2011
1H-[13C]-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Measures of Ketamine's Effect on Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Metabolism
Chowdhury GM, Behar KL, Cho W, Thomas MA, Rothman DL, Sanacora G. 1H-[13C]-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Measures of Ketamine's Effect on Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Metabolism. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 1022-1025. PMID: 22169441, PMCID: PMC3660962, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexSubanesthetic dosesAcute effectsNeurotransmitter cyclingMagnetic resonance spectroscopy measuresMPFC of ratsPotential physiological processesAntidepressant-like propertiesSaline-treated animalsAmino acid neurotransmittersHippocampus of ratsDose of ketamineEffects of ketamineGlial energy metabolismMPFC levelsGlutamate releaseKetamine effectsΓ-aminobutyric acidGlial metabolismKetaminePrefrontal cortexEnrichment of glutamateVivo studiesEnergy metabolismRats
2008
Glial pathology in an animal model of depression: reversal of stress-induced cellular, metabolic and behavioral deficits by the glutamate-modulating drug riluzole
Banasr M, Chowdhury GM, Terwilliger R, Newton SS, Duman RS, Behar KL, Sanacora G. Glial pathology in an animal model of depression: reversal of stress-induced cellular, metabolic and behavioral deficits by the glutamate-modulating drug riluzole. Molecular Psychiatry 2008, 15: 501-511. PMID: 18825147, PMCID: PMC3347761, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAnimalsAvoidance LearningBehavioral SymptomsDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFood PreferencesGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGlutamic AcidIsotopesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeurogliaNeuroprotective AgentsPrefrontal CortexRadionuclide ImagingRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRiluzoleRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricStress, PsychologicalSucroseSweetening AgentsConceptsChronic unpredictable stressPrefrontal cortexGlial dysfunctionGlial functionBehavioral deficitsDrug riluzoleOpen-label clinical trialMRNA expressionAmino acid neurotransmissionAntidepressant drug developmentDepressive-like behaviorPathophysiology of depressionEffects of riluzoleGlial cell metabolismMajor depressive disorderRat prefrontal cortexGFAP mRNA expressionProtein mRNA expressionNeurotransmitter system abnormalitiesGlia pathologyGlial pathologyRiluzole treatmentAntidepressant actionChronic treatmentGlutamate release