2017
In vivo imaging of translocator protein, a marker of activated microglia, in alcohol dependence
Hillmer AT, Sandiego CM, Hannestad J, Angarita GA, Kumar A, McGovern EM, Huang Y, O'Connor KC, Carson RE, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP. In vivo imaging of translocator protein, a marker of activated microglia, in alcohol dependence. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 22: 1759-1766. PMID: 28242869, PMCID: PMC5573660, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetamidesAdultAlcoholismBrainBrain MappingCarbon RadioisotopesCells, CulturedCytokinesFemaleHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMaleMicrogliaMonocytesNeuroimagingPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, GABASeverity of Illness IndexConceptsAlcohol-dependent subjectsAlcohol dependenceTSPO levelsTranslocator proteinProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6Peripheral immune profilePeripheral immune responseCytokine interleukin-6Absence of lipopolysaccharideSubset of subjectsAlcohol use disorderPositron emission tomographyAlcohol-dependent individualsMicroglial activationImmune profileNeuroimmune systemCytokine expressionBrain levelsProinflammatory responseInterleukin-6Healthy controlsInterleukin-8Immune responseLast drinkUse disorders
2015
Imaging robust microglial activation after lipopolysaccharide administration in humans with PET
Sandiego CM, Gallezot JD, Pittman B, Nabulsi N, Lim K, Lin SF, Matuskey D, Lee JY, O’Connor K, Huang Y, Carson RE, Hannestad J, Cosgrove KP. Imaging robust microglial activation after lipopolysaccharide administration in humans with PET. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 12468-12473. PMID: 26385967, PMCID: PMC4603509, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1511003112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroglial activationBrain microglial activationLPS administrationInflammatory cytokinesLPS challengeRobust microglial activationSystemic LPS challengeActivation of microgliaInnate immune cellsVital sign changesHealthy male subjectsEscherichia coli lipopolysaccharidePositron emission tomography (PET) radiotracerNeuroinflammatory responseSystemic inflammationLipopolysaccharide administrationAntiinflammatory effectsBlood levelsImmune cellsNew medicationsSystemic administrationColi lipopolysaccharidePET scansPsychiatric diseasesMale subjects