[EN] NEW TREATMENT FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE ADDICTION<br/>[FR] NOUVEAU TRAITEMENT POUR UNE DÉPENDANCE À UNE SUBSTANCE CHIMIQUE
申请人:DICKSON SUZANNE L
公开号:WO2009020419A1
公开(公告)日:2009-02-12
The present invention provides a method for the treatment of chemical substance abuse by selectively inhibiting ghrelin activity in humans comprising administering to a human in need thereof a therapeutically-effective amount of a ghrelin receptor ligand (GHS-RL). The ghrelin receptor ligand (GHS-RL) can be selected from the group consisting of a ghrelin receptor antagonist (GHS-RA), a ghrelin receptor inverse agonist (GHS-RIA), and a ghrelin receptor partial agonist (GHS-RPA). More specifically, the invention provides a method for treating alcohol related disorders in humans comprising administering to a human in need thereof a therapeutically-effective amount of a compound which is a ghrelin receptor ligand (GHS-RL), such as a ghrelin receptor antagonist (GHS-RA), a ghrelin receptor inverse agonist (GHS-RIA) and a ghrelin receptor partial agonist (GHS-RPA).