2007
Exaggerated 5-HT1A but Normal 5-HT2A Receptor Activity in Individuals Ill with Anorexia Nervosa
Bailer U, Frank G, Henry S, Price J, Meltzer C, Mathis C, Wagner A, Thornton L, Hoge J, Ziolko S, Becker C, McConaha C, Kaye W. Exaggerated 5-HT1A but Normal 5-HT2A Receptor Activity in Individuals Ill with Anorexia Nervosa. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 61: 1090-1099. PMID: 17241616, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyILL ANCerebral blood flowControl womenAnorexia nervosaBlood flowReceptor activityOrbital frontal regionsDorsal raphe nucleusHealthy control womenLateral temporal lobeReceptor-specific radioligandReceptor BPRaphe nucleusPoor responseSerotonin activityTemporal lobeParietal cortexEmission tomographyReceptor functionParietal regionsWomenReceptorsFrontal regionsSignificant increase
2005
Brain imaging of serotonin after recovery from anorexia and bulimia nervosa
Kaye W, Bailer U, Frank G, Wagner A, Henry S. Brain imaging of serotonin after recovery from anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Physiology & Behavior 2005, 86: 15-17. PMID: 16102788, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaPositron emission tomographyAnorexia nervosaReceptor functionModulation of feedingAge of onsetDegree of efficacyHomogenous presentationSerotonin pathwayGender distributionEmission tomographyBody image distortionBrain functionNew pharmacologyBrain imagingParietal regionsNervosaFood consumptionLines of evidenceSymptomsIllnessAlterationsPsychotherapy approachesPathwayFeeding behavior