2016
Quantification of Neural Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Using Headspace GC‐MS
Heit C, Eriksson P, Thompson DC, Charkoftaki G, Fritz KS, Vasiliou V. Quantification of Neural Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Using Headspace GC‐MS. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 1825-1831. PMID: 27501276, PMCID: PMC5008984, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol drinking behaviorEtOH metabolitesMurine brain tissueACh levelsAlcohol consumptionACh concentrationBrain tissueLiver tissueAChAlcohol addictionACh formationBrainDrinking behaviorLow micromolar rangeAlcohol researchTissue analysisTissueNanomolar rangeChromatography-mass spectrometry methodQuantitative assayMass spectrometry methodActive agentsMicromolar rangeSensitive gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method
2013
The Role of CYP2E1 in Alcohol Metabolism and Sensitivity in the Central Nervous System
Heit C, Dong H, Chen Y, Thompson DC, Deitrich RA, Vasiliou VK. The Role of CYP2E1 in Alcohol Metabolism and Sensitivity in the Central Nervous System. Subcellular Biochemistry 2013, 67: 235-247. PMID: 23400924, PMCID: PMC4314297, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5881-0_8.ChaptersConceptsCentral nervous systemNervous systemBlood-brain barrierRole of CYP2E1Certain brain cellsCytochrome P450 2E1Particular brain regionsMotor incoordinationBrain barrierSleep inductionEthanol consumptionBrain cellsAlcohol consumptionBrain regionsP450 2E1Alcohol metabolismEthanol metabolismBehavioral effectsCYP2E1Major enzymeLocal productionMetabolismIncoordinationBrain