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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
David Vincent Sheehan, Lutz, FL (US);
Roland Douglas Shytle, Largo, FL (US);
David Vincent Sheehan, Lutz, FL (US);
Roland Douglas Shytle, Largo, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns methods of treating suicidal ideation or behavior in a subject in need thereof, comprising decreasing endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) activity in the subject; therapeutic packages for treating suicidal ideation or behavior; and methods for determining the efficacy of a treatment for suicidal ideation or behavior. In some embodiments, the treatment methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nAChR, such as a lithium compound, mecamylamine, clozapine, or asenapine.