2020
Separating dopamine D2 and D3 receptor sources of [11C]-(+)-PHNO binding potential: Independent component analysis of competitive binding
Smart K, Gallezot JD, Nabulsi N, Labaree D, Zheng MQ, Huang Y, Carson RE, Hillmer AT, Worhunsky PD. Separating dopamine D2 and D3 receptor sources of [11C]-(+)-PHNO binding potential: Independent component analysis of competitive binding. NeuroImage 2020, 214: 116762. PMID: 32201327, PMCID: PMC7263955, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116762.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Urban N, Grassetti A, Chang D, Salling M, Foltin R, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 1720-1727. PMID: 31026862, PMCID: PMC6785004, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0398-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderStress-induced relapsePositron emission tomographyCocaine bingeKappa-opioid receptor/dynorphin systemKOR selective agonistPositron emission tomography studyKappa-opioid receptorsCold pressor testCocaine self-administration sessionsEmission tomography studiesSelf-administration sessionsStress-induced cocaineEndogenous dynorphinDynorphin systemHealthy controlsPressor testSelective agonistPET scansAnimal studiesKOR bindingReceptor availabilitySignificant associationBrain regionsEmission tomography
2018
High Single Doses of Radiation May Induce Elevated Levels of Hypoxia in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors
Kelada OJ, Decker RH, Nath SK, Johung KL, Zheng MQ, Huang Y, Gallezot JD, Liu C, Carson RE, Oelfke U, Carlson DJ. High Single Doses of Radiation May Induce Elevated Levels of Hypoxia in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2018, 102: 174-183. PMID: 30102194, PMCID: PMC6092043, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyTumor hypoxic volumeHigh single dosesNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumorsCell lung cancer tumorsLung cancer tumorsSingle dosesTumor hypoxiaTreatment failureNSCLC tumorsBlood ratioHypoxic volumeRadiation therapyDay 2F-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) positron emission tomographyCancer tumorsInstitutional review board-approved studyTumor vascular responseBody radiation therapyBoard-approved studyConventional radiation therapyPositron emission tomographyBaseline hypoxiaDetectable hypoxiaNSCLC patients
2017
Quantification of Tumor Hypoxic Fractions Using Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO) Kinetic Analysis and Invasive Oxygen Measurements
Kelada OJ, Rockwell S, Zheng MQ, Huang Y, Liu Y, Booth CJ, Decker RH, Oelfke U, Carson RE, Carlson DJ. Quantification of Tumor Hypoxic Fractions Using Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO) Kinetic Analysis and Invasive Oxygen Measurements. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2017, 19: 893-902. PMID: 28409339, PMCID: PMC5640490, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-017-1083-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyTumor hypoxic fractionHypoxic fractionEmission tomographyLung cancer radiotherapy patientsPO2 measurementsAbsolute tumor volumeC miceDirect pO2 measurementsBlood ratioClinical impactTumor volumeHypoxia quantificationSubcutaneous tumorsPurposeThe purposeTracer kinetic modelingRadiotherapy patientsPET imagingPatientsPO2 valuesScansPatlak modelTomographyTwo-compartmentTBRPET imaging of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a comparative study of [18F]ASEM and [18F]DBT-10 in nonhuman primates, and further evaluation of [18F]ASEM in humans
Hillmer AT, Li S, Zheng MQ, Scheunemann M, Lin SF, Nabulsi N, Holden D, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Teodoro R, Deuther-Conrad W, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Brust P, Carson RE, Huang Y. PET imaging of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a comparative study of [18F]ASEM and [18F]DBT-10 in nonhuman primates, and further evaluation of [18F]ASEM in humans. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2017, 44: 1042-1050. PMID: 28120003, PMCID: PMC5400702, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3621-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Receptor Occupancy of the κ-Opioid Antagonist LY2456302 Measured with Positron Emission Tomography and the Novel Radiotracer 11C-LY2795050
Naganawa M, Dickinson GL, Zheng MQ, Henry S, Vandenhende F, Witcher J, Bell R, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Neumeister A, Ranganathan M, Tauscher J, Huang Y, Carson RE. Receptor Occupancy of the κ-Opioid Antagonist LY2456302 Measured with Positron Emission Tomography and the Novel Radiotracer 11C-LY2795050. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2015, 356: 260-266. PMID: 26628406, PMCID: PMC4727157, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.229278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHours postdosePositron emission tomographyReceptor occupancyEmission tomographySerious adverse eventsSingle oral dosesImportant therapeutic roleΚ-opioid receptorsSubstance abuse disordersFurther clinical testingHealthy human subjectsMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAntagonist radiotracersAdverse eventsOral dosesBrain penetrationTherapeutic rolePlasma concentrationsAbuse disordersEthanol consumptionLY2456302Clinical testingNovel radiotracersAlcohol dependenceDistribution volumePET imaging evaluation of [18F]DBT-10, a novel radioligand specific to α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, in nonhuman primates
Hillmer AT, Zheng MQ, Li S, Scheunemann M, Lin SF, Holden D, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Teodoro R, Deuther-Conrad W, Carson RE, Brust P, Huang Y. PET imaging evaluation of [18F]DBT-10, a novel radioligand specific to α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, in nonhuman primates. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2015, 43: 537-547. PMID: 26455500, PMCID: PMC4733418, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-015-3209-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurposePositron emission tomographyDose-dependent blockadeStandardized uptake valueΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorNonhuman primatesPeak standardized uptake valueBaseline PET scanParent fractionEx vivo analysisPlasma free fractionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTotal distribution volumeBrain tissue samplesRegional rank orderTwo-tissue compartment modelSpecific radioligandFrontal cortexOccipital cortexNovel radioligandPET scansArterial plasmaAcetylcholine receptorsUptake valueAlzheimer's diseaseBrain tissueImaging the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Humans with [11C] OMAR: Assessment of Kinetic Analysis Methods, Test–Retest Reproducibility, and Gender Differences
Normandin MD, Zheng MQ, Lin KS, Mason NS, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Henry S, Williams WA, Carson RE, Neumeister A, Huang Y. Imaging the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Humans with [11C] OMAR: Assessment of Kinetic Analysis Methods, Test–Retest Reproducibility, and Gender Differences. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2015, 35: 1313-1322. PMID: 25833345, PMCID: PMC4528005, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest reliabilityCannabinoid type 1 receptorType 1 receptorCannabinoid CB1 receptorsPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingTest-retest reproducibilityEmission Tomography ImagingGender differencesTwo-tissue compartment modelCerebral uptakePresent studyCB1 receptorsCB1R availabilityInjected doseVascular componentBody weightReceptor availabilityNeuropsychiatric disordersMultilinear analysis methodRegional volumesReceptor bindingTomography imagingParent fractionOne-tissueHuman subjectsSynthesis of [18F]FMISO in a flow-through microfluidic reactor: Development and clinical application
Zheng MQ, Collier L, Bois F, Kelada OJ, Hammond K, Ropchan J, Akula MR, Carlson DJ, Kabalka GW, Huang Y. Synthesis of [18F]FMISO in a flow-through microfluidic reactor: Development and clinical application. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2015, 42: 578-584. PMID: 25779036, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTest–Retest Reproducibility of Binding Parameters in Humans with 11C-LY2795050, an Antagonist PET Radiotracer for the κ Opioid Receptor
Naganawa M, Zheng MQ, Henry S, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Najafzadeh S, Kapinos M, Tauscher J, Neumeister A, Carson RE, Huang Y. Test–Retest Reproducibility of Binding Parameters in Humans with 11C-LY2795050, an Antagonist PET Radiotracer for the κ Opioid Receptor. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2015, 56: 243-248. PMID: 25593119, PMCID: PMC4322754, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.147975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest variabilityOpioid receptorsOutcome measuresAbsolute test-retest variabilityMultilinear analysis 1Healthy human subjectsSuitable reference regionTest-retest reproducibilityIntraclass correlation coefficientAntagonist radiotracersHealthy subjectsLY2795050PET scansBrain regionsDistribution volumePET radioligandTest-retest performancePET studiesArterial input functionPET radiotracersHuman subjectsReference regionReceptorsVT valuesKOR
2014
Radiolabeling of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) Nanoparticles with Biotinylated F‑18 Prosthetic Groups and Imaging of Their Delivery to the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography
Sirianni RW, Zheng MQ, Patel TR, Shafbauer T, Zhou J, Saltzman WM, Carson RE, Huang Y. Radiolabeling of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) Nanoparticles with Biotinylated F‑18 Prosthetic Groups and Imaging of Their Delivery to the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography. Bioconjugate Chemistry 2014, 25: 2157-2165. PMID: 25322194, PMCID: PMC4275164, DOI: 10.1021/bc500315j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetection of avidinFate of nanoparticlesAvidin-biotin interactionProsthetic groupNanoparticle deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesNanoparticlesBiotinylated moleculesNoncovalent linkageConvection-enhanced deliveryAvailable biotinHigh purityAvidinBiotinDeliveryFluorobenzylamineSpecific activityFunction of timeMoleculesDerivativesPositron emission tomographySubstratePurityDirect observationKineticsAssociation of In Vivo κ-Opioid Receptor Availability and the Transdiagnostic Dimensional Expression of Trauma-Related Psychopathology
Pietrzak RH, Naganawa M, Huang Y, Corsi-Travali S, Zheng MQ, Stein MB, Henry S, Lim K, Ropchan J, Lin SF, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Association of In Vivo κ-Opioid Receptor Availability and the Transdiagnostic Dimensional Expression of Trauma-Related Psychopathology. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 1262-1270. PMID: 25229257, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaBenzamidesCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingGyrus CinguliHumansHydrocortisoneMaleNeural PathwaysPhobic DisordersPositron-Emission TomographyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPyrrolidinesReceptors, Opioid, kappaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVentral StriatumWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsUrinary cortisol levelsLoss symptomsTrauma-related psychopathologyCortisol levelsNeural circuitsDynorphin/κ-opioid receptor systemΚ-opioid receptor systemHamilton Depression Rating ScaleRating ScaleAdrenal axis systemClinician-Administered PTSD ScalePositron emission tomography studyDepression Rating ScaleHamilton Rating ScaleMechanism-based treatmentsEmission tomography studiesAcademic medical centerPositron emission tomographyKOR systemPreclinical dataTrauma-exposed adultsHigh-resolution positron emission tomographyMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEDepressive symptomsKinetic Modeling of 11C-LY2795050, A Novel Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging of the Kappa Opioid Receptor in Humans
Naganawa M, Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Tomasi G, Henry S, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Tauscher J, Neumeister A, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kinetic Modeling of 11C-LY2795050, A Novel Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging of the Kappa Opioid Receptor in Humans. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2014, 34: 1818-1825. PMID: 25182664, PMCID: PMC4269759, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opioid receptorsMultilinear analysis 1Opioid receptorsNovel kappa opioid receptorDistribution volumePositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingLow intersubject variabilityTwo-tissue compartment modelAntagonist radiotracersOral naltrexoneNondisplaceable distribution volumeBaseline scanLY2795050Human studiesArterial input functionPET imagingTomography imagingIntersubject variabilityNaltrexoneAn Improved Antagonist Radiotracer for the κ-Opioid Receptor: Synthesis and Characterization of 11C-LY2459989
Zheng MQ, Kim SJ, Holden D, Lin SF, Need A, Rash K, Barth V, Mitch C, Navarro A, Kapinos M, Maloney K, Ropchan J, Carson RE, Huang Y. An Improved Antagonist Radiotracer for the κ-Opioid Receptor: Synthesis and Characterization of 11C-LY2459989. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 1185-1191. PMID: 24854795, PMCID: PMC4826283, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.138701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh specific binding signalsΚ-opioid receptorsSpecific binding signalsPET radioligandRhesus monkeysPromising PET imaging agentSelective KOR antagonistNovel PET radioligandFavorable pharmacokinetic propertiesPET imaging agentMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAntagonist radiotracersKOR antagonistsPeripheral metabolismGlobus pallidusOpioid receptorsTracer candidatesFrontal cortexArterial input function measurementTemporal cortexCingulate cortexNeuropsychiatric diseasesPharmacokinetic propertiesFull antagonistHigh radiochemical purityEvaluation of the agonist PET radioligand [11C]GR103545 to image kappa opioid receptor in humans: Kinetic model selection, test–retest reproducibility and receptor occupancy by the antagonist PF-04455242
Naganawa M, Jacobsen LK, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Banerjee A, Byon W, Weinzimmer D, Tomasi G, Nabulsi N, Grimwood S, Badura LL, Carson RE, McCarthy TJ, Huang Y. Evaluation of the agonist PET radioligand [11C]GR103545 to image kappa opioid receptor in humans: Kinetic model selection, test–retest reproducibility and receptor occupancy by the antagonist PF-04455242. NeuroImage 2014, 99: 69-79. PMID: 24844744, PMCID: PMC4140089, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opioid receptorsTest-retest reproducibilityTest-retest variabilityAbsolute test-retest variabilityPF-04455242Time-activity curvesIntra-class coefficientOpioid receptorsRegional time-activity curvesMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionHuman positron emission tomography studiesPositron emission tomography studySelective KOR antagonistEmission tomography studiesReceptor occupancy studiesSuitable reference regionHalf maximal inhibitory concentrationAgonist tracersRegional VTAgonist PET radioligandOral doseKOR antagonistsMaximal inhibitory concentrationOral administrationPreclinical modelsRETRACTED ARTICLE: Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor Availability in the Amygdala Mediates Threat Processing in Trauma Survivors
Pietrzak RH, Huang Y, Corsi-Travali S, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Henry S, Potenza MN, Piomelli D, Carson RE, Neumeister A. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor Availability in the Amygdala Mediates Threat Processing in Trauma Survivors. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2519-2528. PMID: 24820537, PMCID: PMC4207337, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaArachidonic AcidsAttentionCarbon RadioisotopesEndocannabinoidsFearFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Young AdultParametric Imaging and Test–Retest Variability of 11C-(+)-PHNO Binding to D2/D3 Dopamine Receptors in Humans on the High-Resolution Research Tomograph PET Scanner
Gallezot JD, Zheng MQ, Lim K, Lin SF, Labaree D, Matuskey D, Huang Y, Ding YS, Carson RE, Malison RT. Parametric Imaging and Test–Retest Variability of 11C-(+)-PHNO Binding to D2/D3 Dopamine Receptors in Humans on the High-Resolution Research Tomograph PET Scanner. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 960-966. PMID: 24732151, PMCID: PMC4201637, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.113.132928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship Between Glycine Transporter 1 Inhibition as Measured with Positron Emission Tomography and Changes in Cognitive Performances in Nonhuman Primates
Castner SA, Murthy NV, Ridler K, Herdon H, Roberts BM, Weinzimmer DP, Huang Y, Zheng MQ, Rabiner EA, Gunn RN, Carson RE, Williams GV, Laruelle M. Relationship Between Glycine Transporter 1 Inhibition as Measured with Positron Emission Tomography and Changes in Cognitive Performances in Nonhuman Primates. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2742-2749. PMID: 24487737, PMCID: PMC4200505, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzamidesBrainCarbon RadioisotopesCentral Nervous System AgentsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsKetamineMacaca mulattaMaleMemory, Short-TermNeuropsychological TestsN-MethylaspartatePositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsSpatial MemoryTetrahydronaphthalenesConceptsOrg 25935GlyT-1 inhibitorsNMDA hypofunctionN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPotential therapeutic effectsTreatment of schizophreniaPositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerPositron emission tomographyNMDA transmissionGlutamatergic transmissionControl conditionKetamine administrationNMDA receptorsTherapeutic effectExtracellular glycineExtracellular levelsGlyT-1Emission tomographyMemory deficitsRhesus monkeysTomography radiotracerNonhuman primatesLines of evidenceHypofunctionCognitive performance
2013
Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study
Neumeister A, Normandin MD, Pietrzak RH, Piomelli D, Zheng MQ, Gujarro-Anton A, Potenza MN, Bailey CR, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Henry S, Corsi-Travali S, Carson RE, Huang Y. Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study. Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 18: 1034-1040. PMID: 23670490, PMCID: PMC3752332, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmidesAnalysis of VarianceArachidonic AcidsBrainEndocannabinoidsEthanolaminesFemaleGlyceridesHumansHydrocortisoneImidazolesLogistic ModelsMalePalmitic AcidsPiperidinesPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPyrazolesRadionuclide ImagingReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderVolume of distributionCB1 receptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyHC groupReceptor availabilityTC groupCannabinoid type 1 receptorStress disorderPositron emission tomography studyEvidence-based pharmacotherapyEtiology of PTSDType 1 receptorEmission tomography studiesAnandamide concentrationsElevated brainPeripheral levelsHealthy controlsCB1 receptorsUntreated individualsPET scansAnimal modelsCortisol levelsLifetime historyEmission tomographyDirect, Quantitative, and Noninvasive Imaging of the Transport of Active Agents Through Intact Brain with Positron Emission Tomography
Sirianni RW, Zheng MQ, Saltzman WM, Huang Y, Carson RE. Direct, Quantitative, and Noninvasive Imaging of the Transport of Active Agents Through Intact Brain with Positron Emission Tomography. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2013, 15: 596-605. PMID: 23624949, PMCID: PMC3942322, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0636-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research