2017
Alpha-7 nicotinic agonists for cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric disorders: A translational meta-analysis of rodent and human studies
Lewis AS, van Schalkwyk GI, Bloch MH. Alpha-7 nicotinic agonists for cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric disorders: A translational meta-analysis of rodent and human studies. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2017, 75: 45-53. PMID: 28065843, PMCID: PMC5446073, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsCognition DisordersHumansMental DisordersNicotinic AgonistsPubMedRodentiaConceptsCognitive dysfunctionAlzheimer's diseaseClinical trialsHuman studiesΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorPreclinical behavioral testsPlacebo-controlled trialMultiple clinical trialsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsEffect sizeDrug development targetsΑ7 agonistsFunctional disabilityCochrane LibraryΑ7 nAChRsNicotinic agonistsRodent studiesTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsCurrent therapeuticsLarge effect sizesΑ7 nAChR.Acetylcholine receptorsPartial agonistBehavioral tests
2015
Prognostic subgroups for remission, response, and treatment continuation in the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) trial.
Jakubovski E, Carlson JP, Bloch MH. Prognostic subgroups for remission, response, and treatment continuation in the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) trial. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2015, 76: 1535-45. PMID: 26581028, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.14m09320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention Effectiveness (CATIE) trialTreatment outcomesClinical Antipsychotic TrialsBaseline characteristicsTreatment continuationCATIE trialAntipsychotic pharmacotherapyPrognostic subgroupsEffectiveness trialAntipsychotic TrialsLogistic regressionROC analysisMonths of treatmentImportant treatment outcomesDSM-IV diagnosisPatients' social isolationNegative Syndrome ScaleSocial isolationPoor outcomeZiprasidone treatmentAntipsychotic treatmentComorbid depressionSide effectsPsychosocial factorsSyndrome Scale