Sex differences in brain protein expression and disease

AP Wingo, Y Liu, ES Gerasimov, SM Vattathil, J Liu… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Most complex human traits differ by sex, but we have limited insight into the underlying
mechanisms. Here, we investigated the influence of biological sex on protein expression …

Stress and gonadal steroid influences on alcohol drinking and withdrawal, with focus on animal models in females

DA Finn - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2023 - Elsevier
Sexually dimorphic effects of alcohol, following binge drinking, chronic intoxication, and
withdrawal, are documented at the level of the transcriptome and in behavioral and …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-dependent factors of alcohol and neuroimmune mechanisms

B Cruz, V Borgonetti, M Bajo, M Roberto - Neurobiology of Stress, 2023 - Elsevier
Excessive alcohol use disrupts neuroimmune signaling across various cell types, including
neurons, microglia, and astrocytes. The present review focuses on recent, albeit limited …

Insights into sex and gender differences in brain and psychopathologies using big data

A Zelco, P Wapeesittipan, A Joshi - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
The societal implication of sex and gender (SG) differences in brain are profound, as they
influence brain development, behavior, and importantly, the presentation, prevalence, and …

The sexual brain, genes, and cognition: A machine‐predicted brain sex score explains individual differences in cognitive intelligence and genetic influence in young …

K Kim, YY Joo, G Ahn, HH Wang, SY Moon… - Human Brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sex impacts the development of the brain and cognition differently across individuals.
However, the literature on brain sex dimorphism in humans is mixed. We aim to investigate …

Sex differences in alcohol use: is it all about hormones?

XJ Maddern, LT Ursich, G Bailey, A Pearl… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Risky alcohol use and alcohol use disorders (AUD) are a rising problem in women, yet a
major disparity in our understanding of what drives alcohol consumption in women remains …

Sex-and age-specific effects on the development of addiction and compulsive-like drinking in rats

JC Foo, I Skorodumov, R Spanagel… - Biology of sex …, 2023 - Springer
Background Biological factors are known to influence disease trajectories and treatment
effectiveness in alcohol addiction and preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that sex is …

Sex-differences in proteasome-dependent K48-polyubiquitin signaling in the amygdala are developmentally regulated in rats

K Farrell, A Auerbach, C Liu, K Martin, M Pareno… - Biology of sex …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sex differences have been observed in several brain regions for the molecular
mechanisms involved in baseline (resting) and memory-related processes. The ubiquitin …

Sex difference in the association between blood alcohol concentration and serum ferritin

A Yehia, RAL Sousa, OA Abulseoud - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The sex difference in alcohol use disorder (AUD) is ingrained in distinctive
neurobiological responses between men and women, which necessitates further …

Somatostatin signaling modulates binge drinking behavior via the central nucleus of the amygdala

SL Robinson, TE Thiele - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Somatostatin (SST) is a neuropeptide widely expressed in the central nervous system with
dense expression in limbic regions such as the extended amygdala. It has recently gained …