2004
Preferential 5-HT1A Autoreceptor Occupancy by Pindolol is Attenuated in Depressed Patients: Effect of Treatment or an Endophenotype of Depression?
Rabiner E, Bhagwagar Z, Gunn R, Cowen P, Grasby P. Preferential 5-HT1A Autoreceptor Occupancy by Pindolol is Attenuated in Depressed Patients: Effect of Treatment or an Endophenotype of Depression? Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1688-1698. PMID: 15127080, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAutoreceptorsDepressive DisorderDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePindololPiperazinesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1ASerotonin AntagonistsTomography, Emission-ComputedPersistent reduction in brain serotonin1A receptor binding in recovered depressed men measured by positron emission tomography with [11C]WAY-100635
Bhagwagar Z, Rabiner E, Sargent P, Grasby P, Cowen P. Persistent reduction in brain serotonin1A receptor binding in recovered depressed men measured by positron emission tomography with [11C]WAY-100635. Molecular Psychiatry 2004, 9: 386-392. PMID: 15042104, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionDepressed menDepressed subjectsAcute major depressionPositron emission tomography studyPotentials of brainEmission tomography studiesRecurrent major depressionPositron emission tomographyStatistical parametric mappingReceptor BPReference tissue modelAntidepressant medicationPersistent dysfunctionRaphe nucleusUnmedicated subjectsHealthy controlsBP valuesCortical areasTrait abnormalityMale subjectsEmission tomographyPersistent reductionTomography studyReceptor binding
2003
Lack of effect of a single dose of hydrocortisone on serotonin1A receptors in recovered depressed patients measured by positron emission tomography with [11C]WAY-100635
Bhagwagar Z, Montgomery A, Grasby P, Cowen P. Lack of effect of a single dose of hydrocortisone on serotonin1A receptors in recovered depressed patients measured by positron emission tomography with [11C]WAY-100635. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 54: 890-895. PMID: 14573316, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00466-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor BPMajor depressionPositron emission tomographySerotonin-1A receptor bindingEmission tomographyPositron emission tomography scanAcute major depressionEmission tomography scanCertain brain areasElevated cortisol levelsLack of effectCortisol hypersecretionAcute administrationSingle doseHydrocortisone treatmentDepressed patientsTomography scanHealthy volunteersBrain areasCrossover designCortisol levelsSerotonin1A receptorsMale subjectsFemale subjectsPatients