2024
Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein and Phosphorated Tau 181 Association with Presynaptic Density-Dependent Tau Pathology at 18F-SynVesT-1 Brain PET Imaging.
Wu J, Li B, Wang J, Huang Q, Chen X, You Z, He K, Guo Q, Li S, Huang Y, Guo T, Dai W, Xiang W, Chen W, Yang D, Zhao J, Guan Y, Xie F, Wolfe S. Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein and Phosphorated Tau 181 Association with Presynaptic Density-Dependent Tau Pathology at 18F-SynVesT-1 Brain PET Imaging. Radiology 2024, 313: e233019. PMID: 39560478, PMCID: PMC11605102, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.233019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-tau-181Alzheimer's diseaseAD-related pathologyAmyloid-bPhosphor-tauTau pathologySynaptic densityTau accumulationSynaptic lossTauTau-PETDecreased synaptic densityGlial fibrillary acidic proteinPlasma glial fibrillary acidic proteinCortical thicknessAcidic proteinFibrillary acidic proteinRuijin HospitalProspective studyRelationship of plasmaBlood assayBlood markersPET/MRIBrain PET imagingPET imagingMicroglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia
Bonomi R, Hillmer A, Woodcock E, Bhatt S, Rusowicz A, Angarita G, Carson R, Davis M, Esterlis I, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Krystal J, Pietrzak R, Cosgrove K. Microglia-mediated neuroimmune suppression in PTSD is associated with anhedonia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2406005121. PMID: 39172786, PMCID: PMC11363315, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406005121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD groupPrefrontal-limbic circuitsNeuroimmune responseAssociated with anhedoniaPosttraumatic stress disorderPositron emission tomography brain imagingTranslocator protein availabilityBrain immune functionAnhedonic symptomsStress disorderPeripheral immune dysfunctionPTSDGroup differencesSeverity of symptomsPsychiatric diseasesTranslocator proteinBrain imagingAdministration of lipopolysaccharideSymptomsMicroglial markersLPS-induced increaseCompared to controlsImmune functionSickness symptomsAnhedonia
2019
The Kappa Opioid Receptor Is Associated With Naltrexone-Induced Reduction of Drinking and Craving
de Laat B, Goldberg A, Shi J, Tetrault JM, Nabulsi N, Zheng MQ, Najafzadeh S, Gao H, Kapinos M, Ropchan J, O'Malley SS, Huang Y, Morris ED, Krishnan-Sarin S. The Kappa Opioid Receptor Is Associated With Naltrexone-Induced Reduction of Drinking and Craving. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 86: 864-871. PMID: 31399255, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opioid receptorsAlcohol use disorderOpioid receptorsUse disordersNonselective opioid receptor antagonistModest clinical effectsEfficacy of naltrexoneOpioid receptor antagonistDSM-IV criteriaPositron emission tomographyAlcohol Urge QuestionnaireNaltrexone initiationNaltrexone therapyClinical effectsReceptor antagonistTherapeutic effectCingulate cortexDrinking paradigmHeavy drinkersBilateral insulaNaltrexoneAlcohol dependenceBrain regionsEmission tomographyPrefrontal cortex
2001
Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission With Positron Emission Tomography: I. Accuracy and Precision of D2 Receptor Parameter Measurements in Ventral Striatum
Mawlawi O, Martinez D, Slifstein M, Broft A, Chatterjee R, Hwang D, Huang Y, Simpson N, Ngo K, Van Heertum R, Laruelle M. Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission With Positron Emission Tomography: I. Accuracy and Precision of D2 Receptor Parameter Measurements in Ventral Striatum. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2001, 21: 1034-1057. PMID: 11524609, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200109000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyVentral striatumDopamine transmissionReceptor measurementsEmission tomographyMesolimbic dopamine transmissionHigh-resolution magnetic resonanceNonspecific partition coefficientDrugs of abuseDorsal putamenPostmortem studiesVentral putamenDorsal caudateVentral caudateNucleus accumbensConstant infusion methodReceptor availabilityPsychotic statesStriatumReceptorsPutamenCaudateSpecific bindingInfusion methodTomographyAnalyses of [18F]altanserin bolus injection PET data. II: Consideration of radiolabeled metabolites in humans
Price J, Lopresti B, Meltzer C, Smith G, Mason N, Huang Y, Holt D, Gunn R, Mathis C. Analyses of [18F]altanserin bolus injection PET data. II: Consideration of radiolabeled metabolites in humans. Synapse 2001, 41: 11-21. PMID: 11354009, DOI: 10.1002/syn.1055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierPositron emission tomographyPrevious animal studiesAntagonist radiotracersPET dataBolus injectionAnimal studiesReference tissue methodEmission tomographyPET studiesArterial inputTissue measuresConstant radioactivityLogan analysisFurther studiesHigh-performance liquid chromatography analysisRadiometabolitesTissue methodLiquid chromatography analysisMetabolitesInjectionBolus
2000
Positron emission tomography study of pindolol occupancy of 5-HT1A receptors in humans: preliminary analyses
Martinez D, Mawlawi O, Hwang D, Kent J, Simpson N, Parsey R, Hashimoto T, Slifstein M, Huang Y, Van Heertum R, Abi-Dargham A, Caltabiano S, Malizia A, Cowley H, Mann J, Laruelle M. Positron emission tomography study of pindolol occupancy of 5-HT1A receptors in humans: preliminary analyses. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2000, 27: 523-527. PMID: 10962261, DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00122-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal raphe nucleusClinical studiesPositron emission tomographyPlacebo-controlled clinical studySerotonin reuptake inhibitor therapyCortical regionsAbility of pindololPositron emission tomography studyInitiation of treatmentEmission tomography studiesDRN 5Pindolol augmentationPindolol doseAntidepressant therapyAntidepressant responseInhibitor therapySerotonin transmissionRaphe nucleusScan 3SSRI effectsPostsynaptic receptorsScan 4Clinical trialsOral administrationPreclinical studies