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Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 6, No. 3, 345-351 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/026988119200600301

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The cholecystokinin hypothesis of panic and anxiety disorders: a review

Jacques Bradwejn

McGall University, Montreal, Canada

Diana Koszycki

McGall University, Montreal, Canada

Anne Cöuetoux du Tertre

McGall University, Montreal, Canada, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France

Michel Bourin

Université de Nantes, Nantes, France

Roberta Palmour

McGall University, Montreal, Canada

Frank Ervin

McGall University, Montreal, Canada

It has been suggested that cholecystokinin, a neurotransmitter found in high density in mammalian brain, might be implicated in the neurobiology of panic and anxiety disorders. Cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide induces panic attacks analogous to spontaneous panic attacks in patients suffering from panic disorder and to a much lesser degree in healthy volunteers, suggesting an enhanced sensitivity to cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide in panic disorder. In animal models of anxiety, pre-treatment with cholecystokinin antagonists significantly decreases the anxiogenic effects of cholecystokinin agonists. This paper reviews clinical and basic studies supporting an involvement for cholecystokinin in panic and anxiety disorders.

Key Words: cholecystokinin • panic disorders • anxiety • clinical research • basic research • review


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