 216, 3, p. 367-378 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Increased amphetamine-induced locomotor activity, sensitization, and accumbal dopamine release in M5 muscarinic receptor knockout mice

      Schmidt, L. S., Miller, A. D., Lester, D. B., Bay-Richter, C., Schülein, C., Frikke-Schmidt, H., Wess, J., Blaha, C. D., Woldbye, David Paul Drucker, Fink-Jensen, Anders & Wörtwein, Gitta, 2010, In: Psychopharmacology. 207, 4, p. 547-58 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Increased adult hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor and normal levels of neurogenesis in maternal separation rats

      Greisen, M. H., Altar, C. A., Bolwig, T. G., Whitehead, R. E. & Wörtwein, Gitta, 2005, In: Journal of Neuroscience Research. 79/6, p. 772-778

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Published

      Inactivation of the cholinergic M4 receptor results in a disinhibited endophenotype predicting alcohol use

      Molander, A., Thorbek, D. D., Lysne, C., Weikop, Pia, Fink-Jensen, Anders & Wörtwein, Gitta, 2022, In: Behavioural Brain Research. 430, 10 p., 113921.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      INACTIVATION OF THE CHOLINERGIC M4 RECEPTOR RESULTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW ANXIETY ENDOPHENOTYPE PREDICTING FUTURE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

      Dencker, D., Wörtwein, Gitta, Lysne, C., Weikop, Pia, Fink-Jensen, Anders & Molander, A., 2015, In: Alcohol and Alcoholism. 50, suppl 1, p. i57-i58 2 p., P-49.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor activation regulates cocaine actions and dopamine homeostasis in the lateral septum by decreasing arachidonic acid levels

      Reddy, I. A., Pino, J. A., Weikop, Pia, Osses, N., Sørensen, G., Bering, T., Valle, C., Bluett, R. J., Erreger, K., Wörtwein, Gitta, Reyes, J. G., Graham, D., Stanwood, G. D., Hackett, T. A., Patel, S., Fink-Jensen, Anders, Torres, G. E. & Galli, A., 2016, In: Translational Psychiatry. 6, 11 p., e809.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Gene-environment interaction affects substance P and neurokinin A in the entorhinal cortex and periaqueductal grey in a genetic animal model of depression: implications for the pathophysiology of depression

      Husum, H., Wörtwein, Gitta, Andersson, W., Bolwig, T. G. & Mathé, A. A., 2008, In: International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11, 1, p. 93-101 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      G protein-coupled receptor signaling in VTA dopaminergic neurons bidirectionally regulates the acute locomotor response to amphetamine but does not affect behavioral sensitization

      Runegaard, A. H., Dencker, D., Wörtwein, Gitta & Gether, Ulrik, 2019, In: Neuropharmacology. 161, 107663.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Functional and neurochemical profile of place learning after L-nitro-arginine in the rat

      Mogensen, J., Wörtwein, Gitta, Hasman, A., Nielsen, P. & Wang, Q., 1995, In: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 63, p. 54-65

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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