2023
Relationships of in vivo brain norepinephrine transporter and age, BMI, and gender
Koohsari S, Sadabad F, Pittman B, Gallezot J, Carson R, van Dyck C, Li C, Potenza M, Matuskey D. Relationships of in vivo brain norepinephrine transporter and age, BMI, and gender. Synapse 2023, 77: e22279. PMID: 37382240, PMCID: PMC10416616, DOI: 10.1002/syn.22279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBody Mass IndexBrainFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMorpholinesNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographyReboxetineYoung AdultConceptsBody mass indexMultilinear reference tissue model 2Gender-related differencesBrain norepinephrine transportersNorepinephrine transporterAge-related declineStructural MR scansBrain regionsReference tissue model 2Mass indexRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusOccipital cortexBMI relationshipHealthy adultsHigh-resolution research tomographAvailable radiotracersHealthy participantsMR scansAgeAnatomic templateReference regionNegative associationNet availabilityPotential age
2013
Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine
Li CS, Potenza MN, Lee DE, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Labaree D, Henry S, Nabulsi N, Sinha R, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine. NeuroImage 2013, 86: 306-310. PMID: 24121204, PMCID: PMC3947246, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiological AvailabilityCarbon RadioisotopesFemaleHumansMaleMorpholinesNorepinephrineNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsObesityPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReboxetineThalamusTissue DistributionConceptsBody mass indexMultilinear reference tissue model 2Norepinephrine transporterNoradrenergic dysfunctionObese individualsLean individualsStructural MR scansBPND valuesNorepinephrine transporter availabilityReference tissue model 2Positron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyBrain norepinephrine transportersNE clearanceMass indexRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusSynaptic availabilityObese peopleTransporter availabilityOccipital cortexComparison subjectsHealthy individualsObesity