Treatment of Cocaine Addiction with Viruses

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dc.contributor.authorShaglouf, Khadija Ramadan
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-20T10:31:22Z
dc.date.available2019-04-20T10:31:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-30
dc.descriptionCocaine is an extremely addictive drug that acts on the brain causing it to release excessive levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine to produce a feeling of euphoria or extreme pleasure. A number of medications acting as agonists, antagonists, or antidepressants have been evaluated in both animal models and humans, with only limited success. However, there is a new approach to treat cocaine dependence with viruses. There are different ways to utilize viruses such as using Filamentous bacteriophages that have anti-cocaine antibodies on their surfaces, Adenovirus-based vaccine, and by viral gene transfer of butyrylcholinesterase.en_US
dc.description.abstractThere are many pharmacological approaches and behavioral interventions that can limit the addiction of cocaine, but with a small success. However, there are new methods that have been studied over the past few years such as immunopharmacotherapy that target cocaine molecules which is assisted by adenoviruses, phage therapy, and the use of viral gene transfer of cocaine degrading enzymesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.limu.edu.ly/handle/123456789/705
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherfaculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical Universityen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.titleTreatment of Cocaine Addiction with Virusesen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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