2010
Sex Differences in Striatal Dopamine Release in Young Adults After Oral Alcohol Challenge: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study With [11C]Raclopride
Urban NB, Kegeles LS, Slifstein M, Xu X, Martinez D, Sakr E, Castillo F, Moadel T, O'Malley SS, Krystal JH, Abi-Dargham A. Sex Differences in Striatal Dopamine Release in Young Adults After Oral Alcohol Challenge: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study With [11C]Raclopride. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 689-696. PMID: 20678752, PMCID: PMC2949533, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine releaseStriatal subregionsAlcohol-induced dopamine releasePositron emission tomography scanAlcohol challengeStriatal dopamine releaseEmission tomography scanMaximum alcohol consumptionOral alcohol challengePositron emission tomographySex differencesAlcohol administrationYoung social drinkersTomography scanAbility of alcoholOral alcoholRewarding effectsMixed model analysisAlcohol consumptionAbuse liabilitySeparate daysSignificant negative correlationEmission tomographyVentral striatumSignificant positive correlation
2009
Dopamine and Serotonin Transporter Availability During Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: Effects of Comorbid Tobacco Smoking
Cosgrove KP, Krantzler E, Frohlich EB, Stiklus S, Pittman B, Tamagnan GD, Baldwin RM, Bois F, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH, O'Malley SS, Staley JK. Dopamine and Serotonin Transporter Availability During Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: Effects of Comorbid Tobacco Smoking. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009, 34: 2218-2226. PMID: 19440191, PMCID: PMC4457331, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesCocaineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProtein BindingRadiopharmaceuticalsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSmokingStatistics as TopicSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonYoung AdultConceptsDA transporter availabilityTobacco smokingSerotonin transporter availabilityTransporter availabilityAlcohol drinkersAcute withdrawalAlcohol drinkingLast drinkCIT single photon emissionAcute alcohol withdrawalHeavy alcohol drinkingSingle photon emissionEffects of alcoholControl smokersAlcohol withdrawalSynaptic markersNeuroadaptive changesNonsmokersSmokersSmokingTotal groupBrainstemSignificant positive correlationFirst weekPrevious month