2017
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
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
2016
PET imaging reveals sex differences in kappa opioid receptor availability in humans, in vivo.
Vijay A, Wang S, Worhunsky P, Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Huang Y, Morris ED. PET imaging reveals sex differences in kappa opioid receptor availability in humans, in vivo. American Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2016, 6: 205-14. PMID: 27648372, PMCID: PMC5004062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKappa-opioid receptorsOpioid receptorsSex differencesOpioid receptor availabilityTreatment of painHealthy control menDelta-opioid receptorsVolume of distributionEfficacy of treatmentKappa opioid analgesicsMultiple brain regionsOpioid analgesicsKOR systemControl menAntagonist tracersPET scansReceptor availabilityVoxel levelPharmacological targetsBrain regionsPET imagingAddiction withdrawalReceptorsTreatmentPartial volume correction
2015
Test–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
2013
Imaging Nicotine- and Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Rhesus Monkeys with [11C]PHNO vs [11C]raclopride PET
Gallezot JD, Kloczynski T, Weinzimmer D, Labaree D, Zheng MQ, Lim K, Rabiner EA, Ridler K, Pittman B, Huang Y, Carson RE, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Imaging Nicotine- and Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Rhesus Monkeys with [11C]PHNO vs [11C]raclopride PET. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 866-874. PMID: 24220025, PMCID: PMC3924521, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmphetamine-induced DA releaseD2/D3 receptorsDA releaseD3 receptorsRhesus monkeysAmphetamine-Induced Dopamine ReleaseDopamine D2/D3 receptorsHuman tobacco smokersAmphetamine-induced changesClinical neuroimaging studiesAdult rhesus monkeysPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingLow-affinity receptorsNon-human primatesTobacco smokersSubstantia nigraGlobus pallidusDopamine releaseNucleus accumbensNicotineNeuroimaging studiesTomography imagingBPNDReceptors