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Neuroimmune signaling: a key component of alcohol abuse

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Mayfield, Jody, Ferguson, Laura, Harris, R Adron·2013·Current Opinion in Neurobiology

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Molecular and behavioral studies corroborate a pivotal role for the innate immune system in mediating the acute and chronic effects of alcohol and support a neuroimmune hypothesis of alcohol addiction. Changes in expression of neuroimmune genes and microglial transcripts occur in postmortem brain from alcoholics and animals exposed to alcohol, and null mutant animals lacking certain innate immune genes show decreased alcohol-mediated responses. Many of the differentially expressed genes are part of the toll like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway and culminate in an increased expression of pro-inflammatory immune genes. Compounds known to inhibit inflammation, microglial activation, and neuroimmune gene expression have shown promising results in reducing alcohol-mediated behaviors in animal models, indicating that neuroimmune signaling pathways offer unexplored targets in the treatment of alcohol abuse.

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Authors
Mayfield, J., Ferguson, L., & Harris, R. A.
Affiliations
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author
Harris, R Adron
Venue
Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-08
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
513-520
ISSN
0959-4388 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2091007197
Cited by
193
References
68
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FWCI
1.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P01AA020683, U01AA013520, R01AA012404)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
neuroimmune signaling, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, innate immune system, microglial activation, Toll-like receptor signaling, pro-inflammatory genes, anti-inflammatory agents, treatment goals
MeSH terms
Alcoholism, Alcohols, Animals, Brain, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Signal Transduction, Toll-Like Receptors

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