Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34217152›Full record

ReviewThe FEBS journal2022

Synaptic effects of ethanol on striatal circuitry: therapeutic implications for dystonia.

Paola Imbriani, Giuseppe Sciamanna, Ilham El Atiallah, Silvia Cerri, Ellen J Hess, Antonio Pisani

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Chronic ethanol self-administration alters dopamine in the caudate nucleus and putamen of rhesus macaques in a sex-dependent manner.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  4. Ethanol inhibits dorsomedial striatum acetylcholine release.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  7. The pathogenesis of blepharospasm.Frontiers in neurology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Paola ImbrianiDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy.
Giuseppe SciamannaDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy.
Ilham El AtiallahDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy.
Silvia CerriIRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
Ellen J HessDepartments of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology and Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Antonio PisaniIRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8432-594X
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITEmory University · USUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol consumption affects motor behavior and motor control. Both acute and chronic alcohol abuse have been extensively investigated; however, the therapeutic efficacy of alcohol on some movement disorders, such as myoclonus-dystonia or essential tremor, still does not have a plausible mechanistic explanation. Yet, there are surprisingly few systematic trials with known GABAergic drugs mimicking the effect of alcohol on neurotransmission. In this brief survey, we aim to summarize the effects of EtOH on striatal function, providing an overview of its cellular and synaptic actions in a 'circuit-centered' view. In addition, we will review both experimental and clinical evidence, in the attempt to provide a plausible mechanistic explanation for alcohol-responsive movement disorders, with particular emphasis on dystonia. Different hypotheses emerge, which may provide a rationale for the utilization of drugs that mimic alcohol effects, predicting potential drug repositioning.

Indexed as

DystoniaDystonic DisordersMovement DisordersEthanolHumansSynaptic TransmissionEthanolalcoholbasal gangliacorticostriatal plasticitydystoniamyoclonusstriatum

Identifiers

PMID34217152
PMCPMC9786552
OpenAlexW3181611976

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