[HTML][HTML] Alcohol dependence and withdrawal increase sensitivity of central amygdalar GABAergic synapses to the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist mifepristone in …

S Khom, L Rodriguez, P Gandhi, D Kirson, M Bajo… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aberrant glucocorticoid signaling via glucocorticoid receptors (GR) plays a critical role in
alcohol use disorder (AUD). Acute alcohol withdrawal and protracted abstinence in …

[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoid receptors regulate central amygdala GABAergic synapses in Marchigian-Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats

S Khom, V Borgonetti, V Vozella, D Kirson… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Impairments in the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and enhanced
glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activity in the central amygdala (CeA) are critical mechanisms …

Glucocorticoid receptor modulators decrease alcohol self-administration in male rats

MA McGinn, BJ Tunstall, JE Schlosburg… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with the dysregulation of brain stress and reward
systems, including glucocorticoid receptors (GRs). The mixed glucocorticoid/progesterone …

Corticotropin releasing factor–induced amygdala gamma-aminobutyric acid release plays a key role in alcohol dependence

M Roberto, MT Cruz, NW Gilpin, V Sabino… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
ergic systems in the central amygdala (CeA) are implicated in the high-anxiety, high-drinking …

Glucocorticoid receptor antagonism decreases alcohol seeking in alcohol-dependent individuals

LF Vendruscolo, D Estey, V Goodell… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder, is a major public health concern that is a considerable
risk factor for morbidity and disability; therefore, effective treatments are urgently needed …

Alcohol dependence induces CRF sensitivity in female central amygdala GABA synapses

L Rodriguez, D Kirson, SA Wolfe, RR Patel… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronically relapsing disease characterized by loss of
control in seeking and consuming alcohol (ethanol) driven by the recruitment of brain stress …

Corticosteroid-dependent plasticity mediates compulsive alcohol drinking in rats

LF Vendruscolo, E Barbier, JE Schlosburg… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Alcoholism is characterized by a compulsion to seek and ingest alcohol, loss of control over
intake, and the emergence of a negative emotional state during abstinence. We …

Chronic ethanol consumption alters glucocorticoid receptor isoform expression in stress neurocircuits and mesocorticolimbic brain regions of alcohol-preferring rats

H Alhaddad, DM Gordon, RL Bell, EE Jarvis, ZA Kipp… - Neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is involved in Alcohol
Use Disorders (AUDs), which might be mediated by an imbalance of glucocorticoid receptor …

A functional switch in tonic GABA currents alters the output of central amygdala corticotropin releasing factor receptor-1 neurons following chronic ethanol exposure

MA Herman, C Contet, M Roberto - Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
The corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) system in the central amygdala (CeA) has been
implicated in the effects of acute ethanol and the development of alcohol dependence. We …

Corticotropin releasing factor signaling in the central amygdala is recruited during binge-like ethanol consumption in C57BL/6J mice

EG Lowery-Gionta, M Navarro, C Li… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
A well established body of work indicates a crucial role for corticotropin-releasing factor
(CRF) in neurobiological responses associated with excessive dependence-like ethanol …