2015
Imaging 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 subjectsTest–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
Evaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates
Bois F, Gallezot JD, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Carson RE, Huang Y. Evaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2014, 42: 570-577. PMID: 25858513, PMCID: PMC4441617, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysGood test-retest reproducibilityML/Plasma free fractionReceptor binding profileNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTest-retest reproducibilityNon-human primatesReceptor radiotracerΑ4β2 receptorsFrontal cortexPET examinationsMonkey brainAcetylcholine receptorsBrain regionsDistribution volumePET radioligandMultilinear analysis methodPharmacokinetic propertiesEnd of synthesisNon-displaceable distribution volumeFree fractionPET measurementsMonkeysEvaluation 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 models