2024
Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences
Radoman M, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Seo D, Sinha R. Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 412-422. PMID: 38706332, PMCID: PMC11117176, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPercentage of heavy drinking daysNeural correlates of stressCue-induced cravingHeavy drinking daysAlcohol cravingSex differencesCorrelates of stressDrinking daysAlcohol cue-induced cravingCue-induced alcohol cravingBed nucleus of the stria terminalisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAssessment of alcohol cravingHeavy drinkingAlcohol cue reactivityAssociated with poor treatment outcomesCue-induced responsesNeutral cue exposureAssociated with hypoactivationTreatment-seeking adultsHeavy drinking outcomesEvidence of sex differencesVoxel-based regression analysisAnterior cingulate cortex
2023
Mifepristone as a pharmacological intervention for stress‐induced alcohol craving: A human laboratory study
Haass‐Koffler C, Magill M, Cannella N, Brown J, Aoun E, Cioe P, Sinha R, Swift R, Ciccocioppo R, Leggio L. Mifepristone as a pharmacological intervention for stress‐induced alcohol craving: A human laboratory study. Addiction Biology 2023, 28: e13288. PMID: 37369125, PMCID: PMC10313137, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderHuman laboratory studiesAdverse eventsAlcohol pharmacokineticsAlcohol cravingSubjective effectsSafety of mifepristonePlacebo-controlled trialStress-induced alcoholLack of effectCue-reactivity procedureBlood pressurePhase 1/2Alcohol drinkingGeneralized Estimating EquationsYohimbine administrationHemodynamic parametersPharmacological interventionsSaliva outputDay administrationUse disordersMifepristoneNon-treatment seekersAlcohol consumptionPlacebo conditionTransdiagnostic Connectome-Based Prediction of Craving
Garrison K, Sinha R, Potenza M, Gao S, Liang Q, Lacadie C, Scheinost D. Transdiagnostic Connectome-Based Prediction of Craving. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 180: 445-453. PMID: 36987598, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21121207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingImagery conditionFunctional connectomeSelf-reported cravingStudy of motivationDefault mode networkFunctional connectivity dataIndependent samplesKey phenomenological featuresNeural signaturesTransdiagnostic sampleTransdiagnostic perspectiveMode networkMotivated behaviorCentral constructAddictive disordersHuman behaviorConnectivity dataPhenomenological featuresStrongest predictorCravingTaskSubstance use-related disordersConnectomeIndividuals
2022
Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder
Milivojevic V, Sullivan L, Tiber J, Fogelman N, Simpson C, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Psychopharmacology 2022, 240: 101-114. PMID: 36445398, PMCID: PMC10630889, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06278-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderDiastolic blood pressureHeart rateGABAergic transmissionNeuroactive steroidsHPA axisRelapse riskUse disordersAlcohol cravingTreatment of AUDAlcohol cue-induced cravingPilot clinical trialStress-induced anxietyCue-induced cravingAutonomic arousalNeurosteroid systemPreg groupStudy drugDBP responseBlood pressureDay groupClinical trialsPregnenolone levelsWeek 2Cue-provoked cravingPregnenolone Reduces Stress-Induced Craving, Anxiety, and Autonomic Arousal in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder
Milivojevic V, Charron L, Fogelman N, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone Reduces Stress-Induced Craving, Anxiety, and Autonomic Arousal in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder. Biomolecules 2022, 12: 1593. PMID: 36358943, PMCID: PMC9687893, DOI: 10.3390/biom12111593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureCocaine use disorderHeart ratePrecursor pregnenoloneUse disordersCocaine cravingCue-induced cocaine cravingCue-induced anxietyWeeks of treatmentCue-induced cravingAutonomic arousalChronic cocaine usePreg groupBlood pressureDay groupRelapse riskHigher cocainePregnenolone levelsCue-provoked cravingSeparate daysAutonomic responsesCocaine useTreatment-seeking individualsCravingSteroid systems
2017
Stress, cortisol, and other appetite‐related hormones: Prospective prediction of 6‐month changes in food cravings and weight
Chao AM, Jastreboff AM, White MA, Grilo CM, Sinha R. Stress, cortisol, and other appetite‐related hormones: Prospective prediction of 6‐month changes in food cravings and weight. Obesity 2017, 25: 713-720. PMID: 28349668, PMCID: PMC5373497, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture weight gainAppetite-related hormonesFood cravingsChronic stressWeight gainProspective community cohortFood Craving InventoryTotal ghrelinCommunity cohortBlood drawMorning cortisolClinical covariatesHormone levelsBody weightCortisol responseHigher food cravingsHigher cortisolCortisolCumulative Adversity InterviewCravingLinear mixed modelsBaselineGhrelinHormoneMonths