2005
Alcohol Dependence Is Associated with Blunted Dopamine Transmission in the Ventral Striatum
Martinez D, Gil R, Slifstein M, Hwang DR, Huang Y, Perez A, Kegeles L, Talbot P, Evans S, Krystal J, Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A. Alcohol Dependence Is Associated with Blunted Dopamine Transmission in the Ventral Striatum. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58: 779-786. PMID: 16018986, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-dependent subjectsLimbic striatumPositron emission tomographyDopamine transmissionD2 receptorsDopamine releaseAD subjectsAlcohol dependenceAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseDopamine type 2 receptorHealthy control subjectsD2 receptor availabilityMesolimbic dopamine transmissionType 2 receptorPsychostimulant challengeSensorimotor subdivisionsControl subjectsStriatal subdivisionsAssociative striatumSensorimotor striatumReceptor availabilityStriatumEmission tomographyVentral striatumReceptors
1998
Increased Striatal Dopamine Transmission in Schizophrenia: Confirmation in a Second Cohort
Abi-Dargham A, Gil R, Krystal J, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Bowers M, van Dyck CH, Charney DS, Innis RB, Laruelle M. Increased Striatal Dopamine Transmission in Schizophrenia: Confirmation in a Second Cohort. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1998, 155: 761-767. PMID: 9619147, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.6.761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptor availabilityAcute amphetamine challengeStriatal dopamine transmissionAmphetamine challengeReceptor availabilityDopamine releaseHealthy subjectsDopamine transmissionDopamine D2 receptor availabilityExcess dopamine releaseStriatal dopamine releaseComparison groupD2 receptor radiotracerHistory of alcoholDSM-IV criteriaSingle photon emissionNew cohortUntreated patientsReceptor radiotracerSchizophrenic patientsPatientsSecond cohortParental socioeconomic statusPositive symptomsSubstance abuse