Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET

Brain cannabinoid 1 receptors (CB1Rs) contribute importantly to the regulation of autonomic tone, appetite, mood and cognition. Inconsistent results have been reported from positron emission tomography (PET) studies using different radioligands to examine relationships between age, gender and body m...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Radhakrishnan, Patrick D. Worhunsky, Ming-Qiang Zheng, Soheila Najafzadeh, Jean-Dominique Gallezot, Beata Planeta, Shannan Henry, Nabeel Nabulsi, Mohini Ranganathan, Patrick D. Skosnik, Brian Pittman, Deepak Cyril D'Souza, Richard E. Carson, Yiyun Huang, Marc N. Potenza, David Matuskey
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author Rajiv Radhakrishnan
Patrick D. Worhunsky
Ming-Qiang Zheng
Soheila Najafzadeh
Jean-Dominique Gallezot
Beata Planeta
Shannan Henry
Nabeel Nabulsi
Mohini Ranganathan
Patrick D. Skosnik
Brian Pittman
Deepak Cyril D'Souza
Richard E. Carson
Yiyun Huang
Marc N. Potenza
David Matuskey
author_facet Rajiv Radhakrishnan
Patrick D. Worhunsky
Ming-Qiang Zheng
Soheila Najafzadeh
Jean-Dominique Gallezot
Beata Planeta
Shannan Henry
Nabeel Nabulsi
Mohini Ranganathan
Patrick D. Skosnik
Brian Pittman
Deepak Cyril D'Souza
Richard E. Carson
Yiyun Huang
Marc N. Potenza
David Matuskey
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description Brain cannabinoid 1 receptors (CB1Rs) contribute importantly to the regulation of autonomic tone, appetite, mood and cognition. Inconsistent results have been reported from positron emission tomography (PET) studies using different radioligands to examine relationships between age, gender and body mass index (BMI) and CB1R availability in healthy individuals. In this study, we examined these variables in 58 healthy individuals (age range: 18–55 years; 44 male; BMI=27.01±5.56), the largest cohort of subjects studied to date using the CB1R PET ligand [11C]OMAR. There was a significant decline in CB1R availability (VT) with age in the pallidum, cerebellum and posterior cingulate. Adjusting for BMI, age-related decline in VT remained significant in the posterior cingulate among males, and in the cerebellum among women. CB1R availability was higher in women compared to men in the thalamus, pallidum and posterior cingulate. Adjusting for age, CB1R availability negatively correlated with BMI in women but not men. These findings differ from those reported using [11C]OMAR and other radioligands such as [18F]FMPEP-d2 and [18F]MK-9470. Although reasons for these seemingly divergent findings are unclear, the choice of PET radioligand and range of BMI in the current dataset may contribute to the observed differences. This study highlights the need for cross-validation studies using both [11C]OMAR and [18F]FMPEP-d2 within the same cohort of subjects.
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spelling doaj.art-9de586064209481782f15b47c783091f2022-12-22T04:40:27ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722022-12-01264119674Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PETRajiv Radhakrishnan0Patrick D. Worhunsky1Ming-Qiang Zheng2Soheila Najafzadeh3Jean-Dominique Gallezot4Beata Planeta5Shannan Henry6Nabeel Nabulsi7Mohini Ranganathan8Patrick D. Skosnik9Brian Pittman10Deepak Cyril D'Souza11Richard E. Carson12Yiyun Huang13Marc N. Potenza14David Matuskey15Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United States; Corresponding author.Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United States; Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, United States; Connecticut Mental Health Center, United States; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicinev, New Haven, CT 06511, United States; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, United States; Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, United StatesBrain cannabinoid 1 receptors (CB1Rs) contribute importantly to the regulation of autonomic tone, appetite, mood and cognition. Inconsistent results have been reported from positron emission tomography (PET) studies using different radioligands to examine relationships between age, gender and body mass index (BMI) and CB1R availability in healthy individuals. In this study, we examined these variables in 58 healthy individuals (age range: 18–55 years; 44 male; BMI=27.01±5.56), the largest cohort of subjects studied to date using the CB1R PET ligand [11C]OMAR. There was a significant decline in CB1R availability (VT) with age in the pallidum, cerebellum and posterior cingulate. Adjusting for BMI, age-related decline in VT remained significant in the posterior cingulate among males, and in the cerebellum among women. CB1R availability was higher in women compared to men in the thalamus, pallidum and posterior cingulate. Adjusting for age, CB1R availability negatively correlated with BMI in women but not men. These findings differ from those reported using [11C]OMAR and other radioligands such as [18F]FMPEP-d2 and [18F]MK-9470. Although reasons for these seemingly divergent findings are unclear, the choice of PET radioligand and range of BMI in the current dataset may contribute to the observed differences. This study highlights the need for cross-validation studies using both [11C]OMAR and [18F]FMPEP-d2 within the same cohort of subjects.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811922007959Cannabinoid 1 receptor[11C]OMARAge effectGender effectBody-mass indexHealthy humans
spellingShingle Rajiv Radhakrishnan
Patrick D. Worhunsky
Ming-Qiang Zheng
Soheila Najafzadeh
Jean-Dominique Gallezot
Beata Planeta
Shannan Henry
Nabeel Nabulsi
Mohini Ranganathan
Patrick D. Skosnik
Brian Pittman
Deepak Cyril D'Souza
Richard E. Carson
Yiyun Huang
Marc N. Potenza
David Matuskey
Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET
NeuroImage
Cannabinoid 1 receptor
[11C]OMAR
Age effect
Gender effect
Body-mass index
Healthy humans
title Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET
title_full Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET
title_fullStr Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET
title_full_unstemmed Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET
title_short Age, gender and body-mass-index relationships with in vivo CB1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with [11C]OMAR PET
title_sort age gender and body mass index relationships with in vivo cb1 receptor availability in healthy humans measured with 11c omar pet
topic Cannabinoid 1 receptor
[11C]OMAR
Age effect
Gender effect
Body-mass index
Healthy humans
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811922007959
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