Addiction biologyFinasterideMaleHumansDihydrotestosterone5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors
Dihydrotestosterone and Finasteride Effects on Alcohol Cue-Elicited Brain Activity in Males With Heavy Episodic Drinking.
Rafat Boroumand-Jazi, Sabine Hoffmann, Iris Reinhard, Patrick Bach, Wolfgang H Sommer, Marlene Kundlacz, Christian P Müller, Matthias Reichl, Haoye Tan, Leonard P Wenger, Anne Beck, Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Falk Kiefer, Christiane Mühle, Sarah Gerhardt
Published: 202610.1111/adb.70123
Abstract
Preliminary animal and human studies have shown that blood dihydrotestosterone concentrations are increased in males with alcohol use disorder, and 5α-reductase inhibitors, which decrease dihydrotestosterone concentrations, reduce alcohol consumption…
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