Analysis of lobar differences in particle deposition in the human lung.

Lung diseases caused by the inhalation of various particulate pollutants have often been reported to occur at specific sites in the lung with some diseases preferentially occurring in one of the lobes. Models for the dosimetry of particulate matter in the lung, therefore, need to be developed at a level of resolution that allows for the study of lobar- and airway-specific patterns of deposition. Using an approach best described as a combination of asymmetric and symmetric approaches to modeling lung geometry, we calculated deposition of particulate matter (PM) ranging from ultrafine to coarse particles in each airway down to the level of the lobar bronchi.

Cerebral activation, hostility, and cardiovascular control during mental stress.

Objective: Hostility has been established as a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease. Putatively pathogenic hemodynamic and neuroendocrine responses to psychological stressors are associated with hostility, but the cerebral effects of hostility and their relationship to these responses are unknown. This pilot study examined cardiovascular and cerebral blood flow responses to stress in subjects with high and low levels of trait hostility.

Hippocampal pathology in schizophrenia: magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy studies.

The hippocampus is a site of previously reported structural and functional abnormalities in schizophrenia. We used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure gray matter volumes, the neuronal marker N-acetylaspartate (NAA), and the combination of glutamate (Glu), glutamine (Gln), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), designated Glx. Measurements were obtained of the medial temporal lobe, centered on the hippocampus, in 10 male patients with schizophrenia (3 neuroleptic-medicated and 7 medication-free), and 10 matched normal volunteers.

Measurement of striatal and extrastriatal dopamine D1 receptor binding potential with [11C]NNC 112 in humans: validation and reproducibility.

To evaluate the postulated role of extrastriatal D1 receptors in human cognition and psychopathology requires an accurate and reliable method for quantification of these receptors in the living human brain. [11C]NNC 112 is a promising novel radiotracer for positron emission tomography imaging of the D1 receptor. The goal of this study was to develop and evaluate methods to derive D1 receptor parameters in striatal and extrastriatal regions of the human brain with [11C]NNC 112.

The effect of heterogeneity of lung structure on particle deposition in the rat lung.

Differences in particle deposition patterns between human and rat lungs may be attributed primarily to their differences in breathing patterns and airway morphology. Heterogeneity of lung structure is expected to impact acinar particle deposition in the rat. Two different morphometric models of the rat lung were used to compute particle deposition in the acinar airways: the multiple-path lung (MPL) model (Anjilvel and Asgharian, 1995, Fundam.