TY - THES N2 - The innate neuroimmune response is characterized, in part, by proliferation and morphological changes of microglia and astrocytes. Over-activation of microglia results in the production of a number of pro-inflammatory markers and the release of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that cause neuronal damage. The aims of this thesis were to investigate if there is a significant difference in the tracer plasma concentrations between healthy controls (HC) and MA users and to identify an alternative to arterial Ifs by generating a population-based input functions (PBIF). DO - 10.6083/7h149q66x DO - DOI AB - The innate neuroimmune response is characterized, in part, by proliferation and morphological changes of microglia and astrocytes. Over-activation of microglia results in the production of a number of pro-inflammatory markers and the release of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that cause neuronal damage. The aims of this thesis were to investigate if there is a significant difference in the tracer plasma concentrations between healthy controls (HC) and MA users and to identify an alternative to arterial Ifs by generating a population-based input functions (PBIF). T1 - Investigating the feasibility of using a population-based input function for pharmacokinetic modeling of [11C]PBR28 during positron emission tomography studies in a population of methamphetamine users DA - 2022 AU - Schoen, Devin L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9705/files/Schoen.Devin.2022.pdf PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2022 ID - 9705 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9705/files/Schoen.Devin.2022.pdf KW - Neuroinflammatory Diseases KW - Methamphetamine KW - Positron-Emission Tomography KW - Drug Users KW - intravenous substance abuse KW - pharmacokinetic modeling TI - Investigating the feasibility of using a population-based input function for pharmacokinetic modeling of [11C]PBR28 during positron emission tomography studies in a population of methamphetamine users Y1 - 2022 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9705/files/Schoen.Devin.2022.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9705/files/Schoen.Devin.2022.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9705/files/Schoen.Devin.2022.pdf ER -