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Madras attempted in her research to find a drug that would block the action of cocaine and leave the dopamine transporter untouched.
Madras said she thinks the new compounds will do more than just bind to the target; they will actually affect the function as well.
Researchers can benefit from her data, Madras suggests, because it is unnecessary for drugs to act in the same way as neuro-transmitters.
According to Madras, the results suggest that there may be a different mechanism by which drugs recognize targets in the brain that had previously been overlooked.
Madras said the potential of the new drugs is unclear because much work remains to study the toxicology and pharmacology of the new compounds.