2023
Ketamine and the neurobiology of depression: Toward next-generation rapid-acting antidepressant treatments
Krystal J, Kaye A, Jefferson S, Girgenti M, Wilkinson S, Sanacora G, Esterlis I. Ketamine and the neurobiology of depression: Toward next-generation rapid-acting antidepressant treatments. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2305772120. PMID: 38011560, PMCID: PMC10710048, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2305772120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Chapter 35 The Search for Rapid Acting Antidepressants: Research Synthesis and Perspectives
Sanacora G, Kitay B, Wilkinson S. Chapter 35 The Search for Rapid Acting Antidepressants: Research Synthesis and Perspectives. 2019, 401-413. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813333-0.00035-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntidepressant actionRapid onsetRapid-onset antidepressant actionRapid acting antidepressantsMajor depressive episodeClear unmet needActing antidepressantsAntidepressant treatmentDepressive episodeKetamine effectsClinical trialsDepressive disorderPreclinical studiesUnmet needSuch treatmentTreatmentComplicating factors
2016
Ketamine’s Mechanisms of Rapid Antidepressant Activity: Evidence from Preclinical Studies
Hermes G, Sanacora G. Ketamine’s Mechanisms of Rapid Antidepressant Activity: Evidence from Preclinical Studies. 2016, 73-98. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42925-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntidepressant activityPreclinical studiesAntidepressant actionKetamine's mechanismPreclinical literatureRodent modelsRapid onsetBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expressionBehavioral effectsClassic antidepressant drugsRapid antidepressant activityNeurotrophic factor expressionChronic stressor exposureReceptor-targeted drugsNovel drug developmentAntidepressant propertiesKetamine effectsClinical trialsAntidepressant drugsSynaptic plasticityReceptor activationClinical settingFactor expressionStressor exposureDurable effects