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US: Psychiatric Drug Shows Promise

Mayrav Saar

Orange County Register (CA)

Tuesday 02 May 2000


Subject: US: Psychiatric Drug Shows Promise
Pubdate: Tue, 02 May 2000
Source: Orange County Register (CA)
Author: Mayrav Saar

PSYCHIATRIC DRUG SHOWS PROMISE

University of California, Irvine, researchers said Monday that they've
created a marijuana-like chemical to treat psychiatric disorders.

The brain naturally creates marijuana-like anandamide to block the
production of dopamine - a suspected culprit in schizophrenia and
Tourette's syndrome. UCI researchers created an anandamide analogue
that has a similar affect on dopamine, said UCI pharmacology professor
Daniele Piomelli.

The drug has been tested on rats and is probably a long way from human
consumption, but Piomelli hopes it will eventually be an alternative
to current sedating dopamine blockers on the market.

 

 

 

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