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Β_Lactam Antibiotics Against Drug Addiction: A Novel Therapeutic Option Publisher Pubmed



Esmailishahzadealiakbari P1 ; Ghaderi A1 ; Hosseini SMM2 ; Nejat F3 ; Saeedimofrad M4 ; Karimihouyeh M4 ; Ghattan A4 ; Etemadi A4 ; Rasoulian E5 ; Khezri A6
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  1. 1. Department of Addiction Studies, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Azad Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, United States
  4. 4. Student Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Anesthesia, School of Allied Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Drug Development Research Published:2023


Abstract

Drug addiction as a problem for the health of the individual and the society is the result of a complex process in which there is an interaction between brain nuclei and neurotransmitters (such as glutamate). β-lactam antibiotics, due to their enhancing properties on the glutamate transporter glutamate transporter-1, can affect and counteract the addictive mechanisms of drugs through the regulation of extracellular glutamate. Since glutamate is a key neurotransmitter in the development of drug addiction, it seems that β-lactams can be considered as a promising treatment for addiction. However, more research in this field is necessary to identify other mechanisms involved in their effectiveness. This article is a review of the studies conducted on the effect of β-lactam administration in preventing the development of drug addiction, as well as their possible cellular and molecular mechanisms. This review suggests the clinical use of β-lactam antibiotics that have weak antimicrobial properties (such as clavulanic acid) in the treatment of drug dependence. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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