Epigenetic mediators and consequences of excessive alcohol consumption

Amanda H Mahnke; Rajesh C Miranda; Gregg E Homanics

doi:10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.357

Epigenetic mediators and consequences of excessive alcohol consumption

Alcohol. 2017 May:60:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.357. Epub 2017 Mar 11.

Authors

Amanda H Mahnke¹, Rajesh C Miranda², Gregg E Homanics³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, United States. Electronic address: mahnke@medicine.tamhsc.edu.
² Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, United States.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alcohol use disorders; Cross-generational; DNA methylation; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Histone acetylation; Histone methylation; Pre-conception alcohol exposure; microRNA.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects*
Alcohol Drinking / genetics*
Alcohol Drinking / metabolism
Animals
DNA Methylation / drug effects
DNA Methylation / physiology
Epigenesis, Genetic / drug effects
Epigenesis, Genetic / physiology*
Ethanol / administration & dosage
Ethanol / adverse effects
Female
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / etiology
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / genetics*
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / metabolism
Humans
Pregnancy

Substances

Ethanol

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding