The effect of antidepressant drugs on plasma kynurenine in depressed patients.

abstract：:A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study in ten normal volunteers assessed the effects of the subcutaneous administration of adrenaline on platelet MAO activity, in an attempt to replicate previous findings of increased MAO activity following adrenaline. Platelet counts, cortisol plasma concentrations, and...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Gentil V,McCurdy RL,Alevizos B,Lader MH

更新日期：1976-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a synthetic cathinone abused for its cocaine-like psychostimulant effects in "bath salts" products. While there are currently no pharmacotherapies for MDPV abuse, rodent studies suggest immunotherapy may offer a feasible treatment option. OBJECTIVES:These studies test...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： McClenahan SJ,Gunnell MG,Owens SM,Fantegrossi WE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonergic mechanisms have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression and in the neuropharmacology of antidepressant treatment. One measure of central serotonergic function is the prolactin (PRL) response to IV L-tryptophan (L-TRP). We used the L-TRP test to assess the role of serotonin in the mechanism of...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： McCance-Katz E,Price LH,Charney DS,Heninger GR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder characterised by compulsive drug use and loss of control over drug intake. Although several theories propose impulsivity as a key component of addiction, the precise nature of this relationship remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:This study aims to investigate the s...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kolokotroni KZ,Rodgers RJ,Harrison AA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Flumazenil, a competitive antagonist of benzodiazepine receptors (BZRs), has been used as a probe to detect effects of putative endogenous ligands for BZRs in anxiety. Flumazenil is renowned for its highly inconsistent behavioral effects. OBJECTIVE:To ascertain effects of flumazenil in the social conflict te...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Uhlírová L,Sustková-Fiserová M,Krsiak M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2-[14C]deoxyglucose method was used to compare the effects of the acute administration of cocaine by two different routes, intravenous and intraperitoneal, on rates of local cerebral glucose utilization in freely moving rats. Doses were initially chosen on the basis of their ability to elicit equivalent increases ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Porrino LJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) transiently lowers central serotonin levels and can induce depressive mood states and cognitive defects. Previous studies have shown that ATD impairs object recognition in rats. OBJECTIVES:As individual differences exist in central serotonin neurotransmission, the impact of A...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Olivier JD,Jans LA,Korte-Bouws GA,Korte SM,Deen PM,Cools AR,Ellenbroek BA,Blokland A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of cholinergic receptor blockade in the rat prefrontal cortex on cognitive processes. The nicotinic antagonists neuronal bungarotoxin and dihydro-beta-erythroidine and the muscarinic antagonist scopolamine were injected into the prelimbic area of the prefrontal ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Granon S,Poucet B,Thinus-Blanc C,Changeux JP,Vidal C

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although newer interview methods such as Structured Interview Guide for the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (SIGMA; MADRS) with audiotaping and Rater Applied Performance Scale (RAPS) appraisal have been introduced to improve reliability of ratings in antidepressant clinical trials, there is limited ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Khan A,Faucett J,Brown WA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the literature regarding the pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable neuroleptic drugs (LINS). There are important differences between LINS and oral neuroleptics that affect their pharmacokinetics. By avoiding first pass metabolism in gut and liver, LINS result in lower circulating concentrations...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Marder SR,Hubbard JW,Van Putten T,Midha KK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Preclinical studies suggest that medications enhancing the brain gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) system attenuate the rewarding effects of stimulants including nicotine. These preclinical studies have not been followed up in systematic human studies. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to examine the effects...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Sofuoglu M,Mouratidis M,Yoo S,Culligan K,Kosten T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The non-selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist nicotine has been argued to improve attention via enhanced filtering of irrelevant stimuli. Here, we tested this hypothesis in the context of smooth pursuit eye movements (SPEMs), an oculomotor function previously shown to improve with nicotin...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Meyhöfer I,Kasparbauer AM,Steffens M,Ettinger U

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscimol, a structural analog of GABA, significantly potentiated pilocarpine-induced analgesia in rats, but failed to alter pilocarpine-induced catalepsy. It also failed to affect pilocarpine-elicited increase in homovanillic acid levels in the striatum. These findings suggest that the potentiation of pilocarpine-indu...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Naik SR,Kelkar MR,Amladi SR,Sheth UK

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects on sucrose consumption of a dopamine (DA) D2/D3 antagonist (raclopride, 0-0.3 mg/kg), a serotonin 5-HT2/2c antagonist (ritanserin, 0-0.4 mg/kg), and raclopride (0.15 mg/kg) combined with ritanserin (0-0.4 mg/kg). Three different concentrations of sucrose solution (0.7%, 7.0% and 34%) were teste...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Montgomery AM,Suri A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cognitive processes underlying drug use have typically been assessed in laboratory settings. More detailed and ecologically valid data may be possible if assessments were conducted in an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) setting. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the feasibility and utility of administering a reac...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Waters AJ,Li Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hypericum perforatum L., known as St. John's wort (SJW), is used as a phytotherapeutic agent for the treatment of mild to moderate forms of depression. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of SJW extract (STW 3-VI; 250 and 500 mg/kg; p.o.) and fluoxetine (10 mg/kg, p.o.) on gene...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Jungke P,Ostrow G,Li JL,Norton S,Nieber K,Kelber O,Butterweck V

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Passive avoidance learning was significantly impaired by atropine (5 mg/kg, IP) or scopolamine (0.5 mg/kg), but not by methyl-atropine (5 mg/kg) or methyl-scopolamine (0.5 mg/kg), from postnatal day 15 on. In contrast, an improvement was observed, not significant at 11 days and significant at 13 days, probably due to ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Blozovski D,Hennocq N

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of single and repeated electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) on beta-endorphin (beta-EP), cortisol, growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (Prl) plasma levels were investigated in nine depressed patients. Blood samples were monitored a day before ECT, the day of the first and sixth ECT (0, 30, 60 and 90 min after s...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Weizman A,Gil-Ad I,Grupper D,Tyano S,Laron Z

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the GAbAergic striatonigral projection may form part of the efferent pathway responsible for the expression of dopamine-related oral behaviour. Consistent with this suggestion are reports that bilateral injection of the GABA agonist muscimol can produce stereotyped gnawing and biting. We rep...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Taha EB,Dean P,Redgrave P

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Working memory performance may be improved or decreased by amphetamine, depending on baseline working memory capacity and amphetamine dosage. This variable effect suggests an optimal range of monaminergic activity for working memory, either below or above which it is compromised. We directly tested this possi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Tipper CM,Cairo TA,Woodward TS,Phillips AG,Liddle PF,Ngan ET

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that pretreatment with dopamine (DA) receptor blockers disrupts the effect of intravenously (IV) and intracerebrally (ICV), but not intraperitoneally (IP) administered cocaine on place preference conditioning (PPC). The present study was undertaken to further evaluate possible differences between IV ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Nomikos GG,Spyraki C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Paired-associate learning (PAL), as part of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery, is able to predict who from an at-risk population will develop Alzheimer's disease. Schizophrenic patients are also impaired on this same task. An automated rodent model of PAL would be extremely beneficial in...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Talpos JC,Winters BD,Dias R,Saksida LM,Bussey TJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The influence of the main dopaminergic brain regions controlling copulation, the medial preoptic area (mPOA) and the nucleus accumbens (NAcc), on male rat sexual behavior expression has not been fully established. OBJECTIVE:This work analyzes the sexual effects of dopamine (DA) receptor activation in the mPO...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Guadarrama-Bazante IL,Rodríguez-Manzo G

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) differs from other types of hallucinogens in that it possesses direct dopaminergic effects. The exact nature of this component has not been elucidated. OBJECTIVE:The present study sought to characterize the effects of several dopamine D(4) agonists and antagonists on the disc...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Marona-Lewicka D,Chemel BR,Nichols DE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of this paper, the authors determined an error in Fig. 2C. ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Zhang B,Xiong F,Ma Y,Li B,Mao Y,Zhou Z,Yu H,Li J,Li C,Fu J,Wang J,Zhao X

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In an animal model for vulnerability to drug abuse, rats that are more reactive to a novel environment (high responders, HRs) are more sensitive to behavioral effects of psychostimulants than are less reactive rats (low responders, LRs). In a companion article, we reported that HRs and LRs differ in sensitivi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： White DA,Kalinichev M,Holtzman SG

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to find a correlation between serum levels of chlorpromazine (CPZ) and clinical effect have been rather unsuccessful, which could be due to fluctuations of CPZ and CPZ metabolite levels during treatment, the complicated metabolism of CPZ, or to varying degrees of protein binding. Using a mass fragmentographic ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Wode-Helgodt B,Alfredsson G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The aversive effects of ∆(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are mediated by activity at the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) as assessed in adult animals; however, no studies have assessed KOR involvement in the aversive effects of THC in adolescents. Given that adolescents have been reported to be insensitive to the ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Flax SM,Wakeford AG,Cheng K,Rice KC,Riley AL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Negative mood states are characterized by both stress hormone dysregulation and serotonergic dysfunction, reflected by altered thalamic serotonin transporter (5-HTT) levels. However, so far, no study examined the individual association between cortisol response and cerebral in vivo 5-HTT levels in patients su...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Reimold M,Knobel A,Rapp MA,Batra A,Wiedemann K,Ströhle A,Zimmer A,Schönknecht P,Smolka MN,Weinberger DR,Goldman D,Machulla HJ,Bares R,Heinz A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind comparison of haloperidol decanoate and fluphenazine decanoate given 4-weekly for 60 weeks as maintenance therapy in 38 chronic schizophrenic in-patients, plasma haloperidol, fluphenazine and prolactin levels were measured at regular intervals by radioimmunoassay. After the first injection, the mean ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Wiles DH,McCreadie RG,Whitehead A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00