2007
Absence of Significant Interactive Effects of High‐Dose d‐Cycloserine and Ethanol in Healthy Human Subjects: Preliminary Insights Into Ethanol Actions at the GlycineB Site of NMDA Glutamate Receptors
Trevisan L, Petrakis IL, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, D’Souza D, Perry E, Limoncelli D, Krystal JH. Absence of Significant Interactive Effects of High‐Dose d‐Cycloserine and Ethanol in Healthy Human Subjects: Preliminary Insights Into Ethanol Actions at the GlycineB Site of NMDA Glutamate Receptors. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 32: 36-42. PMID: 18028532, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00543.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-agonist siteHealthy human subjectsEthanol administrationD-cycloserineHigh-dose d-cycloserineAlcohol levelsReceptor functionPlacebo 4 hoursDouble-blind conditionsNMDA receptor functionNMDA glutamate receptorsMild sedative effectDoses of ethanolGlutamate receptor functionBreath alcohol levelsHuman subjectsVerbal fluencyGlycineB siteGroups of subjectsEthanol antagonismCombination of ethanolSedative effectsNMDA receptorsClinical significanceGlutamate receptors
2006
Potentiation of Low Dose Ketamine Effects by Naltrexone: Potential Implications for the Pharmacotherapy of Alcoholism
Krystal JH, Madonick S, Perry E, Gueorguieva R, Brush L, Wray Y, Belger A, D'Souza DC. Potentiation of Low Dose Ketamine Effects by Naltrexone: Potential Implications for the Pharmacotherapy of Alcoholism. Neuropsychopharmacology 2006, 31: 1793-1800. PMID: 16395307, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismDouble-Blind MethodDrug SynergismEthanolFemaleHumansKetamineMaleNaltrexoneReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsNMDA glutamate receptorsNMDA receptor antagonismKetamine doseReceptor antagonismGlutamate receptorsKetamine effectsProtective effectPlacebo-controlled human laboratory studyOpiate receptor antagonismEfficacy of naltrexoneDose-related fashionNMDA receptor antagonist effectsReceptor antagonist effectsTotal PANSS scoreHuman laboratory studiesPharmacotherapy of alcoholismTreatment of alcoholismHealthy human subjectsHigher ketamine doseNegative Syndrome ScaleLower ketamine doseSignificant behavioral effectsSubanesthetic dosePANSS scoresEthanol drink
2005
Comparative and Interactive Human Psychopharmacologic Effects of Ketamine and Amphetamine: Implications for Glutamatergic and Dopaminergic Model Psychoses and Cognitive Function
Krystal JH, Perry EB, Gueorguieva R, Belger A, Madonick SH, Abi-Dargham A, Cooper TB, MacDougall L, Abi-Saab W, D’Souza D. Comparative and Interactive Human Psychopharmacologic Effects of Ketamine and Amphetamine: Implications for Glutamatergic and Dopaminergic Model Psychoses and Cognitive Function. JAMA Psychiatry 2005, 62: 985-995. PMID: 16143730, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.9.985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetamineCognitionDopamineDouble-Blind MethodDrug InteractionsGlutamineHumansKetaminePlacebosPrefrontal CortexPsychoses, Substance-InducedReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateAbsence of behavioral sensitization in healthy human subjects following repeated exposure to ketamine
Cho HS, D’Souza D, Gueorguieva R, Perry EB, Madonick S, Karper LP, Abi-Dargham A, Belger A, Abi-Saab W, Lipschitz D, Bennet A, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH. Absence of behavioral sensitization in healthy human subjects following repeated exposure to ketamine. Psychopharmacology 2005, 179: 136-143. PMID: 15682309, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-2066-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehaviorExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleHumansKetamineMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsHealthy human subjectsBehavioral sensitizationReceptor antagonistN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonistBehavioral effectsHuman subjectsGlutamate receptor antagonistsNMDA receptor antagonistConclusionsThe current dataEvidence of sensitizationRetrospective studyKetamine administrationOutcome measuresNegative symptomsObjectivesThe purposePrevious exposureFirst exposureKetamineSensitizationAntagonistExposurePerceptual alterationsCurrent dataSeparate studiesSubjects
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
2003
NMDA receptor antagonist effects, cortical glutamatergic function, and schizophrenia: toward a paradigm shift in medication development
Krystal JH, D'Souza DC, Mathalon D, Perry E, Belger A, Hoffman R. NMDA receptor antagonist effects, cortical glutamatergic function, and schizophrenia: toward a paradigm shift in medication development. Psychopharmacology 2003, 169: 215-233. PMID: 12955285, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1582-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsCerebral CortexCognitionExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlutamic AcidHumansKetamineModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaConceptsTreatment of schizophreniaReceptor antagonistN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonistPharmacotherapy of schizophreniaGlutamate receptor antagonistsReceptor antagonist effectsNMDA receptor antagonistNMDA receptor antagonist effectsNMDA receptor contributionTranslational Neuroscience ApproachGlutamatergic activityGlutamatergic functionNew medicationsClinical studiesReceptor contributionTherapeutic implicationsMedication developmentCortical connectivityAntagonist effectsAntagonist responseNew treatment insightsSchizophreniaModel psychosisTreatment insightsAntagonist