Mehdi Farokhnia

Also affiliated with National Institute on Drug Abuse, Johns Hopkins University, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Office of Extramural Research

MedicineNeuroscienceNursing

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Top 4%percentile

0.705Author DataRank

Indexed papers

1in pilot corpus

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OUP accepted manuscript

Alcohol and Alcoholism(2021)10.1093/alcalc/agab038

Top 28%

0.705DataRank

Top 28%14 citations

Ethan H. Mereish, Monica L. Faulkner, Shervin Assari, Kelvin Choi, Lorenzo Leggio +2 more

Papers

Driven by 49 papers — median percentile 72. Top paper: “Sex Differences in Opioid and Psychostimulant Craving and Relapse: A Critical Review”.

Sex Differences in Opioid and Psychostimulant Craving and Relapse: A Critical Review

Pharmacological Reviews(2022)10.1124/pharmrev.121.000367

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0.758DataRank · unranked

156 citations

Natalie E. Zlebnik, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio, Satoshi Ikemoto, Yavin Shaham +1 more

OUP accepted manuscript

Alcohol and Alcoholism(2021)10.1093/alcalc/agab038

Top 28%

0.705DataRank

Top 28%14 citations

Ethan H. Mereish, Monica L. Faulkner, Shervin Assari, Kelvin Choi, Lorenzo Leggio +2 more

IUPHAR review – Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and substance use disorders: An emerging pharmacotherapeutic target

Pharmacological Research(2024)10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107312

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0.670DataRank · unranked

86 citations

Elizabeth H. Tressler, Leandro F. Vendruscolo, Lorenzo Leggio, Mehdi Farokhnia, Nicolaus Bruns

Relationship between self-stigma about alcohol dependence and severity of alcohol drinking and craving

BMJ Mental Health(2023)10.1136/bmjment-2023-300852

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0.655DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Susan Persky, Lorenzo Leggio, Brenda Curtis, Madeline E. Crozier

A human laboratory study on the link between alcohol administration and circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in individuals with alcohol use disorder

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2023)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109809

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0.612DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Tammy Wang, Tony Jourdan, Grzegorz Godlewski, Lisa A. Farinelli, George Kunos +2 more

The crosstalk between fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) system and substance use

iScience(2024)10.1016/j.isci.2024.110389

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0.425DataRank · unranked

16 citations

Ryan E. Tyler, Oyenike Ilaka, Diane Cooper, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio +1 more

Investigating the link between serum concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and behavioral measures in anxious alcohol-dependent individuals

Alcohol(2020)10.1016/j.alcohol.2020.07.009

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0.425DataRank · unranked

16 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine, Jillian T. Battista, Mary R. Lee, Xiaobai Li +3 more

Investigating the relationship between early life adversity, inflammation and alcohol use

Addiction Biology(2023)10.1111/adb.13274

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0.416DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Daria Piacentino, Melanie L. Schwandt, Mary R. Lee, Monica L. Faulkner, Mehdi Farokhnia +2 more

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of a GHSR blocker in people with alcohol use disorder

JCI Insight(2024)10.1172/jci.insight.182331

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0.402DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Mary R. Lee, Lisa Farinelli, Brittney D. Browning, Kelly M. Abshire +13 more

The Promise of Neuroimmune Targets for Treating Drug Addiction and Other Psychiatric Disorders: Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Exemplification

Frontiers in Psychiatry(2020)10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00220

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0.330DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Anthony L. Berger, Hollis C. Karoly, Lara S. Hwa, Florence P. Varodayan, Mehdi Farokhnia

Amylin in Alcohol Addiction: A Potential New Treatment Target or an Adjuvant to Other Treatments?

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2024)10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00133

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio, Selim R Boukabara

Utilizing blood inflammatory markers in alcohol studies: Considerations and recommendations for study design, sample collection, and data analysis

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews(2025)10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106142

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0.192DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Hollis C. Karoly, Brittney D. Browning, Leon G. Coleman, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lindsay A Kryszak +3 more

Cocaine craving and use during pharmacotherapy trials for cocaine use disorder: A multi-trajectory analysis

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2025)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112841

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Ryoko Susukida, Mehdi Farokhnia, Trang Quynh Nguyen, Lorenzo Leggio, Cecilia L. Bergeria +3 more

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic results from a randomized controlled study with the growth hormone secretagogue receptor blocker PF-5190457 in recently abstinent patients with alcohol use disorder

The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology(2025)10.1093/ijnp/pyaf081

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Rabea K Pfaff, R M Naseer Khan, Anna Loftén, Ryan Zurick, Yi Arial Zeng +6 more

Spironolactone as a potential new pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder: convergent evidence from rodent and human studies

Molecular Psychiatry(2022)10.1038/s41380-022-01736-y

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41 citations

Christopher T. Rentsch, Vicky Chuong, M. Adrienne McGinn, Sophie K. Elvig, Eliza Douglass +10 more

Role of the ghrelin system in alcohol use disorder and alcohol‐associated liver disease: A narrative review

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research(2022)10.1111/acer.14967

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33 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine, Raghav Bhargava, Marcela Rodríguez-Flores, Carol A. Casey +5 more

Differential association between the GLP1R gene variants and brain functional connectivity according to the severity of alcohol use

Scientific Reports(2022)10.1038/s41598-022-17190-3

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30 citations

Samantha J. Fede, Erica N. Grodin, Brittney D. Browning, Madeline E. Crozier, Melanie L. Schwandt +4 more

Changes in plasma ghrelin levels following surgical and non-surgical weight-loss in female rats predict alcohol use

Brain Research Bulletin(2022)10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.019

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0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Nelli Horvath, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio, A. Hajnal, Elise R. Orellana

The Mineralocorticoid Receptor: An Emerging Pharmacotherapeutic Target for Alcohol Use Disorder?

ACS Chemical Neuroscience(2022)10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00326

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

M. Adrienne McGinn, Mehdi Farokhnia, András H. Lékó

The scope and needs related to training, research, and mentorship among early-career addiction medicine professionals: an online global survey followed by expert group discussions

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.03.24.22272872

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1 citations

Sophia Achab, Parnian Rafei, Preethy Kathiresan, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili, Jenna L. Butner +13 more

The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission

JCI Insight(2023)10.1172/jci.insight.170671

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208 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Sophia Khom, Claire Pince, Sophie K. Elvig, Roman Vlkolinský +6 more

GLP-1 receptor agonists are promising but unproven treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders

Nature Medicine(2023)10.1038/s41591-023-02634-8

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86 citations

Christian S. Hendershot, Mehdi Farokhnia, Anders Fink‐Jensen, Mette Kruse Klausen, Joseph P. Schacht +2 more

An online global survey and follow-up expert groups on the scope and needs related to training, research, and mentorship among early-career addiction medicine professionals

Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health(2023)10.1017/gmh.2023.35

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14 citations

Sophia Achab, Parnian Rafei, Preethy Kathiresan, Hossein Mohaddes Ardabili, Jenna L. Butner +13 more

Lifetime use of alcohol and cannabis among U.S. adolescents across age: Exploring differential patterns by sex and race/ethnicity using the 2019 NSDUH data

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports(2023)10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100214

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13 citations

Julia C. Harris, Shannon Speed, Lorenzo Leggio, Reneé M. Johnson, Mehdi Farokhnia

Role of aldosterone and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in addiction: A scoping review

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews(2023)10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105427

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12 citations

K. Whiting, Tammy Wang, András H. Lékó, Lisa A. Farinelli, Diane Cooper +4 more

Reduced drug use as an alternative valid outcome in individuals with stimulant use disorders: Findings from 13 multisite randomized clinical trials

Addiction(2024)10.1111/add.16409

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48 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Ryoko Susukida, Lorenzo Leggio, Reneé M. Johnson, Rosa M. Crum +2 more

Gut microbial diversity and functional characterization in people with alcohol use disorder: A case-control study

PLoS ONE(2024)10.1371/journal.pone.0302195

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10 citations

Carlotta Vizioli, Jennifer J. Barb, Silvia Grant-Beurmann, Sofia Bouhlal, Jillian T. Battista +13 more

Bariatric surgery and alcohol and substance use: A case-control survey study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2024)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112529

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2 citations

Garrick Sherman, Tammy Wang, Claire Pince, Jenna E. Sanfilippo, Chiara Montemitro +6 more

Crosstalk between alcohol use disorder and obesity: two sides of the same coin?

Molecular Psychiatry(2025)10.1038/s41380-025-03259-8

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8 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Paul J. Kenny, Marta Yanina Pepino, W. Kyle Simmons, Lorenzo Leggio

Circulating Immune and Endocrine Markers in Currently Drinking and Abstinent Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder and Controls

Addiction Biology(2025)10.1111/adb.70039

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9 citations

Carlotta Vizioli, Jennifer J. Barb, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio, Ryan E. Tyler

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Alcohol Use: A Real-Word Observational Study in a Large, Integrated Health Care System

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science(2025)10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100659

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3 citations

Brianna Costales, Stacy Sterling, Andrea H. Kline‐Simon, Lorenzo Leggio, Mehdi Farokhnia +1 more

Exploring the Relationship Between Behavioral Inhibition and Approach Systems and Alcohol‐Related Outcomes in People With Alcohol Use Disorder

Brain and Behavior(2025)10.1002/brb3.70944

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1 citations

Lorenzo Leggio, Mehdi Farokhnia, Madeline E. Crozier

An exploratory analysis of the relationship between ultraprocessed food consumption, alcohol intake, body composition, and cardiometabolic markers in individuals with alcohol use disorder

Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research(2025)10.1111/acer.70140

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2 citations

Lillian C. King, Shanna Yang, Sara Turner, Carlotta Vizioli, Ryan E. Tyler +5 more

Alcohol consumption and childhood trauma impact serum immunoglobulin levels in patients with alcohol use disorder

Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research(2025)10.1111/acer.15537

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0 citations

Melanie L. Schwandt, Nancy Diazgranados, Mehdi Farokhnia, Lorenzo Leggio, Kelly M. Abshire

Long-Acting Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Suppress Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Male Wistar Rats

Frontiers in Neuroscience(2020)10.3389/fnins.2020.599646

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100 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Joseph J. Munier, Yatendra Mulpuri, Lorenzo Leggio, Igor Spigelman +1 more

Plasma concentrations of the inflammatory adipokine lipocalin-2 are not affected by chronic alcohol exposure in rats or acute alcohol administration in people with alcohol use disorder

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse(2025)10.1080/00952990.2025.2582563

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0 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Leandro F. Vendruscolo, Lorenzo Leggio, Rani S. Richardson

Effects of oral, smoked, and vaporized cannabis on endocrine pathways related to appetite and metabolism: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, human laboratory study

Translational Psychiatry(2020)10.1038/s41398-020-0756-3

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88 citations

Gray R. McDiarmid, Matthew N. Newmeyer, Vikas Munjal, Osama A. Abulseoud, Marilyn A. Huestis +2 more

Effects of exogenous ghrelin administration and ghrelin receptor blockade, in combination with alcohol, on peripheral inflammatory markers in heavy-drinking individuals: Results from two human laboratory studies

Brain Research(2020)10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146851

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21 citations

Jeanelle Portelli, Mary R. Lee, Gray R. McDiarmid, Vikas Munjal, Kelly M. Abshire +6 more

Pursuing the Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol-Induced Changes in the Ghrelin System: New Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Investigations

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.07.30.228494

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0 citations

Sara L. Deschaine, Adriana Gregory‐Flores, Lia J. Zallar, Zhi‐Bing You, Hui Sun +15 more

Blood Biomarkers of Alcohol Use: A Scoping Review

Current Addiction Reports(2021)10.1007/s40429-021-00402-7

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66 citations

Lorenzo Leggio, Mehdi Farokhnia, Julia C. Harris

A closer look at alcohol‐induced changes in the ghrelin system: novel insights from preclinical and clinical data

Addiction Biology(2021)10.1111/adb.13033

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29 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Adriana Gregory‐Flores, Lia J. Zallar, Zhi‐Bing You, Hui Sun +15 more

Effect of oral alcohol administration on plasma cytokine concentrations in heavy drinking individuals

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2021)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108771

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25 citations

Kelly M. Abshire, Mehdi Farokhnia, Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Lorenzo Leggio, Mary R. Lee

Effectiveness of spironolactone dispensation in reducing weekly alcohol use: a retrospective high-dimensional propensity score-matched cohort study

Neuropsychopharmacology(2021)10.1038/s41386-021-01117-z

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22 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Andrea H. Kline‐Simon, Joseph Elson, Stacy Sterling, Lorenzo Leggio +3 more

Patterns of reduced use and abstinence in multi-site randomized controlled trials of pharmacotherapies for cocaine and methamphetamine use disorders

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2021)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108904

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8 citations

Ryoko Susukida, Reneé M. Johnson, Mehdi Farokhnia, Rosa M. Crum, Johannes Thrul +2 more

Neuroendocrine Response to Exogenous Ghrelin Administration, Combined With Alcohol, in Heavy-Drinking Individuals: Findings From a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Human Laboratory Study

The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology(2021)10.1093/ijnp/pyab004

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19 citations

Kelly M. Abshire, Aaron Hammer, Sara L. Deschaine, Anitha Saravanakumar, Enoch Cobbina +6 more

Leptin Gene and Leptin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Alcohol Use Disorder: Findings Related to Psychopathology

Frontiers in Psychiatry(2021)10.3389/fpsyt.2021.723059

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7 citations

Melanie L. Schwandt, Mehdi Farokhnia, Sara L. Deschaine, Colin A. Hodgkinson, Lorenzo Leggio +1 more

Effect of intravenous ghrelin administration, combined with alcohol, on circulating metabolome in heavy drinking individuals with alcohol use disorder

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research(2021)10.1111/acer.14719

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7 citations

Mehdi Farokhnia, Anton Klåvus, Seppo Auriola, Marko Lehtonen, Sara L. Deschaine +5 more

A population-based investigation of the association between alcohol intake and serum total ghrelin concentrations among cigarette-smoking, non-alcohol-dependent male individuals

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2021)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108835

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8 citations

Gwen Murphy, Stephanie J. Weinstein, Navan N. Shah, Dominick Parisi, Demetrius Albanes +2 more

The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 system is modulated by acute and chronic alcohol exposure: Findings from human laboratory experiments and a post‐mortem brain study

Addiction Biology(2022)10.1111/adb.13211

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44 citations

Brittney D. Browning, Madeline E. Crozier, Hui Sun, Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Lorenzo Leggio +1 more

Mehdi Farokhnia

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