Isabelle Matias

Publications

• Astrocytic EphB3 receptors regulate D-serine-gated synaptic plasticity and memory
  Valentin Clément Langlais, Sarah Mountadem, Ines Benazzouz, Aurélie Amadio, Marco Matos, Aurélie Jourdes, Astrid Cannich, Francisca Julio-Kalajzic, Ilaria Belluomo, Isabelle Matias, Marlène Maitre, Thierry Lesté-Lasserre, Sébastien Marais, Elena Avignone, Giovanni Marsicano, Luigi Bellocchio, Stéphane Henri Richard Oliet, Aude Panatier.
  Progress in Neurobiology. 2025-05-01. 248 : 102747.
  10.1016/j.pneurobio.2025.102747
• Endocannabinoid-related molecules predict the metabolic efficacy of GLP-1 receptor agonism in humans with obesity
  Isabelle Matias, E. W. Lehmann, Philippe Zizzari, S. Byberg, Daniela Cota, S. S. Torekov, Carmelo Quarta.
  J Endocrinol Invest. 2023-11-04.
  10.1007/s40618-023-02228-8
• Expression of the endocannabinoid system and response to cannabinoid components by the human fetal testis
  J. Dochez-Arnault, C. Desdoits-Lethimonier, I. Matias, B. Evrard, M. Lagarrigue, M. Toupin, A. Lardenois, F. Chalmel, S. Mazaud-Guittot, N. Dejucq-Rainsford, A. Gely-Pernot.
  BMC Med. 2023-07-11. 21(1)
  10.1186/s12916-023-02916-5
• Signaling-specific inhibition of the CB₁ receptor for cannabis use disorder: phase 1 and phase 2a randomized trials.
  Margaret Haney, Monique Vallée, Sandy Fabre, Stephanie Collins Reed, Marion Zanese, Ghislaine Campistron, Caroline A. Arout, Richard W. Foltin, Ziva D. Cooper, Tonisha Kearney-Ramos, Mathilde Metna, Zuzana Justinova, Charles Schindler, Etienne Hebert-Chatelain, Luigi Bellocchio, Adeline Cathala, Andrea Bari, Roman Serrat, David B. Finlay, Filippo Caraci, Bastien Redon, Elena Martín-García, Arnau Busquets-Garcia, Isabelle Matias, Frances R. Levin, François-Xavier Felpin, Nicolas Simon, Daniela Cota, Umberto Spampinato, Rafael Maldonado, Yavin Shaham, Michelle Glass, Lars Lykke Thomsen, Helle Mengel, Giovanni Marsicano, Stéphanie Monlezun, Jean-Michel Revest, Pier Vincenzo Piazza.
  Nat Med. 2023-06-01. 29(6) : 1487-1499.
  10.1038/s41591-023-02381-w
• Mitochondrial cannabinoid receptors gate corticosterone impact on novel object recognition
  Urszula Skupio, Julia Welte, Roman Serrat, Abel Eraso-Pichot, Francisca Julio-Kalajzić, Doriane Gisquet, Astrid Cannich, Sebastien Delcasso, Isabelle Matias, Unai B. Fundazuri, Sandrine Pouvreau, Antonio C. Pagano Zottola, Gianluca Lavanco, Filippo Drago, Inigo Ruiz de Azua, Beat Lutz, Luigi Bellocchio, Arnau Busquets-Garcia, Francis Chaouloff, Giovanni Marsicano.
  Neuron. 2023-04-01.
  10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.001
• The CB1 cannabinoid receptor regulates autophagy in the tibialis anterior skeletal muscle in mice
  Carlos Sepúlveda, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Matías Monsalves-Álvarez, Camila Donoso-Barraza, Francisco Pino-de la Fuente, Isabelle Matías, Thierry Leste-Lasserre, Philippe Zizzari, Eugenia Morselli, Daniela Cota, Miguel Llanos, Rodrigo Troncoso.
  Biol Res. 2023-03-25. 56(1)
  10.1186/s40659-023-00426-5
• Applied Clinical Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Quantification Methods for Lipid-Derived Biomarkers, Steroids and Cannabinoids: Fit-for-Purpose Validation Methods
  Isabelle Matias, Ilaria Belluomo, Pierre-Louis Raux, Monique Vallée.
  Biomolecules. 2023-02-17. 13(2) : 383.
  10.3390/biom13020383
• Applied Clinical Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Quantification Methods for Lipid-Derived Biomarkers, Steroids and Cannabinoids: Fit-for-Purpose Validation Methods
  Isabelle Matias, Ilaria Belluomo, Pierre-Louis Raux, Monique Vallée.
  Biomolecules. 2023-02-17. 13(2) : 383.
  10.3390/biom13020383
• The Relationship Between Circulating Endogenous Cannabinoids and the Effects of Smoked Cannabis
  Tonisha Kearney-Ramos, Evan S. Herrmann, Ilaria Belluomo, Isabel Matias, Monique Vallée, Stéphanie Monlezun, Pier Vincenzo Piazza, Margaret Haney.
  Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2022-04-29.
  10.1089/can.2021.0185
• Functional heterogeneity of POMC neurons relies on mTORC1 signaling
  Nicolas Saucisse, Wilfrid Mazier, Vincent Simon, Elke Binder, Caterina Catania, Luigi Bellocchio, Roman A. Romanov, Stéphane Léon, Isabelle Matias, Philippe Zizzari, Carmelo Quarta, Astrid Cannich, Kana Meece, Delphine Gonzales, Samantha Clark, Julia M. Becker, Giles S.H. Yeo, Xavier Fioramonti, Florian T. Merkle, Sharon L. Wardlaw, Tibor Harkany, Federico Massa, Giovanni Marsicano, Daniela Cota.
  Cell Reports. 2021-10-01. 37(2) : 109800.
  10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109800
• Étude des interactions entre le système endocannabinoïde et la pathologie de l’axe corticotrope chez l’Homme
  F. Verdier, A. Ferrière, M. Haïssaguerre, J. Teynié, P. Perez, R. Sitta, D. Cota, I. Matias, B. Gatta-Cherifi, A. Tabarin.
  Annales d'Endocrinologie. 2018-09-01. 79(4) : 286.
  10.1016/j.ando.2018.06.271
• 81. Astrocytic EphB3 Receptors Control NMDA Receptor Functions
  Valentin Langlais, Ines Benazzouz, Aurelie Jourdes, Illaria Belluomo, Isabelle Matias, Stéphane Oliet, Aude Panatier.
  Biological Psychiatry. 2018-05-01. 83(9) : S33-S34.
  10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.098
• The Fat Side of the Endocannabinoid System: Role of Endocannabinoids in the Adipocyte
  Isabelle Matias, Ilaria Belluomo, Daniela Cota.
  Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2016-12-01. 1(1) : 176-185.
  10.1089/can.2016.0014
• Astroglial connexin43 contributes to neuronal suffering in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
  C Yi, X Mei, P Ezan, S Mato, I Matias, C Giaume, A Koulakoff.
  Cell Death Differ. 2016-07-08. 23(10) : 1691-1701.
  10.1038/cdd.2016.63
• Physical activity feel-good effect: The role of endocannabinoids
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  Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health. 2013-08-21. : 93-109.
  10.4324/9780203132678-12
• P2101 Effet d’un régime hypoglucidique sur le métabolisme et les concentrations plasmatiques des endocannabinoïdes chez des patients diabétiques de type 2
  B. Gatta Cherifi, E. Maury, I. Belluomo, M. Isabelle, I. Matias, A. Tabarin, D. Cota, V. Rigalleau.
  Diabetes & Metabolism. 2013-03-01. 39 : A92.
  10.1016/s1262-3636(13)72011-1
• Erratum: Anti-inflammatory lipoxin A₄is an endogenous allosteric enhancer of CB₁ cannabinoid receptor (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2012) 51:109 (21134-21139) DOI: 10.1073pnas.1202906109)
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  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 2013-01-07. 110(4) : 1561-1561.
  10.1073/pnas.1221727110
• Un nouveau biomarqueur de l’obésité humaine : les endocannabinoïdes salivaires
  B. Gatta-Cherifi, I. Matias, A. Tabarin, S. Clark, T. Lestte-Lasserre, G. Marsicano, P.V. Piazza, D. Cota.
  Annales d'Endocrinologie. 2012-09-01. 73(4) : 424.
  10.1016/j.ando.2012.07.733
• Obesity and the Endocannabinoid System: Circulating Endocannabinoids and Obesity
  Isabelle Matias, Blandine Gatta-Cherifi, Daniela Cota.
  Curr Obes Rep. 2012-08-17. 1(4) : 229-235.
  10.1007/s13679-012-0027-6
• Simultaneous postprandial deregulation of the orexigenic endocannabinoid anandamide and the anorexigenic peptide YY in obesity.
  B Gatta-Cherifi, I Matias, M Vallée, A Tabarin, G Marsicano, P V Piazza, D Cota.
  Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2011-08-16. 36(6) : 880-885.
  10.1038/ijo.2011.165
• Synergistic post-prandial deregulation of the orexigenic endocannabinoid anandamide and the anorexigenic peptide YY in obesity
  B. Gatta-Cherifi, I. Matias, M. Vallee, A. Tabarin, G. Marsicano, P.V. Piazza, D. Cota.
  Appetite. 2011-07-01. 57 : S17.
  10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.174
• Role of insulin as a negative regulator of plasma endocannabinoid levels in obese and nonobese subjects
  Vincenzo Di Marzo, An Verrijken, Antti Hakkarainen, Stefania Petrosino, Ilse Mertens, Nina Lundbom, Fabiana Piscitelli, Jukka Westerbacka, Aino Soro-Paavonen, Isabel Matias, Luc Van Gaal, Marja-Riitta Taskinen.
  European Journal of Endocrinology. 2009-11-01. 161(5) : 715-722.
  10.1530/EJE-09-0643
• Regulation and possible role of endocannabinoids and related mediators in hypercholesterolemic mice with atherosclerosis
  Fabrizio Montecucco, Isabel Matias, Sébastien Lenglet, Stefania Petrosino, Fabienne Burger, Graziano Pelli, Vincent Braunersreuther, François Mach, Sabine Steffens, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Atherosclerosis. 2009-08-01. 205(2) : 433-441.
  10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.040
• Anti-inflammatory effect of palmitoylethanolamide on human adipocytes
  Laurence Hoareau, Marion Buyse, Franck Festy, Palaniyandi Ravanan, Marie‐Paule Gonthier, Isabel Matias, Stefania Petrosino, Frank Tallet, Christian Lefebvre D'Hellencourt, Maya Cesari, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Régis Roche.
  Obesity. 2009-03-01. 17(3) : 431-438.
  10.1038/oby.2008.591
• Changes in plasma endocannabinoid levels in viscerally obese men following a 1 year lifestyle modification programme and waist circumference reduction: Associations with changes in metabolic risk factors
  V. Di Marzo, M. Côté, I. Matias, I. Lemieux, B. J. Arsenault, A. Cartier, F. Piscitelli, S. Petrosino, N. Alméras, J.-P. Després.
  Diabetologia. 2008-10-30. 52(2) : 213-217.
  10.1007/s00125-008-1178-6
• Endocannabinoids: Some Like it Fat (and Sweet Too)
  I. Matias, L. Cristino, V. Di Marzo.
  J Neuroendocrinology. 2008-04-17. 20(s1) : 100-109.
  10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01678.x
• Dysregulation of peripheral endocannabinoid levels in hyperglycemia and obesity: Effect of high fat diets
  Isabel Matias, Stefania Petrosino, Alessandro Racioppi, Raffaele Capasso, Angelo A. Izzo, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2008-04-01. 286(1-2) : S66-S78.
  10.1016/j.mce.2008.01.026
• The role of endocannabinoids in the regulation of gastric emptying: alterations in mice fed a high-fat diet
  V Di Marzo, R Capasso, I Matias, G Aviello, S Petrosino, F Borrelli, B Romano, P Orlando, F Capasso, A A Izzo.
  British J Pharmacology. 2008-03-01. 153(6) : 1272-1280.
  10.1038/sj.bjp.0707682
• Endocannabinoid dysregulation in the pancreas and adipose tissue of mice fed with a high-fat diet
  Katarzyna M. Starowicz, Luigia Cristino, Isabel Matias, Raffaele Capasso, Alessandro Racioppi, Angelo A. Izzo, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Obesity. 2008-03-01. 16(3) : 553-565.
  10.1038/oby.2007.106
• Inhibitory effect of the anorexic compound oleoylethanolamide on gastric emptying in control and overweight mice
  Gabriella Aviello, Isabel Matias, Raffaele Capasso, Stefania Petrosino, Francesca Borrelli, Pierangelo Orlando, Barbara Romano, Francesco Capasso, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Angelo A. Izzo.
  J Mol Med. 2008-02-16. 86(4) : 413-422.
  10.1007/s00109-008-0305-7
• Effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids on endocannabinoid and N-acyl-ethanolamine levels in mouse adipocytes
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  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 2008-01-01. 1781(1-2) : 52-60.
  10.1016/j.bbalip.2007.11.001
• Endocannabinoids in energy homeostasis and metabolic disorders
  Isabel Matias, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Attila Köfalvi.
  Cannabinoids and the Brain. 2008-01-01. : 277-316.
  10.1007/978-0-387-74349-3_14
• Regulation of hypothalamic endocannabinoid levels by neuropeptides and hormones involved in food intake and metabolism: Insulin and melanocortins
  Isabel Matias, Anna Valeria Vergoni, Stefania Petrosino, Alessandra Ottani, Alessandro Pocai, Alfio Bertolini, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Neuropharmacology. 2008-01-01. 54(1) : 206-212.
  10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.06.011
• Cannabinoids and their actions
  S P H Alexander, M Randall.
  British J Pharmacology. 2007-11-01. 152(5) : 557-558.
  10.1038/sj.bjp.0707483
• Role and regulation of acylethanolamides in energy balance: focus on adipocytes andβ-cells
  I Matias, M‐P Gonthier, S Petrosino, L Docimo, R Capasso, L Hoareau, P Monteleone, R Roche, A A Izzo, V Di Marzo.
  British J Pharmacology. 2007-11-01. 152(5) : 676-690.
  10.1038/sj.bjp.0707424
• Mechanisms for the coupling of cannabinoid receptors to intracellular calcium mobilization in rat insulinoma β-cells
  L DEPETROCELLIS, P MARINI, I MATIAS, A MORIELLO, K STAROWICZ, L CRISTINO, S NIGAM, V DIMARZO.
  Experimental Cell Research. 2007-08-15. 313(14) : 2993-3004.
  10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.05.012
• Pharmacological enhancement of the endocannabinoid system in the nucleus accumbens shell stimulates food intake and increases c-Fos expression in the hypothalamus
  E Soria‐Gómez, I Matias, P E Rueda‐Orozco, M Cisneros, S Petrosino, L Navarro, V Di Marzo, O Prospéro‐García.
  British J Pharmacology. 2007-08-01. 151(7) : 1109-1116.
  10.1038/sj.bjp.0707313
• Identification of endocannabinoids and related compounds in human fat cells
  Marie‐Paule Gonthier, Laurence Hoareau, Franck Festy, Isabel Matias, Marta Valenti, Sandrine Bès‐Houtmann, Claude Rouch, Christine Robert‐Da Silva, Serge Chesne, Christian Lefebvre d'Hellencourt, Maya Césari, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Régis Roche.
  Obesity. 2007-04-01. 15(4) : 837-845.
  10.1038/oby.2007.581
• A shifted repertoire of endocannabinoid genes in the zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  J. M. McPartland, Michelle Glass, Isabel Matias, Ryan W. Norris, C. William Kilpatrick.
  Mol Genet Genomics. 2007-01-26. 277(5) : 555-570.
  10.1007/s00438-007-0207-3
• Circulating endocannabinoid levels, abdominal adiposity and related cardiometabolic risk factors in obese men
  M Côté, I Matias, I Lemieux, S Petrosino, N Alméras, J-P Després, V Di Marzo.
  Int J Obes. 2007-01-16. 31(4) : 692-699.
  10.1038/sj.ijo.0803539
• Endocannabinoids and the control of energy balance
  Isabel Matias, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2007-01-01. 18(1) : 27-37.
  10.1016/j.tem.2006.11.006
• Changes in endocannabinoid and palmitoylethanolamide levels in eye tissues of patients with diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration
  I. Matias, J.W. Wang, A. Schiano Moriello, A. Nieves, D.F. Woodward, V. Di Marzo.
  Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 2006-12-01. 75(6) : 413-418.
  10.1016/j.plefa.2006.08.002
• Regulation, function, and dysregulation of endocannabinoids in models of adipose and β-pancreatic cells and in obesity and hyperglycemia
  Isabel Matias, Marie-Paule Gonthier, Pierangelo Orlando, Vassilis Martiadis, Luciano De Petrocellis, Cristina Cervino, Stefania Petrosino, Laurence Hoareau, Franck Festy, Renato Pasquali, Regis Roche, Mario Maj, Uberto Pagotto, Palmiero Monteleone, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2006-08-01. 91(8) : 3171-3180.
  10.1210/jc.2005-2679
• Endocannabinoid system and its role in energy regulation
  Isabel Matias, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2006-07-01. 1(4) : 557-569.
  10.1586/17446651.1.4.557
• Endocannabinoids and β-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity in vivo: Effect of pharmacological elevation of endocannabinoid levels
  M. van der Stelt, C. Mazzola, G. Esposito, I. Matias, S. Petrosino, D. De Filippis, V. Micale, L. Steardo, F. Drago, T. Iuvone, V. Di Marzo.
  Cell. Mol. Life Sci.. 2006-05-29. 63(12) : 1410-1424.
  10.1007/s00018-006-6037-3
• Antitumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma
  Alessia Ligresti, Aniello Schiano Moriello, Katarzyna Starowicz, Isabel Matias, Simona Pisanti, Luciano De Petrocellis, Chiara Laezza, Giuseppe Portella, Maurizio Bifulco, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006-05-25. 318(3) : 1375-1387.
  10.1124/jpet.106.105247
• Endogenous cannabinoids in the brain and peripheral tissues: Regulation of their levels and control of food intake
  I Matias, , T Bisogno, V Di Marzo.
  Int J Obes. 2006-03-29. 30(S1) : S7-S12.
  10.1038/sj.ijo.0803271
• Evolutionary origins of the endocannabinoid system
  John M. McPartland, Isabel Matias, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Michelle Glass.
  Gene. 2006-03-01. 370 : 64-74.
  10.1016/j.gene.2005.11.004
• Neural contractions in colonic strips from patients with diverticular disease: role of endocannabinoids and substance P
  F Guagnini.
  Gut. 2006-02-16. 55(7) : 946-953.
  10.1136/gut.2005.076372
• Finding of endocannabinoids in human eye tissues: Implications for glaucoma
  June Chen, Isabel Matias, Tim Dinh, Ta Lu, Sonia Venezia, Amelia Nieves, David F. Woodward, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2005-05-01. 330(4) : 1062-1067.
  10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.095
• Endocannabinoid control of food intake and energy balance
  Vincenzo Di Marzo, Isabel Matias.
  Nat Neurosci. 2005-04-26. 8(5) : 585-589.
  10.1038/nn1457
• Occurrence and possible biological role of the endocannabinoid system in the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis
  Isabel Matias, John M. McPartland, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Journal of Neurochemistry. 2005-04-26. 93(5) : 1141-1156.
  10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03103.x
• Blood levels of the endocannabinoid anandamide are increased in anorexia nervosa and in binge-eating disorder, but not in bulimia nervosa
  Palmiero Monteleone, Isabelle Matias, Vassilis Martiadis, Luciano De Petrocellis, Mario Maj, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Neuropsychopharmacol. 2005-04-20. 30(6) : 1216-1221.
  10.1038/sj.npp.1300695
• Prostaglandin Ethanolamides (Prostamides): In Vitro Pharmacology and Metabolism
  I. Matias, J. Chen, L. De Petrocellis, T. Bisogno, A. Ligresti, F. Fezza, A.H.-P. Krauss, L. Shi, C. E. Protzman, C. Li, Y. Liang, A. L. Nieves, K. M. Kedzie, R. M. Burk, V. Di Marzo, D. F. Woodward.
  J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004-02-02. 309(2) : 745-757.
  10.1124/jpet.103.061705
• Cloning of the first sn1-DAG lipases points to the spatial and temporal regulation of endocannabinoid signaling in the brain
  Tiziana Bisogno, Fiona Howell, Gareth Williams, Alberto Minassi, Maria Grazia Cascio, Alessia Ligresti, Isabel Matias, Aniello Schiano-Moriello, Praveen Paul, Emma-Jane Williams, Uma Gangadharan, Carl Hobbs, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Patrick Doherty.
  The Journal of Cell Biology. 2003-11-10. 163(3) : 463-468.
  10.1083/jcb.200305129
• Possible endocannabinoid control of colorectal cancer growth
  Alessia Ligresti, Tiziana Bisogno, Isabel Matias, Luciano De Petrocellis, Maria Grazia Cascio, Vittorio Cosenza, Giuseppe D’argenio, Giuseppe Scaglione, Maurizio Bifulco, Italo Sorrentini, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  Gastroenterology. 2003-09-01. 125(3) : 677-687.
  10.1016/S0016-5085(03)00881-3
• Presynaptic facilitation of glutamatergic synapses to dopaminergic neurons of the rat substantia nigra by endogenous stimulation of vanilloid receptors
  Silvia Marinelli, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Nicola Berretta, Isabel Matias, Mauro Maccarrone, Giorgio Bernardi, Nicola B. Mercuri.
  J. Neurosci.. 2003-04-15. 23(8) : 3136-3144.
  10.1523/jneurosci.23-08-03136.2003
• Effect of maternal under-nutrition on pup body weight and hypothalamic endocannabinoid levels
  I. Matias, M. L�onhardt, J. Lesage, L. De Petrocellis, J.-P. Dupouy, D. Vieau, V. Di Marzo.
  Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS). 2003-02-01. 60(2) : 382-389.
  10.1007/s000180300031
• Presence and regulation of the endocannabinoid system in human dendritic cells
  Isabel Matias, Pierre Pochard, Pierangelo Orlando, Michel Salzet, Joel Pestel, Vincenzo Di Marzo.
  European Journal of Biochemistry. 2002-07-26. 269(15) : 3771-3778.
  10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03078.x
• 30 P The endocannabinoid system and colorectal carcinoma a possible role in the inhibition of cancer growth
  I. Sorrentini, A. Ligresti, I. Matias, L. De Petrocellis, T. Bisogno, L. Panico, G. D'Argenio, G. Iaquinto, M. Bifulco, V.I. Di Marzo.
  Digestive and Liver Disease. 2002-06-01. 34 : A71.
  10.1016/s1590-8658(02)90271-9
• Evidence for an endocannabinoid system in the central nervous system of the leech Hirudo medicinalis
  Isabel Matias, Tiziana Bisogno, Dominique Melck, Franck Vandenbulcke, Martine Verger-Bocquet, Luciano De Petrocellis, Christian Sergheraert, Christophe Breton, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Michel Salzet.
  Molecular Brain Research. 2001-03-01. 87(2) : 145-159.
  10.1016/S0169-328X(00)00290-4
• Theromin, a novel leech thrombin inhibitor
  Michel Salzet, Vincent Chopin, Jean-luc Baert, Isabel Matias, Jean Malecha.
  Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2000-10-01. 275(40) : 30774-30780.
  10.1074/jbc.M000787200
• Amino acid sequence determination and biological activity of therin, a naturally occuring specific trypsin inhibitor from the leech Theromyzon tessulatum
  Vincent Chopin, Isabel Matias, George B. Stefano, Michel Salzet.
  European Journal of Biochemistry. 1998-06-15. 254(3) : 565-570.
  10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540565.x
• Amino-acid-sequence determination and biological activity of cytin, a naturally occurring specific chymotrypsin inhibitor from the leech Theromyzon tessulatum
  Vincent Chopin, Thomas V. Bilfinger, George B. Stefano, Isabel Matias, Michel Salzet.
  European Journal of Biochemistry. 1997-11-01. 249(3) : 733-738.
  10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00733.x