FGF21 regulates alcohol intake: New hopes on the rise for alcohol use disorder treatment?

Wang, Tammy; Farokhnia, Mehdi; Leggio, Lorenzo · Cell Rep Med · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

FGF21 is a liver-derived hormone primarily involved in glucose/lipid metabolism. A recent study by Flippo and colleagues<sup>1</sup> demonstrates that administration of FGF21 or an FGF21 analog suppresses alcohol consumption in rodents and non-human primates, likely through an amygdalo-striatal circuit.

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