MicroRNA-mediated metabolic disruption as an emerging driver of alcohol use disorder.

McArdle, Colin J; Raab-Graham, Kimberly F · Nat Commun · 2025

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Abstract

Previous research has sought to determine the underlying mechanisms that govern the development of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). In a recent study by Ehinger et al., excessive alcohol consumption utilizes mTORC1’s under characterized role in repressing mRNA translation through the upregulation of microRNAs, specifically in a D1-circuit-specific manner, resulting in repression of glycolysis in the brain’s reward pathway.