2024
Vitamin D’s Capacity to Increase Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Healthy Humans: A Clinical Translational [11C]-PHNO Positron Emission Tomography Study
Worhunsky P, Mignosa M, Gallezot J, Pittman B, Nabulsi N, Stryjewski A, Jalilian-Khave L, Trinko R, DiLeone R, Carson R, Malison R, Potenza M, Angarita G. Vitamin D’s Capacity to Increase Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Healthy Humans: A Clinical Translational [11C]-PHNO Positron Emission Tomography Study. Biological Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39395473, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.09.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral striatumEffects of medicationDorsal caudateDopamine releaseDorsal putamenDopaminergic tonePlacebo-controlled within-subject studyIncreased amphetamine-induced dopamine releaseAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseAmphetamine-stimulated dopamine releaseSubstantia nigraDysregulated dopamine functionPositron emission tomography studiesTreatment of ADHDEmission tomography studiesWithin-subject studyPost-amphetamineD2/3 receptorsDopamine functionTransdiagnostic relevanceVitamin DPhasic releaseGlobus pallidusStriatumTyrosine hydroxylase
2022
Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response
Zakiniaeiz Y, Liu H, Gao H, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Matuskey D, Chen MK, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1597-1606. PMID: 35100429, PMCID: PMC9575980, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine replacement therapyDopamine releasePlacebo patchDorsal striatumTobacco smokingReplacement therapyFirst-line pharmacological treatmentVentral striatumMajor public health burdenPositron emission tomography scanEmission tomography scanPublic health burdenNicotine dependence levelNicotine metabolism rateNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCounter-balanced orderTobacco smokersCigarette smokingSmoking cessationDopamine terminalsPharmacological treatmentDependent smokersFast metabolizersSlow metabolizersNicotine acts
2019
Binge alcohol use is not associated with alterations in striatal dopamine receptor binding or dopamine release
Wai JM, Grassetti A, Slifstein M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Huang Y, Martinez D. Binge alcohol use is not associated with alterations in striatal dopamine receptor binding or dopamine release. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107627. PMID: 31669800, PMCID: PMC6893096, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPositron emission tomographyDopamine releaseBinge drinkersHealthy controlsBinge drinkingReceptor bindingUse disordersStriatal dopamine receptor bindingYoung adult binge drinkersAdult binge drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresDopamine receptor bindingFuture alcohol use disordersSubstance use disordersSignificant differencesPrevious imaging studiesOral methylphenidateRisk factorsDopamine transmissionHC subjectsAlcoholism criteriaAlcohol abuseDrinking historySignificant associationSex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of tobacco smokers
Zakiniaeiz Y, Hillmer AT, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Mazure CM, Picciotto MR, Huang Y, McKee SA, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of tobacco smokers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 2205-2211. PMID: 31269510, PMCID: PMC6897943, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0456-y.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDA releasePositron emission tomographyD2R availabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMale smokersFemale smokersTobacco smokingPrefrontal cortexAmphetamine-induced DA releaseAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseCortical DA releaseMesocortical DA systemEffects of nicotineSmoking-related behaviorsMesolimbic dopamine systemLong-term abstinenceSex differencesGender-specific treatmentFemale nonsmokersTobacco smokersAmphetamine administrationDopamine releaseNeurochemical mechanismsNonsmokersSmokers
2017
The Effect of Treatment with Guanfacine, an Alpha2 Adrenergic Agonist, on Dopaminergic Tone in Tobacco Smokers: An [11C]FLB457 PET Study
Sandiego CM, Matuskey D, Lavery M, McGovern E, Huang Y, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Picciotto MR, Morris ED, McKee SA, Cosgrove KP. The Effect of Treatment with Guanfacine, an Alpha2 Adrenergic Agonist, on Dopaminergic Tone in Tobacco Smokers: An [11C]FLB457 PET Study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 1052-1058. PMID: 28944773, PMCID: PMC5854798, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco smokersGuanfacine treatmentPositron emission tomographyTobacco smokingDA releaseDopaminergic toneDopamine releaseAmphetamine-induced DA releaseTobacco smoking cessationCortical dopamine releaseExtrastriatal brain regionsAlpha2-adrenergic agonistExtrastriatal dopamine releaseEffect of treatmentBaseline BPNDSmoking cessationReceptor radiotracerAdrenergic agonistsPET scansAnimal modelsBrain regionsEmission tomographyPET studiesDopamine signalingSmokers
2015
Deficits in Prefrontal Cortical and Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in Schizophrenia: A Positron Emission Tomographic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Slifstein M, van de Giessen E, Van Snellenberg J, Thompson JL, Narendran R, Gil R, Hackett E, Girgis R, Ojeil N, Moore H, D’Souza D, Malison RT, Huang Y, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, Lieberman JA, Abi-Dargham A. Deficits in Prefrontal Cortical and Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in Schizophrenia: A Positron Emission Tomographic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2015, 72: 316-324. PMID: 25651194, PMCID: PMC4768742, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetamineCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesDopamineDopamine AntagonistsFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMesencephalonPositron-Emission TomographyPrefrontal CortexPyrrolidinesSalicylamidesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyYoung AdultConceptsLevel-dependent functional magnetic resonanceBlood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonanceHealthy control individualsFunctional magnetic resonanceDopamine releaseExtrastriatal regionsPrefrontal cortexOutcome measuresAssociative striatumControl individualsAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseBOLD activationNew York State Psychiatric InstituteDorsolateral PFCMagnetic resonance imaging studyPositron emission tomographic imagingStriatal dopamine releaseDrug-naive patientsFrontal cortical functionEffects of amphetamineExtrastriatal dopamine releaseResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyEmission tomographic imagingMagnetic resonance