Successfully tested cocaine vaccine

According to UPI news agency, a source from US researchers, finding a vaccine to prevent the effects of cocaine on the brain of mice can lead to treatment for drug addiction in humans.

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The team of scientists at New York's Weill Cornell University School of Medicine said the vaccine binds and isolates cocaine molecules before it reaches the animal's brain, preventing excessive excitement. regards cocaine.

' Our impressive data shows that we can protect mice from the effects of cocaine, and we think this approach can be very promising in fighting child abuse. "Dr. Ronald G. Crystal, professor of genetic medicine at Weill Cornell University and head of the research team, said.

According to the researchers, the impact of the vaccine they created lasted at least 13 weeks.

' There have been many attempts to test immunity to cocaine, but this is the first attempt not to require multiple and expensive infusions, and it may lead to human trials. There is currently no vaccine to prevent the drug from being used by the US Food and Drug Administration , 'continued Crystal.

The results of this study, funded by the National Drug Abuse Research Institute, were published in the electronic edition of Molecular Therapy .