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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Sweden
Educational History:
Jan 1985
"On the Neuropharmacology of Conflict Behaviour - studies on noradrenergic, serotonergic and GABAergic mechanisms in experimental anxiety in the rat". Supervisor: Professor Jörgen A Engel By the Swedish government authorized to practice medicine Research Assistant at the Swedish Medical Research Council, with working place at the Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Researcher at the Swedish Medical Research Council, with working place at the Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Senior lecturer at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Section of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg University Time for research and teaching: 70%, Time for clinical work as a Psychiatrist: 30%. Professor in Psychiatry at the above Institute The Berth von Kantzow Postdoctoral Research Worker Award by the Swedish Society for Medical Research, with working place at the Department of Pharmacology, Göteborg University Tutorships:
Main tutor
1) Ola Blomqvist (1996) Ethanol and central nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a behavioral and
neurochemical study in rodents, ISBN 91-628-2130-X, 2) Mia Ericson (2000) Nicotinic mechanisms
in ethanol reinforcement; a neurochemical and behavioral study, ISBN 91-628-4121-1, 3) Peter
Olausson (2000) Nicotine senitization and loss of inhibitory control; role of serotonin, ISBN 91-628-
4251-X, 4) Anders I Svensson (2000) Disinhibitory and aggressive behavior in the rat, neurohumoral
mechanisms, ISBN 91-628-4543-8, 5) Anna Molander (2005) Role of glycine receptors in the
regulation of dopamine activity and ethanol intake in the rat, ISBN 91-628-6468-8, 6) Elin Löf (2006)
Conditional and non-conditional reward-related responses to ethanol - nicotinic mechanisms, ISBN
10: 91-628-7008-4, 7) Helga Höifödt-Lidö (2011) Preclinical investigations of GlyT-1 inhibition as a
new concept for treatment of alcohol dependence, ISBN 978-91-628-8221-1, 8) Susanne Jonsson
(2012) Glycine receptors in the CNS – distribution, development and relation to actions of alcohol,
ISBN
Co-tutor
1) Mohammad Bohlooly-Yeganeh (2001) Cardiovascular, behavioural and metabolic consequences
of growth hormone overexpression in transgenic mice, ISBN 91-628-4921-2, 2) Helena Prochazka
(2003) ”Self-Rated Aggresssion – Psychological aspects and gender issues in medical-psychiatric
practice ”, ISBN 91-631-3675-9, 3) Anna Larsson (2004) ”On Cholinergic Mechanisms Involved in
Ethanol Reinforcement - a Behavioral and Neurochemical Study in Rodents”, ISBN 91-628-6202-2, 4)
PeiPei Chau (2011) Brain glycine receptors as a common target for alcohol and the relapse-
preventing drug acamprosate – a preclinical study, ISBN 978-91-628-8256-3
Current tutorships - main tutor: Andrea deBejczy (dissertation in 2015), Julia Morud (dissertation in
2015), co-tutor: Sejla Brkic (dissertation in 2014),

Graduated researchers currently working in the research group - Mia Ericson, Anna Söderpalm-
Gordh, Louise Adermark, Christopher Pickering, PeiPei Chau, Helga Höifödt-Lidö, Susanne Jonsson

Faculty opponent: 991218 - Gustav Apelqvist, ”Psychopharmacological aspects on monoaminergic
and behavioral perturbations in experimental chronic hepatic encephalopathy”, Lund; 040916 – Vita
Birzniece, ”Neuroactive steroids and rat CNS”, Umeå; 050408 - Lena Falk, ”Cholinergic receptors in
human prenatal brain; presence, distributions and influence of nicotine and ethanol”, Stockholm;
050520 - Olle Eriksson, ”Studies on premenstrual dysphoria”, Uppsala; 051209 – Linda K. Nilsson
”Glutamatergic mechanisms in schizophrenia: role of endogenous kynurenic acid”, Stockholm;
091030 - Vigdis Vindenes, ”Effects of morphine and morphine-glucuronides in reward and
psychomotor activation”, Oslo; 111021 – Richard Henriksson, ”Molecular mechanisms underlying
increased PDYN and dynorphin expression in the prefrontal cortex of alcoholic men”, Stockholm;
130614 – Loudin Daoura, ”Early environment and adolescent ethanol consumption – effects on
endogenous opioids and behaviour in rats”, Uppsala; 131004 - Devesh Mishra, ”Effects of acute
alcohol exposure on glutamate neurotransmission in adolescents and adults: a preclinical study”,
Stockholm.
Commitments of trust
Student representative on the Board of Göteborg University 1999-2000; Member of Nivågrupp 3 in
the teacher´s organisation of the Medical faculty at Göteborg University; Chairman of Nivågrupp 3;
Member the committee for renewal of Läkarlinjen, Göteborgs universitet; Member of the Board, the
Swedish Society for Alcohol and Drug Research 1997-2003; Chairman of the Board, the Swedish
Society for Alcohol and Drug Research 2002-2003; On the advisory board for IPULS (an organization
for education of Swedish Physicians); In charge of the National Research School for Psychiatry in
Southwest Sweden (sponsored by the Swedish Research Council) since 2010; On the scientific board
for evaluations of research and position applications for the Swedish Research Council (In
Beredningsgrupp for Psychiatry at VR (2001-2005), Chairman of Beredningsgrupp for Psychiatry at
VR (2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2013-2014), “Systembolagets råd för alkoholforskning”, Svenska
Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning and Bror Gadelius Forskningsfond, since several years and for the
Swedish Brain Foundation since 2014. Member of the board of the Scandinavian College of
Neuropsychoharmacology (SCNP) since 2011. Member of the member committee of the International
Society for Biomedical Research of Alcoholism (ISBRA) since 2011.
PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed articles:
1.
Jonsson S, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Modest Long-Term Ethanol Consumption Affects
Expression of Neurotransmitter Receptor Genes in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Nov 13. doi: 10.1111/acer.12307. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24224855. 2. Morud J, Adermark L, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Alterations in ethanol-induced
accumbal transmission after acute and long-term zinc depletion. Addict Biol. 2013, Sep 16. doi: 10.1111/adb.12096. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24102995. 3. Pickering C, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Chronic phencyclidine increases synapsin-1 and
synaptic adaptation proteins in the medial prefrontal cortex. ISRN Psychiatry. 2013 Feb 19. 4. Lesén E, Ericson L, Simonsberg C, Varelius R, Björholt I, Söderpalm B. Dose patterns
among patients using low-dose buprenorphine patches. Pain Med. 2013 Sep;14(9):1374-80. 5. Adermark L, Jonsson S, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Region-specific depression of striatal
activity in Wistar rat by modest ethanol consumption over a ten-month period. Alcohol. 2013 Jun;47(4):289-98. 6. Svensson PA, Anveden A, Romeo S, Peltonen M, Ahlin S, Burza MA, Carlsson B, Jacobson P, Lindroos AK, Lönroth H, Maglio C, Näslund I, Sjöholm K, Wedel H, Söderpalm
B, Sjöström L, Carlsson LM. Alcohol consumption and alcohol problems after bariatric
surgery in the swedish obese subjects study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Dec;21(12):2444-
51.
7.
Ericson M, Chau P, Adermark L, Söderpalm B. Rising taurine and ethanol
concentrations in nucleus accumbens interact to produce the dopamine-activating effects of alcohol. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;775:215-23. 8. Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Neurocircuitry involved in the development of alcohol
addiction: the dopamine system and its access points. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2013;13:127-61. 9. Adermark L, Clarke RB, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Subregion-Specific Modulation of
Excitatory Input and Dopaminergic Output in the Striatum by Tonically Activated Glycine and GABA(A) Receptors. Front Syst Neurosci. 2011 Oct 18;5:85. 10. Götesson J, Ericson M, Söderpalm B, Pickering C. Repeated Ethanol but not
Phencyclidine Impairs Spontaneous Alternation Behaviour in the Y-Maze. Basic Clin
Pharmacol Toxicol. 2012 Apr;110(4):347-52.
11. Jonsson S, Morud J, Pickering C, Adermark L, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Changes in
glycine receptor subunit expression in forebrain regions of the Wistar rat over development.
Brain Res. 2012 Mar 29;1446:12-21.
12. Adermark L, Clarke RB, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Subregion-Specific Modulation of
Excitatory Input and Dopaminergic Output in the Striatum by Tonically Activated Glycine
and GABA(A) Receptors. Front Syst Neurosci. 2011;5:85.
13. Chau P, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. The mGluR5 antagonist MPEP elevates accumbal
dopamine and glycine levels; interaction with strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors. Addict
Biol. 2011 Oct;16(4):591-9.
14. Gordh AH, Brkic S, Söderpalm B. Stress and consumption of alcohol in humans with a
Type 1 family history of alcoholism in an experimental laboratory setting. Pharmacol
Biochem Behav. 2011 Oct;99(4):696-703.
15. Lidö HH, Marston H, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. The glycine reuptake inhibitor
Org24598 and acamprosate reduce ethanol intake in the rat; tolerance development to
acamprosate but not to Org24598. Addict Biol. 2011 Sep 28. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-
1600.2011.00367.x. [Epub ahead of print].
16. Söderpalm Gordh AH, Söderpalm B. Healthy subjects with a family history of
alcoholism show increased stimulative subjective effects of alcohol. Alcohol Clin Exp Res.
2011 Aug;35(8):1426-34.
17. Lidö HH, Ericson M, Marston H, Söderpalm B. A role for accumbal glycine receptors
in modulation of dopamine release by the glycine transporter-1 inhibitor org25935. Front
Psychiatry. 2011 Mar 7;2:8.
18. Adermark L, Clarke RB, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Ethanol-induced modulation of
synaptic output from the dorsolateral striatum in rat is regulated by cholinergic interneurons.
Neurochem Int. 2011 May;58(6):693-9.
19. Adermark L, Jonsson S, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Intermittent ethanol consumption
depresses endocannabinoid-signaling in the dorsolateral striatum of rat. Neuropharmacology.
2011 Dec;61(7):1160-5.
20. Ericson M, Chau P, Clarke RB, Adermark L, Söderpalm B. Rising taurine and ethanol
concentrations in nucleus accumbens interact to produce dopamine release after ethanol
administration. Addict Biol. 2011 Jul;16(3):377-85.
21. Adermark L, Clarke RB, Olsson T, Hansson E, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Implications
for glycine receptors and astrocytes in ethanol-induced elevation of dopamine levels in the
nucleus accumbens. Addict Biol. 2011 Jan;16(1):43-54.
22. Löf E, Olausson P, Stomberg R, Taylor JR, Söderpalm B. Nicotinic acetylcholine
receptors are required for the conditioned reinforcing properties of sucrose-associated cues.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 Oct;212(3):321-8.
23. Pickering C, Chau PP, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Ethanol and phencyclidine interact
with respect to nucleus accumbens dopamine release: differential effects of administration
order and pretreatment protocol. Front Behav Neurosci. 2010 Jun 10;4:32.
24. Ericson M, Clarke RB, Chau P, Adermark L, Söderpalm B. beta-Alanine elevates
dopamine levels in the rat nucleus accumbens: antagonism by strychnine. Amino Acids. 2010
Apr;38(4):1051-5.
25. Chau P, Stomberg R, Fagerberg A, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Glycine receptors
involved in acamprosate´s modulation of accumbal dopamine levels: an in vivo microdialysis
study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010 34:32-8
26. Chau P, Hoidfodt-Lido H, Lof E, Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Glycine receptors in the
nucleus accumbens involved in the ethanol intake-reducing effect of acamprosate. Alcohol
Clin Exp Res. 2010 34:39-45
27. Jonsson S, Kerekes N, Hyytiä P, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. Glycine receptor expression
in the forebrain of male AA/ANA rats. Brain Res 2009 1305 Suppl:S27-36
28. Ericson M, Clarke RB, Chau P, Adermark L, Söderpalm B. Beta-alanine elevates
dopamine levels in the rat nucleus accumbens: antagonism by strychnine. Amino Acids 2009
Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19543795
29. Söderpalm B, Lof E, Ericson M. Mechanistic studies of ethanol´s interaction with the
mesolimbic dopamine reward system. Pharmacopsychiatry 2009 42 Suppl 1:S87-94
30. Lido HH, Stomberg R, Fagerberg A, Ericson M, Söderpalm B. The glycine reuptake
inhibitor Org 25935 interacts with basal and ethanol-induced dopamine release in rat nucleus
accumbens. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 33:1151-7
31. Ericson M, Lof E, Stomberg R, Söderpalm B, The smoking cessation medication
varenicline attenuates alcohol and nicotine interactions in the rat mesolimbic dopamine
system, J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009 329:225-30
32. Ericson M, Lof E, Stomberg R, Chaus P, Söderpalm B, Nicotinic acetylcholine
receptors in the anterior, but not the posterior, VTA mediate ethanol induced elevation of
accumbal dopamine levels. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008 Mar 27, Epub ahead of print.
33. Lof E, Olausson P, deBejczy A, Stomberg R, McIntosh JM, Taylor JR, Söderpalm B,
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the ventral tegmental area mediate the dopamine
activating and reinforcing properties of ethanol cues. Psychopharmacology 2007 195:333-343
34. Lof E, Chau PP, Stomberg R, Söderpalm B, Ethanol-induced dopamine elevation in the
rat--modulatory effects by subchronic treatment with nicotinic drugs. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007
Jan 555:139-47
35. Lof E, Ericson M, Stomberg R, Söderpalm B, Characterization of ethanol-induced
dopamine elevation in the rat nucleus accumbens. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Jan 555:148-55
36. Molander A, Lido HH, Lof E, Ericson M, Söderpalm B, The glycine reuptake inhibitor
Org 25935 decreases ethanol intake and preference in male Wistar rats. Alcohol Alcohol.
2007 42:11-8
37. Ericson M, Molander A, Stomberg R, Söderpalm B, Taurine elevates dopamine levels
in the rat nucleus accumbens; antagonism by strychnine. Eur J Neurosci. 2006 23:3225-9
38. Svensson J, Söderpalm B, Sjogren K, Engel J, Ohlsson C, Liver-derived IGF-I regulates
exploratory activity in old mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2005, 289(3):E466-73
39. Larsson A, Edström L, Svensson L, Söderpalm B, Engel JA, Voluntary ethanol intake
increases extracellular acetylcholine levels in the ventral tegmental area in the rat. Alcohol
Alcohol. 2005, 40(5):349-58

40. Molander A, Lof E, Stomberg R, Ericson M, Söderpalm B, Involvement of accumbal
glycine receptors in the regulation of voluntary ethanol intake in the rat. Alcohol Clin Exp
Res. 2005, 29(1):38-45
41. Molander A, Söderpalm B, Accumbal strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors: an access
point for ethanol to the brain reward system. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005, 29(1):27-37
42. Molander A, Söderpalm B, Glycine receptors regulate dopamine release in the rat
nucleus accumbens. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005, 29(1):17-26
43. Larsson A, Jerlhag E, Svensson L, Söderpalm B, Engel JA, Is an alpha-conotoxin MII-
sensitive mechanism involved in the neurochemical, stimulatory, and rewarding effects of
ethanol? Alcohol. 2004, 34(2-3):239-50
44. Svensson AI, Åkesson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Testosterone treatment induces
behavioral disinhibition in adult male rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2003, 75:481-490
45. Molander A, Söderpalm B, Pre- and postsynaptic dopamine mechanisms after repeated
nicotine: effect of adrenalectomy. Eur J Pharmacol. 2003, 481: 51-58
46. Ericson M, Molander A, Lof E, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Ethanol elevates accumbal
dopamine levels via indirect activation of ventral tegmental nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2003 Apr 25;467(1-3):85-93.
47. Larsson A, Svensson L, Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Role of different nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors in mediating behavioral and neurochemical effects of ethanol in mice.
Alcohol. 2002 Nov;28(3):157-67.
48. Olausson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Involvement of serotonin in nicotine dependence:
processes relevant to positive and negative regulation of drug intake. Pharmacol Biochem
Behav. 2002 Apr;71(4):757-71.
49. Larsson A, Svensson L, Söderpalm B, Engel JA, Role of different nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors in mediating behavioral and neurochemical effects of ethanol in mice.
Alcohol. 2002 Nov;28(3):157-67.
50. Olausson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. Involvement of serotonin in nicotine dependence:
processes relevant to positive and negative regulation of drug intake. Pharmacol Biochem
Behav. 2002 Apr;71(4):757-71.
51. Bohlooly-Y M, Olsson B, Gritli-Linde A, Brusehed O, Isaksson OG, Ohlsson C,
Söderpalm B, Tornell J, Enhanced spontaneous locomotor activity in bovine GH transgenic
mice involves peripheral mechanisms. Endocrinology. 2001 Oct;142(10):4560-7.
52. Olausson P, Akesson P, Petersson A, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Behavioral and
neurochemical consequences of repeated nicotine treatment in the serotonin-depleted rat.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2001 Jun;155(4):348-61.
53. Olausson P, Akesson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Effects of 5-HT1A and 5-HT2
receptor agonists on the behavioral and neurochemical consequences of repeated nicotine
treatment. Eur J Pharmacol. 2001 May 18;420(1):45-54.
54. Olausson P, Ericson M, Lof E, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. Nicotine-induced behavioral
disinhibition and ethanol preference correlate after repeated nicotine treatment. Eur J
Pharmacol. 2001 Apr 6;417(1-2):117-23.
55. Svensson AI, Berntsson A, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Disinhibitory behavior and
GABA(A) receptor function in serotonin-depleted adult male rats are reduced by
gonadectomy. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2000 Nov;67(3):613-20.
56. Ericson M, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Peripheral involvement in nicotine-induced
enhancement of ethanol intake. Alcohol. 2000 May;21(1):37-47.

57. Söderpalm B, Ericson M, Olausson P, Blomqvist O, Engel JA, Nicotinic mechanisms
involved in the dopamine activating and reinforcing properties of ethanol. Behav Brain Res.
2000 Aug;113(1-2):85-96. Review.
58. Ericson M, Olausson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Nicotine induces disinhibitory
behavior in the rat after subchronic peripheral nicotinic acetylcholine receptor blockade. Eur J
Pharmacol. 2000 May 26;397(1):103-11.
59. Olausson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Effects of serotonergic manipulations on the
behavioral sensitization and disinhibition associated with repeated amphetamine treatment.
Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2000 May;66(1):211-20.
60. Svensson AI, Berntsson A, Eirefelt M, Söderpalm B, Naloxone antagonizes
GABA(A)/benzodiazepine receptor function in rat corticohippocampal synaptoneurosomes. J
Neural Transm. 2000;107(3):261-70.
61. Svensson AI, Söderpalm B, Engel JA, Gonadectomy enhances shock-induced
behavioral inhibition in adult male rats: implications for impulsive behavior. Pharmacol
Biochem Behav. 2000 Apr;65(4):731-6.

62. Söderpalm B, Svensson AI, Naloxone reverses disinhibitory/aggressive behavior in 5,7-
DHT-lesioned rats; involvement of GABA(A) receptor blockade? Neuropharmacology. 1999
Dec;38(12):1851-9.

63. Söderpalm B, Ericson M, Bohlooly M, Engel JA, Tornell J, Bovine growth hormone
transgenic mice display alterations in locomotor activity and brain monoamine
neurochemistry. Endocrinology. 1999 Dec;140(12):5619-25.
64. Olausson P, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Behavioral sensitization to nicotine is associated
with behavioral disinhibition; counteraction by citalopram. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1999
Feb;142(2):111-9.
65. Di Michele S, Ericson M, Sillen U, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, The role of catecholamines
in desmopressin induced locomotor stimulation. J Neural Transm. 1998;105(10-12):1103-15.
66. Ericson M, Blomqvist O, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Voluntary ethanol intake in the rat
and the associated accumbal dopamine overflow are blocked by ventral tegmental
mecamylamine. Eur J Pharmacol. 1998 Oct 9;358(3):189-96.
67. Zhang J, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Svensson L. Repeated administration of amphetamine
induces sensitisation to its disruptive effect on prepulse inhibition in the rat.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998 Feb;135(4):401-6.
68. Olausson P, Ericson M, Petersson A, Kosowski A, Söderpalm B, Engel JA, Nefazodone
attenuates the behavioral and neurochemical effects of ethanol. Alcohol. 1998 Jan;15(1):77-
86.
69. Blomqvist O, Ericson M, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. Accumbal dopamine overflow after
ethanol: localization of the antagonizing effect of mecamylamine. Eur J Pharmacol. 1997 Sep
10;334(2-3):149-56.

70. Söderpalm B, Andersson G, Enerback C, Engel JA. In vivo administration of the 5-
HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT interferes with brain GABA(A)/benzodiazepine receptor
complexes. Neuropharmacology. 1997 Aug;36(8):1071-7.
71. Blomqvist O, Ericson M, Johnson DH, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. Voluntary ethanol
intake in the rat: effects of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor blockade or subchronic nicotine
treatment. Eur J Pharmacol. 1996 Oct 31;314(3):257-67.
72. DiMichele S, Sillen U, Engel JA, Hjalmas K, Rubenson A, Söderpalm B. Desmopressin
and vasopressin increase locomotor activity in the rat via a central mechanism: implications
for nocturnal enuresis. J Urol. 1996 Sep;156(3):1164-8.
73. Johnson DH, Svensson AI, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. Induction but not expression of
behavioural sensitization to nicotine in the rat is dependent on glucocorticoids. Eur J
Pharmacol. 1995 Mar 24;276(1-2):155-64.
74. Soderpalm AK, Blomqvist O, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. Characterization of the
anticonflict effect of MK-801, a non-competitive NMDA antagonist. Pharmacol Toxicol.
1995 Feb;76(2):122-7.

75. Soderpalm A, Ehrenstrom F, Söderpalm B. The yohimbine-induced anticonflict effect
in the rat, Part II. Neurochemical findings. J Neural Transm Gen Sect. 1995;100(3):191-206.
76. Soderpalm A, Blomqvist O, Söderpalm B. The yohimbine-induced anticonflict effect in
the rat, Part I. Involvement of noradrenergic, serotonergic and endozepinergic(?) mechanisms.
J Neural Transm Gen Sect. 1995;100(3):175-89.
77. Balldin J, Berggren U, Engel J, Eriksson M, Hard E, Söderpalm B. Effect of citalopram
on alcohol intake in heavy drinkers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1994 Oct;18(5):1133-6.
78. Fahlke C, Engel JA, Eriksson CJ, Hard E, Söderpalm B. Involvement of corticosterone
in the modulation of ethanol consumption in the rat. Alcohol. 1994 May-Jun;11(3):195-202.
79. Blomqvist O, Söderpalm B, Engel JA. 5-HT1A receptor agonists reduce ethanol-
induced locomotor activity in mice. Alcohol. 1994 Mar-Apr;11(2):157-61.
80. Bing O, Moller C, Engel JA, Söderpalm B, Heilig M. Anxiolytic-like action of centrally
administered galanin. Neurosci Lett. 1993 Dec 24;164(1-2):17-20.
81. Blomqvist O, Engel JA, Nissbrandt H, Söderpalm B. The mesolimbic dopamine-
activating properties of ethanol are antagonized by mecamylamine. Eur J Pharmacol. 1993
Nov 9;249(2):207-13.

82. Söderpalm B, Lundin B, Hjorth S. Sustained 5-hydroxytryptamine release-inhibitory
and anxiolytic-like action of the partial 5-HT1A receptor agonist, buspirone, after prolonged
chronic administration. Eur J Pharmacol. 1993 Aug 3;239(1-3):69-73.
83. Heilig M, Engel JA, Söderpalm B. C-fos antisense in the nucleus accumbens blocks the
locomotor stimulant action of cocaine. Eur J Pharmacol. 1993 May 19;236(2):339-40.
84. Blomqvist O, Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Ethanol-induced locomotor activity:
involvement of central nicotinic acetylcholine receptors? Brain Res Bull. 1992
Aug;29(2):173-8.

85. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. The 5,7-DHT-induced anticonflict effect is dependent on intact
adrenocortical function. Life Sci. 1992;51(5):315-26.
86. Engel JA, Fahlke C, Hard E, Johannessen K, Svensson L, Söderpalm B. Serotonergic
and dopaminergic involvement in ethanol intake. Clin Neuropharmacol. 1992;15 Suppl 1 Pt
A:64A-65A.

87. Söderpalm B, Andersson G, Johannessen K, Engel JA. Intracerebroventricular 5,7-DHT
alters the in vitro function of rat cortical GABAA/benzodiazepine chloride ionophore receptor
complexes. Life Sci. 1992;51(5):327-35.

88. Söderpalm B, Svensson L, Hulthe P, Johannessen K, Engel JA. Evidence for a role for
dopamine in the diazepam locomotor stimulating effect. Psychopharmacology (Berl).
1991;104(1):97-102.

89. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Involvement of the GABAA/benzodiazepine chloride
ionophore receptor complex in the 5,7-DHT Induced anticonflict effect. Life Sci.
1991;49(2):139-53.

90. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Serotonergic involvement in conflict behaviour. Eur
Neuropsychopharmacol. 1990 Nov;1(1):7-13. Review.
91. Liljequist S, Ekman A, Snape B, Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Environment-dependent
effects of ethanol on DOPAC and HVA in various brain regions of ethanol-tolerant rats.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1990;102(3):319-24.

92. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Alpha 1- and beta-adrenoceptor stimulation potentiate the
anticonflict effect of a benzodiazepine. J Neural Transm Gen Sect. 1990;79(3):155-67.
93. Söderpalm B. The SHR exhibits less "anxiety" but increased sensitivity to the
anticonflict effect of clonidine compared to normotensive controls. Pharmacol Toxicol. 1989
Nov;65(5):381-6.
94. Engel JA, Egbe P, Liljequist S, Söderpalm B. Effects of amperozide in two animal
models of anxiety. Pharmacol Toxicol. 1989 May;64(5):429-33.

95. Söderpalm B, Eriksson E, Engel JA. Anticonflict and rotarod impairing effects of
alprazolam and diazepam in rat after acute and subchronic administration. Prog
Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1989;13(1-2):269-83.
96. Heilig M, Söderpalm B, Engel JA, Widerlov E. Centrally administered neuropeptide Y
(NPY) produces anxiolytic-like effects in animal anxiety models. Psychopharmacology
(Berl). 1989;98(4):524-9.

97. Söderpalm B, Hjorth S, Engel JA. Effects of 5-HT1A receptor agonists and L-5-HTP in
Montgomery's conflict test. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1989 Jan;32(1):259-65.

98. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonists potentiate the anticonflict
and the rotarod impairing effects of benzodiazepines. J Neural Transm. 1989;76(3):191-204.

99. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Does the PCPA induced anticonflict effect involve activation
of the GABAA/benzodiazepine chloride ionophore receptor complex? J Neural Transm.
1989;76(2):145-53.

100. Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Biphasic effects of clonidine on conflict behavior: involvement
of different alpha-adrenoceptors. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1988 Jun;30(2):471-7.

101. Söderpalm B, Andersson L, Carlsson M, Modigh K, Eriksson E. Serotonergic influence
on the growth hormone response to clonidine in rat. J Neural Transm. 1987;69(1-2):105-14.
102. Hjorth S, Söderpalm B, Engel JA. Biphasic effect of L-5-HTP in the Vogel conflict
model. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1987;92(1):96-9.
103. Söderpalm B. Pharmacology of the benzodiazepines; with special emphasis on
alprazolam. Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl. 1987;335:39-46. Review.

104. Eriksson E, Dellborg M, Söderpalm B, Carlsson M, Nilsson C. Growth hormone
responses to clonidine and GRF in spontaneously hypertensive rats: neuroendocrine evidence
for an enhanced responsiveness of brain alpha2-adrenoceptors in genetical hypertension. Life
Sci. 1986 Dec 1;39(22):2103-9.
105. Eriksson E, Carlsson M, Nilsson C, Söderpalm B. Does alprazolam, in contrast to
diazepam, activate alpha 2-adrenoceptors involved in the regulation of rat growth hormone
secretion? Life Sci. 1986 Apr 21;38(16):1491-8.
106. Nilsson LC, Eriksson E, Carlsson M, Söderpalm B. Clonidine for relief of premenstrual
syndrome. Lancet. 1985 Sep 7;2(8454):549-50.
Book chapters, review articles etc. (international and national):
Söderpalm B, Ericson M. Neurocircuitry Involved in the Development of Alcohol
Addiction: The Dopamine System and its Access Points. Curr Top Behav Neurosci.
2011 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Söderpalm B. [Good effect of drug therapy against alcoholism]. Läkartidningen.
2011 Oct 9-15;108(45):2285-9. Review. Swedish.
Söderpalm B (2011), Alkohol, I: Franck J, Nylander I (eds.) Beroendemedicin,
Studentlitteratur AB, pp. 93-111
Söderpalm B (2011) Alkohol och Narkotika, I: Brenner E, Rydell P, Skoog I (eds.)
Akutpsykiatri, Studentlitteratur AB, pp. ??-??

Söderpalm B (2010) Ethanol and nicotine interactions. In: Koob G.F., Le Moal M. and
Thompson R.F. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 1, pp. 502-506, Oxford:
Academic Press.
Söderpalm B, Löf E, Ericson M. Mechanistic studies of ethanol's interaction
with the mesolimbic dopamine reward system. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2009 May;42 Suppl
1:S87-94. Review.
Engel J, Söderpalm B, Sternebring B, Hallgren J, Nilsson LH, Blomström L.
[No, disulfiram (Antabus) is not the "odd preparation"]. Läkartidningen. 2010 May
12-25;107(19-20):1319-20. Swedish.
Söderpalm B
Biologiska markörer för alkoholberoende och deras eventuella preventiva värde
I: Den svenska supen i det nya Europa - nya villkor för alkoholprevention: en
kunskapsöversikt, red. Sven Andréasson, Statens folkhälsoinstitut, rapport nr 2002:11, pp 65-
95, 2002
Söderpalm B, Engel JA
Sressas vi till missbruk?
I: Stress - molekyler, individen, samhället, Libers förlag, pp 179-191, 2002
Söderpalm B
Sensitiseringsfenomen; mekanismer och konsekvenser
Folkhälsoinstitutets skriftserier, 1999
Engel JA, Söderpalm B
Rusets neurokemi
I. En bok om hjärnan, ed Lennart Widén, Tiden/Rabén Prisma, pp 251-263, 1996

Engel JA, Söderpalm B
Kapitel om droger i VR´s temabok 2002 om växter

Söderpalm B
Neuronala mekanismer vid upprepat drogintag - drivkrafter och motkrafter i
beroendeutveckling
SERiP 1:01, pp. 4-6, 2001
Refereed congress reports:

Kiianmaa K, Hyytia P, Samson HH, Engel JA, Svensson L, Söderpalm B, Larsson
A, Colombo G, Vacca G, Finn DA, Bachtell And RK, Ryabinin AE.
New neuronal networks involved in ethanol reinforcement.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Feb;27(2):209-19.
Söderpalm B.
Anticonvulsants: aspects of their mechanisms of action.
Eur J Pain. 2002;6 Suppl A:3-9. Review.
Narahashi T, Söderpalm B, Ericson M, Olausson P, Engel JA, Zhang X, Nordberg
A, Marszalec W, Aistrup GL, Schmidt LG, Kalouti U, Smolka And M, Hedlund L.
Mechanisms of alcohol-nicotine interactions: alcoholics versus smokers.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2001 May;25(5 Suppl ISBRA):152S-156S. Review.
Le AD, Kiianmaa K, Cunningham CL, Engel JA, Ericson M, Söderpalm B, Koob
GF, Roberts AJ, Weiss F, Hyytia P, Janhunen S, Mikkola J, Backstrom P, Ponomarev
I, Crabbe JC.
Neurobiological processes in alcohol addiction.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2001 May;25(5 Suppl ISBRA):144S-151S. Review.
JA Engel, O Blomqvist, M Ericson, B Söderpalm
Neurochemical and behavioral studies on ethanol and nicotine interactions. In: Interactive
monoaminergic basis of brain disorders, Eds: T Palomo, RJ Beninger, T Archer, Editorial
Sintesis, Madrid, pp. 231-247, 1999
Patents:

1. Glycine reuptake inhibitors for treatment of drug dependence, 2005.887 WO,
WO00/07978, WO01/36423, Inventors: Söderpalm B, Molander A

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