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metyrapone and Schizophrenia

metyrapone has been researched along with Schizophrenia in 8 studies

Metyrapone: An inhibitor of the enzyme STEROID 11-BETA-MONOOXYGENASE. It is used as a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism in the diagnosis of CUSHING SYNDROME.
metyrapone : An aromatic ketone that is 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one in which the methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 are replaced by pyridin-3-yl groups. A steroid 11beta-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.4) inhibitor, it is used in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency.

Schizophrenia: A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The metyrapone test was applied to groups of patients suffering from major depressive illness with melancholia, mania or schizophrenia, before and after treatment."7.67The metyrapone test in affective disorders and schizophrenia II. Changes upon treatment. ( Carson, SW; Fava, GA; Jusko, WJ; Molnar, G; Morphy, MA; Perini, GI, 1984)
"The metyrapone test was applied to patients suffering from major depressive illness with melancholia, from mania, and from schizophrenia."7.67The metyrapone test in affective disorders and schizophrenia. ( Carson, SW; Fava, GA; Jusko, WJ; Molnar, G; Morphy, MA; Perini, GI, 1984)
"The metyrapone test was applied to groups of patients suffering from major depressive illness with melancholia, mania or schizophrenia, before and after treatment."3.67The metyrapone test in affective disorders and schizophrenia II. Changes upon treatment. ( Carson, SW; Fava, GA; Jusko, WJ; Molnar, G; Morphy, MA; Perini, GI, 1984)
"The metyrapone test was applied to patients suffering from major depressive illness with melancholia, from mania, and from schizophrenia."3.67The metyrapone test in affective disorders and schizophrenia. ( Carson, SW; Fava, GA; Jusko, WJ; Molnar, G; Morphy, MA; Perini, GI, 1984)

Research

Studies (8)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19907 (87.50)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (12.50)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
SAARIMAA, HA1
SOURANDER, C1
RINNE, UK1
SCHOU, M1
Moroji, T1
Endo, M1
Yamazaki, K1
Kato, H1
Perini, GI3
Fava, GA3
Morphy, MA3
Carson, SW3
Molnar, G3
Jusko, WJ3
Goldman, MB1
Wood, GJ1
Brambilla, F1
Cazzulo, CL1
Penati, G1

Trials

1 trial available for metyrapone and Schizophrenia

ArticleYear
Adrenocorticotropin inhibition by restoration of normal evening cortisol levels: a measure of putative hippocampus-mediated glucocorticoid feedback in humans.
    Neuroendocrinology, 2000, Volume: 71, Issue:6

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Double-Blind Method; Feedback; Female; Glucocorticoids; Hippocam

2000

Other Studies

7 other studies available for metyrapone and Schizophrenia

ArticleYear
THE EFFECT OF CHLORPROMAZIN ON THE SECRETION OF CORTICOTROPHIN IN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS EXAMINED BY THE METOPIRON TEST.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1963, Volume: 39

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Chlorpromazine; Geriatrics; Humans; Ketones; M

1963
CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS OF PSYCHOPHARMACA.
    Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation, 1963, Volume: 15

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Chlorpromazine; Metyrapone; Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; Pit

1963
[Effect of chlorpromazine upon the hypothalamopituitary-adrenocortical functions].
    Seishin shinkeigaku zasshi = Psychiatria et neurologia Japonica, 1966, Volume: 68, Issue:12

    Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Adrenal Glands; Adult; Chlorpromazine; Convulsive Therapy; Female; Humans

1966
The metyrapone test in affective disorders and schizophrenia II. Changes upon treatment.
    Journal of affective disorders, 1984, Volume: 7, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Bipolar Disorder; Cortodoxone; Depressive

1984
The metyrapone test in affective disorders and schizophrenia.
    Journal of affective disorders, 1984, Volume: 6, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Bipolar Disorder; Cortodoxone; Depressive Disorder; Dexamethasone; Female; Humans; Hydr

1984
The metyrapone test in schizophrenic patients and healthy subjects.
    Neuropsychobiology, 1985, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Cortodoxone; Dexamethasone; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; M

1985
[Hormones and schizophrenia].
    Problemes actuels d'endocrinologie et de nutrition, 1974, Volume: Serie 18

    Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; 17-Ketosteroids; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Endocrine Glands; Estrogens

1974