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Ibudilast reduces alcohol drinking in multiple animal models of alcohol dependence: Ibudilast and alcohol

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Bell, Richard L., Lopez, Marcelo F., Cui, Changhai, Egli, Mark, Johnson, Kirk W., Franklin, Kelle M., Becker, Howard C.·2015·Addiction Biology

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Neuroinflammatory signaling pathways in the central nervous system are of current interest as potential pharmacotherapy targets for alcohol dependence. In this study, we examined the ability of ibudilast, a non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor, to reduce alcohol drinking and relapse in alcohol-preferring P rats, high-alcohol drinking HAD1 rats, and in mice made dependent on alcohol through cycles of alcohol vapor exposure. When administered twice daily, ibudilast reduced alcohol drinking in rats by approximately 50% and reduced drinking by alcohol-dependent mice at doses which had no effect in non-dependent mice. These findings support the viability of ibudilast as a possible treatment for alcohol dependence.

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Authors
Bell, R. L., Lopez, M. F., Cui, C., Egli, M., Johnson, K. W., Franklin, K. M., & Becker, H. C.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • MediciNova (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Egli, Mark
Venue
Addiction Biology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-11-11
Volume
20
Issue
1
Pages
38-42
ISSN
1355-6215 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1510797412
Cited by
138
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Addiction Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
  • PMC
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
ibudilast, alcoholism, alcohol consumption, alcohol relapse, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, neuroinflammation, pharmacotherapy
MeSH terms
Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Disease Models, Animal, Indolizines, Male, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors, Pyrazoles, Pyridines, Mice, Rats

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