2019
Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Urban N, Grassetti A, Chang D, Salling M, Foltin R, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kappa-opioid receptors, dynorphin, and cocaine addiction: a positron emission tomography study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 1720-1727. PMID: 31026862, PMCID: PMC6785004, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0398-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderStress-induced relapsePositron emission tomographyCocaine bingeKappa-opioid receptor/dynorphin systemKOR selective agonistPositron emission tomography studyKappa-opioid receptorsCold pressor testCocaine self-administration sessionsEmission tomography studiesSelf-administration sessionsStress-induced cocaineEndogenous dynorphinDynorphin systemHealthy controlsPressor testSelective agonistPET scansAnimal studiesKOR bindingReceptor availabilitySignificant associationBrain regionsEmission tomography
2010
Synthesis and evaluation of [C-11]LY2795050, an antagonist PET imaging tracer for the kappa opioid receptors
Zheng M, Nabulsi N, Tomasi G, Mitch C, Quimby S, Barth V, Rash K, Masters J, Navarro A, Seest E, Carson R, Huang Y. Synthesis and evaluation of [C-11]LY2795050, an antagonist PET imaging tracer for the kappa opioid receptors. NeuroImage 2010, 52: s120. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.04.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImaging the kappa opioid receptor in humans with [11C]LY2795050: Tracer evaluation and test–retest reproducibility study
Huang Y, Williams W, Tomasi G, Zheng M, Lin S, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Olsen J, Tabriz M, Planeta-Wilson B, Tauscher J, Ding Y, Carson R, Neumeister A. Imaging the kappa opioid receptor in humans with [11C]LY2795050: Tracer evaluation and test–retest reproducibility study. NeuroImage 2010, 52: s199. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.04.161.Peer-Reviewed Original Research