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