2022
Imaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain
Holmes SE, Finnema SJ, Naganawa M, DellaGioia N, Holden D, Fowles K, Davis M, Ropchan J, Emory P, Ye Y, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Pietrzak RH, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Esterlis I. Imaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2273-2281. PMID: 35165397, PMCID: PMC9133063, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01465-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetamine's therapeutic effectsMajor depressive disorderTherapeutic effectPositron emission tomographyPosttraumatic stress disorderHealthy controlsSynaptic connectionsSynaptic vesicle protein 2APost-synaptic mechanismsEffects of ketamineDiscovery of ketamineNon-human primatesAntidepressant effectsDepressive disorderSingle administrationSynaptic densityPsychiatric disordersDepression severityKetamineEmission tomographyTerminal densityLiving brainStress disorderRobust reductionDissociative symptoms
2013
Clinical 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