Endocrine Abstracts

Eating behavior is determined by both homeostatic and hedonic values. We investigated the association of hedonic value with striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) availability sub-regionally. An intravenous bolus injection of 18F-FP-CIT was administered after the infusion of glucose or placebo, and the emission data were acquired over 90 mins. DAT availability, binding potential (BPND), were measured via the simplified reference tissue method. Subje...

Introduction: Craving for sweet taste is innate, and spans all ages in humans. The hedonic response to sweet taste predicts the future weight gain in humans. In this study, we investigated the association of sweet taste questionnaires (STQ) with dopamine transporter and brain glucose uptake.Methods: Thirty-five healthy, nonobese male subjects were enrolled in this study. Each subject visited the institution three times, on separate days, for three brain ...