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Alcohol, Cell Membranes, and Signal Transduction in Brain

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Editors:
  1. Christer Alling

    1. University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

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  2. Ivan Diamond

    1. The Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA

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  3. Steven W. Leslie

    1. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

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  4. Grace Y. Sun

    1. University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

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  5. W. Gibson Wood

    1. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Lipid Structure, Domains and Proteins

    1. Molecular Mechanisms of Ethanol and Anesthetic Actions: Lipid- and Protein-Based Theories

      • Christopher D. Stubbs, Emanuel Rubin
      Pages 1-11

    2. Membrane Cholesterol and Ethanol: Domains, Kinetics, and Protein Function

      • W. Gibson Wood, A. Muralikrishna Rao, Friedhelm Schroeder, Urule Igbavboa
      Pages 13-32

    3. The Effects of Ethanol on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Composition

      • Norman Salem Jr., Glenn Ward
      Pages 33-46

    4. Revelant Effects of Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Synaptic Membrane Responses to Ethanol and Chronic Alcohol Intoxication

      • Françoise J. Beaugé
      Pages 47-53

    5. Chronic Ethanol Treatment Increases the Incorporation of [14C]-Serine into Phosphatidylserine in Neuroblastoma X Glioma Cells

      • F. David Rodríguez, Christer Alling, Lena Gustavsson
      Pages 55-62

    6. Ethanol-Induced Changes in Signal Transduction via Formation of Phosphatidylethanol

      • Lena Gustavsson, Christofer Lundqvist, Elisabeth Hansson, F. David Rodríguez, Per Simonsson, Christer Alling
      Pages 63-73

    7. Phosphatidylethanol Effects on Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Levels and Protein Kinase C Activity in NG108-15 Cells

      • Christofer Lundqvist, Christer Larsson, Christer Alling, Lena Gustavsson
      Pages 75-82

    8. Multiple Actions of Ethanol on Acetylcholine Receptors

      • Keith W. Miller
      Pages 83-96

  3. Receptors and Ion Channels

    1. Sensitivity of NMDA Receptors to Acute and in Utero Ethanol Exposure

      • Steven W. Leslie, Melanie S. Weaver
      Pages 97-106

    2. Neurotransmitter-Gated Ion Channels as Molecular Sites of Alcohol Action

      • Forrest F. Weight, Robert W. Peoples, Jerry M. Wright, Chaoying Li, Luis G. Aguayo, David M. Lovinger et al.
      Pages 107-122

    3. Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol Neurotoxicity

      • Fulton T. Crews, Hunter Newsom, Mark Gerber, Colin Sumners, L. Judson Chandler, Gerhard Freund
      Pages 123-138

    4. Molecular Properties of an NMDA Receptor Complex and Effects of Ethanol on the Expression of this Complex

      • Elias K. Michaelis, Mary L. Michaelis, Keshava N. Kumar
      Pages 139-149

    5. In Vivo Studies of Ethanol Interactions with N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Systems in Rat Brain

      • Lynn C. Roper, Rueben A. Gonzales
      Pages 151-156

    6. Actions of Alcohols and other Sedative/Hypnotic Compounds on Cation Channels Associated with Glutamate and 5-HT3 Receptors

      • David M. Lovinger, Robert W. Peoples
      Pages 157-167

    7. Mechanisms that Mediate Ethanol-Induced Increases in Dihydropyridine-Sensitive Calcium Channels

      • Robert O. Messing
      Pages 169-174

    8. Alcohol: Effects on GABAA Receptor Function and Gene Expression

      • Molina C. Mhatre, Maharaj K. Ticku
      Pages 175-183

    9. Control of Alcoholism by Treatment with SKV, A Herbal Drug Mixture from India

      • V. Nachiappan, K. R. Shanmugasundaram, S. I. Mufti
      Pages 185-193

  4. Second Messenger Systems and Kinases

    1. Nucleoside Transport and Ethanol-Induced Heterologous Desensitization

      • Adrienne Gordon, Mohan K. Sapru, Sharon W. Krauss, Ivan Diamond
      Pages 195-203

    2. Effects of Acute and Chronic Ethanol Administration on the Poly-Phosphoinositide Signaling Activity in Brain

      • Grace Y. Sun, Jian-ping Zhang, Tai-An Lin
      Pages 205-218
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About this book

Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are international problems whose costs economical­ ly, psychologically and medically have been well documented. Alcohol is a unique drug in that the effects of excessive use can have a deleterious effect on most if not all organs of the body. The brain is one of the organs most affected by excessive alcohol consumption. Effects on the brain can be seen in cognitive function, brain structure and neurochemistry. Over the past few years, there have been significant advances made in understanding how alcohol affects brain neurochemistry. This book examines four major areas, i. e. , membrane lipids, receptors and ion channels, second messengers, and gene expression, where significant advancements have been made. The book is divided into four sections based on the four major areas. In each section, data are examined that cover a range of approaches from in vitro to in vivo studies. The section on membrane lipids includes recent developments in how ethanol affects membrane cholesterol domains, polyunsaturated fatty acids, the cause and consequences of phosphatidylethanol formation, and the modulation of membrane protein function by lipid-protein interaction. The second section comprises chapters on NMDA and 5-HT3 receptors, including new aspects on alcohol neurotoxicity and the molecular heterogeneity that may underlie differences in alcohol sensitivity as well as chapters on GABA-gated chloride flux, and calcium channels.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    Christer Alling

  • The Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA

    Ivan Diamond

  • The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

    Steven W. Leslie

  • University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

    Grace Y. Sun

  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA

    W. Gibson Wood

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Alcohol, Cell Membranes, and Signal Transduction in Brain

  • Editors: Christer Alling, Ivan Diamond, Steven W. Leslie, Grace Y. Sun, W. Gibson Wood

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2470-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44583-5Published: 31 December 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-6052-0Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-2470-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 320

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Human Genetics, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Plant Sciences, Neurosciences

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