Investigational drugs for eating disorders.

Abstract:

:Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) each occur in about 0.5-1.5% of the population in westernised countries, and primarily affect women. At present, a variety of pharmacological treatments are used in addition to psychotherapy, with antidepressants being most the common. Currently available drugs, while helpful, fall far short of desired levels of efficacy. Based on current knowledge about neural mechanisms that regulate feeding behaviour, several classes of compounds are in development to treat eating disorders. These include cholecystokinin (CCK) antagonists, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) antagonists, histamine-3 (H3) receptor antagonists, neuropeptide Y (NPY) antagonists, and a variety of serotonin uptake inhibiting drugs. Based on currently available effective treatments, it seems reasonable that the serotonin uptake inhibiting drugs might hold the greatest likelihood of benefit for these illnesses, but the receptor antagonists in development might provide substantial improvement in response rates.

authors

Crow S

doi

10.1517/13543784.6.4.427

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-04-01 00:00:00

pages

427-36

issue

4

eissn

1354-3784

issn

1744-7658

journal_volume

6

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