Nicotine Vaccine Reduces Nicotine Distribution to Brain.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Vaccine Weekly | February 23, 2000 | Copyright

2000 FEB 23 - (NewsRx.com) --

A vaccine to help reduce peoples dependence on nicotine may be in the not too distant future, suggested researchers from the United States.

"Vaccination of animals to elicit drug-specific antibodies, or the passive transfer of such antibodies from other animals, can reduce the behavioral effects of drugs such as cocaine and heroin," wrote P.R. Pentel and colleagues, Hennepin City Medical Center, Minnesota. "To study the potential application of this approach to treating nicotine dependence, IgG was isolated from rabbits ...

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