2020
Body Mass Index and Age Effects on Brain 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1: a Positron Emission Tomography Study
Bini J, Bhatt S, Hillmer AT, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Kapinos M, Ropchan J, Matuskey D, Sherwin RS, Jastreboff AM, Carson RE, Cosgrove K, Huang Y. Body Mass Index and Age Effects on Brain 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1: a Positron Emission Tomography Study. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2020, 22: 1124-1131. PMID: 32133575, PMCID: PMC7351613, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-020-01490-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPositron emission tomographyDehydrogenase type 1Mass indexObese individualsEnzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1Whole brainType 1Higher body mass indexPositron emission tomography studyVT valuesSevere Alzheimer's diseaseEmission tomography studiesSteroid stress hormonesAge-associated increaseMean whole brainSignificant age-associated increaseRegional distribution volumesVisceral adiposityInsulin resistanceActive cortisolExcess cortisolInactive cortisoneMemory dysfunctionParietal lobe
2019
Effects of age, BMI and sex on the glial cell marker TSPO — a multicentre [11C]PBR28 HRRT PET study
Tuisku J, Plavén-Sigray P, Gaiser EC, Airas L, Al-Abdulrasul H, Brück A, Carson RE, Chen MK, Cosgrove KP, Ekblad L, Esterlis I, Farde L, Forsberg A, Halldin C, Helin S, Kosek E, Lekander M, Lindgren N, Marjamäki P, Rissanen E, Sucksdorff M, Varrone A, Collste K, Gallezot J, Hillmer A, Huang Y, Höglund C, Johansson J, Jucaite A, Lampa J, Nabulsi N, Pittman B, Sandiego C, Stenkrona P, Rinne J, Matuskey D, Cervenka S. Effects of age, BMI and sex on the glial cell marker TSPO — a multicentre [11C]PBR28 HRRT PET study. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 46: 2329-2338. PMID: 31363804, PMCID: PMC6717599, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04403-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPositron emission tomographyEffect of ageMultilinear analysis 1PET centersGlobal gray matterMass indexSubgroup analysisClinical studiesTSPO levelsHealthy subjectsTurku PET CentreHealthy volunteersPositive correlationTemporal cortexTSPO genotypeIndividual biological propertiesMale subjectsPurposeThe purposeConclusionThese findingsLinear mixed effects modelsGray matterParietal cortexSignificant negative correlationEmission tomography
2016
Elevated Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability in Obese Individuals: A PET Imaging Study with [11C](+)PHNO
Gaiser EC, Gallezot JD, Worhunsky PD, Jastreboff AM, Pittman B, Kantrovitz L, Angarita GA, Cosgrove KP, Potenza MN, Malison RT, Carson RE, Matuskey D. Elevated Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability in Obese Individuals: A PET Imaging Study with [11C](+)PHNO. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 41: 3042-3050. PMID: 27374277, PMCID: PMC5101552, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexVentral striatumObese individualsD2/3R availabilityOB individualsReward regionsSubstantia nigra/ventral tegmental areaDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityNormal-weight individualsTreatment of obesityVentral tegmental areaNovel pharmacologic targetsD2/3 receptor availabilitySN/VTAAgonist tracersOverweight cohortMass indexWeight individualsTegmental areaBrain reward regionsAntagonist tracersPharmacologic targetReceptor availabilitySecondary analysisNW individuals