1983
Panic-induced elevation of plasma MHPG levels in phobic-anxious patients. Effects of clonidine and imipramine
Ko G, Elsworth J, Roth R, Rifkin B, Leigh H, Redmond E. Panic-induced elevation of plasma MHPG levels in phobic-anxious patients. Effects of clonidine and imipramine. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 1983, 3: 328. DOI: 10.1097/00004714-198310000-00029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPanic-Induced Elevation of Plasma MHPG Levels in Phobic-Anxious Patients: Effects of Clonidine and Imipramine
Ko G, Elsworth J, Roth R, Rifkin B, Leigh H, Redmond D. Panic-Induced Elevation of Plasma MHPG Levels in Phobic-Anxious Patients: Effects of Clonidine and Imipramine. JAMA Psychiatry 1983, 40: 425-430. PMID: 6838322, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1983.01790040079011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma MHPG levelsMHPG levelsEffects of clonidineSignificant symptom reductionPlasma MHPG concentrationSelf-rated anxietyPlacebo treatmentCrossover trialMHPG concentrationsPlasma levelsNoradrenergic activityDrug treatmentDrug trialsSymptom reductionDiminished suppressionPanic attacksPanic symptomsImipramine hydrochlorideClonidinePatientsPhobic stimuliImipramineTrialsAnxietyTreatment
1982
Clonidine suppression of noradrenergic hyperactivity during morphine withdrawal by clonidine: biochemical studies in rodents and primates.
Roth R, Elsworth J, Redmond D. Clonidine suppression of noradrenergic hyperactivity during morphine withdrawal by clonidine: biochemical studies in rodents and primates. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 1982, 43: 42-6. PMID: 6806253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain levelsMHPG accumulationNE turnoverNE neuronsLocus coeruleusNaloxone-insensitive mechanismAdministration of naloxoneMorphine-dependent animalsNE systemDose-dependent degreeNon-human primatesNE metabolismMorphine withdrawalOpiate withdrawalClonidine suppressionImpulse flowNoradrenergic hyperactivityClinical studiesCSF measuresControl monkeysClonidineElectrophysiological studiesMHPGBiochemical measuresPilot data