D-Serine and D-Cycloserine Reduce Compulsive Alcohol Intake in Rats

There is considerable interest in NMDAR modulators to enhance memory and treat neuropsychiatric disorders such as addiction,depression, and schizophrenia.D-serine and D-cycloserine, the NMDAR activators at the glycine site, are of particular interest because theyhave been used in humans without serious adverse effects.

Our results indicate that HA-NMDAR modulators can reduce aversion-resistant alcohol drinking, and support testing ofD-serine and D-cycloserine asi mmediately accessible, FDA-approved drugs to treat AUDs.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25801502

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