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Assessing Synaptic Density in Alzheimer Disease With Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging
Chen MK, Mecca AP, Naganawa M, Finnema SJ, Toyonaga T, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Lu Y, McDonald JW, Michalak HR, Nabulsi NB, Arnsten AFT, Huang Y, Carson RE, van Dyck CH. Assessing Synaptic Density in Alzheimer Disease With Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 1215-1224. PMID: 30014145, PMCID: PMC6233853, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographic imagingSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ASynaptic densityAlzheimer's diseaseEmission tomographic imagingHigh-resolution PET scanningPET scanningCognitive impairmentDisease-modifying therapiesDisease-modifying treatmentsNormal participantsCross-sectional studyPittsburgh compound BMajor structural correlateAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentMagnetic resonance imagingMild cognitive impairmentJ PET imagingRestoration of synapsesSpecific bindingNeurologic evaluationSynaptic lossDisease stagePostmortem studiesOutcome measures
2023
Reductions in synaptic marker SV2A in early-course Schizophrenia
Yoon J, Zhang Z, Mormino E, Davidzon G, Minzenberg M, Ballon J, Kalinowski A, Hardy K, Naganawa M, Carson R, Khalighi M, Park J, Levinson D, Chin F. Reductions in synaptic marker SV2A in early-course Schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 161: 213-217. PMID: 36934603, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic patientsSynaptic pruningStage of illnessEarly course patientsEarly course schizophreniaSeverity of delusionsWidespread reductionMajor disease mechanismsSynaptic deficitsSynaptic markersSynaptic eliminationPET scansFormal onsetBrain regionsSignificant positive correlationPatientsSchizophrenia studiesSchizophreniaDisease mechanismsCognitive performanceIllnessEarly phaseSpecific bindingPresent studyPositive correlation
2019
Assessment of a white matter reference region for 11C-UCB-J PET quantification
Rossano S, Toyonaga T, Finnema SJ, Naganawa M, Lu Y, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, De Bruyn S, Otoul C, Stockis A, Nicolas JM, Martin P, Mercier J, Huang Y, Maguire RP, Carson RE. Assessment of a white matter reference region for 11C-UCB-J PET quantification. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2019, 40: 1890-1901. PMID: 31570041, PMCID: PMC7446568, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19879230.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Brain Uptake of the Acid Metabolites of F-18–Labeled WAY 100635 Analogs
Carson R, Wu Y, Lang L, Ma Y, Der M, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W. Brain Uptake of the Acid Metabolites of F-18–Labeled WAY 100635 Analogs. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2003, 23: 249-260. DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200302000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain uptakePositron emission tomography studyArterial blood samplesEmission tomography studiesGray matter parametersPlasma free fractionLow specific bindingTime-activity dataBlood samplesTime-activity curvesAcid metabolitesVascular radioactivityRhesus monkeysTomography studyML/Free fractionTissue compartmentsBrainHuman dataHigh-performance liquid chromatography analysisPhysiologic modelDistribution volume VSpecific bindingDynamic positron emission tomography (PET) studiesLiquid chromatography analysis
1992
PET imaging of opiate receptor binding in human epilepsy using [18F]cyclofoxy
Theodore W, Carson R, Andreasen P, Zametkin A, Blasberg R, Leiderman D, Rice K, Newman A, Channing M, Dunn B, Simpson N, Herscovitch P. PET imaging of opiate receptor binding in human epilepsy using [18F]cyclofoxy. Epilepsy Research 1992, 13: 129-139. PMID: 1334456, DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(92)90068-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex partial seizuresEEG fociBasal gangliaTemporal lobeBrain regionsPotent opiate antagonistMesial temporal lobeCerebral blood flowOpiate receptor bindingEEG-video monitoringLateral temporal cortexLow specific bindingSpecific bindingPartial seizuresTime-activity dataKappa receptorsOpiate antagonistEpileptic focusHuman epilepsyFrontal cortexIndividual patientsOccipital lobeMean VTBlood flowBlood samples