2018
Changes in global and thalamic brain connectivity in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness are attributable to the 5-HT2A receptor
Preller KH, Burt JB, Ji JL, Schleifer CH, Adkinson BD, Stämpfli P, Seifritz E, Repovs G, Krystal JH, Murray JD, Vollenweider FX, Anticevic A. Changes in global and thalamic brain connectivity in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness are attributable to the 5-HT2A receptor. ELife 2018, 7: e35082. PMID: 30355445, PMCID: PMC6202055, DOI: 10.7554/elife.35082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysergic acid diethylamideLSD effectsResting-state functional connectivityCortical gene expressionHealthy human participantsThalamic connectivityDopamine receptorsReceptor contributionNeurobiological effectsAgonist activityFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityAcid diethylamideReceptorsKetanserinNeuropharmacologyLSD mechanismCritical roleGene expressionAltered statesHuman participantsRational developmentSerotonin
1997
The role of serotonin in the pathophysiology and treatment of schizophrenia
Abi-Dargham A, Laruelle M, Aghajanian GK, Charney D, Krystal J. The role of serotonin in the pathophysiology and treatment of schizophrenia. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1997, 9: 1-17. PMID: 9017523, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of serotoninBeneficial effectsSubcortical dopamine activityCerebrospinal fluid studiesCortex of patientsTreatment of schizophreniaBrain tissue analysisSerotonergic hypofunctionDopaminergic antagonistsPharmacological challengeDopamine activityNegative symptomsFluid studiesSchizophreniaPathophysiologySerotoninIllnessTissue analysisTreatmentMore researchAntagonismCompelling evidenceHypofunctionPatientsAntagonistNeuroscience: implications for treatment.
Petrakis I, Krystal J. Neuroscience: implications for treatment. Alcohol Research 1997, 21: 157-60. PMID: 15704353, PMCID: PMC6826829.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Mechanisms of action of atypical antipsychotic drugs Implications for novel therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia
Deutch A, Moghaddam B, Innis R, Krystal J, Aghajanian G, Bunney B, Charney D. Mechanisms of action of atypical antipsychotic drugs Implications for novel therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1991, 4: 121-156. PMID: 1674882, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(91)90030-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical antipsychotic drugsAntipsychotic drugsDopamine D2 receptor antagonismD2 receptor antagonismAtypical profileNovel therapeutic strategiesDopamine D2 receptorsMechanism of actionAtypical agentsReceptor antagonismClinical dataD2 receptorsTherapeutic strategiesDrug profileDrugs implicationsMode of actionDrugsAntagonismClozapineRacloprideSerotoninSubtypesSchizophrenia