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Rodolfo Flores

TitleDr.
Faculty RankAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at El Paso
DepartmentPsychology
Address500 W University Ave
El Paso TX 79968
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    1. Arenivar MA, Ross N, Flores RJ, Zakariya S, Wang Z, Yarur HE, Kore R, Richiez-Mateo WV, Limoges A, Wang H, Bravo-Rivera H, Agbor-Enoh D, Enriquez-Traba J, Gu X, Averbeck BB, Li Y, Tejeda HA. Neuropeptidergic transmission shapes emergent properties of prefrontal cortical circuits underlying learning. bioRxiv. 2025 May 13. PMID: 40462921.
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    2. Enriquez-Traba J, Arenivar M, Yarur-Castillo HE, Noh C, Flores RJ, Weil T, Roy S, Usdin TB, LaGamma CT, Wang H, Tsai VS, Kerspern D, Moritz AE, Sibley DR, Lutas A, Moratalla R, Freyberg Z, Tejeda HA. Dissociable control of motivation and reinforcement by distinct ventral striatal dopamine receptors. Nat Neurosci. 2025 Jan; 28(1):105-121. PMID: 39653808.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    3. Dong C, Gowrishankar R, Jin Y, He XJ, Gupta A, Wang H, Sayar-Atasoy N, Flores RJ, Mahe K, Tjahjono N, Liang R, Marley A, Or Mizuno G, Lo DK, Sun Q, Whistler JL, Li B, Gomes I, Von Zastrow M, Tejeda HA, Atasoy D, Devi LA, Bruchas MR, Banghart MR, Tian L. Unlocking opioid neuropeptide dynamics with genetically encoded biosensors. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Sep; 27(9):1844-1857. PMID: 39009835.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    4. Wang H, Flores RJ, Yarur HE, Limoges A, Bravo-Rivera H, Casello SM, Loomba N, Enriquez-Traba J, Arenivar M, Wang Q, Ganley R, Ramakrishnan C, Fenno LE, Kim Y, Deisseroth K, Or G, Dong C, Hoon MA, Tian L, Tejeda HA. Prefrontal cortical dynorphin peptidergic transmission constrains threat-driven behavioral and network states. Neuron. 2024 Jun 19; 112(12):2062-2078.e7. PMID: 38614102.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    5. Wang H, Flores RJ, Yarur HE, Limoges A, Bravo-Rivera H, Casello SM, Loomba N, Enriquez-Traba J, Arenivar M, Wang Q, Ganley R, Ramakrishnan C, Fenno LE, Kim Y, Deisseroth K, Or G, Dong C, Hoon MA, Tian L, Tejeda HA. Prefrontal cortical dynorphin peptidergic transmission constrains threat-driven behavioral and network states. bioRxiv. 2024 Jan 09. PMID: 38283686.
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    6. Enriquez-Traba J, Yarur-Castillo HE, Flores RJ, Weil T, Roy S, Usdin TB, LaGamma CT, Arenivar M, Wang H, Tsai VS, Moritz AE, Sibley DR, Moratalla R, Freyberg ZZ, Tejeda HA. Dissociable control of motivation and reinforcement by distinct ventral striatal dopamine receptors. bioRxiv. 2023 Jun 28. PMID: 37425766.
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    7. Hamdan JN, Sierra-Fonseca JA, Flores RJ, Saucedo S, Miranda-Arango M, O'Dell LE, Gosselink KL. Early-life adversity increases anxiety-like behavior and modifies synaptic protein expression in a region-specific manner. Front Behav Neurosci. 2022; 16:1008556. PMID: 36338879.
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    8. Cruz B, Casta?eda K, Aranda M, Hinojosa CA, Castro-Gutierrez R, Flores RJ, Spencer CT, Vozella V, Roberto M, Gadad BS, Roychowdhury S, O'Dell LE. Alcohol self-administration and nicotine withdrawal alter biomarkers of stress and inflammation and prefrontal cortex changes in G? subunits. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023 05 04; 49(3):321-332. PMID: 36206520.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    9. Casello SM, Flores RJ, Yarur HE, Wang H, Awanyai M, Arenivar MA, Jaime-Lara RB, Bravo-Rivera H, Tejeda HA. Neuropeptide System Regulation of Prefrontal Cortex Circuitry: Implications for Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Front Neural Circuits. 2022; 16:796443. PMID: 35800635.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    10. Flores RJ, Alshbool FZ, Giner P, O'Dell LE, Mendez IA. Exposure to Nicotine Vapor Produced by an Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Causes Short-Term Increases in Impulsive Choice in Adult Male Rats. Nicotine Tob Res. 2022 02 14; 24(3):358-365. PMID: 34232312.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    11. Tejeda HA, Wang H, Flores RJ, Yarur HE. Dynorphin/Kappa-Opioid Receptor System Modulation of Cortical Circuitry. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2022; 271:223-253. PMID: 33580392.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Cruz B, Carcoba LM, Flores RJ, Espinoza EJ, Nazarian A, O'Dell LE. Insulin restores the neurochemical effects of nicotine in the mesolimbic pathway of diabetic rats. J Neurochem. 2021 01; 156(2):200-211. PMID: 32562571.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. Flores RJ, Cruz B, Uribe KP, Correa VL, Arreguin MC, Carcoba LM, Mendez IA, O'Dell LE. Estradiol promotes and progesterone reduces anxiety-like behavior produced by nicotine withdrawal in female rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 09; 119:104694. PMID: 32540678.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    14. Uribe KP, Correa VL, Pinales BE, Flores RJ, Cruz B, Shan Z, Bruijnzeel AW, Khan AM, O'Dell LE. Overexpression of corticotropin-releasing factor in the nucleus accumbens enhances the reinforcing effects of nicotine in intact?female versus male?and ovariectomized female rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 01; 45(2):394-403. PMID: 31614362.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    15. Correa VL, Flores RJ, Carcoba LM, Arreguin MC, O'Dell LE. Sex differences in cholinergic systems in the interpeduncular nucleus following nicotine exposure and withdrawal. Neuropharmacology. 2019 11 01; 158:107714. PMID: 31325431.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    16. Cruz B, Flores RJ, Uribe KP, Espinoza EJ, Spencer CT, Serafine KM, Nazarian A, O'Dell LE. Insulin modulates the strong reinforcing effects of nicotine and changes in insulin biomarkers in a rodent model of diabetes. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 05; 44(6):1141-1151. PMID: 30647447.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    17. Flores RJ, Uribe KP, Swalve N, O'Dell LE. Sex differences in nicotine intravenous self-administration: A meta-analytic review. Physiol Behav. 2019 05 01; 203:42-50. PMID: 29158125.
      Citations: 45     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. Carcoba LM, Flores RJ, Natividad LA, O'Dell LE. Amino acid modulation of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens mediates sex differences in nicotine withdrawal. Addict Biol. 2018 09; 23(5):1046-1054. PMID: 28940989.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Pipkin JA, Cruz B, Flores RJ, Hinojosa CA, Carcoba LM, Ibarra M, Francis W, Nazarian A, O'Dell LE. Both nicotine reward and withdrawal are enhanced in a rodent model of diabetes. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2017 05; 234(9-10):1615-1622. PMID: 28342091.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    20. Flores RJ, Pipkin JA, Uribe KP, Perez A, O'Dell LE. Estradiol promotes the rewarding effects of nicotine in female rats. Behav Brain Res. 2016 07 01; 307:258-63. PMID: 27059334.
      Citations: 35     Fields:    Translation:Animals
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