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PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 578-589Publisher
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41397-017-0012-2
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- NIH/NIAAA INIA Consortium [U01 AA13520, R01 AA06399, U01 AA020926, R01 AA012404]
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Astrocytes play critical roles in central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis and are implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric conditions, including drug dependence. Little is known about the effects of chronic ethanol consumption on astrocyte gene expression. To address this gap in knowledge, we performed transcriptome-wide RNA sequencing of astrocytes isolated from the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of mice following chronic ethanol consumption. Differential expression analysis revealed ethanol-induced changes unique to astrocytes that were not identified in total homogenate preparations. Astrocyte-specific gene expression revealed calcium-related signaling and regulation of extracellular matrix genes as responses to chronic ethanol use. These findings emphasize the importance of investigating expression changes in specific cellular populations to define molecular consequences of chronic ethanol consumption in mammalian brain.
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