Acamprosate calcium
Chemical Name: 3-(Acetylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid hemicalcium salt
Biological Activity
Acamprosate calcium is a GABA receptor agonist and modulator of glutamatergic systems. Reduces alcohol consumption in animal models of alcohol addiction.Technical Data
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Background References
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Acamprosate and alcohol: I. Effects on alcohol intake following alcohol deprivation in the rat.
Spanagel et al.
Eur.J.Pharmacol., 1996;305:39 -
Acamprosate enhances N-MthD.-aspartate receptor-mediated neurotransmission but inhibits presynaptic GABA(B) receptors in nucleus accumbens neurons.
Berton et al.
Alcohol Clin.Exp.Res., 1998;22:183 -
Interaction of acampr. with ethanol and spermine on NMDA receptors in primary cultured neurons.
Popp and Lovinger
Eur.J.Pharmacol., 2000;394:221
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