2006
Decreased Cerebrospinal Fluid Allopregnanolone Levels in Women with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Rasmusson AM, Pinna G, Paliwal P, Weisman D, Gottschalk C, Charney D, Krystal J, Guidotti A. Decreased Cerebrospinal Fluid Allopregnanolone Levels in Women with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 60: 704-713. PMID: 16934764, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPremenopausal womenALLO levelsStress disorderCerebrospinal fluid levelsPTSD re-experiencing symptomsAllopregnanolone levelsOral contraceptivesGABAergic neurotransmissionDHEAS levelsPsychotropic medicationsFollicular phaseMenstrual cycleDHEA ratioExcitatory neurotransmissionNeurotransmitter systemsRe-experiencing symptomsDepressive symptomsPTSD subjectsFluid levelsGroup differencesIllicit drugsWomenNeurotransmissionProgesterone
2003
S.20.01 Adrenal & CSF neurosteroids as mediators of HPA axis upregulation and symptom production in premenopausal women with PTSD
Rasmusson A, Guidotti A, Charney D, Vojvoda D, Lipschitz D, Weisman D, Krystal J. S.20.01 Adrenal & CSF neurosteroids as mediators of HPA axis upregulation and symptom production in premenopausal women with PTSD. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2003, 13: s151-s152. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-977x(03)91680-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research