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Joint Effects of the Epigenetic Alteration of Neurotrophins and Cytokine Signaling: A Possible Exploratory Model of Affective Symptoms in Alcohol-Dependent Patients?
Author(s) -
Annemarie Heberlein,
R. Schuster,
Alexandra Kleimann,
Adrian Groh,
Andreas Kordon,
Birgitt Opfermann,
Ralf Lichtinghagen,
Michael Gröschl,
Johannes Kornhuber,
Stefan Bleich,
Helge Frieling,
Thomas Hillemacher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agw100
Subject(s) - methylation , epigenetics , cytokine , neurotrophic factors , neurotrophin , tumor necrosis factor alpha , interleukin 6 , medicine , psychology , endocrinology , brain derived neurotrophic factor , receptor , biology , gene , genetics
Neurotrophins have been linked to the symptomatology of alcohol dependence. We aimed to investigate a possible association between the methylation of the promoters of both neurotrophins, the serum levels of the cytokines and core symptoms of alcohol dependence as withdrawal severity and anxiety.

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