Probing GABA Receptor Function in Schizophrenia with Iomazenil
Ahn K, Gil R, Seibyl J, Sewell RA, D'Souza DC. Probing GABA Receptor Function in Schizophrenia with Iomazenil. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 36: 677-683. PMID: 21068719, PMCID: PMC3055690, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAnxietyBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleDouble-Blind MethodFlumazenilHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, GABASchizophreniaConceptsSchizophrenia patientsHealthy controlsGABA deficitHealthy subjectsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleGABA-deficit hypothesisPlacebo-controlled studyChronic schizophrenia patientsPathophysiology of schizophreniaPsychiatric Rating ScalePartial inverse agonistDissociative Symptoms ScaleGABA receptor functionPerceptual alterationsPsychotomimetic effectsPsychotic symptomsIomazenilBenzodiazepine receptorsPatientsSymptom ScalePharmacological inductionReceptor functionInverse agonistRating ScaleBrain imaging