Glutamatergic dysbalance and oxidative stress in in vivo and in vitro models of psychosis based on chronic NMDA receptor antagonism.

BACKGROUND: The psychotomimetic effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists in healthy humans and their tendency to aggravate psychotic symptoms in schizophrenic patients have promoted the notion of altered glutamatergic neurotransmission in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Just Genius, Johanna Geiger, Anna-Lena Dölzer, Jens Benninghoff, Ina Giegling, Annette M Hartmann, Hans-Jürgen Möller, Dan Rujescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3711936?pdf=render