1996
Serotonergic and noradrenergic dysregulation in alcoholism: m- chlorophenylpiperazine and yohimbine effects in recently detoxified alcoholics and healthy comparison subjects
Krystal JH, Webb E, Cooney NL, Kranzler HR, Southwick SW, Heninger GR, Charney DS. Serotonergic and noradrenergic dysregulation in alcoholism: m- chlorophenylpiperazine and yohimbine effects in recently detoxified alcoholics and healthy comparison subjects. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 83-92. PMID: 8540598, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.1.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsAlcoholic patientsComparison subjectsCortisol responseYohimbine infusionPostsynaptic noradrenergic receptorsBlood pressure responseDouble-blind conditionsNoradrenergic reactivitySaline placeboNoradrenergic receptorsMHPG levelsIntravenous infusionYohimbine effectMHPG responsePlasma levelsNoradrenergic systemPersistent alterationsNoradrenergic dysregulationMale inpatientsDrug effectsNeuroendocrine responsivityPatientsPhysiologic responsesPlasma cortisol
1994
Specificity of Ethanollike Effects Elicited by Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Mechanisms
Krystal JH, Webb E, Cooney N, Kranzler HR, Charney DS. Specificity of Ethanollike Effects Elicited by Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Mechanisms. JAMA Psychiatry 1994, 51: 898-911. PMID: 7944878, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1994.03950110058008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleAnalog scaleScale scoreVisual analog scale scoreYohimbine hydrochlorideAnalog scale scoreDouble-blind conditionsEffect of mCPPReceptor partial agonistEffects of ethanolNoradrenergic mechanismsIntravenous infusionPlasma levelsSerotonergic systemNoradrenergic systemPlaceboDiscriminative propertiesMale inpatientsYohimbinePlasma prolactinCortisol levelsPartial agonistSerotonergic contributionAlcohol dependenceDays of testing