Women with chronic alcohol abuse may be more at risk of developing deficits in stem cells in brain important for normal cognitive function, than males, finds a study.<\/p>\n
Led by researchers from the University of Texas the study which could possibly pave way to combat chronic alcoholism, was conducted on mice.<\/p>\n
It revealed that chronic alcohol abuse killed most neural stem cells as well as reduced the production and development of new nerve cells.<\/p>\n
The brain region most susceptible to the effects of alcohol was one of two brain regions where new brain cells are created in adults.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe discovery that the adult brain produces stem cells that create new nerve cells provides a new way of approaching the problem of alcohol-related changes in the brain,\u201d said Ping Wu, Professor at the varsity<\/p>\n
Female mice showed more severe deficits.<\/p>\n
There was more \u201csevere\u201d intoxication behaviour displayed in the females, more greatly reduced the pool of stem cells in the subventricular zone, the researchers said.<\/p>\n
Further, the effects of repeated alcohol consumption differed across brain regions, causing severe brain damage and neurodegeneration.<\/p>\n
For the study, detailed in the journal Stem Cell Reports, the team used a cutting-edge technique that allows them to tag brain stem cells and observe how they migrate and develop into specialised nerve cells over time to study the impact of long-term alcohol consumption on them.<\/p>\n
Using this model, scientists expect to learn more about how alcohol interacts with brain stem cells, which will ultimately lead to a clearer understanding of how best to treat and cure alcoholism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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