2016
CHRNA4 and ANKK1 Polymorphisms Influence Smoking-Induced Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Upregulation
Esterlis I, Hillmer AT, Bois F, Pittman B, McGovern E, O’Malley S, Picciotto MR, Yang BZ, Gelernter J, Cosgrove KP. CHRNA4 and ANKK1 Polymorphisms Influence Smoking-Induced Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Upregulation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 18: 1845-1852. PMID: 27611310, PMCID: PMC4978979, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesCorpus StriatumFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, NicotinicSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionTobacco Use DisorderTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonUp-RegulationWhite PeopleConceptsSmoking-induced changesWeeks of abstinenceNAChR availabilitySmoking cessationNicotine dependenceSex-matched nonsmokersTomography brain scanSingle nucleotide polymorphismsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceNonsmoker levelsTobacco smokingReceptor upregulationBlood samplesAcetylcholine receptorsBrain scansCHRNA4 variantsCortical regionsSmokersCarrier statusExtended abstinenceAbstinencePersonalized programsNonsmokers
2004
Central Serotonin Transporter Availability Measured With 123I-CIT SPECT in Relation to Serotonin Transporter Genotype
van Dyck CH, Malison RT, Staley JK, Jacobsen LK, Seibyl JP, Laruelle M, Baldwin RM, Innis RB, Gelernter J. Central Serotonin Transporter Availability Measured With 123I-CIT SPECT in Relation to Serotonin Transporter Genotype. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 525-531. PMID: 14992979, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.3.525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllelesBrainBrain MappingCarrier ProteinsCocaineFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticReference ValuesSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTandem Repeat SequencesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsSERT availabilitySerotonin transporter proteinEuropean-American subjectsSERT levelsCentral serotonin transporter availabilitySLC6A4 promoter polymorphismSerotonin transporter availabilitySingle photon emissionEffect of ageLong alleleSerotonin transmissionBrain uptakeLong homozygotesAmerican subjectsTransporter availabilityPromoter polymorphismSerotonin transporter genotypeClinical phenotypeTomography scanningNeuropsychiatric diseasesNonneural cellsFunctional polymorphismsSLC6A4 genotypeNonsignificant tendencyTransporter genotype
1998
D2 receptors binding potential is not affected by Taq1 polymorphism at the D2 receptor gene
Laruelle M, Gelernter J, Innis RB. D2 receptors binding potential is not affected by Taq1 polymorphism at the D2 receptor gene. Molecular Psychiatry 1998, 3: 261-265. PMID: 9672902, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptor expressionD2 receptor geneReceptor expressionD2 receptorsA1 alleleLower D2 receptor expressionReceptor geneSubstance abuseB1 alleleLow D2 receptor densityD2 receptor densityD2 receptor radiotracerReceptor-binding potentialSingle photon emissionPostmortem studiesA1 carriersReceptor radiotracerTaq1 polymorphismReceptor densityCaudate nucleusDopamine transmissionPossible associationPhoton emissionAlcoholismReceptors