2021
Sex differences in progestogen- and androgen-derived neurosteroids in vulnerability to alcohol and stress-related disorders
Peltier MR, Verplaetse TL, Mineur YS, Gueorguieva R, Petrakis I, Cosgrove KP, Picciotto MR, McKee SA. Sex differences in progestogen- and androgen-derived neurosteroids in vulnerability to alcohol and stress-related disorders. Neuropharmacology 2021, 187: 108499. PMID: 33600842, PMCID: PMC7992136, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108499.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsStress-related disordersAlcohol useMajor depressive disorderAlcohol-related disordersAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderStress regulation systemComplex comorbiditiesDepressive disorderProblematic alcohol useUse disordersAlcohol misuseTherapeutic potentialTrauma exposureSubstance abuseStress disorderAnxiety disordersDisordersExposure resultsProgestogensNeurosteroidsNegative affectWomenComorbiditiesMale counterparts
2006
Nicotine withdrawal increases body weight, neuropeptide Y and Agouti-related protein expression in the hypothalamus and decreases uncoupling protein-3 expression in the brown adipose tissue in high-fat fed mice
Fornari A, Pedrazzi P, Lippi G, Picciotto MR, Zoli M, Zini I. Nicotine withdrawal increases body weight, neuropeptide Y and Agouti-related protein expression in the hypothalamus and decreases uncoupling protein-3 expression in the brown adipose tissue in high-fat fed mice. Neuroscience Letters 2006, 411: 72-76. PMID: 17052838, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose Tissue, BrownAgouti Signaling ProteinAgouti-Related ProteinAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBody WeightDietary FatsHypothalamusIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIon ChannelsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial ProteinsNeuropeptide YNicotineNicotinic AgonistsReceptors, Adrenergic, betaSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeUncoupling Protein 3ConceptsNicotine withdrawalBrown adipose tissueBody weightNeuropeptide YAdipose tissueOrexigenic peptides neuropeptide YHigh-fat fed miceChronic nicotine treatmentPeptides neuropeptide YHigh-fat dietAbility of nicotineBody weight regulationProtein 3 expressionAnorectic effectNicotine treatmentSmoking cessationFat dietFed miceHuman smokersNormal rodentsWeight regulationIncreased expressionProtein 3Protein expressionExposure results