Neuroendocrine pathways of addictive behaviour.
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Neuroendocrine pathways of addictive behaviour. / Kiefer, F; Wiedemann, Klaus.
In: ADDICT BIOL, Vol. 9, No. 3-4, 3-4, 2004, p. 205-212.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Neuroendocrine pathways of addictive behaviour.
AU - Kiefer, F
AU - Wiedemann, Klaus
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Alcohol intake is known to modulate plasma concentrations of neuroendocrine peptides. However, recent results suggest that the endocrine system may not only respond passively to alcohol intake but that, vice versa, it also actively modulates alcohol intake behaviour. The most coherent body of data concerns the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, with low corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) being associated with more intense craving and increased probability of relapse after acute detoxification. Leptin, beta-endorphin and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), which indirectly regulate the HPA system, also may modulate the intensity of craving or the intensity of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Although most of the currently available data demonstrate association rather than causality between neuroendocrine changes and alcohol-related behaviours, they do provide testable hypotheses and open up perspectives of treating alcohol dependence via manipulation of the neuroendocrine axis.
AB - Alcohol intake is known to modulate plasma concentrations of neuroendocrine peptides. However, recent results suggest that the endocrine system may not only respond passively to alcohol intake but that, vice versa, it also actively modulates alcohol intake behaviour. The most coherent body of data concerns the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, with low corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) being associated with more intense craving and increased probability of relapse after acute detoxification. Leptin, beta-endorphin and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), which indirectly regulate the HPA system, also may modulate the intensity of craving or the intensity of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Although most of the currently available data demonstrate association rather than causality between neuroendocrine changes and alcohol-related behaviours, they do provide testable hypotheses and open up perspectives of treating alcohol dependence via manipulation of the neuroendocrine axis.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 9
SP - 205
EP - 212
JO - ADDICT BIOL
JF - ADDICT BIOL
SN - 1355-6215
IS - 3-4
M1 - 3-4
ER -
