Effect of alcohol use disorder on cellular aging.
Luana Martins De CarvalhoCorinde E WiersPeter ManzaHui SunMelanie SchwandtGene-Jack WangRodrigo Grassi-OliveiraAna Lúcia Brunialti GodardNora D VolkowPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2019)
Our results support previous findings of telomere shortening with chronic alcohol exposures and show both an effect of AUD on TL that is independent of age as well as a significant AUD by age interaction on TL. These findings are consistent with accelerated cellular aging in AUD.