摘要
酒精滥用是全世界死亡和残疾的严重的危险因素。过度饮酒在不同种族中广泛存在,饮酒是年轻人和老年人生活方式的一部分。关于乙醇代谢的酒精依赖的遗传基础和涉及的环路是众所周知的。成瘾的神经生物学及酒精中毒的相应药物治疗的遗传变异的作用仍是一个有趣的需要被深入分析和解释的论点。这些方面的分子途径研究可能由于大量的基因和变种的卷入而变得困难。我们工作的目的是提供一个涉及到酒精成瘾和遗传药理学的基因和变种的综述。我们的目的是从一个遗传和应用的角度描绘一个分子途径策略来看待酒精依赖。这项工作有利于帮助那些希望着手多因子疾病的分子学研究的人。
关键词: 酒精成瘾,遗传性变型,神经生物学,遗传药理学,SNPs,治疗
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Alcohol Addiction: A Molecular Biology Perspective
Volume: 22 Issue: 6
Author(s): Giampiero Ferraguti, Esterina Pascale and Marco Lucarelli
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关键词: 酒精成瘾,遗传性变型,神经生物学,遗传药理学,SNPs,治疗
摘要: Alcohol misuse represents worldwide an important risk factor for death and disability. Excessive alcohol consumption is widely diffused in different ethnicities and alcohol use is part of the lifestyle of both young and old people. The genetic basis of alcohol dependence concerning ethanol metabolism and the pathways of reward circuits are well known. The role of genetic variants in the neurobiology of addiction as well as in response to medication in alcoholism therapy still represents an intriguing argument that needs to be deeply analyzed and explained. The molecular approach to the study of these aspects could be difficult because of the large number of genes and variations involved. Our work is intended to offer an overview of genes and variants involved in alcohol addiction and pharmacogenetics. Our aim is to delineate a molecular approach strategy to look at alcohol dependence from a genetic and applicative point of view. The indications provided in this work should be of help for those who wish to undertake a molecular study of this multifactorial disease.
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Giampiero Ferraguti, Esterina Pascale and Marco Lucarelli , Alcohol Addiction: A Molecular Biology Perspective, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 22 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666141229103158
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867321666141229103158 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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