123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Receptors in Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mitsis EM, Reech KM, Bois F, Tamagnan GD, MacAvoy MG, Seibyl JP, Staley JK, van Dyck CH. 123I-5-IA-85380 SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Receptors in Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2009, 50: 1455-1463. PMID: 19690024, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.064030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced Alzheimer's diseaseMild cognitive impairmentHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsCognitive impairmentAge-matched healthy control subjectsAlzheimer's diseaseBrain regionsEffect of diagnosisNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsLate-stage phenomenonCholinergic reductionIA-85380Effect of ageUnivariate analysisNicotinic receptorsAnterior cingulateConstant infusionAcetylcholine receptorsTrail Making TestMultivariate analysisNeuropsychologic variablesDiagnostic groupsSignificant overall effectSPECT imagingRegional distribution and behavioral correlates of 5-HT2A receptors in Alzheimer's disease with [18F]deuteroaltanserin and PET
Santhosh L, Estok KM, Vogel RS, Tamagnan GD, Baldwin RM, Mitsis EM, MacAvoy MG, Staley JK, van Dyck CH. Regional distribution and behavioral correlates of 5-HT2A receptors in Alzheimer's disease with [18F]deuteroaltanserin and PET. Psychiatry Research 2009, 173: 212-217. PMID: 19682865, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyAD patient samplesAlzheimer's diseaseAD patientsAnterior cingulateBehavioral symptomsBrain serotonin 2A (5-HT(2A)) receptorsPatient samplesConstant infusion paradigmSerotonin 2A receptorProbable Alzheimer's diseaseMajor behavioral symptomsBehavioral correlatesInfusion paradigmPostmortem studiesPsychotic symptomsElderly controlsMRI scansSubcortical regionsSerotonergic dysregulationEmission tomographyPatientsDiseaseInterest analysisSymptoms