2004
Social supports and serotonin transporter gene moderate depression in maltreated children
Kaufman J, Yang BZ, Douglas-Palumberi H, Houshyar S, Lipschitz D, Krystal JH, Gelernter J. Social supports and serotonin transporter gene moderate depression in maltreated children. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17316-17321. PMID: 15563601, PMCID: PMC534414, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404376101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportDevelopment of depressionGene promoter polymorphismTransporter gene promoter polymorphismSerotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphismHigher depression ratingsDepression ratingsClinical dataModerate depressionPsychiatric disordersDepression scoresPromoter polymorphismNegative sequelaeModerate riskDepressionEarly stressChildrenS genotypeHistory of maltreatmentRiskShort allele
2000
Dopamine and serotonin transporters in patients with schizophrenia: an imaging study with [123I]β-CIT
Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A, van Dyck C, Gil R, D’Souza D, Krystal J, Seibyl J, Baldwin R, Innis R. Dopamine and serotonin transporters in patients with schizophrenia: an imaging study with [123I]β-CIT. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 371-379. PMID: 10704949, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00257-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBrain StemCarrier ProteinsCase-Control StudiesCocaineDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsSchizophreniaSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseStriatal dopamine transporterDopamine transporterControl subjectsDAT densityDopamine releaseNegative symptomsStriatal DAT densityDuration of illnessDopamine nerve terminalsHealthy control subjectsSerotonin transporter densityCohort of subjectsRelative deficitSingle photon emissionNeurodegenerative processesPostmortem studiesNerve terminalsSerotonin functionTrend-level associationReceptor radiotracerPatientsDopamine functionLower striatalTransporter density