2013
Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter
Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Williams W, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Neumeister A, Huang Y, Carson RE. Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2013, 33: 1886-1896. PMID: 23921898, PMCID: PMC3851894, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin transporterReference tissue modelArterial input functionOne-tissue modelMultilinear reference tissue modelNew PET imaging agentTwo-tissue modelPET imaging agentHealthy human brainSuitable PET radioligandNew positron emission tomographySERT densityRegional time-activity curvesTime-activity curvesEmission tomography dataRegional bindingEmission tomographyPET radioligandRoutine useInterest analysisNoninvasive methodPositron emission tomography dataImaging agentHuman brain
2012
Age Effects on Serotonin Receptor 1B as Assessed by PET
Matuskey D, Pittman B, Planeta-Wilson B, Walderhaug E, Henry S, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Ding YS, Bhagwagar Z, Malison R, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Age Effects on Serotonin Receptor 1B as Assessed by PET. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2012, 53: 1411-1414. PMID: 22851636, PMCID: PMC3690814, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.103598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilinear reference tissue modelGray matter atrophyReceptor 1BAge-related gray matter atrophyIndividual cortical regionsSerotonin receptor 1BPrevious imaging studiesSerotonin measuresReference tissue modelAge-related declineMatter atrophyHealthy subjectsHealthy adultsGray matterImaging studiesCortical regionsPET imagingSubject underwentMultiple comparisonsCortexNegative associationAge effectsAgeAtrophyPutamen
2010
Clinically Relevant Doses of Methylphenidate Significantly Occupy Norepinephrine Transporters in Humans In Vivo
Hannestad J, Gallezot JD, Planeta-Wilson B, Lin SF, Williams WA, van Dyck CH, Malison RT, Carson RE, Ding YS. Clinically Relevant Doses of Methylphenidate Significantly Occupy Norepinephrine Transporters in Humans In Vivo. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 854-860. PMID: 20691429, PMCID: PMC3742016, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderNET-rich regionsPositron emission tomographyNorepinephrine transporterDopamine transporterHyperactivity disorderRelevant dosesEmission tomographySingle-blind placeboMultilinear reference tissue modelEffective dose 50Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderDose-dependent mannerMechanism of actionDeficit hyperactivity disorderBrain norepinephrine transportersReference tissue modelMaintenance doseOral methylphenidateHealthy subjectsTherapeutic effectOccipital cortexCommon treatmentPsychiatric disordersMethylphenidateSerotonin 1B Receptor Imaging in Alcohol Dependence
Hu J, Henry S, Gallezot JD, Ropchan J, Neumaier JF, Potenza MN, Sinha R, Krystal JH, Huang Y, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Serotonin 1B Receptor Imaging in Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 67: 800-803. PMID: 20172504, PMCID: PMC3112181, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsAlcohol dependencePositron emission tomographyStriatal 5Emission tomographyMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansIndividual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansMultilinear reference tissue modelResonance imaging scansSerotonin 1B receptorReference tissue modelClinical variablesAbstinent patientsControl subjectsImaging scansAnatomical abnormalitiesHC subjectsRodent modelsAntagonist radioligandReceptor imagingAnimal modelsVivo assessmentTomographyFirst evidenceHigh-resolution research tomograph