クロザピン,単光子放出トモグラフィー,およびD2ドーパミン受容体阻害による統合失調症の仮説

L S Pilowsky1, D C Costa, P J Ell

  • 1Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatric Genetics, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London, UK.

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まとめ

統合失調症のドーパミン仮説は,D2受容体阻害が抗精神病薬の鍵であることを示唆しています. この研究では,クロザピンのような非典型的抗精神病薬が,典型的な薬よりも少ないD2阻害で統合失調症の症状を改善することを発見しました.

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