Dopamine and serotonin receptors measured in vivo in Huntington's Disease with C-11 n-methylspiperone PET imaging
Thirteen patients with the clinical diagnosis of Huntington's Disease (HD) and nine persons at risk to develop the disease were studied by positron emission tomography (PET) after administration of /sup 11/C-n-methylspiperone (NMSP), a tracer with a high affinity for D2 dopamine and, to a lesser degree, for S2 serotonin receptors. All subjects had an X-ray CT scan for positioning and to assess caudate size. Dopamine and serotonin receptor binding (D2 and S2) were estimated by the caudate/cerebellum activity ratio at 43 min. post injection (CA/CB), and frontal cortex/cerebellum (FR/CB), respectively. CA/CB's of HD pts. were lower than age and sex matched controls. However, when corrected by recovery coefficients (RC) for our PET using CT dimensions of the caudate, CA/CB's were higher than normal. The relative total number of D2 receptors (estimated by CA/CB x CT caudate volume) was lower than the controls without or with RC correction.
- Research Organization:
- The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 6869132
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-850611-
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 26:5; Conference: 32. annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Houston, TX, USA, 2 Jun 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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