2017
Systemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation
Petrulli J, Kalish B, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Hannestad J, Morris E. Systemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation. Translational Psychiatry 2017, 7: e1076-e1076. PMID: 28350401, PMCID: PMC5404612, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesCentral Nervous System StimulantsDopamineDopamine AntagonistsFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansInflammationInterleukin-6Interleukin-8LipopolysaccharidesMaleMethylphenidateNeostriatumPositron-Emission TomographyRacloprideRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, Dopamine D2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYoung AdultConceptsDA elevationSystemic inflammationImmune activationTumor necrosis factor alphaAcute immune activationImmune activator lipopolysaccharideOral methylphenidate (MPH) challengeStriatal DA levelsIL-8 concentrationsNecrosis factor alphaMesolimbic dopamine systemCross-over designPositron emission tomographyNeuroimmune systemMethylphenidate challengeDA levelsDA transmissionDopamine elevationDA dysfunctionFactor alphaBaseline scanHealthy subjectsAntagonist tracersPlaceboDopamine system
2001
Vulnerability of positron emission tomography radiotracers to endogenous competition. New insights.
Laruelle M, Huang Y. Vulnerability of positron emission tomography radiotracers to endogenous competition. New insights. Quarterly Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2001, 45: 124-38. PMID: 11476162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmitter levelsSynaptic dopamine concentrationsPositron emission tomographyDA transmissionD2 receptorsNeurotransmitter systemsPharmacological challengeDevelopment of PETSynaptic transmitter levelsEmission tomographyDopamine concentrationsAcute fluctuationsReceptor traffickingHuman brainRadioligandImaging techniquesVivoEndogenous competitionPETBinding competitionNeurotransmittersBrainReceptors