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
2018
2181 Age-related change in 5-HT6 receptor availability in healthy male volunteers measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET
Radhakrishnan R, Nabulsi N, Gaiser E, Gallezot J, Henry S, Planeta B, Lin S, Ropchan J, Williams W, Morris E, D’Souza D, Huang Y, Carson R, Matuskey D. 2181 Age-related change in 5-HT6 receptor availability in healthy male volunteers measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2018, 2: 3-4. PMCID: PMC6799074, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor availabilityEffect of ageHealthy male volunteersSerotonin receptor 6Healthy male subjectsPotential therapeutic targetSignificant age-related declineMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAge-related changesAge-related declineMale volunteersTherapeutic targetNegative correlationTime-activity curvesReceptor 6PET ligandMale subjectsBrain regionsCortical regionsVentral striatumAgePutamenStriatumCaudateReference regionAge-Related Change in 5-HT6 Receptor Availability in Healthy Male Volunteers Measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET
Radhakrishnan R, Nabulsi N, Gaiser E, Gallezot JD, Henry S, Planeta B, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Williams W, Morris E, D'Souza DC, Huang Y, Carson RE, Matuskey D. Age-Related Change in 5-HT6 Receptor Availability in Healthy Male Volunteers Measured with 11C-GSK215083 PET. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2018, 59: 1445-1450. PMID: 29626125, PMCID: PMC6126437, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.206516.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Reduced Brain Cannabinoid Receptor Availability in Schizophrenia
Ranganathan M, Cortes-Briones J, Radhakrishnan R, Thurnauer H, Planeta B, Skosnik P, Gao H, Labaree D, Neumeister A, Pittman B, Surti T, Huang Y, Carson RE, D’Souza D. Reduced Brain Cannabinoid Receptor Availability in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 79: 997-1005. PMID: 26432420, PMCID: PMC4884543, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsSCZ subjectsCB1R availabilityECB systemMale healthy control subjectsBody mass indexAge-matched male healthy control subjectsPathophysiology of schizophreniaPositron emission tomographyPosterior cingulate cortexPresence of abnormalitiesMass indexControl subjectsEndocannabinoid systemTobacco useReceptor availabilityCingulate cortexEmission tomography dataBrain regionsEmission tomographySelective radiotracerVivo measuresRegional volumesSchizophreniaPositron emission tomography data
2014
Poster #S268 DECREASED BRAIN CANNABINOID RECEPTOR (CB1R) AVAILABILITY IN CANNABIS DEPENDENCE RAPIDLY NORMALIZES WITH ABSTINENCE
D'Souza D, Cortes J, Ranganathan M, Thurnauer H, Planeta B, Radhakrishnan R, Huang Y, Carson R, Skosnik P. Poster #S268 DECREASED BRAIN CANNABINOID RECEPTOR (CB1R) AVAILABILITY IN CANNABIS DEPENDENCE RAPIDLY NORMALIZES WITH ABSTINENCE. Schizophrenia Research 2014, 153: s187. DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(14)70547-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Lower β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Smokers With Schizophrenia
D'Souza DC, Esterlis I, Carbuto M, Krasenics M, Seibyl J, Bois F, Pittman B, Ranganathan M, Cosgrove K, Staley J. Lower β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Availability in Smokers With Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2012, 169: 326-334. PMID: 22193533, PMCID: PMC3881431, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11020189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor availabilityNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsReceptor availabilityNegative symptomsAcetylcholine receptorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor systemHealthy tobacco smokersAcetylcholine receptor systemDevelopment of medicationsSingle photon emissionIA-85380Agonist radiotracerTobacco smokersCigarette smokingAvailability of receptorsSmoking abstinenceNicotine actionPostmortem studiesFrontal cortexSmokersSmokingVivo findingsParietal cortexReceptor systemSymptoms
1996
Single photon emission computerized tomography imaging of amphetamine-induced dopamine release in drug-free schizophrenic subjects.
Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A, van Dyck CH, Gil R, D'Souza CD, Erdos J, McCance E, Rosenblatt W, Fingado C, Zoghbi SS, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH, Charney DS, Innis RB. Single photon emission computerized tomography imaging of amphetamine-induced dopamine release in drug-free schizophrenic subjects. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 9235-9240. PMID: 8799184, PMCID: PMC38625, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.17.9235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseDopamine releaseDopaminergic transmissionPsychotic symptomsSchizophrenic groupDopamine D2 receptor availabilityAmphetamine-induced decreaseAmphetamine-induced reductionD2 receptor availabilityD2 receptor radiotracerPositive psychotic symptomsSingle photon emissionExaggerated stimulationAbnormal responsivenessDopaminergic neuronsHealthy controlsReceptor radiotracerSchizophrenic patientsDopamine hypothesisDopamine functionReceptor availabilityAmphetamine effectsControl groupSchizophrenic subjectsSchizophrenia