High Occupancy of Sigma-1 Receptors in the Human Brain after Single Oral Administration of Fluvoxamine: A Positron Emission Tomography Study Using [11C]SA4503
Ishikawa M, Ishiwata K, Ishii K, Kimura Y, Sakata M, Naganawa M, Oda K, Miyatake R, Fujisaki M, Shimizu E, Shirayama Y, Iyo M, Hashimoto K. High Occupancy of Sigma-1 Receptors in the Human Brain after Single Oral Administration of Fluvoxamine: A Positron Emission Tomography Study Using [11C]SA4503. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 62: 878-883. PMID: 17662961, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsSigma-1 receptorMechanism of actionPositron emission tomography studySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsHuman brainHealthy male volunteersSingle oral administrationEmission tomography studiesSelective sigma-1 receptor ligandSigma-1 receptor ligandsDose-dependent mannerReuptake inhibitorsSingle doseTherapeutic dosesOral administrationMale volunteersArterial bloodPET scansPsychiatric diseasesFluvoxamineGene polymorphismsBrain regionsFunctional polymorphismsTomography studyEvaluation of distribution of adenosine A2A receptors in normal human brain measured with [11C]TMSX PET
Mishina M, Ishiwata K, Kimura Y, Naganawa M, Oda K, Kobayashi S, Katayama Y, Ishii K. Evaluation of distribution of adenosine A2A receptors in normal human brain measured with [11C]TMSX PET. Synapse 2007, 61: 778-784. PMID: 17568431, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyPosterior putamenCaudate nucleusFrontal lobeHuman brainPromising PET ligandSelective A2AR antagonistNormal male subjectsMetabolite-corrected plasmaPosterior cingulate gyrusAdenosine A2A receptorsNormal human brainCerebral cortexA2AR antagonistCingulate gyrusArterial bloodOccipital lobeParkinson's diseaseTemporal lobePET scansA2A receptorsThree-compartment modelParietal lobePET ligandMale subjects