Suppressing effect of baclofen on multiple alcohol-related behaviors in laboratory animals

G Colombo, GL Gessa - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This paper summarizes the several lines of experimental evidence demonstrating the ability
of the prototypic GABAB receptor agonist, baclofen, to suppress multiple alcohol-related …

Chronic chemogenetic stimulation of the nucleus accumbens produces lasting reductions in binge drinking and ameliorates alcohol-related morphological and …

DY Pozhidayeva, SP Farris, CM Goeke, EJ Firsick… - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Binge drinking is a dangerous pattern of behavior. We tested whether chronically
manipulating nucleus accumbens (NAc) activity (via clozapine-N-oxide (CNO) and Designer …

Rodent models and mechanisms of voluntary binge-like ethanol consumption: Examples, opportunities, and strategies for preclinical research

BM Fritz, SL Boehm II - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Binge ethanol consumption has widespread negative consequences for global public
health. Rodent models offer exceptional power to explore the neurobiology underlying and …

High Drinking in the Dark (HDID) mice are sensitive to the effects of some clinically relevant drugs to reduce binge-like drinking

JC Crabbe, AR Ozburn, P Metten… - Pharmacology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background There is a serious public health need for better understanding of alcohol use
disorder disease mechanisms and for improved treatments. At this writing, only three drugs …

GABAB Receptors and Alcohol Use Disorders: Preclinical Studies

AF Holtyn, EM Weerts - Behavioral Neurobiology of GABAB Receptor …, 2020 - Springer
Preclinical research over the past several decades has demonstrated a role for the γ-
aminobutyric acidB (GABAB) receptor in alcohol use disorder (AUD). This chapter offers an …

Enantioselective sequential‐flow synthesis of baclofen precursor via asymmetric 1, 4‐Addition and chemoselective hydrogenation on platinum/carbon/calcium …

H Ishitani, Y Furiya, S Kobayashi - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous‐flow synthesis of baclofen precursor (2) was achieved using achiral and chiral
heterogeneous catalysts in high yield with high enantioselectivity. The key steps are chiral …

Reducing effect of the novel positive allosteric modulator of the GABAB receptor, COR659, on binge-like alcohol drinking in male mice and rats

I Lorrai, C Shankula, JM Gaytan, T Kawamura… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale Binge drinking (BD) is a widespread drinkingpattern that may contribute to
promote the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). The comprehension of its …

R (+)-baclofen, but not S (−)-baclofen, alters alcohol self-administration in alcohol-preferring rats

I Lorrai, P Maccioni, GL Gessa, G Colombo - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Racemic baclofen [(±)-baclofen] has repeatedly been reported to suppress several alcohol-
motivated behaviors, including alcohol drinking and alcohol self-administration, in rats and …

Is R (+)‐baclofen the best option for the future of baclofen in alcohol dependence pharmacotherapy? Insights from the preclinical side

V Echeverry‐Alzate, J Jeanblanc, P Sauton… - Addiction …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For several decades, studies conducted to evaluate the efficacy of RS (±)‐Baclofen in the
treatment of alcohol dependence yielded contrasting results. Human and animal studies …

Non-genetic factors that influence methamphetamine intake in a genetic model of differential methamphetamine consumption

AM Stafford, C Reed, TJ Phillips - Psychopharmacology, 2020 - Springer
Rationale Genetic and non-genetic factors influence substance use disorders. Our previous
work in genetic mouse models focused on genetic factors that influence methamphetamine …