2023
Ketamine and rapid antidepressant action: new treatments and novel synaptic signaling mechanisms
Krystal J, Kavalali E, Monteggia L. Ketamine and rapid antidepressant action: new treatments and novel synaptic signaling mechanisms. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 41-50. PMID: 37488280, PMCID: PMC10700627, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01629-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood disordersEffective treatmentN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGlutamatergic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptorRapid antidepressant effectsTreatment-resistant depressionKey clinical aspectsRapid antidepressant actionsNovel effective treatmentsSynaptic signaling mechanismsMore effective treatmentsSynaptic plasticity mechanismsOpen channel blockerAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsKetamine effectsChannel blockersClinical aspectsClinical practiceNew treatmentsNeuropsychiatric disordersCircuit mechanismsDisordersTreatmentKetamine
2021
Effects of Altered Excitation-Inhibition Balance on Decision Making in a Cortical Circuit Model
Lam NH, Borduqui T, Hallak J, Roque A, Anticevic A, Krystal JH, Wang XJ, Murray JD. Effects of Altered Excitation-Inhibition Balance on Decision Making in a Cortical Circuit Model. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 42: 1035-1053. PMID: 34887320, PMCID: PMC8824494, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1371-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical circuitsCognitive deficitsCortical circuit modelAltered excitation-inhibition balanceExcitatory pyramidal neuronsNMDA receptor hypofunctionCerebral cortical circuitsExcitation-inhibition balancePyramidal neuronsReceptor hypofunctionDistinct time coursesSynaptic excitationInhibitory interneuronsMultiple neuropsychiatric disordersBehavioral deficitsSynaptic balanceSynaptic levelLatest evidenceNeuropsychiatric disordersCognitive functionCircuit mechanismsBehavioral effectsPsychometric performanceBehavioral levelTask paradigmTranscriptomics-informed large-scale cortical model captures topography of pharmacological neuroimaging effects of LSD
Burt JB, Preller KH, Demirtas M, Ji JL, Krystal JH, Vollenweider FX, Anticevic A, Murray JD. Transcriptomics-informed large-scale cortical model captures topography of pharmacological neuroimaging effects of LSD. ELife 2021, 10: e69320. PMID: 34313217, PMCID: PMC8315798, DOI: 10.7554/elife.69320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysergic acid diethylamideEffects of LSDSerotonin 2A receptorPharmacological neuroimagingNeuromodulatory effectsPharmacological responseFunctional alterationsBrain physiologyCircuit mechanismsFunctional connectivityNeural functionBrain structuresPsychoactive drugsAcid diethylamideFunctional topographyPrecision medicineNeural differencesNeuroimagingAltered statesReceptors