2022
Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia
Abram SV, Roach BJ, Fryer SL, Calhoun VD, Preda A, van Erp TGM, Bustillo JR, Lim KO, Loewy RL, Stuart BK, Krystal JH, Ford JM, Mathalon DH. Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2448-2456. PMID: 35422467, PMCID: PMC9135621, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01502-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic dysconnectivityHealthy controlsDysconnectivity patternsIllness courseHealthy volunteersN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studyHallucination severityEarly illness schizophreniaExcess glutamate releaseGlutamate release inhibitorNMDAR antagonist ketaminePlacebo-controlled studyMagnetic resonance imaging studySub-anesthetic dosesSchizophrenia-like symptomsResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyKetamine infusionGlutamate releaseNMDAR hypofunctionReceptor hypofunctionKetamine effectsThalamic connectivityRelease inhibitor
2020
A robust and reproducible connectome fingerprint of ketamine is highly associated with the connectomic signature of antidepressants
Abdallah CG, Ahn KH, Averill LA, Nemati S, Averill CL, Fouda S, Ranganathan M, Morgan PT, D’Souza D, Mathalon DH, Krystal JH, Driesen NR. A robust and reproducible connectome fingerprint of ketamine is highly associated with the connectomic signature of antidepressants. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 46: 478-485. PMID: 32967000, PMCID: PMC7852889, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00864-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome fingerprintN-methyl-d-aspartate modulatorsNovel rapid-acting antidepressantsMajor depressive disorder patientsMechanism of antidepressantsWeeks of sertralineRapid-acting antidepressantsMagnetic resonance imaging studyDepressive disorder patientsExecutive networkEffects of ketamineLongitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyBrain functional connectivityCohort AIntravenous infusionSubanesthetic doseClinical trialsNormal salineDisorder patientsConnectomics signaturesBrain circuitryKetamineImaging studies
2006
Cerebral Metabolic Effects of Intravenous Glycine in Healthy Human Subjects
Neumeister A, Carson R, Henry S, Planeta-Wilson B, Binneman B, Maguire RP, Luckenbaugh DA, D'Souza C, Krystal JH, Frost JJ. Cerebral Metabolic Effects of Intravenous Glycine in Healthy Human Subjects. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2006, 26: 595-599. PMID: 17110816, DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000245558.14284.aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntipsychotic AgentsBehaviorBrainBrain MappingCluster AnalysisCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18GlycineHumansInfusions, IntravenousMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReference ValuesSerineConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionReceptor functionRegional cerebral metabolic rateAdministration of glycineCerebral metabolic effectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyPositron emission tomography studyHealthy control subjectsNMDA receptor functionCerebral metabolic rateEmission tomography studiesTest dayHealthy human subjectsResonance imaging studySignificant reductionPositron emission tomographyDorsolateral prefrontal cortexIntravenous glycinePlacebo infusionCerebral metabolismPatient populationControl subjectsGlycine administrationGlycine infusionIntravenous administration
2003
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Bipolar Disorder: State- and Trait-Related Dysfunction in Ventral Prefrontal Cortices
Blumberg HP, Leung HC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie CM, Fredericks CA, Harris BC, Charney DS, Gore JC, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Bipolar Disorder: State- and Trait-Related Dysfunction in Ventral Prefrontal Cortices. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 601-609. PMID: 12796223, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.6.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderPrefrontal cortexMood statesMagnetic resonance imaging studyHealthy control subjectsAcute mood statesLeft ventral prefrontal cortexResonance imaging studySignal changesDisturbances of attentionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAnterior cingulate cortexBipolar disorder IDorsal anterior cingulateEvent-related functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceAcute episodeControl subjectsExaggerated increaseFunctional impairmentBlunted activationMood episodesSpecific mood statesPrefrontal abnormalities