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- Title
Serotonin 1B receptor imaging in pathological gambling.
- Authors
Potenza, Marc N; Walderhaug, Espen; Henry, Shannan; Gallezot, Jean-Dominique; Planeta-Wilson, Beata; Ropchan, Jim; Neumeister, Alexander
- Abstract
Abstract Objectives. Although serotonergic mechanisms have been implicated in pathological gambling (PG), no ligand-based imaging studies have assessed serotonin receptors in individuals with PG. Given its role in substance addictions and its abundance in brain regions implicated in PG, we evaluated serotonin 1B receptors (5-HT1BRs) in PG. Methods. Ten medication-free subjects with PG (mean ± SD age = 36.3 ± 9.4 years, nine men) and ten control comparison (CC) subjects (mean ± SD age = 35.8 ± 9.9 years, nine men) underwent [(11)C]P943 positron emission scanning on a high resolution research tomograph. Results. 5-HT1BR BPND values were similar in PG and CC subjects (P > 0.1). Among PG subjects, scores on the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) correlated positively with 5-HT1BR BPND values in the ventral striatum (r = 0.66; P = 0.04), putamen (r = 0.67; P = 0.03) and anterior cingulate cortex (r = 0.73; P = 0.02). Conclusions. These findings provide the first evidence that PG severity in humans is linked to increased levels of 5-HT1BRs in regions previously implicated in functional neuroimaging studies of PG. These findings indicate a potential role for serotonergic function in the ventral striatum and anterior cingulate cortex contributing to problem gambling severity and warrant further studies to investigate whether numbers of available 5-HT1BRs might represent a vulnerability factor for PG or develop in relationship to problem gambling.
- Publication
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, 2013, Vol 14, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
1814-1412
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/15622975.2011.598559