کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
336300 547109 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
NGF plasma levels increase due to alcohol intoxication and decrease during withdrawal
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی علوم غدد
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NGF plasma levels increase due to alcohol intoxication and decrease during withdrawal
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryRecent studies show that alcohol dependence is associated with alterations in plasma levels of nerve growth factor (NGF). The aim of this study was to further elucidate reported alterations in NGF plasma levels during alcohol intoxication and withdrawal. Therefore, we assessed NGF plasma levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on admission (day 0) and day 7 of alcohol withdrawal in male alcohol dependent patients (n = 75) in comparison to healthy controls (n = 44). We found significant higher (U = 1005.0, p < 0.001) NGF plasma levels in the alcohol-dependent patients. Subgroup analysis showed significant higher (U = −2.934, p = 0.003) NGF plasma levels in patients suffering from acute alcohol intoxication (group A) than in early abstinent patients (group B). From day 0 to day 7 of alcohol withdrawal NGF plasma levels decreased significantly in both groups (group A: Z = −3.118, p = 0.002, group B: Z = −2.103, p = 0.035). Our results suggest that acute alcohol intoxication is associated with an increase in NGF plasma levels, which decrease during alcohol withdrawal. These results suggest that NGF plasma levels increase as part of a regulation mechanism that counteracts alcohol intoxication.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Psychoneuroendocrinology - Volume 33, Issue 7, August 2008, Pages 999–1003
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