2017
Cortical β-amyloid burden, gray matter, and memory in adults at varying APOE ε4 risk for Alzheimer's disease
Mecca AP, Barcelos NM, Wang S, Brück A, Nabulsi N, Planeta-Wilson B, Nadelmann J, Benincasa AL, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Gelernter J, Van Ness PH, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Cortical β-amyloid burden, gray matter, and memory in adults at varying APOE ε4 risk for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2017, 61: 207-214. PMID: 29111487, PMCID: PMC5722236, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-amyloid burdenMiddle-aged individualsAβ burdenEpisodic memory performanceCognitive declineGM fractionCortical β-amyloid burdenBrain magnetic resonance imagingFirst-degree family historyCortical Aβ burdenGray matter fractionNormal middle-aged individualsSubsequent cognitive declineMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyAPOE ε3ε3Cortical AβCerebral amyloidosisAPOE genotypeFamily historyPreclinical ADMemory performanceNeuropsychological testingAlzheimer's diseaseGray matter
2014
In Vivo Ketamine-Induced Changes in [11C]ABP688 Binding to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5
DeLorenzo C, DellaGioia N, Bloch M, Sanacora G, Nabulsi N, Abdallah C, Yang J, Wen R, Mann JJ, Krystal JH, Parsey RV, Carson RE, Esterlis I. In Vivo Ketamine-Induced Changes in [11C]ABP688 Binding to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 266-275. PMID: 25156701, PMCID: PMC4277907, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubtype 5Ketamine administrationPET scansMetabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5Prefrontal cortexAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistIntravenous ketamine administrationKetamine-induced effectsPositron emission tomography (PET) ligandGlutamate receptor antagonistsVolume of distributionMedial prefrontal cortexNegative allosteric modulatorsKetamine initiationGlutamate releaseDorsal putamenKetamine responseSubanesthetic dosesOrbital prefrontal cortexReceptor antagonistAcute effectsBolus injectionDorsal caudateArterial bloodScan 1