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Rational Development of AddictionPharmacotherapies: Successes, Failures,and Prospects
R. Christopher Pierce1, Charles P. O’Brien2, Paul J. Kenny3, and Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren4,5
1Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
2Treatment Research Center Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
3Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute—Florida, Jupiter,
4Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University
Medical Center Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
5Department of Animals in Science and Society, Division of Behavioural Neuroscience,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 2, 3584 CM Utrecht,The Netherlands
Correspondence: [email protected]
There are currently effective, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapiesfor alcohol, nicotine, and opioid addiction. In some cases these therapeutics were rationallydesigned and tested using a combination of various animal models of addiction. In manycases, however, effective drug therapies for addiction were derived from the testing of com-pounds developed for other CNS disorders (e.g., analgesics and antidepressants), which weretested clinically in the absence of prior animal research using addiction models. This articlewill review the development of eight compounds that are currently most effective in thetreatment of alcohol, opioid, and nicotine addiction with an emphasis on pharmacologicalmechanisms as well as the utility of animal models of addiction in the development of thesetherapeutics. In contrast to these successes, animal research has identified a number ofpromising medications for the treatment of psychostimulant addiction, none of whichhave proven to be effective clinically. This raises questions about the validity of currentanimal models of psychostimulant addiction. A specific example of an apparently promisingpharmacotherapeutic for cocaine addiction (the D1 dopamine receptor antagonist ecopi-pam) that failed clinically will be examined to determine if this truly represents a challenge tothe predictive validity of current models of cocaine addiction. In addition, the developmentof promising cocaine addiction therapeutics derived from animal research will be reviewed.
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The earliest references to animal models of thedevelopmentofmorerecentaddictionphar-
addiction in the literature all referred to
macotherapies, the first successes came from
work on opioids, mainly morphine. Research
drugs that were developed for other purposes.
using animal models prior to 1960 used the
Forexample, methadone, the first trulysuccessful
term addiction loosely given that the drug of
addiction therapeutic, was originally developed
abuse was experimenter delivered. For example,
at Hoechst in the 1930s as an analgesic. Metha-
Plant and Pierce (1928) administered very
done was tested for analgesic efficacy by scientists
high doses of morphine to dogs daily for 2 –3
at Lilly and Wellcome in the 1940s (Scott et al.
months. Indeed, the doses chosen were toxic
1947; Thorp et al. 1947). In early papers, metha-
in some cases as the investigtors reported that
done was sometimes spelled methadon and also
“two of our animals died in convulsions on dos-
was called dolophine. As an aside, it has been
es of 190 and 220 mg. per kilogram.” At that
erroneously reported that methadone, which
time, the severity of the withdrawal syndrome
was developed in Germany, was originally named
was thought to be the primary factor contribut-
after Hitler (i.e., adolophine). Then as now, a ma-
ing to relapse among opioid-dependent hu-
jor goal of opioid research was to identify effec-
mans. Therefore, Plant and Pierce sought to ex-
tive analgesics that lacked an addiction liability.
amine and characterize opioid withdrawal in
Therefore, methadone was tested by a group of
animals. Following cessation of morphine treat-
prominent behavioral pharmacologists whose
ment, they noted that “five of our dogs showed
findings were summed up as follows: “we believe
that unlessthe manufacture and use of methadon
first week of withdrawal, in that they became
are controlled addiction to it will become a seri-
very cross” and “one animal died in convulsions
ous public health problem” (Isbell et al. 1947).
on the third day of withdrawal” (Plant and
This conclusion was based in part on reports
Pierce 1928). These authors summed up their
from their patients (recovering addicts) such as:
observations as follows: “The period of addic-
“That is great stuff. I wouldn’t have believed it
tion in dogs has given a picture that follows
possible for a synthetic drug to be so like mor-
closely the description of addiction in man [in-
phine. Can you get it outside? Will it be put
cluding vomiting, constipation, hypersensitive-
under the narcotic laws? I wish I could get it to
ness, scratching, irritability, and decrease in nar-
kick my next habit.” The investigators also noted
cotic action of the drug].” Note that Pierce and
that “methadon prevented the appearance of
Plant defined addiction as opioid withdrawal
signs of physical dependence in 12 men who
and tolerance (Plant and Pierce 1928).
had been proved to be addicted to morphine”
The first valid animal model of addiction
(Isbell et al. 1947). These observations suggested
was developed in the early 1960s. As a first step
that methadone might be used to treat opioid
toward developing a model in which animals
addiction. This idea was not tested until the
self-administer drugs of abuse, two water-de-
1960s, with the publication of the landmark
prived rhesus monkeys were trained to press a
study by Dole and Nyswander (1965), which
lever to receive intravenous infusions of saline
showed that methadone relieved “narcotic hun-
(Clark et al. 1961). The investigators also showed
ger” and produced tolerance such that the eu-
that saline self-administration could be extin-
phoric effect of heroin was substantially blunted.
guished and brought under stimulus control
(i.e., the monkeys would lever press for light
both full m opioid receptor agonists with sub-
cues previously paired with the saline infusions)
stantial addiction liabilities, methadone is a
(Clark et al. 1961). Subsequently, it was shown
preferable addiction therapeutic because of a
that rats (Weeks 1962) and monkeys (Thomp-
substantially longer half-life and higher oral
son and Schuster 1964) would self-administer
bioavailability. Methadone distribution is re-
stricted to clinics to ensure that the drug is
Although results from the self-administra-
taken orally, which obviates withdrawal and
tion paradigm have contributed significantly to
maintains tolerance in the absence of euphoria.
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Methadone is not prescribed for home use be-
agonist, perhaps homotaurine derivatives might
cause of the legitimate fear that, in the absence
serve as alcohol replacement therapies (Bois-
of monitoring, the drug will be solubilized and
mare et al. 1984). Indeed, calcium bis acetylho-
administered intravenously, thereby producing
motaurine (acamprosate) significantly reduced
a high roughly equivalent to morphine or her-
the voluntary intake of alcohol by rats (Boismare
oin administered by the same route. In the case
et al. 1984). Based on this result, acamprosate
of methadone, the clinical trial came before an-
was tested in a double-blind placebo-controlled
imal studies. Over the years, a number of animal
clinical trial with the success criterion defined as
studies have confirmed that methadone pre-
alcohol abstinence following three months of
vents opioid withdrawal and blunts relapse in
outpatient treatment. Results indicated that 20
animal models of craving (Goode 1971; Jones
of 33 patients receiving acamprosate remained
alcohol-free compared to 12 of 37 subjects re-
Although there is no question that metha-
ceiving placebo (Lhuintre et al. 1985). The effi-
done has proven to be effective in the treatment
cacy of acamprosate as an effective alcoholism
of opioid addiction, there are several problems
therapeutic has been repeatedly replicated (Ma-
with the methadone clinic model. Primarily, the
son and Heyser 2010). Acamprosate has been
distance to the closest clinic may render daily
used for the treatment of alcoholism in Europe
clinic visits unfeasible. For some patients living
since 1989. Surprisingly, the precise mechanism
in close proximity to a clinic, the stigma as-
of action of acamprosate remains unclear. Be-
sociated with daily visits to a methadone clinic
cause of the ambiguity of the drug’s mecha-
reduces compliance. A clever pharmacological
nism of action, the U.S. FDA delayed approval
strategy was recently developed to produce an
of acamprosate (marketed as Campral) until
opioid addiction therapeutic that could be taken
2004. In the U.S., acamprosate is currently the
at the convenience of the patient. It was noted that
first-line pharmacotherapy for alcoholism.
opioid agonists have good oral bioavailability,
Although acamprosate was targeted for the
whereas the opioid receptor antagonist naloxone
treatment of alcoholism because of presumed
does not. Thus, if a pill contains both compounds
effects on GABA and taurine transmission, the
and is taken orally, the opioid receptor agonist
therapeutic effects of this drug appear to be due
effect predominates. In contrast, if the therapeu-
primarily to effects on glutamate systems. Al-
tic is administered intravenously the antagonist
though initial reports suggested that acampro-
would block the agonist effect. This strategy led to
sate is an NMDA receptor antagonist, subse-
the development of Suboxone, which is a combi-
quent work indicated that acamprosate acts as
nation of buprenorphine and naloxone. Bupre-
a partial agonist at spermidine sites on NMDA
norphine, which was developed by Reckitt and
receptors (Dahchour and De Witte 2000). More
Colman in the 1970s as an analgesic, was chosen
recent evidence revealed that acamprosate also
over methadone because it is a partial m opioid
is an mGluR5 receptor antagonist (De Witte et
receptor agonist which, in contrast to methadone,
al. 2005). Alcohol withdrawal is associated with
has a low instance of death associated with over-
a number of changes in neurotransmission in-
dose (Mendelson and Jones 2003). Suboxone was
cluding, notably, increased glutamate transmis-
approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid
sion in regions of the CNS (Mason and Heyser
addiction in 2002 and rapidly became the first-
2010). A growing body of evidence is consistent
line treatment for opioid addiction.
with the notion that acamprosate blunts alcoholcraving and withdrawal by normalizing gluta-mate transmission (Heilig and Egli 2006).
Acamprosate, a homotaurine derivative, was
developed in France in the 1980s. The rationalewas that because alcohol activates GABAA re-
In the early 1970s, receptor binding assays were
ceptors and homotaurine is a GABA receptor
used to show that “narcotic antagonists” such as
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naloxone bind to specific receptors in the brain.
acts as a punishing agent in the event of relapse
Opioid receptor antagonists including naltrex-
rather than a therapeutic. Although disulfiram
one and naloxone were subsequently tested as
continues to be used in the treatment of alco-
pharmacotherapies for opioid addiction (Mar-
holism, there are concerns related both to the
tin et al. 1973). The discovery of endogenous
safety and effectiveness of this compound (Hei-
opioids and their receptors prompted research
into the potential role of opioid peptides in theeffects of many drugs including alcohol. Initial
reports suggested that naltrexone and naloxone
reduced alcohol preference in hamsters and rats(Ross et al. 1976) and attenuated alcohol rein-
The history of nicotine replacement therapies
forcement in rhesus monkeys (Altshuler et al.
dates to a letter Dr. Claes Lundgren, a physiol-
1980). Based on these and similar findings, a
ogy professor at Lund University, sent to his
placebo-controlled, double blind clinical trial
friend Ove Ferno¨ at Aktiebolaget Leo pharma-
examining the effect of naltrexone on alcohol
ceutical company in 1967. Lundgren and his
relapse was performed. Results indicated that
colleague, Stephan Lichtneckert, suggested oral
naloxone cut the relapse rate approximately in
nicotine as a substitute for tobacco based on
half compared to controls (Volpicelli et al. 1992).
the observation that sailors sometimes switched
These results were rapidly replicated, with the
from smoking to chewing tobacco without dif-
highest rates of abstinence observed in patients
ficultly when assigned to submarine duty. Ferno¨
who received both naltrexone and supportive
immediately recognized the promise and com-
therapy (O’Malley et al. 1992). Numerous trials
mercial potential of nicotine replacement and
subsequently showed that naltrexone is effective
embarked on a research program to design a
means to orally administer nicotine with delayed
A single nucleotide polymorphism at A118G
absorption. The result was nicotine gum. Years
(Asn40Asp) in exon I of the m opioid receptor
later Ferno¨ reflected on his work as follows: “Put-
was identified and shown to triple the potency
ting nicotine into chewing gum is not an inven-
of b-endorphin at these receptors (Bond et al.
tion. Fixing the nicotine to an ion exchange resin
1998). This polymorphism was shown to be as-
and putting that into a chewing gum to enable
sociated with alcohol addiction (Bart et al. 2005)
the chewer to control the rate of release—that is
and individuals with one or two copies of the
an invention” (Ferno 1994). Initial clinical trials
Asp40 allele treated with naltrexone had signifi-
performed in Sweden (Ferno 1973) and London
cantly lower rates of relapse than patients homo-
(Russell et al. 1976) in the 1970s indicated that
zygous for the Asn40 allele (Oslin et al. 2006).
nicotine gum was effective in reducing nicotine
Thus, naltrexone treatment of alcoholism is one
withdrawal and maintaining smoking absti-
of the few examples of a pharmacogenomic ther-
nence. A landmark randomized double blind
apeutic. Naltrexone, which is marketed as Revia
placebo controlled clinical trial published in
and Depade, has been used in the treatment of
1982 indicated that smoking abstinence was
alcoholism since 1995. In 2006, an extended-re-
47% in the nicotine gum group compared to a
lease naltrexone formulation (Vivitrol) was ap-
21% success rate among controls (Jarvis et al.
proved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of al-
1982). These results led to the approval of nico-
tine gum, which Aktiebolaget Leo (now McNeil
Disulfiram also is used in the treatment of
SB) named Nicorette, by the U.S. FDA in 1984.
alcoholism. However, this drug does not specif-
Although nicotine gum remains the most pop-
ically target aspects of addiction or withdrawal.
ular form of nicotine replacement therapy, nic-
Rather, disulfiram blocks aldehyde dehydroge-
otine lozenges, patches, nasal sprays, and inhal-
nase resulting in the accumulation of acetalade-
ers (including so-called electronic cigarettes)
hyde after alcohol ingestion, which produces
also are effective in maintaining abstinence
an array of aversive symptoms. Thus, disulfiram
from tobacco use (Polosa and Benowitz 2011).
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arette smokers have higher rates of depression
history of Nicorette. More recently, a rational
that may be exacerbated by nicotine withdrawal
strategy led to the development of the partial
(Glassman et al. 1990). Double blind placebo
nicotinic receptor agonist varenicline for smok-
controlled clinical trials revealed that a sus-
ing cessation. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
tained-release formulation of bupropion signif-
(nAChRs) are pentameric ligand-gated ions
icantly increased the rate of smoking cessation
channels composed of combinations of at least
(Hurt et al. 1997). Bupropion was approved for
seventeen different subunits (Pierce and Ku-
the treatment of nicotine addiction in 1997 and
maresan 2006). A number of studies indicate
is marketed as Zyban. Similar to some other
that a4b2 nAChRs, which are the most widely
antidepressants, bupropion is a dopamine and
expressed subtypes in the brain, play a critical
norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Interesting-
role in nicotine-induced dopamine release and
ly, bupropion also is a nAChR antagonist at var-
reinforcement (Mineur and Picciotto 2008).
ious subtypes including a4b2 (Slemmer et al.
The a4b2 nAChR partial agonist varenicline
2000), which may account for the effectiveness
was developed by Pfizer for smoking cessation.
of bupropion as a smoking cessation agent rel-
The rationale being that varenicline might serve
the dual purpose of moderately increasing mes-olimbic dopamine levels, which are reduced
during nicotine withdrawal, and also blunt nic-otine-induced dopamine release in the event
Despite decades of focused research effort, there
of relapse (Coe et al. 2005). Animal studies re-
are no effective pharmacotherapies for psycho-
vealed that varenicline reduced nicotine-in-
stimulant addiction. Indeed, a broad range of
duced dopamine release in the nucleus accum-
drugs targeting multiple CNS transmitter sys-
bens (Coe et al. 2005) and inhibited nicotine
tems have been tested as treatments for psychosti-
self-administration as well as the reinstatement
mulant dependence without success (Kampman
of nicotine seeking (O’Connor et al. 2010). A
et al. 2005). Drugs that modulate dopaminer-
randomized double blind clinical trial showed
gic transmission were among the first assessed
that the smoking abstinence rate with vareni-
for the treatment of psychostimulant addic-
cline was 44% compared with nearly 18% for
tion both in animal studies and clinical trials.
placebo (Gonzales et al. 2006; Jorenby et al.
Dopamine receptors are classified as either D1-
2006). Notably, measures of nicotine withdraw-
like or D2-like. There was substantial interest in
al and craving also were reduced by varenicline
D1-like dopamine receptor antagonists as psy-
(Gonzales et al. 2006). Based on these results,
chostimulant addiction therapeutics because
the U.S. FDA fast tracked approval for vareni-
they lack the sometimes serious extrapyrami-
cline (Chantix) as a smoking cessation drug,
dal side-effects associated with D2-like dopa-
mine receptor antagonists (Haney and Speal-
The initial varenicline smoking cessation
clinical trials used bupropion as a positive con-
studies revealed that acute administration of
trol. The abstinence rate for bupropion was
D1-like dopamine receptor antagonists attenu-
nearly 30%, significantly greater than placebo
ated the reinforcing effects of cocaine (Romach
but substantially lower than varenicline (Gonza-
et al. 1999; Platt et al. 2002). However, clinical
les et al. 2006; Jorenby et al. 2006). Bupropion,
use of a D1-like dopamine receptor antagonist
which was developed by Burroughs Wellcome
requires repeated administrations. Unfortunate-
(now GlaxoSmithKline), was approved for the
ly, when humans were maintained on the D1-
treatment of depression by the U.S. FDA in 1985.
like dopamine receptor antagonist, ecopipam,
A sustained release formulation of bupropion,
cocaine self-administration actually increased
marketed as Wellbutrin SR, remains a highly
(Haney et al. 2001). This finding is consistent
successful antidepressant. Antidepressants were
with results from rhesus monkeys utilizing
tested as smoking cessation agents because cig-
continuous drug administration (Kleven and
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Woolverton 1990) and is likely caused by antag-
are partial agonists. Clearly, the most successful
onist-induced increases in D1 dopamine recep-
treatments for addiction involve receptor stim-
tor density in the brain (Haney and Spealman
ulation, with the primary goal of obviating drug
2008). It is important to emphasize that in the
withdrawal. Agonist therapeutics also repro-
case of ecopipam the animal and human data
duce some of the positive aspects of the drug
paralleled one another both when the drug was
of abuse (e.g., mood elevation), which enhances
administered acutely and repeatedly.
compliance. Partial agonists are particularly ap-
pealing because they blunt the psychoactive ef-
rationally developed therapeutics for psycho-
fects of the drug of abuse in the event of relapse.
stimulant addiction that appear promising. N-
Moreover, the risk of overdose is substantially
acetylcysteine (NAC), which is used to treat
diminished with partial relative to full agonists.
acetaminophen overdose, has been shown to
The fact that partial agonists are particularly
normalize decreased nucleus accumbens gluta-
effective addiction therapeutics raises the ques-
mate levels following cocaine self-administra-
tion of partial dopamine agonist treatments for
tion as well as the reinstatement of cocaine-
psychostimulant addiction (Platt et al. 2002).
seeking behavior in rats (Baker et al. 2002,
Surprisingly, there is very little research in this
2003). Recent clinical trials show that NAC at-
area. Indeed, the only compound tested is the
tenuated cocaine use and decreased desire to use
D2-like dopamine receptor partial agonist ari-
cocaine (LaRowe et al. 2007; Mardikian et al.
piprazole, which is approved for the treatment
2007). Another interesting strategy is the devel-
of schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disor-
opment of cocaine vaccines. Active immuniza-
der. Aripirazole reduced cocaine reinstatement
tion with a cocaine vaccine attenuated cocaine
in rats (Feltenstein et al. 2007) and decreased the
self-administration as well as the reinstatement
discriminative stimulus properties of amphet-
of cocaine seeking in rats (Kantak et al. 2000).
amine in a human laboratory study (Lile et al.
Clinical data indicate that the cocaine vaccine,
2005). Initial clinical trial results have been
TA-CD, produced selective anticocaine antibod-
mixed with one study reporting that aripipra-
ies, which blunted the intoxicating effects of
zole reduced cocaine craving and use (Meini
cocaine (Haney et al. 2010). In these studies in-
et al. 2011). In contrast, another clinical trial
sufficient immune responses to vaccines is a per-
showed that aripiprazole increased the self-ad-
sistent issue, which has led to the development
ministration of smoked cocaine, apparently to
of novel vaccines designed to generate consis-
compensate for decreased subjective effects of
tently high antibody titers (Wee et al. 2011).
cocaine (Haney et al. 2011). These experiments
In terms of the validity of animal models
highlight both the promise of partial agonists in
of psychostimulant addiction, we note that the
the treatment of psychostimulant addiction and
preclinical and clinical data are consistent when
the persistent frustration in developing clearly
the animal model is drug self-administration(Haney and Spealman 2008). Moreover, twoof the more promising cocaine addiction ther-
Table 1. Therapeutics used in the treatment of addic-
apeutics (NAC and cocaine vaccines) were test-
ed primarily with self-administration models of
We have reviewed the development of the eight
main compounds currently used in the treat-
ment of addictions. As outlined in Table 1,
two of these drugs are antagonists, one is a trans-
porter inhibitor, two are full agonists, and three
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