2019
Enhancing the Utility of Preclinical Research in Neuropsychiatry Drug Development
Kaffman A, White JD, Wei L, Johnson FK, Krystal JH. Enhancing the Utility of Preclinical Research in Neuropsychiatry Drug Development. Methods In Molecular Biology 2019, 2011: 3-22. PMID: 31273690, PMCID: PMC6895673, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9554-7_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical researchAnimal modelsPsychiatric conditionsLower clinical success ratesClinical success rateCommon psychiatric conditionsPsychiatric clinical trialsClinical trialsNew pharmacotherapiesMore effective interventionsPreclinical workPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric pathophysiologyMental illnessSystematic reviewEffective interventionsAnimal experimentsDrug development processSuccess rateDrug developmentHuman psychopathologyPharmaceutical companiesPredictive validityLarge pharmaceutical companiesAnimals
2018
The Neurobiology and Pharmacotherapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Abdallah CG, Averill LA, Akiki TJ, Raza M, Averill CL, Gomaa H, Adikey A, Krystal JH. The Neurobiology and Pharmacotherapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Annual Review Of Pharmacology And Toxicology 2018, 59: 171-189. PMID: 30216745, PMCID: PMC6326888, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010818-021701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderTreatment of PTSDBiology of PTSDExert complex effectsBrain functionNeurobiologySynaptic gainPathology modelRapid-acting antidepressantsBroader frameworkDisordersWordsPutative mechanismsDysconnectivitySynaptic lossPharmacotherapeutic optionsClinical efficacyCompelling efficacyPerspectiveAntidepressantsDrug developmentComplex effectsPathologyEfficacy
2006
MR spectroscopy: its potential role for drug development for the treatment of psychiatric diseases
Mason GF, Krystal JH. MR spectroscopy: its potential role for drug development for the treatment of psychiatric diseases. NMR In Biomedicine 2006, 19: 690-701. PMID: 16986118, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric diseasesMagnetic resonance spectroscopyGlial abnormalitiesPsychiatric disordersBiochemical markersNon-invasive techniqueNeuropsychiatric disordersPotential roleDrug developmentDrug discoveryMRS techniquesDiseaseDisordersStudy of mechanismsTreatmentLines of investigationAbnormalitiesNeurochemistryDrug delivery