Institute of Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico.
Trends Neurosci. 2009 Dec;32(12):629-37. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2009.08.001. Epub 2009 Sep 24.
Enhanced acute tolerance predicts alcohol abuse. We describe work on the role of the calcium- and voltage-gated BK channel in alcohol tolerance, highlighting the lipid environment, BK protein isoform selection and auxiliary BK channel proteins. We show how ethanol, which had the reputation of a nonspecific membrane perturbant, is now being examined at realistic concentrations with cutting-edge techniques, providing novel molecular targets for therapeutic approaches to alcoholism. Addictive disorders impact our emotional, physical and financial status, and burden our healthcare system. Although alcohol is the focus of this review, it is highly probable, given the common neural and biochemical pathways used by drugs of abuse, that the findings described here will also apply to other drugs.
增强的急性耐受预示着酒精滥用。我们描述了钙和电压门控 BK 通道在酒精耐受中的作用,重点介绍了脂质环境、BK 蛋白同工型选择和辅助 BK 通道蛋白。我们展示了乙醇,这种曾被认为是非特异性膜扰动剂的物质,现在正以现实浓度结合尖端技术进行研究,为治疗酗酒的方法提供了新的分子靶点。成瘾性疾病影响我们的情绪、身体和财务状况,并给我们的医疗系统带来负担。虽然本文的重点是酒精,但鉴于滥用药物使用的共同神经和生化途径,很有可能这里描述的发现也适用于其他药物。