Associations between dopamine D2 receptor availability and BMI depend on age

LC Dang, GR Samanez-Larkin, JJ Castrellon… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The dopamine D2/3 receptor subtypes (DRD2/3) are the most widely studied
neurotransmitter biomarker in research on obesity, but results to date have been …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in obese individuals: a PET imaging study with [11C](+) PHNO

EC Gaiser, JD Gallezot, PD Worhunsky… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Most prior work with positron emission tomography (PET) dopamine subtype 2/3 receptor (D
2/3 R) non-selective antagonist tracers suggests that obese (OB) individuals exhibit lower D …

[HTML][HTML] Lower striatal dopamine D2/3 receptor availability in obese compared with non-obese subjects

BA de Weijer, E van de Giessen, TA van Amelsvoort… - EJNMMI research, 2011 - Springer
Background Obesity is a result of a relative excess in energy intake over energy
expenditure. These processes are controlled by genetic, environmental, psychological and …

Low dopamine striatal D2 receptors are associated with prefrontal metabolism in obese subjects: possible contributing factors

ND Volkow, GJ Wang, F Telang, JS Fowler, PK Thanos… - Neuroimage, 2008 - Elsevier
Dopamine's role in inhibitory control is well recognized and its disruption may contribute to
behavioral disorders of discontrol such as obesity. However, the mechanism by which …

No association between striatal dopamine transporter binding and body mass index: a multi-center European study in healthy volunteers

E van de Giessen, S Hesse, MWA Caan, F Zientek… - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Dopamine is one among several neurotransmitters that regulate food
intake and overeating. Thus, it has been linked to the pathophysiology of obesity and high …

Striatal dopamine D2-like receptor correlation patterns with human obesity and opportunistic eating behavior

J Guo, WK Simmons, P Herscovitch, A Martin… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
The obesity epidemic is believed to be driven by a food environment that promotes
consumption of inexpensive, convenient, high-calorie, palatable foods. Individual …

Ventral striatum binding of a dopamine D2/3 receptor agonist but not antagonist predicts normal body mass index

F Caravaggio, S Raitsin, P Gerretsen, S Nakajima… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Positron emission tomography research has shown that dopamine D 2/3
receptor (D 2/3 R) availability is negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) in obese …

[HTML][HTML] Striatal dopamine D2-like receptors availability in obesity and its modulation by bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Ribeiro, A Maia, G Cotovio, FPM Oliveira… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
There is significant evidence linking a 'reward deficiency syndrome'(RDS), comprising
decreased availability of striatal dopamine D2-like receptors (DD2lR) and addiction-like …

Modulation of striatal dopamine D1 binding by cognitive processing

S Karlsson, L Nyberg, P Karlsson, H Fischer, P Thilers… - Neuroimage, 2009 - Elsevier
There is strong evidence that dopamine (DA) is implicated in higher-order cognitive
functioning, but it remains controversial whether D1 receptor binding can be modified by …

Relationship of dopamine type 2 receptor binding potential with fasting neuroendocrine hormones and insulin sensitivity in human obesity

JP Dunn, RM Kessler, ID Feurer, ND Volkow… - Diabetes …, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons, which are involved with reward and
motivation, are modulated by hormones that regulate food intake (insulin, leptin, and acyl …