The Molecular Basis of Drug Addiction

This volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on the molecular basis of drug addiction.

Contains contributions from leading authorities Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

1. Molecular Mechanism: ERK Signaling, Drug Addiction, and Behavioral Effects Wei-Lun Sun, Pamela M. Quizon, Jacqueline F. McGinty and Jun Zhu 2. Ethanol-Associated Changes in Glutamate Reward Neurocircuitry: A Mini-Review of Clinical and Preclinical Genetic Findings Richard L. Bell, Sheketha R. Hauser, Jeanette McClintick, Shafiqur Rahman, Howard J. Edenberg, Karen K. Szumlinski and William J. McBride 3. S-Glutathionylation and Redox Protein Signaling in Drug Addiction Jacqueline S. Womersley and Joachim D. Uys 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Signaling in the Brain Patrick J. Ronan, Narin Wongngamnit and Thomas P. Beresford 5. The Nociceptin Receptor as an Emerging Molecular Target for Cocaine Addiction Kabirullah Lutfy and Nurulain T. Zaveri 6. Recent Advances in Nicotinic Receptor Signaling in Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Shafiqur Rahman, Eric A. Engelman and Richard L. Bell 7. Molecular Changes in Opioid Addiction: The Role of Adenylyl Cyclase and cAMP/PKA System Patrick Chan and Kabirullah Lutfy 8. Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model to Study the Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Drug Addiction Eric A. Engleman, Simon N. Katner and Bethany S. Neal-Beliveau