2019
Maintenance of antidepressant and antisuicidal effects by D-cycloserine among patients with treatment-resistant depression who responded to low-dose ketamine infusion: a double-blind randomized placebo–control study
Chen MH, Cheng CM, Gueorguieva R, Lin WC, Li CT, Hong CJ, Tu PC, Bai YM, Tsai SJ, Krystal JH, Su TP. Maintenance of antidepressant and antisuicidal effects by D-cycloserine among patients with treatment-resistant depression who responded to low-dose ketamine infusion: a double-blind randomized placebo–control study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 2112-2118. PMID: 31421635, PMCID: PMC6898334, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0480-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionAntisuicidal effectsPlacebo groupKetamine infusionDCS groupD-cycloserineDouble-blind randomized placebo-controlled studyN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptorsHamilton Depression Rating Scale scoresLow-dose ketamine infusionRandomized placebo-controlled studyDepression Rating Scale scoresHAMD item 3Single subanesthetic doseInitial clinical responsePlacebo-controlled studyRating Scale scoresClinical responseDose titrationSubanesthetic doseAugmentation treatmentGlutamate receptorsMixed model analysisSuicidal riskScale score
2016
RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF D‐CYCLOSERINE ENHANCEMENT OF COGNITIVE‐BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR PANIC DISORDER
Otto MW, Pollack MH, Dowd SM, Hofmann SG, Pearlson G, Szuhany KL, Gueorguieva R, Krystal JH, Simon NM, Tolin DF. RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF D‐CYCLOSERINE ENHANCEMENT OF COGNITIVE‐BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR PANIC DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2016, 33: 737-745. PMID: 27315514, PMCID: PMC5958622, DOI: 10.1002/da.22531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyBenzodiazepine usePanic disorderDCS augmentationMulticenter trialD-cycloserineRecent multicenter trialPanic Disorder Severity ScaleExposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapySessions of treatmentStudy pillsPrimary outcomeRandomized trialsBaseline severityPrimary diagnosisAugmentation effectTreatment responseTreatment endpointBooster sessionsSeverity ScaleRole of severityBehavioral therapyDCS efficacyBeneficial effectsPilot study
2007
Absence of Significant Interactive Effects of High‐Dose d‐Cycloserine and Ethanol in Healthy Human Subjects: Preliminary Insights Into Ethanol Actions at the GlycineB Site of NMDA Glutamate Receptors
Trevisan L, Petrakis IL, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, D’Souza D, Perry E, Limoncelli D, Krystal JH. Absence of Significant Interactive Effects of High‐Dose d‐Cycloserine and Ethanol in Healthy Human Subjects: Preliminary Insights Into Ethanol Actions at the GlycineB Site of NMDA Glutamate Receptors. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 32: 36-42. PMID: 18028532, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00543.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-agonist siteHealthy human subjectsEthanol administrationD-cycloserineHigh-dose d-cycloserineAlcohol levelsReceptor functionPlacebo 4 hoursDouble-blind conditionsNMDA receptor functionNMDA glutamate receptorsMild sedative effectDoses of ethanolGlutamate receptor functionBreath alcohol levelsHuman subjectsVerbal fluencyGlycineB siteGroups of subjectsEthanol antagonismCombination of ethanolSedative effectsNMDA receptorsClinical significanceGlutamate receptors