2015
Toward Illness Phase–Specific Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia
Krystal JH, Anticevic A. Toward Illness Phase–Specific Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 78: 738-740. PMID: 26542740, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntipsychotic AgentsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCyclic S-OxidesFemaleHumansMaleReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSchizophrenia
2012
Capturing the Angel in “Angel Dust”: Twenty Years of Translational Neuroscience Studies of NMDA Receptor Antagonists in Animals and Humans
Moghaddam B, Krystal JH. Capturing the Angel in “Angel Dust”: Twenty Years of Translational Neuroscience Studies of NMDA Receptor Antagonists in Animals and Humans. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2012, 38: 942-949. PMID: 22899397, PMCID: PMC3446228, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbs075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric RegulationAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalDopamineEmotionsGlutamic AcidHumansKetamineNeurosciencesPhencyclidinePsychoses, Substance-InducedReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Receptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaSynapsesTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsNMDA receptor antagonistReceptor antagonistDopamine hypothesisN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistGlutamate synaptic functionTranslational neuroscience studiesTreatment of schizophreniaPathophysiology of schizophreniaPotential treatment targetPotential new targetsDopamine antagonistsCortical functionAnimal studiesTreatment targetsClinical testingSynaptic functionAntagonistTranslational toolSchizophreniaTranslational research fundingTranslational researchPotential mechanismsNew targetsAngel dustSystems neuroscience
2010
Potential Psychiatric Applications of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
Krystal JH, Mathew SJ, D’Souza D, Garakani A, Gunduz-Bruce H, Charney DS. Potential Psychiatric Applications of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists and Antagonists. CNS Drugs 2010, 24: 669-693. PMID: 20658799, DOI: 10.2165/11533230-000000000-00000.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsAnxiety DisordersCentral Nervous System AgentsHumansMiceMood DisordersRatsReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSchizophreniaConceptsPreliminary clinical trialsPositive allosteric modulatorsPsychiatric disordersClinical trialsAnimal modelsAllosteric modulatorsGroup II mGluR agonistGroup IMetabotropic glutamate receptor agonistAnxiety disordersPotential psychiatric applicationsGlutamate receptor agonistsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsTreatment of schizophreniaRole of glutamateForm of depressionMGluR agonistAntidepressant propertiesMGluR5 agonistReceptor agonistGlutamate receptorsMood disordersArea of schizophreniaPromising agentAgonists
2004
Preliminary evidence of attenuation of the disruptive effects of the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist, ketamine, on working memory by pretreatment with the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, LY354740, in healthy human subjects
Krystal JH, Abi-Saab W, Perry E, D’Souza D, Liu N, Gueorguieva R, McDougall L, Hunsberger T, Belger A, Levine L, Breier A. Preliminary evidence of attenuation of the disruptive effects of the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist, ketamine, on working memory by pretreatment with the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, LY354740, in healthy human subjects. Psychopharmacology 2004, 179: 303-309. PMID: 15309376, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1982-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonistMetabotropic glutamate receptor agonistHealthy human subjectsNMDA glutamate receptor antagonistGlutamate receptor agonistsGlutamate receptor antagonistsTest dayCognitive effectsPerceptual changesKetamine infusionReceptor antagonistReceptor agonistDysphoric moodMemory impairmentBehavioral consequencesSignificant dose-related improvementGroup II mGluR agonistReceptor functionHuman subjectsMemoryNegative symptomsDose-related improvementNMDA receptor functionPreliminary evidenceDisruptive effects