2022
Drug characteristics derived from kinetic modeling: combined 11C-UCB-J human PET imaging with levetiracetam and brivaracetam occupancy of SV2A
Naganawa M, Gallezot J, Finnema S, Maguire R, Mercier J, Nabulsi N, Kervyn S, Henry S, Nicolas J, Huang Y, Chen M, Hannestad J, Klitgaard H, Stockis A, Carson R. Drug characteristics derived from kinetic modeling: combined 11C-UCB-J human PET imaging with levetiracetam and brivaracetam occupancy of SV2A. EJNMMI Research 2022, 12: 71. PMID: 36346513, PMCID: PMC9643320, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-022-00944-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-activity curvesBrain entryDrug concentrationsNon-human primate brainAnti-seizure activitySynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2APlasma drug concentrationsPrevious human studiesBackgroundAntiepileptic drugsHealthy subjectsBlood samplesHuman studiesLevetiracetamPrimate brainEmission tomography dataBrivaracetamDistribution volumeArterial input functionBrainDrug characteristicsPositron emission tomography dataDrug entryFree fractionDrugsKinetic parameters k1
2021
Imaging Pituitary Vasopressin 1B Receptor in Humans with the PET Radiotracer 11C-TASP699
Naganawa M, Nabulsi NB, Matuskey D, Henry S, Ropchan J, Lin SF, Gao H, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Zhang MR, Suhara T, Nishino I, Sabia H, Ozaki S, Huang Y, Carson RE. Imaging Pituitary Vasopressin 1B Receptor in Humans with the PET Radiotracer 11C-TASP699. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2021, 63: 609-614. PMID: 34385336, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilinear analysis 1Test-retest variabilityPlasma concentrationsHealthy subjectsR occupancyR antagonistBrain regionsMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionAbsolute test-retest variabilityAdrenal axis activityNovel PET radiotracersSubstantial specific bindingDose-dependent fashionVasopressin 1b receptorTest-retest reproducibilityHalf maximal inhibitory concentrationAdverse eventsAxis activityOutcome measuresReceptor occupancyTime-activity curvesArginine vasopressinPosterior pituitaryDistribution volumeNeuropsychiatric disorders
2020
First-in-Human Assessment of 11C-LSN3172176, an M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor PET Radiotracer
Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Matuskey D, Lin SF, Slieker L, Schwarz AJ, Kant N, Jesudason C, Ruley K, Navarro A, Gao H, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Carson RE, Huang Y. First-in-Human Assessment of 11C-LSN3172176, an M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor PET Radiotracer. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 62: 553-560. PMID: 32859711, PMCID: PMC8049371, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.246967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimplified reference tissue modelM1 receptorsHealthy subjectsMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype M1Distribution volumePET radiotracersAbsolute test-retest variabilityExcellent test-retest reproducibilityReference tissue model 2Total distribution volumeSuitable reference regionTest-retest reproducibilityTest-retest variabilityReference regionTest-retest protocolNondisplaceable distribution volumeReference tissue modelTest-retest studySubtypes M1Preclinical studiesRegional time-activity curvesAcetylcholine concentrationHuman studiesReceptor occupancyTime-activity curves
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 effectsAgeAtrophyPutamenNormative database of the serotonergic system in healthy subjects using multi-tracer PET
Savli M, Bauer A, Mitterhauser M, Ding Y, Hahn A, Kroll T, Neumeister A, Haeusler D, Ungersboeck J, Henry S, Isfahani S, Rattay F, Wadsak W, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Normative database of the serotonergic system in healthy subjects using multi-tracer PET. NeuroImage 2012, 63: 447-459. PMID: 22789740, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor subtypesSerotonergic systemPmol/Healthy subjectsNeuropsychiatric disordersPostsynaptic receptor subtypesDifferent receptor subtypesHealthy human subjectsPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderDeficit/hyperactivity disorderExcitatory receptorsObsessive-compulsive disorderPost-mortem dataSleep disturbancesBP valuesMost neuropsychiatric disordersPET scansMajor inhibitorySelective radioligandSuicidal behaviorPET studiesStress disorderBrodmann areasAnxiety disorders
2006
Neural correlates of habituation to taste stimuli in healthy women
Wagner A, Aizenstein H, Frank G, Figurski J, May J, Putnam K, Fischer L, Bailer U, Henry S, McConaha C, Vogel V, Kaye W. Neural correlates of habituation to taste stimuli in healthy women. Psychiatry Research 2006, 147: 57-67. PMID: 16806849, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy female subjectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy womenHealthy subjectsRegion of interestResonance imagingBrain regionsPrefrontal cortexFemale subjectsAppetitive behaviorHabituation patternTaste stimuliPseudorandom orderNeural responsesNeural correlatesCortexAdministrationHabituationSubjectsRecent studiesStimulus administrationStimuliActivationHippocampus