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Quantification of Amphetamine-Induced Changes in [11C] Raclopride Binding with Continuous Infusion
Carson R, Breier* A, de Bartolomeis* A, Saunders† R, Su* T, Schmall B, Der M, Pickar* D, Eckelman W. Quantification of Amphetamine-Induced Changes in [11C] Raclopride Binding with Continuous Infusion. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1997, 17: 437-447. PMID: 9143226, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199704000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird
Lattin CR, Merullo DP, Riters LV, Carson RE. In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 10407. PMID: 31320692, PMCID: PMC6639298, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46845-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild houseMore time feedingWild birdsReceptor bindingIndividual variationBirdsUnderstanding of linksCaptivityPhysiological mechanismsLong-term stressorsTime feedingStress resilienceCaptivity stressPhysiological variationsNeuroendocrine phenotypeBindingPhysiologyBehavioral responsesSubset of individualsStressorsWildlifePhenotypeImportant implicationsIndividual's physiological variationsStress
2000
Measurement of dopamine release with continuous infusion of [11C]raclopride: optimization and signal-to-noise considerations.
Watabe H, Endres CJ, Breier A, Schmall B, Eckelman WC, Carson RE. Measurement of dopamine release with continuous infusion of [11C]raclopride: optimization and signal-to-noise considerations. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2000, 41: 522-30. PMID: 10716328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal timingAdministration of amphetamineReceptor imaging studiesHuman dataContinuous infusionDopamine releaseOptimal scan timeHealthy volunteersHuman studiesSynaptic dopamineImaging studiesPET studiesDopamine responsePercentage changeCareful assessmentStatistical significanceDeltaBPInfusionMeasurement of changesIndirect measureActivity curvesPrePatients
1998
Assessment of Dynamic Neurotransmitter Changes With Bolus or Infusion Delivery of Neuroreceptor Ligands
Endres C, Carson R. Assessment of Dynamic Neurotransmitter Changes With Bolus or Infusion Delivery of Neuroreceptor Ligands. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1998, 18: 1196-1210. PMID: 9809509, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199811000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrainCarbon RadioisotopesComputer SimulationDopamineDopamine AntagonistsFlumazenilHumansInfusions, ParenteralInjectionsKineticsMicrodialysisModels, NeurologicalNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsRacloprideRadioligand AssayReceptors, DopamineSalicylamidesSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed
1997
Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method
Breier A, Su T, Saunders R, Carson RE, Kolachana BS, de Bartolomeis A, Weinberger DR, Weisenfeld N, Malhotra AK, Eckelman WC, Pickar D. Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 2569-2574. PMID: 9122236, PMCID: PMC20129, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.6.2569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic dopamine concentrationsDopamine concentrationsDopamine outflowDopamine levelsStriatal extracellular dopamine levelsBinding reductionPositron emission tomography radioligandExtracellular dopamine levelsSynaptic dopamine levelsAmphetamine-induced changesNonhuman primate studiesPositron emission tomography (PET) methodDopamine overactivityPatients elevationNovel brain imaging methodVivo microdialysisAmphetamine doseDopamine receptorsClinical studiesDopamine releasePreclinical studiesHealthy volunteersBrain imaging methodsDopamine increasesTomography radioligand