2024
Medial prefrontal cortex neurotransmitter abnormalities in posttraumatic stress disorder with and without comorbidity to major depression
Swanberg K, Prinsen H, Averill C, Campos L, Kurada A, Krystal J, Petrakis I, Averill L, Rothman D, Abdallah C, Juchem C. Medial prefrontal cortex neurotransmitter abnormalities in posttraumatic stress disorder with and without comorbidity to major depression. NMR In Biomedicine 2024, 37: e5220. PMID: 39054694, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.5220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexStress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder patientsPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisChronic psychiatric conditionImpact of psychiatric comorbiditiesComorbid MDDPrefrontal cortexDepressive disorderTraumatic stressorsPsychiatric conditionsMDDPsychiatric comorbiditiesNeurotransmitter abnormalitiesConcentrations of glutamateMetabolite abnormalitiesHealthy controlsDisordersPattern of abnormalitiesParticipantsGlutamateIn vivo protonMetabolic abnormalitiesDepressionChallenges and rewards of in vivo synaptic density imaging, and its application to the study of depression
Asch R, Abdallah C, Carson R, Esterlis I. Challenges and rewards of in vivo synaptic density imaging, and its application to the study of depression. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 50: 153-163. PMID: 39039139, PMCID: PMC11525584, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01913-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudies of depressionAnimal models of chronic stressPositron emission tomographyModel of chronic stressSV2A imagingSynaptic densitySignificant depressive symptomsDevelopment of novel radiotracersDepressive symptomsNeuropsychiatric disordersSymptom severityChronic stressDrug challengeSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2 ANeural markersAnimal modelsSynaptic alterationsSynaptogenesis in vivoPreliminary findingsIn vivo quantificationCentral nervous systemDepressionEmission tomographySV2ASV2A positron emission tomography366. The Effect of Early Life Trauma on Prefrontal Synaptic Strength in Major Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Del Motte M, Tamman A, Jiang L, Averill C, Mason G, Averill L, Abdallah C. 366. The Effect of Early Life Trauma on Prefrontal Synaptic Strength in Major Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s249. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.865.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Ketamine and rapid acting antidepressants: Are we ready to cure, rather than treat depression?
Abdallah CG, Krystal JH. Ketamine and rapid acting antidepressants: Are we ready to cure, rather than treat depression? Behavioural Brain Research 2020, 390: 112628. PMID: 32407817, PMCID: PMC7316409, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic stress pathologyRapid acting antidepressantsHigh treatment resistanceActing antidepressantsChronic courseClinical evidenceLeading causeTreatment resistancePsychiatric disordersStress pathologyDepressionLarge proportionAntidepressantsPatientsReviewKetamineIllnessPathologyComprehensive review
2018
The neurobiology of depression, ketamine and rapid-acting antidepressants: Is it glutamate inhibition or activation?
Abdallah CG, Sanacora G, Duman RS, Krystal JH. The neurobiology of depression, ketamine and rapid-acting antidepressants: Is it glutamate inhibition or activation? Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2018, 190: 148-158. PMID: 29803629, PMCID: PMC6165688, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid-acting antidepressantsNeurobiology of depressionMechanism of actionChronic stress pathologyRole of glutamateAntidepressant effectsEfficacy findingsGlutamate activationBiomarker findingsNeurobiology of stressVivo pharmacodynamicsCurrent perspective paperKetamineChronic stressReproducible biomarkersBehavioral effectsGlutamate inhibitionDepressionStress pathologyAntidepressantsNeurobiologyInhibitionActivationPharmacodynamicsPharmacokinetics
2016
Ketamine’s Mechanism of Rapid Antidepressant Activity: Evidence Gleaned from Clinical Studies
Averill L, Murrough J, Abdallah C. Ketamine’s Mechanism of Rapid Antidepressant Activity: Evidence Gleaned from Clinical Studies. 2016, 99-121. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42925-0_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRapid antidepressant effectsNeurobiology of depressionRapid antidepressant actionsNovel drug developmentDrug developmentKetamine's rapid antidepressant effectsRapid antidepressant activityOpen-label trialAntidepressant drug developmentKetamine's rapid antidepressant actionsTrauma-related disordersAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant medicationKetamine's mechanismSafety profileKetamine responseAntidepressant activityClinical studiesPotential biomarkersPsychotherapeutic treatmentHuman subjectsMedical SciencesDepressionNeurobiology