Brain imaging of serotonin after recovery from anorexia and bulimia nervosa
Kaye W, Bailer U, Frank G, Wagner A, Henry S. Brain imaging of serotonin after recovery from anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Physiology & Behavior 2005, 86: 15-17. PMID: 16102788, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaPositron emission tomographyAnorexia nervosaReceptor functionModulation of feedingAge of onsetDegree of efficacyHomogenous presentationSerotonin pathwayGender distributionEmission tomographyBody image distortionBrain functionNew pharmacologyBrain imagingParietal regionsNervosaFood consumptionLines of evidenceSymptomsIllnessAlterationsPsychotherapy approachesPathwayFeeding behaviorIncreased Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Binding After Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa Measured by Positron Emission Tomography and [11C]Raclopride
Frank G, Bailer U, Henry S, Drevets W, Meltzer C, Price J, Mathis C, Wagner A, Hoge J, Ziolko S, Barbarich-Marsteller N, Weissfeld L, Kaye W. Increased Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Binding After Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa Measured by Positron Emission Tomography and [11C]Raclopride. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58: 908-912. PMID: 15992780, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2/D3 receptor bindingD3 receptor bindingControl womenAnorexia nervosaPositron emission tomographyDopamine D2/D3 receptor bindingD2/D3 receptor densityEmission tomographyReceptor bindingREC ANHealthy control womenD3 receptor densityEffects of malnutritionDorsal putamenAlterations of weightDorsal caudatePhysical activityReceptor densityDopamine functionMotor activityDA concentrationLines of evidenceWomenNervosaTomography