Histone acetyl transferase activators and histone deacetylase inhibitors in the treatment of alcoholism
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorSubhash C. Pandey
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the reduction of a symptom of an alcohol withdrawal state comprising administering a modulator of histone acetylation.
Claims38
A method for reducing a symptom of an alcohol withdrawal state comprising the step of administering a modulator of histone acetylation in an amount effective to reduce the symptom of the alcohol withdrawal state.
A method for reducing a desire to consume alcohol comprising the step of administering a modulator of histone acetylation in an amount effective to reduce the desire to consume alcohol.
A method for identifying a pharmaceutical agent to treat a symptom of an alcohol withdrawal state comprising the step determining reduction of the symptom of the alcohol withdrawal state in an animal model after administration of a modulator of histone acetylation compared to the symptom in the absence of the modulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.