Table 1 Study data and medication details.

From: Cerebral blood flow predicts differential neurotransmitter activity

 

Compound

Risperidone

Olanzapine

Haloperidol

Methyl-phenidate (Ritalin)

Escitalopram (Lexapro)

Ketamine

Midazolam

Test- retest

N subjects

21

21

21

18

18

26

26

29

Study ID

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

Demo-graphics (n male, age ± SD)

21, 28 ± 7

21, 28 ± 6

21, 28 ± 6

9, 25 ± 8

9, 25 ± 8

26, 26 ± 5

26, 26 ± 5

7, 25 ± 6

ASL acquisitions

per session (N)

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

Location

KCL

KCL

KCL

UCSD

UCSD

UA

UA

UG

Dose (in mg)

0.5 and 2

7.5

3

30

20

0.25 mg/kg (bolus), 0.25 mg/kg/hr (infusion)

0.03 mg/kg (bolus,

0.03 mg/kg/hr (infusion)

Scanning time (post adminstration)

2 h

5 h

5 h

4 h

4 h

0 h*

0 h*

T-max

1.3 h

4 h

6 h

4.7 h

5 h

Primary drug indication

SZ, Bipolar

SZ, Bipolar

SZ, Bipolar,

Tourette syndrome, Mania

ADHD

Depression,

anxiety disorders

Anesthesia,

chronic pain

Anesthesia

Mechanism of action

Direct receptor binding

Direct receptor

binding

Direct receptor

binding

Reuptake inhibitor

Reuptake

inhibitor

Direct receptor binding and reuptake inhibitor

Positive allosteric modulator

Agonist effects

Dopamine, catecholamines,(serotonin)

Serotonin

Dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin

GABA

Antagonist effects

Dopamine, serotonin, catecholamines

Dopamine, serotonin, catecholamines

Dopamine, serotonin,

catecholamines

Glutamate, acetylcholine

Receptors

D1-4, 5-HT 1a and 2a, α1, α2

D1,D2,D4, 5-HT 1, 2a and 3, D1, α1, α2, muscarinic, H1

D1-3, 5-HT 2a, α1, σ1

DAT, NET, SERT

SERT

NMDA, D2, 5-HT 2, AMPA, MAT, nicotinic a4b2, muscarinic

BZD

Highest affinity to

D2, 5-HT 2a, D3, α2

5-HT 2a, D2

D2, D3

NMDA

BZD

  1. ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, AMPA -, ASL – Arterial Spin Labeling, BZD – Benzodiazepine, DAT – dopamine transporter, GABA - Gamma-Amino butyric acid, KCL – King’s College London, MAT – monoamine transporter, NET – norepinephrine transporter, NMDA - N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, SERT – serotonin transporter, SZ – Schizophrenia, UCSD – University of California San Diego, UA – University of Auckland, UG – University of Groningen, * intravenous infusion.