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Characterization of functional polymorphisms and glucocorticoid-responsive elements in the promoter of TDO2, a candidate gene for ethanol-induced behavioural disorders.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Soichot Marion, Vaast Arnaud, Vignau Jean, Guillemin Gilles J, Lhermitte Michel, Broly Franck, Allorge Delphine
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AIMS: In response to acute ethanol consumption, tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) induces the kynurenine pathway (KP) through a glucocorticoid-mediated mechanism, which could lead to a dramatic accumulation of neurotoxic metabolites in association with serotonin depletion. As a result, interindivi...
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