2014
Dopamine D3 receptor alterations in cocaine-dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO
Matuskey D, Gallezot JD, Pittman B, Williams W, Wanyiri J, Gaiser E, Lee DE, Hannestad J, Lim K, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Labaree D, Potenza MN, Carson RE, Malison RT, Ding YS. Dopamine D3 receptor alterations in cocaine-dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 139: 100-105. PMID: 24717909, PMCID: PMC4071607, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine dependenceCD subjectsIllicit substance abuseHealthy control subjectsCocaine-dependent humansGroup differencesHistory of cocaineReference tissue modelDopaminergic transmissionReceptor alterationsSubstantia nigraControl subjectsAnimal modelsReceptor availabilityEarly abstinenceCocaine useSubstance abuseBPND valuesAvailable receptorsPilot studyAmygdalaReference regionPallidumReceptorsPotential relevance
2010
Serotonin 1B Receptor Imaging in Alcohol Dependence
Hu J, Henry S, Gallezot JD, Ropchan J, Neumaier JF, Potenza MN, Sinha R, Krystal JH, Huang Y, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Serotonin 1B Receptor Imaging in Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 67: 800-803. PMID: 20172504, PMCID: PMC3112181, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsAlcohol dependencePositron emission tomographyStriatal 5Emission tomographyMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansIndividual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansMultilinear reference tissue modelResonance imaging scansSerotonin 1B receptorReference tissue modelClinical variablesAbstinent patientsControl subjectsImaging scansAnatomical abnormalitiesHC subjectsRodent modelsAntagonist radioligandReceptor imagingAnimal modelsVivo assessmentTomographyFirst evidenceHigh-resolution research tomograph