ReviewBrain research2015
Corticostriatal BDNF and alcohol addiction.
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77 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying novel gene dysregulation associated with opioid overdose death: a meta-analysis of differential gene expression in human prefrontal cortex.Translational psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Age-related differences in the effect of chronic alcohol on cognition and the brain: a systematic review.Translational psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-analytic method reveal a significant association of theBDNF Val66Met variant with smoking persistence based on a large samples.The pharmacogenomics journal · 2020Pooled it
- New alcohol-related genes suggest shared genetic mechanisms with neuropsychiatric disorders.Nature human behaviour · 2019Pooled it
- BDNF restores impaired long-term potentiation of GABAergic synapses induced by chronic ethanol exposure in the VTA and attenuates reward-seeking behavior.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Association between plasma proBDNF levels and cognitive impairment in patients with alcohol dependence: a case-control and longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Chronic Alcohol Drinking Impairs Recognition Memory And Insulin-Associated Genes In The Medial Prefrontal Cortex.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- A single-cell genomic atlas for the effects of chronic ethanol exposure in the mouse dorsal striatum.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- Alcohol effects on associative and sensorimotor cortico-thalamo-basal ganglia circuits alter decision making and alcohol intake.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2025Review
- BDNF Haplotype and Personality Traits May Influence the Development of Alcohol Use Disorder in the Han Chinese Population.Addiction biology · 2025Article
- Neurobiological Mechanisms of Action of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)-A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Voluntary wheel running during adolescence prevents the increase in ethanol intake induced by social defeat in male mice.Psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Role of Lactobacillus plantarum-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Regulating Alcohol Consumption.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Nitrous oxide exerts rewarding effect via regulating D1 receptor and BDNF pathway in ventral tegmental area-nucleus accumbens dopamine circuit.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Fenofibrate treatment during withdrawal reverses symptoms of ethanol-induced depression in male rats.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Mechanisms Underlying Hazardous Alcohol Use After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2025Review
- Alcohol use disorder disrupts BDNF maturation via the PAI-1 pathway which could be reversible with abstinence.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between a body shape index and cognitive impairment among us older adults from a cross-sectional survey of the NHANES 2011-2014.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Neuron enriched extracellular vesicles' MicroRNA expression profiles as a marker of early life alcohol consumption.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
- Identifying novel gene dysregulation associated with opioid overdose death: A meta-analysis of differential gene expression in human prefrontal cortex.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Growth factors, long studied for their involvement in neuronal development and plasticity, also regulate responses to drugs of abuse, including alcohol. This review details the intricate interaction between the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and alcohol, and provides evidence to suggest that corticostriatal BDNF signaling acts to keep alcohol drinking in moderation. Specifically, we describe studies in rodent models suggesting that moderate consumption of alcohol increases BDNF levels in the dorsal striatum, which in turn act to suppress alcohol intake by activating a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)-dependent genomic mechanism. We further provide data to suggest that alcohol intake levels escalate when the endogenous corticostriatal BDNF pathway becomes dysregulated. Finally, we summarize recent studies suggesting that specific microRNAs targeting BDNF mRNA in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) regulate the breakdown of the protective corticostriatal BDNF pathway.
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