2021
PET Imaging Estimates of Regional Acetylcholine Concentration Variation in Living Human Brain
Smart K, Naganawa M, Baldassarri SR, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Najafzadeh S, Gao H, Navarro A, Barth V, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Huang Y, Carson RE, Hillmer AT. PET Imaging Estimates of Regional Acetylcholine Concentration Variation in Living Human Brain. Cerebral Cortex 2021, 31: 2787-2798. PMID: 33442731, PMCID: PMC8355478, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACh concentrationHuman volunteersHigh ACh concentrationsMuscarinic antagonist scopolamineHealthy human volunteersHuman brainCholinergic receptorsNicotine challengeAntagonist scopolaminePreclinical studiesStriatal regionsPET scansEndogenous neurotransmittersNeuropsychiatric diseasesNonhuman primatesWhole-brain imagesDrug occupancyNicotinic ligandsClinical populationsBrainAcetylcholineDistinct functional rolesStriatumVolunteersFunctional role
2019
Imaging the Enzyme 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 with PET: Evaluation of the Novel Radiotracer 11C-AS2471907 in Human Brain
Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Pracitto R, Planeta B, Ropchan J, Lin SF, Labaree D, Kapinos M, Shirali A, Lara-Jaime T, Gao H, Matuskey D, Walzer M, Marek GJ, Bellaire S, Yuan N, Carson RE, Huang Y. Imaging the Enzyme 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 with PET: Evaluation of the Novel Radiotracer 11C-AS2471907 in Human Brain. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1140-1146. PMID: 30877174, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.219766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest variabilityNondisplaceable distribution volumeOccipital cortexEnzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1White matterDistribution volumeTreatment of depressionDehydrogenase type 1Large cortical regionsPosttraumatic stress disorderHuman brainAdditional scansIntraclass correlation coefficientAge-related cognitive functionBolus administrationFrontal cortexCaudate nucleusAdipose tissueTime-activity curvesNovel radiotracersGlucocorticoid levelsParietal cortexCortical regionsPattern of uptakeType 1
2016
Imaging synaptic density in the living human brain
Finnema SJ, Nabulsi NB, Eid T, Detyniecki K, Lin SF, Chen MK, Dhaher R, Matuskey D, Baum E, Holden D, Spencer DD, Mercier J, Hannestad J, Huang Y, Carson RE. Imaging synaptic density in the living human brain. Science Translational Medicine 2016, 8: 348ra96. PMID: 27440727, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf6667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic densityPositron emission tomographyPET imagingSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ATemporal lobe epilepsyNumerous brain disordersCentral nervous systemNumber of synapsesJ PET imagingHuman brainHuman PET studiesPredominant neuronsSurgical resectionSynaptic lossLobe epilepsyPsychiatric disordersNervous systemBrain disordersPresynaptic boutonsAlzheimer's diseaseBrain tissueEmission tomographyNeuron contactsTherapeutic monitoringPET studies
2014
Phosphodiesterase 10A PET Radioligand Development Program: From Pig to Human
Plisson C, Weinzimmer D, Jakobsen S, Natesan S, Salinas C, Lin SF, Labaree D, Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Marques TR, Kapur S, Kawanishi E, Saijo T, Gunn RN, Carson RE, Rabiner EA. Phosphodiesterase 10A PET Radioligand Development Program: From Pig to Human. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 595-601. PMID: 24614221, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.113.131409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMP-10Primate brainRadioligand candidatesBaseline PET studyFirst human administrationTissue kineticsNonhuman primate brainRegional binding potentialSelective PDE10A inhibitorDose-dependent mannerOutcome measuresPreclinical studiesBrain regionsFurther evaluationPET studiesPig brainPET tracersPDE10A inhibitorsBrainVivo studiesReference tissueHuman administrationHuman brainAdministrationGood radiochemical yield
2013
Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter
Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Williams W, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Neumeister A, Huang Y, Carson RE. Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2013, 33: 1886-1896. PMID: 23921898, PMCID: PMC3851894, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin transporterReference tissue modelArterial input functionOne-tissue modelMultilinear reference tissue modelNew PET imaging agentTwo-tissue modelPET imaging agentHealthy human brainSuitable PET radioligandNew positron emission tomographySERT densityRegional time-activity curvesTime-activity curvesEmission tomography dataRegional bindingEmission tomographyPET radioligandRoutine useInterest analysisNoninvasive methodPositron emission tomography dataImaging agentHuman brain
2012
Affinity and selectivity of [11C]‐(+)‐PHNO for the D3 and D2 receptors in the rhesus monkey brain in vivo
Gallezot J, Beaver JD, Gunn RN, Nabulsi N, Weinzimmer D, Singhal T, Slifstein M, Fowles K, Ding Y, Huang Y, Laruelle M, Carson RE, Rabiner EA. Affinity and selectivity of [11C]‐(+)‐PHNO for the D3 and D2 receptors in the rhesus monkey brain in vivo. Synapse 2012, 66: 489-500. PMID: 22213512, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman positron emission tomography studiesPositron emission tomography studyRhesus monkey brainEmission tomography studiesDopamine D2 receptorsRegional binding potentialDopamine D3 receptorAnesthetized primatePHNO signalFuture PET studiesInfusion paradigmD2 receptorsMonkey brainPrimate brainVivo affinityRhesus monkeysPET studiesTomography studyD2RPHNOBrainReceptorsD3RRegional fractionHuman brain
2011
Assessing the sensitivity of [11C]p943, a novel 5‐HTIB radioligand, to endogenous serotonin release
Cosgrove KP, Kloczynski T, Nabulsi N, Weinzimmer D, Lin S, Staley JK, Bhagwagar Z, Carson RE. Assessing the sensitivity of [11C]p943, a novel 5‐HTIB radioligand, to endogenous serotonin release. Synapse 2011, 65: 1113-1117. PMID: 21484884, PMCID: PMC3149753, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFenfluramine-induced changesReceptor occupancyDoses of fenfluraminePositron emission tomography radioligandEndogenous serotonin releaseNonhuman primate brainSerotonin releaseLow doseHigh doseTomography radioligandPrimate brainRhesus monkeysFenfluramineRhesus macaquesPET imagingHuman brainBaboonsDoseDosesRadioligandBrainCurrent studyReceptors