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ReviewDrug and alcohol dependence2010

The use of neuroproteomics in drug abuse research.

Melinda E Lull, Willard M Freeman, Heather D VanGuilder, Kent E Vrana

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Review in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A history of addiction through the six editions of Kandel'sFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026
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  6. Proteomic approaches and identification of novel therapeutic targets for alcoholism.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Melinda E LullDepartment of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Willard M Freeman
Heather D VanGuilder
Kent E Vrana
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF COCAINE SELF ADMINISTRATIONR01DA013770 · NIDA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI VRANA, KENT E · 2000 to 2006
$2.0M
Serum Biomarkers of Alcohol Self-Administration in Non-Human PrimatesR01AA016613 · NIAAA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI VRANA, KENT E · 2007 to 2009
$1.1M
Proteomic Adaptations of Abstinence-Induced Behavioral Sensitization to CocaineF31DA022819 · NIDA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI LULL, MELINDA E · 2007 to 2009
$69k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA016613NIAAA NIH HHS R01AA016613-03NIDA NIH HHS F31 DA022819NIDA NIH HHS F31-DA02281902NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA013770NIDA NIH HHS R01DA013770-08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of discovery proteomic studies of drug abuse has begun to increase in recent years, facilitated by the adoption of new techniques such as 2D-DIGE and iTRAQ. For these new tools to provide the greatest insight into the neurobiology of addiction, however, it is important that the addiction field has a clear understanding of the strengths, limitations, and drug abuse-specific research factors of neuroproteomic studies. This review outlines approaches for improving animal models, protein sample quality and stability, proteome fractionation, data analysis, and data sharing to maximize the insights gained from neuroproteomic studies of drug abuse. For both the behavioral researcher interested in what proteomic study results mean, and for biochemists joining the drug abuse research field, a careful consideration of these factors is needed. Similar to genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenetic methods, appropriate use of new proteomic technologies offers the potential to provide a novel and global view of the neurobiological changes underlying drug addiction. Proteomic tools may be an enabling technology to identify key proteins involved in drug abuse behaviors, with the ultimate goal of understanding the etiology of drug abuse and identifying targets for the development of therapeutic agents.

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AnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalHumansModels, NeurologicalProteomicsStatistics as TopicSubstance-Related DisordersValidation Studies as Topic

Identifiers

PMID19926406
PMCPMC3947580
OpenAlexW2000141691

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