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 study