2022
Imaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain
Holmes SE, Finnema SJ, Naganawa M, DellaGioia N, Holden D, Fowles K, Davis M, Ropchan J, Emory P, Ye Y, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Pietrzak RH, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Esterlis I. Imaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2273-2281. PMID: 35165397, PMCID: PMC9133063, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01465-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetamine's therapeutic effectsMajor depressive disorderTherapeutic effectPositron emission tomographyPosttraumatic stress disorderHealthy controlsSynaptic connectionsSynaptic vesicle protein 2APost-synaptic mechanismsEffects of ketamineDiscovery of ketamineNon-human primatesAntidepressant effectsDepressive disorderSingle administrationSynaptic densityPsychiatric disordersDepression severityKetamineEmission tomographyTerminal densityLiving brainStress disorderRobust reductionDissociative symptoms
2011
Plasma proteomic alterations in non-human primates and humans after chronic alcohol self-administration
Freeman WM, VanGuilder HD, Guidone E, Krystal JH, Grant KA, Vrana KE. Plasma proteomic alterations in non-human primates and humans after chronic alcohol self-administration. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 14: 899-911. PMID: 21303580, PMCID: PMC3107900, DOI: 10.1017/s1461145711000046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum amyloid A4Excessive alcohol consumptionNon-human primatesAlcohol consumptionPotential biomarkersInter-alpha inhibitor H4Plasma proteinsAltered plasma levelsPlasma samplesExcessive alcohol useAlcohol use disorderNovel potential biomarkersLevels of fibronectinMonitoring of subjectsRetinol-binding proteinAlcohol intakeChronic alcoholWidespread clinical usagePlasma levelsAmyloid A4Lipoprotein metabolismImmune functionUse disordersSelf-administer high levelsBiomarker panel