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353. Methylation of CRHR1 and CRHR2 is Associated With Lifetime Adversity, HPA-Axis Signaling Changes, and Obesity
Harvanek Z, Zhang X, Xu K, Sinha R. 353. Methylation of CRHR1 and CRHR2 is Associated With Lifetime Adversity, HPA-Axis Signaling Changes, and Obesity. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s244. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.852.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder
Milivojevic V, Sullivan L, Tiber J, Fogelman N, Simpson C, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Psychopharmacology 2022, 240: 101-114. PMID: 36445398, PMCID: PMC10630889, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06278-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderDiastolic blood pressureHeart rateGABAergic transmissionNeuroactive steroidsHPA axisRelapse riskUse disordersAlcohol cravingTreatment of AUDAlcohol cue-induced cravingPilot clinical trialStress-induced anxietyCue-induced cravingAutonomic arousalNeurosteroid systemPreg groupStudy drugDBP responseBlood pressureDay groupClinical trialsPregnenolone levelsWeek 2Cue-provoked craving