Equilibrium modeling of 5-ht2a receptors with [18f]deuteroaltanserin and pet: feasibility of a constant infusion paradigm
van Dyck C, Soares J, Tan P, Staley J, Baldwin R, Amici L, Fu X, Garg P, Seibyl J, Charney D, Innis R. Equilibrium modeling of 5-ht2a receptors with [18f]deuteroaltanserin and pet: feasibility of a constant infusion paradigm. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2000, 27: 715-722. PMID: 11150702, DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(00)00160-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific brain uptakeConstant infusion paradigmBrain uptakeInfusion paradigmConstant infusionPromising positron emission tomography (PET) ligandPositron emission tomography (PET) ligandVenous blood samplingHealthy male subjectsSerotonin 2A receptorStable radiotracerCerebellar ratioInfusion periodBlood samplingTomography ligandH postinjectionTime-activity curvesParent tracerLinear regression analysisMale subjectsPET radioligandSlow metabolismHuman subjectsBrain activityRegression analysisThe Alpha-2A-Adrenoceptor Agonist, Guanfacine, Increases Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex of Monkeys Performing a Spatial Working Memory Task
Avery R, Franowicz J, Studholme C, van Dyck C, Arnsten A. The Alpha-2A-Adrenoceptor Agonist, Guanfacine, Increases Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex of Monkeys Performing a Spatial Working Memory Task. Neuropsychopharmacology 2000, 23: 240-249. PMID: 10942848, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(00)00111-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-2 Receptor AgonistsAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAnimalsCerebrovascular CirculationCognitionFemaleGuanfacineImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMacaca mulattaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMemoryPrefrontal CortexSpace PerceptionStimulation, ChemicalTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral blood flowPrefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBlood flowAlpha 2A-adrenoceptorsAuditory association areasSuperior temporal cortexBlood flow tracerSPECT measuresAdrenoceptor agonistsAdrenoceptor stimulationAlpha-2aMemory taskAdrenoreceptor agonistIntravenous cathetersGuanfacine treatmentTemporal cortexRCBF valuesAssociation areasBrain regionsGuanfacineCortexSpatial Working Memory taskCognitive performance