2021
In vivo evidence of lower synaptic vesicle density in schizophrenia
Radhakrishnan R, Skosnik PD, Ranganathan M, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Finnema S, Hillmer AT, Esterlis I, Huang Y, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, D’Souza D. In vivo evidence of lower synaptic vesicle density in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2021, 26: 7690-7698. PMID: 34135473, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01184-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle densityHealthy controlsVesicle densityHigh-resolution research tomographySynaptic densitySCZ patientsVivo measuresNovel positron emission tomography (PET) ligandGender-matched healthy controlsCumulative antipsychotic exposurePositron emission tomography (PET) ligandSynaptic spine densityPsychosis symptom severityGray matter volumeJ bindingAntipsychotic exposureSpine densityDisease progressionFrontal cortexOccipital cortexTomography ligandTemporal cortexAnterior cingulateVivo findingsParietal cortex
2019
Social status and demographic effects of the kappa opioid receptor: a PET imaging study with a novel agonist radiotracer in healthy volunteers
Matuskey D, Dias M, Naganawa M, Pittman B, Henry S, Li S, Gao H, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, Huang Y. Social status and demographic effects of the kappa opioid receptor: a PET imaging study with a novel agonist radiotracer in healthy volunteers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 1714-1719. PMID: 30928993, PMCID: PMC6785144, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0379-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexKappa-opioid receptorsPositron emission tomographyAgonist radiotracerKOR systemOpioid receptorsTime-activity curvesBarratt Simplified MeasureAnterior cingulate cortexArterial blood samplingMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodPET imaging studiesKOR levelsMass indexPreclinical modelsFrontal cortexHealthy volunteersRegional time-activity curvesBlood samplingPET scansCingulate cortexImaging studiesEmission tomographyVentral striatumRegional volumesDevelopment and In Vivo Evaluation of a κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist as a PET Radiotracer with Superior Imaging Characteristics
Li S, Zheng MQ, Naganawa M, Kim S, Gao H, Kapinos M, Labaree D, Huang Y. Development and In Vivo Evaluation of a κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist as a PET Radiotracer with Superior Imaging Characteristics. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1023-1030. PMID: 30630942, PMCID: PMC6604690, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.220517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilinear analysis 1Κ-opioid receptor agonistCentral nervous system diseaseNervous system diseasesHigh specific bindingAgonist tracersGlobus pallidusReceptor abnormalitiesReceptor agonistFrontal cortexSystem diseasesPrimate brainReceptor occupancySuperior imaging characteristicsCingulate cortexAlzheimer's diseasePeak uptakeImaging characteristicsRhesus monkeysOptimal radiotracerPET studiesArterial input functionBlocking studiesPET radiotracersAnalysis 1
2017
Novel 18F-Labeled κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist as PET Radiotracer: Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of 18F-LY2459989 in Nonhuman Primates
Li S, Cai Z, Zheng MQ, Holden D, Naganawa M, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Kapinos M, Lara-Jaime T, Navarro A, Huang Y. Novel 18F-Labeled κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist as PET Radiotracer: Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of 18F-LY2459989 in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2017, 59: 140-146. PMID: 28747521, PMCID: PMC5750518, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.195586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET radiotracersNonhuman primatesTime-activity curvesHigh specific binding signalsΚ-opioid receptor antagonistCentral nervous system disordersFast tissue kineticsBrain time-activity curvesCaudate/putamenNervous system disordersΚ-opioid receptorsRegional binding potentialPeak uptake timeRegional distribution volumesAntagonist radiotracersReceptor antagonistFrontal cortexNovel 18FRegional time-activity curvesSystem disordersNovel radioligandPET scansSpecific binding signalsTemporal cortexMonkey brain