ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2018
The effects of ketamine on prefrontal glutamate neurotransmission in healthy and depressed subjects.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 219 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Intravenous Ketamine on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Pooled it
- Neurometabolics of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in major depressive disorder (MDD): A systematic review and meta-analysis.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Pooled it
- Biological treatments for co-occurring eating disorders and psychological trauma: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Analysis of the efficacy of subclinical doses of esketamine in combination with propofol in non-intubated general anesthesia procedures - a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
- The Mechanisms Behind Rapid Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine: A Systematic Review With a Focus on Molecular Neuroplasticity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Ketamine With Psychiatric Symptoms and Implications for Its Therapeutic Use and for Understanding Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Safety and Efficacy of the NMDA-2b-Selective Negative Allosteric Modulator BI 1569912: A Phase Ib Randomized Trial in Major Depressive Disorder.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2025Trial
- Effect of naltrexone pretreatment on ketamine-induced glutamatergic activity and symptoms of depression: a randomized crossover study.Nature medicine · 2025Trial
- Acute Dissociation and Ketamine's Antidepressant and Anti-Suicidal Ideation Effects in a Midazolam-Controlled Trial.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2024Trial
- Neural complexity EEG biomarkers of rapid and post-rapid ketamine effects in late-life treatment-resistant depression: a randomized control trial.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Trial
- Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Trial
- Identification of an optimal dose of intravenous ketamine for late-life treatment-resistant depression: a Bayesian adaptive randomization trial.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- Modulation of GABA and glutamate by ketamine in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Reversible alterations of brain acetate metabolism associated with alcohol consumption.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- SETDB1 modulates neuroinflammation in the mouse cortex by regulating neuronal P2rx7 expression.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Detecting neuroplastic effects induced by ketamine in healthy human subjects: A multimodal approach.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026Article
- Convergent neuroimmune signaling underlying rapid antidepressant response to ketamine and psychedelics.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Circuitry at the Intersection of Cognition and Disease.Biological psychiatry · 2026Review
- The impact of ketamine on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in trauma-exposed populations: a narrative review.Journal of trauma and injury · 2026Article
- Antidepressant-like effects of extinction learning as an animal model of behavioral therapy.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
The ability of ketamine administration to activate prefrontal glutamate neurotransmission is thought to be a key mechanism contributing to its transient psychotomimetic effects and its delayed and sustained antidepressant effects. Rodent studies employing carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (
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