Estrogen signaling in the dorsal raphe regulates binge-like drinking in mice
Valeria C. Torres Irizarry, Bing Cheng Feng, Xiaohua Yang, Nirali Patel, Sarah Schaul, Lucas Ibrahimi, Hui Ye, Pei Luo, LESLIE CARRILLO-SÁENZ, Penghua Lai, Maya Kota, Devin Dixit, Chunmei Wang, Amy W. Lasek, Yanlin He, Pingwen Xu
This study shows that estrogen signaling through ER and ERβ in 5-HTDRN neurons influences binge drinking behavior in mice, with ER agonists reducing alcohol-induced neuronal activity and binge drinking.
Translational Psychiatry · Feb 27, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience