SUBANESTHETIC DOSES OF KETAMINE STIMULATE PSYCHOSIS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
SUBANESTHETIC DOSES OF KETAMINE STIMULATE PSYCHOSIS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
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DOI:
10.1016/0893-133x(94)00131-i
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发表时间:
1995-08-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
TAMMINGA, CA
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作者:
LAHTI, AC;KOFFEL, B;TAMMINGA, CA
We administered ketamine to schizophrenic individuals in a double-blind, placebo-controlled design using a range of subanesthetic doses (0.1, 0.3, and 0.5 mg/kg) to evaluate the nature, dose characteristics, time course, and neuroleptic modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist action on mental status in schizophrenia. Ketamine induced a dose-related, short (< 30 minutes) worsening in mental status in the haloperidol-treated condition, reflected by a significant increase in BPRS total score for the 0.3 mg/kg (p = .005) and 0.5 mg/kg (p = .01) challenges. Positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder), not negative symptoms accounted for these changes. These ketamine-induced psychotic symptoms were strikingly reminiscent of the subject's symptoms during active episodes of their illness. Results from six patients who were retested in the same design after being neuroleptic-free for 4 weeks failed to indicate that haloperidol blocks ketamine-induced psychosis. Several subjects evidenced delayed or prolonged (8-24 hours) psychotomimetic effects such as worsening of psychosis with visual hallucinations. These data suggest that antagonism of NMDA-sensitive glutamatergic transmission in brain exacerbates symptoms of schizophrenia.