Preferential 5-HT1A Autoreceptor Occupancy by Pindolol is Attenuated in Depressed Patients: Effect of Treatment or an Endophenotype of Depression?
Rabiner E, Bhagwagar Z, Gunn R, Cowen P, Grasby P. Preferential 5-HT1A Autoreceptor Occupancy by Pindolol is Attenuated in Depressed Patients: Effect of Treatment or an Endophenotype of Depression? Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1688-1698. PMID: 15127080, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAutoreceptorsDepressive DisorderDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePindololPiperazinesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1ASerotonin AntagonistsTomography, Emission-ComputedPersistent reduction in brain serotonin1A receptor binding in recovered depressed men measured by positron emission tomography with [11C]WAY-100635
Bhagwagar Z, Rabiner E, Sargent P, Grasby P, Cowen P. Persistent reduction in brain serotonin1A receptor binding in recovered depressed men measured by positron emission tomography with [11C]WAY-100635. Molecular Psychiatry 2004, 9: 386-392. PMID: 15042104, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionDepressed menDepressed subjectsAcute major depressionPositron emission tomography studyPotentials of brainEmission tomography studiesRecurrent major depressionPositron emission tomographyStatistical parametric mappingReceptor BPReference tissue modelAntidepressant medicationPersistent dysfunctionRaphe nucleusUnmedicated subjectsHealthy controlsBP valuesCortical areasTrait abnormalityMale subjectsEmission tomographyPersistent reductionTomography studyReceptor binding