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 subjectsSchizophreniaSPECT imaging of synaptic dopamine release in drug free schizophrenic patients: An experimental validation of the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia
Laruelle M, Abi-Dargham A, Gil R, van Dyck C, Erdos J, D'Souza D, Rosenblatt W, McCance-Katz E, Zea-Ponce Y, Zoghbi S, Baldwin R, Hoffer P, Krystal J, Charney D, Innis R. SPECT imaging of synaptic dopamine release in drug free schizophrenic patients: An experimental validation of the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1996, 18: 198-199. DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)85619-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research