EFFECT OF CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKERS ON ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION IN ALCOHOL-DRINKING MONKEYS

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REZVANI, AH [1 ]
GRADY, DR [1 ]
JANOWSKY, DS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV N CAROLINA, SCH MED, DEPT PSYCHIAT, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599 USA
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ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM | 1991年 / 26卷 / 02期
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10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a045097
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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Experiments were performed to determine the effect of the calcium-channel blockers verapamil and diltiazem on ethanol preference in monkeys. Two days of administration of 10 mg/kg verapamil but not diltiazem or saline significantly decreased ethanol intake in all monkeys tested. Chronic treatment with verapamil, but not saline, dose-dependently attenuated alcohol intake, without significantly influencing water intake. These findings suggest that verapamil exerts an inhibitory action on ethanol preference in chronically alcohol-drinking monkeys, possibly by interfering with Ca2+-channels and/or by interacting with the activity of certain central neurotransmitters.
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