申请人:Mitchell Jennifer
公开号:US20060258647A1
公开(公告)日:2006-11-16
The present invention provides a method of mitigating a symptom of maladaptive substance use in a subject by inhibiting CCK
B
receptors. In addition, the invention provides a variety of prescreening and screening methods aimed at identifying agents that modulate a symptom of maladaptive substance use. Methods of the invention can involve assaying test agent binding to CCK
B
receptors. Alternatively, test agents can be screened for their ability to alter the level of CCK
B
receptor polypeptides, polynucleotides, or function. Finally, the invention also provides a diagnostic method that entails measuring one or more of these levels and determining risk for maladaptive substance use based on comparison to the corresponding level for a control population.