2017
The Effect of Treatment with Guanfacine, an Alpha2 Adrenergic Agonist, on Dopaminergic Tone in Tobacco Smokers: An [11C]FLB457 PET Study
Sandiego CM, Matuskey D, Lavery M, McGovern E, Huang Y, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Picciotto MR, Morris ED, McKee SA, Cosgrove KP. The Effect of Treatment with Guanfacine, an Alpha2 Adrenergic Agonist, on Dopaminergic Tone in Tobacco Smokers: An [11C]FLB457 PET Study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 1052-1058. PMID: 28944773, PMCID: PMC5854798, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco smokersGuanfacine treatmentPositron emission tomographyTobacco smokingDA releaseDopaminergic toneDopamine releaseAmphetamine-induced DA releaseTobacco smoking cessationCortical dopamine releaseExtrastriatal brain regionsAlpha2-adrenergic agonistExtrastriatal dopamine releaseEffect of treatmentBaseline BPNDSmoking cessationReceptor radiotracerAdrenergic agonistsPET scansAnimal modelsBrain regionsEmission tomographyPET studiesDopamine signalingSmokers
2014
Dopamine D3 receptor alterations in cocaine-dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO
Matuskey D, Gallezot JD, Pittman B, Williams W, Wanyiri J, Gaiser E, Lee DE, Hannestad J, Lim K, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Labaree D, Potenza MN, Carson RE, Malison RT, Ding YS. Dopamine D3 receptor alterations in cocaine-dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 139: 100-105. PMID: 24717909, PMCID: PMC4071607, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine dependenceCD subjectsIllicit substance abuseHealthy control subjectsCocaine-dependent humansGroup differencesHistory of cocaineReference tissue modelDopaminergic transmissionReceptor alterationsSubstantia nigraControl subjectsAnimal modelsReceptor availabilityEarly abstinenceCocaine useSubstance abuseBPND valuesAvailable receptorsPilot studyAmygdalaReference regionPallidumReceptorsPotential relevance