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).
本发明提供了一种治疗人类
化学物质滥用的方法,该方法通过选择性抑制人体中的
胃饥饿素活性,包括向需要治疗的人类中投与治疗有效量的
胃饥饿素受体
配体(GHS-RL)。
胃饥饿素受体
配体(GHS-RL)可以从以下组中选择,包括
胃饥饿素受体拮抗剂(GHS-RA)、
胃饥饿素受体逆激动剂(GHS-RIA)和
胃饥饿素受体部分激动剂(GHS-RPA)。更具体地,本发明提供了一种治疗人类
酒精相关障碍的方法,包括向需要治疗的人类中投与治疗有效量的化合物,该化合物是
胃饥饿素受体
配体(GHS-RL),例如
胃饥饿素受体拮抗剂(GHS-RA)、
胃饥饿素受体逆激动剂(GHS-RIA)和
胃饥饿素受体部分激动剂(GHS-RPA)。