Presynaptic, release-regulating mGlu2-preferring and mGlu3-preferring autoreceptors in CNS: pharmacological profiles and functional roles in demyelinating disease

Proteomics and metabolomics analysis of hepatic mitochondrial metabolism in alcohol-preferring and non-preferring rats

Alcohol preference induced tolerance in humans and animals when their bodily functions adapt to compensate for the disruption caused by alcohol consumption. This was thought to be an important component of the genetic predisposition to alcoholism. To investigate the underlying mechanisms of hepatic metabolic tolerance during alcohol preference, the alcohol preferring and alcohol non-preferring ...

Fat-preferring rats consume more alcohol than carbohydrate-preferring rats.

Rats with a genetic preference for alcohol (ETOH) have been found to consume more dietary fat then ETOH nonpreferring rats. We therefore hypothesized that rats selected on the basis of fat and carbohydrate (CHO) preferences would differ in ETOH intake. Patterns of macronutrient self-selection were determined by allowing rats to select diets from separate sources of CHO, fat and protein. Subsequ...

Different Response of Antioxidant Defense System to Acamprosate in Ethanol Preferring and Non-preferring Rats.

The aim of the study was to investigate whether acamprosate, an agent attenuating relapse in human alcoholics, might modulate antioxidant status in rats chronically administered ethanol. Male Wistar rats were presented with a free choice paradigm between tap water and ethanol solution for three month to distinguish two groups of animals, preferring (PRF) and non-preferring (NPF) ethanol. Then, ...

Preferring and Updating in Multi-Agents

Tryptophan metabolism in male Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) and -non-preferring (sNP) rats.

Parameters of tryptophan (Trp) and related metabolism were compared in male Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) and -non-preferring (sNP) rats. Liver Trp pyrrolase activity was 38-58% higher in sP than in sNP rats, and this was associated with a greater expression of the enzyme mRNA as measured by multiprobe oligonucleotide solution hybridization. Moderately (about 10-19%), but significantly, low...