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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2019 May 18;103:384–398. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.05.014

Table 1:

New drug Targets of potential interest in AUD.

Target Drug Drug Activity Key Finding Reference
PPARγ
  • Pioglitazone

Agonism
  • Reduce SA

  • Reduce stress-induced reinstatement

(Stopponi et al., 2011)
PPARα
  • Fenofibrate

  • Tesaglitazar

  • Bezafibrate

Agonism
  • Reduce SA

(Blednov et al., 2015)
PDE4
  • Rolipram

Inhibition
  • Reduce SA

(Wen et al., 2012)
PDE10
  • TP-10

Inhibition
  • Reduce SA

(Logrip et al., 2014)
CRF1R
  • CRA1000

  • MTIP

  • MPZP

  • LWH-63

  • Antalarmin

  • KO mice

  • D-Phe-CRF(12–41)

Antagonism
  • Reduce SA

  • Reduce withdrawal

(Chu et al., 2007; Funk et al., 2007; Gehlert et al., 2007; Gilpin et al., 2008; Knapp et al., 2004; Richardson et al., 2008; Sabino et al., 2006; Sommer et al., 2008)
NOP
  • N/OFQ

  • Ro 64–6198

  • LY2940094

  • KO rats

Agonism
Antagonism
  • Reduce CPP

  • Reduce SA

  • Reduce withdrawal

(Ciccocioppo et al., 2004; Ciccocioppo et al., 1999; Economidou et al., 2011; Kallupi et al., 2017; Kuzmin et al., 2003; Martin-Fardon et al., 2000; Rorick-Kehn et al., 2016)
OX1
  • SB-334867

  • Reduce cue- and stress-induced reinstatement

(Lawrence et al., 2006; Richards et al., 2008)
NPSR
  • NPS

Agonism
  • Increase cue-induced reinstatement

  • Reduce SA in alcohol-preferring rats

(Cannella et al., 2009; Cannella et al., 2016; Ruggeri et al., 2010)
NK1R Antagonism
  • Reduce SA

  • Reduce CPP

  • Reduce stress-induced reinstatement

(Ayanwuyi et al., 2015; George et al., 2008; Schank et al., 2011; Thorsell et al., 2010)
mAChR subtype 5
  • ML375

NAM
  • Reduce SA

  • Reduce cue-induced reinstatement

(Berizzi et al., 2018)

SA= Self Administration; CPP=Conditioned Place Preference; NAM= Negative Allosteric Modulator.