Reduced ventral striatal/ventral pallidal serotonin1B receptor binding potential in major depressive disorder
Murrough JW, Henry S, Hu J, Gallezot JD, Planeta-Wilson B, Neumaier JF, Neumeister A. Reduced ventral striatal/ventral pallidal serotonin1B receptor binding potential in major depressive disorder. Psychopharmacology 2010, 213: 547-553. PMID: 20480149, PMCID: PMC3139174, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1881-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMajor depressive episodeDepressive disorderPositron emission tomography scanningCurrent major depressive episodeHealthy control groupSpecific receptor subtypesHealthy control participantsHeteroreceptor functionMethodsTen participantsSerotonin1B receptorsAntidepressant actionΓ-amino butyric acidDepressive episodeGlutamate systemReceptor subtypesVentral pallidumNucleus accumbensDepressive phenotypeReceptor radioligandTherapeutic rationaleMDD groupControl groupDysfunctional rewardTomography scanning