2020
Synaptic Changes in Parkinson Disease Assessed with in vivo Imaging
Matuskey D, Tinaz S, Wilcox KC, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Dias M, Henry S, Pittman B, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Suridjan I, Comley RA, Huang Y, Finnema SJ, Carson RE. Synaptic Changes in Parkinson Disease Assessed with in vivo Imaging. Annals Of Neurology 2020, 87: 329-338. PMID: 31953875, PMCID: PMC7065227, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigraParkinson's diseaseNormal controlsSynaptic changesPositron emission tomographic imagingSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AParkinson's disease groupParkinson's disease subjectsEmission tomographic imagingPrimary brain areasAnn NeurolPostmortem autoradiographyBilateral diseaseNonmotor symptomsSynaptic lossNeuronal alterationsRelevant cortical areasStriatal dopamineBrainstem nucleiDisease groupDopamine neuronsLocus coeruleusCortical areasRed nucleusDopamine system
2015
A preliminary study of dopamine D2/3 receptor availability and social status in healthy and cocaine dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO
Matuskey D, Gaiser EC, Gallezot JD, Angarita GA, Pittman B, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, MaCleod P, Cosgrove KP, Ding YS, Potenza MN, Carson RE, Malison RT. A preliminary study of dopamine D2/3 receptor availability and social status in healthy and cocaine dependent humans imaged with [11C](+)PHNO. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 154: 167-173. PMID: 26164205, PMCID: PMC4536182, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyNon-human primatesInverse associationCD groupReceptor availabilityHealthy non-human primatesSubstantia nigra/ventral tegmental areaBarratt Simplified MeasureDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityBody mass indexVentral tegmental areaCocaine-dependent humansChronic cocaine administrationDependent humansD2/3 receptor availabilitySN/VTAMass indexCD subjectsRegional brainExtrastriatal regionsTegmental areaCocaine administrationAntagonist radioligandAgonist radioligandCD individualsDeficits in Prefrontal Cortical and Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in Schizophrenia: A Positron Emission Tomographic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Slifstein M, van de Giessen E, Van Snellenberg J, Thompson JL, Narendran R, Gil R, Hackett E, Girgis R, Ojeil N, Moore H, D’Souza D, Malison RT, Huang Y, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, Lieberman JA, Abi-Dargham A. Deficits in Prefrontal Cortical and Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in Schizophrenia: A Positron Emission Tomographic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2015, 72: 316-324. PMID: 25651194, PMCID: PMC4768742, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetamineCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesDopamineDopamine AntagonistsFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMesencephalonPositron-Emission TomographyPrefrontal CortexPyrrolidinesSalicylamidesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyYoung AdultConceptsLevel-dependent functional magnetic resonanceBlood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonanceHealthy control individualsFunctional magnetic resonanceDopamine releaseExtrastriatal regionsPrefrontal cortexOutcome measuresAssociative striatumControl individualsAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseBOLD activationNew York State Psychiatric InstituteDorsolateral PFCMagnetic resonance imaging studyPositron emission tomographic imagingStriatal dopamine releaseDrug-naive patientsFrontal cortical functionEffects of amphetamineExtrastriatal dopamine releaseResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyEmission tomographic imagingMagnetic resonance
2013
Imaging Glutamate Homeostasis in Cocaine Addiction with the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracer [11C]ABP688 and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Nabulsi N, Grassetti A, Urban NB, Perez A, Liu F, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Mao X, Kegeles LS, Shungu DC, Carson RE, Huang Y. Imaging Glutamate Homeostasis in Cocaine Addiction with the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracer [11C]ABP688 and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 75: 165-171. PMID: 24035345, PMCID: PMC4106018, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainCarbon RadioisotopesCase-Control StudiesChoice BehaviorCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCorpus StriatumFunctional NeuroimagingGlutamic AcidGlutamineHomeostasisHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleOximesPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Self AdministrationYoung AdultConceptsHealthy control subjectsCocaine addictionControl subjectsLong-term cocaine useMagnetic resonance spectroscopy measuresGlutamate-glutamine levelsMGluR5 receptor bindingCocaine self-administration sessionsPositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerPositron emission tomographySelf-administration sessionsCocaine-seeking behaviorSelf-administer cocaineMGluR5 bindingMGluR5 availabilityLeft striatumCocaine exposurePreclinical studiesGlutamate homeostasisGlutamate turnoverSubcortical regionsStriatumCocaine useMagnetic resonance spectroscopySecondary analysis