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SUBMITTER: Vadnie CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4166902 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vadnie Chelsea A CA Park Jun Hyun JH Abdel Gawad Noha N Ho Ada Man Choi AM Hinton David J DJ Choi Doo-Sup DS
Frontiers in neuroscience 20140918
Peptides synthesized in endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract and neurons are traditionally considered regulators of metabolism, energy intake, and appetite. However, recent work has demonstrated that many of these peptides act on corticostriatal-limbic circuitry and, in turn, regulate addictive behaviors. Given that alcohol is a source of energy and an addictive substance, it is not surprising that increasing evidence supports a role for gut-brain peptides specifically in alcohol use di ...[more]