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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Poels, Eline M.P
• Kegeles, Lawrence S
• Kantrowitz, Joshua T
• Javitt, Daniel C
• Lieberman, Jeffrey A
• Abi-Dargham, Anissa
• Girgis, Ragy R

Titel

Glutamatergic abnormalities in schizophrenia: A review of proton MRS findings

Ist Teil von

• Schizophrenia research, 2014-02, Vol.152 (2), p.325-332

Ort / Verlag

Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract The last fifteen years have seen a great increase in our understanding of the role of glutamate in schizophrenia (SCZ). The glutamate hypothesis focuses on disturbances in brain glutamatergic pathways and impairment in signaling at glutamate receptors. Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1 H-MRS) is an MR-based technique that affords investigators the ability to study glutamate function by measuring in vivo glutamatergic indices in the brains of individuals with SCZ.1 H-MRS studies have been performed comparing glutamatergic levels of individuals with SCZ and healthy control subjects or studying the effect of antipsychotic medications on glutamatergic levels. In this article we summarize the results of these studies by brain region. We will review the contribution of1 H-MRS studies to our knowledge about glutamatergic abnormalities in the brains of individuals with SCZ and discuss the implications for future research and clinical care.