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ArticleBMC neuroscience2014

Chronic alcohol consumption from adolescence-to-adulthood in mice--hypothalamic gene expression changes in the dilated cardiomyopathy signaling pathway.

Hong Zou, Ke Wang, Yang Gao, Huaiguang Song, Qinglian Xie, Meilei Jin, Guoping Zhao, Huasheng Xiao, Lei Yu

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Article in BMC neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hong Zou
Ke Wang
Yang Gao
Huaiguang Song
Qinglian Xie
Meilei Jin
Guoping ZhaoShanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. gpzhao@sibs.ac.cn.
Huasheng Xiao
Lei Yu
Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USShanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences · CNShuguang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescence is a developmental stage vulnerable to alcohol drinking-related problems and the onset of alcoholism. Hypothalamus is a key brain region for food and water intake regulation, and is one of the alcohol-sensitive brain regions. However, it is not known what would be the alcohol effect on hypothalamus following adolescent alcohol intake, chronically over the adolescent development, at moderate levels.

resultsWe employed a paradigm of chronic moderate alcohol intake from adolescence-to-adulthood in mice, and analyzed the alcohol effect on both behavioral and hypothalamic gene expression changes. A total of 751 genes were found and subjected to pathway analysis. The dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) pathway was identified. The changes of ten genes under this pathway were further verified using RT-PCR. Chronic alcohol consumption during adolescence, even at moderate levels, led to a decrease of motor activity in mice, and also a concerted down regulation of signaling pathway initiating factor (SPIF) genes in the DCM signaling pathway, including β1-adrenergic receptor (Adrb1), Gs protein (Gnas), adenylyl cyclase 1 (Adcy1), and dihydropyridine receptor/L-type calcium channel (Cacna1d).

conclusionsThese findings suggest that adolescent alcohol intake may trigger gene expression changes in the CNS that parallel those found in the dilated cardiomyopathy signaling pathway. If such effects also take place in humans, our findings would serve as a warning against alcohol intake in youth, such as by teens and/or college students.

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AgingAlcoholismAnimalsCardiomyopathy, DilatedGene Expression RegulationHypothalamusMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRNerve Tissue ProteinsSignal TransductionNerve Tissue Proteins

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PMID24884436
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