1997
Dopamine-cell depolarization block as a model for the therapeutic actions of antipsychotic drugs
Grace A, Bunney B, Moore H, Todd C. Dopamine-cell depolarization block as a model for the therapeutic actions of antipsychotic drugs. Trends In Neurosciences 1997, 20: 31-37. PMID: 9004417, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(96)10064-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepolarization blockAntipsychotic drugsDopamine systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemWeeks of treatmentExtrapyramidal side effectsAntipsychotic drug efficacyDopamine receptor antagonistDrug treatment resultsMesolimbic dopamine neuronsTreatment of schizophreniaDopamine neuron firingReceptor blockadeDopamine neuronsTherapeutic impactSide effectsClinical actionsDrug AdministrationTherapeutic efficacyTreatment resultsDrug efficacyTherapeutic actionPotential mechanismsDrugsEfficacy
1987
Chronic Neuroleptic Effects on Dopamine Neuron Activity: A Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy and Side Effects?
Freeman A, Bunney B. Chronic Neuroleptic Effects on Dopamine Neuron Activity: A Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy and Side Effects? Psychopharmacology Series 1987, 3: 225-235. PMID: 2881290, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-71288-3_26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMost psychotic patientsDA receptor blockerTreatment of choiceDopamine neuron activityCentral catecholamine systemsReceptor blockadeReceptor blockersCatecholamine neuronsNeuroleptic effectsMajor symptomsAntipsychotic drugsCatecholamine systemsAntipsychotic propertiesForebrain regionsNeuronal activityCatecholamine receptorsSide effectsDopamine systemNeuron activityPsychotic patientsTherapeutic efficacyMode of actionFeedback pathwaysTreatmentNeuroleptics