Catherine M K E de Cuba, Annika A de Goede, Joost C van Mechelen, Laura G J M Borghans, Liam van der Aa, Erik Olofsen, Maria J Juachon, Robert J Doll, Amy Gillespie, Catherine J Harmer, Gabriël E Jacobs, Jules A A C Heuberger
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Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to investigate a set of pharmacodynamic biomarkers reflecting acute, delayed and sustained central nervous system effects of S-ketamine, used as a tool compound for rapid-acting antidepressant activity, with the goal of informing biomarker strategies for delayed antidepressant effects.
Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, 4-way crossover study in 16 healthy participants, we administered S-ketamine in a therapeutic intravenous dose (IV), a low and high oral dose, versus placebo. Measurements were conducted from baseline up to 7 days post-dose using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation combined with electromyography (TMS-EMG) and encephalography (TMS-EEG), pharmaco-electroencephalography (pEEG), alongside drug and metabolite plasma concentrations. Outcomes were analysed using mixed-effects ANCOVA and cluster-based permutation testing. Post-hoc concentration-effect relationships were explored.
Results: IV S-ketamine induced an acute reduction in motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitude and sustained attenuation of long-interval intracortical inhibition (LICI50), the latter showing a linear concentration-effect relationship with the parent compound. Acute TEP modulation was observed across all treatments, whereas delayed effects occurred only after IV and high-dose oral. pEEG showed acute reductions in alpha, beta and delta power (eyes closed) and sustained increases in delta power (eyes open) following IV and high-dose oral S-ketamine; with delta power exhibiting a less analyte-specific linear concentration-effect relationship.
Conclusion: We provide evidence suggestive of delayed pharmacodynamic effects of S-ketamine in healthy participants sustained up to 7 days post-dose, using TMS and pEEG derived measures, which are markedly distinct from its acute effects and may be relevant to understand its antidepressant efficacy.
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Published on behalf of the British Pharmacological Society, the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology features papers and reports on all aspects of drug action in humans: review articles, mini review articles, original papers, commentaries, editorials and letters. The Journal enjoys a wide readership, bridging the gap between the medical profession, clinical research and the pharmaceutical industry. It also publishes research on new methods, new drugs and new approaches to treatment. The Journal is recognised as one of the leading publications in its field. It is online only, publishes open access research through its OnlineOpen programme and is published monthly.
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