2022
Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder
Milivojevic V, Sullivan L, Tiber J, Fogelman N, Simpson C, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone effects on provoked alcohol craving, anxiety, HPA axis, and autonomic arousal in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Psychopharmacology 2022, 240: 101-114. PMID: 36445398, PMCID: PMC10630889, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06278-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderDiastolic blood pressureHeart rateGABAergic transmissionNeuroactive steroidsHPA axisRelapse riskUse disordersAlcohol cravingTreatment of AUDAlcohol cue-induced cravingPilot clinical trialStress-induced anxietyCue-induced cravingAutonomic arousalNeurosteroid systemPreg groupStudy drugDBP responseBlood pressureDay groupClinical trialsPregnenolone levelsWeek 2Cue-provoked craving
2016
Ketamine’s Mechanisms of Rapid Antidepressant Activity: Evidence from Preclinical Studies
Hermes G, Sanacora G. Ketamine’s Mechanisms of Rapid Antidepressant Activity: Evidence from Preclinical Studies. 2016, 73-98. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42925-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntidepressant activityPreclinical studiesAntidepressant actionKetamine's mechanismPreclinical literatureRodent modelsRapid onsetBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expressionBehavioral effectsClassic antidepressant drugsRapid antidepressant activityNeurotrophic factor expressionChronic stressor exposureReceptor-targeted drugsNovel drug developmentAntidepressant propertiesKetamine effectsClinical trialsAntidepressant drugsSynaptic plasticityReceptor activationClinical settingFactor expressionStressor exposureDurable effects