2019
Assessment of Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder
Pizzagalli D, Berretta S, Wooten D, Goer F, Pilobello K, Kumar P, Murray L, Beltzer M, Boyer-Boiteau A, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Mechawar N, Vitaliano G, Turecki G, Normandin M. Assessment of Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 854-861. PMID: 31042280, PMCID: PMC6495358, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDA transporter availabilityVentral tegmental areaDA transporterDAT availabilityTegmental areaDepressive disorderDA signalingPositron emission tomographyDAT expressionMcLean HospitalHealthy controlsMajor depressive disorder groupsNumbers of depressive episodesStriatal dopamine transporter bindingDA transporter levelsLevels of DAT expressionStriatal DAT expressionStriatal DAT availabilityDA transporter densityDAT binding potentialDopamine transporter bindingOlder healthy controlsMesolimbic pathwayDA clearance
2011
Striatal dopamine transporter availability in unmedicated bipolar disorder
Anand A, Barkay G, Dzemidzic M, Albrecht D, Karne H, Zheng Q, Hutchins G, Normandin M, Yoder K. Striatal dopamine transporter availability in unmedicated bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2011, 13: 406-413. PMID: 21843280, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2011.00936.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine transporter availabilityBipolar disorderDopamine transporterPositron emission tomographyNeuropathology of bipolar disorderStriatal dopamine transporter availabilityEtiology of bipolar disorderMultilinear reference tissue modelUnmedicated BPD patientsBilateral dorsal caudatePresynaptic dopamine functionStructural magnetic resonance imagingStriatal binding potentialReceptor imaging studiesReference tissue modelMagnetic resonance imagingBPD patientsDopamine functionDopamine neurotransmissionDopamine systemDorsal caudateSynaptic dopamineBPD subjectsDopaminergic systemDepressive phase