2019
Binge alcohol use is not associated with alterations in striatal dopamine receptor binding or dopamine release
Wai JM, Grassetti A, Slifstein M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Huang Y, Martinez D. Binge alcohol use is not associated with alterations in striatal dopamine receptor binding or dopamine release. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107627. PMID: 31669800, PMCID: PMC6893096, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPositron emission tomographyDopamine releaseBinge drinkersHealthy controlsBinge drinkingReceptor bindingUse disordersStriatal dopamine receptor bindingYoung adult binge drinkersAdult binge drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresDopamine receptor bindingFuture alcohol use disordersSubstance use disordersSignificant differencesPrevious imaging studiesOral methylphenidateRisk factorsDopamine transmissionHC subjectsAlcoholism criteriaAlcohol abuseDrinking historySignificant association
2016
Age-related changes in binding of the D2/3 receptor radioligand [11C](+)PHNO in healthy volunteers
Matuskey D, Worhunksy P, Correa E, Pittman B, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Sreeram V, Gudepu R, Gaiser E, Cosgrove K, Ding YS, Potenza MN, Huang Y, Malison RT, Carson RE. Age-related changes in binding of the D2/3 receptor radioligand [11C](+)PHNO in healthy volunteers. NeuroImage 2016, 130: 241-247. PMID: 26876475, PMCID: PMC4808424, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyReceptor availabilitySN/VTADopamine systemMidbrain regionsSubstantia nigra/ventral tegmental areaHealthy control subjectsWhole-brain voxel-wise analysisVentral tegmental areaPrevious imaging studiesVoxel-wise analysisAge-associated declineAge-related changesAntagonist radiotracersExtrastriatal areasReference tissue modelAgonist radiotracerAge-related declineControl subjectsTegmental areaHealthy subjectsHealthy volunteersPositive correlationReceptor radioligandSecondary analysis
2012
Age Effects on Serotonin Receptor 1B as Assessed by PET
Matuskey D, Pittman B, Planeta-Wilson B, Walderhaug E, Henry S, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Ding YS, Bhagwagar Z, Malison R, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Age Effects on Serotonin Receptor 1B as Assessed by PET. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2012, 53: 1411-1414. PMID: 22851636, PMCID: PMC3690814, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.103598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilinear reference tissue modelGray matter atrophyReceptor 1BAge-related gray matter atrophyIndividual cortical regionsSerotonin receptor 1BPrevious imaging studiesSerotonin measuresReference tissue modelAge-related declineMatter atrophyHealthy subjectsHealthy adultsGray matterImaging studiesCortical regionsPET imagingSubject underwentMultiple comparisonsCortexNegative associationAge effectsAgeAtrophyPutamen