| Literature DB >> 12801589 |
Elliott Richelson1, Mona Boules, Paul Fredrickson.
Abstract
Although many neuropeptides have been implicated in the pathophysiology of psychostimulant abuse, the tridecapeptide neurotensin holds a prominent position in this field due to the compelling literature on this peptide and psychostimulants. These data strongly support the hypothesis that a neurotensin agonist will be clinically useful to treat the abuse of psychostimulants, including nicotine. This paper reviews the evidence for a role for neurotensin in stimulant abuse and for a neurotensin agonist for its treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12801589 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(03)00388-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN: 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037