[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in stress-related alcohol use

MKR Peltier, TL Verplaetse, YS Mineur, IL Petrakis… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have increased in women by 84% over the past ten
years relative to a 35% increase in men. This substantive increase in female drinking is …

Neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders: PET imaging and promising new targets

JH Meyer, S Cervenka, MJ Kim, WC Kreisl… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Neuroinflammation is a multifaceted physiological and pathophysiological response of the
brain to injury and disease. Given imaging findings of 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) …

Brain glial activation in fibromyalgia–A multi-site positron emission tomography investigation

DS Albrecht, A Forsberg, A Sandström… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a poorly understood chronic condition characterized by widespread
musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties. While mounting evidence suggests a …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimmune signaling in alcohol use disorder

EK Erickson, EK Grantham, AS Warden… - Pharmacology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a widespread disease with limited treatment options.
Targeting the neuroimmune system is a new avenue for develo** or repurposing effective …

[HTML][HTML] TSPO PET brain inflammation imaging: A transdiagnostic systematic review and meta-analysis of 156 case-control studies

LJ De Picker, M Morrens, I Branchi… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO) is increasingly recognized as a
molecular target for PET imaging of inflammatory responses in various central nervous …

The emerging tale of microglia in psychiatric disorders

R Rahimian, M Wakid, LA O'Leary… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
As the professional phagocytes of the brain, microglia orchestrate the immunological
response and play an increasingly important role in maintaining homeostatic brain functions …

Neuroinflammation in addiction: A review of neuroimaging studies and potential immunotherapies

M Kohno, J Link, LE Dennis, H McCready… - Pharmacology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Addiction is a worldwide public health problem and this article reviews scientific advances in
identifying the role of neuroinflammation in the genesis, maintenance, and treatment of …

TSPO in diverse CNS pathologies and psychiatric disease: a critical review and a way forward

TR Guilarte - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) as a clinical neuroimaging
biomarker of brain injury and neuroinflammation has increased exponentially in the last …

Reconceptualization of translocator protein as a biomarker of neuroinflammation in psychiatry

T Notter, JM Coughlin, A Sawa, U Meyer - Molecular psychiatry, 2018 - nature.com
A great deal of interest in psychiatric research is currently centered upon the pathogenic role
of inflammatory processes. Positron emission tomography (PET) using radiolabeled ligands …

Imaging neuroinflammation in individuals with substance use disorders

X Li, AP Ramos-Rolón, G Kass, LS Pereira-Rufino… - The Journal of clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Increasing evidence suggests a role of neuroinflammation in substance use disorders
(SUDs). This Review presents findings from neuroimaging studies assessing brain markers …