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
2017
Ketamine-induced reduction in mGluR5 availability is associated with an antidepressant response: an [11C]ABP688 and PET imaging study in depression
Esterlis I, DellaGioia N, Pietrzak RH, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Abdallah CG, Yang J, Pittenger C, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Parsey RV, Carson RE, DeLorenzo C. Ketamine-induced reduction in mGluR5 availability is associated with an antidepressant response: an [11C]ABP688 and PET imaging study in depression. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 824-832. PMID: 28397841, PMCID: PMC5636649, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMGluR5 availabilityPositron emission tomographyKetamine administrationControl groupAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistIntravenous ketamine administrationKetamine-induced reductionMetabotropic glutamatergic receptorsRapid antidepressant effectsGlutamate receptor antagonistsKetamine-induced changesEffects of ketaminePET imaging studiesMechanism of actionGlutamate surgeAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant efficacyAntidepressant responseGlutamatergic receptorsControl subjectsReceptor antagonistHealthy controlsDepressive disorderSustained decrease