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@INPROCEEDINGS{Savil:150626,
author = {Savil, Markus and Ding, Yu-Shin and Neumeister, Alexander
and Bauer, Andreas and Wadsak, Wolfgang and Mitterhauser,
Markus and Kasper, Siegfried and Lanzenberger, Rupert},
title = {{S}erotonergic organiziation of the human brain: {A}
multi-tracer {P}ositron {E}mission {T}omography study of
healthy subjects},
reportid = {FZJ-2014-00673},
year = {2013},
abstract = {Introduction The cerebral cortex has often been subdivided
into numerous areas characterized by structural, functional
and cytoarchitectonic features while protein-based
organizations schemes are lacking [1]. In the current study
we propose a new organizational model of the brain based on
protein distributions of the serotonergic system including
the major inhibitory (5-HT1A and 5-HT1B), the major
excitatory (5-HT2A) receptors and the transporter (SERT) of
healthy subjects measured with positron emission tomography
(PET) and dedicated radioligands. Methods Dynamic PET scans
were performed in 95 healthy subjects (age=28.0±6.9 years;
$59\%$ males) divided into 4 groups using the selective
radioligands [carbonyl-11C]WAY100635 for 5-HT1A,
[18F]altanserin for 5-HT2A, [11C]P943 for 5-HT1B and
[11C]DASB for SERT. Similarities between receptor
distribution patterns were analyzed by means of a
hierarchical cluster analysis using Euclidean distances in
combination with the Ward-linkage method as implemented in
R2.15.2. All values were z-transformed across areas prior to
analysis in order to establish equal weight between the
protein bindings. Results Hierarchical cluster analysis of
group-average binding potential values revealed two main
protein-distinct clusters. The first exclusively comprised
subcortical areas such as the raphe nuclei, thalamus,
pallidum, caudate nucleus, putamen, midbrain, and striatum,
whereas in the second the remaining cortical areas were
aggregated. The two main subclusters from the cortical areas
partly follow lobular definitions. The first predominantly
comprises frontal, parietal, occipital, and cingulate
regions of interest (ROIs) while no marked distinctions are
found in further subclusters. The second mainly contains
temporal ROIs, but also some frontal ROIs and the
hippocampal-amygdala ROIs although with stronger Euclidean
distance than cortical ROIs. Discussion Applying a
data-driven approach we identified brain regions of similar
features within the serotonergic system. Interestingly,
spatially distant ROIs such as the subcortical areas were
identified with close molecular similarity in contrast to
cortical ROIs as given by the large Euclidean distance
between these two clusters. The two clusters found were in
accordance with the familiar classification of cortical und
subcortical ROIs. In the lower clusters stringent lobular
definition vanishes. This result reflects an explicit
hierarchical organization of the serotonergic system and
emphasizes functions and interactions of the binding
proteins beyond topologies. Acknowledgements: This research
was partly supported by grants from the Austrian National
Bank (OeNB 13214 to R.L. and OeNB 13675 to M.M.), the
Austrian Science Fund and by an unrestricted
investigator-initiated research grant from H. Lundbeck A/S
to S.K. References Savli M, Bauer A, Mitterhauser M, Ding
YS, Hahn A, Kroll T, Neumeister A, Haeusler D, Ungersboeck
J, Henry S, Isfahani SA, Rattay F, Wadsak W, Kasper S,
Lanzenberger R: Normative database of the serotonergic
system in healthy subjects using multitracer PET.
NeuroImage, 2012; 63: 447–459.},
month = {Sep},
date = {2013-09-16},
organization = {13th Annual Meeting of the Austrian
Neuroscience Association, Vienna
(Austria), 16 Sep 2013 - 19 Sep 2013},
cin = {INM-2},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-2-20090406},
pnm = {333 - Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Neurological and
Psychiatric Diseases (POF2-333)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-333},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)1},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/150626},
}