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. 2022 Jul;74(3):630–661. doi: 10.1124/pharmrev.121.000540

TABLE 5.

Summary of preclinical efficacy of group I mGlu receptor allosteric modulators in substance use disorder models

Receptor Type Compound Drug of Abuse Behavioral Effect References
mGlu1 PAM SYN119/Ro0711401 Cocaine Blocks incubation of cue-induced cocaine craving after extended-access self-administration Loweth et al., 2014
Methamphetamine No effect on incubation of methamphetamine craving after extended-access self-administration and withdrawal Murray et al., 2019
NAM JNJ-16259685 Alcohol Decreased responding under FR/PR schedules Besheer et al., 2008a,b
Cocaine and methamphetamine Decreased self-administration under a second-order reinforcement schedule of reinforcement (FI5-FR10) Achat-Mendes et al., 2012
CPCCOEt Alcohol Decreased self-administration under FR and PR schedules of reinforcement in alcohol-preferring P-rats or C57BL/6J mice;a,b,c reduced ethanol reinforcement, consumption, and expression of ethanol CPPd 1
(See footnotes.)
EMQMCM Nicotine Inhibited cue and nicotine-induced reinstatement of nicotine-seeking behavior Dravolina et al., 2007
Morphine and cocaine Inhibited the expression of locomotor sensitization Dravolina et al., 2006; Kotlinska and Bochenski, 2007
YM298198 Cocaine Decreased cocaine-primed reinstatement of cocaine seeking Schmidt et al., 2015
mGlu5 NAM MPEP/MTEP Cocaine, nicotine, heroin, and alcohol Attenuates self-administration (intravenous or oral) Ombelet et al., 1994; Kenny et al., 2003, 2005; Paterson et al., 2003; Bäckström et al., 2004; Tessari et al., 2004; Bespalov et al., 2005; Cowen et al., 2005, 2007; Lee et al., 2005; McMillen et al., 2005; Olive et al., 2005; Hodge et al., 2006; Lominac et al., 2006; Liechti and Markou, 2007; Besheer et al., 2008b; Palmatier et al., 2008;
Cocaine Attenuated cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking Bäckström and Hyytiä, 2007; Knackstedt et al., 2014; Knackstedt and Schwendt, 2016
Alcohol, cocaine, and nicotine Reduced breakpoints under PR reinforcement schedule Paterson et al., 2003; Besheer et al., 2008b
Methamphetamine Reduced incubated methamphetamine seeking; decreased self-administration under FR and PR schedules of reinforcement Gass et al., 2009; Murray et al., 2021
Partial NAM M-5MPEP/Br-5MPEPy Cocaine Decreased self-administration and attenuated the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine Gould et al., 2016

CPP, conditioned place preference; FI, fixed interval ;FR, fixed ratio; P, preferring; SYN119, mGlu1 PAM.

aCasabona et al., 1997.

bHodge et al., 2006.

cSchroeder et al., 2005.

dLominac et al., 2006.