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mecamylamine and Psychoses

mecamylamine has been researched along with Psychoses in 3 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.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" We compared smokers with schizophrenia (SS; n=27) and control smokers (CS; n=26) on smoking and psychiatric outcomes at baseline, during acute smoking abstinence and reinstatement, and with pre-treatment using the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) antagonist mecamylamine (MEC) in a human laboratory setting."9.12Effects of acute abstinence, reinstatement, and mecamylamine on biochemical and behavioral measures of cigarette smoking in schizophrenia. ( Creeden, CL; George, TP; Jatlow, PI; Sacco, KA; Vessicchio, JC; Weinberger, AH, 2007)
" We compared smokers with schizophrenia (SS; n=27) and control smokers (CS; n=26) on smoking and psychiatric outcomes at baseline, during acute smoking abstinence and reinstatement, and with pre-treatment using the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) antagonist mecamylamine (MEC) in a human laboratory setting."5.12Effects of acute abstinence, reinstatement, and mecamylamine on biochemical and behavioral measures of cigarette smoking in schizophrenia. ( Creeden, CL; George, TP; Jatlow, PI; Sacco, KA; Vessicchio, JC; Weinberger, AH, 2007)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19902 (66.67)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (33.33)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
DEMING, QB1
HODES, ME1
EDREIRA, JG1
BALTAZAR, A1
HARINGTON, M1
KINCAID-SMITH, P1
Weinberger, AH1
Sacco, KA1
Creeden, CL1
Vessicchio, JC1
Jatlow, PI1
George, TP1

Trials

1 trial available for mecamylamine and Psychoses

ArticleYear
Effects of acute abstinence, reinstatement, and mecamylamine on biochemical and behavioral measures of cigarette smoking in schizophrenia.
    Schizophrenia research, 2007, Volume: 91, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Cotinine; Demography; Depression; Female; Humans; Male; Mecamylamine; Nicotine

2007

Other Studies

2 other studies available for mecamylamine and Psychoses

ArticleYear
Psychosis, possibly induced by mecamylamine.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1957, Apr-18, Volume: 256, Issue:16

    Topics: Autonomic Agents; Humans; Mecamylamine; Mental Disorders; Psychoses, Substance-Induced; Psychotic Di

1957
Psychosis and tremor due to mecamylamine.
    Lancet (London, England), 1958, Mar-08, Volume: 1, Issue:7019

    Topics: Autonomic Agents; Humans; Mecamylamine; Mental Disorders; Psychoses, Substance-Induced; Psychotic Di

1958