2021
Imaging Pituitary Vasopressin 1B Receptor in Humans with the PET Radiotracer 11C-TASP699
Naganawa M, Nabulsi NB, Matuskey D, Henry S, Ropchan J, Lin SF, Gao H, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Zhang MR, Suhara T, Nishino I, Sabia H, Ozaki S, Huang Y, Carson RE. Imaging Pituitary Vasopressin 1B Receptor in Humans with the PET Radiotracer 11C-TASP699. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2021, 63: 609-614. PMID: 34385336, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilinear analysis 1Test-retest variabilityPlasma concentrationsHealthy subjectsR occupancyR antagonistBrain regionsMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionAbsolute test-retest variabilityAdrenal axis activityNovel PET radiotracersSubstantial specific bindingDose-dependent fashionVasopressin 1b receptorTest-retest reproducibilityHalf maximal inhibitory concentrationAdverse eventsAxis activityOutcome measuresReceptor occupancyTime-activity curvesArginine vasopressinPosterior pituitaryDistribution volumeNeuropsychiatric disorders
2020
First-in-Human Evaluation of 18F-SynVesT-1, a Radioligand for PET Imaging of Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A
Naganawa M, Li S, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Zheng MQ, Pracitto R, Cai Z, Gao H, Kapinos M, Labaree D, Matuskey D, Huang Y, Carson RE. First-in-Human Evaluation of 18F-SynVesT-1, a Radioligand for PET Imaging of Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 62: 561-567. PMID: 32859701, PMCID: PMC8049363, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.249144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-UCBSynaptic densityRegional time-activity curvesTime-activity curvesDistribution volumeMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionPET imagingMultilinear analysis 1Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AAntiepileptic drug levetiracetamTotal distribution volumeNondisplaceable distribution volumeCentrum semiovaleBlocking doseHealthy volunteersHuman studiesDrug levetiracetamLassen plotNeuropsychiatric disordersPET radioligandArterial input functionNonhuman primatesLevetiracetamReference regionRadioligand
2012
Normative database of the serotonergic system in healthy subjects using multi-tracer PET
Savli M, Bauer A, Mitterhauser M, Ding Y, Hahn A, Kroll T, Neumeister A, Haeusler D, Ungersboeck J, Henry S, Isfahani S, Rattay F, Wadsak W, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Normative database of the serotonergic system in healthy subjects using multi-tracer PET. NeuroImage 2012, 63: 447-459. PMID: 22789740, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor subtypesSerotonergic systemPmol/Healthy subjectsNeuropsychiatric disordersPostsynaptic receptor subtypesDifferent receptor subtypesHealthy human subjectsPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDeficit/hyperactivity disorderExcitatory receptorsObsessive-compulsive disorderPost-mortem dataSleep disturbancesBP valuesMost neuropsychiatric disordersPET scansMajor inhibitorySelective radioligandSuicidal behaviorPET studiesStress disorderBrodmann areasAnxiety disorders