Utility of Imaging-Based Biomarkers for Glutamate-Targeted Drug Development in Psychotic Disorders
Author(s) -
Daniel C. Javitt,
Cameron S. Carter,
John H. Krystal,
Joshua T. Kantrowitz,
Ragy R. Girgis,
Lawrence S. Kegeles,
J. Daniel Ragland,
Richard J. Maddock,
Tyler A. Lesh,
Costin Tanase,
Philip R. Corlett,
Douglas L. Rothman,
Graeme F. Mason,
Maolin Qiu,
James Robinson,
William Z. Potter,
Marlene Carlson,
Melanie M. Wall,
Tse-Hwei Choo,
Jack Grinband,
Jeffrey A. Lieberman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3572
Subject(s) - ketamine , glutamate receptor , medicine , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , placebo , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , functional magnetic resonance imaging , psychiatry , psychology , neuroscience , pathology , alternative medicine , receptor
Despite strong theoretical rationale and preclinical evidence, several glutamate-targeted treatments for schizophrenia have failed in recent pivotal trials, prompting questions as to target validity, compound inadequacy, or lack of target engagement. A key limitation for glutamate-based treatment development is the lack of functional target-engagement biomarkers for translation between preclinical and early-stage clinical studies. We evaluated the utility of 3 potential biomarkers-ketamine-evoked changes in the functional magnetic imaging (fMRI) blood oxygen level-dependent response (pharmacoBOLD), glutamate proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS), and task-based fMRI-for detecting ketamine-related alterations in brain glutamate.
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