2015
Acute alcohol consumption elevates serum bilirubin: An endogenous antioxidant
O’Malley S, Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Jatlow PI. Acute alcohol consumption elevates serum bilirubin: An endogenous antioxidant. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 149: 87-92. PMID: 25707709, PMCID: PMC4540054, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum bilirubinAlcohol consumptionBilirubin concentrationReduced riskTotal serum bilirubin concentrationModerate alcohol consumptionFavorable effectSerum bilirubin concentrationIndirect bilirubin concentrationsFuture longitudinal studiesMixed effects regression modelsCause mortalityBlood concentrationsCardiovascular diseaseAlcohol abstinenceHealthy individualsEndogenous antioxidantsBilirubinRandom orderNext morningEffects regression modelsLongitudinal studyNonsmokersAntioxidant propertiesBaseline
2012
Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence
Fucito LM, Park A, Gulliver SB, Mattson ME, Gueorguieva RV, O'Malley SS. Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 832-838. PMID: 22541040, PMCID: PMC3410039, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingAlcohol dependenceBehavioral interventionsAlcohol-dependent smokersCombination of medicationsBaseline demographic differencesPoor treatment outcomesPoor treatment responseDrinking outcomesBetter drinking outcomesSevere alcohol dependenceAlcohol-dependent individualsCigarette intakeAlcohol use outcomesMedical managementPharmacological treatmentTreatment outcomesTreatment responseSmokingSmokersCOMBINE StudyAlcoholism typologyDrinking-related variablesTreatment assignmentNonsmokers