2018
Noradrenergic Activity in the Human Brain: A Mechanism Supporting the Defense Against Hypoglycemia
Belfort-DeAguiar R, Gallezot JD, Hwang JJ, Elshafie A, Yeckel CW, Chan O, Carson RE, Ding YS, Sherwin RS. Noradrenergic Activity in the Human Brain: A Mechanism Supporting the Defense Against Hypoglycemia. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2018, 103: 2244-2252. PMID: 29590401, PMCID: PMC6456998, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperinsulinemic-hypoglycemic clampRaphe nucleusCounterregulatory hormonal responsesInsulin-treated patientsOptimal glycemic controlPositron emission tomographic imagingGlucose infusion rateBrain responsesLean healthy volunteersEmission tomographic imagingGlycemic controlNA outputGlucagon levelsPlasma epinephrineNoradrenergic activationNA responseNoradrenergic activityAutonomic outputIntravenous injectionHealthy volunteersInfusion rateHypoglycemiaMotor activityGrowth hormoneHormonal responses
2005
In vivo imaging of human cerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with 2-18F-fluoro-A-85380 and PET.
Gallezot JD, Bottlaender M, Grégoire MC, Roumenov D, Deverre JR, Coulon C, Ottaviani M, Dollé F, Syrota A, Valette H. In vivo imaging of human cerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with 2-18F-fluoro-A-85380 and PET. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2005, 46: 240-7. PMID: 15695782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsLogan graphical analysisPET scansTime-activity curvesAcetylcholine receptorsStudy durationCerebral nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDistribution of nAChRsVolume of distributionDynamic PET scansHuman brainIntravenous injectionFrontal cortexOccipital cortexHuman volunteersPET radioligandCompartment modelCompartmental kinetic analysisLogan analysisVolume of interest