2016
Imaging of cerebral α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with (−)-[18F]Flubatine PET: Implementation of bolus plus constant infusion and sensitivity to acetylcholine in human brain
Hillmer AT, Esterlis I, Gallezot JD, Bois F, Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Papke RL, Huang Y, Sabri O, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP. Imaging of cerebral α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with (−)-[18F]Flubatine PET: Implementation of bolus plus constant infusion and sensitivity to acetylcholine in human brain. NeuroImage 2016, 141: 71-80. PMID: 27426839, PMCID: PMC5026941, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdultBenzamidesBrainBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicComputer SimulationHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInfusions, IntraventricularMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedModels, NeurologicalMolecular ImagingNeurotransmitter AgentsPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, NicotinicReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionYoung AdultConceptsGray matter regionsQuantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method
Wu J, Lin SF, Gallezot JD, Chan C, Prasad R, Thorn S, Stacy MR, Huang Y, Zonouz TH, Liu YH, Lampert RJ, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1226-1232. PMID: 27081169, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.171710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3-IodobenzylguanidineAdultAgedAlgorithmsArtifactsComputer SimulationFemaleHeartHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedModels, CardiovascularModels, StatisticalMyocardiumRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonIn vivo variation in same-day estimates of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 binding using [11C]ABP688 and [18F]FPEB
DeLorenzo C, Gallezot JD, Gardus J, Yang J, Planeta B, Nabulsi N, Ogden RT, Labaree DC, Huang YH, Mann JJ, Gasparini F, Lin X, Javitch JA, Parsey RV, Carson RE, Esterlis I. In vivo variation in same-day estimates of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 binding using [11C]ABP688 and [18F]FPEB. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2016, 37: 2716-2727. PMID: 27742888, PMCID: PMC5536783, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16673646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5Test-retest studySubtype 5Absolute test-retest variabilityBrain glutamatergic systemSame dayPositron emission tomography (PET) tracerTest-retest variabilityEmission tomography tracerGlutamatergic systemLarge cohortSmall cohortStudy designTomography tracerMGluR5ScansCohortVivo variationsDaysReplication studyBinding increasesResidual radioactivitySubjectsBinding differences
2015
Test–retest reproducibility of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 ligand [18F]FPEB with bolus plus constant infusion in humans
Park E, Sullivan JM, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Lim K, Lin SF, Ropchan J, McCarthy TJ, Ding YS, Morris ED, Williams WA, Huang Y, Carson RE. Test–retest reproducibility of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 ligand [18F]FPEB with bolus plus constant infusion in humans. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2015, 42: 1530-1541. PMID: 26044120, PMCID: PMC5467218, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-015-3094-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolume of distributionAbsolute test-retest variabilityCerebellar white matterTest-retest reproducibilityMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Venous blood measurementsGlutamate receptor 5Healthy male subjectsPromising PET radioligandArterial blood concentrationPET imaging tracerTest-retest variabilityTwo-tissue compartment modelRegional BPNDVenous bloodBlood concentrationsArterial bloodReceptor 5Constant infusionMale subjectsWhite matterBlood measurementsGray matterNeuropsychiatric diseasesPET radioligand
2014
Evaluation of the sensitivity of the novel α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptor PET radioligand 18F‐(‐)‐NCFHEB to increases in synaptic acetylcholine levels in rhesus monkeys
Gallezot J, Esterlis I, Bois F, Zheng M, Lin S, Kloczynski T, Krystal JH, Huang Y, Sabri O, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP. Evaluation of the sensitivity of the novel α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptor PET radioligand 18F‐(‐)‐NCFHEB to increases in synaptic acetylcholine levels in rhesus monkeys. Synapse 2014, 68: 556-564. PMID: 25043426, PMCID: PMC4224280, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic acetylcholine concentrationPositron emission tomographyAcetylcholine concentrationRhesus monkeysInfusion of physostigmineSynaptic acetylcholine levelsDose-dependent reductionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine levelsBolus injectionAcetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine dynamicsNew radioligandEmission tomographyArterial input functionAcetylcholinesterase inhibitorsRadioligandThalamusPhysostigmineDonepezilΑ4β2Promising tracerBaselineMonkeysShort scan duration