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ReviewPharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior2019

Neuroimmune signaling in alcohol use disorder.

Emma K Erickson, Emily K Grantham, Anna S Warden, R A Harris

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Review in Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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141citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 220 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emma K EricksonWaggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-01095, USA. Electronic address: emmaerickson@utexas.edu.
Emily K GranthamWaggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-01095, USA.
Anna S WardenWaggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-01095, USA.
R A HarrisWaggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-01095, USA.
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

GENE EXPRESSION IN THE HUMAN ALCOHOLIC BRAINR01AA012404 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI MAYFIELD, ROY DAYNE · 2000 to 2025
$10.7M
Next Generation Sequencing of Human Alcoholic BrainU01AA020926 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Roy DAYNE MAYFIELD · 2011 to 2026
$6.7M
Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on AlcoholismU24AA025479 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI ROBERT O. MESSING · 2017 to 2026
$5.0M
Role of Astrocytes in Chronic Ethanol Drinking in MiceF31AA025508 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI ERICKSON, EMMA K · 2017 to 2019
$115k
Molecular investigations of the TRIF-dependent pathway in alcohol abuseF31AA025499 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI WARDEN, ANNA · 2016 to 2019
$111k
NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA025499NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA025508NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA012404NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA020926NIAAA NIH HHS U24 AA025479
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a widespread disease with limited treatment options. Targeting the neuroimmune system is a new avenue for developing or repurposing effective pharmacotherapies. Alcohol modulates innate immune signaling in different cell types in the brain by altering gene expression and the molecular pathways that regulate neuroinflammation. Chronic alcohol abuse may cause an imbalance in neuroimmune function, resulting in prolonged perturbations in brain function. Likewise, manipulating the neuroimmune system may change alcohol-related behaviors. Psychiatric disorders that are comorbid with AUD, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and other substance use disorders, may also have underlying neuroimmune mechanisms; current evidence suggests that convergent immune pathways may be involved in AUD and in these comorbid disorders. In this review, we provide an overview of major neuroimmune cell-types and pathways involved in mediating alcohol behaviors, discuss potential mechanisms of alcohol-induced neuroimmune activation, and present recent clinical evidence for candidate immune-related drugs to treat AUD.

Indexed as

NeuroimmunomodulationAlcoholismAnimalsBrainComorbidityHumansImmunity, InnateImmunomodulationMajor Depressive DisorderMiceRatsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAddictionAlcoholAstrocyteComorbidityMicrogliaNeuroimmune

Identifiers

PMID30590091
PMCPMC6946054
OpenAlexW2906203106

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