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Serotonergic Agents And Alcoholism Treatment: A Simulation, Scott F. Stoltenberg
Serotonergic Agents And Alcoholism Treatment: A Simulation, Scott F. Stoltenberg
Scott F. Stoltenberg
Background: Those with early-onset alcoholism may better respond to ondansetron (a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist) than to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment, whereas those with late-onset alcoholism may present the reverse response pattern. Johnson and colleagues proposed a model that attempts to explain the observed treatment response patterns of those with early and late alcoholism onset by focusing on the influence of a common genetic variant in the serotonin transporter regulatory region (5-HTTLPR) on serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) system function. Methods: The present study formalizes and extends Johnson’s descriptive model into a computer simulation consisting of differential equations. For …