2020
Proof of mechanism and target engagement of glutamatergic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: RCTs of pomaglumetad and TS-134 on ketamine-induced psychotic symptoms and pharmacoBOLD in healthy volunteers
Kantrowitz JT, Grinband J, Goff DC, Lahti AC, Marder SR, Kegeles LS, Girgis RR, Sobeih T, Wall MM, Choo TH, Green MF, Yang YS, Lee J, Horga G, Krystal JH, Potter WZ, Javitt DC, Lieberman JA. Proof of mechanism and target engagement of glutamatergic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia: RCTs of pomaglumetad and TS-134 on ketamine-induced psychotic symptoms and pharmacoBOLD in healthy volunteers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1842-1850. PMID: 32403118, PMCID: PMC7608251, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0706-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleTS-134Target engagementHealthy volunteersMetabotropic glutamate receptor 2/3 agonistKetamine-induced psychotic symptomsBPRS positive symptomsDouble-blind conditionsProof of mechanismKetamine-induced changesAntipsychotic drug developmentTreatment of schizophreniaPsychiatric Rating ScaleAnterior cingulate cortexPrimary outcomeClinical symptomsGlutamatergic drugsGlutamate neurotransmissionTotal symptomsClinical assessmentLow dosePsychotic symptomsHigh dosePlacebo data
2018
Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Zhang S, Hu S, Wang W, Krystal JH, Li CR. Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 868-877. PMID: 29859929, PMCID: PMC6177312, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain linear regressionError-related activationSex differencesBilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresSocial drinkersDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSubstance use disordersAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal cortexStatistical parametric mappingProblem alcohol useBilateral thalamusAlcohol drinkersAdult social drinkersStop-signal taskMale social drinkersTemporal cortexUse disordersCerebral activationIndependent sample t-testCingulate cortexSubcortical regions
2012
Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence
Fryer SL, Jorgensen KW, Yetter EJ, Daurignac EC, Watson TD, Shanbhag H, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence. Biological Psychology 2012, 92: 282-291. PMID: 23131612, PMCID: PMC3947923, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexAlcohol cuesBrain responsesLong-term abstainersAlcohol dependenceDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRecruitment of attentionVentral anterior cingulate cortexCognitive control regionsAlcohol-related cuesCue-reactivity studiesCue-related activationsNon-alcohol cuesAttention-demanding taskDifferential brain responsesTarget detection taskInferior parietal lobuleMedial prefrontal cortexAlcohol-dependent individualsCue exposureAltered attentionDistractor effectNeural responsesParietal lobulePrefrontal cortex