Search Results - "NABULSI, Nabeel"
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Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations
Published in Nature communications (04-04-2019)“…Synaptic loss and deficits in functional connectivity are hypothesized to contribute to symptoms associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and…”
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Imaging synaptic density in the living human brain
Published in Science translational medicine (20-07-2016)“…Chemical synapses are the predominant neuron-to-neuron contact in the central nervous system. Presynaptic boutons of neurons contain hundreds of vesicles…”
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In vivo evidence of lower synaptic vesicle density in schizophrenia
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-12-2021)“…Decreased synaptic spine density has been the most consistently reported postmortem finding in schizophrenia (SCZ). A recently developed in vivo measure of…”
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Kinetic evaluation and test–retest reproducibility of [11C]UCB-J, a novel radioligand for positron emission tomography imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A in humans
Published in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism (01-11-2018)“…Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) is ubiquitously present in presynaptic terminals. Here we report kinetic modeling and test–retest reproducibility…”
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PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies
Published in Nature communications (12-05-2020)“…Despite well-known peripheral immune activation in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there are no studies of brain immunologic regulation in individuals…”
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In vivo measurement of widespread synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease with SV2A PET
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-07-2020)“…Introduction Synaptic loss is a robust and consistent pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the major structural correlate of cognitive impairment…”
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Imaging robust microglial activation after lipopolysaccharide administration in humans with PET
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-10-2015)“…Neuroinflammation is associated with a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. The core process in neuroinflammation is activation of…”
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Synaptic density and cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease: A PET imaging study with [11C]UCB‐J
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-12-2022)“…Introduction For 30 years synapse loss has been referred to as the major pathological correlate of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However,…”
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Noninvasive quantification of [ 18 F]SynVesT-1 binding using simplified reference tissue model 2
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (19-08-2024)“…[ F]SynVesT-1, a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for the synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A), demonstrates kinetics similar to [ C]UCB-J,…”
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Reduced synaptic vesicle protein 2A binding in temporal lobe epilepsy: A [11C]UCB‐J positron emission tomography study
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-10-2020)“…Objective In this positron emission tomography (PET) study with [11C]UCB‐J, we evaluated synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) binding, which is decreased in…”
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Preliminary in vivo evidence of lower hippocampal synaptic density in cannabis use disorder
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-07-2021)“…Cannabis is one of the most commonly and widely used psychoactive drugs. The rates of cannabis misuse have been increasing. Therefore, understanding the…”
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Sex differences in the brain's dopamine signature of cigarette smoking
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (10-12-2014)“…Cigarette smoking is a major public health danger. Women and men smoke for different reasons and cessation treatments, such as the nicotine patch, are…”
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Imaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-04-2022)“…The discovery of ketamine as a rapid and robust antidepressant marks the beginning of a new era in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Ketamine is thought…”
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Comparison of [11C]UCB-J and [18F]FDG PET in Alzheimer’s disease: A tracer kinetic modeling study
Published in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism (01-09-2021)“…[11C]UCB-J PET for synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2 A (SV2A) has been proposed as a suitable marker for synaptic density in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We…”
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Association of Aβ deposition and regional synaptic density in early Alzheimer's disease: a PET imaging study with [ 11 C]UCB-J
Published in Alzheimer's research & therapy (05-01-2021)“…Attempts to associate amyloid-β (Aβ) pathogenesis with synaptic loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have thus far been limited to small numbers of postmortem…”
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Social status and demographic effects of the kappa opioid receptor: a PET imaging study with a novel agonist radiotracer in healthy volunteers
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology (New York, N.Y.) (01-09-2019)“…Kappa opioid receptors (KORs) have been characterized as an aversive system in the brain and implicated in social behavior in preclinical models. This work…”
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Assessment of test-retest reproducibility of [18F]SynVesT-1, a novel radiotracer for PET imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (01-05-2021)“…Purpose Synaptic abnormalities are associated with many brain disorders. Recently, we developed a novel synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) radiotracer […”
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Vitamin D’s Capacity to Increase Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Healthy Humans: A Clinical Translational [11C]-PHNO Positron Emission Tomography Study
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (10-10-2024)“…Dopaminergic tone and phasic release have transdiagnostic relevance. Preclinical research suggests that the active form of vitamin D, calcitriol, increases…”
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A single‐center, open‐label positron emission tomography study to evaluate brivaracetam and levetiracetam synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A binding in healthy volunteers
Published in Epilepsia (Copenhagen) (01-05-2019)“…Summary Objective Brivaracetam (BRV) and levetiracetam (LEV) are antiepileptic drugs that bind synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A). In vitro and in vivo…”
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Validation of a Simplified Tissue-to-Reference Ratio Measurement Using SUVR to Assess Synaptic Density Alterations in Alzheimer Disease with [ 11 C]UCB-J PET
Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine (01-11-2024)“…Simplified methods of acquisition and quantification would facilitate the use of synaptic density imaging in multicenter and longitudinal studies of Alzheimer…”
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