Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20838775›Full record

Trial reportPsychopharmacology2011

Minocycline attenuates subjective rewarding effects of dextroamphetamine in humans.

Mehmet Sofuoglu, Marc Mooney, Thomas Kosten, Andrew Waters, Kenji Hashimoto

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psychopharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Neutrophil-lymphocyte and Platelet-lymphocyte Ratios among Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder: A Preliminary Study.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021
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  20. Glial mechanisms underlying substance use disorders.The European journal of neuroscience · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehmet SofuogluDepartment of Psychiatry and VA Connecticut Healthcare System, School of Medicine, Yale University, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, USA. Mehmet.Sofuoglu@yale.edu
Marc Mooney
Thomas Kosten
Andrew Waters
Kenji Hashimoto
Baylor College of Medicine · USCenter for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University · JPUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USUniversity of Minnesota · USYale University · US

Funding

GABAERGIC &GLUTAMATERGIC AGENTS--COCAINE USE IN METHADONE MAINTENANCEP50DA012762 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KOSTEN, THOMAS RICHARD · 1999 to 2003
$3.8M
COMORBIDITY IN COCAINE AND OPIOID PHARMACOTHERAPYK05DA000454 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KOSTEN, THOMAS RICHARD · 2000 to 2010
$1.3M
Combination Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine DependenceK01DA019446 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI MOONEY, MARC E · 2006 to 2010
$583k
Human Laboratory Studies for Stimulant AddictionK02DA021304 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SOFUOGLU, MEHMET · 2008 to 2011
$460k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA019446NIDA NIH HHS K01-DA-019446NIDA NIH HHS K02 DA021304NIDA NIH HHS K02-DA021304NIDA NIH HHS K05 DA000454NIDA NIH HHS K05-DA0454NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA012762NIDA NIH HHS P50-DA12762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleMinocycline, a tetracycline antibiotic, interacts with brain glutamate and dopamine neurotransmission. In preclinical studies, minocycline attenuated amphetamine-induced acute dopamine release and subsequent behavioral sensitization. The goal of this study was to determine minocycline's effects on the acute physiological, behavioral, and subjective responses to dextroamphetamine (DAMP) in healthy volunteers.

methodsTen healthy volunteers participated in an outpatient double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Subjects had a 5-day treatment period with either minocycline (200 mg/day) or placebo and then were crossed over for 5 days of the other treatment. After 2 days of taking the study medication, on days 3 and 4, subjects were randomly assigned to double-blind acute challenge with either 20 mg/70 kg DAMP or placebo DAMP (randomly labeled as drug A or B) and then crossed over to the other challenge. On day 5 (experimental session 3), subjects had the opportunity to self-administer either placebo or DAMP capsules by working on a progressive ratio computer task.

resultsMinocycline attenuated DAMP-induced subjective rewarding effects but did not change DAMP choice behavior. Minocycline treatment speeded reaction times on a Go No-Go task and reduced plasma cortisol levels.

conclusionsThese findings warrant further studies examining the potential use of minocycline for stimulant addiction.

Indexed as

RewardAdultCentral Nervous System StimulantsChoice BehaviorDextroamphetamineDrug InteractionsFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMinocyclinePlacebosReaction TimeSelf AdministrationCentral Nervous System StimulantsDextroamphetamineHydrocortisoneMinocyclinePlacebos

Identifiers

PMID20838775
PMCPMC3014439
OpenAlexW2122483453

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