2013
Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Reduced In Vivo Norepinephrine Transporter Availability in the Locus Coeruleus
Pietrzak RH, Gallezot JD, Ding YS, Henry S, Potenza MN, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Reduced In Vivo Norepinephrine Transporter Availability in the Locus Coeruleus. JAMA Psychiatry 2013, 70: 1199-1205. PMID: 24048210, PMCID: PMC4026855, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderNorepinephrine transporter availabilityLocus coeruleusPTSD groupTransporter availabilityHC groupVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStress disorderPTSD symptomsClinician-Administered PTSD ScalePositron emission tomography studyEmission tomography studiesPositron emission tomographyAnxious arousal symptomsNoradrenergic dysfunctionMedical CenterStudy groupMAIN OUTCOMEPTSD symptom clustersPTSD ScaleHealthy adultsCoeruleusBrain regionsChronic stressEmission tomography
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
2008
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of the Serotonin Transporter and 5-HT1A Receptor in Alcohol Dependence
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Gil R, Hwang DR, Huang Y, Perez A, Frankle WG, Laruelle M, Krystal J, Abi-Dargham A. Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of the Serotonin Transporter and 5-HT1A Receptor in Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 65: 175-180. PMID: 18962444, PMCID: PMC2621104, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II alcoholismSerotonergic transmissionControl subjectsTransporter levelsAlcohol-dependent subjectsNonspecific partition coefficientEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingSeverity of alcoholismDifferent brain regionsTwo-tissue compartment modelSerotonin innervationTransporter availabilityAlcoholic subjectsRodent modelsAlcohol dependenceDisease severitySignificant negative correlationBrain regionsSerotonin transporterSubjects SubjectsAlcoholismTomography imagingSignificant differencesPatients