2003
NMDA Receptor Antagonism and the Ethanol Intoxication Signal
KRYSTAL JH, PETRAKIS IL, KRUPITSKY E, SCHÜTZ C, TREVISAN L, D'SOUZA DC. NMDA Receptor Antagonism and the Ethanol Intoxication Signal. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2003, 1003: 176-184. PMID: 14684445, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1300.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchN-methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptors and alcoholism: reward, dependence, treatment, and vulnerability
Krystal JH, Petrakis IL, Mason G, Trevisan L, D'Souza DC. N-methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptors and alcoholism: reward, dependence, treatment, and vulnerability. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2003, 99: 79-94. PMID: 12804700, DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(03)00054-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic systemEthanol abuseGlutamate receptorsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtypePrimary excitatory neurotransmitterAspartate glutamate receptorsAction of ethanolEthanol withdrawalGlutamatergic agentsGlutamatergic functionExcitatory neurotransmitterTranslational neuroscience perspectiveGlutamate systemEthanol intoxicationBehavioral effectsEthanol contributeAlcoholismBrainReceptorsTreatmentAbuseN-methylSubtypesNeurotransmittersIntoxication
1999
Therapeutic Implications of the Hyperglutamatergic Effects of NMDA Antagonists
Krystal J, Belger A, D'Souza D, Anand A, Charney D, Aghajanian G, Moghaddam B. Therapeutic Implications of the Hyperglutamatergic Effects of NMDA Antagonists. Neuropsychopharmacology 1999, 21: s143-s157. DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(99)00102-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy human subjectsNMDA antagonist effectsNMDA antagonistsClinical studiesMetabotropic glutamate receptor agonistN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtypeD2 receptor blockadeGlutamate receptor agonistsD2 receptor stimulationDopamine 2 receptorNovel pharmacologic strategiesEffects of ketaminePathophysiology of schizophreniaCourse of schizophreniaNovel pharmacotherapeutic strategiesHuman subjectsHyperglutamatergic stateSerotonin 2AGlutamate neuronsGlutamate releaseCerebral cortexPharmacologic strategiesCurrent antipsychoticsPharmacotherapeutic strategiesSubanesthetic dosesGlutamate and post-traumatic stress disorder: toward a psychobiology of dissociation.
Chambers RA, Bremner JD, Moghaddam B, Southwick SM, Charney DS, Krystal JH. Glutamate and post-traumatic stress disorder: toward a psychobiology of dissociation. Seminars In Clinical Neuropsychiatry 1999, 4: 274-81. PMID: 10553033, DOI: 10.153/scnp00400274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderGlutamate releaseNMDA antagonistsStress disorderN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtypeDevelopment of PTSDDissociative symptomsStress exposureRecent preclinical dataTraumatic stress exposureHyperglutamatergic stateNeuroprotective potentialPreclinical dataNeural toxicityClinical studiesGlutamate receptorsTraumatized individualsPerceptual effectsPerceptual alterationsNeural plasticityAntagonistBrain functionSymptomsInfluence behaviorDrugs