Nutritional ketosis as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder

VR Mahajan, SK Elvig, LF Vendruscolo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder, characterized by
compulsive alcohol seeking and disrupted brain function. In individuals with AUD …

Ketogenic diet reduces alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans and alcohol intake in rodents

CE Wiers, LF Vendruscolo, W van Der Veen… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) show elevated brain metabolism of acetate at
the expense of glucose. We hypothesized that a shift in energy substrates during withdrawal …

TRAIL mediates neuronal death in AUD: a link between neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

L Qin, J Zou, A Barnett, RP Vetreno, FT Crews… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although the cause of progressive neurodegeneration is often unclear, neuronal death can
occur through several mechanisms. In conditions such as Alzheimer's or alcohol use …

Sleep disturbances are associated with cortical and subcortical atrophy in alcohol use disorder

R Zhang, D Tomasi, P Manza, E Shokri-Kojori… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
Sleep disturbances are prominent in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and predict
relapse. So far, the mechanisms underlying sleep disruptions in AUD are poorly understood …

The role of the orbitofrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens for craving in alcohol use disorder

T Bracht, L Soravia, F Moggi, M Stein, M Grieder… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
This study aimed to investigate structural and functional alterations of the reward system and
the neurobiology of craving in alcohol use disorder (AUD). We hypothesized reduced …

Accelerated aging of the amygdala in alcohol use disorders: Relevance to the dark side of addiction

D Tomasi, CE Wiers, P Manza, E Shokri-Kojori… - Cerebral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Here we assessed changes in subcortical volumes in alcohol use disorder (AUD). A simple
morphometry-based classifier (MC) was developed to identify subcortical volumes that …

A single‐nucleus transcriptomics study of alcohol use disorder in the nucleus accumbens

EJCG van den Oord, LY Xie, M Zhao… - Addiction …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gene expression studies offer promising opportunities to better understand the processes
underlying alcohol use disorder (AUD). As cell types differ in their function, gene expression …

Regional cortical thickness recovery with extended abstinence after treatment in those with alcohol use disorder

TC Durazzo, LH Stephens, DJ Meyerhoff - Alcohol, 2024 - Elsevier
Several cross-sectional investigations reported widespread cortical thinning in those with
alcohol use disorder (AUD). The few longitudinal studies investigating cortical thickness …

Nutritional ketosis as treatment for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in female C57BL/6J mice

S Tonetto, P Weikop, M Thomsen - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Upon both acute and prolonged alcohol intake, the brain undergoes a metabolic shift
associated with increased acetate metabolism and reduced glucose metabolism, which …

Elevated thalamic glutamate levels and reduced water diffusivity in alcohol use disorder: Association with impulsivity

CE Wiers, SI Cunningham, DG Tomasi, T Ernst… - Psychiatry Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alcohol induces neuroinflammation but its role in cognitive impairment and impulsivity in
alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been poorly investigated. We used proton magnetic …