Addictive Genes and the Relationship to Obesity and Inflammation

The epigenetic landscape of addiction

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Enhanced Hypothalamic Leptin Signaling in Mice Lacking Dopamine D2Receptors

(2010) Kyu Seok Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Reward circuitry responsivity to food predicts future increases in body mass: Moderating effects of DRD2 and DRD4

(2010) Eric Stice et al.   NEUROIMAGE

High-fructose corn syrup causes characteristics of obesity in rats: Increased body weight, body fat and triglyceride levels

(2010) Miriam E. Bocarsly et al.   PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR

Inflammatory State and Stress Condition in Weight-lowering Lys109Arg LEPR Gene Polymorphism Carriers

(2009) Iztiar Abete et al.   ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

Nutrigenomic targeting of carbohydrate craving behavior: Can we manage obesity and aberrant craving behaviors with neurochemical pathway manipulation by Immunological Compatible Substances (nutrients) using a Genetic Positioning System (GPS) Map?

(2009) B. William Downs et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Evidence of gender differences in the ability to inhibit brain activation elicited by food stimulation

(2009) G.-J. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

After daily bingeing on a sucrose solution, food deprivation induces anxiety and accumbens dopamine/acetylcholine imbalance

(2008) Nicole M. Avena et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Evidence for sugar addiction: Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake

(2007) Nicole M. Avena et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS