2021
Imaging brain cortisol regulation in PTSD with a target for 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1
Bhatt S, Hillmer AT, Rusowicz A, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Najafzadeh S, Kapinos M, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Huang Y, Cosgrove KP. Imaging brain cortisol regulation in PTSD with a target for 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e150452. PMID: 34651587, PMCID: PMC8516462, DOI: 10.1172/jci150452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1AdultBrainFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographySeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTriazolesConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPositron emission tomographyVolume of distributionDehydrogenase type 1Trauma-exposed controlsPTSD groupTranslocator proteinType 1Veterans Affairs (VA) National CenterOverall PTSD severityBrain glucocorticoidBrain immuneMethodsSixteen individualsPeripheral cortisolMicroglial markersImmune suppressionTranslational Science AwardsCortisol levelsNIH National CenterTC groupCortisol regulationEmission tomographyStress disorderLower PTSD symptomsPTSD symptoms
2019
First in-human PET study and kinetic evaluation of [18F]AS2471907 for imaging 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1
Bhatt S, Nabulsi NB, Li S, Cai Z, Matuskey D, Bini J, Najafzadeh S, Kapinos M, Ropchan JR, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP, Huang Y, Hillmer AT. First in-human PET study and kinetic evaluation of [18F]AS2471907 for imaging 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2019, 40: 695-704. PMID: 30895878, PMCID: PMC7168798, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19838633.Peer-Reviewed Original Research