1999
Effect of catecholamine depletion on lithium-induced long-term remission of bipolar disorder
Anand A, Darnell A, Miller H, Berman R, Cappiello A, Oren D, Woods S, Charney D. Effect of catecholamine depletion on lithium-induced long-term remission of bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 972-978. PMID: 10386179, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00293-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term remissionBipolar disorderCatecholamine depletionLithium therapyHypomanic symptomsLong-term lithium therapyRandomized double-blind mannerDSM-IV bipolar disorderDouble-blind mannerMechanism of preventionTransient relapseManic relapsePlacebo administrationSerum levelsCatecholamine systemsHomovanillic acidRemissionRelapseDisordersTherapyTest sessionsSymptomsSubjectsSignificant changesMood indices
1997
Effects of Antiglucocorticoid Treatment on 5-HT1A Function in Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects
Price L, Cappiello A, Malison R, McDougle C, Pelton G, Schöllnhammer G, Heninger G. Effects of Antiglucocorticoid Treatment on 5-HT1A Function in Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects. Neuropsychopharmacology 1997, 17: 246-257. PMID: 9326749, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(97)00049-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressed patientsReceptor functionHealthy control subjectsUnipolar depressed patientsAntiglucocorticoid treatmentAntidepressant actionGlucocorticoid modulationPreclinical findingsAdrenal axisControl subjectsAntidepressant activityClinical studiesTest doseHealthy subjectsReceptor sensitivityIpsapironeCortisol biosynthesisKetoconazoleDepressionPatientsBehavioral responsesSubjectsGlucocorticoidsAgonistsNeuroendocrine
1996
Seasonal Variation in Neuroendocrine and Mood Responses to IV L-Tryptophan in Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects
Cappiello A, Malison R, McDougle C, Vegso S, Charney D, Heninger G, Price L. Seasonal Variation in Neuroendocrine and Mood Responses to IV L-Tryptophan in Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects. Neuropsychopharmacology 1996, 15: 475-483. PMID: 8914120, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(96)00057-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy subjectsTryptophan levelsDrug-free patientsVisual analog scaleL-tryptophanMale patientsAnalog scaleSerum prolactinDepressed patientsMajor depressionSerotonin functionNonpsychotic patientsMood disordersUnipolar patientsPatientsDSM-IIISuch abnormalitiesProlactinCosinor analysisMood responsesDepressionPrevious evidenceSubjectsInfusionNeuroendocrine