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Alcoholism Therapy
Studies from Medical University of Lodz in the area of alcoholism therapy described
April 10th, 2007
A report, "Effect of repeated treatment with topiramate on the beta-endorphin plasma level in rats selectively bred for high and low alcohol preference," is newly published data in Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. According to recent research from Poland, "Recent research indicates that topiramate has a role in the treatment of alcohol dependence. Topiramate has multiple mechanisms of action including enhancement of GABA-ergic inhibitory transmission and blocking excitatory glutamate neurotransmission, and modulating voltage-gated sodium and calcium ion channels and inhibiting carbonic anhydrase." "In this study, we examined the...
Source: Drug Law Weekly (2007-04-10)
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