2015
Ketamine as a promising prototype for a new generation of rapid‐acting antidepressants
Abdallah CG, Averill LA, Krystal JH. Ketamine as a promising prototype for a new generation of rapid‐acting antidepressants. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2015, 1344: 66-77. PMID: 25727103, PMCID: PMC4412785, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen-label studyRobust antidepressant effectsRapid-acting antidepressantsNeurobiology of depressionRoute of administrationModerate adverse effectsMechanism of actionTrauma-related disordersTraditional antidepressantsAntidepressant effectsTransient mildChronic treatmentControlled TrialsClinical effectsOptimal dosingPsychopharmacologic interventionsPatient groupPatient populationTreatment targetsKetamineAntidepressantsRelevant biomarkersAdverse effectsNeurobiological underpinningsInfusion
2006
Cerebral Metabolic Effects of Intravenous Glycine in Healthy Human Subjects
Neumeister A, Carson R, Henry S, Planeta-Wilson B, Binneman B, Maguire RP, Luckenbaugh DA, D'Souza C, Krystal JH, Frost JJ. Cerebral Metabolic Effects of Intravenous Glycine in Healthy Human Subjects. Journal Of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2006, 26: 595-599. PMID: 17110816, DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000245558.14284.aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntipsychotic AgentsBehaviorBrainBrain MappingCluster AnalysisCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18GlycineHumansInfusions, IntravenousMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReference ValuesSerineConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionReceptor functionRegional cerebral metabolic rateAdministration of glycineCerebral metabolic effectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyPositron emission tomography studyHealthy control subjectsNMDA receptor functionCerebral metabolic rateEmission tomography studiesTest dayHealthy human subjectsResonance imaging studySignificant reductionPositron emission tomographyDorsolateral prefrontal cortexIntravenous glycinePlacebo infusionCerebral metabolismPatient populationControl subjectsGlycine administrationGlycine infusionIntravenous administration