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Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice. Promise for whom?

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Anti-cocaine vaccine shows promise in mice.

Anti-cocaine vaccine shows promise in mice.

Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice. Promise for whom?

Joe Herzanek

Joe Herzanek, Chaplain and Author “Why Don’t They Just Quit?”

“Shows promise for the pharmaceutical industry to make lots of $$$ like they currently do with Suboxone.”

One more pill or potion to “help” addicts switch to a new drug

“Additional testing of the cocaine vaccine will be needed on mice, rats, and donkeys before it can be tested on humans. “This looks terrific but humans are not big mice,” he said.”

“but humans are not big mice” good catch.
~Joe

Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice

Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice An experimental vaccine tested on mice appears to nullify the effects of cocaine addiction by keeping it from affecting the central nervous system, CNN Health reported Jan. 5.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), about 1.1 million Americans abused cocaine in any form in 2008. When smoked, injected, or snorted, the well-known addictive substance causes euphoria and a heightened sense of energy in users. It can also dangerously accelerate heart rate and increase blood pressure.

The new cocaine vaccine, developed by a team of researchers led by Dr. Ronald Crystal at Weil Cornell Medical College, is a combination of “an inactive common-cold virus with a chemical that imitates cocaine,” according to CNN Health. It works by stimulating the auto-immune system to create antibodies that prevent cocaine from “passing through the blood-brain barrier.”

In the study, vaccinated mice injected with cocaine showed no reaction. Unvaccinated mice “went crazy,” Crystal said, becoming agitated and hyperactive. He said the results were “very promising.”

Crystal hopes the vaccine can be tested on humans in about two years. He said that if the vaccine works on humans, it might be adapted for use with nicotine, heroin, and other addictive substances.

Additional testing of the cocaine vaccine will be needed on mice, rats, and donkeys before it can be tested on humans. “This looks terrific but humans are not big mice,” he said.

The study, “Cocaine Analog Coupled to Disrupted Adenovirus: A Vaccine Strategy to Evoke High-titer Immunity Against Addictive Drugs,” appeared in the Jan. 4, 2011 issue of Molecular Therapy.

This article summarizes an external report or press release on research published in a scientific journal. When available, links to the sources are provided above.

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