2010
Probing GABA Receptor Function in Schizophrenia with Iomazenil
Ahn K, Gil R, Seibyl J, Sewell RA, D'Souza DC. Probing GABA Receptor Function in Schizophrenia with Iomazenil. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 36: 677-683. PMID: 21068719, PMCID: PMC3055690, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia patientsHealthy controlsGABA deficitHealthy subjectsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleGABA-deficit hypothesisPlacebo-controlled studyChronic schizophrenia patientsPathophysiology of schizophreniaPsychiatric Rating ScalePartial inverse agonistDissociative Symptoms ScaleGABA receptor functionPerceptual alterationsPsychotomimetic effectsPsychotic symptomsIomazenilBenzodiazepine receptorsPatientsSymptom ScalePharmacological inductionReceptor functionInverse agonistRating ScaleBrain imaging
2003
N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor in working memory impairments in schizophrenia: event-related potential study of late stage of working memory process
Ahn KH, Youn T, Cho SS, Ha TH, Ha KS, Kim MS, Kwon JS. N-Methyl-d-aspartate receptor in working memory impairments in schizophrenia: event-related potential study of late stage of working memory process. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2003, 27: 993-999. PMID: 14499316, DOI: 10.1016/s0278-5846(03)00159-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research