2023
Relationships of in vivo brain norepinephrine transporter and age, BMI, and gender
Koohsari S, Sadabad F, Pittman B, Gallezot J, Carson R, van Dyck C, Li C, Potenza M, Matuskey D. Relationships of in vivo brain norepinephrine transporter and age, BMI, and gender. Synapse 2023, 77: e22279. PMID: 37382240, PMCID: PMC10416616, DOI: 10.1002/syn.22279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMultilinear reference tissue model 2Gender-related differencesBrain norepinephrine transportersNorepinephrine transporterAge-related declineStructural MR scansBrain regionsReference tissue model 2Mass indexRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusOccipital cortexBMI relationshipHealthy adultsHigh-resolution research tomographAvailable radiotracersHealthy participantsMR scansAgeAnatomic templateReference regionNegative associationNet availabilityPotential age
2021
Gender-related neuroanatomical differences in alcohol dependence: findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group
Rossetti MG, Patalay P, Mackey S, Allen NB, Batalla A, Bellani M, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li CR, Martin-Santos R, Momenan R, Sinha R, Schmaal L, Sjoerds Z, Solowij N, Suo C, van Holst RJ, Veltman DJ, Yücel M, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Garavan H, Brambilla P, Lorenzetti V. Gender-related neuroanatomical differences in alcohol dependence: findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. NeuroImage Clinical 2021, 30: 102636. PMID: 33857771, PMCID: PMC8065340, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENIGMA Addiction Working GroupAlcohol dependenceNeuroanatomical differencesAlcohol-dependent menSmaller amygdala volumesGlobal brain measuresGender-related differencesClinical outcomesControl menCorpus callosumAmygdala volumeNeurobiological effectsGM volumeGender differencesSmaller amygdalaStandard drinksBrain regionsIntracranial volumeWorking GroupTotal GMBrain measuresCerebellar GMNeurobiological substratesWomenEducation years