Physician

Neurology

Houman Homayoun is an expert in the field of Neurology. He studied medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine. He received 1 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Houman Homayoun is a published physician. He has 49 papers published. The most current publication "Novel mutation in MYH7 gene associated with distal myopathy and cardiomyopathy." He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Involvement of adrenergic and cholinergic systems in nicotine-induced anxiogenesis in mice.
• Mesenteric vascular bed responsiveness in bile duct-ligated rats: roles of opioid and nitric oxide systems.
• Effects of adenosine receptor agonists and antagonists on pentylenetetrazole-induced amnesia.
• The role of nitric oxide in anticonvulsant and proconvulsant effects of morphine in mice.
• Modulation of cholestasis-induced antinociception by CCK receptor agonists and antagonists.
• The additive effect of opioids and nitric oxide in increasing pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure threshold in cholestatic mice.
• The involvement of nitric oxide in the antinociception induced by cyclosporin A in mice.
• The effects of simultaneous administration of alpha(2) -adrenergic agents with L-NAME or L-arginine on the development and expression of morphine dependence in mice.
• Anticonvulsant effects of cyclosporin A on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure and kindling: modulation by nitricoxidergic system.
• The involvement of endogenous opioids and nitricoxidergic pathway in the anticonvulsant effects of foot-shock stress in mice.
• The role of nitric oxide in the proconvulsant effect of delta-opioid agonist SNC80 in mice.
• The role of alpha2-adrenoceptors in the modulatory effects of morphine on seizure susceptibility in mice.
• Dopamine receptor mechanism(s) and morphine tolerance in mice.
• The effect of cyclosporin A on morphine tolerance and dependence: involvement of L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway.
• The role of alpha-adrenoceptors in the amnestic effect of intracerebroventricular dexamethasone.
• The effects of adenosine receptor agonists and antagonists on morphine state-dependent memory of passive avoidance.
• Do endogenous opioids contribute to the bradycardia of rats with obstructive cholestasis?
• Morphine state-dependent learning: interactions with alpha2-adrenoceptors and acute stress.
• The effects of FK506 on the development and expression of morphine tolerance and dependence in mice.
• The effect of L-NAME and L-arginine on impairment of memory formation and state-dependent learning induced by morphine in mice.
• Mediation of nitric oxide in inhibitory effect of morphine against electroshock-induced Convulsions in mice.
• Adrenoceptor mechanisms underlying imipramine-induced memory deficits in rats.
• Inhibition by immunophilin ligands of morphine-induced tolerance and dependence in guinea pig ileum.
• Agmatine exerts anticonvulsant effect in mice: modulation by alpha 2-adrenoceptors and nitric oxide.
• The selective role of nitric oxide in opioid-mediated footshock stress antinociception in mice.
• Intestinal inflammation alters the susceptibility to pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure in mice.
• Functional Interaction Between NMDA and mGlu5 Receptors: Effects on Working Memory, Instrumental Learning, Motor Behaviors, and Dopamine Release.
• Alpha 2-adrenoceptor and NO mediate the opioid subsensitivity in isolated tissues of cholestatic animals.
• NMDA receptor hypofunction produces concomitant firing rate potentiation and burst activity reduction in the prefrontal cortex.
• Differential contribution of cholecystokinin receptors to stress-induced modulation of seizure and nociception thresholds in mice.
• The interaction of cannabinoids and opioids on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure threshold in mice.
• Sex and estrus cycle differences in the modulatory effects of morphine on seizure susceptibility in mice.
• Lithium inhibits the modulatory effects of morphine on susceptibility to pentylenetetrazole-induced clonic seizure in mice: involvement of a nitric oxide pathway.
• Ultra-low dose naltrexone potentiates the anticonvulsant effect of low dose morphine on clonic seizures.
• Activation of metabotropic glutamate 2/3 receptors reverses the effects of NMDA receptor hypofunction on prefrontal cortex unit activity in awake rats.
• Bursting of prefrontal cortex neurons in awake rats is regulated by metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptors: rate-dependent influence and interaction with NMDA rece...
• The synergistic anticonvulsant effect of agmatine and morphine: possible role of alpha 2-adrenoceptors.
• The proconvulsant effect of sildenafil in mice: role of nitric oxide-cGMP pathway.
• Progression of cellular adaptations in medial prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex in response to repeated amphetamine.
• Fine-tuning of awake prefrontal cortex neurons by clozapine: comparison with haloperidol and N-desmethylclozapine.
• Positive allosteric modulation of metabotropic glutamate 5 (mGlu5) receptors reverses N-Methyl-D-aspartate antagonist-induced alteration of neuronal firing in prefront...
• Divergent plasticity of prefrontal cortex networks.
• NMDA receptor hypofunction produces opposite effects on prefrontal cortex interneurons and pyramidal neurons.
• Orbitofrontal cortex neurons as a common target for classic and glutamatergic antipsychotic drugs.
• Differential representation of Pavlovian-instrumental transfer by prefrontal cortex subregions and striatum.
• Anterior cingulate neurons represent errors and preparatory attention within the same behavioral sequence.
• Group 5 metabotropic glutamate receptors: role in modulating cortical activity and relevance to cognition.
• Novel mutation in MYH7 gene associated with distal myopathy and cardiomyopathy.

Procedures Preformed

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• EEG (Electroencephalogram)

Conditions Treated

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• Anterior Horn Disease
• Ataxia
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Chorea (Excluding Huntington's Chorea)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Rush University Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1609030824
NPPES Provider LastName		HOMAYOUN
NPPES Provider FirstName		HOUMAN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		152133206
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Neurology
Total Claim Count		714.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1609030824
Last Name Of The Provider	HOMAYOUN
First Name Of The Provider	HOUMAN
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