2021
Dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in cocaine use disorder individuals with obesity as measured by [11C]PHNO PET
Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Worhunsky P, Koohsari S, Gravel P, Pittman B, Gaiser EC, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Carson RE, Potenza MN, Malison RT. Dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in cocaine use disorder individuals with obesity as measured by [11C]PHNO PET. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 220: 108514. PMID: 33454626, PMCID: PMC7889720, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108514.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Urban N, Grassetti A, Chang D, Salling M, Foltin R, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 1720-1727. PMID: 31026862, PMCID: PMC6785004, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0398-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderStress-induced relapsePositron emission tomographyCocaine bingeKappa-opioid receptor/dynorphin systemKOR selective agonistPositron emission tomography studyKappa-opioid receptorsCold pressor testCocaine self-administration sessionsEmission tomography studiesSelf-administration sessionsStress-induced cocaineEndogenous dynorphinDynorphin systemHealthy controlsPressor testSelective agonistPET scansAnimal studiesKOR bindingReceptor availabilitySignificant associationBrain regionsEmission tomography
2017
Regional and source-based patterns of [11C]-(+)-PHNO binding potential reveal concurrent alterations in dopamine D2 and D3 receptor availability in cocaine-use disorder
Worhunsky PD, Matuskey D, Gallezot JD, Gaiser EC, Nabulsi N, Angarita GA, Calhoun VD, Malison RT, Potenza MN, Carson RE. Regional and source-based patterns of [11C]-(+)-PHNO binding potential reveal concurrent alterations in dopamine D2 and D3 receptor availability in cocaine-use disorder. NeuroImage 2017, 148: 343-351. PMID: 28110088, PMCID: PMC5344702, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.01.045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
A preliminary study of dopamine D2/3 receptor availability and social status in healthy and cocaine dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO
Matuskey D, Gaiser EC, Gallezot JD, Angarita GA, Pittman B, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, MaCleod P, Cosgrove KP, Ding YS, Potenza MN, Carson RE, Malison RT. A preliminary study of dopamine D2/3 receptor availability and social status in healthy and cocaine dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 154: 167-173. PMID: 26164205, PMCID: PMC4536182, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyNon-human primatesInverse associationCD groupReceptor availabilityHealthy non-human primatesSubstantia nigra/ventral tegmental areaBarratt Simplified MeasureDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityBody mass indexVentral tegmental areaCocaine-dependent humansChronic cocaine administrationDependent humansD2/3 receptor availabilitySN/VTAMass indexCD subjectsRegional brainExtrastriatal regionsTegmental areaCocaine administrationAntagonist radioligandAgonist radioligandCD individuals
2013
Imaging Glutamate Homeostasis in Cocaine Addiction with the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracer [11C]ABP688 and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Nabulsi N, Grassetti A, Urban NB, Perez A, Liu F, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Mao X, Kegeles LS, Shungu DC, Carson RE, Huang Y. Imaging Glutamate Homeostasis in Cocaine Addiction with the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracer [11C]ABP688 and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 75: 165-171. PMID: 24035345, PMCID: PMC4106018, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesChoice BehaviorCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCorpus StriatumFunctional NeuroimagingGlutamic AcidGlutamineHomeostasisHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleOximesPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Self AdministrationYoung AdultConceptsHealthy control subjectsCocaine addictionControl subjectsLong-term cocaine useMagnetic resonance spectroscopy measuresGlutamate-glutamine levelsMGluR5 receptor bindingCocaine self-administration sessionsPositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerPositron emission tomographySelf-administration sessionsCocaine-seeking behaviorSelf-administer cocaineMGluR5 bindingMGluR5 availabilityLeft striatumCocaine exposurePreclinical studiesGlutamate homeostasisGlutamate turnoverSubcortical regionsStriatumCocaine useMagnetic resonance spectroscopySecondary analysis
2009
PET imaging of the effects of age and cocaine on the norepinephrine transporter in the human brain using (S,S)‐[11C]O‐methylreboxetine and HRRT
Ding Y, Singhal T, Planeta‐Wilson B, Gallezot J, Nabulsi N, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Henry S, Williams W, Carson RE, Neumeister A, Malison RT. PET imaging of the effects of age and cocaine on the norepinephrine transporter in the human brain using (S,S)‐[11C]O‐methylreboxetine and HRRT. Synapse 2009, 64: 30-38. PMID: 19728366, PMCID: PMC3727644, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20696.Peer-Reviewed Original Research