The neurobiology of alcohol consumption and alcoholism: an integrative history

B Tabakoff, PL Hoffman - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2013 - Elsevier
Studies of the neurobiological predisposition to consume alcohol (ethanol) and to transition
to uncontrolled drinking behavior (alcoholism), as well as studies of the effects of alcohol on …

[HTML][HTML] How adaptation of the brain to alcohol leads to dependence: a pharmacological perspective

P Clapp, SV Bhave, PL Hoffman - Alcohol Research & Health, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The development of alcohol dependence is posited to involve numerous changes in brain
chemistry (ie, neurotransmission) that lead to physiological signs of withdrawal upon …

Rat animal models for screening medications to treat alcohol use disorders

RL Bell, SR Hauser, T Liang, Y Sari… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review is to present animal research models that can be used to screen
and/or repurpose medications for the treatment of alcohol abuse and dependence. The …

Animal models for medications development targeting alcohol abuse using selectively bred rat lines: neurobiological and pharmacological validity

RL Bell, HJK Sable, G Colombo, P Hyytia… - Pharmacology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review paper is to present evidence that rat animal models of alcoholism
provide an ideal platform for developing and screening medications that target alcohol …

GABAB receptor ligands for the treatment of alcohol use disorder: preclinical and clinical evidence

R Agabio, G Colombo - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The present paper summarizes the preclinical and clinical studies conducted to define the
“anti-alcohol” pharmacological profile of the prototypic GABAB receptor agonist, baclofen …

Suppressing effect of baclofen on multiple alcohol-related behaviors in laboratory animals

G Colombo, GL Gessa - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This paper summarizes the several lines of experimental evidence demonstrating the ability
of the prototypic GABAB receptor agonist, baclofen, to suppress multiple alcohol-related …

Role of the GABAB receptor in alcohol-seeking and drinking behavior

P Maccioni, G Colombo - Alcohol, 2009 - Elsevier
The present paper summarizes experimental data demonstrating the reducing effect of direct
agonists and positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the γ-aminobutyric acidB (GABAB) …

GABAB Receptors and Alcohol Use Disorders: Preclinical Studies

AF Holtyn, EM Weerts - Behavioral Neurobiology of GABAB Receptor …, 2020 - Springer
Preclinical research over the past several decades has demonstrated a role for the γ-
aminobutyric acidB (GABAB) receptor in alcohol use disorder (AUD). This chapter offers an …

Recent Advances in the Potential of Positive Allosteric Modulators of the GABAB Receptor to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder

E Augier - Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims The effects of alcohol on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transmission are key for
the development and maintenance of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Previous research …

Comparison of the Effect of the GABAB Receptor Agonist, Baclofen, and the Positive Allosteric Modulator of the GABAB Receptor, GS39783, on Alcohol Self …

P Maccioni, A Zaru, B Loi, C Lobina… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Administration of the GABAB receptor agonist, baclofen, and positive allosteric
modulator, GS 39783, has been repeatedly reported to suppress multiple alcohol‐related …