2019
Measuring the effects of ketamine on mGluR5 using [18F]FPEB and PET
Holmes SE, Gallezot JD, Davis MT, DellaGioia N, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Krystal JH, Javitch JA, DeLorenzo C, Carson RE, Esterlis I. Measuring the effects of ketamine on mGluR5 using [18F]FPEB and PET. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2019, 40: 2254-2264. PMID: 31744389, PMCID: PMC7585925, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19886316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of ketamineKetamine infusionGlutamate transmissionMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Ketamine-induced effectsKetamine-induced changesGlutamate receptor 5Promising treatment targetDrug challenge studiesTwo-tissue compartment modelMGluR5 radioligandBlood pressureMGluR5 availabilityBaseline scanOutcome measuresHealthy subjectsHeart ratePsychiatric disordersReceptor 5Modulatory effectsMGluR5Treatment targetsChallenge studiesArterial input functionChallenge paradigm
2018
Dose-Related Target Occupancy and Effects on Circuitry, Behavior, and Neuroplasticity of the Glycine Transporter-1 Inhibitor PF-03463275 in Healthy and Schizophrenia Subjects
D’Souza D, Carson RE, Driesen N, Johannesen J, Ranganathan M, Krystal JH, Ahn K, Bielen K, Carbuto M, Deaso E, D’Souza D, Ranganathan M, Naganawa M, Ranganathan M, D’Souza D, Nabulsi N, Zheng M, Lin S, Huang Y, Carson R, Driesen N, Ahn K, Morgan P, Suckow R, He G, McCarthy G, Krystal J, Johannesen J, Kenney J, Gelernter J, Gueorguieva R, Pittman B. Dose-Related Target Occupancy and Effects on Circuitry, Behavior, and Neuroplasticity of the Glycine Transporter-1 Inhibitor PF-03463275 in Healthy and Schizophrenia Subjects. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 84: 413-421. PMID: 29499855, PMCID: PMC6068006, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzabicyclo CompoundsBrainCognitive DysfunctionDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHumansImidazolesKetamineLong-Term PotentiationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographySchizophreniaYoung AdultConceptsHealthy control subjectsLong-term potentiationSchizophrenia patientsControl subjectsCognitive impairmentClinical trialsGlyT1 occupancyN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionGlycine transporter-1 inhibitorKetamine-induced disruptionKetamine-induced effectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyMemory-related activationF-MKSubstudy 1Schizophrenia subjectsResonance imagingReceptor functionCortical regionsEmission tomographyTarget engagementPotentiationSchizophrenia
2015
Perceptual distortions and delusional thinking following ketamine administration are related to increased pharmacological MRI signal changes in the parietal lobe
Stone J, Kotoula V, Dietrich C, De Simoni S, Krystal JH, Mehta MA. Perceptual distortions and delusional thinking following ketamine administration are related to increased pharmacological MRI signal changes in the parietal lobe. Journal Of Psychopharmacology 2015, 29: 1025-1028. PMID: 26152321, DOI: 10.1177/0269881115592337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual distortionBOLD responsePsychotomimetic States InventoryFunctional MRI acquisitionKetamine-induced effectsPerceptual alterationsDelusional thinkingBrain activityDelusional interpretationDelusional thoughtsCognitive symptomsBOLD increasesParietal cortexHealthy participantsParietal lobeStates InventorySubjective changesParacentral lobuleKetamine administrationSubcortical increasesKetamine effectsHealthy humansSignal changesMRI signal changesKetamine infusion
2014
In Vivo Ketamine-Induced Changes in [11C]ABP688 Binding to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5
DeLorenzo C, DellaGioia N, Bloch M, Sanacora G, Nabulsi N, Abdallah C, Yang J, Wen R, Mann JJ, Krystal JH, Parsey RV, Carson RE, Esterlis I. In Vivo Ketamine-Induced Changes in [11C]ABP688 Binding to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 266-275. PMID: 25156701, PMCID: PMC4277907, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubtype 5Ketamine administrationPET scansMetabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5Prefrontal cortexAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistIntravenous ketamine administrationKetamine-induced effectsPositron emission tomography (PET) ligandGlutamate receptor antagonistsVolume of distributionMedial prefrontal cortexNegative allosteric modulatorsKetamine initiationGlutamate releaseDorsal putamenKetamine responseSubanesthetic dosesOrbital prefrontal cortexReceptor antagonistAcute effectsBolus injectionDorsal caudateArterial bloodScan 1