Acquisition, maintenance and relapse-like alcohol drinking: lessons from the UChB rat line

Y Israel, E Karahanian, F Ezquer, P Morales… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
This review article addresses the biological factors that influence:(i) the acquisition of
alcohol intake;(ii) the maintenance of chronic alcohol intake; and (iii) alcohol relapse-like …

N-Acetylcysteine and acetylsalicylic acid inhibit alcohol consumption by different mechanisms: combined protection

ME Quintanilla, F Ezquer, P Morales… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chronic ethanol intake results in brain oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, which have
been postulated to perpetuate alcohol intake and to induce alcohol relapse. The present …

Activated mesenchymal stem cell administration inhibits chronic alcohol drinking and suppresses relapse‐like drinking in high‐alcohol drinker rats

F Ezquer, ME Quintanilla, P Morales… - Addiction …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation has been reported to follow chronic ethanol intake and may perpetuate
alcohol consumption. Present studies determined the effect of human mesenchymal stem …

Aspirin and N‐acetylcysteine co‐administration markedly inhibit chronic ethanol intake and block relapse binge drinking: Role of neuroinflammation‐oxidative stress …

Y Israel, ME Quintanilla, F Ezquer, P Morales… - Addiction …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic alcohol intake leads to neuroinflammation and cell injury, proposed to result in
alterations that perpetuate alcohol intake and cued relapse. Studies show that brain …

What is in that drink: the biological actions of ethanol, acetaldehyde, and salsolinol

GA Deehan, MS Brodie, ZA Rodd - Behavioral Neurobiology of Alcohol …, 2013 - Springer
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism represent substantial problems that affect a large portion of
individuals throughout the world. Extensive research continues to be conducted in an effort …

Exercise reverses ethanol inhibition of neural stem cell proliferation

FT Crews, K Nixon, ME Wilkie - Alcohol, 2004 - Elsevier
Neural stem cells in the adult brain may contribute to learning and neural plasticity, to stress-
induced neuropathologic changes, to mood and affective disorders, and to other complex …

Behavioral and neurochemical studies in distinct animal models of ethanol's motivational effects

R Camarini, R Marcos Pautassi… - Current Drug Abuse …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
In the last decades, the goal of creating a unique and complete model of alcohol use and
alcoholism has been replaced by a myriad of different animal models, each addressing a …

Commonality of Ethanol and Nicotine Reinforcement and Relapse in Wistar‐Derived UChB Rats: Inhibition by N‐Acetylcysteine

ME Quintanilla, P Morales, F Ezquer… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Life expectancy is greatly reduced in individuals presenting alcohol use
disorders and chronic smoking. Literature studies suggest that common mechanisms may …

Beyond the “First Hit”: Marked Inhibition by N‐Acetyl Cysteine of Chronic Ethanol Intake But Not of Early Ethanol Intake. Parallel Effects on Ethanol‐Induced …

ME Quintanilla, M Rivera‐Meza… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background A number of studies have shown that acetaldehyde synthesized in the brain is
necessary to induce ethanol (EtOH) reinforcement in naïve animals (acquisition phase) …

Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells promotes learning and memory functional recovery and reduces hippocampal damage in rats with alcohol …

HY Yang, XM Wu, Y Liu, D He - Transplantation, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background Chronic ethanol exposure leads to permanent damage to the central nervous
system and produces cognitive deficits such as learning and memory impairment. The …