2010
Potential Psychiatric Applications of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
Krystal JH, Mathew SJ, D’Souza D, Garakani A, Gunduz-Bruce H, Charney DS. Potential Psychiatric Applications of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists and Antagonists. CNS Drugs 2010, 24: 669-693. PMID: 20658799, DOI: 10.2165/11533230-000000000-00000.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPreliminary clinical trialsPositive allosteric modulatorsPsychiatric disordersClinical trialsAnimal modelsAllosteric modulatorsGroup II mGluR agonistGroup IMetabotropic glutamate receptor agonistAnxiety disordersPotential psychiatric applicationsGlutamate receptor agonistsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsTreatment of schizophreniaRole of glutamateForm of depressionMGluR agonistAntidepressant propertiesMGluR5 agonistReceptor agonistGlutamate receptorsMood disordersArea of schizophreniaPromising agentAgonists
2004
Preliminary evidence of attenuation of the disruptive effects of the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist, ketamine, on working memory by pretreatment with the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, LY354740, in healthy human subjects
Krystal JH, Abi-Saab W, Perry E, D’Souza D, Liu N, Gueorguieva R, McDougall L, Hunsberger T, Belger A, Levine L, Breier A. Preliminary evidence of attenuation of the disruptive effects of the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist, ketamine, on working memory by pretreatment with the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, LY354740, in healthy human subjects. Psychopharmacology 2004, 179: 303-309. PMID: 15309376, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1982-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup II metabotropic glutamate receptor agonistMetabotropic glutamate receptor agonistHealthy human subjectsNMDA glutamate receptor antagonistGlutamate receptor agonistsGlutamate receptor antagonistsTest dayCognitive effectsPerceptual changesKetamine infusionReceptor antagonistReceptor agonistDysphoric moodMemory impairmentBehavioral consequencesSignificant dose-related improvementGroup II mGluR agonistReceptor functionHuman subjectsMemoryNegative symptomsDose-related improvementNMDA receptor functionPreliminary evidenceDisruptive effects
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 doses