2015
A preliminary study of dopamine D2/3 receptor availability and social status in healthy and cocaine dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO
Matuskey D, Gaiser EC, Gallezot JD, Angarita GA, Pittman B, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, MaCleod P, Cosgrove KP, Ding YS, Potenza MN, Carson RE, Malison RT. A preliminary study of dopamine D2/3 receptor availability and social status in healthy and cocaine dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 154: 167-173. PMID: 26164205, PMCID: PMC4536182, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyNon-human primatesInverse associationCD groupReceptor availabilityHealthy non-human primatesSubstantia nigra/ventral tegmental areaBarratt Simplified MeasureDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityBody mass indexVentral tegmental areaCocaine-dependent humansChronic cocaine administrationDependent humansD2/3 receptor availabilitySN/VTAMass indexCD subjectsRegional brainExtrastriatal regionsTegmental areaCocaine administrationAntagonist radioligandAgonist radioligandCD individuals
2011
Serotonin 1B receptor imaging in pathological gambling
Potenza MN, Walderhaug E, Henry S, Gallezot JD, Planeta-Wilson B, Ropchan J, Neumeister A. Serotonin 1B receptor imaging in pathological gambling. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2011, 14: 139-145. PMID: 21936763, PMCID: PMC3595502, DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2011.598559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin 1B receptorAnterior cingulate cortexPathological gamblingCingulate cortexVentral striatumBPND valuesMedication-free subjectsSouth Oaks Gambling ScreenPositron emission scanningFunctional neuroimaging studiesSerotonergic mechanismsSerotonergic functionSerotonin receptorsCC subjectsComparison subjectsBrain regionsImaging studiesPG subjectsNeuroimaging studiesPotential roleReceptorsFurther studiesStriatumSubstance addictionCortex