2019
Imaging the Enzyme 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 with PET: Evaluation of the Novel Radiotracer 11C-AS2471907 in Human Brain
Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Pracitto R, Planeta B, Ropchan J, Lin SF, Labaree D, Kapinos M, Shirali A, Lara-Jaime T, Gao H, Matuskey D, Walzer M, Marek GJ, Bellaire S, Yuan N, Carson RE, Huang Y. Imaging the Enzyme 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 with PET: Evaluation of the Novel Radiotracer 11C-AS2471907 in Human Brain. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1140-1146. PMID: 30877174, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.219766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest variabilityNondisplaceable distribution volumeOccipital cortexEnzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1White matterDistribution volumeTreatment of depressionDehydrogenase type 1Large cortical regionsPosttraumatic stress disorderHuman brainAdditional scansIntraclass correlation coefficientAge-related cognitive functionBolus administrationFrontal cortexCaudate nucleusAdipose tissueTime-activity curvesNovel radiotracersGlucocorticoid levelsParietal cortexCortical regionsPattern of uptakeType 1
2018
2181 Age-related change in 5-HT6 receptor availability in healthy male volunteers measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET
Radhakrishnan R, Nabulsi N, Gaiser E, Gallezot J, Henry S, Planeta B, Lin S, Ropchan J, Williams W, Morris E, D’Souza D, Huang Y, Carson R, Matuskey D. 2181 Age-related change in 5-HT6 receptor availability in healthy male volunteers measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2018, 2: 3-4. PMCID: PMC6799074, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor availabilityEffect of ageHealthy male volunteersSerotonin receptor 6Healthy male subjectsPotential therapeutic targetSignificant age-related declineMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAge-related changesAge-related declineMale volunteersTherapeutic targetNegative correlationTime-activity curvesReceptor 6PET ligandMale subjectsBrain regionsCortical regionsVentral striatumAgePutamenStriatumCaudateReference region
2016
OCD is associated with an altered association between sensorimotor gating and cortical and subcortical 5-HT1b receptor binding
Pittenger C, Adams TG, Gallezot JD, Crowley MJ, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Gao H, Kichuk SA, Simpson R, Billingslea E, Hannestad J, Bloch M, Mayes L, Bhagwagar Z, Carson RE. OCD is associated with an altered association between sensorimotor gating and cortical and subcortical 5-HT1b receptor binding. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2016, 196: 87-96. PMID: 26919057, PMCID: PMC4808438, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepulse inhibitionObsessive-compulsive disorderReceptor availabilitySensorimotor gatingOCD patientsImpaired sensorimotor gatingOCD-like behaviorNon-depressed OCD patientsPositron emission tomographyBasal gangliaSerotonergic regulationHealthy controlsSerotonin systemPositive correlationWidespread positive correlationsDiagnostic groupsCortical regionsEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortexPatientsReceptor bindingOCD diagnosisSignificant correlationSignificant main effectImportant alterations
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