Neuroimaging biomarkers in schizophrenia

NV Kraguljac, WM McDonald… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with a heterogeneous genetic,
neurobiological, and phenotypic profile. Currently, no objective biological measures—that is …

Glutamatergic and GABAergic metabolite levels in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies

T Nakahara, S Tsugawa, Y Noda, F Ueno… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Background The glutamate (Glu) and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)
hypotheses of schizophrenia were proposed in the 1980s. However, current findings on …

Hippocampal dysfunction in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: a selective review and hypothesis for early detection and intervention

JA Lieberman, RR Girgis, G Brucato, H Moore… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Scientists have long sought to characterize the pathophysiologic basis of schizophrenia and
develop biomarkers that could identify the illness. Extensive postmortem and in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Ketamine exerts its sustained antidepressant effects via cell-type-specific regulation of Kcnq2

JP Lopez, MD Lücken, E Brivio, S Karamihalev, A Kos… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
A single sub-anesthetic dose of ketamine produces a rapid and sustained antidepressant
response, yet the molecular mechanisms responsible for this remain unclear. Here, we …

Glutamate and GABA homeostasis and neurometabolism in major depressive disorder

A Sarawagi, ND Soni, AB Patel - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of distress, disability, and suicides. As
per the latest WHO report, MDD affects more than 260 million people worldwide. Despite …

Association of ketamine with psychiatric symptoms and implications for its therapeutic use and for understanding schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta …

K Beck, G Hindley, F Borgan, C Ginestet… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Ketamine hydrochloride is increasingly used to treat depression and other
psychiatric disorders but can induce schizophrenia-like or psychotomimetic symptoms …

A single ketamine infusion combined with mindfulness-based behavioral modification to treat cocaine dependence: a randomized clinical trial

E Dakwar, EV Nunes, CL Hart… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Research has suggested that subanesthetic doses of ketamine may work to
improve cocaine-related vulnerabilities and facilitate efforts at behavioral modification. The …

A single ketamine infusion combined with motivational enhancement therapy for alcohol use disorder: a randomized midazolam-controlled pilot trial

E Dakwar, F Levin, CL Hart… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorder are limited
in their effectiveness, and new treatments with innovative mechanisms would be valuable. In …

Aberrant maturation and connectivity of prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia—contribution of NMDA receptor development and hypofunction

WJ Gao, SS Yang, NR Mack, LA Chamberlin - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
The neurobiology of schizophrenia involves multiple facets of pathophysiology, ranging from
its genetic basis over changes in neurochemistry and neurophysiology, to the systemic level …

[HTML][HTML] The anterior cingulate cortex as a key locus of ketamine's antidepressant action

L Alexander, LA Jelen, MA Mehta, AH Young - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The subdivisions of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)–including subgenual, perigenual
and dorsal zones–are implicated in the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of major …