2000
Decreased Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Prefrontal Cortex in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner J, Innis R, Southwick S, Staib L, Zoghbi S, Charney D. Decreased Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Prefrontal Cortex in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 1120-1126. PMID: 10873921, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine receptor bindingPosttraumatic stress disorderBenzodiazepine receptorsReceptor bindingPrefrontal cortexComparison subjectsCase-matched healthy comparison subjectsDistribution volumeStress disorderSymptoms of PTSDBenzodiazepine receptor functionLow distribution volumeHealthy comparison subjectsCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexCentral benzodiazepine receptorsSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingFrontal cortexPTSD patientsPatientsReceptor functionCortexTomography imagingParametric mapping
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Salomon RM, Staib LH, Ng CK, Miller HL, Bronen RA, Krystal JH, Duncan J, Rich D, Price LH, Malison R, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 364-374. PMID: 9107153, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830160092012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic correlatesDepressive relapseBrain metabolismMajor depressionMiddle frontal gyrusOrbitofrontal cortexTryptophan depletionMetabolic correlatesPositron emission tomography scanningFrontal gyrusRelapse-prone patientsPathogenesis of depressionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSymptoms of patientsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionSpecific brain regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexReuptake inhibitorsPlasma tryptophanLimbic regionsCaudate nucleusDepressive symptomsPatients