NIH R01 · 2025
Pathogenesis of Early- Versus Late-Stage Alcohol-Mediated White Matter Degeneration
Chronic heavy or binge alcohol consumption damages the structural and functional integrity of the brain. Ethanol’s neurotoxic and degenerative effects target white matter (WM) across the lifespan, resulting in loss of myelin, impaired myelin maintenance, and degeneration of axons. Since WM integrity is critical to many CNS functions, better understanding of how ethanol exerts its adverse effects on WM is needed to prevent or remediate the associated neurobehavioral and cognitive deficits. Oligodendrocyte dysfunction is at the core of WM degeneration since oligodendroglia are responsible for synthesizing and maintaining myelin. Myelin is needed to support and protect axons and ensure…
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