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ReviewHandbook of experimental pharmacology2017

Sigma Receptors and Alcohol Use Disorders.

Valentina Sabino, Pietro Cottone

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Review in Handbook of experimental pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Heavy alcohol consumption attenuates human mesenteric artery responsiveness to sigma receptor-1 ligands.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026
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  2. Review
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  5. Neuropharmacology of compulsive eating.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Valentina SabinoLaboratory of Addictive Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA. vsabino@bu.edu.
Pietro CottoneLaboratory of Addictive Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.

Funding

Prefrontal cortex in excessive alcohol drinking: role of sigma receptorsR01AA024439 · NIAAA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SABINO, VALENTINA · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Role of sigma receptors in ethanol reinforcementR00AA016731 · NIAAA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SABINO, VALENTINA · 2009 to 2011
$732k
NIAAA NIH HHS R00 AA016731NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA024439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although extensive research has focused on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction, pharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorders are very limited and not always effective. This constraint has encouraged the search for novel pharmacological targets for alcoholism therapy. Sigma receptors were shown to mediate some of the properties of cocaine and amphetamine, which was attributed to the direct binding of psychostimulants to these receptors. More recently, the role of sigma receptors in the rewarding and reinforcing effects of alcohol was also proposed, and it was suggested that their hyperactivity may result in excessive alcohol drinking. This chapter reviews current knowledge on the topic, and suggests that the sigma receptor system may represent a new therapeutic target for the treatment of alcohol use disorders.

Indexed as

Alcohol DrinkingAlcoholic BeveragesAlcohol-Related DisordersAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System DepressantsDrug-Seeking BehaviorEthanolHumansLocomotionReceptors, sigmaRewardSignal TransductionSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeCentral Nervous System DepressantsEthanolReceptors, sigmaAddictionAlcoholAlcohol dependenceAlcoholismConsumptionDrinkingEthanolPreferringWithdrawal

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PMID28039543
PMCPMC9536191

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