2013
Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine
Li CS, Potenza MN, Lee DE, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Labaree D, Henry S, Nabulsi N, Sinha R, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine. NeuroImage 2013, 86: 306-310. PMID: 24121204, PMCID: PMC3947246, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMultilinear reference tissue model 2Norepinephrine transporterNoradrenergic dysfunctionObese individualsLean individualsStructural MR scansBPND valuesNorepinephrine transporter availabilityReference tissue model 2Positron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyBrain norepinephrine transportersNE clearanceMass indexRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusSynaptic availabilityObese peopleTransporter availabilityOccipital cortexComparison subjectsHealthy individualsObesity
2010
Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study
Rando K, Hong KI, Bhagwagar Z, Li CS, Bergquist K, Guarnaccia J, Sinha R. Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 168: 183-192. PMID: 21078704, PMCID: PMC3668974, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10020233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume deficitsGray matter volumeAlcohol-dependent patientsMatter volumeVolume deficitsAlcohol relapseRelapse riskComparison subjectsBrain regionsCortical gray matter volumeAlcohol useRegional brain volume differencesSmaller gray matter volumePoor clinical outcomeBrain volume deficitsFrontal gray matter volumeGray matter atrophyAbstinent alcohol-dependent patientsAlcoholism treatment outcomeHigh-resolution structural MRIProspective study designHealthy comparison subjectsVoxel-based morphometryAlcohol-dependent groupMonths of abstinence