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ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2022

Effect of a brain-penetrant selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) on binge drinking in female mice.

Hu Chen, Yunlong Lu, Rui Xiong, Carlo I Rosales, Cassandre Coles, Kana Hamada, Nuria Asad, Gregory R J Thatcher, Amy W Lasek

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Article in Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hu ChenCenter for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Yunlong LuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rui XiongDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Carlo I RosalesDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Cassandre ColesCenter for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kana HamadaCenter for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nuria AsadCenter for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gregory R J ThatcherDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Amy W LasekCenter for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7099-2442
University of Illinois Chicago · USIllinois College · US

Funding

Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in Human Research Protections.UL1TR002003 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KARNIK, NIRANJAN SUBHASH, MERMELSTEIN, ROBIN J. · 2016 to 2024
$33.7M
Pilot Project Program P50AA022538 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SUBHASH C. PANDEY · 2015 to 2026
$21.3M
Regulation of Excessive Alcohol Consumption by the Lmo-Alk AxisU01AA020912 · NIAAA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Amy Wolven Lasek · 2011 to 2026
$5.4M
Compulsive Alcohol Drinking and Cortical Extracellular MatrixR01AA027231 · NIAAA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LASEK, AMY WOLVEN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Mechanisms of Estrogen Action in Enhancing Behavioral Responses to CocaineR01DA033429 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LASEK, AMY WOLVEN · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002003NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA022538NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027231NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA020912NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA033429
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGreater circulating levels of the steroid hormone 17β-estradiol (E2) are associated with higher levels of binge drinking in women. In female mice, estrogen receptors in the ventral tegmental area, a dopaminergic region of the brain involved in the motivation to consume ethanol, regulate binge-like ethanol intake. We recently developed a brain-penetrant selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), YL3-122, that could be used to test the behavioral role of brain estrogen receptors. We hypothesized that treating female mice with this compound would reduce binge-like ethanol drinking.

methodsFemale C57BL/6J mice were treated systemically with YL3-122 and a related SERD with low brain penetrance, XR5-27, and tested for binge-like ethanol consumption in the drinking in the dark (DID) test. Mice were also tested for sucrose and water consumption and blood ethanol clearance after treatment with the SERDs. Finally, the effect of ethanol exposure on Esr1 gene expression was measured in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), prefrontal cortex (PFC), and ventral hippocampus (vHPC) of male and female mice by quantitative real-time PCR after 4 DID sessions.

resultsYL3-122 reduced ethanol consumption when mice were in diestrus but not estrus. YL3-122 also decreased sucrose consumption but did not alter water intake or blood ethanol clearance. XR5-27 did not affect any of these measures. Binge-like ethanol drinking resulted in increased Esr1 transcript in the VTA of both sexes, male vHPC, and female PFC.

conclusionsThese results indicate that SERD treatment can decrease binge-like ethanol drinking in female mice. Thus, it could be a novel strategy to reduce binge drinking in women, with the caveat that effectiveness may depend on menstrual cycle phase. In addition, Esr1 transcript is increased by binge ethanol exposure in both sexes but in a brain region-specific manner.

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Binge DrinkingAlcohol DrinkingAnimalsEthanolFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, EstrogenSucroseVentral Tegmental AreaEthanolReceptors, EstrogenSucrosebinge drinkingestrogenestrogen receptorSERDsex differences

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PMID35581531
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