Tumour Necrosis Factor in Neuroplasticity, Neurogenesis and Alcohol Use Disorder

Author:

Alvarez Cooper Ignatius12,Beecher Kate23,Chehrehasa Fatemeh12,Belmer Arnauld23,Bartlett Selena E.23

Affiliation:

1. School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

2. Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

3. School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder is a pervasive and detrimental condition that involves changes in neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. Alcohol activates the neuroimmune system and alters the inflammatory status of the brain. Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is a well characterised neuroimmune signal but its involvement in alcohol use disorder is unknown. In this review, we discuss the variable findings of TNF’s effect on neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. Acute ethanol exposure reduces TNF release while chronic alcohol intake generally increases TNF levels. Evidence suggests TNF potentiates excitatory transmission, promotes anxiety during alcohol withdrawal and is involved in drug use in rodents. An association between craving for alcohol and TNF is apparent during withdrawal in humans. While anti-inflammatory therapies show efficacy in reversing neurogenic deficit after alcohol exposure, there is no evidence for TNF’s essential involvement in alcohol’s effect on neurogenesis. Overall, defining TNF’s role in alcohol use disorder is complicated by poor understanding of its variable effects on synaptic transmission and neurogenesis. While TNF may be of relevance during withdrawal, the neuroimmune system likely acts through a larger group of inflammatory cytokines to alter neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. Understanding the individual relevance of TNF in alcohol use disorder awaits a more comprehensive understanding of TNF’s effects within the brain.

Publisher

IOS Press

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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