1
|
Chumin EJ, Goñi J, Halcomb ME, Durazzo TC, Džemidžić M, Yoder KK. Differences in White Matter Microstructure and Connectivity in Nontreatment-Seeking Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2018; 42:889-896. [PMID: 29543332 PMCID: PMC5919256 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has been widely used to investigate the integrity of white matter (WM; indexed by fractional anisotropy [FA]) in alcohol dependence and cigarette smoking. These disorders are highly comorbid, yet cigarette use has often not been adequately controlled in neuroimaging studies of alcohol-dependent populations. In addition, information on WM deficits in currently drinking, nontreatment-seeking (NTS) individuals with alcohol dependence is limited. Therefore, the aim of this work was to investigate WM microstructural integrity in alcohol use disorder by comparing matched samples of cigarette smoking NTS and social drinkers (SD). METHODS Thirty-eight smoking NTS and 19 smoking SD subjects underwent DWI as well as structural magnetic resonance imaging. After an in-house preprocessing of the DWI data, FA images were analyzed with tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS). FA obtained from the TBSS skeleton was tested for correlation with recent alcohol consumption. RESULTS Smoking NTS had lower FA relative to smoking SD, predominantly in the left hemisphere (p < 0.05, family-wise error rate corrected across FA skeleton). Across the full sample, FA and number of drinks per week were negatively related (ρ = -0.348, p = 0.008). Qualitative analyses of the structural connections through compromised WM as identified by TBSS showed differential connectivity of gray matter in NTS compared to SD subjects of left frontal, temporal, and parietal regions. CONCLUSIONS NTS subjects had lower WM FA than SD, indicating compromised WM integrity in the NTS population. The inverse relationship of entire WM skeleton FA with self-reported alcohol consumption supports previous evidence of a continuum of detrimental effects of alcohol consumption on WM. These results provide additional evidence that alcohol dependence is associated with reduced WM integrity in currently drinking NTS alcohol-dependent individuals, after controlling for the key variable of cigarette smoking.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Evgeny J. Chumin
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
| | - Joaquín Goñi
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
| | - Meredith E. Halcomb
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
| | - Timothy C. Durazzo
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
| | - Mario Džemidžić
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
| | - Karmen K. Yoder
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Yoder KK, Albrecht DS, Dzemidzic M, Normandin MD, Federici LM, Graves T, Herring CM, Hile KL, Walters JW, Liang T, Plawecki MH, O'Connor S, Kareken DA. Differences in IV alcohol-induced dopamine release in the ventral striatum of social drinkers and nontreatment-seeking alcoholics. Drug Alcohol Depend 2016; 160:163-9. [PMID: 26832934 PMCID: PMC5074339 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Striatal dopamine (DA) has been implicated in alcohol use disorders, but it is still unclear whether or not alcohol can induce dopamine release in social drinkers. Furthermore, no data exist on dopamine responses to alcohol in dependent drinkers. We sought to characterize the DA responses to alcohol intoxication in moderately large samples of social drinkers (SD) and nontreatment-seeking alcoholics (NTS). METHODS Twenty-four SD and twenty-one NTS received two [(11)C]raclopride (RAC) PET scans; one at rest, and one during an intravenous alcohol infusion, with a prescribed ascent to a target breath alcohol concentration (BrAC), at which it was then "clamped." The alcohol clamp was started 5min after scan start, with a linear increase in BrAC over 15min to the target of 80mg%, the legal threshold for intoxication. Target BrAC was maintained for 30min. Voxel-wise binding potential (BPND) was estimated with MRTM2. RESULTS IV EtOH induced significant increases in DA in the right ventral striatum in NTS, but not SD. No decreases in DA were observed in either group. CONCLUSIONS Alcohol intoxication results in distinct anatomic profiles of DA responses in SD and NTS, suggesting that in NTS, the striatal DA system may process effects of alcohol intoxication differently than in SD.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Karmen K. Yoder
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSM, NB Ste. 414, 320 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Department of Psychology, Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Daniel S. Albrecht
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSM, NB Ste. 414, 320 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Mario Dzemidzic
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Department of Neurology, IUSM; GH Ste. 4700, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Marc D. Normandin
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM)
| | - Lauren M. Federici
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Tammy Graves
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Department of Medicine, IUSM; 340 W. 10th St., STe. 6200, Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Christine M. Herring
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Karen L. Hile
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - James W. Walters
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Tiebing Liang
- Department of Medicine, IUSM; 340 W. 10th St., STe. 6200, Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Martin H. Plawecki
- Department of Psychiatry, IUSM; GH Ste. 4800, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - Sean O'Connor
- Department of Psychiatry, IUSM; GH Ste. 4800, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Roudebush Veteran's Administration Medical Center, 1481 W. 10th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| | - David A. Kareken
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2-E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, USA (IUSM),Center for Neuroimaging, IUSM, GH Ste. 4100, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Department of Neurology, IUSM; GH Ste. 4700, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202,Department of Psychiatry, IUSM; GH Ste. 4800, 355 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN USA 46202
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Oberlin BG, Albrecht DS, Herring CM, Walters JW, Hile KL, Kareken DA, Yoder KK. Monetary discounting and ventral striatal dopamine receptor availability in nontreatment-seeking alcoholics and social drinkers. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2015; 232:2207-16. [PMID: 25563235 PMCID: PMC4545519 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3850-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE Dopamine (DA) in the ventral striatum (VST) has long been implicated in addiction pathologies, yet its role in temporal decision-making is not well-understood. OBJECTIVES To determine if VST DA D2 receptor availability corresponds with greater impulsive choice in both nontreatment-seeking alcoholics (NTS) and social drinkers (SD). METHODS NTS subjects (n = 10) and SD (n = 13) received PET scans at baseline with the D2/D3 radioligand [(11)C]raclopride (RAC). Outside the scanner, subjects performed a delay discounting procedure with monetary rewards. RAC binding potential (BPND) was estimated voxelwise, and correlations were performed to test for relationships between VST BPND and delay discounting performance. Self-reported impulsivity was also tested for correlations with BPND. RESULTS Across all subjects, greater impulsive choice for $20 correlated with lower BPND in the right VST. NTS showed greater impulsive choice than SD and were more impulsive by self-report. Across all subjects, the capacity of larger rewards to reduce impulsive choice (the magnitude effect) correlated negatively (p = 0.028) with problematic alcohol use (AUDIT) scores. Self-reported impulsivity did not correlate with BPND in VST. CONCLUSIONS Preference for immediate reinforcement may reflect greater endogenous striatal DA or lower D2 number, or both. Alcoholic status did not mediate significant effects on VST BPND, suggesting minimal effects from alcohol exposure. The apparent lack of BPND correlation with self-reported impulsivity highlights the need for objective behavioral assays in the study of the neurochemical substrates of behavior. Finally, our results suggest that the magnitude effect may be more sensitive to alcohol-induced problems than single discounting measures.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Brandon G. Oberlin
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
| | - Daniel S. Albrecht
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IUSOM
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSOM
| | - Christine M. Herring
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IUSOM
| | - James W. Walters
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IUSOM
| | - Karen L. Hile
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IUSOM
| | - David A. Kareken
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IUSOM
- Department of Psychiatry, IUSOM
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSOM
| | - Karmen K. Yoder
- Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IUSOM
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSOM
- Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Oberlin BG, Dzemidzic M, Tran SM, Soeurt CM, O’Connor SJ, Yoder KK, Kareken DA. Beer self-administration provokes lateralized nucleus accumbens dopamine release in male heavy drinkers. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2015; 232:861-70. [PMID: 25163422 PMCID: PMC4326548 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3720-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
RATIONALE Although striatal dopamine (DA) is important in alcohol abuse, the nature of DA release during actual alcohol drinking is unclear, since drinking includes self-administration of both conditioned flavor stimuli (CS) of the alcoholic beverage and subsequent intoxication, the unconditioned stimulus (US). OBJECTIVES Here, we used a novel self-administration analog to distinguish nucleus accumbens (NAcc) DA responses specific to the CS and US. METHODS Right-handed male heavy drinkers (n = 26) received three positron emission tomography (PET) scans with the D2/D3 radioligand [(11)C]raclopride (RAC) and performed a pseudo self-administration task that separately administered a flavor CS of either a habitually consumed beer or the appetitive control Gatorade®, concomitant with the US of ethanol intoxication (0.06 g/dL intravenous (IV) administration) or IV saline. Scan conditions were Gatorade flavor + saline (Gat&Sal), Gatorade flavor + ethanol (Gat&Eth), and beer flavor + ethanol (Beer&Eth). RESULTS Ethanol (US) reduced RAC binding (inferring DA release) in the left (L) NAcc [Gat&Sal > Gat&Eth]. Beer flavor (CS) increased DA in the right (R) NAcc [Gat&Eth > Beer&Eth]. The combination of beer flavor and ethanol (CS + US), [Gat&Sal > Beer&Eth], induced DA release in bilateral NAcc. Self-reported intoxication during scanning correlated with L NAcc DA release. Relative to saline, infusion of ethanol increased alcoholic drink wanting. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest lateralized DA function in the NAcc, with L NAcc DA release most reflecting intoxication, R NAcc DA release most reflecting the flavor CS, and the conjoint CS + US producing a bilateral NAcc response.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Brandon Gregg Oberlin
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
| | - Mario Dzemidzic
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Center for Neuroimaging, IUSOM
| | - Stella Maria Tran
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
| | - Christina Marie Soeurt
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
| | - Sean Joseph O’Connor
- Department of Psychiatry, IUSOM
- Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
| | - Karmen Kay Yoder
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Center for Neuroimaging, IUSOM
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSOM
- Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
| | - David Alexander Kareken
- Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM), Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Center for Neuroimaging, IUSOM
- Department of Psychiatry, IUSOM
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, IUSOM
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Albrecht DS, Kareken DA, Yoder KK. Effects of smoking on D₂/D₃ striatal receptor availability in alcoholics and social drinkers. Brain Imaging Behav 2014; 7:326-34. [PMID: 23649848 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9233-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Studies have reported lower striatal D₂/D₃ receptor availability in both alcoholics and cigarette smokers relative to healthy controls. These substances are commonly co-abused, yet the relationship between comorbid alcohol/tobacco abuse and striatal D₂/D₃ receptor availability has not been examined. We sought to determine the degree to which dual abuse of alcohol and tobacco is associated with lower D₂/D₃ receptor availability. Eighty-one subjects (34 nontreatment-seeking alcoholic smokers [NTS-S], 21 social-drinking smokers [SD-S], and 26 social-drinking non-smokers [SD-NS]) received baseline [(11)C]raclopride scans. D₂/D₃ binding potential (BPND ≡ Bavail/KD) was estimated for ten anatomically defined striatal regions of interest (ROIs). Significant group effects were detected in bilateral pre-commissural dorsal putamen, bilateral pre-commissural dorsal caudate; and bilateral post-commissural dorsal putamen. Post-hoc testing revealed that, regardless of drinking status, smokers had lower D₂/D₃ receptor availability than non-smoking controls. Chronic tobacco smokers have lower striatal D₂/D₃ receptor availability than non-smokers, independent of alcohol use. Additional studies are needed to identify the mechanisms by which chronic tobacco smoking is associated with striatal dopamine receptor availability.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel S Albrecht
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, R2 E124, 950 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
| | | | | |
Collapse
|