2019
In vivo 5-HT6 and 5-HT2A receptor availability in antipsychotic treated schizophrenia patients vs. unmedicated healthy humans measured with [11C]GSK215083 PET
Radhakrishnan R, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Gaiser E, Gallezot JD, Henry S, Planeta B, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Carson RE, D'Souza DC. In vivo 5-HT6 and 5-HT2A receptor availability in antipsychotic treated schizophrenia patients vs. unmedicated healthy humans measured with [11C]GSK215083 PET. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2019, 295: 111007. PMID: 31760336, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2019.111007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy male controlsPositron emission tomographyMultilinear analysis 1Antipsychotic treatmentLower BPFrontal cortexReceptor availabilityAge-matched healthy male controlsDifferent second-generation antipsychoticsSteady-state troughPeak serum levelsSecond-generation antipsychoticsPotential therapeutic targetMale patientsSerum levelsHealthy humansTherapeutic targetSchizophrenia patientsTime-activity curvesMale controlsCognitive impairmentEmission tomographyVentral striatumPatientsSchizophrenia
2001
Lower prolactin bioactivity in unmedicated schizophrenic patients
Warner M, Walker A, D'Souza D, Lee D, Nasseri D, Peabody C. Lower prolactin bioactivity in unmedicated schizophrenic patients. Psychiatry Research 2001, 102: 249-254. PMID: 11440775, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(01)00256-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenic patientsControl subjectsMale control subjectsUnmedicated schizophrenic patientsTuberoinfundibular dopamine systemProlactin abnormalitiesMale patientsNeuroleptic medicationProlactin bioactivityLong-term effectsPRL valuesNormal controlsDopamine systemPRL ratioPatientsSchizophrenic groupDifferent molecular formsRIABA techniqueSubjectsMolecular formsEarlier findingsMedications