长期戒酒的胆固醇调节因性别而异
N R Payne1,2, S M Scott1, M Scalf1
1Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
尼古丁乙胆受体 (nAChR) 药物可以治疗雄性小鼠的酒精戒断持续的负面影响. 墨胺和瓦雷尼克林可以减少类似焦虑的行为,但不能减少女性的社会缺陷.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 戒酒包括急性体征和持续的负面影响.
- 长期戒酒的特点是身体症状消失后持续的负面影响.
- 尼古丁乙胆受体 (nAChRs) 参与调节情绪和行为.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究雄性和雌性小鼠的急性和长期酒精戒断.
- 检查nAChR药物在减轻戒断引起的负面影响方面的疗效.
- 探索酒精戒断表现和治疗反应中的性别差异.
主要方法:
- 雄性和雌性C57BL / 6J小鼠每天接受酒精注射与酒精脱基酶抑制剂.
- 行为测试评估了体质戒断症状,类似焦虑的行为 (大理石埋葬),类似强迫的行为和社交互动.
- 小鼠接受了nAChR抗剂 (甲基胺) 或部分激动剂 (瓦雷尼克林) 的预治疗.
- 测量酒精清除和镇静以控制药理动力学差异.
主要成果:
- 雄性小鼠至少21天表现出体质戒断症状和持续的负面影响 (焦虑和强迫行为).
- 在长期戒断期间,美卡胺和瓦雷尼克林在雄性小鼠中减少了焦虑和强迫性行为.
- 雌性小鼠没有表现出体质退缩或焦虑/强迫行为,但表现出社会互动缺陷.
- 在雌性小鼠中,nAChR药物治疗没有减轻社会缺陷.
- 在酒精清除或镇静方面没有观察到性别差异.
结论:
- 针对nAChRs的胆固醇药物显示出对男性酒精戒断持续负面影响的治疗潜力.
- 在酒精戒断症状和对nAChR向治疗的反应方面存在性别特异.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解和治疗女性酒精戒断引起的社会缺陷.
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