Posted by noa on October 8, 2000, at 9:26:08
The Post had a small article about research (in Switzerland, I
believe) that could lead to anti-anxiety meds that address the
anxiety without the usual benzo side effects. Apparently, benzos
act upon four receptor subunits. So, they bred mice selectively
so that they had mice with all possible combos of responsive and
non-responsive subunits.Lo and behold, they discovered that it is only ONE of the four
affected subunits that is the one that causes the desired anti-
anxiety effect, and the mice with just that receptor subunit
working had none of the undesired (side) effects.THis is so cool, because now it is possible to create meds that do
what is needed without all the drowsiness, addictive potential,
etc. This could be a major turning point for millions of people!!
poster:noa
thread:45948
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