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The role of the opioid system in binge eating disorder

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Giuliano, Chiara, Cottone, Pietro·2015·CNS Spectrums

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Binge eating disorder is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable consumption of palatable food within brief periods of time. Excessive intake of palatable food is thought to be driven by hedonic, rather than energy homeostatic, mechanisms. However, reward processing does not only comprise consummatory actions; a key component is represented by the anticipatory phase directed at procuring the reward. This phase is highly influenced by environmental food-associated stimuli, which can robustly enhance the desire to eat even in the absence of physiological needs. The opioid system (endogenous peptides and their receptors) has been strongly linked to the rewarding aspects of palatable food intake, and perhaps represents the key system involved in hedonic overeating. Here we review evidence suggesting that the opioid system can also be regarded as one of the systems that regulates the anticipatory incentive processes preceding binge eating hedonic episodes.

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  • Methylation at the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) gene is most strongly associated with drug addiction as well as incentive motivation for processed food.

    “While methylation at the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) gene is most strongly associated with drug addiction [144] as well as incentive motivation for processed food [145,146], decreased methylation at the kappa-opioid receptor (KOR) in the anterior insula has been shown in child abuse [147] (discussed further in Section 4.1).”

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Authors
Giuliano, C., & Cottone, P.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Giuliano, Chiara
Venue
CNS Spectrums
Published
2015-10-26
Volume
20
Issue
6
Pages
537-545
ISSN
  • 1092-8529 (ISSN-L)
  • 2165-6509
OpenAlex
W2270587601
Cited by
45
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 7
FWCI
0.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • CNS Spectrums (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH091945)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA030425)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
binge eating disorder, opioid system, opioid receptors, food reward, palatable food intake, incentive salience
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Receptors, Opioid, Reward, Binge-Eating Disorder, Anticipation, Psychological

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