2017
Systemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation
Petrulli J, Kalish B, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Hannestad J, Morris E. Systemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation. Translational Psychiatry 2017, 7: e1076-e1076. PMID: 28350401, PMCID: PMC5404612, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesCentral Nervous System StimulantsDopamineDopamine AntagonistsFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansInflammationInterleukin-6Interleukin-8LipopolysaccharidesMaleMethylphenidateNeostriatumPositron-Emission TomographyRacloprideRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, Dopamine D2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsDA elevationSystemic inflammationImmune activationTumor necrosis factor alphaAcute immune activationImmune activator lipopolysaccharideOral methylphenidate (MPH) challengeStriatal DA levelsIL-8 concentrationsNecrosis factor alphaMesolimbic dopamine systemCross-over designPositron emission tomographyNeuroimmune systemMethylphenidate challengeDA levelsDA transmissionDopamine elevationDA dysfunctionFactor alphaBaseline scanHealthy subjectsAntagonist tracersPlaceboDopamine system
2003
Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission with Positron Emission Tomography. Part II: Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in the Functional Subdivisions of the Striatum
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Broft A, Mawlawi O, Hwang DR, Huang Y, Cooper T, Kegeles L, Zarahn E, Abi-Dargham A, Haber SN, Laruelle M. Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission with Positron Emission Tomography. Part II: Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in the Functional Subdivisions of the Striatum. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2003, 23: 285-300. PMID: 12621304, DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000048520.34839.1a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyReceptor availabilityHuman striatumFunctional subdivisionsDopamine releaseAssociative regionsSensorimotor regionsEmission tomographyAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseIntegration of limbicMesolimbic dopamine transmissionDopamine D2 receptorsVoxel-based analysisPriming bolusSensorimotor subdivisionsAmphetamine administrationMotor functionStriatal functionD2 receptorsIntravenous administrationStriatal subregionsVentral midbrainHealthy volunteersDopamine transmission
2001
Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission With Positron Emission Tomography: I. Accuracy and Precision of D2 Receptor Parameter Measurements in Ventral Striatum
Mawlawi O, Martinez D, Slifstein M, Broft A, Chatterjee R, Hwang D, Huang Y, Simpson N, Ngo K, Van Heertum R, Laruelle M. Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission With Positron Emission Tomography: I. Accuracy and Precision of D2 Receptor Parameter Measurements in Ventral Striatum. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2001, 21: 1034-1057. PMID: 11524609, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200109000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyVentral striatumDopamine transmissionReceptor measurementsEmission tomographyMesolimbic dopamine transmissionHigh-resolution magnetic resonanceNonspecific partition coefficientDrugs of abuseDorsal putamenPostmortem studiesVentral putamenDorsal caudateVentral caudateNucleus accumbensConstant infusion methodReceptor availabilityPsychotic statesStriatumReceptorsPutamenCaudateSpecific bindingInfusion methodTomographySynthesis of potent and selective dopamine D4 antagonists as candidate radioligands
Huang Y, Kegeles L, Bae S, Hwang D, Roth B, Savage J, Laruelle M. Synthesis of potent and selective dopamine D4 antagonists as candidate radioligands. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2001, 11: 1375-1377. PMID: 11378358, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00241-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research