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Sex-Dependent Decrease of Sphingomyelinase Activity During Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment
Author(s) -
Christiane Mühle,
Violina Amova,
Teresa Biermann,
Kristina Bayerlein,
Tanja RichterSchmidinger,
Thomas Kraus,
Martin Reichel,
Erich Gulbins,
Johannes Kornhuber
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000362985
Subject(s) - acid sphingomyelinase , beck depression inventory , craving , medicine , depression (economics) , endocrinology , alcohol dependence , biomarker , body mass index , ethanol , alcohol , psychiatry , sphingomyelin , cholesterol , biology , anxiety , addiction , biochemistry , economics , macroeconomics
In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the role of the acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) in pathophysiological processes and alterations in response to ethanol exposure. Cellular and plasmatic ASM activities are increased in male alcohol dependent patients and decrease during physical withdrawal.

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