Scripps Research Institute: How Blocking a Neural Receptor Responsible for Addiction Could Reduce Alcohol Use
March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024
LA JOLLA, California, March 30 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news:
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A Scripps Research team found that a new therapeutic that targets the kappa opioid receptor in the brain may reduce alcohol dependence.
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Scripps Research scientists have found that LY2444296--a compound that selectively blocks the kappa opioid receptor (KOP)--may reduce drinking in cases of alcohol dependence in animal studies. The fi . . .
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A Scripps Research team found that a new therapeutic that targets the kappa opioid receptor in the brain may reduce alcohol dependence.
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Scripps Research scientists have found that LY2444296--a compound that selectively blocks the kappa opioid receptor (KOP)--may reduce drinking in cases of alcohol dependence in animal studies. The fi . . .