Glutamate and dopamine in schizophrenia: An update for the 21st century

O Howes, R McCutcheon… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The glutamate and dopamine hypotheses are leading theories of the pathoaetiology of
schizophrenia. Both were initially based on indirect evidence from pharmacological studies …

Pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: a critical review of the pharmacology and clinical effects of current and future therapeutic agents

S Miyamoto, N Miyake, LF Jarskog… - Molecular …, 2012 - nature.com
Since the introduction of chlorpromazine and throughout the development of the new-
generation antipsychotic drugs (APDs) beginning with clozapine, the D 2 receptor has been …

The role of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the neuroinflammation and neurogenesis of schizophrenia

KS Na, HY Jung, YK Kim - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness with chronic symptoms and significant impairment
in psychosocial functioning. Although novel antipsychotics have been developed, the …

A double-blind, randomized study of minocycline for the treatment of negative and cognitive symptoms in early-phase schizophrenia.

Y Levkovitz, S Mendlovich, S Riwkes… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Current antipsychotics have only a limited effect on 2 core aspects of
schizophrenia: negative symptoms and cognitive deficits. Minocycline is a second …

Minocycline benefits negative symptoms in early schizophrenia: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in patients on standard treatment

IB Chaudhry, J Hallak, N Husain… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The onset and early course of schizophrenia is associated with subtle loss of grey matter
which may be responsible for the evolution and persistence of symptoms such as apathy …

Emerging role of glutamate in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder

K Hashimoto - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common, chronic, recurrent mental illness that affects
millions of individuals worldwide. To date, the monoaminergic systems (serotonin …

Cytokine hypothesis of schizophrenia pathogenesis: evidence from human studies and animal models

Y Watanabe, T Someya, H Nawa - Psychiatry and clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The pathogenesis of schizophrenia has yet to be fully characterized. Gene–environment
interactions have been found to play a crucial role in the vulnerability to this disease. Among …

Drug models of schizophrenia

H Steeds, RL Carhart-Harris… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Schizophrenia is a complex mental health disorder with positive, negative and cognitive
symptom domains. Approximately one third of patients are resistant to currently available …

Novel therapeutic targets in depression: minocycline as a candidate treatment

JK Soczynska, RB Mansur, E Brietzke… - Behavioural brain …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mood disorders are marked by high rates of non-recovery, recurrence, and chronicity, which
are insufficiently addressed by current therapies. Several patho-etiological models have …

Minocycline in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases: an update

D Romero‐Miguel, N Lamanna‐Rama… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Minocycline is a broad‐spectrum antibiotic, effective as a chronic
treatment for recurrent bacterial infections. Beyond its antibiotic action, minocycline also has …