2013
The neuroinflammation marker translocator protein is not elevated in individuals with mild-to-moderate depression: A [11C]PBR28 PET study
Hannestad J, DellaGioia N, Gallezot JD, Lim K, Nabulsi N, Esterlis I, Pittman B, Lee JY, O’Connor K, Pelletier D, Carson RE. The neuroinflammation marker translocator protein is not elevated in individuals with mild-to-moderate depression: A [11C]PBR28 PET study. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2013, 33: 131-138. PMID: 23850810, PMCID: PMC3899398, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of TSPOControl subjectsSystemic inflammationPositron emission tomographyModerate depressionTSPO levelsActivation of microgliaTranslocator protein 18Total ligand bindingAcute episodePrimary outcomePostmortem studiesSevere depressionMajor depressionPET scansTSPO genotypeBrain regionsEmission tomographySubject factorsPET studiesArterial input functionInflammationElevated levelsProtein 18Depression
2012
Glucose Metabolism in the Insula and Cingulate Is Affected by Systemic Inflammation in Humans
Hannestad J, Subramanyam K, Dellagioia N, Planeta-Wilson B, Weinzimmer D, Pittman B, Carson RE. Glucose Metabolism in the Insula and Cingulate Is Affected by Systemic Inflammation in Humans. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2012, 53: 601-607. PMID: 22414635, PMCID: PMC3717572, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.097014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormalized glucose metabolismMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScalePeak cytokine levelsSystemic inflammationDepression Rating ScaleDepressive symptomsGlucose metabolismCytokine levelsFDG-PETRating ScaleSystemic inflammatory responseCerebral metabolic rateMild depressive symptomsRight anterior cingulateTumor necrosis factorRight anterior insulaSerum levelsInflammatory cytokinesEndotoxin administrationInterleukin-6Inflammatory responseNecrosis factorCingulate subregionsHealthy subjectsInflammation