Ceramide metabolism analysis in a model of binge drinking reveals both neuroprotective and toxic effects of ethanol

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 645-654

  Bae, Mihyun ^a   Bandaru, Veera Venkata Ratnam ^a   Patel, Neha ^a   Haughey, Norman J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; Brain; Ceramide; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE DEGRADING ENZYME; ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DNA MODIFICATION; LIPOGENESIS; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; SPHINGOLIPID METABOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG THERAPY; ETIOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOXICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BINGE DRINKING; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CERAMIDES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPHINGOMYELINS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84915786414     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12834     Document Type: Article

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