2000
Age-related decline in central serotonin transporter availability with [123I]β-CIT SPECT
van Dyck C, Malison R, Seibyl J, Laruelle M, Klumpp H, Zoghbi S, Baldwin R, Innis R. Age-related decline in central serotonin transporter availability with [123I]β-CIT SPECT. Neurobiology Of Aging 2000, 21: 497-501. PMID: 10924762, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(00)00152-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingBrain ChemistryBrain StemCarrier ProteinsCocaineDiencephalonFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsReference ValuesSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsSERT availabilitySerotonin transporterCentral serotonin transporter availabilityHealthy control subjectsSerotonin transporter availabilitySignificant inverse correlationCentral serotonin transportersAge range 18Single photon emissionBeta-carbomethoxy-3 betaEffect of ageAge-related declineBrain uptakeCIT SPECTControl subjectsPostmortem studiesTransporter availabilityHuman brainstemLinear regression analysisInverse correlationAgeHuman subjectsRegression analysisPhoton emissionPresent study
1998
Reduced brain serotonin transporter availability in major depression as measured by [123I]-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)tropane and single photon emission computed tomography
Malison R, Price L, Berman R, van Dyck C, Pelton G, Carpenter L, Sanacora G, Owens M, Nemeroff C, Rajeevan N, Baldwin R, Seibyl J, Innis R, Charney D. Reduced brain serotonin transporter availability in major depression as measured by [123I]-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)tropane and single photon emission computed tomography. Biological Psychiatry 1998, 44: 1090-1098. PMID: 9836013, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00272-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntidepressive AgentsBrainBrain StemCarrier ProteinsCocaineDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsParoxetinePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsDepressed patientsMajor depressionHealthy subjectsBrain serotonin transporter availabilitySerotonin transporterBeta-CIT SPECTDensity of brainPost-mortem brain tissuePathophysiology of depressionSerotonin transporter availabilityUnipolar major depressionBeta-CIT bindingSingle photon emissionSerotonergic neuronsBrain uptakeSERT availabilityTransporter availabilityBeta-CITBrain tissueCarbomethoxy-3βPatientsBlood plateletsDepressionPhoton emissionSignificant reduction