2023
Impact of genetic variants within serotonin turnover enzymes on human cerebral monoamine oxidase A in vivo
Spies M, Murgaš M, Vraka C, Philippe C, Gryglewski G, Nics L, Balber T, Baldinger-Melich P, Hartmann A, Rujescu D, Hacker M, Winkler-Pjrek E, Winkler D, Lanzenberger R. Impact of genetic variants within serotonin turnover enzymes on human cerebral monoamine oxidase A in vivo. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 208. PMID: 37322010, PMCID: PMC10272199, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02506-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAO-A levelsMAO-A VTSerotonin turnoverCerebral serotonin systemPositron emission tomography studyGenetic variantsEmission tomography studiesTryptophan hydroxylase 2 geneCerebral MAODepressed cohortBrain MAOMonoamine oxidase ASerotonin systemRelated clinical phenomenaRs1386494Distribution volumeTPH2 polymorphismsTomography studyClinical phenomenaMonoamine oxidase
2018
Parcellation of the Human Cerebral Cortex Based on Molecular Targets in the Serotonin System Quantified by Positron Emission Tomography In vivo
James GM, Gryglewski G, Vanicek T, Berroterán-Infante N, Philippe C, Kautzky A, Nics L, Vraka C, Godbersen GM, Unterholzner J, Sigurdardottir HL, Spies M, Seiger R, Kranz GS, Hahn A, Mitterhauser M, Wadsak W, Bauer A, Hacker M, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Parcellation of the Human Cerebral Cortex Based on Molecular Targets in the Serotonin System Quantified by Positron Emission Tomography In vivo. Cerebral Cortex 2018, 29: 372-382. PMID: 30357321, PMCID: PMC6294402, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyEmission tomographySerotonin neurotransmitter systemSerotonin 1ACerebral cortexEnzyme monoamine oxidase AMonoamine oxidase ANeurotransmitter systemsSerotonin systemPsychotropic drugsNeuropsychiatric disordersBrain functionHealthy participantsSerotonin transporterMolecular imaging dataMolecular targetsMolecular profileOxidase AWhole-brain coverageCortexParcellationTomographyDefined clustersClose associationImaging data
2015
Interaction between 5-HTTLPR and 5-HT1B genotype status enhances cerebral 5-HT1A receptor binding
Baldinger P, Kraus C, Rami-Mark C, Gryglewski G, Kranz GS, Haeusler D, Hahn A, Spies M, Wadsak W, Mitterhauser M, Rujescu D, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Interaction between 5-HTTLPR and 5-HT1B genotype status enhances cerebral 5-HT1A receptor binding. NeuroImage 2015, 111: 505-512. PMID: 25652393, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.01.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin transporterSerotonin releaseRespective projection areasReuptake of serotoninExtracellular serotonin concentrationBilateral parahippocampal gyrusComplex receptor interactionsProtein expression levelsProjection areaSerotonin 1ASerotonergic transmissionSerotonergic effectsSerotonin concentrationsSerotonergic toneRaphe regionSerotonergic neurotransmissionWhole-brain ANOVAReceptor expressionSerotonergic systemSerotonin systemGenotype statusHealthy subjectsSerotonergic structuresParahippocampal gyrus