2020
Longitudinal imaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors during early and extended alcohol abstinence
Hillmer AT, Angarita GA, Esterlis I, Anderson JM, Nabulsi N, Lim K, Ropchan J, Carson RE, Krystal JH, Malley S, Cosgrove KP. Longitudinal imaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors during early and extended alcohol abstinence. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 46: 380-385. PMID: 32919411, PMCID: PMC7852514, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00856-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol AbstinenceBrainGlutamic AcidHumansPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5ConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 5 receptorsSmoking statusAlcohol abstinenceEarly abstinenceMGlu5 receptor negative allosteric modulatorReceptor negative allosteric modulatorChronic alcohol useCortical brain regionsAlcohol use disorderEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingNegative allosteric modulatorsDSM-5 criteriaCue-induced reinstatementHealthy controlsPreclinical literatureGlutamate systemPreclinical modelsHuman evidenceReceptor drugsPET scansUse disordersHuman studiesReceptor availabilityStudy duration
2016
Nicotine and Nicotine Abstinence Do Not Interfere with GABAA Receptor Neuroadaptations During Alcohol Abstinence
Hillmer AT, Kloczynski T, Sandiego CM, Pittman B, Anderson JM, Labaree D, Gao H, Huang Y, Deluliis G, O'Malley SS, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP. Nicotine and Nicotine Abstinence Do Not Interfere with GABAA Receptor Neuroadaptations During Alcohol Abstinence. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 698-705. PMID: 26971694, PMCID: PMC4983773, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAA receptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyAlcohol abstinenceAlcohol withdrawalNicotine abstinenceReceptor availabilityTobacco smokingNonhuman primatesContinued nicotine useNicotine replacement therapyWeeks of abstinenceSelf-administer alcoholAdolescent male rhesus macaquesDays of abstinenceSignificant group effectMale rhesus macaquesNicotine cessationNicotine exposureReplacement therapyNicotine useAlcohol dependenceEmission tomographyDrug abstinenceSmokingNicotine