2016
Differences in IV alcohol-induced dopamine release in the ventral striatum of social drinkers and nontreatment-seeking alcoholics
Yoder K, Albrecht D, Dzemidzic M, Normandin M, Federici L, Graves T, Herring C, Hile K, Walters J, Liang T, Plawecki M, O'Connor S, Kareken D. Differences in IV alcohol-induced dopamine release in the ventral striatum of social drinkers and nontreatment-seeking alcoholics. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 160: 163-169. PMID: 26832934, PMCID: PMC5074339, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSample of social drinkersNontreatment-seeking alcoholicsSocial drinkersVentral striatumDopamine releaseAlcohol intoxicationAlcohol-induced dopamine releaseVoxel-wise binding potentialTarget breath alcohol concentrationEffects of alcohol intoxicationRight ventral striatumInduce dopamine releaseStriatal DA systemIntravenous alcohol infusionAlcohol use disorderResponse to alcoholBreath alcohol concentrationDA responseStriatal dopamineDA systemTarget BrACAlcohol clampUse disorderDependent drinkersAlcohol infusion
2012
Positron Emission Tomography Shows Elevated Cannabinoid CB 1 Receptor Binding in Men with Alcohol Dependence
Neumeister A, Normandin MD, Murrough JW, Henry S, Bailey CR, Luckenbaugh DA, Tuit K, Zheng M, Galatzer‐Levy I, Sinha R, Carson RE, Potenza MN, Huang Y. Positron Emission Tomography Shows Elevated Cannabinoid CB 1 Receptor Binding in Men with Alcohol Dependence. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 2104-2109. PMID: 22551199, PMCID: PMC3418442, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01815.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyAlcohol dependenceBrain CBTime-activity curvesEmission tomographyBody mass indexHealthy control menRecent therapeutic developmentsMedication-free participantsPosterior cingulate cortexCurrent study designPreclinical evidenceSmoking statusMass indexControl menReceptor densityLast drinkECB functionCingulate cortexBrain regionsSelective radiotracerEndogenous CBOrbitofrontal cortexPeripheral measuresStudy design