2015
Imaging the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Humans with [11C] OMAR: Assessment of Kinetic Analysis Methods, Test–Retest Reproducibility, and Gender Differences
Normandin MD, Zheng MQ, Lin KS, Mason NS, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Henry S, Williams WA, Carson RE, Neumeister A, Huang Y. Imaging the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Humans with [11C] OMAR: Assessment of Kinetic Analysis Methods, Test–Retest Reproducibility, and Gender Differences. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2015, 35: 1313-1322. PMID: 25833345, PMCID: PMC4528005, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-retest reliabilityCannabinoid type 1 receptorType 1 receptorCannabinoid CB1 receptorsPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingTest-retest reproducibilityEmission Tomography ImagingGender differencesTwo-tissue compartment modelCerebral uptakePresent studyCB1 receptorsCB1R availabilityInjected doseVascular componentBody weightReceptor availabilityNeuropsychiatric disordersMultilinear analysis methodRegional volumesReceptor bindingTomography imagingParent fractionOne-tissueHuman subjects
2013
Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study
Neumeister A, Normandin MD, Pietrzak RH, Piomelli D, Zheng MQ, Gujarro-Anton A, Potenza MN, Bailey CR, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Henry S, Corsi-Travali S, Carson RE, Huang Y. Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study. Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 18: 1034-1040. PMID: 23670490, PMCID: PMC3752332, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmidesAnalysis of VarianceArachidonic AcidsBrainEndocannabinoidsEthanolaminesFemaleGlyceridesHumansHydrocortisoneImidazolesLogistic ModelsMalePalmitic AcidsPiperidinesPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPyrazolesRadionuclide ImagingReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderVolume of distributionCB1 receptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyHC groupReceptor availabilityTC groupCannabinoid type 1 receptorStress disorderPositron emission tomography studyEvidence-based pharmacotherapyEtiology of PTSDType 1 receptorEmission tomography studiesAnandamide concentrationsElevated brainPeripheral levelsHealthy controlsCB1 receptorsUntreated individualsPET scansAnimal modelsCortisol levelsLifetime historyEmission tomography
2010
Imaging the cannabinoid CB1 receptor in humans with [11C]OMAR: Test–retest reproducibility and gender differences
Normandin M, Zheng M, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Najafzadeh S, Hull R, Qian W, Henry S, Williams W, Carson R, Huang Y, Neumeister A. Imaging the cannabinoid CB1 receptor in humans with [11C]OMAR: Test–retest reproducibility and gender differences. NeuroImage 2010, 52: s82-s83. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.04.066.Peer-Reviewed Original Research