Thomas Liebe, Lena Vera Danyeli, Zümrüt Duygu Sen, Meng Li, Jörn Kaufmann, Martin Walter
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Abstract
Background: The NMDA antagonist S-ketamine is gaining increasing use as a rapid-acting antidepressant, although its exact mechanisms of action are still unknown. In this study, we investigated ketamine in respect to its properties toward central noradrenergic mechanisms and how they influence alertness behavior.
Methods: We investigated the influence of S-ketamine on the locus coeruleus (LC) brain network in a placebo-controlled, cross-over, 7T functional, pharmacological MRI study in 35 healthy male participants (25.1 ± 4.2 years) in conjunction with the attention network task to measure LC-related alertness behavioral changes.
Results: We could show that acute disruption of the LC alertness network to the thalamus by ketamine is related to a behavioral alertness reduction.
Conclusion: The results shed new light on the neural correlates of ketamine beyond the glutamatergic system and underpin a new concept of how it may unfold its antidepressant effects.
期刊介绍:
The central focus of the journal is on research that advances understanding of existing and new neuropsychopharmacological agents including their mode of action and clinical application or provides insights into the biological basis of psychiatric disorders and thereby advances their pharmacological treatment. Such research may derive from the full spectrum of biological and psychological fields of inquiry encompassing classical and novel techniques in neuropsychopharmacology as well as strategies such as neuroimaging, genetics, psychoneuroendocrinology and neuropsychology.