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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors α and γ are linked with alcohol consumption in mice and withdrawal and dependence in humans.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jan 2015
Blednov Yuri A, Benavidez Jillian M, Black Mendy, Ferguson Laura B, Schoenhard Grant L, Goate Alison M, Edenberg Howard J, Wetherill Leah, Hesselbrock Victor, Foroud Tatiana, Harris R Adron
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BACKGROUND: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists reduce voluntary ethanol (EtOH) consumption in rat models and are promising therapeutics in the treatment for drug addictions. We studied the effects of different classes of PPAR agonists on chronic EtOH intake and preference in mice with a genetic predisposition for high alcohol consumption and then examined human genomewide association data...
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