2021
Comparison of [11C]UCB-J and [18F]FDG PET in Alzheimer’s disease: A tracer kinetic modeling study
Chen MK, Mecca AP, Naganawa M, Gallezot JD, Toyonaga T, Mondal J, Finnema SJ, Lin SF, O’Dell R, McDonald JW, Michalak HR, Vander Wyk B, Nabulsi NB, Huang Y, Arnsten AF, van Dyck CH, Carson RE. Comparison of [11C]UCB-J and [18F]FDG PET in Alzheimer’s disease: A tracer kinetic modeling study. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2021, 41: 2395-2409. PMID: 33757318, PMCID: PMC8393289, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x211004312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic densityMedial temporal regionsAlzheimer's diseaseNeocortical regionsTemporal regionsRelative outcome measuresMedial temporal lobeVivo PET imagingJ bindingOutcome measuresTemporal lobeMagnitude of reductionCN participantsBrain regionsAD participantsDiseasePET imagingConcordant reductionNormal participantsSynaptic vesiclesPerfusionMetabolismSuitable markerParticipantsSimilar pattern
2018
2181 Age-related change in 5-HT6 receptor availability in healthy male volunteers measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET
Radhakrishnan R, Nabulsi N, Gaiser E, Gallezot J, Henry S, Planeta B, Lin S, Ropchan J, Williams W, Morris E, D’Souza D, Huang Y, Carson R, Matuskey D. 2181 Age-related change in 5-HT6 receptor availability in healthy male volunteers measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2018, 2: 3-4. PMCID: PMC6799074, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor availabilityEffect of ageHealthy male volunteersSerotonin receptor 6Healthy male subjectsPotential therapeutic targetSignificant age-related declineMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAge-related changesAge-related declineMale volunteersTherapeutic targetNegative correlationTime-activity curvesReceptor 6PET ligandMale subjectsBrain regionsCortical regionsVentral striatumAgePutamenStriatumCaudateReference region
2015
Reference Region Modeling Approaches for Amphetamine Challenge Studies with [11C]FLB 457 and PET
Sandiego CM, Gallezot JD, Lim K, Ropchan J, Lin SF, Gao H, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Reference Region Modeling Approaches for Amphetamine Challenge Studies with [11C]FLB 457 and PET. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2015, 35: 623-629. PMID: 25564239, PMCID: PMC4420880, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyExtrastriatal regionsBrain regionsAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseHealthy tobacco smokersExtrastriatal brain regionsSynaptic dopamine levelsAmphetamine-induced changesSimplified reference tissue modelReference tissue modelTobacco smokersDopaminergic dysfunctionAmphetamine administrationDopamine levelsDopamine releasePsychiatric disordersChallenge studiesDistribution volumeEmission tomographyD3 bindingReference region modelCerebellumReference regionBaselineSignificant changes
2014
Further evaluation of [11C]MP‐10 as a radiotracer for phosphodiesterase 10A: PET imaging study in rhesus monkeys and brain tissue metabolite analysis
Lin S, Labaree D, Chen M, Holden D, Gallezot J, Kapinos M, Teng J, Najafzadeh S, Plisson C, Rabiner EA, Gunn RN, Carson RE, Huang Y. Further evaluation of [11C]MP‐10 as a radiotracer for phosphodiesterase 10A: PET imaging study in rhesus monkeys and brain tissue metabolite analysis. Synapse 2014, 69: 86-95. PMID: 25450608, PMCID: PMC4275380, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysPhosphodiesterase 10ASprague-Dawley ratsMP-10Dose-dependent mannerSpecific PET tracersHigh specific bindingPET imaging studiesTissue uptake kineticsBaseline scanBrain regionsImaging studiesFurther evaluationMultilinear analysis methodRegional volumesPET tracersNonhuman primatesPET imagingVivo studiesReference tissueMonkeysBrainCerebellumSpecific bindingPresent studyEvaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates
Bois F, Gallezot JD, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Carson RE, Huang Y. Evaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2014, 42: 570-577. PMID: 25858513, PMCID: PMC4441617, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysGood test-retest reproducibilityML/Plasma free fractionReceptor binding profileNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTest-retest reproducibilityNon-human primatesReceptor radiotracerΑ4β2 receptorsFrontal cortexPET examinationsMonkey brainAcetylcholine receptorsBrain regionsDistribution volumePET radioligandMultilinear analysis methodPharmacokinetic propertiesEnd of synthesisNon-displaceable distribution volumeFree fractionPET measurementsMonkeys
2013
The neuroinflammation marker translocator protein is not elevated in individuals with mild-to-moderate depression: A [11C]PBR28 PET study
Hannestad J, DellaGioia N, Gallezot JD, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Esterlis I, Pittman B, Lee JY, O’Connor K, Pelletier D, Carson RE. The neuroinflammation marker translocator protein is not elevated in individuals with mild-to-moderate depression: A [11C]PBR28 PET study. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2013, 33: 131-138. PMID: 23850810, PMCID: PMC3899398, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of TSPOControl subjectsSystemic inflammationPositron emission tomographyModerate depressionTSPO levelsActivation of microgliaTranslocator protein 18Total ligand bindingAcute episodePrimary outcomePostmortem studiesSevere depressionMajor depressionPET scansTSPO genotypeBrain regionsEmission tomographySubject factorsPET studiesArterial input functionInflammationElevated levelsProtein 18Depression
2011
Serotonin 1B receptor imaging in pathological gambling
Potenza MN, Walderhaug E, Henry S, Gallezot JD, Planeta-Wilson B, Ropchan J, Neumeister A. Serotonin 1B receptor imaging in pathological gambling. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2011, 14: 139-145. PMID: 21936763, PMCID: PMC3595502, DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2011.598559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin 1B receptorAnterior cingulate cortexPathological gamblingCingulate cortexVentral striatumBPND valuesMedication-free subjectsSouth Oaks Gambling ScreenPositron emission scanningFunctional neuroimaging studiesSerotonergic mechanismsSerotonergic functionSerotonin receptorsCC subjectsComparison subjectsBrain regionsImaging studiesPG subjectsNeuroimaging studiesPotential roleReceptorsFurther studiesStriatumSubstance addictionCortex