2024
Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia
Bonomi R, Hillmer A, Woodcock E, Bhatt S, Rusowicz A, Angarita G, Carson R, Davis M, Esterlis I, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Krystal J, Pietrzak R, Cosgrove K. Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2406005121. PMID: 39172786, PMCID: PMC11363315, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406005121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD groupPrefrontal-limbic circuitsNeuroimmune responseAssociated with anhedoniaPosttraumatic stress disorderPositron emission tomography brain imagingTranslocator protein availabilityBrain immune functionAnhedonic symptomsStress disorderPeripheral immune dysfunctionPTSDGroup differencesSeverity of symptomsPsychiatric diseasesTranslocator proteinBrain imagingAdministration of lipopolysaccharideSymptomsMicroglial markersLPS-induced increaseCompared to controlsImmune functionSickness symptomsAnhedonia
2018
Evaluation of Pancreatic VMAT2 Binding with Active and Inactive Enantiomers of [18F]FP-DTBZ in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Naganawa M, Lim K, Nabulsi NB, Lin SF, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Herold KC, Huang Y, Harris P, Ichise M, Cline GW, Carson RE. Evaluation of Pancreatic VMAT2 Binding with Active and Inactive Enantiomers of [18F]FP-DTBZ in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2018, 20: 835-845. PMID: 29468404, PMCID: PMC6533199, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-018-1170-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVesicular monoamine transporter type 2Non-displaceable uptakeHealthy controlsSUV ratioType 1 diabetes mellitus groupInactive enantiomerDiabetes mellitus groupBeta-cell massFirst human studyGroup differencesPositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerTransporter type 2Mellitus groupVT valuesSignificant group differencesT1DM patientsRenal cortexHealthy subjectsPurposePrevious studiesHuman studiesUptake valueType 2Separate daysDistribution volumeReference SUV