Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31, P. 100645 - 100645
Published: June 11, 2023
Preclinical
studies
suggest
learned
immune
system
responses
to
alcohol
cues
and
consumption
may
contribute
alcohol's
pharmacodynamic
properties
and/or
Alcohol
Use
Disorder
(AUD)
pathogenesis.
Mechanistically,
these
alterations
be
associated
with
increased
craving
consumption,
both
acutely
over
time.
We
sought
characterize
this
relationship
in
a
randomized,
counter-balanced,
crossover
neuroimaging
experiment
which
took
place
between
June
2020-November
2021.
Alcohol and Alcoholism,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(2), P. 211 - 218
Published: Sept. 10, 2021
The
novel
coronavirus
pandemic
(COVID-19)
has
impacted
the
lives
of
people
worldwide
since
March
2020.
Social
restrictions
aimed
at
flattening
curve
may
be
associated
with
an
increase
in
mental
health
problems
and
have
raised
concerns
regarding
their
effect
on
alcohol
consumption.
objective
this
study
was
to
characterize
changes
use
during
lockdown
Ireland
associations
drinking
motives
psychopathological
symptoms.We
collected
data
from
713
adults
(aged
18-60)
second
period
(October/December
2020).
By
means
online
survey,
participants
self-reported
before
COVID
lockdown.
Motives
drink
symptoms
were
also
recorded.Our
findings
showed
that
66%
decreased
consumption,
while
15%
increased
An
older
age
coping
strongest
predictors
Depression
hostility
specific
dimensions
cope.Older
who
cope-mainly
depression
symptomatology-are
important
at-risk
population,
line
predictions
self-medication
frameworks.
Future
research
is
needed
incorporate
strategies
into
public
ecosystem.
Brain Behavior and Immunity,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
107, P. 286 - 291
Published: Oct. 28, 2022
The
gut
microbiota
is
a
key
factor
in
the
maintenance
of
physiological
homeostasis
and
immunity.
Correlational
studies
have
demonstrated
that
alterations
composition
been
associated
with
addiction.
Moreover,
animal
confirmed
link
between
reward
social
processes,
which
may
be
shaped
by
thus
influencing
neurodevelopment
programming
behaviors
across
diverse
species.
However,
whether
there
an
interaction
processes
context
drug
remains
unclear.
To
this
end,
we
explored
influence
regulating
behaviourally
conditioned
responses
to
different
rewards
(cocaine
interactions).
Depletion
intestinal
resulted
differential
both
stimuli
attenuation
former
enhancement
latter
independent
concomitant
immune
changes.
combination
depleting
presence
positive
stimulus
attenuates
cocaine
reward.
Together
these
data
suggest
two-pronged
approach
targeting
enhancing
behaviour
could
constitute
valuable
component
reducing
harm
use
altering
salient
effects
cocaine.
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31, P. 100645 - 100645
Published: June 11, 2023
Preclinical
studies
suggest
learned
immune
system
responses
to
alcohol
cues
and
consumption
may
contribute
alcohol's
pharmacodynamic
properties
and/or
Alcohol
Use
Disorder
(AUD)
pathogenesis.
Mechanistically,
these
alterations
be
associated
with
increased
craving
consumption,
both
acutely
over
time.
We
sought
characterize
this
relationship
in
a
randomized,
counter-balanced,
crossover
neuroimaging
experiment
which
took
place
between
June
2020-November
2021.
