Texas Tech University System

Susan E Bergeson

Ted W Reid

Peter Syapin

Phat Tran

Mayank Shashtri

Mayank Shastri

The present invention includes novel molecules and methods for using the same to treat Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), tobacco use, pain, or proinflammatory disorders comprising: identifying a subject in need of treatment for at least one of AUD, SUD, pain, or a proinflammatory disorder; and providing the subject with an effective amount of a modified minocycline to ameliorate or eliminate the AUD, SUD, pain, or proinflammatory disorder and that has reduced, or no, antimicrobial activity, wherein the modified tetracycline has a formula, e.g., or the modified doxycycline, minocycline, and tigecycline and their tautomerized structures, where the R-groups shown in the minocycline example above could be different combination of halogen, acetyl ester, methyl ester, and diacetal.

Modified tetracyclines for treatment of alcohol use disorder, pain and other disorders involving potential inflammatory processes

A method of treating Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), tobacco use, pain, or proinflammatory disorders comprising: providing a subject with an effective amount of a modified tetracycline or derivative thereof to ameliorate or eliminate the AUD, SUD, tobacco use, pain, or proinflammatory disorder, and wherein the modified tetracycline or derivative thereof has reduced binding to a microbial ribosome and has the formula: wherein R1 is acetyl, R2 is OH or acetyl, R3 is acetyl, R4 is H or acetyl, and R5 is acetyl.

Modified tetracycline for treatment of alcohol use disorder, pain and other disorders involving potential inflammatory processes

A method of treating Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), tobacco use, pain, or proinflammatory disorders comprising: providing a subject with an effective amount of a modified tetracycline or derivative thereof to ameliorate or eliminate the AUD, SUD, tobacco use, pain, or proinflammatory disorder, and wherein the modified tetracycline or derivative thereof has reduced binding to a microbial ribosome and has the formula wherein R1 is acetyl, R2 is OH or acetyl, R3 is acetyl, R4 is H or acetyl, and R5 is acetyl. 

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Lubbock, TX, United States of America

Susan E Bergeson