Immediate and prolonged effects of alcohol exposure on the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in adult and adolescent rats.
Immediate and prolonged effects of alcohol exposure on the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in adult and adolescent rats.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.bbi.2011.01.016
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发表时间：
2011-06
影响因子：
15.1
通讯作者：
Rivier, Catherine
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作者：
Allen, Camryn D.;Lee, Soon;Koob, George F.;Rivier, Catherine
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Alcohol stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Part of this influence is likely exerted directly at the level of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) gene, but intermediates may also play a role. Here we review the effect of alcohol on this axis, provide new data on the effects of binge drinking during adolescence, and argue for a role of catecholaminergic circuits. Indeed, acute injection of this drug activates brain stem adrenergic and noradrenergic circuits, and their lesion, or blockade of α1 adrenergic receptors significantly blunts alcohol-induced ACTH release. As alcohol can influence the HPA axis even once discontinued, and alcohol consumption in young people is associated with increased adult drug abuse (a phenomenon possibly mediated by the HPA axis), we determined whether alcohol consumption during adolescence modified this axis. The number of CRF-immunoreactive (ir) cells/section was significantly decreased in the central nucleus of the amygdala of adolescent self-administering binge-drinking animals, compared to controls. When another group of adolescent binge-drinking rats was administered alcohol in adulthood, the number of colocalized c-fos-ir and PNMT-ir cells/brain stem section in the C3 area was significantly decreased, compared to controls. As the HPA axis response to alcohol is blunted in adult rats exposed to alcohol vapors during adolescence, a phenomenon which was not observed in our model of self-administration, it is possible that the blood alcohol levels achieved in various models play a role in the long-term consequences of exposure to alcohol early in life. Collectively, these results suggest an important role of brain catecholamines in modulating the short- and long-term consequences of alcohol administration.
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影响因子：
3.2
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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作者：
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DOI：
10.1097/01.alc.0000179220.79356.e5
发表时间：
2005-09-01
期刊：
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
Spear, Linda P
DOI：
10.1097/01.alc.0000183007.65998.aa
发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
作者：
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通讯作者：
Spear, LP