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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 679-690 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 27 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)