2021
Sex differences in progestogen- and androgen-derived neurosteroids in vulnerability to alcohol and stress-related disorders
Peltier MR, Verplaetse TL, Mineur YS, Gueorguieva R, Petrakis I, Cosgrove KP, Picciotto MR, McKee SA. Sex differences in progestogen- and androgen-derived neurosteroids in vulnerability to alcohol and stress-related disorders. Neuropharmacology 2021, 187: 108499. PMID: 33600842, PMCID: PMC7992136, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108499.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsStress-related disordersAlcohol useMajor depressive disorderAlcohol-related disordersAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderStress regulation systemComplex comorbiditiesDepressive disorderProblematic alcohol useUse disordersAlcohol misuseTherapeutic potentialTrauma exposureSubstance abuseStress disorderAnxiety disordersDisordersExposure resultsProgestogensNeurosteroidsNegative affectWomenComorbiditiesMale counterparts
2017
Sex disparities in substance abuse research: Evaluating 23 years of structural neuroimaging studies
Lind KE, Gutierrez EJ, Yamamoto DJ, Regner MF, McKee SA, Tanabe J. Sex disparities in substance abuse research: Evaluating 23 years of structural neuroimaging studies. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 173: 92-98. PMID: 28212516, PMCID: PMC5581940, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use statusSex differencesBrain imaging researchSex disparitiesBrain imaging studiesStructural brain imaging studiesSubstance use studiesSubstance effectsSex effectsBrain morphometric changesStructural neuroimaging studiesSubstance use disordersUse statusNeuroimaging studiesNumber of participantsSubstance abuse researchBrain morphometryStructural brainGreater biasClinical courseSubstance abuseAnalytic approachBrain structuresProportion of studiesImaging research