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A promising candidate with\n                    alternative pharmacodynamics is the translocator protein ligand, etifoxine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Methods To get further insight into its mechanisms of action and side\n                    effects compared to the benzodiazepine alprazolam, we performed a double-blind,\n                    placebo-controlled, repeated-measures study in 36 healthy male subjects.\n                    Participants were examined for trait anxiety and side effects and underwent\n                    repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) assessments, including motor\n                    evoked potentials (MEP), short intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical\n                    facilitation (ICF), and cortical silent period (CSP).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results We observed attenuation of MEPs by alprazolam but not by\n                    etifoxine. SICI was not significantly affected by alprazolam or etifoxine.\n                    However, the response pattern indicated a lowered SICI threshold after the\n                    administration of etifoxine and alprazolam compared to the placebo. ICF and CSP\n                    were influenced by neither medication. Alprazolam led to higher sedation and\n                    subjective impairment of concentration compared to etifoxine. Individual anxiety\n                    trait scores did not affect TMS parameters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Discussion This study indicated a favorable side effect profile of\n                    etifoxine in healthy volunteers. Moreover, it revealed differential GABA-related\n                    effects on neuromuscular function by means of TMS. The side effects and TMS\n                    profile of etifoxine are compatible with the involvement of neurosteroidogenesis\n                    and a predominant \u03b13 subunit modulation compared to alprazolam.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2078-4823","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,23]],"date-time":"2023-05-23T19:05:32Z","timestamp":1684868732000},"page":"154-161","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["GABAergic Effects of Etifoxine and Alprazolam Assessed by Double\n                    Pulse TMS"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"56","author":[{"given":"Marco","family":"Riebel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benedikt","family":"von Pappenheim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carolina","family":"Kanig","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caroline","family":"Nothdurfter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas C.","family":"Wetter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rainer","family":"Rupprecht","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jens","family":"Schwarzbach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg,\n                    Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S36","DOI":"10.1080\/15622975.2018.1468030","article-title":"Anxiolytics targeting GABAA receptors: Insights on etifoxine","volume":"19","author":"P Poisbeau","year":"2018","journal-title":"World J Biol Psychiatry"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"139","DOI":"10.1002\/hup.757","article-title":"Efficacy of etifoxine compared to lorazepam monotherapy in the treatment of\n                    patients with adjustment disorders with anxiety: A double-blind controlled study\n                    in general practice","volume":"21","author":"N Nguyen","year":"2006","journal-title":"Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"57","DOI":"10.1007\/s12325-015-0176-6","article-title":"Etifoxine versus alprazolam for the treatment of adjustment disorder with\n                    anxiety: A randomized controlled trial","volume":"32","author":"D J. 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