2020
Neuroimaging of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Insights into Serotonergic Mechanisms
Lissemore J, Booij L, Leyton M, Gravel P, Sookman D, Nordahl T, Benkelfat C. Neuroimaging of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Insights into Serotonergic Mechanisms. 2020, 457-478. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57231-0_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderSerotonin synthesis capacityPositron emission tomographyHealthy controlsPET studiesOCD patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMost PET studiesBorderline personality disorderCognitive behavior therapySymptom onsetSerotonergic mechanismsClinical benefitSerotonergic toneSerotonergic alterationsSynthesis capacityEmission tomographySuicide attemptsSerotonin transporterPersonality disorderBehavior therapyGroup differencesDisordersPatients
2014
OCD: Serotonergic Mechanisms
Lissemore J, Leyton M, Gravel P, Sookman D, Nordahl T, Benkelfat C. OCD: Serotonergic Mechanisms. 2014, 433-450. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40384-2_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderPositron emission tomographySerotonergic mechanismsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSerotonin synthesis capacitySymptomatic improvementSymptom improvementCortico-striatoHealthy controlsSerotonin synthesisThalamic loopNeurobiological effectsEmission tomographyBrain circuitsBehavioral therapyNeurotransmitter serotoninBehavioral interventionsOCD patientsOCD pathologyRecent studiesSynthesis capacityTreatmentPatients
2011
Tryptophan hydroxylase2 gene polymorphisms predict brain serotonin synthesis in the orbitofrontal cortex in humans
Booij L, Turecki G, Leyton M, Gravel P, Lopez De Lara C, Diksic M, Benkelfat C. Tryptophan hydroxylase2 gene polymorphisms predict brain serotonin synthesis in the orbitofrontal cortex in humans. Molecular Psychiatry 2011, 17: 809-817. PMID: 21747395, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2011.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin synthesisTryptophan hydroxylase 2Orbitofrontal cortexRate-limiting enzymeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsL-tryptophan trappingRegional serotonin synthesisBrain serotonin synthesisTPH2 single nucleotide polymorphismsDose-effect relationshipBrain clearanceHealthy controlsGene polymorphismsAggressive behavioral phenotypeEmission tomographyHydroxylase 2TPH2 geneGenetic factorsCortexBehavioral phenotypesPolymorphismPatientsHumansLarge sampleBrain Regionalα-[11C]Methyl-L-Tryptophan Trapping in Medication-Free Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Berney A, Leyton M, Gravel P, Sibon I, Sookman D, Neto P, Diksic M, Nakai A, Pinard G, Todorov C, Okazawa H, Blier P, Nordahl T, Benkelfat C. Brain Regionalα-[11C]Methyl-L-Tryptophan Trapping in Medication-Free Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2011, 68: 732-741. PMID: 21383250, PMCID: PMC3677917, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-tryptophan trappingObsessive-compulsive disorderMedication-free patientsHealthy controlsMcGill University Health CentreGlucose metabolic disturbancesAdults meeting criteriaMain outcome measuresUniversity Health CentrePositron emission tomographyDepartment of PsychiatryStatistical parametric mappingTemporal lobe activityMontreal Neurological InstituteSerotonergic componentReuptake inhibitorsSerotonin dysfunctionClinical efficacySerotonergic abnormalitiesMetabolic disturbancesPostsynaptic changesSymptomatic stateSerotonergic systemHealth centersOutcome measures
2005
α-[11C]Methyl-l-tryptophan trapping in the orbital and ventral medial prefrontal cortex of suicide attempters
Leyton M, Paquette V, Gravel P, Rosa-Neto P, Weston F, Diksic M, Benkelfat C. α-[11C]Methyl-l-tryptophan trapping in the orbital and ventral medial prefrontal cortex of suicide attempters. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2005, 16: 220-223. PMID: 16269239, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2005.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-tryptophan trappingPrefrontal cortexHealthy controlsSerotonin synthesisSuicidal behaviorSuicide attemptersRegional serotonin synthesisHigh-lethality suicide attemptsVentral medial prefrontal cortexLow serotonin neurotransmissionMedial prefrontal cortexSerotonin neurotransmissionVentromedial prefrontal cortexSuicide attemptsSuicide intentCortexAlphaAttemptersPatientsNeurotransmission