Search for dissertations about: "varenicline"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word varenicline.

  2. 1. Studies on new pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence - and the importance of objective markers of alcohol consumption

    Author : Andrea deBejczy; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol dependence; mirtazapine; varenicline; org 25935; alcohol markers; phosphatidylethanol; randomized controlled clinical trials RCT ; treatment; glycine transporter inhibitor; nAChR;

    Abstract : This thesis will guide you through three randomized controlled trials (RCT) on three pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence; the antidepressant drug mirtazapine, the smoking cessation drug varenicline and the glycine-uptake inhibitor Org 25935. The mirtazapine study was an investigator initiated single-center harm-reduction study with alcohol consumption measured by self-report in a diary as main outcome. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dopaminergic lnterference for Treatment of Schizophrenia and Alcohol Use Disorder - an experimental study in rats

    Author : Klara Danielsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dopamine; striatum; addiction; schizophrenia;

    Abstract : The neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in several different physiological functions as well as pathological conditions. Two conditions that have been suggested to be related to a low dopaminergic tone in the ventral striatum are substance use disorder, and negative symptoms in schizophrenia, both of which are difficult to treat. READ MORE