Confirmation That Offspring From Families With Alcohol-Dependent Individuals Have Greater Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activation Induced by Naloxone Compared With Offspring Without a Family History of Alcohol Dependence
| Autor: | Gary S. Wand, Shing Lee, Mary E. McCaul, Joanna Reynolds, Deidre Gotjen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hydrocortisone Offspring Narcotic Antagonists Hypothalamus Medicine (miscellaneous) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (+)-Naloxone Toxicology Naloxone Hydrochloride Placebos Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Double-Blind Method Internal medicine Adrenal Glands medicine Humans Naloxone business.industry Alcohol dependence Alcoholism Psychiatry and Mental health Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Opioid Pituitary Gland Female business Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 25:1134-1139 |
| ISSN: | 1530-0277 0145-6008 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02327.x |
| Popis: | Background: This study was designed to confirm our previous findings that nonalcoholic offspring from families with alcohol-dependent individuals have greater hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation induced by opioid blockade compared with nonalcoholic subjects without a family history of alcohol dependence. Methods: Sixty-four nonalcoholic subjects aged 18 to 25 years were enrolled in the protocol. Twenty-seven subjects were offspring from families with alcohol dependence and were designated as family history–positive subjects (FHP). Thirty-seven subjects were biological offspring of non–alcohol-dependent parents and were designated as family history–negative subjects (FHN). Subjects received naloxone hydrochloride (0, 50, 125, 375, and 500 μg/kg) in double-blind, randomized order; adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and cortisol were monitored over 120 min. Results: No hormone differences at baseline or during placebo administration were identified between FHP and FHN subjects. FHP subjects had greater ACTH and cortisol response to opioid receptor blockade induced by naloxone hydrochloride compared with FHN subjects. Conclusions: These observations confirm previous findings that differences in ACTH and cortisol dynamics between FHP and FHN subjects can be unmasked by opioid receptor blockade. |
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