TS-058668 — A knock-in mouse model with a modified norepinephrine transporter carrying triple mutations that makes the transporter protein resistant to cocaine and antidepressants.
Cocaine abuse has been an issue in the United States since the late 1980s. Furthermore, antidepressants also quite dangerous, with nearly 14% of users (who have bipolar disorder) experiencing dependence. Naloxone (marketed as Narcan) is highly effective but can only be used in the event of an over…