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 StatementsConceptsPreliminary 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
2009
Neuroplasticity as a target for the pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and schizophrenia
Krystal JH, Tolin DF, Sanacora G, Castner SA, Williams GV, Aikins DE, Hoffman RE, D'Souza DC. Neuroplasticity as a target for the pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and schizophrenia. Drug Discovery Today 2009, 14: 690-697. PMID: 19460458, PMCID: PMC2898127, DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2009.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersSymptomatic reliefMood disordersAnxiety disordersNeuroplasticity deficitsCurrent pharmacotherapyUnderlying abnormalityCurrent treatmentPsychiatric treatmentNeuroplasticityDisordersPharmacotherapyTreatmentExciting new findingsSchizophreniaReliefAbnormalitiesNeurodevelopmentNew findingsPrevention