Potential neuroprotective effects of acamprosate

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2002 Apr;26(4):586-92.

Abstract

This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2001 RSA Meeting in Montreal, Canada. The organizers were Barbara J. Mason and George F. Koob. Anita M. Goodman served as chair. The presentations were (1) Acamprosate inhibits alcohol withdrawal-induced neurotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal cultures, by John Littleton; (2) Acamprosate alteration of NMDA receptor-dependent synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity, by George R. Siggins; (3) Acamprosate and glutamate during ethanol withdrawal, by Philippe De Witte; (4) Clinical evidence of protective CNS effects of acamprosate in alcohol-dependent individuals, by Barbara J. Mason.

Publication types

  • Congress
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acamprosate
  • Alcohol Deterrents / pharmacology
  • Alcohol Deterrents / therapeutic use*
  • Alcoholism / drug therapy*
  • Alcoholism / metabolism
  • Alcoholism / psychology
  • Animals
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Neuroprotective Agents / pharmacology
  • Neuroprotective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / metabolism
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / psychology
  • Synaptic Transmission / drug effects
  • Synaptic Transmission / physiology
  • Taurine / analogs & derivatives
  • Taurine / pharmacology
  • Taurine / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Alcohol Deterrents
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Taurine
  • Acamprosate