TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Construction and evaluation of an alcohol vapor chamber system
JO  - Journal of biomedical research
A1  - Jiang, Wan
A1  - Chen, Jiajia
A1  - Vidjro, Olivia Ewi
A1  - Zhang, Yingying
A1  - Guo, Gengni
A1  - Li, Ziyi
A1  - Qi, Yize
A1  - Dai, Rouli
A1  - Ma, Tengfei
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - An increasing number of studies demonstrated that alcohol vapor chamber is an effective way to model physical signs of alcohol use disorders. Although researchers are developing different vapor chambers to study chronic alcohol exposure model worldwide, few studies build and modify their own vapor chambers in China. Here, we designed and established an alcohol vapor chamber system for small animals. We described a paradigm showing how to control and monitor alcohol concentration in whole system. The vapor chamber system with several advantages including accommodating up to ten standard mouse cages. Furthermore, the system was tested by evaluating the blood alcohol concentration and neuron injury in mice. Importantly, the alcohol withdrawal after vapor exposure caused motor coordination impairment, anxiolytic- and depression-like behavior. Finally, the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-mediated glutamatergic transmissions in the medial prefrontal cortex was changed after alcohol vapor exposure-induced behaviors. The frequency and amplitude of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents between control and alcohol groups were not different, suggesting that alcohol exposure-induced behaviors are associated with the change in NMDAR response. Taken together, the new alcohol vapor chamber system was constructed, which would help to research the relationship between the stable alcohol exposure and withdrawal behaviors and to study chronic alcohol exposure-induced disorders in China.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1674-8301
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7555/JBR.36.20220151
ID  - ref1
ER  -