Targeting the ubiquitin-proteasome system for cancer treatment: discovering novel inhibitors from nature and drug repurposing

CL Soave, T Guerin, J Liu, QP Dou - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2017 - Springer
In the past 15 years, the proteasome has been validated as an anti-cancer drug target and
20S proteasome inhibitors (such as bortezomib and carfilzomib) have been approved by the …

Acamprosate for treatment of alcohol dependence: mechanisms, efficacy, and clinical utility

K Witkiewitz, K Saville, K Hamreus - Therapeutics and clinical risk …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Acamprosate, or N-acetyl homotaurine, is an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulator
approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a pharmacological treatment for …

Mystical-type experiences occasioned by ketamine mediate its impact on at-risk drinking: Results from a randomized, controlled trial

RL Rothberg, N Azhari, NA Haug… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Sub-anesthetic ketamine administration may be helpful for substance use
disorders. Converging evidence suggests that the efficacy of ketamine for certain conditions …

Increased extracellular glutamate in the nucleus accumbens promotes excessive ethanol drinking in ethanol dependent mice

WC Griffin III, HL Haun, CL Hazelbaker… - …, 2014 - nature.com
Using a well-established model of ethanol dependence and relapse, this study examined
adaptations in glutamatergic transmission in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and their role in …

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: outpatient management

SM Tiglao, ES Meisenheimer, RC Oh - American family physician, 2021 - aafp.org
Approximately one-half of patients with alcohol use disorder who abruptly stop or reduce
their alcohol use will develop signs or symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. The …

Pharmacotherapies and personalized medicine for alcohol use disorder: a review

FW Lohoff - Pharmacogenomics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent and among the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality in the United States. Pharmacotherapies for AUD are limited, thus making …

Effects of acamprosate on attentional set‐shifting and cellular function in the prefrontal cortex of chronic alcohol‐exposed mice

W Hu, B Morris, A Carrasco… - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) inhibits impulsive and compulsive
behaviors that characterize drug abuse and dependence. Acamprosate is the leading …

Alcohol dehydrogenase modulates quorum sensing in biofilm formations of Acinetobacter baumannii

K Zhang, X Yang, J Yang, X Qiao, F Li, X Liu, J Wei… - Microbial …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a common opportunistic nosocomial pathogen,
which is able to produce biofilms on the surface of indwelling medical devices, and …

Class I HDAC inhibitors: potential new epigenetic therapeutics for alcohol use disorder (AUD)

E Bourguet, K Ozdarska, G Moroy… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) represents a serious public health issue, and discovery of new
therapies is a pressing necessity. Alcohol exposure has been widely demonstrated to …

Primary care management of alcohol use disorder and at-risk drinking: Part 2: counsel, prescribe, connect

S Spithoff, M Kahan - Canadian family physician, 2015 - cfp.ca
Objective To provide primary care physicians with evidence-based information and advice
on the management of at-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Sources of …