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Immune System Shows Promise in Fight Against Opioid Cravings
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The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates. Erin Calipari, assistant professor of pharmacology and corresponding author on a paper in The Journal of Neuroscience, says there’s promise in specific immune system peptides – amino acid compounds that signal cells how to function. In this case, they may be affecting brain activity and, by extension, drug cravings. • Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter: / vanderbiltu , on Instagram: / vanderbiltu and on Facebook: / vanderbilt . • See all Vanderbilt social media at http://social.vanderbilt.edu.
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