Long-term effects of alcoholThe long-term heavy consumption of alcohol (alcohol use disorder) can cause severe detrimental effects. Health effects associated with alcohol intake in large amounts include an increased risk of developing an alcohol use disorder, malnutrition, chronic pancreatitis, erectile dysfunction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, gastritis, stomach ulcers, alcoholic liver disease, certain types of dementia, and several types of cancer. In addition, damage to the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system (e.
NMDALe NMDA (acide N-méthyl-D-aspartique) est un dérivé d'acide aminé qui se comporte en agoniste spécifique sur les récepteurs NMDA, et imite donc au niveau de ces récepteurs, l'action d'un neurotransmetteur, le glutamate. À l'inverse du glutamate, il se lie uniquement aux récepteurs NMDA et non aux autres récepteurs qui utilisent le glutamate. Exemples d'inhibiteurs des récepteurs NMDA : l'APV, la kétamine (anesthésique), le dextrométhorphane, la phéncyclidine, le riluzole (utilisé pour retarder l'utilisation de la ventilation assistée dans la sclérose latérale amyotrophique) et la mémantine (pour les formes modérées à sévères d'Alzheimer).
GabapentinoidGabapentinoids, also known as α2δ ligands, are a class of drugs that are derivatives of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) (i.e., GABA analogues) which block α2δ subunit-containing voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs). This site has been referred to as the gabapentin receptor (α2δ subunit), as it is the target of the drugs gabapentin and pregabalin. Clinically used gabapentinoids include gabapentin, pregabalin, and mirogabalin, as well as a gabapentin prodrug, gabapentin enacarbil.
