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Effect of the combination of naltrexone and acamprosate on alcohol intake in mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14678454     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Both naltrexone and acamprosate have been utilized clinically in recovering alcoholics with varying success. In the experiment reported here the combination of naltrexone and acamprosate was examined in a limited access alcohol model using C57BL/6 mice to determine if there was evidence of additive or synergistic effects. The results of this experiment demonstrate that naltrexone, at the higher dose but not the lower dose, significantly reduced alcohol consumption. When combined with naltrexone, acamprosate reduced alcohol consumption across both doses of naltrexone. This effect was sensitive to both dose and number of days of exposure to the naltrexone/acamprosate combination.
Authors:
Sung-Gon Kim; Byeung-Deuk Han; Je-Min Park; Myung-Jung Kim; Michael F Stromberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences     Volume:  58     ISSN:  1323-1316     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2004 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-17     Completed Date:  2004-05-14     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9513551     Medline TA:  Psychiatry Clin Neurosci     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  30-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea. sungkim@pusan.ac.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcohol Deterrents / pharmacokinetics,  pharmacology*
Alcohol Drinking*
Alcoholism / drug therapy
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Naltrexone / pharmacokinetics,  pharmacology*
Narcotic Antagonists / pharmacokinetics,  pharmacology*
Taurine / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacokinetics,  pharmacology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
KO1-AA00228/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01AA-07517/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Alcohol Deterrents; 0/Narcotic Antagonists; 107-35-7/Taurine; 16590-41-3/Naltrexone; 77337-76-9/acamprosate

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