2020
Feasibility study of PET dynamic imaging of [18F]DHMT for quantification of reactive oxygen species in the myocardium of large animals
Wu J, Boutagy NE, Cai Z, Lin SF, Zheng MQ, Feher A, Stendahl JC, Kapinos M, Gallezot JD, Liu H, Mulnix T, Zhang W, Lindemann M, Teng JK, Miller EJ, Huang Y, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Feasibility study of PET dynamic imaging of [18F]DHMT for quantification of reactive oxygen species in the myocardium of large animals. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2020, 29: 216-225. PMID: 32415628, PMCID: PMC7666654, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02184-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Direct List Mode Parametric Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac SPECT
Shi L, Lu Y, Wu J, Gallezot JD, Boutagy N, Thorn S, Sinusas AJ, Carson RE, Liu C. Direct List Mode Parametric Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac SPECT. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2019, 39: 119-128. PMID: 31180845, PMCID: PMC7030971, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2019.2921969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate kinetic modelConventional indirect methodImage reconstruction algorithmKinetic modelHigh noise levelsLow count levelsVivo canine studyIndirect methodImage noiseNoise levelParametric reconstructionNoiseReconstruction algorithmFrame imagePatient radiation dose reductionMethodDirect methodLower image noiseIn Vivo Synaptic Density Imaging with 11C-UCB-J Detects Treatment Effects of Saracatinib in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease
Toyonaga T, Smith LM, Finnema SJ, Gallezot JD, Naganawa M, Bini J, Mulnix T, Cai Z, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Strittmatter SM, Carson RE. In Vivo Synaptic Density Imaging with 11C-UCB-J Detects Treatment Effects of Saracatinib in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1780-1786. PMID: 31101744, PMCID: PMC6894376, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.223867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAPP/PS1 micePS1 miceAlzheimer's diseaseWT miceSynaptic densityC-UCBDrug washoutTreatment effectsPresenilin 1 (PS1) double transgenic miceHippocampal synaptic densityAPP/PS1Double transgenic miceEnd of treatmentWild-type miceAmyloid precursor proteinEarly Alzheimer's diseaseSignificant differencesSUVR-1New PET tracersMild cognitive impairmentAD miceSynaptic deficitsOral gavageAD treatmentHealthy subjectsData-driven voluntary body motion detection and non-rigid event-by-event correction for static and dynamic PET
Lu Y, Gallezot JD, Naganawa M, Ren S, Fontaine K, Wu J, Onofrey JA, Toyonaga T, Boutagy N, Mulnix T, Panin VY, Casey ME, Carson RE, Liu C. Data-driven voluntary body motion detection and non-rigid event-by-event correction for static and dynamic PET. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2019, 64: 065002. PMID: 30695768, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab02c2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Quantitative PET Imaging in Drug Development: Estimation of Target Occupancy
Naganawa M, Gallezot JD, Rossano S, Carson RE. Quantitative PET Imaging in Drug Development: Estimation of Target Occupancy. Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology 2017, 81: 3508-3541. PMID: 29230702, DOI: 10.1007/s11538-017-0374-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 3D-printed modular device for imaging the brain of small birds
Lattin CR, Emerson MA, Gallezot JD, Mulnix T, Brown JE, Carson RE. A 3D-printed modular device for imaging the brain of small birds. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2017, 293: 183-190. PMID: 28988856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor Type 1 Radioligand 11C-BMT-136088 for Lung Imaging in Rhesus Monkeys
Gallezot JD, Nabulsi NB, Holden D, Lin SF, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Najafzadeh S, Donnelly DJ, Cao K, Bonacorsi S, Seiders J, Roppe J, Hayes W, Huang Y, Du S, Carson RE. Evaluation of the Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor Type 1 Radioligand 11C-BMT-136088 for Lung Imaging in Rhesus Monkeys. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2017, 59: 327-333. PMID: 28864634, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.195073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilinear analysis 1Rhesus monkeysHighest organ doseLung tissue injuryLung regionsΜSv/MBqPlasma free fractionReceptor type 1Test-retest scansTest-retest variabilityVivo dissociationMolecule lysophosphatidic acidRight lung regionsML of plasmaNondisplaceable volumePulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisVascular leakageInfusion protocolPlasma concentrationsTissue injuryDrug doseNormal healingOrgan doseType 1
2016
Opposing Effects of Fasting Metabolism on Tissue Tolerance in Bacterial and Viral Inflammation
Wang A, Huen SC, Luan HH, Yu S, Zhang C, Gallezot JD, Booth CJ, Medzhitov R. Opposing Effects of Fasting Metabolism on Tissue Tolerance in Bacterial and Viral Inflammation. Cell 2016, 166: 1512-1525.e12. PMID: 27610573, PMCID: PMC5555589, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutritional supplementationMagnitude of inflammationRole of anorexiaViral inflammationViral sepsisStereotypic behavioral responsesAcute infectionBacterial sepsisInfluenza infectionInflammatory stateSickness behaviorViral infectionFamiliar symptomsGlucose utilizationHost defenseAnorexiaInfectionViral modelSepsisTissue toleranceInflammationSocial withdrawalSupplementationMetabolic requirementsPathogen loadQuantitative projection of human brain penetration of the H3 antagonist PF-03654746 by integrating rat-derived brain partitioning and PET receptor occupancy
Sawant-Basak A, Chen L, Shaffer CL, Palumbo D, Schmidt A, Tseng E, Spracklin DK, Gallezot JD, Labaree D, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Carson RE, McCarthy T. Quantitative projection of human brain penetration of the H3 antagonist PF-03654746 by integrating rat-derived brain partitioning and PET receptor occupancy. Xenobiotica 2016, 47: 119-126. PMID: 27353353, DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2016.1166531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOCD is associated with an altered association between sensorimotor gating and cortical and subcortical 5-HT1b receptor binding
Pittenger C, Adams TG, Gallezot JD, Crowley MJ, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Gao H, Kichuk SA, Simpson R, Billingslea E, Hannestad J, Bloch M, Mayes L, Bhagwagar Z, Carson RE. OCD is associated with an altered association between sensorimotor gating and cortical and subcortical 5-HT1b receptor binding. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2016, 196: 87-96. PMID: 26919057, PMCID: PMC4808438, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepulse inhibitionObsessive-compulsive disorderReceptor availabilitySensorimotor gatingOCD patientsImpaired sensorimotor gatingOCD-like behaviorNon-depressed OCD patientsPositron emission tomographyBasal gangliaSerotonergic regulationHealthy controlsSerotonin systemPositive correlationWidespread positive correlationsDiagnostic groupsCortical regionsEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortexPatientsReceptor bindingOCD diagnosisSignificant correlationSignificant main effectImportant alterations
2015
Measurement of Bmax and Kd with the Glycine Transporter 1 Radiotracer 18F-MK6577 using a Novel Multi-Infusion Paradigm
Xia Y, Zheng MQ, Holden D, Lin SF, Kapinos M, Ropchan J, Gallezot JD, Huang Y, Carson RE. Measurement of Bmax and Kd with the Glycine Transporter 1 Radiotracer 18F-MK6577 using a Novel Multi-Infusion Paradigm. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2015, 35: 2001-2009. PMID: 26198176, PMCID: PMC4671121, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycine transporter-1 inhibitorNew positron emission tomography radiotracerPositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerPotential therapeutic agentNondisplaceable distribution volumeNMDA receptorsVivo affinityBaboon brainDistribution volumeBmax valuesTomography radiotracerTherapeutic agentsVivo KDBrainRank orderUnlabeled compoundsRadiotracerKdBrainstemPreclinical to Clinical Translation of CNS Transporter Occupancy of TD-9855, a Novel Norepinephrine and Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Smith J, Patil D, Daniels O, Ding YS, Gallezot JD, Henry S, Kim K, Kshirsagar S, Martin W, Obedencio G, Stangeland E, Tsuruda P, Williams W, Carson R, Patil. Preclinical to Clinical Translation of CNS Transporter Occupancy of TD-9855, a Novel Norepinephrine and Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 18: pyu027. PMID: 25522383, PMCID: PMC4368888, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAniline CompoundsAnimalsBlood Chemical AnalysisBrainHalf-LifeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleModels, BiologicalMorpholinesNeurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsPhenyl EthersPiperidinesPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsRats, Sprague-DawleyReboxetineSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSpinal CordSulfidesConceptsReuptake inhibitorsPositron emission tomographyNorepinephrine transporterSerotonin transporterSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSingle oral doseUnique clinical profileMonoamine reuptake inhibitorsFuture clinical evaluationRat spinal cordNET occupancySERT occupancyClinical profileOral dosePlasma levelsTransporter profilesClinical evaluationSpinal cordTransporter occupancyCNS penetrationHealthy malesPharmacodynamic modelingNorepinephrineEmission tomographyPET studies
2014
Further evaluation of [11C]MP‐10 as a radiotracer for phosphodiesterase 10A: PET imaging study in rhesus monkeys and brain tissue metabolite analysis
Lin S, Labaree D, Chen M, Holden D, Gallezot J, Kapinos M, Teng J, Najafzadeh S, Plisson C, Rabiner EA, Gunn RN, Carson RE, Huang Y. Further evaluation of [11C]MP‐10 as a radiotracer for phosphodiesterase 10A: PET imaging study in rhesus monkeys and brain tissue metabolite analysis. Synapse 2014, 69: 86-95. PMID: 25450608, PMCID: PMC4275380, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysPhosphodiesterase 10ASprague-Dawley ratsMP-10Dose-dependent mannerSpecific PET tracersHigh specific bindingPET imaging studiesTissue uptake kineticsBaseline scanBrain regionsImaging studiesFurther evaluationMultilinear analysis methodRegional volumesPET tracersNonhuman primatesPET imagingVivo studiesReference tissueMonkeysBrainCerebellumSpecific bindingPresent studyComparison of standardized uptake values with volume of distribution for quantitation of [11C]PBR28 brain uptake
Yoder KK, Territo PR, Hutchins GD, Hannestad J, Morris ED, Gallezot JD, Normandin MD, Cosgrove KP. Comparison of standardized uptake values with volume of distribution for quantitation of [11C]PBR28 brain uptake. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2014, 42: 305-308. PMID: 25487553, PMCID: PMC4329090, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates
Bois F, Gallezot JD, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Carson RE, Huang Y. Evaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2014, 42: 570-577. PMID: 25858513, PMCID: PMC4441617, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysGood test-retest reproducibilityML/Plasma free fractionReceptor binding profileNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTest-retest reproducibilityNon-human primatesReceptor radiotracerΑ4β2 receptorsFrontal cortexPET examinationsMonkey brainAcetylcholine receptorsBrain regionsDistribution volumePET radioligandMultilinear analysis methodPharmacokinetic propertiesEnd of synthesisNon-displaceable distribution volumeFree fractionPET measurementsMonkeysEvaluation 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 durationHistidine Decarboxylase Deficiency Causes Tourette Syndrome: Parallel Findings in Humans and Mice
Baldan LC, Williams KA, Gallezot JD, Pogorelov V, Rapanelli M, Crowley M, Anderson GM, Loring E, Gorczyca R, Billingslea E, Wasylink S, Panza KE, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Krusong K, Leventhal BL, Ohtsu H, Bloch MH, Hughes ZA, Krystal JH, Mayes L, de Araujo I, Ding YS, State MW, Pittenger C. Histidine Decarboxylase Deficiency Causes Tourette Syndrome: Parallel Findings in Humans and Mice. Neuron 2014, 81: 77-90. PMID: 24411733, PMCID: PMC3894588, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmphetamineAnimalsBrainChildDopamine AgonistsDopamine AntagonistsExploratory BehaviorFemaleHistidine DecarboxylaseHumansMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMutationOxazinesRacloprideRadionuclide ImagingStereotyped BehaviorTime FactorsTourette SyndromeTryptophanYoung AdultConceptsTourette syndromeHA infusionKnockout miceD2/D3 receptor bindingDecarboxylase deficiencyDopamine D2 antagonist haloperidolCortico-basal ganglia circuitsStriatal DA levelsHDC knockout miceD3 receptor bindingImmediate early gene FosD2 antagonist haloperidolRare genetic causeBiosynthesis of histamineStriatal DARare causeBasal gangliaDA levelsAntagonist haloperidolGanglia circuitsPrepulse inhibitionMiceReceptor bindingGenetic causeHistidine decarboxylase
2013
Imaging Nicotine- and Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Rhesus Monkeys with [11C]PHNO vs [11C]raclopride PET
Gallezot JD, Kloczynski T, Weinzimmer D, Labaree D, Zheng MQ, Lim K, Rabiner EA, Ridler K, Pittman B, Huang Y, Carson RE, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Imaging Nicotine- and Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Rhesus Monkeys with [11C]PHNO vs [11C]raclopride PET. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 866-874. PMID: 24220025, PMCID: PMC3924521, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmphetamine-induced DA releaseD2/D3 receptorsDA releaseD3 receptorsRhesus monkeysAmphetamine-Induced Dopamine ReleaseDopamine D2/D3 receptorsHuman tobacco smokersAmphetamine-induced changesClinical neuroimaging studiesAdult rhesus monkeysPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingLow-affinity receptorsNon-human primatesTobacco smokersSubstantia nigraGlobus pallidusDopamine releaseNucleus accumbensNicotineNeuroimaging studiesTomography imagingBPNDReceptorsClinical doses of atomoxetine significantly occupy both norepinephrine and serotonin transports: Implications on treatment of depression and ADHD
Ding YS, Naganawa M, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Weinzimmer D, McCarthy TJ, Carson RE, Huang Y, Laruelle M. Clinical doses of atomoxetine significantly occupy both norepinephrine and serotonin transports: Implications on treatment of depression and ADHD. NeuroImage 2013, 86: 164-171. PMID: 23933039, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAnimalsAtomoxetine HydrochlorideAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainDepressionDose-Response Relationship, DrugMacaca mulattaNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographyPropylaminesSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTissue DistributionConceptsTreatment of depressionNorepinephrine transporterComparative PET imaging studyMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionFinal infusion rateDoses of atomoxetineDose-dependent occupancyPET imaging studiesSelective serotonin transporter (SERT) ligandNon-human primatesPlasma levelsSelective blockadeSaline infusionClinical dosesTherapeutic effectInfusion rateRelevant dosePET scansAtomoxetineRelevant dosesSerotonin transporter ligandDistribution volumeImaging studiesRhesus monkeysArterial input function
2012
Endotoxin-induced systemic inflammation activates microglia: [11C]PBR28 positron emission tomography in nonhuman primates
Hannestad J, Gallezot JD, Schafbauer T, Lim K, Kloczynski T, Morris ED, Carson RE, Ding YS, Cosgrove KP. Endotoxin-induced systemic inflammation activates microglia: [11C]PBR28 positron emission tomography in nonhuman primates. NeuroImage 2012, 63: 232-239. PMID: 22776451, PMCID: PMC3699786, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.06.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySystemic inflammationMultiple sclerosisInterleukin-6Interleukin-8Translocator proteinEndotoxin-induced systemic inflammationLevels of TSPOEmission tomographyTumor necrosis factor alphaSystemic inflammatory processActivation of microgliaSerum IL-1βIL-6 levelsCourse of diseaseEffects of LPSImportant clinical questionsNecrosis factor alphaInterleukin-1 betaNonhuman primate brainE. coli lipopolysaccharideRegional time-activity dataLocal tissue damageTwo-tissue compartmental modelTotal ligand binding