Oral administration of a corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist significantly attenuates behavioral, neuroendocrine, and autonomic responses to stress in …

…, M Champoux, S Listwak, EL Webster… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
We evaluated the effects of the lipophilic nonpeptide corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
type 1 receptor antagonist antalarmin on the behavioral, neuroendocrine, and autonomic …

Stress, Corticotropin‐Releasing Hormone, Glucocorticoids, and the Immune/Inflammatory Response: Acute and Chronic Effectsa

IJ Elenkov, EL Webster, DJ Torpy… - Annals of the New …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Corticotropin‐releasing hormone (CRH) influences the immune system indirectly, through
activation of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis and sympathetic system, and directly, …

Corticotropin‐releasing hormone and inflammation

EL Webster, DJ Torpy, IJ Elenkov… - Annals of the New …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Cortic otropin‐releasing hormone (CRH) is a major regulator of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal
axis (HPA) and principal coordinator of the stress response. As in stress, …

Lamotrigine as add-on therapy in schizophrenia: results of 2 placebo-controlled trials

…, TR Thompson, J Volavka, EL Webster - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Lamotrigine previously was found to attenuate ketamine-induced behavioral
changes and, in 2 placebo-controlled trials, to improve psychosis when added to antipsychotic …

Characterization of corticotropin‐releasing factor receptor‐mediated adenylate cyclase activity in the rat central nervous system

G Battaglia, EL Webster, EB De Souza - Synapse, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
We report here that corticotropin‐releasing factor (CRF) stimulates adenylate cyclase
activity in the rat central nervous system (CNS). In frontoparietal cortex homogenates, the …

Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) antagonist attenuates adjuvant induced arthritis: role of CRH in peripheral inflammation.

EL Webster, RM Barrientos, C Contoreggi… - The Journal of …, 2002 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) type 1-specific
receptor antagonist, antalarmin, would alter the progression of inflammation in adjuvant …

The potential role of lamotrigine in schizophrenia

CH Large, EL Webster, DC Goff - Psychopharmacology, 2005 - Springer
Rationale Atypical antipsychotic drugs are the drugs of choice for the treatment of schizophrenia.
However, despite advances, no treatments have been established for patients who fail …

Corticotropin-releasing factor receptors in mouse spleen: identification of receptor-bearing cells as resident macrophages

EL WEBSTER, DE TRACEY, MA JUTILA… - …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
CRF is a primary integrator of the organism's coordinated neuroendocrine, autonomic,
behavioral, and immune responses to stress. In the present study the identity of the cell type(s) …

Chronic administration of the non-peptide CRH type 1 receptor antagonist antalarmin does not blunt hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to acute …

ML Wong, EL Webster, H Spokes, P Phu… - Life sciences, 1999 - Elsevier
Antalarmin is a pyrrolopyrimidine compound that antagonizes corticotropin-releasing hormone
(CRH) type 1 receptors (CRHR1). In order to assess the effects of antalarmin treatment on …

A corticotropin-releasing hormone type I receptor antagonist delays parturition in sheep

…, J Falconer, G Madsen, KC Rice, EL Webster… - …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
In sheep, corticotropin-releasing homone (CRH) can stimulate the fetal release of ACTH to
produce a cortisol surge which leads to the onset of parturition. We tested the hypothesis that …