ISBRA 2006 World Congress on Alcohol Research

Session Details

Role of glial cells in the development of dependence on drugs of abuse

Tuesday, 12 September 2006 15:30 -17:00

Ballroom 1

Chair Minoru Narita Department of Toxicology, Hoshi University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical ScienceJapan
Co-Chair Kurt F Hauser University of Kentucky College of MedicineUnited States

GABA transporters in drug dependence: Neuronal or glial
  • Mac J Christie, PMRI, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Chronic buprenorphine alters gene expression in rat brain nucleus accumbens and induces behavioral sensitization
  • Carmine J Coscia, St. Louis University School of Medicine, United States
  • Implication of astrocytes in the rewarding effect induced by drugs of abuse
  • Minoru Narita, Department of Toxicology, Hoshi University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
  • Molecular mechanism of neural network impairment: The possible common pathophysiology of alcoholism and depression
  • Wataru Ukai, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Sapporo Medical University, S-1, W-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
  • A central role of astroglia in opioid-mediated neuroplasticity and in the pathology of substance abuse and HIV-1 interactions
  • Kurt F Hauser, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, United States
  • Published on Thursday, 7 September 2006 by the Professional Conference Organiser