Oxytocin as a novel antagonist of the intoxicating and addictive effects of alcohol [ 2016 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Iain McGregor (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Andrew Clarkson ,  Dr Michael Bowen ,  Prof Inga Neumann ,  Prof Mary Collins Chebib

Brief description Alcohol is Australia’s most harmful recreational drug and more effective treatments for alcohol abuse are desperately needed. The CIs have shown that administering oxytocin reduces alcohol intoxication and consumption, and prevents alcohol from acting at specific sites in the brain that are central to alcohol’s intoxicating and addictive effects. This project probes the effects of oxytocin at these sites and the potential utility of targeting this interaction to treat alcohol-use disorders.

Funding Amount $739,106.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant