2024
Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia
Bonomi R, Hillmer A, Woodcock E, Bhatt S, Rusowicz A, Angarita G, Carson R, Davis M, Esterlis I, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Krystal J, Pietrzak R, Cosgrove K. Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2406005121. PMID: 39172786, PMCID: PMC11363315, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406005121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD groupPrefrontal-limbic circuitsNeuroimmune responseAssociated with anhedoniaPosttraumatic stress disorderPositron emission tomography brain imagingTranslocator protein availabilityBrain immune functionAnhedonic symptomsStress disorderPeripheral immune dysfunctionPTSDGroup differencesSeverity of symptomsPsychiatric diseasesTranslocator proteinBrain imagingAdministration of lipopolysaccharideSymptomsMicroglial markersLPS-induced increaseCompared to controlsImmune functionSickness symptomsAnhedonia
2020
Nondisplaceable Binding Is a Potential Confounding Factor in 11C-PBR28 Translocator Protein PET Studies
Laurell G, Plavén-Sigray P, Jucaite A, Varrone A, Cosgrove KP, Svarer C, Knudsen G, Consortium K, Ogden R, Zanderigo F, Cervenka S, Hillmer A, Schain M. Nondisplaceable Binding Is a Potential Confounding Factor in 11C-PBR28 Translocator Protein PET Studies. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 62: 412-417. PMID: 32680926, PMCID: PMC8049343, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.243717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderDistribution volumePET studiesParkinson's diseaseFirst-episode psychosis patientsTranslocator proteinAdministration of lipopolysaccharideNondisplaceable bindingFirst-episode psychosisPotential confounding factorsTotal distribution volumeC-PBR28Patient groupPsychosis patientsLipopolysaccharide challengeClinical studiesOutcome measuresTSPO PET studiesUse disordersPET ligandConfounding factorsCorresponding controlsDiseaseDisordersGroup