Selected publications

Svensson A-L, Bucht N, Hallberg M, Nyberg F. (2008) Reversal of opiate-induced apoptosis by human recombinant growth hormone in mice foetus primary hippocampal neuronal cell-cultures. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 105: 7304-7308.

Andersson H, Demaegdt H, Vauquelin G, Lindeberg G, Karlén A, Hallberg M. (2008) Ligands to the (IRAP)/AT4 receptor encompassing a 4-hydroxydiphenylmethane scaffold replacing Tyr2. Bioorg Med Chem. 16: 6924-6935.

Nyberg F, Hallberg M. (2013) Growth hormone and cognitive function. Nature Rev Endocrinology. 9: 357-365.

Hallberg M. (2015) Neuropeptides; metabolism to bioactive fragments and the pharmacology of their receptors. Med Res Rev. 35: 464-519.

Diwakarla S, Nylander E, Grönbladh A, Vanga SR, Khan YS, Gutiérrez-de-Terán H, Ng L, Sävmarker J, Lundbäck T, Jenmalm-Jensen A, Andersson H, Engen K, Rosenström U, Larhed M, Åqvist J, Chai SY, Hallberg M. (2016) Binding to and inhibition of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) by macrocyclic disulfides enhance spine density.  Molecular Pharmacol. 89: 413-424.

Diwakarla S, Nylander E, Grönbladh A, Vanga S, Khan Y, Gutiérrez-de-Terán H, Savmarker J, Ng L, Pham V, Lundbäck T, Jenmalm-Jensen  A, Svensson R, Artursson P, Zelleroth S, Engen K, Rosenström U, Larhed M, Aqvist J, Chai S Y, Hallberg M. (2016)  Aryl sulfonamide inhibitors of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase enhance spine density in primary hippocampal neuron cultures. ACS Chem Neurosci. 7: 1383-1392.  

Grönbladh A, Nylander E, Hallberg M. (2016) The neurobiology and addiction potential of anabolic androgenic steroids and effects of growth hormone. Brain Res Bull. 126:127-137.

Nylander E, Grönbladh A, Zelleroth S, Diwakarla S, Nyberg F, Hallberg M. (2016) Growth hormone is protective against acute methadone-induced toxicity by modulating the NMDA receptor complex.

Neuroscience. 339: 538-547.

Hallberg M, Sumners C, Steckelings UM, Hallberg A. (2018) Small-molecule AT2 receptor agonists. Med Res Rev. 38:602-624.

Hallberg M, Sandström A. (2018) From the anti-nociceptive substance P metabolite substance P (1-7) to small peptidemimetics. Curr Protein Pept Sci, doi: 10.2174/1389203719666180508122019.