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mecamylamine and Alcohol Drinking

mecamylamine has been researched along with Alcohol Drinking in 16 studies

Mecamylamine: A nicotinic antagonist that is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and crosses the blood-brain barrier. Mecamylamine has been used as a ganglionic blocker in treating hypertension, but, like most ganglionic blockers, is more often used now as a research tool.

Alcohol Drinking: Behaviors associated with the ingesting of ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, including social drinking.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" We have performed a dose-response study for intrahippocampal nicotine (CA1) on acquisition and extinction of the lever-press response and antagonization test by co-administration of mecamylamine."5.33Intrahippocampal nicotine in alcohol drinking rats--effects on lever-press response. ( Darbra, S; Ferré, N; García-Rebollo, Y, 2005)
"Individuals had current alcohol dependence (n = 128), had an average age of 48."2.87Mecamylamine treatment for alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled trial. ( Arias, A; Gueorguieva, R; Jane, JS; Krystal, JH; O'Brien, E; O'Malley, SS; Petrakis, IL; Ralevski, E; Sevarino, KA, 2018)
"Mecamylamine is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) antagonist that was recently used in a clinical trial to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD) in both smokers and non-smokers."2.87Tobacco use during a clinical trial of mecamylamine for alcohol dependence: Medication effects on smoking and associations with reductions in drinking. ( McKee, SA; Petrakis, IL; Ralevski, E; Roberts, W; Verplaetse, TL, 2018)
"Within the PTSD group, combat exposure was associated with increased drinking independent of the severity of PTSD symptoms."2.79Characteristics and drinking patterns of veterans with alcohol dependence with and without post-traumatic stress disorder. ( Arias, AJ; Fuehrlein, B; Jane, JS; O'Brien, E; Petrakis, IL; Ralevski, E, 2014)
" We have performed a dose-response study for intrahippocampal nicotine (CA1) on acquisition and extinction of the lever-press response and antagonization test by co-administration of mecamylamine."1.33Intrahippocampal nicotine in alcohol drinking rats--effects on lever-press response. ( Darbra, S; Ferré, N; García-Rebollo, Y, 2005)
" The lack of a clear dose-response relationship for the agonist and the antagonist indicates that the interaction between the NAc nicotinic system and ETOH self-administration is complex."1.30Effects of nicotine and mecamylamine microinjections into the nucleus accumbens on ethanol and sucrose self-administration. ( Chappell, AM; Nadal, R; Samson, HH, 1998)
"Nicotine was seen to produce a dose-dependent increase in ethanol drinking behavior which commenced at the 5% ethanol concentration and continued at 8% and again at 10%."1.30Exposure to nicotine enhances acquisition of ethanol drinking by laboratory rats in a limited access paradigm. ( Amit, Z; Gaskin, S; Horan, JT; Smith, BR, 1999)

Research

Studies (16)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's5 (31.25)18.2507
2000's7 (43.75)29.6817
2010's4 (25.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Petrakis, IL3
Ralevski, E3
Gueorguieva, R1
O'Malley, SS1
Arias, A1
Sevarino, KA1
Jane, JS2
O'Brien, E2
Krystal, JH1
Roberts, W1
Verplaetse, TL1
McKee, SA1
Fuehrlein, B1
Arias, AJ1
Maddux, JN1
Chaudhri, N1
Kuzmin, A1
Jerlhag, E1
Liljequist, S1
Engel, J1
Farook, JM1
Lewis, B1
Gaddis, JG1
Littleton, JM1
Barron, S1
Ford, MM1
Fretwell, AM1
Nickel, JD1
Mark, GP1
Strong, MN1
Yoneyama, N1
Finn, DA1
Chi, H2
de Wit, H2
García-Rebollo, Y1
Darbra, S1
Ferré, N1
Young, EM1
Mahler, S1
Katner, SN1
McBride, WJ1
Lumeng, L1
Li, TK2
Murphy, JM1
Nadal, R1
Chappell, AM1
Samson, HH1
Ericson, M1
Blomqvist, O1
Engel, JA1
Söderpalm, B1
Smith, BR1
Horan, JT1
Gaskin, S1
Amit, Z1
Lê, AD1
Corrigall, WA1
Harding, JW1
Juzytsch, W1
Hodges, H1
Allen, Y1
Sinden, J1
Mitchell, SN1
Arendt, T1
Lantos, PL1
Gray, JA1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Does Varenicline Influence Alcohol Consumption in Alcohol Dependent Individuals?[NCT00846859]Phase 2162 participants (Actual)Interventional2009-03-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trials

5 trials available for mecamylamine and Alcohol Drinking

ArticleYear
Mecamylamine treatment for alcohol dependence: a randomized controlled trial.
    Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2018, Volume: 113, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Ambulatory Care; Comorbidity; Craving; Double-Blind Method; Fem

2018
Tobacco use during a clinical trial of mecamylamine for alcohol dependence: Medication effects on smoking and associations with reductions in drinking.
    Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2018, Volume: 94

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Mecamylamine; Middle

2018
Characteristics and drinking patterns of veterans with alcohol dependence with and without post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Addictive behaviors, 2014, Volume: 39, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Adult; Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Comorbidity; Co

2014
Mecamylamine attenuates the subjective stimulant-like effects of alcohol in social drinkers.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2003, Volume: 27, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Blood Pressure; Double-Blind Method; Drug Interactions; Ethanol; Female; He

2003
Mecamylamine and ethanol preference in healthy volunteers.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2005, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Affect; Alcohol Drinking; Choice Behavior; Double-Blind Method; Ethanol; Female; Heart Rate;

2005

Other Studies

11 other studies available for mecamylamine and Alcohol Drinking

ArticleYear
Nicotine-induced enhancement of Pavlovian alcohol-seeking behavior in rats.
    Psychopharmacology, 2017, Volume: 234, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Conditioning, Classical; Cues; Drug-Seeking Behavior; Male; Mecamylamine;

2017
Effects of subunit selective nACh receptors on operant ethanol self-administration and relapse-like ethanol-drinking behavior.
    Psychopharmacology, 2009, Volume: 203, Issue:1

    Topics: Aconitine; Administration, Oral; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Central Ne

2009
Effects of mecamylamine on alcohol consumption and preference in male C57BL/6J mice.
    Pharmacology, 2009, Volume: 83, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Choice Behavior; Disease Models, Animal; Drinking; Drug Evaluation, Precl

2009
The influence of mecamylamine on ethanol and sucrose self-administration.
    Neuropharmacology, 2009, Volume: 57, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Choice Behavior; Conditioning, Operant; Dose-Respon

2009
Intrahippocampal nicotine in alcohol drinking rats--effects on lever-press response.
    European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2005, Volume: 15, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Conditioning, Operant; Dose-Respo

2005
Effects of cholinergic agents on locomotor activity of P and NP rats.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 1996, Volume: 20, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Arousal; Brain; Cholinergic Agents; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Fem

1996
Effects of nicotine and mecamylamine microinjections into the nucleus accumbens on ethanol and sucrose self-administration.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 1998, Volume: 22, Issue:6

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Dopamine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Male; Mecamyla

1998
Voluntary ethanol intake in the rat and the associated accumbal dopamine overflow are blocked by ventral tegmental mecamylamine.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1998, Oct-09, Volume: 358, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Dopamine; Extracellular Space; Male; Mecamylamine; Microdialysis; Nicotin

1998
Exposure to nicotine enhances acquisition of ethanol drinking by laboratory rats in a limited access paradigm.
    Psychopharmacology, 1999, Volume: 142, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Male; Mecamylamine; Nicotine; Rats; Rats, Wistar; R

1999
Involvement of nicotinic receptors in alcohol self-administration.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2000, Volume: 24, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcohol Drinking; Animals; Conditioning, Operant; Dihydro-beta-Erythroidine; Male; Mecamylamine; Nic

2000
The effects of cholinergic drugs and cholinergic-rich foetal neural transplants on alcohol-induced deficits in radial maze performance in rats.
    Behavioural brain research, 1991, Apr-18, Volume: 43, Issue:1

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Animals; Brain Mapping; Brain Tissue Transplantation; C

1991