2024
The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications
Peltier M, Verplaetse T, Altemus M, Zakiniaeiz Y, Ralevski E, Mineur Y, Gueorguieva R, Picciotto M, Cosgrove K, Petrakis I, McKee S. The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications. Frontiers In Neuroendocrinology 2024, 73: 101119. PMID: 38184208, PMCID: PMC11185997, DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2023.101119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderStress disorderContext of PTSDPTSD/AUDConcurrent posttraumatic stress disorderUnderlying neurobiological mechanismsUse disordersAlcohol-related variablesNeurobiological mechanismsPTSD diagnosisTreatment developmentTreatment implicationsBody of literatureNovel interventionsClinical literatureRole of neurosteroidsDisordersTreatment outcomesYears of researchAlcohol consumptionExogenous pregnenolonePharmacological treatmentBiological variablesAllopregnanolone
2011
The Galanin Receptor 1 Gene Associates with Tobacco Craving in Smokers Seeking Cessation Treatment
Lori A, Tang Y, O'Malley S, Picciotto MR, Wu R, Conneely KN, Cubells JF. The Galanin Receptor 1 Gene Associates with Tobacco Craving in Smokers Seeking Cessation Treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 36: 1412-1420. PMID: 21430647, PMCID: PMC3096810, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComputational BiologyFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychological TestsReceptor, Galanin, Type 1Severity of Illness IndexSmoking CessationSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco Use DisorderConceptsNicotine dependenceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsUseful therapeutic targetAddiction-related behaviorsFagerström scalePreclinical evidenceCessation treatmentPharmacological treatmentCessation trialCC subjectsTobacco cravingWithdrawal ScaleFTND scoreTC genotypeTherapeutic targetGalaninGene associatesSmokersSmokingBehavioral parametersSeverityGenetic association studiesSubjectsTreatmentScores