2007
Exaggerated 5-HT1A but Normal 5-HT2A Receptor Activity in Individuals Ill with Anorexia Nervosa
Bailer U, Frank G, Henry S, Price J, Meltzer C, Mathis C, Wagner A, Thornton L, Hoge J, Ziolko S, Becker C, McConaha C, Kaye W. Exaggerated 5-HT1A but Normal 5-HT2A Receptor Activity in Individuals Ill with Anorexia Nervosa. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 61: 1090-1099. PMID: 17241616, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyILL ANCerebral blood flowControl womenAnorexia nervosaBlood flowReceptor activityOrbital frontal regionsDorsal raphe nucleusHealthy control womenLateral temporal lobeReceptor-specific radioligandReceptor BPRaphe nucleusPoor responseSerotonin activityTemporal lobeParietal cortexEmission tomographyReceptor functionParietal regionsWomenReceptorsFrontal regionsSignificant increase
2004
Neuroimaging Studies in Eating Disorders
Frank G, Bailer U, Henry S, Wagner A, Kaye W. Neuroimaging Studies in Eating Disorders. CNS Spectrums 2004, 9: 539-549. PMID: 15208513, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900009639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnet resonance spectroscopyBulimia nervosaWhite matter volume lossBody image distortionRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral glucose metabolismCerebral blood flowSimilar brain regionsSerotonin metabolismBrain phospholipidsBlood flowGlucose metabolismBrain pathwaysAnorexiaBrain regionsIll stateAppetitive behaviorNeuroimaging studiesParietal regionsEating DisordersDisordersVolume lossSuch studiesMost studiesMetabolism