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Acute pretrauma ethanol exacerbates PTSD-like phenotype in rats and is reversed by early intranasal ketamine.
Scientific reports - 14 Jun 2026
Yogev Bar Eilat, Levi Gal, Efroni Noa, Sintov Amnon C, Todder Doron, Zohar Joseph, Cohen Hagit
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol consumption before trauma is a prevalent but understudied risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigated whether acute ethanol exposure prior to trauma modulates PTSD-like symptom development in rats, identified hippocampal mechanisms involved, and tested an early post-trauma intervention. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats received ethanol (1.6 g/kg, 40% v/v, intraperitoneal)...
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- Animals
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Ketamine
- Ethanol
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
