PMID- 27749004 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170531 LR - 20220311 IS - 1601-183X (Electronic) IS - 1601-1848 (Print) IS - 1601-183X (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jan TI - Neurobiology of comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol-use disorder. PG - 15-43 LID - 10.1111/gbb.12349 [doi] AB - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol-use disorder (AUD) are highly comorbid in humans. Although we have some understanding of the structural and functional brain changes that define each of these disorders, and how those changes contribute to the behavioral symptoms that define them, little is known about the neurobiology of comorbid PTSD and AUD, which may be due in part to a scarcity of adequate animal models for examining this research question. The goal of this review is to summarize the current state-of-the-science on comorbid PTSD and AUD. We summarize epidemiological data documenting the prevalence of this comorbidity, review what is known about the potential neurobiological basis for the frequent co-occurrence of PTSD and AUD and discuss successes and failures of past and current treatment strategies. We also review animal models that aim to examine comorbid PTSD and AUD, highlighting where the models parallel the human condition, and we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each model. We conclude by discussing key gaps in our knowledge and strategies for addressing them: in particular, we (1) highlight the need for better animal models of the comorbid condition and better clinical trial design, (2) emphasize the need for examination of subpopulation effects and individual differences and (3) urge cross-talk between basic and clinical researchers that is reflected in collaborative work with forward and reverse translational impact. CI - (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society. FAU - Gilpin, N W AU - Gilpin NW AD - Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. AD - Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. FAU - Weiner, J L AU - Weiner JL AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. LA - eng GR - R37 AA010422/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AA023305/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 AA021099/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 AA017531/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AA017531/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AA010422/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20161118 PL - England TA - Genes Brain Behav JT - Genes, brain, and behavior JID - 101129617 SB - IM MH - Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System/complications/*physiopathology/therapy MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/complications/*physiopathology/therapy PMC - PMC5477640 MID - NIHMS831456 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alcohol dependence OT - alcohol use disorder (AUD) OT - alcoholism OT - amygdala OT - comorbid PTSD and AUD OT - hippocampus OT - mesolimbic reward circuit OT - norepinephrine OT - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) OT - prefrontal cortex EDAT- 2016/10/18 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/01 06:00 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2016/10/18 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/10/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/gbb.12349 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genes Brain Behav. 2017 Jan;16(1):15-43. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12349. Epub 2016 Nov 18.