Helen Kamens
Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Research Summary
Identification of genetic mechanisms that contribute to complex behaviors with a special emphasis on alcohol and tobacco use.
Huck Affiliations
- Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
- Neuroscience
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Neuroscience Institute
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Publication Tags
Nicotinic Receptors Ethanol Nicotine Alcohols Genes Anxiety Alcohol 18 Methoxycoronaridine Meta Analysis Inbred C57bl Mouse Exploratory Behavior Locomotion Genetic Variation Inbred Dba Mouse Ancestry Synaptic Transmission Longitudinal Studies Saccharin Pharmaceutical Preparations Substance Related Disorders Animal Rodentia Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Nucleus Accumbens Alcohol DrinkingMost Recent Papers
The α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist 18-Methoxycoronaridine decreases binge-like ethanol consumption in adult C57BL/6J mice
Carley N. Miller, Colton Ruggery, Helen Marie Kamens, 2019, Alcohol on p. 1-6
Early-adolescent male C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice display reduced sensitivity to acute nicotine administration
C. N. Miller, M. J. Caruso, Helen Marie Kamens, 2019, Neuroscience letters on p. 151-157
Reduced Expression of Ethanol Sensitization by a3ß4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in DBA/2J Mice
Carley N. Miller, Helen M. Kamens, 2019, Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology
Varenicline modulates ethanol and saccharin consumption in adolescent male and female C57BL/6J mice
Helen Marie Kamens, Constanza Silva, Colette Peck, Carley N. Miller, 2018, Brain Research Bulletin on p. 20-25
Adolescent chronic variable social stress influences exploratory behavior and nicotine responses in male, but not female, BALB/cJ mice
M. J. Caruso, D. E. Reiss, J. I. Caulfield, J. L. Thomas, A. N. Baker, S. A. Cavigelli, H. M. Kamens, 2018, Brain Research Bulletin on p. 37-49
Adolescent Social Stress Increases Anxiety-like Behavior and Alters Synaptic Transmission, Without Influencing Nicotine Responses, in a Sex-Dependent Manner
Michael J. Caruso, Nicole Crowley, Dana E. Reiss, Jasmine I. Caulfield, Bernhard Luscher, Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Helen Marie Kamens, 2018, Neuroscience on p. 182-198
Exposure to chronic variable social stress during adolescence alters affect-related behaviors and adrenocortical activity in adult male and female inbred mice
Michael J. Caruso, Helen M. Kamens, Sonia A. Cavigelli, 2017, Developmental psychobiology on p. 679-687
α6β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors influence locomotor activity and ethanol consumption
Helen M. Kamens, Colette Peck, Caitlin Garrity, Alex Gechlik, Brenita C. Jenkins, Akshat Rajan, 2017, Alcohol on p. 43-49
No evidence of a role of the β4 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in alcohol-related behaviors
Helen M. Kamens, Constanza Silva, Riley McCarthy, Ryan J. Cox, Marissa A. Ehringer, 2017, BMC Research Notes
Test for association of common variants in GRM7 with alcohol consumption
Whitney E. Melroy-Greif, Csaba Vadasz, Helen M. Kamens, Matthew B. McQueen, Robin P. Corley, Michael C. Stallings, Christian J. Hopfer, Kenneth S. Krauter, Sandra A. Brown, John K. Hewitt, Marissa A. Ehringer, 2016, Alcohol on p. 43-50
Most-Cited Papers
Modulation of ethanol consumption by genetic and pharmacological manipulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mice
Helen M. Kamens, Jimena Andersen, Marina R. Picciotto, 2010, Psychopharmacology on p. 613-626
Association of the OPRM1 Variant rs1799971 (A118G) with Non-Specific Liability to Substance Dependence in a Collaborative de novo Meta-Analysis of European-Ancestry Cohorts
Tae Hwi Schwantes-An, Juan Zhang, Li Shiun Chen, Sarah M. Hartz, Robert C. Culverhouse, Xiangning Chen, Hilary Coon, Josef Frank, Helen M. Kamens, Bettina Konte, Leena Kovanen, Antti Latvala, Lisa N. Legrand, Brion S. Maher, Whitney E. Melroy, Elliot C. Nelson, Mark W. Reid, Jason D. Robinson, Pei Hong Shen, Bao Zhu Yang, Judy A. Andrews, Paul Aveyard, Olga Beltcheva, Sandra A. Brown, Dale S. Cannon, Sven Cichon, Robin P. Corley, Norbert Dahmen, Louisa Degenhardt, Tatiana Foroud, Wolfgang Gaebel, Ina Giegling, Stephen J. Glatt, Richard A. Grucza, Jill Hardin, Annette M. Hartmann, Andrew C. Heath, Stefan Herms, Colin A. Hodgkinson, Per Hoffmann, Hyman Hops, David Huizinga, Marcus Ising, Eric O. Johnson, Elaine Johnstone, Radka P. Kaneva, Kenneth S. Kendler, Falk Kiefer, Henry R. Kranzler, Ken S. Krauter, Orna Levran, Susanne Lucae, Michael T. Lynskey, Wolfgang Maier, Karl Mann, Nicholas G. Martin, Manuel Mattheisen, Grant W. Montgomery, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Michael F. Murphy, Michael C. Neale, Momchil A. Nikolov, Denise Nishita, Markus M. Nöthen, John Nurnberger, Timo Partonen, Michele L. Pergadia, Maureen Reynolds, Monika Ridinger, Richard J. Rose, Noora Rouvinen-Lagerström, Norbert Scherbaum, Christine Schmäl, Michael Soyka, Michael C. Stallings, Michael Steffens, Jens Treutlein, Ming Tsuang, Tamara L. Wall, Norbert Wodarz, Vadim Yuferov, Peter Zill, Andrew W. Bergen, Jingchun Chen, Paul M. Cinciripini, Howard J. Edenberg, Marissa A. Ehringer, Robert E. Ferrell, Joel Gelernter, David Goldman, John K. Hewitt, Christian J. Hopfer, William G. Iacono, Jaakko Kaprio, Mary Jeanne Kreek, Ivo M. Kremensky, Pamela A.F. Madden, Matt McGue, Marcus R. Munafò, Robert A. Philibert, Marcella Rietschel, Alec Roy, Dan Rujescu, Sirkku T. Saarikoski, Gary E. Swan, Alexandre A. Todorov, Michael M. Vanyukov, Robert B. Weiss, Laura J. Bierut, Nancy L. Saccone, 2016, Behavior Genetics on p. 151-169
The α6 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit influences ethanol-induced sedation
Helen M. Kamens, Nicole R. Hoft, Ryan J. Cox, Jill H. Miyamoto, Marissa A. Ehringer, 2012, Alcohol on p. 463-471
Examination of genetic variation in GABRA2 with conduct disorder and alcohol abuse and dependence in a longitudinal study
Whitney E. Melroy, Sarah H. Stephens, Joseph T. Sakai, Helen Marie Kamens, Matthew B. McQueen, Robin P. Corley, Michael C. Stallings, Christian J. Hopfer, Kenneth S. Krauter, Sandra A. Brown, John K. Hewitt, Marissa A. Ehringer, 2014, Behavior Genetics on p. 356-367
The β3 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Helen M. Kamens, Jill Miyamoto, Matthew S. Powers, Kasey Ro, Marissa Soto, Ryan Cox, Jerry A. Stitzel, Marissa A. Ehringer, 2015, Neuropharmacology on p. 639-649
Exposure to nicotine increases nicotinic acetylcholine receptor density in the reward pathway and binge ethanol consumption in C57BL/6J adolescent female mice
Alicia R. Locker, Michael J. Marks, Helen M. Kamens, Laura Cousino Klein, 2016, Brain Research Bulletin on p. 13-22
Exposure to chronic variable social stress during adolescence alters affect-related behaviors and adrenocortical activity in adult male and female inbred mice
Michael J. Caruso, Helen M. Kamens, Sonia A. Cavigelli, 2017, Developmental psychobiology on p. 679-687
Adolescent Social Stress Increases Anxiety-like Behavior and Alters Synaptic Transmission, Without Influencing Nicotine Responses, in a Sex-Dependent Manner
Michael J. Caruso, Nicole Crowley, Dana E. Reiss, Jasmine I. Caulfield, Bernhard Luscher, Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Helen Marie Kamens, 2018, Neuroscience on p. 182-198
Adolescent chronic variable social stress influences exploratory behavior and nicotine responses in male, but not female, BALB/cJ mice
M. J. Caruso, D. E. Reiss, J. I. Caulfield, J. L. Thomas, A. N. Baker, S. A. Cavigelli, H. M. Kamens, 2018, Brain Research Bulletin on p. 37-49
No evidence of a role of the β4 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in alcohol-related behaviors
Helen M. Kamens, Constanza Silva, Riley McCarthy, Ryan J. Cox, Marissa A. Ehringer, 2017, BMC Research Notes