2007
Exaggerated 5-HT1A but Normal 5-HT2A Receptor Activity in Individuals Ill with Anorexia Nervosa
Bailer U, Frank G, Henry S, Price J, Meltzer C, Mathis C, Wagner A, Thornton L, Hoge J, Ziolko S, Becker C, McConaha C, Kaye W. Exaggerated 5-HT1A but Normal 5-HT2A Receptor Activity in Individuals Ill with Anorexia Nervosa. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 61: 1090-1099. PMID: 17241616, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyILL ANCerebral blood flowControl womenAnorexia nervosaBlood flowReceptor activityOrbital frontal regionsDorsal raphe nucleusHealthy control womenLateral temporal lobeReceptor-specific radioligandReceptor BPRaphe nucleusPoor responseSerotonin activityTemporal lobeParietal cortexEmission tomographyReceptor functionParietal regionsWomenReceptorsFrontal regionsSignificant increase
2004
Altered 5-HT2A Receptor Binding after Recovery from Bulimia-Type Anorexia Nervosa: Relationships to Harm Avoidance and Drive for Thinness
Bailer U, Price J, Meltzer C, Mathis C, Frank G, Weissfeld L, McConaha C, Henry S, Brooks-Achenbach S, Barbarich N, Kaye W. Altered 5-HT2A Receptor Binding after Recovery from Bulimia-Type Anorexia Nervosa: Relationships to Harm Avoidance and Drive for Thinness. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1143-1155. PMID: 15054474, PMCID: PMC4301578, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl womenAnorexia nervosaPositron emission tomographyBulimia nervosaBrain serotonin 2A (5-HT(2A)) receptorsMajor depressive disorder diagnosisDisturbances of appetiteLeft subgenual cingulateHealthy control womenDepressive disorder diagnosisEffects of malnutritionSerotonin 2A receptorRight occipital cortexLeft parietal cortexSubgenual cingulate regionsAN-BNReceptor antagonistNeuronal pathwaysSubgenual cingulateOccipital cortexHigh incidenceCingulate regionsParietal cortexCortical regionsEmission tomography