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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="review-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Psychopharmacology and Addiction Biology</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Psychopharmacology and Addiction Biology</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Психофармакология и биологическая наркология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1606-8181</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2070-5670</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">690538</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/phbn690538</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">VXRLRT</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Reviews</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Научные обзоры</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Inflammatory biomarkers as a tool for personalized therapy in alcohol-related disorders</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Воспалительные биомаркеры как инструмент персонализации терапии при расстройствах, связанных с употреблением алкоголя</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7352-4686</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">1871-6615</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sokolova</surname><given-names>Svetlana I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Соколова</surname><given-names>Светлана Игоревна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>sokolova.sveta5@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-8556</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4895-5285</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Skryabin</surname><given-names>Valentin Y.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Скрябин</surname><given-names>Валентин Юрьевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук</p></bio><email>sardonios@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9299-4951</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ardamatskaya</surname><given-names>Liliya K.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ардаматская</surname><given-names>Лилия Константиновна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук</p></bio><email>ardamatskaya@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9614-7343</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">57203003666</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8427-5025</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Masyakin</surname><given-names>Anton V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Масякин</surname><given-names>Антон Валерьевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, доцент</p></bio><email>mnpcn@zdrav.mos.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Moscow Research and Practical Centre for Narcology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский научно-практический центр наркологии</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2025-10-26" publication-format="electronic"><day>26</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-12-18" publication-format="electronic"><day>18</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Psychopharmacology and Addiction Biology</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Психофармакология и биологическая наркология</issue-title><fpage>161</fpage><lpage>172</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-09-18"><day>18</day><month>09</month><year>2025</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-10-10"><day>10</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.eco-vector.com/1606-8181/article/view/690538">https://journals.eco-vector.com/1606-8181/article/view/690538</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This review examines the potential of inflammatory biomarkers to support the personalization of therapy in alcohol-related disorders, including alcohol withdrawal syndrome. A targeted review of clinical studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses published in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases between January 2000 and July 2025 was conducted. The most consistently reproducible findings include alterations in interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-18, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and markers of endotoxemia. Elevated levels of these biomarkers during chronic alcohol use and early after cessation are associated with greater severity of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, risk of delirium and seizures, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairments, infectious complications, and unfavorable one-year survival outcomes. Most proinflammatory indicators decline within 1–4 weeks of abstinence; however, some remain elevated. CRP influences both clinical and neuroimaging responses to treatments with neuroimmune mechanisms of action; peripheral CRP concentration correlates with the frontal choline peak on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (^1H-MRS) and predicts short-term alcohol consumption (behavioral metrics such as number of heavy drinking days). Excessive REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement) is associated with TNF-α activity and predicts relapse. Immunogenetic variations, including polymorphisms in the IL17RB gene and components of the NF-κB (Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) pathway, are associated with response to maintenance pharmacotherapy and risk of returning to alcohol use. The collective evidence supports the use of inflammatory biomarker panels for early risk stratification, monitoring remission quality, identifying candidates for immune-targeted interventions, and for the correction of intestinal permeability. The main limitations of studies in this area include small and heterogeneous samples and insufficient standardization of panels, underscoring the need for large, longitudinal studies with detailed patient phenotyping.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В обзоре рассмотрен потенциал использования воспалительных биомаркеров для персонализации терапии при расстройствах, связанных с употреблением алкоголя, включая синдром отмены алкоголя. Проведён целенаправленный обзор клинических исследований, систематических обзоров и метаанализов, найденных в базах данных PubMed, Scopus и Web of Science и опубликованных в период с января 2000 г. по июль 2025 г. Наиболее воспроизводимыми оказались изменения уровней интерлейкина-6 (IL-6), IL-18, фактора некроза опухоли α (TNF-α), С-реактивного белка (СРБ) и маркеров эндотоксемии. Повышение содержания этих маркеров при хроническом употреблении алкоголя и на ранних этапах после отмены ассоциируется с большей тяжестью синдрома отмены алкоголя, риском делирия и судорог, нарушениями сна и когнитивными дефицитами, инфекционными осложнениями и неблагоприятной годичной выживаемостью. В течение 1–4 недель воздержания большинство провоспалительных показателей снижается, однако часть остаётся повышенной. СРБ модифицирует клинический и нейровизуализационный ответ на терапию с нейроиммунным механизмом действия; содержание СРБ в периферической крови коррелирует с фронтальным холиновым сигналом по данным протонной магнитно-резонансной спектроскопии (^1H-МРС) и предсказывает потребление алкоголя в ближайший недельный период (по поведенческим метрикам, таким как число тяжёлых дней употребления). Избыточная доля REM-сна (Rapid Eye Movement) связана с активностью TNF-α и предвосхищает рецидив. Иммуногенетические вариации, такие как полиморфизм гена <italic>IL17RB</italic> и компонентов пути NF-κB (Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells), ассоциированы с ответом на поддерживающую фармакотерапию и с риском возобновления употребления алкоголя. Совокупность имеющихся данных обосновывает целесообразность использования панелей воспалительных биомаркеров для ранней стратификации риска, мониторинга качества ремиссии, подбора пациентов для иммунонаправленного вмешательства и коррекции кишечной проницаемости. Основными ограничениями исследований в данной области остаются малые и гетерогенные выборки и недостаток стандартизации панелей, а следовательно, необходимо проведение крупных продольных исследований с тщательным фенотипированием пациентов.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>alcohol-related disorders</kwd><kwd>alcohol withdrawal syndrome</kwd><kwd>neuroinflammation</kwd><kwd>cytokines</kwd><kwd>C-reactive protein</kwd><kwd>personalized medicine</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>расстройства, вызванные алкоголем</kwd><kwd>абстинентный синдром</kwd><kwd>нейровоспаление</kwd><kwd>цитокины</kwd><kwd>С-реактивный белок</kwd><kwd>персонализированная медицина</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Crews FT, Vetreno RP. Neuroimmune basis of alcoholic brain damage. 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